The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-09
mrs. MACKAYTELLS HER PLANS
TAKES HER SEAT AS ROSLYN
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.

Thinks It Better for the wealthy to Help
Public Schools Than Build Yachts
Gets Leave to Fit Up ROoms-For
Manual Training and Live Languages.
RosLYN, Aug. s.-Mrs. Clarence Maokay
took her seat In the local school board to-
night and made q short address to her
fellow members She said:
II do not want you to think, or tho pub
lie to think, az has been minated. that l
want to run this board or that It IL to be
dominated by Harbor Hill. want to
work for the best interests Of the school and
want you to help me as shall help you,
or try to. There has been 30 much talk
about me and about the school before the
election that want you all to thoroughly
understand my position. believe 1t Is
better for people Of the wealthy class to
help improve the public schools than to
spend their money! on yachts or parks or
private schools
"Much has been made Of my advocacy Of
manual training propose to advocate
nothing radical-simply that the girls be
taught to sew and do such useful thin gs, and
that the boys be taught to Use their hands
80 that when they turn to trades later their
hands will not be stran gers to use. As we
change teachers, az We will naturally in the
course Of time, want to see that the new
ones are Of the best and can teach those
things which should be taught and teach
them we'll. believe also that We should
have Ian guages taught. languages that will
come handy for boys In every day life, like
German or Italian, not dead Ian suages, but
live ones. We can do nothing unless we
work together and all help, and hope we
all will"
Mrs. Mackay did not conHne herself to
this address, which did not come until
toward the close OF the meeting. She
took an active part In the proceedings and
showed she had already obtained grasp on
affairs She was the frst member Of the
new board to appear. It was TBS O'Clock
when she reached the room whore the
meeting was to be held. She was almost
the first person present. A little later two
women arrived as spectators. One Of them
was Mrs Thompson, wife Of the gatekeeper
at Harbor Hill and the other Mrs. Quinn,
who lives opposite the gate house. Then
Justice Remsen appeared. He informally
presented Mrs. Maokay with resolutions
passed last night by the Republican Club
Of Roslyn. Of which her husband is the
president. She gave the Justice a message
of thanks for the club and stood chatting
with him some minutes.
Mrs. Mackay was dressed in dove colored
pongee suit with red hat. The old and new
members OF the board arrived in a bunch
about o'clock, looking and acting rather
uncertainty, and seemingly just wee bit
shy. DR.. Legs, one OF the retiring mem
bers, the man defeated by Mrs. Mackay,,
was secretary Of the old board, and he called
the meeting to order and read tho minutes
OF the last meeting OF the old board. He
then thanked the old members and started
away.
As he made for the door, seemingly bent
on making a quick trip, Mrs. Mackay with
the suspicion OF smile called after him:
wont you say goodnight before you go?'
DR.. Legs halted moment and replied:
Certainly, certainly, eh, goodnight.
He went.
DR.. Henry Bogart was chosen president.
Commissioner Ralph Tubby was chosen
to act az secretary. The other members
besides Mrs. Mackay are William A. Craft
and John F. Remsen.
Walter A. Hicks was elected collector
OF the school tax and Henry W. M. East
man treasurer Of the district.
Dr. Bogart asked for suggestions as to
what committees the members would like
to be on. 30 as TO be guided in forming
them. Mrs. Mackay asked that a COM
mttee on library be appointed and requested
a place on II.
DR.. Bogert spoke later about the money
available for school woEk and brought out
the fact that although State money had
been applied for none had been received.
Mrs. Mackey asked IL the district was en-
titled to some, and it being the impression
it was she closed the discussion with: 1Tn
find out about that. We want all that be-
longs to us.
She advocated the establishment Of q
library.
An addition to the school is being erected,
and Mrs. Mackey asked permission to use
one Of the rooms for children to eat In on
wet and stormy days. She said she would
fit it up for the purpose. She told of hav-
ing passed the school last winter in bad
weather and seeing the children standing
out of doors eating their lunches. room
was granted
She then asked permission to fix up
the room the meeting Wan being held in.
It wa, the teachers cloak ROOM She did
not think 1t properly fitted up and wanted
the teachers comfortable and promised not
to involve the district In expense and the
permission was given. She also proposed
that during recess and noon intermission
a teacher be required to be In the dressing
room. This rule will probably be made.
Mrs. Maokay said she had sought teachers
at those hours and had trouble In locating
one. She believed one should he there
so any one, especially the children. could
find her.
After the meeting Mrs. Mackay was met
by a carriage and driven to Harbor Hill.
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