The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-28

well, II you will teach them A. d, C's and
seSErsphy we VIII give you the money without
I'VE haven't made any contracts with the
scholsrs IN regard to what we shall teach them"
The subject Of teachers was taken up again,
and Mr.. Hubbell said that the board was still
opened SO rapidly that the entire supply OF
teachers in New York had been oxhnusted...
that they are not efficient under your board"
I've don't understand that to DO a fact, SIR
sioners who stood behind him and said; Have
1 got to stand this ordeal much longerf'
are S SsSs ss 81 sIsS &c" b bssI''f is s's sS 81 'S Sissiier rEESs
Mr.. Huh, ell smiled and went back to the
trail rsiniS EN-" NJ. H %ia%iI es sra'ai%s b aas Sny''o"'
well. they. didn't have those things in the
'' @So when when ! was was tf there e ssd the r MSySrai Mr..
Hn6bell. "and 1 have thouehtit was a mistake
Docs tho physical instructor teach boys to
but he teaches Thorn to bo self-reliant
Cant the public schools be run without the
expense OF high schools and manual training,f,'
aThs results obtained would not DO SO GOOD
But these experiments and these dreams
t aase aS oTSopnS ZION mere for s pablles Schools ,SI sa ,n Of 20 p en-
will amount to $40, DOC, O0O.'
increase will bc constant what il. more, the
people have always responded literally to these
f sssre Is an INCREASE hefe; s0e of f sS.o ss'% IN tie Il ' 1aSse ses 81
school children"
Gently for grammar school principalsf'
Yes; we have had many Of them"
~ cn aD' we eefi t you Loa i dc n ss'e carry the name of
every school teacher in New York in my head.
How much time do you spend at the Hall OF
Zone hour every day, and longer when the
necessity arises. Besides, I am always at call
said tho Mayor. "A man who only spends one
cation ought never, to be- It's President. What
do you think would become Of this Office III
only NJ. sp aaS ss h9 smiled 1 day 4! hfr si " moro time to
The public schools than any q my pEeaeeessors
cation slhall devote his whole time to the
1 were the President of the Board of Edu.
cation / would visit every school in Greater
New York at least once q year." said the Mayor
II visit quite a fow myself replied Mr.. Hub
"oh. you do" said the Mayor. elancing at a
lying on the table before. him. Did you. ever
see & boy of 9 year, working on color drawingi"
DO So9 know the school in St AIMS avenue.
ii never heard Of it" said Mr.. Hubbell.
There is q school o. At lS4th street and Amstor-
The Mayor looked at the yellow sheets again.
That must be the ONE. he said. Now, Mr..
a s6b you have a principal there who gets
$s s:Yes q S Ss"F' have you n0tF'
You also have an expert in pedagogy to
teass him IN his duties. have you notf
DO you mean to say that you haven't in the
public 5chools teachers to teach teachers how
There are fifteen assistants to Mr.. Jasper. the
s'aP %Ras Is sss Normal %e 2 ar eo ,Sssei Tor Il L : yos %n:t
hayS teachers Of teashsrsr
pedaeogy Is net taught in the College Of the City
and the Mayor moved to refer the budget to the
The Finance Department takes the ground
taaS anss bn%Hiattteea h' sai R0 Mr. eo 10 90 ~ T move sa as
an smsn On that f be referred to the PresI-
and Mr., Coler was obliged to take the estimate:
I BsoG lhs eI sss%,.'s q Al iss sstiP Mt. % IF e; sS0i iS e 9
Of Brooklyn. a fact which did not seem to DO
He said that the old Board of Estimate OF Brook.
lyn had cut the estimate to $2.4sO,OOO. which
the department last year. Eve have a cham n:
Pagps sppstitss with a beer income" explained
"Have you got music and singing in your
schools. too r. asked the Mayor.
I'VE have" replied Mr.. MAXWELL,
"Your namesake, the Superintendent of
Schools. is an extreme advocate Of the so-oalled
higher education. Is he not :" asked the Comp
~ do not consider him an extremist. He Is in
favor of higher education. / know"
candidate for higher honors," explained Mr..
0c "Well, If he is he ouehtn,t to be reelected"
said the Mayor. land you. Mr.. Maxwell, ought
to vote against him."
sls MFii Me aossn!t lG take pl seepr a%sii r ebq g" the he
said. land I won't be a member OF the board
well, you ought to stay In and vote against
him" said the Mesyyor. suppose he will DO re-
"ff.an?'tp th sa siSs: ali TT sHsSi @ psr @ : t6e Mayor.
w have no slate in Brooklyn" replied Mr..
Maxwell sadly, and the estimate was turned
JAMES Mo6srtSney: The Commissions of Street
SGIeaning, appeared before the board to renew
OF ss7s.712:, Col, Waring asked for the same In
crease. but the old board cut his appropriation
CARNEY the same amount for Manhattan and tho
Bronx. Tho Street Cleaning Commissioner said
August Col. Warning was obliged to cut down
the mechanical force and compel tho drivers
time. MI. Mccartney said no had added, 200
drivers and swecpers to the force and cut down
the s% RHass f ri lso SId you have to add these 200
men to your force r asked the Mayor sharply.
II had the money replied MIR. Mccartney
"Yo had no right to do SO" said the Mayor
severely. THE money you got was appropri-
ated for specific purposes. You have made a
serious mistake, Mr.. McCartney.".
The Street Cleaning Commissioner pleaded
that he had fifteen miles OF now pavement to
look out for. How much will that cost y
asked the Mayor.
T"One hundred and two thousand dollars" re-
piled Mr.. Mccartney; ~ .y., .w 49,.
So, 800. 900 plus 1902 900 and not one cent more.
II you can't clean the streets for what this
board allows you you had better find 1t out
now"
''There Is no one In this administration more
heartily in favor of a reduction In taxes than
L" said Mr.. Mccartney. But In the Street
Cleaning Department. whore the eyes of the peo-
pie are constantly upon us. we cannot afford to
be too economical. II my department is ham.
pered 1t will be fatal to u.s."
81 can't help that" replied the Mayor. You
must run your department on what you get from
this board"
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