New-York tribune., 1903-02-09
EDUCATIONAL MARPLOTS.

From The School Bulletin and New-York State
EGGCa tional Journal Syracuse.
The Superintendent Of Public Instruction and
his reckless deputy are up TO their old tricks and
indefsfgable in efforts Of various kinds to under
nine Mn their eo-qgdiiate educational dePartmssnF5 T. in
foIs5any 60 ${Iive1 upon one pretext ana anoener'
EeucatoTs. and school men generally, vel under
stand al this, and IL Is time now for them TO ca
halt in terms that viii be needed. 49,,
marks IS The effort r1[r +9akng hr the SIInerIn-
tendent TO grab for his department the aoministr2
ton Of the proposed new educational fund TO com
Pensate high schools for instructing students from
districts wherein there are no high schools
II viii be remembered that an appropriation in
in this State was f1 forciby advocated by Governor
Ode!! IN his notable address at the University Con-
and Should have TeFtraiaed the sperintendent Of
the Go1eTnor as it s should be to every one now
that the Regents of the University should have
which has such direct and Exclusive relation to
so. too, in the development OF The higher
branches OF education owe to these districts
that are without academies and high schools the
same opportunity that has been accorded for Pa a
the State has furnished means and opportunities
for secondary education II has been deficient IN
furnishing opportunities for preparation Tor the en-
loyTnent Of such privileges. hope to see system
; on o td+ may 5itf ea xnAnee his
t5erbs on mig nier he Ne b. a1t -Sirb would en-
able the Regents to reimburse those districts on
which responsibility might be placed for the addi;
be free in every respect. Our free school system
should not be uisnomer- The privileges which
are accorded the more fortunate in Efe those more more
school districts. should not be denied to those who
ar less fortunate
No reasoning is needed 70 show that the
pressed anticipation OF the Governor the only
logical one, and reasoning IS now needed 70
convince every independent minded and under
standing educator that for every reason both gem
eral and particular the Regents of the University
should have exclusive supervision and control or
every public function that at all relates TO tne
field OF secondary ana higher education in this
State Indeed they should be charged with the
ultimate discretionary control Of our entire sys-
TEN OF State supervision OF education, change
that surely viii come IN time, when the Superin-
teBdenL of Public Instruction. now having chdrge
OF elementary schools. Will be made subordinate.
3 he should be. to the Regents. whom Governor
Ode in his mentioned convocaton address so just
" and 6tlY Caara cteriZed.
We wait awhile, If must. for the educa-
tional millennium he then foreshadoved: but we
cannot tolerate the slightest retrogresston,
and surely II would be great step backward TO
said proposed pecuniary aid to ambitious hlgh
school students whose home districts do not afford
them needed educational facilities.
Now. let every friend Of what Is best in our
present State educational system and all VINO are
hopeful OF still better things educationally. speak
out and make their views known abroad. Espe-
Governor and get your friends to do so. and all or
you speak and write 70 your State Senators and
members Of the Assembly. and help them to under
stand how great q mistake II would be to depart
IL the least from the Governors original plan OF
having the Regents administer the proposed new
fund in aid of the wider diffusion OF high school
education in this State.
Educators. you especially well know that the
superintendent has been friendly TO our high
schools and that he is insidiously seeking TO get
them under his donnation-not for their good but
ton by his department would inevitably Iead 10
political domination.