New-York tribune., 1903-03-09
nR. HUNTER REPL.Es TO Maxwell.
He Accuses the Superintendent of Being
Hostile to Normal College.

DR. Thomas Hunter president of the Normal
GolI"ge. replied yesterday TO Superintendent Max
wells recent criticism of the college. The Normal
COLLEGE. DR. Hunter said. under the executive
control of the Board of Education. and as a sub
ordinate of that board Superintendent Maxwell
having connection with the college and no
means of acquiring accurate knowledge Of its IN
tcrnaI workings. should have criticised IT. Dr.
Hunter continued.
regret to say that the Superintendent's prcju-
dive. not say hostility. against I'll" tw" public
some years ago in Brooklyn ho attacked thom both
i,!H E't E.nuse 70 say ri rat ~. if L ,s I"Iiht
loss been aggravated by the fact that sense "f
once when I used my tn7uence to prevent his get
ting control "f th" training department o th' COL 2
'"E". 4nd again wh"n s"t my far@ aS1iHsr the
sixty DAYS r,'ti.o ta",lir-: nsfor STadl1
CnlleG" nte Itiu I" "'n1S tcach"rS IS !nddFqtJe
ing and Constru"tiT" work SfMimE pH%Sira- ,ie CrS
t.:,.,Irir3; we:,. aGw3lvs INADEQUATE there has
he"u n" adequate test II tn <,h'i9TSH oI IN th'
ana an iudirscr eIrr un"n The professional stand
ing Of $3.50 gradua"s "t m. "G@G" Th" % ar aFS 70" S
rerint"udenr in his addrssS ~ tn" c"dI,atlnm 81
fh" graduates Of ~. rorleco the gradu-
'@~ of any oth"r normal .1fnIl4" % l 'nC ,dr,5
The faculty composed Of men and H"n"n . pd h"
arly attainm"'LtS and 2mhE aS trd ~ extrnrs
in this city. Az uor the~e msu and WGm'n AI,la T
they are too busy with th.ir work :" nnd tlmE 20
exploit themselves on platforms or IN inc nr"Sp@
better qualincd to rerforu their duties than those
press hring fhm inra fr"ql.n rott@e Not
of thos" professors WIS aiI"Int. ~ ''I'i,t 81 ~
nni,,rad .inrinc rna l~r furfz- wears by Uhat
is yulEariy tcrr%d ri nrrvs i's fiT. sxmil',;fon
What th., C'itv Superintendent saTs about prAr-
iere Vas compr!ieI T." arandan n~:auss The train
ing dppartm-nt could ;trC"mnlodits only nin'' nun
,y,iI.-
tisc upon Ru: this WIS not an unnttiGarsd ; rlll;
ON the "onrrary th. t,ld",.rnSf res1''N IN S''i
Experience na> rsv~aIsd tn fact that pract1cH
teaching. based "n an inferior -,!uratl"n ma lI ha
''ngrhn"'' teachers "e h.srl lS cast ron hh"raI
fha s,f,lcs and art Of s,IurIti"n, Most asSur"dly
holt"v" in rractl. hnt II th"uId =In e tt%r, s
,n,an,nranf II a:fr a ( al limited .n1e
-ha should he found G-to,"nt her appointment need
not h" confirmed.
pr Hunter rfd1c,lf.d Sur.ris.,sn,I"rt M-Nwc!rs
assertion that -tr" 5"~rtHti'" - att'1nrtns 700
much To b. Il high school ""nla'1s ''nl~e' "nd
= school for toarhcrs. lie tstuui~hrd. h" said.
that any educator should max" such an assertion
is tho roIIoE, Of thr city "t N"W-l"rk attempt
ing much h" asked That lnst'tHti"n Nc Said,
had tho same r"a~nns tn" Normal '"li"--" for
not disccn1inrIin- its high school CLASSES he CON
tinued:
Without this connecting In. Min the plhH.
schools they would both s"%rt1y i,. '@t' |I'.2H @
Sr1arintrnient would. th"y believe. 10 "Hert"d
from the high :, looI> keep ths valuable pIlnt
en)poved. When ths city superintendent chooses
to intimate that il will b" ths policy of m" hlGh
schools to advance their graduates 10 th- publ"
colleges il will 20 time enough for him {" a'lN"-
eat, our cosff1inc onrsc1v's T." coll ctat" work
What suncrinrend.rt MAXWELL ro:,fIy wanted. Tr.
Hunter asserted VIZ tn" ah"'itjoT "f n" high
:. hoo1 Gerlrtnenf Cf tho Normal college. thereby
causing thu, attcudarr'. t. dwiudi" II' added
y NAV 10 asserted that the:r supPositiOns ar"
rau.I1 from th.. CinIttn. but th.y not. for
II &, well known that nigh school students htNH
henn directed from the college other institutions
of learning
A. | have shown. some of mis- criticisms we're met
hnFor. Were made. .ICtiCi following Close
,,T,,,. alteration nf tho lower i'3'l
Collateral institutions. Iul dnul il"s- nay u"
,or,rrIr.,l warp t,'gr rOIrSa~ further "uIh's
our graduates ~ cop" with the Inc ntr'l"5 Of his
examination for f"euS-:.