New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-09
WANTS TO BUY THE SITES.
Lummis Says Grout Wishes to Con-
troll Those Purchased for Schools.

Regarding the statement made by Controller
Grout that Commissioner Lummis. Of the Board of
Education. has said that he believed that s250,OOJ
could be saved Of items OF the Special School
Fund MI Lurnmls said yesterday.
I did not make such a statement. nor could
have done SO. because S.SO00O0 had already been
cut from the Special School Fund. and. as l said
TO the Controller, S25j.010 more would bring the
cut more than 1880 900. I then said that IT,
tax Se Gh from the seo s6Goo Fund It eoGd ony
be done by posponing the repairs OF school build
needed. particularly in Brooklyn.
Ine registered Increase Of attendance IN 1903 IN
OF $40 per capita this would make 81 900 increase
the Controller says. allowed only between $780,,
900 and so0s.0oo for the Special and General funds
m a . 9ssy main oSas O. inc b6 but hf DO not
random Conversations with persons who are half
Grout seems TO be endeavoring to get the control
Of the, purchase Of sites; think it better that
Supervision OF the Board OF Educauon, instead
II were disposed, as a citizen. to cr.ticise the
lieve j might say some things that would deserve
Consideration, ana mention several instances which
tons of the Board OF Education with the Control
into the subject. about which I am only imper-
fectly informed
Sheriff Granger yesterday asked Auditor Cook.
Of the board. what had been done regarding the
Brooklyn teachers which he had been authorized
to collect Mr.. Cook replied that he was awaiting
the sanction Of the Corporation Counsel.
Mr.. Cook, too is much annoyed by Mr.. CIRCUITS
criticisms, He said yesterdays
Controller Grout issued a campaign circular TO
all the teachers, stating that he had promised,
when hTst elected TO see that they We're paid i'm
nediately and that he had fulfilled his promise.
The teachers were paid through ny system, which
the board adopted IN January. 1901
Mayor Mcclellan yesterday forwarded to Secre-
tary Palmer Of the board communication from
DR.. r. a. Gum. Of Manhattan proposing the use
OF aroFtes for the overflow Of children In the
geSted DISTRICTS.
An informal conference to discuss school needs
was held last night at the Board OF Education
George w. Wingate, Abraham Stern and Philip
Warburg, President Rogers Commissioners Lummis
and Superintendent Maxwell
Commissioner Wingats stated before the confer
ence that he was especially interested chairman
lectures IN the lecture courses did not want
them curtailed. I'VE sweating blood" he said
and regret very much that owing to a lack OF
money We have been obliged TO curtail these
larry among the poorer classes. We going to
sec what we can do
Afterwerd II said there was no statement
10 make
A plan for keeping open after school hours the
sixty public school gymnasiums will be started
by Dr. Guck. the Director Of Physical Training.
Or. Grliok wishes to keep the gymnasiuus open
9 70 to aH4 are 20 s CORDS Ts Of "qgd she
supervisors 20 forty-siS. He wishes these 10 be
half men and half women, that and a
woman supervisor could be placed with each dis
trict superintendents in every school districts
DR.. Gulicks plans present limited greatly
by his means.