New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-08
THE SCHOOL BOARD GRAB.
TOO MANY FADs, SAYS CROKER
He ASSERTS THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE NOT RUN
IN THE INTEREST OF THE PEoPLE-TAM-
MANY CAN'T WAIT TWO YEARS
TO GET CONTROL.

TO GET CONTROL
On. q. the duties OF the new Mayor. wnich
he must perform this month. IL the aperture"
OF School Boards for the boroughs OF queens anu
Richmond Each Board IL TO consist OF nine IL.
bers and the appointments are TO De haue o'' "
third Wednesday OF the month. The men are u
be appointed for one two and three years ana one
third Of each Board will hereafter be named IN
January OF each year. to take office on reoruais
whereas In Manhattan-Bronx members Of '7
School Board go into Office on January anu ~
Brooklyn on July :. This INCONSISTENCY u'u "o
trouble the trainers OF the educational chapter y
the charter But Mayor Van Wyck and the, men
behind him are by means content with haNNnt
eighteen School Board appointments this moh'h'
'thcv are bent on ousting most OF the New-1ork
School Commissioners and letting the Mayor III
their places with Tammany men. And Il the! are
successful IN the pan they have laid, NUMBER VI
Plat Republicans will he entitled TO places IN the
Board since the hill which has been sent 10 Al
banv giving the Mayor additional power or re-
rnovnl san only be passed by the aid OF Republican
votes
Everybody knows that Boss Croker IS an eN
pert IN educational matters Hence II VIII De IN
terestng TO earn his reasons for oojecting 20 the
present administration OF the schools "Hdt nc
ends FAINT with is that there too many fads IN
the existing Board OF Education. ara ne aIIrn'S
that the schools not run In the ih'eFes, % ~"
peoole There is also serious objection on me PAL /
OF other Tammany experts in the same heid 20 'le
policy OF the Board in importing teachers es-
pecially high school principals. from other paris
~ The country This Idea found forcible expression
in tho loud-voiced and sury remarks OF Mayor ' AL
WICK when President Hubbel and commissions
Taft called on him AZ the City Hal the olhe' Jay
10 keep an appointment made by the Mayor MN
self IN his uncaled-for wrath he gave part O.
b,s oa,a sUav nv saving that II ne had the power
70 do so he would remove every member OF the
BOARD and that II he had not the power ne shou'1
regret =. This admission tnat the men pc
hind The Mayor had not been abe 10 MAKE UP tue"
minds that the power OF removal was coH1e''eu o''
him by the charter ~
Tammany men are now saying that Messrs' fiuo
h.u ard ,ra-t were trying 70 trick the Mayor INTO
coreentine TO have a case made UP and carried De-
fore the courts. inasmuch as the AppeiId'e ~
vision might take a long time 70 CONSIDER me 9.es
ton and not hand down It's decision uh.'I A''e
| January g. the last day on which he might e1el-
,o ,ha ,orar or removal provided ne had such
mower With conditions changed, Tammany men
might easily be capable OF such TICK ou, '"oSe
who know Mr.. Hubbell and Mr.. Tart 90 not heeo
to be told that ,rlckery IS not part OF the' nun
up All they had in mind was the reasonaoe prop
ostion that an agreed case be presented TO the
Annauate Division In order that the Mayors power
in The premises might be determined ana any en-,
barra "a III 81 c SGn a0 ooTste ID ''
~ no changes are made in the Board OF Educa-
ton at present sc ~5 Control Of the schools In
November next Mayor Van WICK VII appoint sever,
Members OF the School Board OF Manhattan ana
The Bronx and that change Will. year hence r.
duce the majority OF the element row IN 6onfoI 20
more Tammany men may be appointed In the
coming June the Mayor Will name nfteen TefnDsi
~ The BROOKLYN School Board in addition 70 thls'
member to be appointed by him next month sd 10
vacancies occurring in that body. In June 1888 ne
vriu anno,nt fifteen more members Of the Brooklyn
Board. thus giving Tammany two-tnTas IN ma q.
fority there And In two years from no" az leas'
rwoIthirds Of the membership OF the Manhattan
Bronx School Board will be OF his selection 49,
mt the greed OF Tammany IL enormous y o,
content with selling every Office that can be filed
egitimately. the Fourteeuth-st gang Is s9ueezing
and sfraining the charter and the laws In the nope
OF finding few more places into which re follow
ors can he thrust That Il will succeed in Tam
nsnyizing the Board OF Education is far from GER
L only do 50 as the result o: o1 SaFss ss
| massage OF the pending bill which vii be bitterly
Fought by tho friends OF reform In the schools. but
! also the proclamation OF Platts absolute contioi
] OF tho Governor.