. Leslie's history of the greater New York . d the Govern- t^ ?^W^sr -> ^^k ^^ ment service in the Di^jiartment of \§B^ ^^S ^^ Inblic Works, where he remained until 1859. He then resigned, ;n.\ H. THiiiY. came to New York City, where he engaged in the book business. In afew yi^ars he was the proprietor of one of the largest book stores in thecity. Thirteen years later he retired from Long Island(Mty his home. In 1884 he was appointed to the ottice of Schoid Com-missioner by Mayor George Petry, and was instrumental in establish-ing the monthly meeting of the teachers
. Leslie's history of the greater New York . d the Govern- t^ ?^W^sr -> ^^k ^^ ment service in the Di^jiartment of \§B^ ^^S ^^ Inblic Works, where he remained until 1859. He then resigned, ;n.\ H. THiiiY. came to New York City, where he engaged in the book business. In afew yi^ars he was the proprietor of one of the largest book stores in thecity. Thirteen years later he retired from Long Island(Mty his home. In 1884 he was appointed to the ottice of Schoid Com-missioner by Mayor George Petry, and was instrumental in establish-ing the monthly meeting of the teachers of Long Island City under thesu])ervision of the Superintendent, which meetings liave been sincecontinued with good results. The abolition of the mid-session recess,after the plan adopted in Albany and Bo(diester, was fav(utd by liini,and was brought alxnit while he was a member of the Board. On theelection of ilayor Gleason, :Mi-. Thiry retired from the Board of Edu-cation, but when flavor Sanfoi-d took oftice, ^Ir. Thirv asain took his. ExNCVCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK BIOGRAPHY. 629 place iu the Board. He favoved the ; of the public sclioois ofthe city uiulei the Ivei;ents, and had the satis-faction of assisting- iuaccomplishing this soou after Mr. t^aufords administration came intopower. His greatest achievement was the introduction of the S^choolSavings liank system. At the solicitation of tlie United States Com-missioner of Education, he nuuh- an exhibit at the Worlds Fair iu Chi-cago, in 1893, showiug- the woricings of the system and what had beenaccduiplished since its introduction. He is one of the oldest membeisof the Cuiversal Trovident lustitutiou, the meetings of which are heldevery five years iu Paris. He is also au active member of the Ameri-can Social Science Association, the National Charity (trganizatiou,the National Educational Association, the Council of Scliool Super-intendents of the State of New York, and the New York State SchoolBoard. WATTE, HENRY RAND
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