The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-21
Low AND SCHOOLTEACHERS.
TAMMANY CAMPAIGN CANARDS
SHOT FLYING.
Letter From the Candidate with the
Fusion city Ticket Elected There WIN
Ne . Board % Estimate IN Con-
uine Sympathy win the Teaches

Ieter from ne Candidate win the
Fusion city Ticket Elected There VIM
ne . Board Of Estimate In Cen
uine sympathy win the Teacher.
Seth Low has mad a statement In an
swer TO the false reports about his att
tude toward the public school system and
the teachers which Tammany workers
have been trying to fool the teachers into
believing. The statement VA. In reply
10 this lotter received by him from j. II.
Connolly, % 81 Broadway:
M. Seth Lov:
DEAh Sin: am q citizen. native born
American. 80 old that ] had the pleasure
OF knowing your father and at present am
much Interested In your election 10 tho
Mayoralty. ] have encountered In erectiv.
use what have no doubt Ia a Tsmmsny Ito
privately circulated among the public school
teachers OF New York. IL afnrms that you
are opposed 70 paying living salaries %
tea chers. specifically that you have declared
female teachers should not receive moro than
$500. per .annun nor male tea cher. below the
grade Of principal more than sI,ooo. and
that You ma We .sid female teachers should
hospitals. No mA,,.T how ss.ura 4, m.r
b. 4 10 spread broadcast snd IL finding belief.
MI Y91 10 80 GOD - 70 sivc Toe specific
ton OF the story Very respectfully yours.
h'f' - Ny low reply
DEAR Sin Your letter 81 oct, II is AZ hand
You say that the Tammany people are pri-
vrtsly circulating among ne public school
teachers tho following statements
lhat am opposed TO raging living
~ That 1 have declared that female teach
spnn rnou nd- nc, f''.,ye NOR than $50 nfr
OF principal more than tlGp.
a. That have also said thst female teach
ers should he made 10 wear uniforms. like
nurses in hospitals
Zach and every one Of theso statements
= false and | cannot think that among a
body Of people 80 intelligent a. teachers In
a." public schools any Of them will End
credenoe, but, inasmuch a. these stories
! take advantage n your letter 10 deny every
one OF them. catssorically The only de
10 have favored sas ,So rss.as. Of 40 n,VI.
bill. which hNed for schoolt.achsrs minimum
salaries and which nyed four mills per dollar a.
70. provide m sdaquhte fund for these sai-
ar,e- THIS hs. IN my Judgment, vsslus-
the TammAny BOARD Of Estimate and Ar |
p"rttonment 40 repeatedly and persi.tertly
declined 70 raise sunlci.nt money 70 psy
refus" 20 raise money enough Tor the cree
ton Of school building m. latter fault,
forne-. II We should be elected, I should
hop" 20 sec r~m"died am ertirely con
ndsnt That Ne Gould hIlns absolutely To az
Of the schooltrachefs' salaries that have |
SO frequently occurred during the present
administration. |
II would be strange. Indeed II a man who
has given twelve yeirs Of h~ life to academic |
work should not have the greatest possible
sympathy and respect for all who are giving |
thor life to teaching There T.. know. : /
foolish prejudice entertained by , few that
somehow a man who has been Identified with |
a university may. foT that reason. be unable /
To- enter intslligeutly and svmpathettCally |
INTO The Iroelsw1 81 'hs pusl,C schools such
hsli - ono aud that the institutions ~ the /
higher eduogti, N rest absolutely upon the
foundation of The schools IN my own case
also. those who ar" striving to stir up a preiu-
dice against ue IN the public schools on ac-
forget that MY nr~t touch upon academic
questions wl- had IN connection With the
public schools ct BROOKLYN think ! am
entirely within the facts hen ! say that the
foundation Tor th" modern development
Of that system IN tho borough ~ BROOKLYN
wha laid during the four years 81 my terms
Astam writing upon this subject laval nv
,et OF The orpottnniy - "Npre.s my views IN
been asked whether ny feeling toward
"a. College Of the City ~ New YORK and the
Normal College rnn hc ~ cordial a. toward
NJ past lght o. b. a sgn'oirnt answer 81
that question ! hav" never starred any
st!tutiuns understand perfectly well how
important q r"!" they play ~ Tie educational
system 81 the civ. and my d"Sir" wtll Ice.
n elected. - d. everything boz my power
20 strengthen and improve them over
aud over tAulr 20 pElU0 p""'te-. ! have
horne testimony - Wy belle that ever
influence boz The ctr that inakc- Tor higher
thing g. stronger than u otherwise would
20 is 9uss "a" rty f-slf has heen willing
10 idN itself iu order q" tUa irtain the~e two
'nl,eg-- ! hay" ALWAYS been q believer In
this policy. and ] am not 81 all likely to chang.
my opinions upon the subject whether
elected ~ not. II am elected shall
du everything ~ nv power 90 develop and
impruy" in all IT, psrt> the system OF public
mhiuttin-d hy the city. I have
no iad- that am Interested g. advance,
ana uu Ur@Ildic"- to overcome In dealing
with any singl" aspect Of the question.
an not ready tp commit myself In advanc.
a. 20 nnv pulicy. but. n am elected. I shall
be ready t. consider on their merits. aud " ith
an open mind. any proposals that may y.
FOR The b~stt-rrrn' NJ n" school system
ir any " al Of "a. b'roughS should bring
To- IT. service the same vhule-hD1rted de VO-
lion that ! have given to Columbia University
during the last 'NClvc YEAR. Yours very
truly. SErH Low.
NV NoEK oct 10