New-York tribune., 1908-04-08
CITY SCHOOL CHANGES
TO AVOID DUPLICATION.
Recommended By Commission IN
Signed Report to Mayor.

The report of the Mayors commission. suggest
ing changes in the government OF the schools ana
colleges of this city is all ready and has ths sig
natures of all but two Of the members The COM
mission was appointed to inquire into the SUBJECT
and report to the Mayor upon the practicaoih'y OF
bringing into closer and more efficient relationship
the institutions for collegiate special and SECONDARY
training maintained by the city, and or aVolaiaiS
duplication in their work and training
The cohesveness OF the present system VIII not
in the main be destroyed. although there VIII De
departmental divisions IL the recommendations dFe
carried out 1t Is recommended however. that the
preparatory departments OF the two colleges shail
be abolished as soon as the high schools begin 20
send any considerable number Of pupils TO them
Before giving the summing Up Of It's conclusions
the commission says:
board in control Of the colleges ana Ine ,raln IN.
ing schools on which representatives, OF Ins
Board of Education and with whom tAe pf PoSrl - -
superintendents shall so tar t3snt a. M co9perafton
teachers is concerned be IN LF+s tf7at
will preserve for the colleges all the oenents la
arate board and at the same time be exceedingly
helpful in bringing about unity IN &C aGuGn ,ia on TUG
part of all the governing educatlonaI oooieS-
1t was supposed that this report would IN ali
probab biiity prevent appointment Of PRESIDENT
for the Normal College, that the scheme OF reform
would make it unnecessary to nave Aedu W.
that designation. 1t decided, however dI ts'0
last meeting of the executive committee OF the
Normal College Of which Henry H Sherman Is
chairman, that George F Davis should De tH1
new president. and it will so report 20 Ihe D'dtN
of Education. Mr.. Sherman IS meTnoeE u Tic
Mayors commission
After giving an account Of It's investigations and
considerations the commission decided unanimously
to report follows:
/ The Normal College and the College OF the
City OF New York and the training 9 sCao9is 80
tess, to be known as The Board Of fo!.ese ,i5
be empowered [ provide such plan OF super
vision and instruction as might 70 II seem PES pes;
tal One under which tfe two constituent cGLesE
would continue with two plants. TWO presloehts
1b) one under which the two colleges. being re-
mote from each ether. as at present in their oulld
ings, would have one president Two deans ana
Cc) One under which both institutions would have
president executive staff and ultimately
one faculty; each constituent college having its own
For the immediate future the first OF the three
suggested plans appears to Us TO be the most
? In any statute drawn 10 carry out these recon-
mendations. it should oe Provided that he 5rain.
Of trustees Of tie college and OF the city sUperin-
8. As soon as the high schools begin TO send any
considerable number Of pupils 70 the two colleges
the preparatory department Of the two colleges
/ The requirements for admission 10 the fresh
College should equivalent 70 those for admission
TO the Leading colleges OF the country
in such . way that boys Or girls may be fitted
country in the least possible time
The raising Of the standard Of education IS one
Of the features Of the foregoing recommenda tons
mission, Egerton L Winthrop. jr-. relative Of
the Mayor; by Lee Kohns and James Byrnes rep
resenting the College OF the City Of New York and
Henry H Sherman. representing the Normal Col
lege. The other members Of The commission are
Herman Metz. the City Controller, and Patrick p
MCGOWAN. president Of the Board Of Aldermen. II
was said yesterday that the report would be signed
by them in few days. and would then go to the
Mayor who. II is expected. will approve ii without
question.
in he ofry iS
erned by three bodies. The Board Of Education
has supervision Of the elementary. high and teach
ers training schools the affairs OF the City College
are directed by board Of trustees and through an
executive committee and another board OF trustees
governs the Normal College. The Normal College
board is Identical with the Board OF Education but
has an entirely separate supervision and its meet
tngs are separate