The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION TIED.
SIX BALLOTS TAKEN WITHOUT
ELECTING A PRESIDENT.

Last Result NJ. ID. Collier (Rep.), 10 Votes.
to Abraham Stern (Dem.). l5-This
After FluctuatiOns-F. l.. BabbOtt
Declines the JOb-Half Time Problem.
A special meeting OF the Board Of Educa-
ton was held yesterday to elect president
to fiji the unexpired term of the late Henry
A. Rogers. Commissioner Adams nom
mated Abraham Stern, Democrat, and
Commissioner A. L. Everett nominated
Vice-President Frank l.. Babbott, who has
been acting president
Mr.. Babbott is Brooklyn man. Mr..
Hardness, another Brooklyn man, read a
letter from the vice-president, who was
present, in which he said he had been re-
quested by a number of members to stand
for election, but since then issues had
arisen.
1T is now perfectly evident that these
issues are being pressed, not only in the
board, but by influences outside of it,"
the letter continued. Il must, therefore,
positively decline to have my name put
in nomination.
Mr.. jackson then nominated NJ. Dwight
Collier, a Republican. Mr.. Field Rep.,
Brooklyn) said that Mr. Babbatt was the
logical candidate, but it seemed that a
Manhattan man was wanted, o. he was
for Collier. Mr.. Green Dem, Brcoklyn)
replied that the borough line had nothing
to do with it. He was for Mr.. Stern anyway
The first vote stood: Stern. Is: Collier. II;
Babbatt, 1, and Warburg 1. Necessary to
a choice. "a, majority Of the full board.
The friends Of the respective candidates
tried to win votes for the next ballot 1t
was said that Mr.. Stern did not want to
be president. but had been asked by some
one prominent in the administration to
stand for the office This was suppo scd to
he the Issue mentioned in Mr.. Babbatt,.
letter. A majority of the members present
were opposed to having Democrat in the
chair in the interval before the annual
election next February. by which time
majority of the board would be in SYM
pathy with Tammany, as the Mayor had a
number of appointments to make before
then
The next vote stood II for Stern and 10
for Collier. On the third vote there were
is votes for Stern and 81 for Collier. A
vote to adjourn was defeated, and on the
fourth ballot Stern got 10 votes and Collier
10. Storms votes went up two pegs on
the fifth ballot and dropped to Ii to Col
liers 10 on the sixth ballot. 1t was then
decided to make another effort to elect
q president at the next regular meeting.
The committee on elementary schools
submitted report on the solution Of the
part time problem. These resolutions at
the end OF the report were adopted
The committee on buildings is requested
to report upon available spaces for the cree
ton of temper airy portable buildings
The committee on supplies is requested to
take the necessary steps to provide for the
transportation OF 1 400 pupils between their
homes and the lower East Side TO schools
on the West Side untn next June, as an ex-
pertinent.
The committee on buildings is requested to
have repairs made Immediately to certain
schools to enlarge the seating capacity.
That the committee on buildings inspect
gymnasium in Hamilton Fish Park. with a
view to using them as schools IL the Park
Department consents.
The report said that Mayor Mcclellan
was misinformed when he declared that
the present school situation was worse than
It was year ago. The report asserted
that the situation is much improved.
TWO MORE COMMISSIONERS RESIGN.
Education Commissioners Edward ID.
o'Brien and Louis A, Rodenstein have
sent their designations to the Mayor. Mr..
O'Brien was appointed a year ago and his
term does not expire until 1908. DIR. Roden-
STEMS term Is out in December.
Five members have resigned from the
Board Of Education since last March, an d
there is talk that some others intend to get
out No salary attaches to the office.
The members OF the board resent the criti-
cism to which they have been subjected
seat for every child Of school age. Several
OF them are said to feel also that they ought
to have more power over the Board OF
Superintendents.