New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-07
CITY OF SCHOOLGIRLS.
Miniature Municipality Run by
Speyer Pupils.

A rev city has been established. il is within the
boundaries OF Manhattan. and its name is Speyer
City. Speyer School. affiliated with Columbia Uni
versity. has just begun educational experiment
designed TO give its students an insight into the
practical working 81 city government and incul-
cate civic virtue. The citizens are pupils a. the
school and the mock city has the laws. regulations
and general parapheEnalis OF real city and takes
itself very seriously
Within the city limits are Included the entire
school building. from cellar roof garden. and
that portion OF the Sidewalk wing Immediately IN
front OF the school. There are Eve wards con-
trolled respectively by the Defender. Monitor
Perry Monitor. IT.. and Clermont clubs The form
Of government is modelled upon that n use in
New-Yorl City.
Yet there are some differences The mayor is
elected by vote Of male citizens over ten years %
age who In the preceding ten months have not
beer caught using profane language or expectorat-
Inc from the windows above the first floor. There
are q district attorney a controller. chief %
police and two Judges Of the Court OF Appeals
chosen in the same manner The mayor appoints
the city clerk and the commissioners % police
health and finance. There two courts OF Jus
uce. the Court Of Appeals and the police court
composed Of either q the two justices who
may be within summoning distance when disturb
anoes occur. Any prisoner brought before the DO
lice court may receive a trial BY 5ury. and may
carry his case 10 the Court of Appeals. where the
presence among the justices elected by the city
OF T. :. Within. supervisor Of the clubs. guaran-
tees justice absolute. The duties OF the district
attorney principally 10 defend the interests %
the CITY in all cases before the court The chief
~ police rs the position most desired by aspiring
ohceseekers. partially due. perhaps. to the favor
In which this ONCE stands IN ali cosmopolitan
municipalities Ike New York There is also a
board OF aldermen-ten members chosen from the
various clubs.
The recent election aroused much enthusiasm.
Although the election regulations prohibited cleo
pioneering within one hundred feet Of the dark room
nent was held in concealed corners Of the ctys ter
ritofN- Nominations wers- published in The
SP'yef NeNs. the weekly newspaper OF the city.
80 toeh me form - regular party nom.na tons.
LAe DEFENDER Club chose the eagle and the ballot
.Vi IS eInolen while the Monitors. Perryites Ju-
Aol monitors and ClermOntS represented reRpec-
LHtA. me socialist Labor. rohbiiion. Tammany
ana Peoples parties
repeated attempts on the part OF the girls clubs
-a ne Win decisive refusals the part OF the
aLe Si1ze1shp OF SDeyer City. and no relief IN the
--lielldle future seems prOba Die. The interest
WI Nlich the members OF the boys clubs COM
kosns ne CITY take 10 their duties is attested
- we Jul attendance AZ all their meetings and
- Leeiif ouslneSslke manner IN which they 20
Aoout their work. The idea Of the governmental
49,. neseo on The George Junior Republic orig
ilatea with Ernest Stag Within Svner,fs0r % -
Us been carried out with the suprorf anS ss
E~e.ii,s q nc college faculty and OF Professor
sociology Columbia ~ Wv Nefa' uhehl OF