New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
BOARD Of EDUCATION
ASSERTS INDEPENDENCE
Members Pleased by Attack on
the Bureau of Municipal
Research.
DECIDES TO PRINT SPEECH
John Martin Calls School In
curry Committees Report
a Mass of False
Statements.

The Board of Education listened yes
,erday TO a severe arraignment OF the
BOARD OF Estimate and the Bureau Oh
Municipal Research by john Mar'ii.'
When the speaker had. finished Arthur D
Somers arose and offered resolution u
have the speech printed for the "edinca-
ton Of the public" The motion was car
ried unanimously.
There was unmistakable glee among the
members Of the board when Commissioner
Martin sarcastically referred to the bu-
reau Of Municipal Research as an ad-
,unct" of the Board Of Estimate. Broad
smiles wreathed all faces when he calieu
the school inquiry committee creature
Of the Bureau of Municipal research
Mr. Martins speech was plea 10 thio"
off the shackles of the Board OF Esulha'e'
.Jt is time for the Board OF Educatlon
10 make a declaration OF independence
declared the speaker. For decaues peo
nile have tried to keep education free from
politics VIII this board be SO supihe do
20 lat the schools of New York City De
Centralized by q political body? The BOARD
OF Estimate is political oody' 10
time for the Board OF Education 10 s'ahu
ND for its rights"
Mr. Martin said that on the advice OF
an amateur investigator" who was an
employe Of the Bureau OF Municlpai ne
search tho Board of Estimate has cur
called 70 the extent of $4,000 the appro-
nriation for evening elementary schools
for next year.
AN employe Of the Bureau Of Municipal
Research has the audacity to say that
evening classes in the elementary schools
are not to be held where there are fewer
than twenty-eight pupils" SAID the
sneaker. 1.-THE Board of Estimate on that
mans authority compelled the Board OF
Education to accept his views on the
evening elementary schools"
Mr. Martin called the report brought
ont by the school inquiry committee in
oriticisn Of DIR. Moore's report a mass OF
false statements.
He introduced the following resolution
which was passed unanimously:
Resolved. That the finance and other
committees OF this board are hereby IN,
structed that they should not regard
themselves as bound by the segregation
Nv the action of the Board of Estimate,
with reference TO the distribution or the
total sum appropriated for school pur-
poses
Mr.. Martins remarks did not end the
TRADE against the Bureau of Municipal
Research. Nicholas J. Barrett found
that there was a "joker"-a most seri-
GUS one, he considered tin regard 10
appropriations in the budget for the &C
counting force and the force for EN-
cheney, affecting total of $4,000.
Abraham Stern, who said he never
liked 10 pass up money, thought now
ever. that something should be done De-
fore this amount was accepted
There's a niger in the fence some
whore said Mr.. Stern. HE is probably
IN the Bureau of Municipal Research,
too and is as black as they make EN-
The board roared with laughter.
"Tbe Board Of Education should meet
this Niger" said Mr.. Stern.
Finally a resolution was supmllteu
and adopted to have committee Oh
three 10 confer with the proper author-
tiles. although the audible murmur from
dozen board members said IL shoulo Oe
with the mysterious niger.
The board of superintendent was IN
structed to make arrangements win the
American Museum of Safety for coop
Grafton for the purpose Of reducing the
YEARLY loss of life among school chill
dren. Associate superintendent Strau-
benmuller. in a report to the board OF
superintendents on this subject saiu
that during the first nine months OF the
present year 500 persons were killed IN
the streets of this city. the greater num-
Der OF whom were school children
number of states. 1t was pointed OUT
had taken UP the matter. as had Euro
pean countries. ,or
The board did not approve OF a plan
Of Or. c. Ward Champion. director %
physical training, to have liquld sosP
and Individual towels furnished to the
$4,000 children now enrolled IN .ne
schools 1t would cost $1,000 Tor sop
and the towels would cost s6Ve,ooo'
There was no single laundry, II was re
ported, that could handle such mass Oh
towels,