New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
LEAVES OUT ACADEMIES.
Plan Practically Agreed Upon for
allotment of School Funds.
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Albany, juno e.-Bshop William, Croswel
Doane as Chancellor Of the Regents OF the Uni
versity of the State Of New-York. and super
intendent Charles r. Skinner of the State De-
partment of Public instruction have come to-
gether under the provisions of the Rogers act TO
arrange for the distribution Of the 100000 ap-
propriated for the payment Of the tuition OF
nonresident pupils from schools IN this State
not maintaining academic department. who
shall be admitted to schools maintaining one
Prior to the meeting of the Chancellor and the
Superintendent there was some correspondence.
in which the views Of each was expressed as to
how 1t best to apportion this fund. It has
been practically agreed that under the Rogers
act the money appropriated for the payment of
the tuition Of nonresident pupils in high schools
cannot be expended for such pupils in private
academies Schools maintaining an academic
department" is the phrase used in the Rogers
act. and there are similar words used in the
Consolidated School law, and the distinction
between an academic department" and an
academy" appears to be recognized In the law.
as 1t was before the Rogers act OF this year, the
academic departments Of those public schools
and not the private academies are the ones COW
cred by the new appropriation act.
Another question which has caused some dis
cussion is what schools shall be recognized as
cellor and the superintendent approve.
There are schools maintaining academic de-
partments which have only one-year course.
Pupils attending such schools have been In the
habit Of going afterward to schools with a fuller
course Of four years The difficulty presented
itself under this new act of having the chan
cellor and superintendent approve a one-year
course of study academic department
within the meaning Of the terms Of the Rogers
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another school where a real academic depart
nnent was maintained In other words, IT would
set the official stamp of approval on the one
year high school.
These and other matters OF general import
having been tentatively agree upon, the
Regents office and the Department of Public
Instruction are busy preparing each list OF
high schools deemed eligible to share in the
distribution of the nonresident pupils tuition
fund. When the lists of schools has been COM
pleted the chancellor and the superintendent
will come to a final agreement to the regu-
lations and requirements under which they VIII
issue certificate and permit school to have
the tuition fees of nonresident pupils paid by
the State.
The amount the two heads Of the educational
departments of the State permitted TO pay
out for each pupil is $50 year for a school
year of at least thirtytwo weeks. or proper
ttonate amount for q shorter period of attend
ance of not less than eight weeks.
If the private academies are shut out, as Will
be the case without doubt il the chancellor and
superintendent finally agree upon 1t as they are
understood to have done several hundred
sa1;ee where tui,ion or resident and nom
resident pupils alike is charged will not De en-
titled to share in the distribution of the 100000,
but every public high school with full ap-
proved course can share in it. 1t was agreed
from the start that sectarian schools, of what
ever denomination. could have no right to share
in this appropriation because of the constitu-
tonal prohibition.