New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-19
Discover Opponents on
Committee Picked to
Probe Question.
FEAR RESULT WILL
PUT BAN ON STORK
DR.. Vile and Miss Draper Not
Named as Investigators, to
Dismay of Miss ROdman.

Teacher mother advocates were dis
appointed yesterday when the names
OF the special committee OF the Board
Of Education 10 investigate their ques-
ton became known. Only two OF the
seven members of the new teacher
mother committee will be in favor OF
the granting Of lcayes of absence TO
women teachers who are 70 become
mothers, Judging from their past
record on the subject. Miss Olivlh
Leventritt and Joseph Barondoss are
the only teacher-mother advocates
whose names were mentioned yester-
day as members Of the new committee
Others known to be members are
Frank d. Wisey, Mrs. Christine Towns
and Mrs. Ella w. Kramer. Mr.. Wilsey,
il is said, will be chairman OF the COM
mittee.
Only five members, it is said, were
selected yesterday, but IT is asserted
that the other two undoubtedly would
be chosen from the bylaws committee
This body voted against the teacher
mother question in the past. Ihey
we're Chairman Stein end Commission,
ers Cosgrove, Gillespie, Harrison ana
Mann.
At the meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation last week, at which MIS- Loid
NJ Wagner was refused leave Of ABB
sence and at which the motion TO ap-
point the special committee was passed,
an effort was made at FIRST to turn the
matter over to the bylaws committee
The teacher-mother advocates protest
cd so vigorously against this action
- Lrr1o
known 10 be opposed TO the SUBJECT
that the board finally consented to APP
noint n special committee. Mr.. ia.
rondess led the fight for the speclal
committee.
The teacher-mothor enthusiasts were
especiallv disappointed last night thet
their two best friends, DR.. Ira ;. Nlle
and Miss Draper. were not appointed
"a The committee. IL was Miss Draper
who was responsible for having women
amounted to the committee. She MADE
"a eDecial motion to that effect at the
board meeting.
OF the women whose names we're
mentioned yesterday only one IS on
the side of the teacher-mothers. This
is Miss Leventritt, who has been IN
favor of granting the desired leave OF
absence since the first time the ques-
tion came before the board.
Miss Henrietta Rodman, Leader OF
the teacher-mother advocates, had lltue
10 saw last night when she heard about
the committee, except that she was
much surprised that DR.. Vile had lot
been made a member:
Il am wondering what are the quail
fcations for membership on that com
mittee." she said. 81 cannot under
starHd why the one member of the board
who is most versed in this question
should have been omitted from the
committee. DR.. Vile has made eXten-
sive investigations in the matter hav.
ING written TO the superintendents OF
schools in every state in the Union
asking them how they handled this
problem. From large majority ne
received favorable replies
Another teacher-mother adherent ex-
pressed the opinion that the new com
mittee would probably adopt dllatory
proceedings until after some indica.
tons as TO the tone Of Commissioner Of
Education Finleys decision on the con
troyersy. On the other hand, Commits
sioner Wilsey said that the committee
would act as quickly as possible, be
cause they, Iike everybody else" were
getting tired of the subject.