New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10

weeks each plaza containing atlOn &C.
burning over 70 The legislature the power thus
fGreiy tbs scheme for rebuilding entire school
system On IsItsal ~ ii ~ i ma
more radically ne RECEIPTS With Ia, Zach change.
rrIsic nature T. think e possible nay probable.
ina; sIfs =. s to surrender ali indeTeadence q
Sctior 5he Legislature. which was able by iris
LOVE- % pa eenfgr VII be abe TO secure the in
sisltion 81 a cCrnnlssiorer by the IeeisIaturei
when YOU say Ire new Board o. Regents VIII
%S ca1 me rasize What You are SAYING When
YOU reorFaniEe the board as this BIZ proposes.
wishes. retaining AZ viii thosetmembers who have
Instantly ana radically the whole character OK
the board
In closing Secretary Parsons said that when
the bin was first introduced many newspapers
and r-~rainent nlen were said 10 he fl favor OF
the measure but that Il had been SHOWN that
many OF these were simply IN favor OF uniica-
ton under a partisan board OF trustees. A
long list ot rrotestants. including presidents OF
colleges universities. technical and professional
schools. principals OF high schools and acade-
mics lawyers physicians and prominent citi-
gems was given This included seventeen unirer-
sity and college officials. hfty-three principals Of
secondary schools members or boards OF ecuca-
ton and superintendents OF schools. and four
teen professional and business men and prcmi-
nent citizens
DIR. BUTLER DEFENDS MEASURE.
The first defender OF the measure was Presi-
dent Butler. lie began by sketching the history
OF the educational difficulties. He declared that
ten years ago. with the defeat of the Cnidcation
plan Of that date, he had retired from the con-
troversy. and was now taking part in It again.
because he believed that the measure under con-
sideration would be enacted into law This
measure he declared. was simple. clear and
wise he explained that he was there because
he wanted to hold up The hands Of the commit
tee. He declared that he had received ciTcu-
lars from bot sides IN the controversy. ana that
he had found educational politics Tar more b-t-
Tor than legislative or party politics. lie assert
ed that the present meas sure did not AFFECT the
law a. t7a ol-s9~ization Of the schools and that
al that was contemplated was putting an end
30 z controversy. which he characterized rs dis
graceful and dangerous 10 the school system
He maintained that there were no politics IN the
plan, save use that were imputed TO II. and
exnresseI the hope that the legislature would
pa IS the bill and eject educational politics from
he schools Of the State for all Time. Taking
M the charge that the bin would work partisan
result Dr. Butler declared that he did not be
lleye the people OF any party would abuse power
by a raid upon the public schools. declaring that
he had higher opinion OF public men in the
State.
WANTS PEOPLE TO ELECT REGENTS.
President schuruan dwelt on the bad feeling
the controversy had provoked among educators.
declaring that It was hardly safe to go TO
convention so bitter was the feeling He OK
pressed his own personal preference to the cleo
ton OF Regents by the people. and from judicial
districts but declared that for the present he
was ready 10 waive this point. on the subject
of potics. he declared that the Republicans
now had a strong majority in the Regents, and
that he did not believe that under the new
plan the proportion would be changed
tpriallv re declared that he did not believe
that there was q shadow of politics in the
Lewis bill
1t was currently reported last night that there
would be 10 further hearings on the Lewis bill.
and that the present intention that the
hin should be reported out OF committee without
further delay and soon brought TO a vote.
The legislature viii meet in joint session 20
choose a new superintendent of public instruc-
ton tomorrow. hut viii adjourn without taking
any action.