New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-17
'STENOCRAPHERS MAY SUE
Saw Commissioner Of Education
Is Trying to NuIIify Law.
OBJECT TO EXAMINER
Want Action in Calling Into Be-
ing a Glass of Certified
Shorthand Reporters.

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The New York state StenographerS No
ISOLATION is contemplating legal proceeu'"e'
against Commissioner Andrew - D'"pc'
~ the state Board Of Education, on TIE
ground that he and Augustus = Do"ilihs'
First Assistant Commissioner. are trying u
nuIIify the statute passed by the Legs
llaturc of 1911 regulating shorthand report
ing. \ bill similar to the one passed was
introduced at the request OF the ASSOCIATION
at each session Of the Legislature lor SeN
eral wears but was always defeated uh'''
the session a year ago
Stenographers who have interested them-
selves in the subject point to letter writ
ton by commissioner Draper to one OF the
members Of the Board Of Regents as PROOF
that the Commissioner Is opposed 10 the
law and that without the authority or con-
sent of the board he and his first assistant
are doing what they can to delay its oPe'
alton.
The appointment OF Franklin w. Alien
for the three-year term as member Oh 'ho
board of examiners on the recommendation
Of Commissioner Draper and ms assistant
and against the wishes Of the members Oh
the association is pointed to as lhdlca''No
OF the unwillingness Of the state Depart
.ncnt Of Education TO work with them Inc
statute provides a person who mas receiN eu
from the Regents Of the University Cei
tifcate of his qualifications to practise as a
publjc shorthand reporter shall be styled a
certified shorthand reporter and that no
other person may assume or use the alb
breviation c. s r., indicating that the per-
son is a certified shorthand reporter.
The law provides that the regents shall
make rules for the examination OF persons
applying for certificates under the law con
sisting Of three examiners. and when atter
1914 shall consist only Of certified short
hand reporters.
The regents may charge such Zee as ~
necessary To meet the actual expenses OF
the examinations and may waive the eA-
animation Of any person possessing the re-
uuired qualifications who has been prac-
Using for three years as public shorthand
reporter, or is appointed as an Official Oy
any court in the state. who applies for such
certificate before June 80 Of this year The
act took effect June 80, 1911
The state association Of reporters was
invited 10 submit list OF eleven men out
OF which the three examiners wer" to be Sc
lcctcd. The association sent a list OF eleven
ex-preSidents. which included the name OF
Mr. Keller. an upstate stenographer, VINO
had aided I'm having the bill passed. MI
Kcllor's name was submitted by Commits
sioucr Draper 10 the regents for the three
year term but later he withdrew IT. and the
name Of Franklin W Allen was proposed
lie was then named by the regents. Tn"
members of the association protested
against this appointment. stating that Mr.
Allen had long been opposed To the bills in
PRODUCED IN behalf Of the association. Their
chief objection to his appointment was that
ne was not a shorthand reporter himself
but had been merely an employer ~ many
reporters.
In answer TO many protests by members
NJ the association commissioner Draper
wrote letter to ono NJ tho regents saying
in part:
have your favor Of December To- inclos-
INK number OF letters relating 10 the ap-
.Iolutm,nt II Franklin ". Allen as mem
her ~ tho examining board Of certified
shorthand reporters These letters are
really a great surpr's" 10 me, indeed, moth
Ing So surprising has occurred IN long
time Nou viii possibly recall al INC meet
Ing ~ the Board ~ Regents held August
CT / recommended three gentlemen tone Of
whom was Mr. Keller and not Mr.. Allen
for appointment 60 tH" board. Consider he
discussion followed 300 th" Board 81 Re-
gents
The point Of IL was that several members
Of the Board Of Regents wished Mr.. Allen
appointed. and I understood. perhaps with
out reason. that YOU were among them.
There was manifest I'm the board az least
enough unWillingueSs 10 approve my rec
concentration TO lead me 10 think n was