New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-13
SCHOOL REVISION BILL.
A PARTISAN ATTACK UPON THE MEAS
URE EXAMINED.

URE EXAMINED.
In the closing days OF the recent campaign the
Democrats made savage attack upon the COZ
ncation OF the school laws Of New-Jersey made by
Senator Stokes. S. s. McCutcheon of the state
Board OF Education. and J. Brognard Belts chiet
clerk of the Department OF Public Instruction
With the legend. Republicans: Read TINS! 'he
campaign artists launched this terrifying bolt;
This bu Expresses taxpayers by creating
more (and increasingly expensive system Of edu-
cation"
Then the literature factory attacked the Dill
under this douby UNDERSIGNED heading:
CREATES MANY NEW OFFICES.
Let the document speak for itself
First-sec g. Creates office OF business man.
ager new ofice). ...,anas
architect and engineer OF construction We"
Offices. ,. ot,oors
second-sec N3 Article l. Provides for an ex-
tensive and expensive system OF superintendent
supervising principals In country districls Ue"
ofIices) ,,. l.,
Sec Is Provides for assistant superintendent IN
Sec. Is. superintendents have power to appoint
Third"sec. 262 Salaried physicians new office,
with inquistorial powers. TINS WORK Is ho" u0''
~ B-Business manager superintendent OF
buildings, architect engineer OF constructors as
sistant superintendent and physician are al, mS %
offices The bill leaves room, also, for LAVISH sd
staff of clerks in both the superintendent anu
Fourth|sec Is Two thousand dollars Increase
for teachers Institutes. l., ,dd
70 The EXPENSE AUTHORIZATION for county supern-
tendents Present expense. $500 per county THIS
sixtb"Sec g. Article ~ Creates office Of
Assistant State Superintendent .ou..or,o,,on ~
scholars made necessary by consolidation or coum-
try districts Other expenses caused ~ con rrn
dation OF country districts are supervising pm
iis S"' Article v and Sc: N. There Is also the
o mseica new expenses not yet discovered
MANY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CORRECTED
The best commentary on the above is this state
ment Of facts:
First-Section 81. The appointment of business Coo
manager Is not compulsory In cltes unuei ,yOiisrr
officer is employed in some OF the cl'ieS Vi TIC
State. -. nat, rou, no
empIoyed in nearly all the cities OF the State under
the general powers granted by the charters;
are now employed in all of the large schools. and
this section does not PGOydd smy nfw pr
cipals in townships. This is the same as the pres
eHi Law - ar,hor,z,rg the appointment of as
sistant superintendents In cities, Is In line WIN
similar legislation in other states, ana was dsh n
for by members OF the Jersey city Board Oh huu-
Section Is permits city supernendeTntts to apr
point necessary clerks in their Offices. The number
and salaries OF such clerks to be determined by
the Board of Education The reason hai tof b nro
posed law makes him responsible for the proper
supervision Of schools. and he should therefore
have the right to choose his own assistants
Third-Section 262. authorizing appointment OF
medical inspectors, is similar to laws in force IN
many other States. and has been recommended oy
prominent educators and also by medical assocla-
lions throughout the country and several foreign
countries There is authority now IN the law
which gives boards Of health any or the powers
granted to medical inspectors by TINS section
Fourth-Section 262. making the maximum appro,,
priation for teachers institutes 5000 instead or
500 for each county. is the same as the present
law. ,. -
Fifth-Expenses Of County Superintendent were
limited TO 1900 annually by the act OF III An act
OF 1897 authorized the FreehOlders 10 pay printing
bills of'County Superintendents to an amount not
exceeding $50 annually. ,
Section % OF the proposed law fixes the total
amount OF expenses OF County Superintendents at
$3.50 annually which will include the $50 allowed for
printing so that there no Increase In this
amount.
Sixth-Secton simply provides for the appoint
ment Of an Assistant State Superintendent by law:
The office Is now in existence, having been created
bv resolution OF the State Board or Education
under the general powers granted the Board.
Seventh-The transportation of pupils TO and
from school has been authorized by law since 1891.
Similar laws are in force in many of the States.
and the uniform testimony is that transportation
has reduced instead of increased the school ex-