The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
ROCKING MAXWELL OF POWER,
,.orcArION hoard DISPLEASED
uTH SUPERINTENDENT'

,o,,,,l COLLEGES tdthority TO Grant Teach-
er. Licenses threatened From Albany
,rer Comrt. Had Oyerruled DR. Max
,cu-Ilc Hoard Lays This &C Him.
TIN very existence o. the Normal COL
,.-a.at stake. said ommissioner Stern
-, m..,,r1 Of tie Board OF Education
....,,r.tv IF the state Commissioner al
ta,,,r.o succeeds in the proceedings
~ so has begun at Albany that will be
ia e.tinr.nE Of the attempt 20 KID the
,,,,,,. college the only institution IN the
H. elere the chic OF the poor can
~. che necessary training for teachers.
Shs-o are ooo girls now Oh the college rolls
fsr a teachers license.
resolution was read expressing the
oo,ion II the board that the State Com
missioner II Education should not revoke
he aooroyal Of the course Of studies Of the
,.orr,.I College. The Commissioner has
summoned the trustees Of the college 20
,rrsar p Albany and show cause why he
should net dlsapprove.
Tho supreme Court some time ago de-
cdsd that a girl who graduated from the
T,rna, College in 1903 was entitled TO o
,,,c-e-- license. said Mr. Stern. 1t
,rssa test case There are l2e other girl
graduates and City Superintendent Maxwell
Sa,ted US to appeal the case 10 higher
oayrt We had no cause 10 appeal, and the
cifv Superintendent took umbTage and
carried the matter to Albany Wouldn
&, have been squarer. more like man, TO
core Before the board Of trustees instead
NJ writing 10 the State Commissioner,
b,.rerlg complaining Of the Normal College2
Gan behonesty deny that he instigated the
,-.oesdipg, at Albany He knew in his
hear, that he was not replying candidly
vben he was asked II he had communicated
with the State Department Of Education
and said no II is not fair for the State
Commissioner to withdraw his approval
snd for61 tho college TO grant teachers
licenses
SUP, Maxwell had been invited to be
present. and he got up and said that most
n Mr. Stems speech was irrelevant to the
resolution q" If I 70 too far in replying 10
Mr. Stern YOU may call me to order ne
ven, on He said the Normal College
was the only institution where the children
n me poor could be made teachers. Does
he expect the public 20 believe that! Doe
he himself believe il? | never suggested
or i-sflrated m, cause Of action Of the state
Commissioner referred to. A good lawyer
did te. ne that there " re good grounds on
which ~ appcal the Case decided against
rs In the Supreme Court did call the
state Commissioners attention to that.
Ialways gave an the assistance IN my power
10 the executive committee OF the Normal
College
Dr. Maxwell went on talking. and Mr.
Mann finally Interrupted. and said
-He Is wandering from the question
think he has gone 10 the limit OF our
patience
Chairman Tilt called the city superin-
tendent to order and Dr. Maxwell sat down
aad said no mCre Dr. Hunter, president
Of the Normal College, got M and said h'
would lse 20 reply 20 some OF lhe rn!ssiate
nrnts which ne said. the City SuperIn
tendent had made. lie was allowed 70 dc
50
The resolution was finally adopted
Mr. Schmitt introduced another resolu
ton calling on tho City Superintendent e
grant teachers licenses 10 the 10 graduate
whose standing was the same as the cast
decided fayoratiy IN court.
This Is the FIRST time IN my educatona
experience that an attempt has been mad
to cacrce me SAID Or Maxwell "Not
nre establishing a b 10 precedent
enother was introduced asking the by law.
oornrltree 70 draft an amendment cGrtail
ing ,he city Superintendent powers II
con ac'inc examinations. This. too, wa:
carrie.