New-York tribune., 1920-07-18
sIildsley Named
To Fill Place Of
His Successor
] unanimously q Nominated by
- Board of Superintend-
ents as District Chief,
Vice DIR. Edgar ID. Simmer
Prall Favors Action
Selection Must Be Confirmed
d by Education Body; Sal
- ary To Be Sc, 600 a Year

by unanimous vote of the Board of
Superintendents yesterday DR.. John L..
Tildsley, who was defeated by DR..
Edgar Dubs Sinner for reelection as
associate superintendent of schools
last Wednesday, was chosen to succeed
iipr. Sinner as district superintendent.
The nomination came as surprise to
officials outside the Board of Superin-
tendents, as it had been announced
that DR.. Tildsley would be named prin-
cipal of the High School Of Commerce.
1t was learned yesterday that as carry
.-ss last Wednesday following the Boaro
of Education meeting at which DR..
Tildsley was defeated, DIR. William l..
Ettinger, Superintendent of Schools,
had discussed the appointment of DR..
Tildsley with President Prall. The lat
soScr is said to have agreed that Tildsley
Should have the district superintend-
ency.
President Prall's concurrence is felt
to be significant, in that the nomina-
tion must be confirmed by the Board
of Education. For the time, being Dr.
Tildsley is principal in excess Of the
BGshwick High School. He will fill
this position until the Board Of Educa-
tion confirms his appointment. On
YsSeptenber Milo F. Mcdonald will as
sumo the principalship of Bushwick.
a. Salary of $500 Year
= sTildsley will receive $500 under the
new salary scale, which becomes eff
Elective next month.
1.-THE meeting of the Board Of Super
intendents was the first at which DR..
Skinner was present. Later DR.. Sinner
told Tribune reporter that he was
.%Siad DR.. Tildsley was chosen district
superintendent in his place, that he
regretted having to take DR.. Tildsley's
recent post as associate superintend-
ent, that 1t was question of some one
being chosen, and that his views on
Americanization of the schools were
Identical with those of Dr. Tildsley.
When | heard only few hours be-
sore the Board of Education met to
elect an associate superintendent to
"a candidate l asked not to be named
aas. an opponent of DR.. Tildsley," DR..
Sinner explained. "I was told then
that it was either me or some one else.
mad not expected that the board, how
sever, would elect me- My election
came as bolt from the blue"
" DIR. Tildsley Well Satisfied
-: When notified of his appointment as
district superintendent, DIR. Tildsley
declared that he was as we'll satisfied
as he could be under the circumstances
: and that he appreciated the action of
The board in making him a candidate
5tTor the place. A district superintend-
-ent is next in rank to an associate
superintendent, but the pay is $1,000
Iess under the new salary schedules.
1t was said that Associate Superin-
.-tendent Clarence E. Meleney probably
would be assigned in charge of high
Schools. DIR. Sinner has not been as
signed as yet. DR.. Tildsley was in
charge of high schools as associate
superintendent, which assignment en-
abled him to accomplish what he did
in Kidding the high schools of radical
teachers.
Because President Prall has con-
CURED in DR.. Tildsley's appointment