New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
RIPS SKINNER'S PLAN.
Senator SteUens Says 1t Lacks Uni
fcation-H6 Has Substitute.
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Albany. Jan. 6--WideSpTead crit1clSn OF ouperIii-
tendent SINNERS plan for the unifcation OF the
educa tionsl system of the State was heard at lhe
CAPITAL to-day. one striking defect indicated by
Senator Stevens who is a member of the Joint
legislative committee appointed to investigate
this subject was that while the plan purported 10
aim at uuifcation, it nowhere accomplished it.
Senator Stevens also declared that he would sub
nit the bill he has been preparing on the subject
TO the Joint committee without change or modlnca-
ton. and this plan summarized below. Is al var'-
ance with that Of the Superintendent OF Public
Instruction. Concerning Superintendent SINNERS
scheme, Senator Stevens said:
At first reading Superintendent SINNERS meas
ure seems ideal; il is only on careful study that II
how Mr. SINNERS plan works out. There are at
present nineteen elective and four ex-offci9 Re,
Of Education from the nineteen elective members
bers are to constitute the board; then these
are TO draw lots to determine their tenure OF Of
tendent of the educational institutions Of the
Now. this is ideal so far. but what is to become
Of the other ten Regents? Mr. SINNERS plan does
make his plan effective. As, matter OF fact
they cannot be iegislated out Of O thcfi
be hlled IN the same manner as Regents
all vac9Hes m the new State Board Of Education
should be filed In the manner Regents are now
Regents should be filled until their number was
reduced 70 eight. and at the same time that the
OF Education and that their number should not ex.
ceed nine, then he would have unifcduon. But
the Regents have constitutional rights that cannot
be taken away by legislation, and consequently the
unihcaton is not accomplished
Senator Stevens then outlined the general char
acter OF the measure he is preparing to submit to
the Joint legislation committee which will meet
in New-Yor1 City on Thursday According 10 the
provisions OF this measure three commission
VIII take the place OF the present Supertntend-
ent OF Public Instruction One will be chosen by
the Senate. by the Assembly and one by the
Regents. and each will receive a salary OF 5000.
The total salary expense will thus be $1,000 Sen
Stevens pointed out that this would be less
than the aggregate salaries paid to the superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction, his deputies and the
secretary Of the Board OF Regents Under the d.
OF every character are to be PLACED. the single
fact OF their receiving tax support determining the
question to where they belong.
Senator Stevens said that his bill COM
pleted. and would be presented without modifca-
ton, He added that Superintendent skinner's plan
day and considered IN detail at that time
Precisely az the new system Of unihcation ema-
mated from Superintendent SINNERS Office so
W. Pound. Of Cornell as Mr.. SINNERS successor
to-day rife in the Department OF Public In
mated strongly those questioning him that Pro-
fessor Pound slated for the place. although
other runors that Professor Pound was the
candidate Of either Senator Plat Governor Odel.
both. While Professor Pound may, like Super
1ntendent Skinner, be candidate Tor the position,
there s Mt present to doubt the sincerity
OF Governor Odelrs statement OF Saturday that the
matter 'stiIl In allegiance. that no decision had
been reached and that IL Is a matter for confer
Professor Pound was in former years Senator
Of his friends Superintendent Skinner pointed
out to-day that he willing TO change places
With Professor Pound whose present, salary is
ton receives only 5000