The sun., 1915-05-25
MRS. DUNPHY HEARS
HER FATE TO-DAY
Report Accused Head of Ran.
dall's Island Will BE
Dismissed.
SUCCESSOR NOT CHOSEN

Mrs. Mary c. Dunphv. supcrIr.rt.,.
Of the children's hospitals and s...ut.
on Randall's Island. who wl- ...
pended under charges on March p u..
receive by special mossoruu t.
morning the findings Of pcm', r..-.
ties Commissioner Henry G. Wrrl. D..
fore whom her case was heard or Ma,
II after she had obtained nine adjourn.
ments.
It Ia understood thar the decision t,.r
be adverse to Mrs Dunphy ami ..,
she will be removed from office Iy.
Board OF Education failed three t..ros
to act on her application for rc'iremtr,
and she will therefore go out OF serv,r.
without "A pension. Mrs blnprv toni
up work at Randalrs Island "a
teacher forty-sevcn years ago and ,o-
more than twenty years she has bean
in charge OF the institutions there
She has paid the required pcreen'ag.
Of her total salary into tho Board n.
Educations pension fund FOR manv
years Opposition 70 tho grant n, 4
pension was based or the contention thai
charges were pending against her ana
that II Commissioner Kirrshurv removed
her she would not hc entitled ~ ore
II is possible that Instead of r.
guessing the civil Service Commission
to hold an examination at which her
successor may he selected Cha a-''l.s
Commissioner John A. Kingshury will
be induced to ask the commission 20 per
nit tho installation az superintende-'
of some recognized expert In in.,i.u.
tional work In New York or Soma o,h.-
son whose ability would peculiarly n,
him or her for the position Tho hos
pitfalls and schools on tho island, which
care for imbeciles and other mentally
defective children. are the biggest In tho
country, and the Commissioner sayg
that he wants 10 make them tho hest
The Civil Service Commission has al.
ready been requested TO hold ar ey.
animation for deputy Superintendent
This position was held by Max N.ko'a.
Charges were preferred against him
but he was not around when an a.,
tempt was made to serve them. an
he was removed
Much has been said 10 the e~ec, ma.
the State Board Of Charities hrougA'
about the inquiry into conditions In g..
Department Of Public Charities hAcars.
OF the effort Of Charities Commis>.orsr
kingsbury TO get rid OF Mrs purphv e..
superintendent. and certain char.
workers have expressed the opinion .h-
the real object OF the inquiry T. 20 A.
TO the difficulties OF the Commission4-
- time when he is trying 70 Improve
the institutions on the island
The only reason why the special ro-..
mittee OF this board Is examining GOV
d!t!ons at Randal!s Island" Rohe-; W
Hebberd. secretary os the state Board ot
Charities. said yesterday. "is hecau..
Commissioner Kingsbury has s'a'aI TIA.
terrible conditions OF !nhuuafl'v We.
TO his knowledge IN existence 't.ra
months and that he did not rl.se g..
hand 10 correct them because le aesr,.
10 fasten responsibility on the sI0a-
tendent This seems - us almost ..
credible, particularly as no evi1ar..
whatever has been shown 20 any .,
that any such conditions have ac,la.
existed
The only witness who claims = kro
- such conditions II said 20 have 8.
measles. When he RECEIVERS svu-ar.
We VIII probably hear him :. .A-
Tho present superintendent IS ..-.rt ,
ts.ls board has absolutely no 'r.atas.
tic case. She Is probably abe ct. p"
her own battles"
The State Board inquiry will be
tlnLed tomorrow afternoon