New-York tribune., 1903-01-20
STATE SCHOOL CONTROL.
Bishop Doamc Opposes M. Sh7n-
aeys Tae7cS.

Albany. Jan 10 (SpeciaD.-The legislature mas
been asked by the Regents Of the UniNerslH
of the State of New-york to make speciai
appropriation to pay the tuition of non-resloentS
+, tl,., secondary schools of the State ACCORDING
10 the proposition made by Governor odea a'
,ho last university convocation.
In his report 10 the legislature, made public
today. Charles Il. Skinner, the superintendent
Of Public Instruction. says in speaking on TINS
subject:
No State appropriation is necessary: The
course of study in the best academic depart
lylerts in the State is approved by the otate
superintendent of Public lnstruction' Mh9 az" 81
prepares a course of study in the grades In
harmony with this and leading up TO H. All
COURSES of study in the academic departments
Of the public schools should be brought INTO mar
Inonious relations with the course OF slues AZ t
The grades. The State Department. $ certihcdIe
81 completion of the work In the sIaue9
should he accepted in the academic uepaI ,
as sIA5r,enf qualification to enter these schools
The State Superintendent OF PUBIC lnStuchoi'
should be authorized to pay TO these academic
7epartrlents. from the same 1und Whch nc az.
ready appoTtions to them in common With an an
The public schools, a reasonable tultlon AoF 'iie
education or the pupils whom ne mus seila0 M
fro,,, the common schools of the State NOT re-
,eiving assistance toward the maintenance ol
academic department
Bishop Doane. Chancellor OF the Regents OF
The University, expressed the following opinion
regarding the views on this subject OF the State
Superintendent Of Public Instruction to-day
For many years the Department of Public
Instruction has urged increased appropfIdd LoIIs M
far common schools. In 1Sb2 the leslsldtuie (
recognized this need by adding Se3eoVo 10 tne
free school fund Speaker Nixon IA receiiI
speech to the legislature asks Tor an aoaitloIiAt
$4,000 a part of which might be USED for tne
:,avrllent Of nonresident tuition IN seconoar!
schools -,,. r.,
lion saws in his report that no State approprla-
lion is necessary for the payment OF noh-resl,
i-.-assa
asks authority from the legislature to divert 10
this purpose S150000 or so much Thereon as
rlay be necessary. from the FUNDS appropriated
for elementary schools
Almost from the beginning OF the State gov
ernInent it has given aid to secondary scnools
and this aid has always been appoT1ohed
through the Regents Of the University Moneys
.apportioned by the Superintendent OF Public
Instruction-an officer created in lS1+-to boards
of education in union free school districts with
academic departments must by law be applleo
70 preacadeInic grades, and moneys apportioned
lfy the Regents of the University TO academic
grades. -
If this line Of deInarcation between the Two
State departments. which accoros with the
theory of present constitutional and statutory
provisions and with the invariable practice from
7hc beginning, is adhered to there should pe no
conflict of authority. The plan outlined by the
>s,1,teri,7tendert of Public instruction involves
change in the settled policy OF the state ana
would lead TO confusion.
II the free school fund has $4,000 more
than is needed for the support Of the elementary
schools this money might be appropriated Tor
distribution by the Regents 10 pay the IO1lloH
81 NONRESIDENT academic students. 1t is doubt
Joss true. however. that the elementary schools.
(which already receive about = 10 IN proportion
az state aid as compared with public high
schools. need additional support. as Speaker
Nixon suggests. and that further sum should
11c appropriated for payment through the Re
gents of the tuition of nonresident secondary
students as proposed by Governor Odel in his
widely known address at the last university
COW ocatiOn.
THAT this money would be appropriated wisely.
and only 10 pay the tuition OF properly prepared
academic students, is clearly proved by the his
tory Of the Regents. who have developed what
E,as been pronounced by unprecedented authori-
1es the most complete system of secondary edu-
"a ion in the United States.
Courses OF study in union free school districts
are established by local authorities, and there
is 10 break in the passage from pTeacadernic to
academic grades. Local authorities prescribe
standards for admission TO academic depart
rnents, and the Regents accept either ceTHfcat tes
from the State Superintendent or from local au-
thorities and students admitted without
further examination. and the schools share
equally all appoTtionnlents from the Regents
provided only their credentials are equivalent to
those prescribed by law.