The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-30
CLASH ON SMALLER
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Proposal TO Reduce Number T.,
81 Is Endorsed by Vote
Of 22 to 16.
C~HURCHlLL'S FIGHT N\Iy

The first clash between tho N'i,.h.,
and Churchill factions in tho Board ~.
Education since the annual election o.,
February : came yesterday a, a speei,i
meeting called ny William q WiIco,
president. to discuss the terms O, .,
Lockwood kincaid bill. recently ,r,,o.
duced at Albany by Senator L~ockwcoi
Of Brooklyn and Assembly man Kinca
of Syracuse.
The bill was drafted ny Or Thom,,
r. Fncsan. deputy state Supcrin,endeo,
OF Education, and though no, at A.,
accepted by the city administration NJ.
since been approved by Mayor Mi.chs,
Among it's provisions Ia the cutting dow,
Of the Board Of Education from its pre-,
en-; membership OF forty six 70 twenty.
one.
The resolution favorinS that ..r.'o,
! OF The bill was forced through the Roa-,
81 Education yesterday despite the or,,.
sition of the anti-adrninistrattou forces
led by Thomas ". Churchill. FORM
| DTCSlucIt VI lH" DptT0s W men INC res-
luton was read President Wilcox yars.
for a vote and was putting the question
when Mr.. churchill d demanded ,h,. 'he,
he a discussion Of its measures 1e TOP.
the board.
Mr.. Churchill then asked that m a.
zion be taken and read a telegram from
Albany saying that the general hca-re
on education had been indefinitely post.
poned in the legislature aud 'ha. -
immediate action az needed He asked
tina, the matter he referred 20 the com.
mittco on bylaws and legislation for .
report. as non had Yet been received
at is a rank waste of time. sad Va
| Churchill. debating on Il measure taA
is honeycontbed with error and Is ce-.
tain OF defeat. would like To- know
the reason for the members ~ tbs
board wanting the number fixed a. taen.
ty-one. II II because DR.. Fiu.gau sa,s
twenty-one and We mus follow Ike
sheep" There Is no good reason Tor that
number. and this is simply a fac'ionl
thing Mr.. Martin. now So much :
favor of twenty-one. told me rot lcfs
ago that he knew OF no reason why re
| number should he reduced. \ iar.A
board will he a better board The pre-.
ent number has been in force for a nun.
Der of years and there hat been no bio,
on our escutcheon. For,y.s.A Is to
large a number TO have in on COZ
spiracy."
Mr. Martin spoke in defence o. h..
attitude. saying he had never made ~
statement attributed TO him by NJ
Churchill. and that he was in favor q,
n small board because he thought n.
quality OF the members would be In.
proved.
George j. Gillespie. a supporte- ~ the
Churchill faction and its candidate TO-
the presidency until the day o. the ee
ton, whe Mr.. Churchill requested thf'
he withdraw from the impending de'ea,
said the board had no right 10 vote ~
the question. as the bylaws coin'ni''''
had made no report. lie was rule
down hy President Wilcox. who ORDERED
"A vote taken.
Mr.. Churchill then passed TO the SCI.
rotary Il request signed by six members
asking that the matter be laid over, 6I'
President Wilcox again called for a
roll call and John Martins rcspu'ior
favoring the passage OF h bill and f..
dorsing the measure TO cut dow tie
Board OF Education was passed. ly q
vote Of 20 TO l6.
Morton stein Of the Churchill faction
then introduced a resolution - vacate
the ole already passed.
There has never been sucn .
despicablc exhibition OF politics seen q,
this floor" said Mr.. stein. You rule
that the Lockwood-kincaid hill shou
be considered item by item, and 20
YOU. Mr.. Chairman. are about - a.
juurn the other measures untll the
ture. ! demand that the meeting g. =
and ! introduce "A resolution ~denaCt'-s
that the last resolution no res lrdet'
John Harrison Of the Mi''bb furc-s
introduced a counter resolution a.
jpurniug the hearing Of IN" other i'eT'
IN the hill until nsN Wednesday '"'o's
action had been taken on NJ S't''
resolution Mr. Churchill d"wi-d't
that Mr.. STEMS resolution ne voted -
and the Mitchell forces IN rN'l call vo''t
To lay Il OF the table until to new
meeting
Mr.. Harrisor's motion to pos'ro-A
consideration of the other items We
then put to n vote and carr 81 nv
to l..
The teachers pension hill ais, -"
duced ~ the Legislature lv - '''I
Lockwood ard .AsscmUlNmaU knc'
was discussed II approved We '
stipulation that any amcrdme"' 1g"'
upon 10y tho conference or p"rs,u's t
the Mayors pension commission rpsN'
ing optional entrance Of a"v totc'f''
| lac DnnrAkpl If nru,sf! s,l