New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
WHAT TEACHERS PROPOSE
CUT DOWN LECTURES.
Suggestions on Economy Made to
Board of Education.

A committee from the marlborough Council. an
organization composed OF representatives from an
the teachers associations of The city. yes'e-oag
morning the committee On economy o. '"9
Board Of Education and explained how the teacheis
of the CITY believe that the S940o cut in the gen
eral school fund for 1905 bs met without 4o"e'
ing the present. standard Of the Schools Inc
spokesman Of the committee was Principal Lyman
A Best, president OF the IDterboTough council ana
also OF the Brooklyn Teachers ASSOCIATION. ne
said:
We are Of the opinion that the schools should be
maintained as they are, and that the ACTIVITIES
that are cut N apPoFonns 0Hf e sc act ~
as are classified non-essentIals. But before any
cation should ask the Board of Estimate and APP
poruonment 10 grant further money to me noos
II this fails. propose thsi the beard shoGIa go
10 Albany and ask the legislature to Te-enact me
law by which the schools were allowed four mills OF
each dollar Of tax on prope ty, which changed
20 three about two years ago If these TWO isll,
we would then propose the cutting of the non
The Lecture Bureau wants $4,000 for 1905, The
excluded. This department is primarily for the
teaching of children. and the money that is given
20 the lectures is consequently largely diverted
from its proper purposes:
next years substitute teachers: These are in part
paid from 8 81 50 day This is too much The
substitutes They receive their training freely from
the city and should receive nothing before they
The Recreation Bureau wants $4,000 for 1905. We
Should be paid for Keeping The children OF the
streets in the summer. when the lack OF money
makes IL necessary that ninety thousand children
should be on part time In the schools and forced
on the streets extra hours for ten months of the
year.
this time for the special teachers. Leave the spe
cial teachers their old footing We propose that
They should be allowed $1,000 more this year.
BY consolidating small classes, opening no new
6neS co tf P be saved he re. night OF " ueh
These suggestions would permit the saving OF up
ward Of $4,000. and would not change the real
status Of the schools. and would not make the
dropping OF q single teacher necessary.
Principal John Conroy. president Of the Princi-
pals Association OF Manhattan and Principal John
Doty. president OF the Teachers Association Of
Queens. spoke against the plan OF the economy
committee 10 cut of and one-half hours from
the school day in the first two years Of the ele-
uleaIary schools 10 make clerks OF the teachers.
The clerks IN the schools the city $3.50, 600
yearly Principal Doty has in his school only per
cent OF American children. and he thinks that the
other SO per need all the instruction in English
that che school can giye them, Principal John
Davis. OF The Bronx: Principal Vanderbilt OF Man
haitian. and Principal Matthew D. Quinn. of Queens.
also represented the teachers the interview.
The officials of the Department of Education
strongly favor the cutting down OF the money al
der law which provided for free lectures for the
working people scientific and kindred subjects.
They were at first allowed $1,000.
Most Of The lectures are little but lantern slide
exhibitions and without any educational value. !"
said official yesterday. They are given in ex-
pensive halls while schools around closed. to
Re-to-do class that excludes the working people"
The lecture bureau is the only in this de-
partment that Is not bound by the Civil Service"
he peases at from SO to So an evening and also
his other employees.