The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-28
DUEL OVER THE SCHOOLS
PRESIDENT HUBBEII STANDS UP
10 THE MAYORS CLUE.

..pou,t Let That Blathcrskite Rattle Yeu.n .
yellow commissioner s~Ays-Battis Lasted
Two uours-NAxwen or nrooklyn Advisea
10 Vote Against Mls Bret~her-Can,t-A
wlrGlnE for street Cleaner s1cCartney.
The Board of Education asked tho Board Of
rstImate yesterday for SO, 962, las. IN increase
Of 81. $50. 800 over the appropriation for 1897.
charles B. Hubbell. President of tho Board of
Education. spoke for tho Commissioner.
"The increase you ask for is 20 per cent. Of
the whole amount granted last year" said the
Mayor. "Iiow do you account for IL i"'
1T Is mainly made up Of two itens," replied
Mr.. Hubbell. Tho adoption OF manual train
ing In the schools and tho large increase in the
force of teachers made necessary by the opening
ofmany new schools"
Comptroller Coler said that the board had no
right to consider an estimate for anything be-
yond January. Ho said the School Board would
have to be reorganized on Feb. 1.
"Whnt authority have you for such o state
ment, Mr.. Golfer y asked the Mayor.
"The charter" answered tho Comptroller.
at has been construed otherwise by lawyers"
said the Mayor CURLY. Proceed. Mr.. Hubbell.
Ipotice that there is o decrease in the number of
principals OF the primary schools. What 10 the
cause OF thatf'
",sa..n non ,ho .ayico ~ a~ror,s
"You must give US some more definite rea-
sons. We must have details, not general state
ments."
"Ihave not the details"
snow, what would you think Of me II I attempt
Cd to make up tho budget upon the advice of the
heads of departments" asked the Mayor.
pu :" ~ I.snn aS.s =. VI"
eapeF.'' 'au 49, -
4 uls ~ 80 %. ossae-s. 80
Appropriation asked lor ior .eaohers; pam
whsn We we're bows said the M.yor' We
49, h.u. r..dr - c,vo monox for .dno,,,on
stand mere teaay 10 give money i'f oauca'i0n'
but not FOR tomfoolery.n .u
are IN eh.ire s'oo,a On snst propoSis.on,
that IL al a less sum was asked for. it was because
a, a readiustment Of salerIes. II aftervsrd
turned out that the Mayor was mistaken. and
crease asked for for the pay of teachers. The NAV.
or ,hen turned to the item of three high schools.
for which an appropriation was asked. I'VE
would like to have the benefit of your expert.
ence as to the advisability OF establishing these
schools, - he said.
,ihey are 70 cover tno oreah oes"oen .oa-
demic education as represented In the college
Of the City OF Now York and tho Normal COL
lego ana ordinary eoucatioh as represenIeo oy
the grammar Schools, replied MI. duboeil.
..wo find that the people like them. All the
,.,,;,n It'll. -, tho countrv oxo.nt NJ Wi
,o"uins ~ y. ooun vAoepS . 80
have had them Tor years. we nave peen q trine
behind in that respect"
ls IL true tnat tne three principals Oh tnese
f,om Mos.ochn.atts ono FROM ph;,ads,nh,a and
an. ,ro,, U.,s,. C,tv %
cit is"
why didn't you get them from New York r.
1--WE did not think 1t just or wise to put any
one at the head of these schools who had not
we're no hish 'SeSoois in New YosE. thhorsfers
Why didn't you choose them By competitive
Because scholastic ability is not the only re-
Quirement necessary. Besides. we had but one
duplication from New York"
But you shut New Workers. out of the con-
test by requiring experience"
I'VE did, because we didn't think II proper to
put qnderlings at the head Of these schools"
Mayor loudly;
principal" replied Mr.. Hubboli sweetiy. II