New-York tribune., 1905-02-07
Fl. N. Tiff REELECTED.
TELLS OF SCHOOL POLICY.
Revised BOokkeeping-Nezc 1'ruant
SchooL-KeJIey Vice-President.

commissioner Henry N. was re-e4eCIcO So-
terday evening TO the presidency or the Board OF
Education by a unanimous vote. The expected
opposition from the followers OF Abraham Stern
the leader OF the minority not forthcoming.
MIR. Tt1t's put before the board by
Commissioner N. Dwight Collier. who nominated
him at the November meeting, when he was
chosen to I'LL the unexpred term OF the late Henry
A. Rogers. The nomination seconded by
Conmissioners Jackson and Adams. After Com
missioners John c. Kelley and Richard H. Adams
had escorted Mr.. Tiff to the chair he thanked
the board. He also said:
If was gratiied two months ago. when you
placed me In this position. I am doubly gratifed
you have had chance to learn all about me.
think that you are convinced that mean to do
faSo9 S S9e' fsaFesSiy and De the president OF no
coming year. We should revise methods OF
now, but because they should show facts that
would give us clear s insight into the correlation
have in mind legislation that would cause our
funds to keep pace with the increase in the school
attendance, We need a large building that would
meet all the requirements Of a supply depart
we should consider the subject Of breakfastIess
children. do not believe that there is so great a
number as is reported. Men high In charity work
an9ions fo do aWav With emotonaI cargy are
hope that the board will nave the time to discover
the truth.
After MIR. Tiftts address John @ Kelley was
nominated for the presidency on behalf OF a
majority OF the members from Brooklyn. and Com
missioner Wingate, behalf Of the minority, nom
mated John Greene On the second ballot Mr.. KEEL
ley was elected. 26 to L.
struggle resulted from the request of the
Brooklyn Sunday School Union and other similar
organizations OF that borough that the schools be
closed the afternoon of June that the children
might parade, this date had ben set aside as
Anniversary Day. The Elementary School Commit
tee refused the request. and Commissioner Hark-
ness who is a Sunday school superintendent. told
the board that the day was an institution hun
dred years old, and which had always been re-
spected by the Brooklyn board. He believed that
ons hundred and twsnty-1ve thousand children
would march.
The board sustained its committee Thersupon
Mr. Hardness declared that the commissioners were
'ungraoious" The board decided. p to 10. that it
could not Close the schools for that purpose. Sat-
urdEy could have been chosen, it was said. In the
minority several Catholics
The BILL which provides that the Board OF Alder
must each year set aside amount for the
schools that would be regulated IN proportion to the
advance in the school attendance was laid on the
table 1t was brought before the board by Chair
Lumnis OF the Committee on Finance. AZ
terward he resigned his office
Gustave Hartman. formerly a teacher in Public
School No. 1SS. Manhattan. now an Assernblyraan n
from district of the East Side will get no leave
absence for the coming year while he is in Albany
Hartman has been q Republican leader for several
years; ne mas brought oeIore the legislature bill
given to the Board OF Education from every dollar
OF taxed property, real and personal, should be
raised TO three and one-half mills. a difference Of
- coo a year.
1t was decided that committee OF five should bs
appointed to investigate the report OF seventy
thousand breakfastless children and to make rec
ommendations
After long secret session it was decided to
postpone the election OF a SUCCESSOR to Associate
City Superintendent Algernon s Eiggins for one
year. Mr. Higgins, who has served the city for
twenty-six years, charged with inefficiency.
The committee buildings has drawn up a re-
port, which will be sent 10 the Board OF Estimate
asking for S12737 751 OF this amount the COMMITTEES
wants S. 800 Immediately for new sizes Later n
desires $4,000 for improving sites. S6,sOSOsO for
schools TO be built sites under consideration
goo for improving sites under consideration
s50000 for the site and the construction OF tech
nical girls high school for ManhattaA
s167s.5T1 for school equipment. It has on hand
less than 500 coo.