New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS.
A FOUR-MINUTE SESSION HELD-MEET1NG
OF THE MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX
SCHOOL, BOARDS

A special meeting of the Board OF Education Of
tho city Of New-york. lasting four minutes. was
held yesterday afternoon at the Hall OF Education
In Grand-st, for the purpose OF transferring soVo
from the tanitors fund in Brooklyn to the fund
for the payment Of teachers salaries Nice-Presi-
dent Swanstrom was chosen president In the place
of Mr. Hubbel,. whose term has expired. until the
reorganization meeting in February. DR.. John
Griffin. the newly elected delegate from Brook
lyn. who takes The place Of Edward l.. collier re-
signed. took MS seat at the meeting
The School Board Of the Boroughs Of Manhattan
and The Bronx met at o'clock. The Board elected
Joseph T. Little president. 10 serve till the reor-
ganization meeting in February. and Miles OBrien
delegate to the Board Of Education. in tho place NJ
ex-Commssioner Mack
Mr. Lite on taking the chair. read speech OF
thanks. in which he called attention to the need OF
legislative amendments to the charter owing to
conflicting and ambiguous sections. which made "
impossible for the boroughs to he sure of receiving
money necessary for conducting their schools -"
also called attention TO the need or changing III"
provisions in regard to the sharing by corporate
schools in the pubic school funds now PROVIDED
ny tho charter hut 90 anonymously as 70 make pay
ment impossible.
Just a few words regarding school accommoo'
tions" he said In closing. The pubic as we"
as the members Of the Board are Interested j"
this question. Yesterday the Mayor OF TINS cry
addressed 20 each one OF us personal letter upon
this subject NV own views are that every child
!
Is entitled 10 receive a primary education 9Nf'r' 'n'
! school funds are used for the purpose OF giving
higher education to the few.
In response to the Mayors letter. the Board
adopted n resolution calling on the Corporation
Counsel to hasten the requirement of land for the
new schools 1T one hundred and xteenfh-st ana
Lenox-ave. One-hundr twenty -eighth-st. ana
Madison-ave One-hundred- and forty-sixth-st ana
Boulevard and Eghty-second-st. and First-aVe.
At Superintendent Jasper's recommendation. the
Board adopted n resolution making teachers VINO
have had ten years experience IN teaching in the
local high schools eligible 10 take examinations
for principaships with those who have had train
ing in schools Of pedagogy. and adopted a resoil-
ton 70 pay 50 day to substitute teachers VINO
have had A years experience.
Commissioners O'Brien and James P. Lee were
nominated by the two factions in the Board for
delegate to the Board Of Education OBrien the
Tammany candidate. won on second ballot by u
to j. the first having resulted In vote or ~ 70 ~
and eleven votes. or a majority OF the wnole Board
being required The election OF n successor 10 eN-
Commissioner Kelly also brought up oy
President Little who said that the term OF once
| OF Commissioner Burllngame on the Central board,
| on that Board when Commissioner Kelly resigned
| last December. expired when conmn,iSSslo'l's
on January l. Commissioner Taft and the oppos-
| Ing faction argued that Mr.. Burlingame mao neen
BOARD and tha, lasted iii February The Board
voted to refer the matter 10 the committee on by
| laws for report next meeting - -,
The Board adopted resolutions making the mini
mum salary for teachers Of fourteen years expert
| President Little announced the following com
mitteemen to I'll vacancies caused by the expira.
finance Committed. Commissioner Kittell; sites
Moriarty. Farrell and Richardson; High Schools.
! Harrison and Sterne; Teachers, Van Hoesen
r,son. Farrell and Van Hoesen Special schools
| Livingston and Morarty