The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-23
MAYOR DARES
SCHOOL HEAD
T0RESlGNP0ST
Churchill RetOrts That
Mitchell Pays Too Much
Heed to Women.
MONEY FOR NIGHT
CLASSES NOW LIKELY


finally upon a window sill. turned its
gentle eyes momentarily toward the
group Of disputants within the chamber
and suddenly winged away in fright and
confusion.
For the tall Young Mayor of New
York. presiding over the most dgufed
and honorable board. was squarely upon
his feet. extraordinarily angry to all
the president of the Board OF Education.
Thomas W. Churchill to resign II Mr..
Churchill wasn't content with the way
the city administration runs things.
And Presiden; Churchill. smiling.
suave, but with sting in his voice. was
telling the tall young Mayor that he
mustn't get his Irish up; that he.
Churchill. didn't intend to resign by
long shot. hating the added dryly) to
leave the Mayor in the lurch, and that
Mr.. Mitchell 80 respected the women that
he took their word for anything.
Truly the meeting Of the Board OF
Estimate with President Churchill and
ing the board to find money to keep the
night high schools running until pecem-
ber l6 was no place for such symbols OF
peace and sweet amlty as the doves that
roost AT the City Hall. Hot words burned
the air. Insinuations lurked within In
nocently CARRIED phrases. The whole
chamber quivered with excitement. EN-
ira policemen hitched at their belts and
showed forward in the corridors. There
hadn't been such "A ruifliug of crcsts since
the unwise sought to beard Mayor Gay
nor as he sat in state among the city's
money providers.
ResOlutiOn BesOre Aldermen.
And yet the acrimony and the fling
OF personalities came out of a perfectly
commonplace situation and problem. The
Board of Education IL hard put to II to
keep the night high schools running until
December ls. schools that are very pop
ular and well attended. especially for the
courses in stenography and typewrlting.
A resolution is already before the
Board OF Aldermen for the purpose OF
providing necessary funds. but it was
necessary for President Churchill and
his aids to wait upon the Board OF Es-
timate yesterday TO obtain its concur
renee in the relief measure undertaken
by the Aldermen. and further to ask
the board to provide a temporary ex-
pedient .n the way OF keeping the night
high schools open for the immediate
present, According to Mr.. Churchill he
went before the board az the invitation
OF the Mayor and certainly not with any
notion Of provoking a fuss.
Possibly the presence in ana around
the board chamber of GOO students Of the
nsght high schools had sonnet hing 10 do
with increasing the tension. Certainly
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Mr. Churchill began the speechmaksng
with the statement that he had come
TO express tine need OF the department
of Education for s270,0o0 with which u
conduct the night high schools until De-
cember l6. Certainly " was impera-
lively necessary to have $i'O.OOO At
once In order that the schools might
he run until November ls, and sl2O.OOO
more would be required for expenses
to December ld
II desire to say that We have ourtailed
expenses in every way possible con-
t,nued President Churchill. eve have
vacancies in ,26O teachers places. We
have not been able to appoint a regular
teacher during the present year. We
have consolidated schools and increased
classes. We are in IA dsplorable state
~ we don't get this s270,000 We will
have to cut of the evening schools right
away,
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