New-York tribune., 1900-01-31
EDUCATIONAL MEASURES.
,oxrrRENcE IN THE GOVERNORS PRI-
yATE ROOMS NONE OF THE
REGENTS PRESENT.
rsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNE.l

Albany Ian 3O-There was interesting
,o,serence held in the private rooms OF Gov
srnor Roosevelt at the Capitol this afternoon
rsgarding the educational unifcation bills. A
xrsda diversity of views was disclosed to the
.~oc+ methods to be followed in bringing about
q unihcation of the school systems.
Those present were Governor Roosevelt, Ben
.anin r OdeIl. jr, Speaker Nixon. Assembly
man Aids. Assemblyman Merton z. Lewis Sen
o+ors stranahan White and Elton r. Brown;
frederick ". Hollis of the Unifcation Commits
sion; Nicholas Murray Butler, Charles r. Skin
ner superintendent Of Public Instruction and
panforth e Ainsworth. Deputy Superintendent
of Public instruction. There was no representa-
tive of the Board of Regents present.
Governor Roosevelt discovered yesterday that
the members Of the Unification Committee of
the Board Of Regents had not been informed in
sufficient time beforehand to be able to attend
the conference He telegraphed to members of
the committee, and to-day received a letter
from Regent ST. Clair McKeIway, Of Brooklyn.
one of the members of the committee, express
ing his regret that, owing to the late receipt Of
the telegram, he was unable to make arrange
uents to come to Albany.
Governor Roosevelt took no part in the de-
bate. Senator White, of Syracuse, was the lead
ing speaker. He argued that great step would
be taken by the State If it's school systems
should be unified. Frederick w. Hollis also was
positive that a Legislature would be famous
that should unity the school systems of the
State.
Mr.. Odell frankly remarked that he had not
seen any evidences OF violent excitement among
the residents of his Assembly district in Orange
County over the lack Of unity in the school sys-
TENS of the State. Assemblyman Lewis said that
the people OF Monroe County and elsewhere in
Western New-York seemed apprehensive that
great State Department of Education was to be
created, with officer with such an imposing
salary and such imposing duties that he would
not concern himself with the common schools
Of the State. The people were profoundly con-
cerned about the common schools, and would
not wish any harm to come to them. So far as
he could see the school systems of the State
were well managed at present. and, like Mr.
odell he had not detected any intense popular
excitement over the present separation of the
two systems
MAY REPEAT HORTON LAW.
Senator White said last Friday that he was
convinced that the Senate would vote against
any bill comforting upon the Regents the right
OF confirming Governor RooseveIt's nomination
Of a chancellor to be the head of the proposed
State Department Of Education
Speaker Nixon is as much Of politician as
Senator White, and even closer to Senator
Thomas C. Platt. Mr.. Nixon added the inter
estlng appendix to Senator Whites statement
that he did not believe the Assembly would
agree TO the Senate having the power of con-
hrming Governor Roosevelt's choice for chancel-
lor The entire Legislature, Mr.. Nixon added,
should be consulted.
Assemblyman Aids, who is also close to Sen
ator Platt then made the interesting sugges-
ton that the Horton law Of 1895 should be re-
pealed Unoer this law the public high schools
and academies, which are under the care of the
Regents, receive money for their support The
present year the amount appropriated for these
nigh schools and academies is S207, ,729 50.
The Horton law, which Mr. Aids proposes
shall be repealed, reads follows:
In addition to the amount now apportioned to
academic schools in accordance with the Laws
OF 1872 Chapter 37S Section 26 there shall be
paio each year 500 to each school Of academic
grade certified to the Controller by the Regents
OF the University having complied with all
laws and ordinances during the preceding aca-
cernic year, and as being entitled to share in the
ACADEMIC fund, and there shall be added each
year 10 the appropriation required by law to be
ladoe Ior the academic fund such the
controller shall report as necessary to carry out
tae provisions Of this act and to make up any
oehSlehcy IN the income Of the literature fund
80 that eacn school may receive the full amount
10 WHICH IL is entitled by the university ordi-
nancess Notwithstanding any increase in the
NUMBER or schools or pupils to which such ap-
portionment must be ma5a
Finally those in attendance at the Governors
conference left the room without coming TO an
agreement on any bill. The bill of the Unifica-
uon Commission is so stuffed with politics that
people here are not surprised at the dssension
over the measure
Asssmbyman Lewis chairman Of the Assem-
biy Committee Education, announced to-
night that ne should give a hearing on the bill
OF the UnihcatiOn Commission which he intro
oueeo AZ lts request. but which he does not ac-
mo