New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-09
SCHOOLS HERE RUN By
CROWD. SAYS MOORE
Yale Expert Declares Board
Needs Some One Head to
Pilot Ship.
"GET RID OF POLITICS"
TO Answer Mitohell's Questions
in Pamphlet-In Address
Reiterates Charges Of
Mismansgemsnt.

Professor Ernest C. Moore, OF fale
University. tho expert whose report or
the public school system here has caused
much controversy. delivered an address
last night from the platform OF the Pub.
lie Forum. at the Church Of the Ascen.
sion. Fifth avenue and 10th street. in the
course OF which he reiterated his old
charge and added 70 acousadons against
the city ofiicials In the administration o.
the schools.
One of the statements Professor Mosee
made was that there win shortly be 10
sued from the press four hundred page
book. Of which he 10 the author, entitled
How New York Schools Are Admins
tersd--A Constructive study" In this
book, he said. no will answer oil Of the
PAL questions that John Purroy Mitchell
President Of the Board Of Aldermen. In
sisted should be put to the school sxpsrts.
Among those who heard the addrsss
wsrs School Commissioners Nicholas J.
Barrett and Robert L. Harrison. Asso-
ciats Superintendent Edward L Stevens
and District Superintendent John p. Con.
roy These men later attended ths Dis.
oussion which followed Professor Moors's
talk IN tho lecture hall Of the church.
"eehseIs Not for PsrltIe'ans."
Il am reminded a. rise 70 speak -
night" said Professor Moore. "of . say-
ing Of Marcus Aurelius that life 10 more
like . wrestling match than . dance. ana
one BY Samuel McChord Crothsrs that
there are Q lot OF things soins on for
no other reason than that folk don't
know any better I hope and believe
that you will oonceds that II makes lot
Of difference TO the city how the schools.
with their 100 900 children Of different na-
tionsiities, are governed: that the laws
ought to be obeyed: that the schools exist
for the children and not for the polit'
clans or tho Board Of Education % any
body else, and that Investigated Of the
schools must BE- clean. have been a~ked
TO speak frankly here, and am goinG 70
do so: not from any feeling OF rancor, but
for the sake OF the great cause"
Professor Moore then Yscited the cir
oumstancss under which the Board OF Es-
tiriats authorized the investigation OF the
educational systan and the employment
Of experts. He told how william n.
Allen, OF tho Bureau OF Municipal Re-
search, went 70 him and asked him to
head the experts.
Continuing. he said:
I want TO point out that there hs~
been gross Encouragement Of the sdu.
cauona department. whom an enemy OF
the school system was sent 70 have
charge OF its investigation; that there
was gross mismauagement In connection
with tho investigation all the way
through and With the disposition OF the
Jected In connection with this invessiga-
ton. Furthermore. there has been serf-
Gus Interference with the Board OF Edu-
cation The charter has been violated ~
TO the raising OF money for educatio q
officials.
Says Ship Needs q Pilst.
Tho Board Of Education consists Of
forty.tk very good persons. who give
very literally Of their time to their work,
but the system 10 very bad. The board
lacks unity. and the members fall to
ing. II Is administration By crowd.
Tho board needs a fensral manager:
our report WAS rejected at tho city Hall
have been over to London. spd have
found there q sort OF general o1lcer has
been put in charge OF the school affairs.
want to say that our report was not
really rejected. but was accepted By my
chief. The committee Of the Board Of
Estimate at the City Hall declined 10
print Il. for their own reasons. but the
substance OF It will all be out IN . few
days"
Here the speaker made his announce
ment about the new book which ia 70 deal
comprehensiveiy with the subject matter
OF tho experts report. Professor Moore
added:
1T won't do 10 let the City Hall uu-
thorines have control OF the schools. II
they DO they'll have control Of the next
generation. The School Department must
DO free. AZ present the schools are next
TO the political government but the time
10 going to come whom they Will be free.
They must be free"