New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-23
NAXWELLjS REPORT SHELVED.
BOARD OF EDUCATION, AFTER LONG Dis
CUssIoN, VOTES TO PLACE THE DOC
UMENT ON FILE.

At the meeting OF the Board Of Education last
evening there was heated discussion as 10 whether
or not the first annual report or the City oupeiih
tendent Of Schools should be shelved' MS was
brought about by references In the report 10 the
Brooklyn school system and the manner In whch
women applicants were appointed as teachers ana
promoted A report from the Committee on School
System was read asking that the report OF super
intendent Maxwell be received and placed on me-
An amendment to the resolution In the report
asking that the report be received, printed and
placed on file was defeated. and the original reso-
luton shelving the report OF the superintendent
was finally carried by vote OF to e.
The report by the Committee on School System
conceded the right OF the City superintendent to
express his opinion and TO offer In his report any
criticism or recommendation. but attention was
called however to the fact that certain specihc
charges affecting the honor and integrity OF the
members OF the School Board Of Brooklyn were
r,ade The chief thing objected to In Superintend-
or+ Maxwell's report as quoted by the committee
was: THE young women who are licensed 10 teach
I'm the Borough OF Brooklyn are compeiled 10 Drihs
POLITICAL and other pressure on the members 10 Sc
cure places That local committees s!s'eni .ao
driven many OF the best men that ever sat IN the
Rrooklvn Board to resign refuse reappointment
The report OF the committee was signed by "aluo
II richardson. F. E. Robertson and Horace H.
Dresser.
In the debate upon the question IL was cnai ecu
.bs In n letter the committee on lho suDJ"N>
sunerIntendent Maxwell had merely eVaded the
question Mr. Burke declared that there were many
va1uabIe suggestions in the report ana thoushI
mar these portions ought to be put on record ne
declared that TO put them on file only was pracu-
cal suppression. ,,s ha
Mr. Swanstrom thought that the report shouu ue
r,ade nublic in the record and In the newspapers
tIa agreed that TO place 1t file was 70 oury IT,,
lie saId. 'It Is public report ana oeonFs " Sao
nubiic We have no right 20 suppress IT, ne ue
cciared that Superintendent Maxwell nag tne rIsne
70 critlclse and was obliged 10 DO H. II was mar
row he said TO suppress It,. . - 49,. A.. an
NJ Richardson said that as II was the nrsl an
riai report of the City superintendent tnelT ms
no nrecedent and Il was the business OF the Doat
nv ~ Prirt whatever reports It saw fit. But now ne
whining THAT was the reason, he SAID, that tne
COMMITTEES brought in the resolution that IL DC
placed on file -, ,..,a.os .ba+ be had
Sunerintendent Maxwell declared that ne n II
r,ode NO attacks on members OF the Board he
nr1ticised systems At this Mr.. Dresser sprang 10
Ne fect and waving a paper, said is TINS no az
tacltS D" And then he read the parts given as oD-
tectionable in the committees report; 49,, 81.
Mr. Burke said he approved an ehgipie Hst an
onnontment therefrom In regular order he saiu:
"The Mayor of this city said TO me that there was
more trouble made by those who Drought soSlal IN
Hi,ence 70 hear than by those who brought po-
ltical influence. -,..,.. .no. tho Roard
NJ AuportIonment be requested TO issue reVehue
bonds for Nl7 9o1 to pay for teachers saares III
Queens for the current year: similar reso.uIloh
for bonds for 1884 for teachers IN Richmond was
ole adOpted.