New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-13
THE CONTROL OF SCHOOLS.
CHANGE IN THE POWERS OF BOARD OF
EDUCATION PROPOSED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


Albany, Jan. Ex-senator Marshall introduced TO-
day the bill prepared by residents OF Brooklyn re-
storing to each borough of the city OF New or
the control of its own schools. The bill vests ths
title to the school property in the variols
Boards, instead of in the present Board OF Eouca-
ton.
The bill also declares that the School Boards OF
the various boroughs shall possess all the rights
and exercise all the powers now respectively heiu
by the Boards Of Education Commissions or Edu-
cation and School Trustees existing at the time Oh
the passage of this act in and for the city OF New
York, the city Of Brooklyn or Long lslano Clty' OF
the school districts OF the County Of Richmond ana
the school districts Of that part OF the county oi
Queens consolidated into the city Of New-York
The money for the support of the various School
Boards is to be allowed in the annual tax leVy'
The City superintendent of Schools is to nave
"the right of visitation and inquiry in all OF the
schools of the city of New York. but he shall have
no right Of interference with tbs, actual conduet OF
any school or, class with the work of any mem
Der of the teaching supervising force an the c'y
of New-YOrk' '--
The places OF examiners also retained, but
instead of being limited to five persons licensing
board is created to consist of the same ofhcers as
present but with the four borough superlhtehu-
ents added. Under the present system the CITY
Superintendent and Board of Examiners are APP
pointed by the Board of Education. This board
being abolished, 1t is necessary 70 provide an APP
pointing power. A board of delegates is therefore
created, to consist of three members OF the
boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, two IN the
Borough Of Brooklyn and one each from the Dor
oughs of Richmond and Queens. These delegates
are be elected by the borough boards ana thelr
sole function is to meet annually to fill vacah-
cies which occur by expiration of term OF once OF
the examiners and the City superintendent. meg
also empowered to meet at any time WHEN d
vacancy may occur by reason of death or ressha-
ton. -,
Sections LOIS, $50 and 1Os1. which relate to the
duties of the City superintendent and borough
superintendent have been recast, so as 10 carry
out the general idea of the BILL -
Another feature of this bill relates to the trustees
OF the College of the City of New-York and to tne
Normal College. These are separate corporations:
technically. not under the control Of the Board OF
Education, but practically under the same man
agement, for the reason that the men VINO COM
pose the central Board of Education also com
pose the Board of Trustees of the college r. me
result is that the alumni of the City College may
have few and possibly representatives on the
Board Of Trustees. The Board of Education having
been abolished, the committee which prepared TINS
bill adopted plan presented to the Board OF ECU
cation by a committee of the college alumni. IN
der 1t the Mayor is to appoint nine trustees Tor
each college for term of three years. the terms
of three trustees expiring each year These nine
trustees with the president of the college and the
four presidents of the borough boards, are to form
the Board Of Trustees of the college.