New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-09
TEACHERS AROUSED.
Women Want District SuperinteR-
dent of Their O1cn Ser.

VIII a woman be chosen district superintend-
ent?' is the question that all the public school
teachers OF this city. especially the women, are
asking one another just now. The vacancy left In
the Board District Superlntendents by the death
or Dir. Haskell last summer has aroused the women
o. action On their behalf and the firm belief
that IL is high time their had representation I'm
this department. or all the aspirants FOR this
honor Miss Cathsriue y. Blake principal OF the
girls department Of Public school No. g. on East
Eighty fifth ST. said stand the best chance OF
being chosen. when seen yesterday by a Tribune
reporter she said.
1T me. well many other teach
and principals. that tins position ought be
fned by = woman. In a school system where three
fotlrths OF the teachers women. ] think
should Do safe n said seven-eighths- ii seems all
wrong 20 close the higher positions TO women
Vumen's councils are ueeded in the higher places
81 our system. There Is a great deal Of feeling
among women that there ought TO be women dis
trict suUerintendeuts; that there ought be mem
bers Of their IN places OF authority 10
whom they could 60 when in trouble. do feel
strongly that women are the born teachers OF the
race it is the mother All through that looks after
the children u is the mother that boxes the kit
tens and teaches a. how 10 mouse. II is the
mother robin that teaches the little one how 10 y
Nine young women out Of ten good teachers.
An through the West. their progress in school
matters is general They do not consider the oues-
uon ~ sex The United States does not consider
tho question 81 sex because Miss Fs;elle Reel is
the only superintendent FOR Indian education
throughout the United States.
IT has been said by some Of the opponents to
On these positions that il is not suitable for
woman 10 give orders 20 a man Every one will
recognize The ahsurdty of this argument for no
one would douht that Il quite suitable for the
mistress 81 a house 60 give orders her butler.
But lt IS not a question ~ giving orders. No dis
tct superintendent ever does give orders 20 prin-
cipals under his charge. The duties are super
rsoy and his province lies with tact and courtesy
~ suseeS5 lhotailons ~ needed. Tact ana coul-
tesy should be the vat hword az the district super
n,sndent and surely in women these qualities are
CUTE as highly developed as IN men
MIS- Juiis Richmau- PRINCIPAL Of the girls o.
s Williams, principal 81 the girls apartment q
flohc School No %. the two most prominent
rnNR Miss Rlakes many rivals. are expected
from EUROPE and the race viii probably then
4" more serious aspect Nothing definite can
-le1t ne last Two months abroad. is again i'm har-
Nothing is knorn 10 MS wishes in The matte:
80 ss ne district suPerint eneents arc nonina ted
o.i ultimately elected or rejected by the Board
q herc'ton Tor MaNwells endorsement is mat
ter on moment. Though the Board 81 Superin-
tenoents met number n times in early July after
.he oeath ~ Charl.s J.. Haskell their time. &C
Eoe-st ~ Df. MaNwelf fepfesentaikeS ~ ne
hetIe oi Education Han. yas given entirely 10 the
lun and The vacant district superintendency was
g. accorded any oflcial discussion whatever The
slinmer however has. 81 seems. developed numer-
5-s eaneloates for ft. both men and women. but
u course Ne must have woman IN the place
80 ~ Eliza beth Jarrett. president Of the Nor-
medical eZarrire-s To- ffs Foer5 81 F5,Isstion i
-talf know nothing about the details 81 the stu
aflof- Tor an only daN back from the
l-htfE- but Just on general principles, saw most
= ilnatca ~ that woman should MI this vacancy
hncN nothing ~ the qualifications ~ the rival
lQates. bur FEEL sure orr ass Ioiauon viii not
= nody support any one In particular. There
- sofle MY principals among our member ana
Na.lfa-H We aI feel armIy on the subject
= 2" position ~ district superintendent rs one
s4lch ] think, the rirhf kind ~ woman could
~ efnitertly wei and ~ any effort ~ ours can tip
re naarce IN feminine favor We vii leave no
stone urfurneg
According 70 tho revised manual u the Board Of
~ a' tIs2T r.
s-leflnter1cur one a. least ~ the following
rfsolation from college or university re0og-
zee ~ tho University ~ the state - NeW-1 OK.
,Eetnei with least Eve wears ~ successful eX-
L.iltLce in teaching supervision since gracu8-
toh A principals certificate for any ~ the
iolens % the CITY ~ New-H York. obtained as
--slt ~ eNamins ton. together Win ten wears
s1oofssful experience IN supervision cr teaching