New-York tribune., 1909-11-04
JOBS FOR WON EN-
CO-EDUC1TION BOARD
THE LATEST.
appointed Commissioners By
Mayor, Who May Be after
the Female Tote.

me r 6WGic j Ofc.
Mayor Mcclellan surprised the women
of New York last night by announcing
the appointment of three women as full
fedged Commissioners of the Board of
Education. They are Mrs. Helen Car
ro Robbins, of No. 1924 Fifth avenue:
Miss Olivia Leventritt, of No. 81 West
nth street. and Mrs. Alice l.. Post. of
No. 80 Bovine avenue, Flushing.
Coming the day after election. when
the hearts of the suffra gists were some
what troubled over the reflection that
only men. some of them very common.
had had part in the voting, the ap-
pointment of the three came as sort of
consolation prize AS Mayor Mcclellan
is young man, it was suggested that
one of these days he might get the solid
support of the women suffra gists for
Governor or President before he reached
the lean and sippered pantaloon"
period. Mrs Robbins is Roman Cath
olic. Miss Leventritt is a Jewess. a
daughter of ex-Justice Leventritt. Mrs.
Post is an Episcopalian, the wife of AL
fred 5. Post, of Flushing
DR.. William II. Maxwell City Super
intendent of Schools, when told of the
appointment of women as members of
the Board of Education said at his home
last night:
This marks the first time since the
formation of the greater city that a
woman has been appointed a school
commissioner. Just before the consoli-
dation into the greater city woman
served on the Brooklyn School Board
and did admirably. Women have done
admirable work as school commission
ers."
SPOKE AT PANkHURST MEETING.
Mrs. Robbins made a speech at the
Carnegie Hall meeting. recently held in
honor of Mrs. Pankhurst, the English
suffragette She refused to talk or be
seen about her appointment at her home
last night.
No better fortune awaited reporters
who called to see Miss Leventritt. At >
o'clock it was said at her home that she
would not be in until o'clock. At the
latter hour maid dispersed the appli-
cants by reporting that Miss Leven-
tritt is not in because she said she
wasn't in. Shure and theyse bin droves
iv rayporthers here, but what I'm telin'
yez ~ right"
When will she be in?"
"She won't be in because she's in now.
How can she come in whin she amt
| out? Will yez paze bate it? Out wild
yez.'
And as the reporters descended the
steps, she said "The NERVE of EN-
There was a chorus of giggles from be-
hind the stone steps.
Mrs Post said last night that she could
not confirm the report. as she had re-
ceived no notification from Mayor Nc
Clellan.
WATTS FOR NOTIFICATIONS.
Until I learn definitely from Mayor
Mcclellan that such an appointment has
been made I do not think it would be
right for me TO talk of it al ALL she said
Mrs Posts husband, Alfred S. Post. is
an invalid. They have four grown chill
dren in whose education Mrs Post has
always taken a keen personal interest
She has lived in Flushing for twenty five
wears 6Iltl ~ II prominent Ii'lhb'i otiN
worker of the Good Citizens League
| there
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. the suf-
! fraee leader. at her home. No. , West
! 8sth street said last night that she vas
| much gratified that the three women had
| Ieen appointed on the Board of Educa-
ton. despite the fact that they were not
the ones the suffragists had recommend
ed at their recent convention.
In addition TO the three named. the
| Mavor appointed Controller Metz and
| President MCGOWAN of the Board of Al
dern,ep as school commissioners. Both
have heen members Of tho board The
compIete official list of appointments fol-
lows:
MANHATTAN.
Fgerton l.. Winthrop il. reappointed,
tc,nI expires January 1. 1915,
Nicholas ]. Barrett, reappointed, term
expires January l. 1918
Patrick f. MCGOWdn. vice Louis
| Hasse. term expires January l. 1915.
Helen Carroll Robbins, No. 1884 Fifth
! .vanue vice Joseph n Francolini; term
expires January l, 1915
Tohn WhaIen. vice +. j. O'Donohue
! ,Gaces sedb: term expires January |. 1911.
Antonio Pisani. vice F. W. Crownin-
sbield (resisned): term expires January
Olivia L,eventritt. No. "a West 18th
strent vice Walter Alexander tdeccasedD; ;
term expires January !. 1914
THE BRONX.
NJ ] Sullivan. reappomted, term OK
hires January !. 1915.
BROOKLYN.
lanes r. Holland. reappointed; term
! eynires January l, 1915.
I r Thompson. reappointed; term eX-
pires January ]. 1915.
Herman a Metz. vice Edward Lam
zanslfv; term expires January l, 1915.
l nTTEENS