The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-01
TO UNITY STATE EDUCATION.
REGENTS CONV0CATION FAVORS
THE PLAN. zoo TO 4.
Further Friction Between the Two Esiu-
catiOnai Departments Over DistribuI.
ton OF @iOO. 600 Appropriation To Pay
Tuition OF NOn-HResiGient Pupils.

ton OF 800. 600 Appropriation to Pay
Tuition OF NOn-HResident Pupils.
ALBANY, June 30.--The incident of to-
days sessions Of the Regents convocation
was the adoption with but one dissenting
vote OF a resolution favoring educational
unification, inferentially through the Regents
OF the University. Over 200 educators,
representing every section Of the State,
voted in favor Of the resolution, which
Chancellor William Croswell Dcane said
was adopted practically unanimously.
There was no debate. Neither State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Charles II. Skinner nor any OF his deputies
was in attendance upon the convocation
when the resolution was adopted.
t. J. Sagendorf offered the resolution.
which reads al follows:
Resoired, that the best interests OF educa-
ton in the State Of New York demand that
MI supervision Of the educational interests
OF the State be exercised by u single depart,
ment. and that department he 80 ORGANIZED
~ to he as free AZ possible from the influence
Of party politics
The resolution was seconded nv Principal
Armstrong of Medina. Prof. Duncan G
Lee Of Cornell University questioned the
use of the words AS far as possible mo
to have education uplifted and put far from
the chickering's OF party politicians, but we
all know that this is q great problem, that
a large number are Interested in it. and
for one should like 10 see better oppor-
tunity than is afforded during the next
few minutes for the consideration OF this
resolution as presented.
Il would suggest that instead OF voting
upon it at the present time, those of us
who now hear of il for the first time be given
an opportunity to think ii over till later in
the day in order that we can come TO better
understanding as to what Ia wise before
voting upon it. move that the consider
alton Of the resolution be deferred
The motion to postpone action on the
resolution was lost and the resolution was
adopted without further comment
President George f. Mclean Of the State
University Of Iowa, delivered an address
on The Promise and Potency OF Educational
Unity in the United States DR.. Helen c.
Putnam Of Providence, r. L., discussed the
department Of hygiene in public schools,
and President Henry Hopkins of Williams
College read a paper on Education and
the Social Trend"
Head Master Henry White Callahan
Of the State Preparatory School at Boulder.
Col. and President Andrew S. Draper, of
cation from the viewpoint Gf the West,
Further friction has arisen between the
two educational departments of the State
regarding the distribution of the 100000
appropriated by the last Legislature to
pay for the tuition of nonresident pupils
in academic schools The State Depart
ment of Public Instruction has been flood
ing the State with explanations Of the posi-
tion taken by the Department. Chancellor
Doane tonight thus stated the position of
the Regents:
Among the later acts of the Legislature,
a law was passed assigning to the Super
intendent Of Public instruction and the
Chancellor of the University the distribu-
ton OF 100000 to pay for the tuition in
schools having academic departments of
children living in districts where there are
no such schools; the pupils to go to the
school nearest to the district in which they
reside.
In my correspondence and converse
tions with the superintendent, | proposed
that the provision should be made apph--
cable to all non-sectarian academies, but
he felt that the law applied only TO public
schools with academic departments.
suggested referring this question to the
Attorney General, but Mr.. Skinner de-
clined this, insisting that the letter OF the
law was plain and final
II knew that the Attorney General would
not net unless both Mr.. Skinner and |
joined in and agreed 10 the reference, and
therefore, as the language of the law on the
face is quite explicit, | yielded this point,
My opinion was that all schools with an
academic course, whether of one year or
four years, should he included in the list
of schools to which nonresident pupils
could be sent, and that pupil living in a
district with school with only oneyear
course should be allowed TO Use that and
then 20 to a school having three or four
year course
"To this Mr.. Skinner objected on the
ground that il pupil went to an academy
having one year course, 1t settled the
fact that that was the school nearest to
the district in which he lived and he could
not, after that. go to any other school hav-
ing an academic department. While |
feel that this construction is tenable, /
urged that it is narrow and technical and
have tried to get a more generous interpre-
tation, hut so far have failed.
THE difficulty which have encountered
all along has been the necessity Of the joint
approval of the superintendent and chan
cellor, with the alternative that none Of
the money could be- drawn, and the whole
benefit Of nonresident tuition fees lost to
the State
Il therefore decided to propose that each
department should make out its own list
Of schools with academic departments,
and then, the lists being nterchanged, the
superint endent and the chancellor should
each strike of any school which in his judy
ment should he excluded and take the
responsibility for excluding such schools,
Only such schools as both departments
approve. to be allowed TO receive non
resident pupils and the fees.
Il have felt the difficulty and RESPONSE
bility Of the decision very keenly. wanted
to stand for that Interpretation of the law
which Is most liberal toward the nonresident
student. but have felt compelled to adopt
the course did. rather than lose the entire
n nnrnr, riafinn i'nr the Chi Id ron Of the SInfe