The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26

sentiment and given matters Of local detail 70
local members The bill would have created q
Uniform system T3lgnSu. 5ne ey nnssSoy ,o
pcrts, the idea being Ia have their work hnauy
passed upon by rcpreten,nnHye men composing
have solved great many problems satisfactorily,
and an attempt ought to be made u secure the
Ahearn act has brought, out another point In
the discussion Of school reforms. and that T. the
Of pn5 ' y, bs ne n,en
was 10 have 1t apply simply 10 Manhattan and
The Bronx but in order IL get the votes necessary
clude The whole city The diGeTcn, school boards
were still allowed TO mako their own schedules:
believe that politics has thus far entered into
the school system and the Tammany men IN
the Board Of Education. ! believe. are th9Toughiy
| a paid commission would be u throw the schools
into politics a, once, and result in the democrat
| Horace f. Dresser. one Of the Oldest members
Of the Brooklyn Bosrd. had this 20 say In regard
originated with the Brooklyn Bcnrd at the time
the charter was framed and We cunendcd a, that
time, as we do now, that the borough boards
and that all the Capitalization necessary could
be through the Board Of Estimate which could
taxation on the city al large, The money thus
npporuoncd could be controlled and dsbursed
under Section i,oo5 Of The ~Sarier, the borough
| Board should have full control Of the general
fund but The trainers Of the charter took different
! view Of the section and We have not controlled
this fund which accounts for all ,he delay and
confusion experienced since the charter vent
the special school fund for buildings and supplies,
' which the charter says must be administered
fund sites could be purchased quickly and build
inRs erected in about half the time that IL takes
TO get any Of these things done now. ! fail 10
ior Brooklyn l. the Central BOARD could be abel.
It's own affairs think that the board Of Esii.
mate should he the only central organization.
junction being to "PpL"Tse , to Each h borough
taxation ! hore that the mex, Legislature will
restore all Of It's former power TO the Brooklyn
Board, and think most Of my colleagues share
President Little declined to talk abou, the pro-
pproposais to reform the present system should
come up in the hoard Of Education and not from
so5 4, nam Sm vs amend mS' SeI III
Of the charter, under which the Board Of Educa-
ton has to Ie.npporton the money given by
the board Of Estimate 10 the different school
boards A committee Of the Central Boar tried
TO &c, the legislature las, year to remedy this
tempt probably will be made this winter"
Miles NJ o'rien. who for thirteen years has
been connected with the Manhntt9p schools and
as Of tho borough board, said that the salary
muddlc had unm stakably shown that the pres.
pnrticulsrs "rhcrc Shouts he" said Mr.. q Brier.
"a uniform l,w governing all boroughs regarding
salaries. licenses and the superintendent ~
ling the power in one board. for the reason that
people living in one borough cannot be convcrsant
with the needs Of the others in regard 10 schools
did hope at one time that the doing away with
the local trustees would be productive Of good.
but now freely admit that the old system while
IL had some faults, was still caphhl" Of doing
+ excellent work. In most cases the local trustees
In their districts and who were Instantly striving
for the beticrmcnt ot the schools They con
scquently kept the Board 81 Education in touch
now why the presidents of the school boards in the
different boroughs shouldn't come together and
draw up a bill which would make all laws gov
erning the schools uniform This would be TO
the best interests 81 the schools as II ould free
them from partisnnship or anything else tina,
would rctard the development Of the system.
sion Tor the reason that any public Office that
carries with Il salary Is inevitably thrown into
the arena OF politics and whether the party in
power be moSr ats d., o. kspus"dsnSs you would
an,ee that such men would be equipped in any
way to perform the duties OF the Office do not
claim for a moment that the present commission
Is infalliblc but do claim that II Is striving to
attain the hest results Tor the school system.
People do not realize in the present discussion
the work OF the present school commissioners,
has some most extraordinary phases and which
Il az every one knows not applicable TO our great
departments In many instances The people
who critcise the school Board should he at least
for the work they do Uniformity in the school
lnws is what IL most desirable and would put
things on good business-like basis When
We have things done the same way in all boroughs
there will he no muddles AMI everything will
90 on smoothly There is no need in my mind
10 abolish either the Central Board or the local
boards, providing by legislative action this year
this uniformity Is secured.
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