New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
THE EDUCATION HEARING
BEN.fTE CHAMBER FULL.
Doane cad Parsons against; Butler
and .SckwmaR for 81.

Educational Committee in the Senate for nearly
three hours this afternoon. ard the measure
~sae criticised by p number % educators ana
,ub.io rlea Interested IN the state EDUCATIONAL
System Among those who spoke IN opposiuoh
o. lie hi we're Chancellor Doane and Secre-
sary Parsons. % the Board OF Regents Howard
Conazt. president o. tire Associated Academic
ssacaers. ~. Abraham Jacob. Regent William
T.. WATSON. President Mckenzie OF Elrnira Col
leo sre Judge DAILY. Of New-York city.
letters and teiegrams OF protest were read
from a number % college presidents and otners
prominent IN the field OK education. President
Fchu-ran OF Cornell University President But
Ter OF Columbia University and william J. Milne
az Albany were the speakers IN favor OF the
pressure
The criticisms OF the present bin were in the
main basod On The charge that the hul. as
drafted az present, would Insect politics into
fhe educational Institutions o. the state; that
A. DESTROYED the Board % Regents and replaced
thst hodv with another possessing nothing save
the name Of the present board. Marcus I. Hun.
a. q long legal argument insisted that the abo-
aton OF the Regents in the manner contem-
Mated IN the Lewis measure was unconstitu-
floasl, and cited similar cases in which the
Court OF Appeals hee so decided.
The amount OF interest aroused by the Lewis
nm was annarent from the fact that the Senate
Ing. Many men prominent IN school circles were
,-ese-t while the applaus- that interrupted the
PROCEEDINGS ct times showed that the eympa-
rhies Of those present were not with the leEis-
aative committee which introduced and de-
Tended SIS bill
pishop Dame said that his opposition to the
riu was ba sed on the present proposition OF the
mr. 10 allow q rev Board CO Regents 10 be
created by the majority OF this Legislature and
20 give the Legislature hereafter power 20 change
she conanleNion OF the board by the removal
OF one and the introduction Of one Regent every
year Tor six years. This. ne said. al once made
fhe board a political body in esse and in posse.
/ He coutcnded that the Regents should have
che mower 70 elect the Commissioner OF Educa-
ticn ct once II At all. 1t was almost absurd,
Bishop Doane said. that any board should be
DERIVED o. the opportunity TO elect its own ex-
ecutive officer and that IN executive officer
should be chosen for board At the same time
that the board itself was appointed and before
q could convene. He believed that while the
legislature appeared 20 surrender powers. il
really assumed the right 70 elect the superin-
1eudeut CT Public Instruction and the secretary
OF the Board Of Regents. IN closing Bishop
Tooane said:
IA fact mink TIE a!n ought TO be entitled
,,i,f+i05 ~ te Jj ~ l5' 10y 10y tfe
ifzfior IA In Inc a5ieat5--gI 3e1s-t,s~e
q iae State. The amendments 10 the bill in order
ton q ins'lrng uon-paEtisan Board ~ Education.
&c arrortinert Of TIC CHIEF executive Officer by
responsibility Of this officer tie board Without
Ihe III Viii 40 more harm than good as N EtaD5s
Too proposal strikes as ''old foe with a new;
keeps promise 20 the ear and breaks "a 10 TIE
seart o. every earnest lover or sound education.
SECRETARY PARsONs's STATEMENT.
Secretary Parsons presented a detailed areu-
nent against the bin. reinforced by a number
Of kilograms from prominent educators and a
long lst OF those who desired to lie registered
as opIos.re .ac measure. Nj. Parsons sas in
lor,:
THIS lewis bill by taking away al real r -,r
;lem tle Hegents. uiscrcdts utterly their adr mis-
commissioner elected by tic sslatnrei "a x mas GI
elected il emphasizes tie fact that he Tefbo5s
sno roLfes WHICH have always controlled The ad-
uzcs tic fsct mat Re h5jS and 5 So I'M P aa
lave 1i--,-- I'll =. ~ T,---,.-. ~ men
ftIaetiit are tte NJ 1ocs and motives which IN The
entire school system q The STATE 0''-'f0i me
% tne legislature not 20 he Regents x the term
% ne cor .si'tcr IS hNed for SIX Years and his
Taher ihar an ed-oatior 49, - a. as = pontca!
Eecm 10 ne that .Ou answer n any Way This Or
yecuon when ycu say that you propose - appoint
know 1I- Draper vel. we worked together To-
flrs
B Il ,ou appointed t. this place ps-sgo1 * *
al the virtues. would only be ooalgfug a evil
BIT suppose for one moment We a@rue N. mai
ser cloEg N" tines which tho advocates 81 Tha
q Rcrentr. elected by he legislature. Nor' Il
Goes not necc a pesfirnist or cvnic. but only
i,pon t6e bos~ 81 ,5o S Soa ne cn2sen TO remain
likeiy 20 he in syulpsthy with the sentiments OF
the legislature. Then suppose the legislature elects
q cor nissloi.er subject IN no manner 70 this
nrmauon OF appointment 81 heads or derartrents
81. 80 - &c 4set that he may De removed by them
publican legislature tire commissions should feel
called upor 70 choose as chief assistants men who
seucation; is q Likely that unless human nature
higher and aaer type tran human nature lse IeS
Ii Is likely thar there WI be found ia the new
ho viii oppose ts Visit 81 Of the party i IN ne mars
or q iies s SIp2n.inents And here you see a.
NonaI system % The State me partisan methods
veraiU. - M
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE CASE.
T.Iea let rs take another possibility. Suppose
~, ~ I-i4gson 81 q commissioner whoever
o. 90 any reason be forced 10 resign. Gentlemen.
lstUre. am told che opponents Of this ri: wish
% 60 win an atmospnere o. suspicion but ] DO
Ses aFerase llsiress man in The conduct OF his
aHasTs. ,saea man Is guided by experience is
warned by the lessons 81 the past. In such an
event - TIE oeath or the resignation any cause
, h1ateser oI ne lTst comm ssonsr have we the
Otherwise than = has heen SLED - the past BY
or GuppOse il you will that the SIX years roll
away without death resignation or other catas-
ioo & tie ra1i5S wiz veb Is n,e y, When we
Nonal reorganization has succeeded another these