New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Four Members of Board of
Education Said to Favor
Him as Superintendent
Vote Likely Next Week
His Selection After Deadlock
of Three Months Would
Be Triumph for Hylan


superntendency of the New York City
schools promises to end next Monday
or Wednesday, when, according to the
rumors at yesterdays midweek meet
ing Of the Board of Education, DR..
William l.. Ettinger will be elected.
Friends of DR.. Ettinger, who is an as
sociate superintendent, said he had
four votes pledged to him, against
three for DR.. Edward B. Shallow. DR..
Shadows friends, while not giving out
any figures, insisted that he would BIZ
elected
The lineup, according to DR.. Et-
fingers friends, is: For Ettinger-
George j. Ryan, Mrs. Emma l.. Muir
ray, Vice Presider Frank D. Wilsey,
Aiming S. Prall. For Shallow osepn
Yeska, Mrs. Ruth F. Russell, President
Arthur S. Somers.
The story current was that the show
ing down of hands was made at a secret
meeting of the Board of Education on
Monday. The possibility Of obtaining
an educator of national prominence.
doned by the board because of Mayor
Hylan's objections to selecting any
man, no matter how we'll fitted, whv
was not in the city's school system.
Triumph for Mayor Hylan
Should Dr. Ettinger be elected, it
will be personal triumph, in the
who has persistently frowned upon the
efforts of those who want to see al.
educator of national prominence placed
at the head Of the city's school system.
At yesterdays meeting of the boaro,
at the request Of Frank Mathewson,
educational inspector of New York and
New Jersey for the War Department,
President Somers and DR.. Ettinge.
were empowered to make an exhaustive
tional, pro-vocational and technical
high schools and place them. together
with a full statement of their capac
ties. at the disposal of the government
for the intensive training of army me-
chancs.
"The result" said President Som.
mers, "will be that our vocational
schools will betransformed practically
into barracks during July and August"
"Thc government is now in need of
$4,000 highly skilled men for mechani-
Soi WI III L lduNC' We plcOdDIy Call
take care Of at least 4,500 here. The
men will sleep, eat, drill and study in
the school buildings.
Schools to Teach Men
"The nstructon--which will extend
through eight hours a day. six days in
the week will be under the immedi-
ate direction Of the school organza-
ton; but all else discipline, drilling,
recreation-will remain under the su-
pervision Of regular army officers, one
OF whom will be assigned to every
squad of eighty men,"
The instruction which the city can
offer the enlisted men will include
courses in automobile mechanics.
forge. sheet metal and electrical work, |
machine shop practice, carpentry and
plumbing and pipetitting. In return for
this instruction, with lodging, ration
ing and provision OF suitable grounds
FOR drilling and recreation, the govern
ment is prepared to pay the city S1.70 /
a day per man. President Somers said |
last night a formal contract on this
basis would be entered into as soon as
the survey of the schools capacities
was completed.
War work also was discussed in
PRESIDENT Somerss report on the recent
activities of school children and teach
ers. Besldes having raised more than
Z3'oo0,000 for the third Liberty Loan.
ne announced, sum Of $16,O96.9S has
been donated by the children to the
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