New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
summary of Tribune Poll
Furnishes Data to Aid
in Selection
seventy-eight Give
Reasons for Choice
Earnestness and Indepen-
dence Shown by Core
spondents

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education in the country in
s-der to gather data as to the can
;:idates and potential candidates for
lie superintendency of the New
lgk City schools.
1t argued that for a highly re-
sensible and important position one
rstgrally desires the best man; and
nat one way to find out who is the
lest man is to ask the people who
nov. And in any case it seemed
desirable that the people of New
Yark should have some knowledge
If the situation.
The canvass had two chief pur-
ruses. To discover who, in the opin-
m Of those competent to Judge, is
he best fitted man in the country for
the New York superintendency; and
ndiscover in the same way which of
the local talents is best fitted, if the
.toice is to be confined to them.
Accordingly the QUESTIONABLE, the
Eults of which were summarized
The Tribune Sunday, asked
kr nominations for the post of
aperintendent and for an express
sou Of opinion as to the standing
IN the world of education Of the
eight Associate Superintendents of
New York, from whom it was under
sood, the School Board intended to
rake its choice. These are: An
Drew W. Edison. William L. Ettin-
ger, Clarence E. Meleney, William
aeAndrew, Gustave Straubenmul-
lr, Edward B. Shallow, John L.
Ti!dsley and John H. Walsh.
More particularly the question
raire invited the expression Of per-
anal opinion and Of specific reasons
ia therl. In this respect the re-
SITS were especially encouraging.
Nest of the correspondents specified
With evident conscientious care the
rsasons for their choices and opin-
srs. 1t was clear that the educa-
tors Of the country took New York's
problem very seriously, indeed,
whether local politicians choose to
Or not.
the earnestness and independence
q the great majority of the CORES
nndens seemed to Justify the plac-
ng of much confidence in the results
ei the poll.
10 two hundred school men out,
aGc Of New York City questions
Ffre addressed. Of these, seventy
sght replied. The following is the
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superintendent CARRIER, Philadelphia.
superintendent Condor, Cincinnati.
superintendent Thurston, Washing
ga
superintendent Beveridge, Omaha.
superintendent Potter, Milwaukee.
superintendent Francis, Columbus.
superintendent Withers, St. Louis.
Superintendent Hughes, Syracuse.
superintendent Van Sickle, Spring
feid, Mass
superintendent Weaver, Hartford.
superintendent Chandler, Richmond.
superintendent Lewis, Worcester.
superintendent Emerson, Buffalo.
Professor Judd, University of Chi
ago.
s'perintendent Mayberry, Wichita.
saperintendent Glass, Lynchburg.
Falls.
ss9sr'nsendcnt Cole, Denver.
superintendent Corson, Newark
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superintendent Moore, Lcavenworth.
superintendent. Shepherd, Passaic.
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saperiatendent Knapp, Detroit.
superintendent Fee, Cheyenne.
superintendent Rogers, Pensacola.
saperintendent Lowthcr, Emporia.
superintendent Hill, Colorado
ssriags.
spef'n'endent Gibson, Savannah.
spsf'nscndent Laramy, Easton.
sassrntendent Sewers, Douglas.
sspts'ntendent Weber, Scranton.
ss0eFintsndent Ceiger, Liverpool,
Sspsrintendent Greeson. Grand Ran
4. Mich. A"' nap
ss'fsnseSdent Harris, Dubuque.
sspsr'ntsndent Harper, Raleigh.
spsrsntendent Bliss, Montciair.
sprsietendent Stanson. Ann Arbor.
i sf'hssndsat Perkins, Portland,
s3'srintendent Horn, Houston.
spef,ntsndsnt Ramsay, Fort Scott.
i III s0ss'ntsndsnt ObeYholzsr, Tulsa,
y, 1ssinssndent Hutchinson, Mont
psrntendent Evans, Augusta, Ga
Npsf5Htendsnt Iev4an f.,oentp N>h