The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

to consider the adVlsaDiltN OF tOfnnk
| the association was forwarded.
Il was especially interested in what |
President Butler had to say as to the
! compensation OF teachers. All his points
| are true and well taken, but the fact
remains that the salaries or teachers are
| not yet what they should be. ! remember |
that when this society wat founded the
| largest salary In the state OF New Jersey
| was that gwen to the superintendent or
the schools at Plalnneld. $4,000 year.
! In this city the clerk OF the Board or
! Education had the highest salary In the
educational service and $4,000 year was
| the largest amount paid to any principal
"One OF the best things that President
! Wilson did as Governor OF New Jersey
was to have a bill put through the
Legislature there that the Commissioner
! OF Education should have a salary OF slO,-
900 year Every community should CON
| slider that the children are its best asset.
! and Il il only question Of time when mis-
! will be ~. why then should not those
| who are responsible for the development
OF these children have adequate compen-
sation financially
DR.. Cromwell then introduced Or. George
McAneny. President of the Board OF Al
dermen Of the city OF New York. in the
prophecy Of the witches In Macbeth
AN hail TO thee. McAneny. that shall be
King hereafter"
President McAneny replied to this sally
with words to sh- effect that In the city
government the hail Ia likely to be OF
bricks. or OF their counterpart In language
Then turning to the members lie said I'm
! part: you men stand for something
J Of the highest consequence, and your
affairs are Of deepest concern. Those or
us In the city government who think that
the present forty-six OF the Board Of Edu-
cation should become nine are going to
make strong tussle with the Legislature
to agree with us
While our ears and minds are open.
while We are prepared to 20 further In
vocational training and In industrial train
Ing. as Is Indicated by the plans already
instituted bv she Mayor. and while We are
getting better value out or our school
plants than ever before through the use
OF them as social and as leisure centres.
We are still open to suggestions. II any
. ~ you men has any Improvement which
| lie thinks warrants our consideration, re-
! member chat YOU will always have an
open ear at the city Hal az long as We
7 are there
: As citizens OF New York we are proud
! and Justly proud not merely Of our pub
lie schools but M well OF our private
, schools. Ii is vastly TO the credit or alt
! concerned THAI In such an organization as
his educators in both these importa mt
: fields work along together spiritually.
I'm very large sense we az the CiiN
I, Hall are schoo. masters ourselves In ,he
= sense that we run so many educational
, institutions. We manage. Tor instance. a
very successful college. | see In the cay
College great chance ahead In the train
.ng ~ men for the administration OF the
= city government and for the social work.
: which the city r. advancing. As one or
A the first fruits Of the Mayors new PA
&? for continuation schools, for examp''. Won
i will he interested TO know that only
v to-day great department store took
n ifty OF our Young men with the under
la.1g ENVsa-
e the dav may be spent In school in the
II pursuit OF their studies 1t seems to NE
,. that all social signs trend won I ,rfunv
r toward making evory kind OF service
x better"
IL The remarks Of John H. Finley. state
= Commissioner Of Education. were a phil
J. losophical exposition Of the thesis that
10 Nothing succeeds iia- a mar whose
n sntecedent incumbent becomes pre-
Il decessor" Most happily for the city
: College" ne said. IL hav. become pre-
e decessor. Will TO Or, Mezes what the
v college gave me OF good will which I had
% In trust. and what the city gave me OF
support. give to Or Mezes all | wa
= able to do to make the City College
= worthy Of him"
a. Dr. Mesess Remarks.
l. with this Introduction Or. Sidney Ed
Is ward Mezes the new president OF the
N College Of the city or New YORK mad
NJ his bow to fellow educators He re-
10 called from Esops fables the contss
IN between Zeus. Poseidon and Athene al
IN 10 which could make the most perfec
Ill thing Jupiter made man Neptune Q
- bun and Minerva house. Menus wher
n called to Judge first found fault viii
re the bull because his horns were not he
)u low his ewes so that he could see wha
We he was bu,ting next with man. because
We he had no window in his breast through
he which his inmost feelings might be de
rs cerned lastly with the house beca u.s.
d II was not set upon wheels. Then JoV'
n in majestic anger threw Menus from
y Heaven saying 1T will be time 10 crlti
ng else others when YOU have done som
MS good thing yourself" I have no dssir
OF to be thrown out from the heaven q
r. New York or from It's other parts.
w will therefore not attempt to say any
ne thing OF the relationship between tn
IL school. and tho colleges OF which I kno'
nothing and vet the Intimacy OF vhlc
=, hope to promote
eu 81 cannot accept DR. Finley's resigna
~ ton he will always he the third pres
ny dent OF the College OF the city OF Me-
ne York II has become what II is larEel
vi through E,s ten years OF Arm foundation
'e Not only has he expressed himself an
nc Impressed himself on the solid structur
"" Of those opening gates and In those sturd
ne walls he has also done so upon the nns
fabric OF the spirit OF the college, II
oI loyalty its Inspiration, the trained efre'
or tlveness OF those who carry on its puI
81 poses And 80 tonight, still claiming hin
oi We must give credit to him for what II
ny city College ia"
on The speaking concluded every ono joine
INK In AUD Lang Syne." and then broR
'st up into many informal groups which di'
cussed until a late hour the many rr
III, things OF the evening and Of the hlstor
'Iu OF the association.
so complete roster OF the 10 who wei
en- present would form a veritabls Who
us Who" OF educational authorities In an
m about New York. There were included Il
m presidents OF several others OF the loc
ms colleges, associate and district superb
'ol' tendents OF schools in New York cit
IN tho superintendents OF schools from Trei
70 ton, Yonkers. New Rochelle and nun
10 Der OF other neghborng towns. prime
pals Of high schools Ia and about n
ou' city and In Connecticut and New Jerse
ms and the head masters and Chef teache
err OF most OF the private schools 10 the
ION parts including representa- tivos OF La,