New-York tribune., 1903-01-15

Board Of Education So Decides
-4bou H0men Teachers.
MISS STRhcHAN BEATEN.

The Board of Education served notice yesterday
all teachers contemplating marriage or
addicted 20 matrirnony that wedding bells will
be tolerated while they IN the service Of the
public schools: that If they marry. their offence
VII be reported. charges viii De preferred against
them and they viii be dismissed from the service
There meeting yesterday at which the
board formulated its theories concerning the mar
Rage o. women teachers. and elected Clarence z
Meleay 70 The place on the Board Of Associate
Supertntendeats left vacant by Hubbard P Yet
man Some time ago the Board OF Education de-
cided that uatrinony and the profession Of teach
ing were. ought 70 be. mutually exclusive, so
they formed q bylaw which said in substance that
the marriage OF woman teacher should be tauca-
mount 70 her resignation But Of marriage
the part OF teacher up in BrooE-
IN; the teacher insisted teaching and the
Brooklyn courts sustained her IN her contention
that marriage was not resignation. unless
charges were first brought against teacher. the
after could not be forced 10 resign be deprived
IF her position
To cover the situation. therefore. the following
amendment was proposed yesterday. amid the
smiles Of the board and the open mrth Of the spec
tators. many Of whom were women:
Resolved That no woman principal, woman
head Of department or woman member of the
teaching supervising staff shall marry while in
he service. It shall be the duty OF district super
intendent 70 bring 10 the notice of the Board Of
Superintendents the marriage Of any such person
IN his district, and such fact shall be reported 70
charges be preferred against sucn teacher by rea-
OF such marriage
The resolution is quite too drastic Let II lay
over suggested r H Field. Il have been accused
Of being woman hater. but 7 don't want dis
rirguish against the genter 10 any such
this
It makes marriage a high crime" cried ex-Sen-
Charles L GUY
You can't put acher out Of commission under
he wording Of the proposed amendment any more
than you could under the old observed Robert l.
Harrison. unless you're going make marriage
legal ofenoe~
Abraham Stern. chairman of The committee on by
avs declared If woman teacher has the alter
native of : position husband. she'll always
''The theory underlying this proposed change"
saic General Wingare. is that teacher " 10 mar
should step oug IN favor Of the woman VINO mas 70
support herself When q woman : husoala l .9 oIes
.s-sZ[- - 80 - -T1= sneakers that no married
S~1LeEs1-t o o5I- q IL +.at- ~. - vrss
VubseqUenrly found that there was pFiaW 10
nat effect -. -
snail De glad 20 second the motion salo Mr
FurIlnghsrn- Mr. Field rose 10 put the motion but
4 Sss decided hold Il over 10 the next IIee1Is
The snti-rlarriage arcendrnent was carried
The election Of NJ. Neeny was chiefly interesting
1ecs1se o. the number OF candidates II Ine nero
ar6 The vigorous support given 70 Miss Grace :;
Srrachan the one woman candidate, By several
eeg Miss SrracFars election attended the meet
n INC -sixed M the qualifications Of their cancl-
1Tise s+racfan was q dodge the part Of Tam
many through whose influence the young Wonlei. .
She rad failed three times 10 obtain principals
license -, A. .r.,a-, -rbo
OILED +-er+v --otes the first ballot 10 fourteen
~ Ir Matthew J. Elgas anG five by MISS SJTachen-
y9es giIoF NJ Msieny received p votes.
TT. Elgzs y. Miss ssrsacilah =