The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
HOT AFTER SUPT. JASPER.
ATTACK EpON HIM At SCHOOL
hoard MEETING.

! Commissioner BurIingham Demands Ills
| Reasons for refusing to Renew n Teach
| er's Ltcense-Jasper Says They're His
| Private Busincss-Board Upholds Him.
| At yesterdays meeting OF the School Board
! for Manhattan and The Bronx. Commissioned
/ Birmingham offered a resolution calling upon
! Borough Superintendent John Jasper to exc
plain his reasons for not recommending that q
| teachers license should be renewed. The
teacher is Miss G. NJ Banks who. until Oct. 1.
was employed in the girls depart
msnt OF Public School 10. In offering
the resolution. Mr.. Birmingham said
that II was simply request for information
concerning the proceedings which brought
about the teachers discharge. Mise Banks. he
said. had been appointed a year ago. and last
June. when her school was visited by an ASSOC
ciate superintendent, the latter reported that
the discipline OF her class was unsatisfactory.
The associate superintendent and the prin-
cipal OF the school reported adversely to the
renewal Of Miss Banks's license. and Mr. JAS
per requested the city superintendent not to
renew her license. which expired on Oct 1.
Mr., birmingham declared that since making
their arst report both the associate suDerin-
tendept and the school principal had reported
that hey had chaneet their opinions regnrl-
ing the teacher. but Mr. Jasper had refused to
withdraw his request TO the city supcrinten-
dent.
. DIR. Jasper said that the question OF removing
board Il based my recomncnt ation." said
Mr.. Jasper, on the first report Of a, superin-
tendent and principal Since then those per.
sons hav. ieen seen and they have changed
their report ,. The teacher. ! am conyipced
satisfied with tho report first submit tied"
Mr.. Birmingham said tho hoard had the
right to know the reason for the changed re-
port ~ that snrTssrntendent or the PRINCIPAL
into that"
Com missioner Van Hoesen said the hoard
had absolutely no power In the mattcr,as t had
no supervision over superintcndents. He said
II II was the intention to bring charges OF mis-
conduct In office against Mr. Jaspar. He asked
~ 1t was intended to intimidato Mr.. Jasper into
chang h = opinion OF the teacher.
Jasper. and as only four votes were cast In favor
of the resolution, the latter will not be called
unon for any inside history Of the case.
The board passed n resolution allowing sup
No and TO be signed by the Secretary for use
In the salary middle suit n the courts
A Joint committee made up Of the members
Of the Finance Committee and the Com
mittee on Teachers. was amounted to max" a
new salary schedule for 1900. in order that tho
appropriation FOR that Year may not be ex-
ceadcd
ira Leo Bambercer. counse for the BROOKLYN
teachers. obtained an order from Justice Gay
nor yesterday against the An titor Of the Board
OF Education To show cause why n mandamus
should not he issued compelling him to audit
and certify the payrolls in accordance with tho
salary schedule adopted 10y the BROOKLYN
board last July. The papers In the suit OF the
Manhattan teacher. were served on Tue 4day
evening on Comptroller Col"r and the CORPORA
ton counsel. he summonSes which have
been granted 10y Justice McAdam in the SUI
nreme Court are rcturnablc within twenty