The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-19
Board Of Education.


Nov. IL There WAS . numerous attendance OF Corn
nissioners present
ward IA for appropriation Of Sllo5 TO def
cheney in means read and referred to the Finance
Female Free Sehoois-rhe Secretary read the report
Of the select committee appointed to inquire into
proprety Of establishing female free academy. The
report was vouminous and well concoctef advoc atiug
more extensive and higher system Of female sdacs-
ton as means OF speeding the city on~srds to its
future greatness set forth that the elevation u
female education will tell wonderfully upon the other
Sex they viii strive not to be left behind in the intel
lectuairsce IL will be productive Of good fruits In
the marriage relation; the cultivation of woman
far more important towards the elevation of the family
than the education of man. The report also spoke Of
the unhappy consequences resulting from marriages
upeqsa the Of mental oultsre; the other Is
trst teacher Of her children and she her
instruction 80 long they chill ir-n it 10 her dut
fui ana most important province to watch the first IN
folding OF intellect Up to certain age shs is
their constsHt pauon from her lips they the
elements Of the language from her mind how the
feptiments which thsy first receive; aud when that
thought IL becomes . foUntsia ever flowing with,
and wAsteful Of the blessings to those minds
which l: repienshes from ts own fuorss. Tns caiti-
waited powers Of the female nd furnish the chan
mel by which moral aud Religious worth IL insusei into
the minds and hearts ef children the heart close
its.f assinst those teachings. mothers lore viii
unlock the portal Shsrs Of cloq
mep could force entrance the lessons impaired in
early childhood are the most pr cous and tue most
lasting OF all lessons It will Contribute 10 the
sion a the mental faculties Of viruous homso enat
general oourtesy OF manners aud to that vide ifasoa
OF ordinary kuoxledge, which disto.ui,b people.
elsmp OF female intelligence aud glaidsus
every houeholdi i psryades the bosom OF tbs ttniy
bsnuilfyiDg every home American citizsns could
b. formed sithout thu happy Influences ~ American
mothers and sisters IL n this union OF intelligence.
vita the native sweetness OF somAos character Ihats
the great instrument for reclining AID elsVatins its
moral purity. The report cono iei oy
the formation a female free hnens ia sOnneo
tisn With the present common schools
The report VAS laid upon the tAbls an resolution
proposing tIat 900 copies instead 81 the usual
Der 81 l.,U-wss unanimously adopted
A member mentioned that ne had received n commu-
LA nj h.VE
from Wamsburgh we're In the habit Of atteoding tss
schools 81 this city which operates utoa-y 70 the
sytten II education, both la New fOrk anu Williams
bmyh
another meub.r thought that it was a complainant
to their systsm; and itfsas not very psnsVe he
would Suspend any inquiry on the subject
Several members took part ia the discussi0n 10
stated that teacher had 30 raue n,p-ty children
Tor want ~ room; II vas therefore, considered unreal
spsble that the people OF New fork should be taxed
for the education Of the children OF any other toSn
u was retolysd that committee Of tnrss be nted
to inyestigat. the matter
Sums Of ~ 500 and ~ 1853. previously pratscs
for building school hOus.s Ia the Tsslfth ward,
were ordered TO be passed
Education rrsus Heath Upon the motion o. tbs
Commissioned Tor tn. sixteenth ward tho report 81 tho
select COMMITTEES To which was rnerr.d the commHni.
csii"n II the Sanitary COMMITTEES OF thu board OF
Htsh In relation TO the OF school for ono
iets hoe pi'ss rad IL con ArsA some .ronx rs-
nonstfabces against the Board "a ii-ah seix axia
school houses aud spgropstUg them a. cholera nos
pitsls The report raid that by wbom.osver thu cor
porae power 81 tn. city be exercised 10 ncs M
lsgalrght TO divert this school property o ts sppro
pirate use or apply ~ 20 any other rns Corp)atou
ns legal entity created by lss for certain bsaedosi
purposes and has no night except what Is ~ its
Incorporating act or Other Laws either espfesy
nsessarily Incidental to itz existence Computations
are, Eventually sBd proverbaily souess bsd.es they
have no discr.tonsry pOEers AMI. when vested with
legal estates as trustees Tor special they
have rather lees than more po~er than vtIs smi-
larry circumttancsd They must cpufsrm strictly to
the limits prescribed and act With the spirit and letter
OF the law The property OF the city - the psoduct Of
tsxttion upon the citizens; aud II would oRly bs
novel and Unauthorized. but most pornsOious
s;ruction Of law that would allow the city scsrs TO
appropriate AZ pleasure such property 20 any other
then the specific obsct snd use for which 10 may
deignsted by the Law The trustees Of -sch school DIS
trict have ,hs custody oft Tor the pnrpce speaard ia
the act The Beard % Health then have
the school houses for chole pitas the Erouod
that they are public property We oaauo, hesitate to
recommend that the school officers ssAl themselves Of
remedy In % any fafn attempt to the
school house from their custody for any purpOss. not
approved BY them We believe tbs best away % av id
nothing but what Il right but 10 litigation bseom "A
nsccsfsry 20 protect property uni. sul seisars
vndicste right uni usy assaiei 10 should De r.xu A.,
an evil MT t. be- avoided but remedy - be ovI-
ed Resolution, we're then recommended to the ,rset
that the Sanitary ,ommittss Of the Board o. ,s.uh
have assumed powers not ~sapt-d bv the COZ, ttatou
aud lave Of this State but In d-rog alton 81 eth. and
that In 81 any similar atlemFt u will be IN. iu,v
Of the school oaosrs to take the nece.sary ,a
TO prevent any school house In their chass from bsas
taken and used Tor optsl purposes shs, report a.
ordered TO be printed aud copies sent TO As smbers
The report Of tn. Finance Committee, a., tba .,a,,.
cation Of the Public School Society for
Of s26 lO3 20 supply deficiency In lie ,ae.ns 20 ms,
the expenses Of the society read rbs .iorttx ~
the FDsnce Committee reconm.pf .aS . rssoln,,.o
sapting the sum Of s22g3Z and q v,i,,r,tv 800.
menaed S22 10 discussion al a, ~. .ooti.,
Of one or .th.r OF the resolutions sach utmstey n.
suited In the dstion for ana lasssr .no. n,
being received by majority Of ,p.