The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-28
Board of Education.
ADJOURNED MEETING.

ADJOURNED MEETING.
IBAAc A. JOHNSON, Esq, President In the chair. The
minutes OF the preceding meeting were read and ap
proved
give opportunity Of presenting statements from differ
ent wards to the Committee Annual Reports; II being
necessary to do So to enable the Committee 10 make up
their annual report The rules accordingly sus-
pended, and the statements referred.
Reports Of Standing Committees-Rsport from the
for expenditures from the schools in the 4h ward and
asking TO be discharged Report accepted and
Commissioner ELY offered resolution, that ssi y
should be deducted from the amount Of the bill which
was the subject of report and that the balance should
Adopted - ~'-'''' = ~ "'''' a'''A'''-
Report of the Annual Committee in relation to he sta
ordered to be printed for the of the board
Report Of Auditing Committee in favor of auditing va
rious bills for school expenses in the 10th ward Ae-
cepted
mittee to whom was referred communication OF the
trustees Of the schools of the l4h ward in relation the
normal schools of the Public School Society stating that
accommodation had been received from the chairman Of
ter teachers and monitors of the ward schools would be
admitted and received into tho normal schools provided
under whose supervision such schools conducted;
and recommending that copy Of the communication Of
s a be
been established Accepted.
After other unimportant business was transacted,
HENsv NIcoL, Esq, offered the following resolution,
which he prefaced with very, complimentary
marks on the efficiency and imparaly OF the President
during tho year which he has presided the debera
tons Of the board The motion was seconded by THOMAS
a. Emmxr ESQ, and unanimously adopted:
are hereby rendered TO Isaac Johnson ESQ., for the e
cent and impartial manner in which he discharged the
duties of presiding ofRcer during the past year.
Mr.. JOHNSON rose and briefly returned thanks. He
said that for this expression of their kind feelings to.
wards him. he begged to tender them his thanks; when
he elected to the Office which he then filed II was
without any effort his part and he determined to dis
charge his duties to the best Of his abilities and the una
nimty with which the resolution was passed, was an
earnest OF the appreciation Of the Board Gentlemen as
this Is the last meeting Of this board and do not in
tend to seek or be candidate again for 70 election
Did you farewell but before part would impress
have the present school laws repealed for In my iudg
ment they very imperfect and altogether
to answer the purposes for which they intended,
ami with these remarks again bid you all farewell The
Board then aijnrned
SEVERE STonM.-A tremendous thunder storm
passed over New Bedford and Taunton on Satur-
day evening The effect in the latter place particu
lary unpleasant upon the audience ola NewYork Circus
Company, which performing about mile from the
OF the town The resisted the storm for
time maniully but at last II yielded to the external
pressure" and the large audience Of both sexes
thoroughly drenched Many Of the lights were extn-
guished and amidst the confusion and darkness and
out cries Of the and children the Of the
thunder and flashes of lightning aide increase the
terror of the The storm ragged fearfuly until
nearly midnight and In the meanwhile the audience
compelled 10 plod their way back 10 the town In the
midst Of the darkness and confusion Ia most admired dis
erdsr.-Pvssidsmes Jesrrsi, May -