New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-03
Ralance of Power Held by
Friends of Teacher
Mothers.
RAN PLACED ON
FACTIONS BY MAYOR
Two Women Named-Old
Members Ousted-Small-
er Body Favored.

IN appointing ten members OF the
posrd of Education, two of them wom-
=, Yesterday. Mayor Mitchell took a
,,.nd in favor of smaller board. At
II. same time he wrote 10 President
u,Apeny Of the Board of Aldermen,
chairman Of the charter committee Of
,bs Board of Estimate, suggesting
ia. they take up consideration Of
"a. educational chapter first, with the
,b;ec, Of obtaining from the next
legislature ian act which will estab-
l,h 4 small Board Of Education" and
tbs Mayor hoped, "a responsible execu-
ti,. in charge Of the business side OF
school affairs
OF the ten appointees 70 the board
eight are new. One was appointed to
,ske the place Of James K. Sullivan,
who died recently. Seven of the nine
members whose terms expired on jan
vary / were not reappointed. They
are Nicholas J. Barrett and Mrs. Ella
". Kramer, of Manhattan; the Rev.
Jsmss N. Farrsr, George c. Miller and
John R. Thompson, of Brooklyn; Mrs.
Alice Lee Post, Of Queens, and Michael
J. Sullivan, Of The Bronx.
Although some Of these had been in
the board for many years, it was be-
heved that it was not so much that
they we're of the old order in the
board-beesuse some Of them were not
as the fact that the Mayor wanted
bis own sppointees that caused him
to make such a clean sweep.
Favor Teacher-Mothers.
The Mayor said nothing as to the
ittitude Of the new members on the
tsseher-mother controversy, but mas
nueh as he fsvors liberal dealing with
such teachers, it is believed he picked
PERSONS who agreed with him in the
.atter. A majority of the new ap-
siatees, il was learned last night,
i.Fw the teaeher-mother idea.
Finest F. Eilert, one of the two old
Fsnbsrs Of the board resppointed,
roied against teacher-mothers. But
e was not resppointed for a full
term. The Mayor gave him the unex-
pred term Of James E. Sullivan, which
s three years. All the others we're
appointed for the full term of five
years.
The only other member reappointed
vas Egerton L. Winthrop, jr., who was
President Of the board for several
terms.
The appointments Of the Mayor fol-
lev;
Manhattan.
Paul Fuller, lawyer, recently sent by
President Wilson on a special mission
% Mexico TO report 70 him on the
Mexican situation.
Fsnklin H. Giddings, educator and
Professor Of sociology at Columbia
University.
Raymond B. Fosdick, formerly Com
aissloner Of Accounts.
Egerton L. Winthrop, jr., lawyer, re-
,ppohted, member Of the board since
Z. :. Eilert, reappoiIted, manufact-
~, actively interested in industrial
sduestion.
Brooklyn.
Louis Heston Pink, lawyer, social
'TWrHer, active in many public matters.
Mary Z. Dreier, former president of
- homen's Trade Union League,
-,woer state Factory Commission.
..ssIter h. Bennett, vice-president Of
" "Ameriean Exchange National Bank.
The Bronx.
nslen St Clair Mullan (Mrs. George
~ nwyer; A. B., Barnard College,
ynnis University, 1898; LII. B., New
~ University, 1901; member Local
k.Sl board 20; member of advisory
ue OF Mayor Gaynor's Terminal Mar
MConmission.
Queens.
WE z Benson, architect, Flushing;
n. ,eee Flushing Hospital, member of
y. cDofough Of Queens Committee Of
-. Sxy Club, student Of public school
,.tslohs and interested in modern
"''' OF vocational training.
Mitchell Bars Factions.
+. nsdng his first ppointments to
4, ooa'd Of Education the Mayor said
k'aSo sought above all else to avoid
ling up factionalism in the board.
s,;s u no room for di ion," ne
~. Seeording 20 any line Of cleay-
rs,, olhef than those of judgment in
h.,.s Of education and school af-
a,,su 1ass sought 70 name appointees f
Res,Y ,hkl.igenee AID ale.tness. TIE
ks,S ~ Education is the supervisory
go. N charge Of the administration
49,. eehools as a whole, but Is M [
AZ 70 its subordinate experts the
81, sqministrat on Of sci ool affairs.
49, sslesation, however, must be .
~ ssHcn which involves accountable
k.,S .hs part Of the experts TO the
VII shd eonformance by the experts
nr y,nsles laid down By the board. A
fs 80 ~ an executive board such as
h.;,s .;sSsia OF Education must have ca
hsrI. essl with experts, not arbi-
3sIv %. symp2thetically, not slav-
u =, .s ~ 'ntsliigently, not perfunctor-
n" se-operstiyely."