New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
LOWS SCHOOL BOARD PLAN
TO ANNOUNCE NEW COMMISSIONERS
PROBABLY on JANUARY 90
MEETING DIFFICULTY IN INDUCING GER
TAIN MEN OF HIS CHOICE TO SERVE
MESsRS. ANDERSON. TAFT. PEAS
LEE AND BURLINGHAM
LIKELY TO ACCEPT.


,favor Low is meeting considerable difficulty
:, inducing certain members of the present and
former boards Of education to become commits
sioners under the charter. The an
rouncement of the names of the new board is
6ue one week from tomorrow Monday Janu-
srv 2M. The Mayor has taken few people into
his confidence with reference to the personnel
n the new board. Il was learned yesterday.
however. that he is giving the subject a great
5aal Of attention II also was learned TO rea-
soma BE degree of certainty that among the
members Of former boards who have about
made up their minds to accede to the Mayor S
reouest TO become commissioners under the new
charter are z. Ellery Anderson. Henry w. Taft.
D- T H. Peaslee and Charles c. Birmingham.
rha friends of these men say that while they
are reluctant to give the time the situation Will
demand they are anxious to see Mayor Low
succeed in getting the new educational system
into working shape as soon as possible. and for
that reason they viii waive their personal de-
sires and accept appointments.
little talk Of a definite nature is heard as yet
sbort the presidency. If President O'Brien Of
.+a rresent board should be appointed to the
,avr hoard which is not certain, there is little
likelihood Of his being president. it was said
yesterday
Il IS no secret among those familiar with the
educational system in this city that friction is
expected between the commissioners-forty-si
in nurnber-and the executive committee. or M
teen-which, under the provisions OF the charter
will doubtless develop into the real working
bo5v Of the board This is why the names of
the aprointees as they Will come from Mayor
Lows Office on January 20 awaited with
more than usual interest. 1t is generally con-
ceded that if the Mayor can persuade men OF
commanding ability and influence 10 go into the
new board the executive committee can be MADE
I'D Of men whose judgment will invariably COM
mand respect. One thing that is now generally
conceded is that Superintendent Maxwell here
after will be much more of a power than it was
possible for him to be under the old charter.
The appointment Of the district school boards
by the borough presidents will not be made be
fore the first or second week in February Ihe
districts in the various boroughs have not peen
outlined as yet, and the appointments VIII not
be announced until the districts are mapped OUT
Borough President Cantor Is considering the
names Of about three hundred men ana women
for inspectors. He will appoint no altogether
for this borough. Mr.. SWansronl, IN brookISH
has an equally large list of applicants. AsSocl-
ate superintendents viii be assigned TO each TWO
OF the school districts. and it is believed that
clerk will be assigned 10 each superintendent
The power Of the local boards is more nominal
than real The men and women VINO are ap-
pointed inspectors are eXpecleo 10 NLai' ., etiu
schools in their respective districts ana then
make recommendations as they feel lncnneo'
The only new prerogative they may enjoy Is
that Of trying teachers in certain circumstances
II is not considered probable that they Will nave
much OF this to do. The impression seems to
have spread that the new inspectors Will enjoy
much more power than under the old system
The assumption is not well founded. MI. can
tor has assured his friends that he is going 10
appoint men and women Of the highest character
TO the inspectOrships.
Abraham stern Will, IL is expected. at the ad-
jOurEed meeting of the board tomorrow .nlgnt,
ask for Endorsement of bill which is designed
schools in this city. Under the opinion of Cor
poration Counsel Whalen the corporate schools
of the city, such as the Five Points Mission and
Children's Aid Society schools, received appro-
priatons on the same basis as. the public schools
II turns out that these sums are more than the
managers Of the schools really expected, and
that they have surpluses on hand, while the
public school fund practically is exhausted from
year TO year.