The evening world., 1911-08-18
WOMAN TEACHER
INSISTS ON PAID
SCHOOL BOARD
Miss Grace G. Strachan Assails
the Arguments of State
Commissioner Draper.
ASKS SHARP QUESTIONS
Points Out That He Has Taken
No Part in Effort to Change
- Buffalo System.
ASKS SHARP QUESTIONS.

- 0racs c. strachsa sakss sxosp-
- - Ne opposition Of A. 9. DFapss.
oenes Commissioner Of Dduca4ion. -
~ establishment Of . paAd board q
souusNcn Tor the city Of New Yort. she
aVs ne believes in the paA board plan
. favored By Mayor oaynor. Miss
ohHahaa gsvss her vssws IN . isttsr 10
AOsmb1ynnan James A. Foley. one Of
- trainers Of the proposed new ohas.
S6mmissfoner Draper. Ness etraohan
~. u not Qualifsd to pass upon
sdAeoa ooudtAons IN Now York City. He
- he'd n qualifying experience with
- 0uhoo system OF New York C4ty Or
~ dty approximating New York in
pqpu.a3on.
~ points out that several Ar0s cities
- Cs4s country have paid boards Of
s1Dnation and shows that Boston elects
~ school board. Miss strachan qv,tss
~ 11om Mr.. Draper:
The management OF the schsCso
GAouid b free from p~artisanship End
municipal politics. An educational
aVstem cannot thrive niles II 10 free
fron the domination Of municipal
podi1ns.
srhds," ssvs Miss strachan. "is tho
u0al hlGh sounding ph~rassology used
N suoh discussions. which whom an,
aix1od evaporates int n~othingness. This
school system 10 the most !mportaSse
division Of the city government. and it<
administration - a duty 81 tho ofncials
"a 49, ,-h> ShaU NlaAa~1 a. AONltti.
Clans 'reformNs' or independents
which they should not neglect. directly
or indirectly. But what the force OF the
sbovo stateraonA 10 in discussion ! fell
to see.
APPOINTMENT POWER WOULD
STILL REST WITH MAYOR.
'rhs msmbers Of ehe present board
are appointed by the Mayor: the Nom
bsrs Of the paid board would be ap.
potnted BY the Mayor. Nj. Draper i'm
piles that paying tho members a saiAr,
VIII cause IN schools TO become In
yolved In ~'parttsanAhip and municipA
politics. u not this mere s~pesousAtior
ON his partf 10 Il not r that unds'
~ present plan Il has always been The
uustom for the leaders Of the politica
psrtiss to submit to the Mayor tn
nsmes Of candidates for tho Board o.
EAuoation. and 10 It not reasonable Il
bAieve that those positions eetns hon
orary,' Mayors ave often investigates
the merits and fitness of said candidate
less rigidly than II their appointment
involved the expenditure Of thousands o
doIlarr
.Furthermore. as the statement come
from the chief educational officer OF tn
state Il would appear he has appar
entity not been concerned about TIL
phase in the government Of the school,
Of the second largest city Of the State
Bunalo-where the schools are no closet
connected with partisan and municipa
politics that the City Superintendent o
schools 10 elected by the whole people
IKE the Mayor and other city o1scali
while the administration OF the school
involving expenditures OF moneys-sal
aries of teachers and 1anitors. purchas
of sites, erection of buildings-ls. sub
iect to the approval of the Mayor. i
control Of the Board of Aldermen
pirely political body? Has anyone eve
heard a speech or read a letter by Con-
missioner Draper in criticism OF thes
conditions?