New-York tribune., 1898-12-22


BOARD is HELD ITS POLITICAL COMPLEX
ION Is LIKELY TO BE CHANGED.
With the exception Of a special meeting which
Will be held on December 80, the School Board Of
Manhattan and The Bronx has adjourned for the
year 1875. When the Board Is called together
again. after January !, a new president Will have
the chair. and several new members will OCCUPY
the seats made vacant by designations and the ex-
piration OF the terms OF Office OF some Of the
Commissioners Al the meeting held Yesterday
Charles Bulkley Hubbell who has been School
Commissioner for the last nine years and has
been the president OF both the Board OF Education
and the School Board Of Manhattan and The
Bronx. read his resignation the Board Thaddeus
Moriarty. who was appointed the Board to fill
the vacancy made by the resignation OF Hugh
Kelly. took his seat for the first time. Commis-
sione- Birmingham elected delegate 10 the
Board OF Education 10 succeed Mr. Kelly Mr.
Moriarty. who was also nominated as a delegate
lost the appointment by vote Of 10 10 Il is still
question TO which political party will have the
majority in the Board Of Education but II is likely
tnat the four appoin n-ments be made 20 the Board
by the Mayor early in the year Will give Tam
many majority OF one in the Central Board
Commissioner Miles NJ O'Brien sprang surprise
Board az yesterdays meeting. demanding 70
know why the School Board should send W the cry
that there insufficient number OF teachers
there We're only three hundred vacancies and
double that number OF good teachers applying for
places and unable TO get them. Mr O'Bren pro-
duced letters sent 10 him by well-known citizens
asking why this OF things existed He asked
the secretary 10 read them the time re-
questng that the names De withheld. Commission
ers Anderson and Mack objected 10 this Nj Mack
saying that he wanted to know whom the letters
from before ne considered their contents
Commissioner O'Brien said he would withhold
the letters and ask for permission 10 use the names
he next meeting
4 resolution submitted he on
laws and LEGISLATION and passed by the Board prao-
Ideally decides that the teachers OF the public
schools for the two boroughs come in for no
increase Of salaries for the last four months ser
vice. a. allowed by the new salary schedule adopt
Cd or July l. The Commissioners take the ground
that (, would be inexpedent al present 10 take
any action increase the salaries Of teaching
star. and recommend the changing OF the license
system conform 10 the present OF salaries.
When all The business OF the meeting had been
transacted President Hubbell began his farewell
speech II was practically review Of the growth
Of the public school system in Manhattan and The
Bronx from the time Of his entrance 10 the Board.
which nine years ago. and also sugges-
tons for the Improvement OF the public school
system He said that II the last time he
would have the honor 70 meet with the members
Of Board either TO preside over 1t or take part
IN their deliberations. He then 10 say
that when he became member OF the Board. nine
years ago there were within the limits Of the city
as then constituted 100 school buildings in which
3473 persons were employed either principals
OF teachers. AT that time twenty-four separate
local Boards OF Trustees and a Board OF Education
consisting OF twenty-one commissioners had charge
OF the interests OF the teachers and children in the
schools. The tendency 10 Capitalization had
suited in change and the interests OF all the
schools were administered by q single Board Of
Education the detail OF whose work both schol-
astic and physical Is still performed by salarled
experts. In the boroughs Of Manhattan and The
Bronx stand 175 completed scheolhouses, in
which 5.395 persons employed teachers or
principals. In the year OF his entrance into the
Board FIVE school buildings completed.
and IN the present year nine new schoolhouses and
eight additions have been built
In 1897 contracts for eighteen new schools ana
additions 10 ten exis ing school buildings let.
out in the last twelve months only two new con
tracts for school bun dings We're given out This
owing 10 the decree against entering INTO
future contracts by reason OF the dept limit com
Your provision and preparation FOR the demands
Q. the future" he continued, are among the most
creditable features OF your service ana IL Is greatly
70 be regretted that circumstances over which you
had no control will prevent the accomplishment OF
In sun1narizing the work Of the Board for the
nine wears ne said that s4Xtyone school build
ngs and eighty-three annexes hSd oeen cOiApisIvQ'
The construction Of the public schools and the ad-
rninisrratiOn OF the public schools Of what the
cos The local taxpayers ss 1913 252. and constituted
ne best investment ne thought, that the city has
Nj Hubben expressed the hope that IN the near
@irlr-e a svsfen o? examination OF school children
would be adopted. with view 10 detecting deiects
If hea-ine and vision well as any physical dis
ot,i.+v ~ early as ,ertainnent OF which might be
ne means ne thought. OF securing 10 the state
good citizen. who mig ht otherwise De doomed 10
lie where infrities and physical defects decrease
me value 20 the Commonwealth OF those SO
afflicted