New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28

York will be almost ideal.
PRESIDENT MINES VIEWS.

thought IL misfortune that the Department Of
Public Instruction subject to the whirns Of
political party 1t would be better to have the
Department Of Public Instruction elected by
Board OF Regents. There might be objections,
however. to the life term OF Regents. He would
create a State Department OF Education. and
put the Board Of Regents in charge Of It, with
authority to elect some one as a Commissioner
OF Education who should be the executive on1cer
of the Board Of Regents
Charles 2. Lincoln. the Governors law ad
wiser and chairman Of the Board OF Statutory
Revision, said he prepared the education code
which was rejected by the Legislature Per
sonally he favored union Of the two depart
ments Of education. He would have a State
Board Of Education. but the Constitution did
not permit Of the abrogaton Of the Regents,
and therefore unihcation must come at their
hands Then Mr.. Lincoln said:
Shall the present Board Of Regents or new
Board Of Regents be intynsted WITH inc care Of
the legislature have told me that there cannot be
under the bsys bee SG by Si h who
control legislation. 1t has been saa that IL wou1t
Board bt in nn ne history Of the State this has
frequently been done have soWsVeR5 .r ng tbs
power and I merely repeat what has been saia
by prominent men
President Taylor Of Vassar College SAID the
Superintendent Of Public Instruction should not
be chosen by political influences or controhea
by political influences. He suggested that a
school commission be named by the Governor
to draw up bill unifying the school system
II there was a Commerce Commission there
might we'll be also School Commission. He be
ueved the Regents should appoint Commits
sion Of Education, to have charge OF all the
schools
y X.
Principal Farr. Of the Glens Falls Academy
said the Regents had worked faithfully for the
people for many years, and had made the sec
ondarv schools the peer Of any in the world
The weak point Of the Department OF Public
Instruction was that every three years politl-
clans might change its management. In mis- Judg-
ment the Regents ought to have charge OF polh
branches Of the school system
Dean Russell OF Columbia University, SAID
he believed the Regents were democratic IN
their government Of the hlgh schooIs; as toa
! the Superintendent Of Public Instruction, there
was plainly great danger of being sWayed D!
! politics He suggested that committee OF Ten
| composed equally Of representatives Oh IIle ~
gents and of the Department or fupilC InSu W
tion be appointed to draft unihcatlon Dill
| Professor De Gamo Of Cornell University eH,
| pressed the opinion that the Regents shoulU
have entire charge OF the educational system Oh
c. W Barden. of Syracuse, expressed sur
| prise that there was such unanlrilt1 % Sis
| ment in favor Of Regents naming the SuPeIln
| tendnet Of Public Instruction and that TINS was
due 70 the fact that fear was felt OF ponuca'
influences in the Department OF PUBIC ms. 60
| ticn He did not think the present Boara OF
| poae,+e should be changed Change It. he
said and politicians may gain control OF the
/ ew Department Of Education: ,,.o.,o 1,,ob
/ lanes Winnie of the Poughkeepsle hlen
School. favored the plan Of giving the Regents
control of the schools. 81 ..,.
principal o. H Burritt. Of Franklin ACADEMY,
i Ill been
| Nv the Regents. and he hoped they would be re-
| tanned.
MIR. AINswORTH'S ATTACK.
! Danforth E. Ainsworth, the Deputy Super1n-
| tendent of Public Instruction, was last on inc
! liet OF speakers. He at first said that OWING ~
| the lateness Of the hour he would not take ao-
vantage Of the opportunity 70 SPEAK o" INC
chief topic. When pressed 10 say something ne
| cast aside his prepared address ano maui
/ hrie. spech. in which he argued that the De
! partment OF Public instruction had peen uh"
Justly criticised. He said:
rea r1 IN 's sebooIs 100 many Of them. teachers
graduated without proper training, az 700
many Of them and the statistics yalpeess, iu ,t Oh
useless details What statutes clotheG ! YOU ~
P0mHT 0's srb tne dsrcts This nerfsr
with the work OF the jTIisated crooker and
has irritated skinner and the line OF - H.
which in the afge9f sei Single department. all that
pdTnIcational work which the State must DO LEAVING
20 ne and ali private and individual eou-
catona work Unless this Is done tre Se cH
wsys have friction between me TWO oep"' ''
! educational unrest and discomfort
,,o,,.u Dewey. secretary OF the Board OF Re-
Nc natd ofterward that he could not account
e. NJ Ainsworth's statement, since no report Oh
| the Regents contained any such atIach 49, a.
| scribed upon the Department OF fuDilc i"'' ~
'iq Pnrent McKelway replied to Mr.. Ainswor'h'
saying:
distinguished member Of the Le gn nT9rede %
which the dstipgmSsnesd Sorty for the statement
mat that gentleman make the aolest Sno 6
speech the wrong ye Sq Bern q ia Se State Of
7 YORK ma" 'n1' va. ,s,,o.,. my act. as Regent
o. s am n1 for my utterances as an editor;
thsf if Of f Pnbe ever with me
en-. 70 benefit by continuance in his presen.
once through the sp eleSiSe for
me declarations Of his own associatss NO. 10 me can be
ne refuted But let us have no more
Sscord We nave all been OF one me-, nina sTac-,Y he
Necessary Single contrast to point out b me
ton and to prove the RUE NoM, o a. ~ orr hone
9 be product Of the conclusions which have peGn
! b0ur briefly promising it as have. TO oner inc
! following resolutions; 49, ,s. - ,bis .or
snn hat the Superintendent OF Public nstruc-
ton should be elected by the regents OF the uni
Versity. - 49, zoror.I e.a.e,nen+ no made
Known TO the next Legislature with the suggestion
~ in carving it into effect the details or legisla-
10 dealing with existing departments might well
~ re ON ended by a committee TO be appointed
% ~ Governor and include representatives from
sscb of the departments and from the educational
stan OF the State
President Taylor, Of Vassar. said: Il offer
! the following as a substitute:
Whereas. The Regents Convention deems the
nAcation of educa tonal interests OF the State 10
| he desirs bic therefore be II
pesoived That the convocation hereby requests
no Governor to appoint ten TO report 10 the next
Legislature a plan for the unifcaton OF all the
ed1csfional interests OF the State including libra
ries high schools common schools. normal schools,
raining classes and all the other educational In
stitutions.
on motion of Principal H. ?. Warren Of the
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