New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
TO PRINT HIS REPORT.
PREFACE A CENSURE OF
MR. MAXWELL.

Between the bitter attack that Commissioner
Charles +. Robertson OF Brooklyn. made on city
Superintendent William H. Maxwell and the attack
of Commissioner Burke. of Richmond on Mayor
Van Wyck and the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tionment the meeting Of the Board Of Education
Yesterday afternoon almost one continual tur-
moil The trouble over the annual report of Super
intendent Maxwell which In some parts censures
the Brooklyn school system, and which was tabled
without being printed at the last meeting OF the
Board, was, in a sense, adjusted.
Commissioner Swanstrom, Of Brooklyn, started
the ball rolling by saying:
Owing TO our action in not printing the report Of
the CITY Superintendent a semi-potcal organiza-
ton of this city has offered to print H. tSd Xwdhs S %
called educational ostriches and educationa mas
todons." and as result OF this ask Tor the re-
consideration of the report.
Owing to Mr. Swanstrom voting with the minority
on the previous vote, IT found that he could
not ask for reconsideration. but Commissioner
Burke stepped into the breach and asked that 1t be
taken from the file and placed on the calendar for
consideration. His motion was seconded by Com
missioner Griffin
Commissioner Robertson. president Of the Brook
lyn School Board and OF the btterest op-
moments of Superintendent Maxwell in the Board or
Education, then was recognized. He said in part;
Mr. Maxwes report has proved bo0mGra1s oity for
him in Brooklyn, and almost every promneh. , clrI,
even think il prearranged political attack to
Mr. Robertson then offered substitute to the
motion that the report be reconsdered and printed
by saying he moved that the report be printed.
prefxed by the report of the Committee on School
system on the report. AS the report on school
system censures the City School superintendent
severely the followers of Mr.. Maxwell were loud
in their clamoring for recognition. Commissioner
Maxwell said:
The substitute is ridiculous. We might as well
a
the Committee on Finance has several reports that
other parasite committees who have reports to
print.
When It came the turn for Commissioner ROD
ertson vote he rose and started to explain MS
vote. He again referred to the newspapers and
said:
City Superintendent Maxwell has an exalted idea
Of the school system Of Brooklyn. and OF the sys-
tenn Of New-York he has certainly not good one.
He has overstepped his bounds in every way, mas
been dictatoral. and has written things ~ ms re-
port that should never be allowed to be printed
Mr.. Robertson then voted in favor of his subst-
tute and the resolution was finally passed by a
vote Of to 2.
BY the result Of the vote Superintendent Maxwell
succeeds in having his report printed but mas ne
,ea d scboo 81 ssnmS Srcgy H. the committee
port censurlng him severely ro,,or+ on the
proportionment OF the general school fund for
is0 49,,
The report had no sooner been read than Com
Richmond is again TO be robbed OF about &oVn
We were robbed last. robbed. say, aecausc Ine
men who cut down and deprived TIE poor teaTn-
ers Of this money are nothing Dut roBDeIn ~
have no useless ornaments in Richmond. liGre , III
Manhattan thay have all the latest fads ana Iattsl
improvements for teaching. They nave ave- i"[GS nGs
teachers and fancy salaries. They nave on oliY
supervisor Of music nine assistant supervisors aHu
two hundred and sixty-one teachers OF musIc.'
What have we? Not a music teacher OF any s0st s0,
The people are not attending to their duties. ms
members of the Board Of Estimate and Apport0n-
ment are medders. and unless money Is soon pro,
Vided the schools and school teachers In Richmond
will be kept I'm the deporable state thai they are
now in The Board Of Education should restore
TO Richmond what IT owns, and queens should should Pe %
in that too as they were guilty or suDtertuee "
using the part time classes TO save money we ulu
NOT practisc subterfuge In any way. .
In finishing | wish to say that II the honorable
Mavor wishes 10 retrench he should Deglh among
his own wardmen and petty politicians
President Little said THAI he agreed with MT
Burke and that Richmond had his sympathy lie
would cooperate willingly with any and every
member of the Board to devise some way TO heIp
Richmond but he thought the only way was oy
iogisIation He corrected Mr.. Burke for attacking
ne city authorities and was followed by superin-
tendenf Maxwell who also said he agreed with MI
Burke in the main but did not believe the asSeI-
lions of Queens using subterfuges IN It's part time
classes.