New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
BOARD Of EDUCATION
| HONORS BRAVE TEACHER
May Draw Pay for Absences. as
He Was Hurt Saving Child
from Car.
COMMITTEES SHAKEN UP
Churchill Replaces All but Four
Chairmen, and Tries to
Expedite Business of
the Meeting.

Because OF injuries received while saw
ing the life of a child. Fred g. Mac
donald. a teacher in Public School ~. in
Brooklyn. may lose his sight. The Board
Of Education. informed Yesterday OF the
plight OF the teacher. passed a resolution
that any and all absence; in his case
should be excused with pay during the
present year. The provisions Of the by
laws inconsistent with such a procedure
were suspended by the boards action,
which was unanimous.
The board was informed that Mr.. Mac
donald's spine was injured when he saved
a child from being crushed under a
s;reetcar I'm Brooklyn at the risk Of his
own life. II is this injury to his spine
which threatens blindness. Joseph Baron
jess said the teacher was an honor to the
schools
Thomas W. Churchill. president Of the
for what he considered their waste OF
time over a trivial matter. 1T arose from
a discussion about An entertainment to be
held al the Washington Irving High
School. the progra NINE for which had not.
70 all intents, been passed on by the COM
mittee on high schools There was con-
siderable wrangling. in which Patrick +.
MCGOWAN played a leading role. and
eventually the board decided to have the
committee revise the programme.
The new president showed his intention
In expedite matters by refusing 10 call
the board TO order until all the tardy
members had come in from committee
rooms. Several times during the meeting
he insisted on quiet while motions were
being put. In nothing. however did he
shake up the board more than in his
wholesale committee changes. announced
yesterday. Only -four of the chairmen Of
fifteen committees keep their old places.
These four are John Greene. of the
finance committee Abraham Stern Of the
elementary schools committee: General
George W. Wingate. of the committee on
athletics. and Egerton l.. Winthrop. ir..
the retiring president. Of the executive
committee 81 Normal college.
The "progressivos" are IN full control.
When suggestions were made that some
OF the old committees were necessarily
unable TO rclinquish th1ir work on specia!
matters At tho present time. the preSidon.
said in no uncertain words that the new
committees were To handle such matters
and would. OF course. be glad TO consult
with the old committeeman.
The board passed a resolution condemn
ing the action OF persons who have gone
10 Albany to try TO pas a bill depriVng
the board OF a size between First ana
Second avenues. and running from 9th 10
csth street. which II had secured tive
years ago for school depository, but
which certain OF organizations now maintain
should be n playground. The board will
taks steps To oppose IL.
The board adopted a report OF the COM
mlttee on special schools pertaining 10
compulsory education and The magistrates
courts Among other :hngs 1t provides
that 10 child under the age Of ten years
shall be taken TO the children's Court on
a charge of truancy. No child shall BE-
taken to the court tor truancy until a
review Of the case. including the re-
por. of the physician. shall have been
submitted To and approved by tho asso-
ciat. superintendent III charge OF inc al
minstraton OF the compulsory education
law.
The president interrupted the remarks
of Mr. Barondess when he thought the
latter was giving the board jiatr.be on
tn. benefits Of unions In discu. sing the
case OF some srieyns janitors. NJ
Churchill said perhaps oil the members
had their views on trade unioaism. inter-
esting. no doubt. but any remarks AT the
time were irrelevant. To this Mr.. Bar
ondcss replied:
People might not think ! am alive. but
know | am"
The latter remark Was not disputed and
the meeting continued on to the end of tho
calendar.