New-York tribune., 1903-02-05
WHO SHALL CONTROL?
SCHOOL MONEY QUESTION
Bishop Doane Speaks for Regents
on Merritt Bill.
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alhan, Feb 4-The Assembly Somnit'ee O"
WAYS and Means gave a hearing OF great IN
,erest to-day upon the proposition to appro-
rria+e 1noney TO pay the tuition fees of non
resident pupils in high schools. James l. hps
-v -,,e chairman of the committee. said al the
,ye,,i,,e Of the hearing that the question before
the committee was which of two channels shouiu
H., selected for the expenditure Of the money
the Department. Of Regents Of the UhhefsiS
of +re state of New-Tork or the Department OF
the Superintendent cf Public Instruction
hill l7ea led 10 give the distribution OF thS iioH
- the Department Of Public instruction had
t,en introduced by Assemblyulsn Mefrisi- DUN
Of the departments had submitted requests TOT
The snororristjon. and therefore. neither one
could be considered as opposing 1t, ut as 'iie
Merritt bill was before them the hearing "ouio
he conducted upon that bill
Among those who appeared TO favor the proPo-
sition that the Regents Of the University VINO
have supervision Of the high schools shoulu
have charge Of the money, were the following;
Risbop " G Doane. Of Albany. chancellor OF
the University: ]. Z. Parsons. Jr, secretary IN
- Peeents. DR. W. 8 Aldrich, director of the
Clarkscn Institute Of TechhelegF' to'S""i'''
r II Armstrong, Superintendent Of Schools a1
Medina. president of the Associated AcaoeIi'o
PRINCIPALS Of the state. n g Fsrr' pIlnoil'' -
,.lens Falls Academy: II. e. Larrahee. dean OF
tzeuka Institute and Charles F. Nhselech'
hna6 insrecter of the Regents Of the OhlNeIsi'H-
aseerntlz-rnan Merritt appeared in support VI
hie hill. and was sustaiped by Charles H. ohiii
,,er the Superinteudent Of Pubic ihs'i "o'lo'''
and tv Danforth z. Ainsworth. his deeay' -
ainsvor1h was the chief speaker of thoSe VIII
favored the Merritt bill
Bishop Doane who was the hrs' Spedhel'
,,r,oead the Merritt bill and advocated the ois-
Board Of Regents. He said in par reseiU'"S
the Merritt bill:
want to say in the FIRST place that 50 SO tsF ois Is
the distribution Of money Is n. tafe
pFopoS+yn in IS7 or in 1s5S when the plan was
t proposed and when 14 it xss p9Ttsby p,hai ibe as Rge3S
sTe the orignators Of the rr"cesiIoh 20 -
We are not here therefore. in the attitude OF pro
posing any particular ras hea ot % tb nxers
I think sir. that the Reseli'e "L IL ii7olt f
o,5zb+ 70 he substituted for the superintendent oI
TJ6iic instruction in this hill hTst becsSe II .9
erns what are known ts high sehgo.s' 5ieB 95i,tS
that term in the sense OF common + of most
recent origin (Chapter leSl of the ~aHs ~ asT,,
oS tbe I-niyersitv During that time We point WIN
great satisfaction the feet that the hlgn seo95 5
aDe mt SIRE that when the associated academic
7rinciTss are heard this afternoon they VIII pear
out that statement
THE LINE OF DIVISION MARKED.
The high school ] think ought to be called 5i by
the name which really Belongs 70 u; "sei sids into
ib nC q esgSation in the State of NewYerk is
divided censd as % eemsns5E SPf Tss sefilde Gear
ald accurate. and when that deIna rcilloh llle
kent tsf n nine there should be no ifcuifg between the
tvo departments because IT is an esseialaA liii6 R
thar the State should take the ehIa cary df M be
hv The hand on the double grouna aEst. 4 oI I IN
right Of every child to decent e1ueslo'ii .if a9 fTs+
iliteracy- The State takes that ehlld up 10
passed in a continuous line the state acting now ~
through the Eoafs o. ltssS ,e S ehild oa from the
rre-aca demic. from the elementary 70 N
I5t g T1n If ema i cation is oarefuliy Observed ad
neither one of the TWO de2artments eneroaenes @ sse4
there ~1 b confusion and 40 disturbsntes e.
t4'lss I rtnSent ef Public instruction the
.channe for the distribution Of money Tor me sup
sbie illogical and unjust. as it would be for the
regents Of the un;ersT to &c, cone ee5Sae mtee [g
an1 ask sor the rght 10 distribute the money .iat
NAY simpiy say in concluding The sigg%le % iit,s Gf
IS quite suf1lcien0. ttst believe the Regents Of Of
The University should e helo Iespoilol'''e ] 80 81 te
wear 1855 zhateveT money has been appropriated
raIs 1s .tir rsnsss srs It stands 70 reason tst
whatever money is approprlated tet me t maj III
rayrnent OF the tuition fees OF non-resident pupils
or Tor me suIpolr I l 5r ~ tSines psss through
the hands Of the Board OF regents sR9 TOY
struetion,
w s. Aldrich argued that the passage Of the
Merritt bill would make requisite two sets of
INSPECTORS for the high schools He declared
that the proposition alse TO abolish the high
schools having few pupils would be unvise.
since the pupils from these schools were
efiient students. He read letters from eminent
educators sisaprreving IF the Merritt hill.
Aesembly1nan Rogers asked Secretary Par
sons what addition il would make TO the eX
Ienses ef the regents to have them distribute
the nonresident fund.
Not 9 penny" snswered Mr.. Parsons. 1T
can be distributed hy present machinery
without additional cost
MT. Parsons added that II the Merritt lill
should pass double inspection would be neces-
cary of fhe high school work. The Merritt bill
would certainly extend the authority Of the
Superintendent If Public instruction me
high schools.
T ". Armstrong. president OF the Associated
Academic Principals ef the State said he had