New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-28
Board of Education.

The President L. c. BENEDICT, ESQ. in the Chair.
RESOLUTIONS ADoPTED.-Fira Ward-Appro-
pratng s., 600 to place an additional story 10 Pri
mary School Nos. A and 46 Trinity place, by which
space AZ by AZ feet and 10 feet high, will be OBJ
tanned, including classrooms, capable OF accom-
modating 300 additional scholars.
Tenth Ward-In favor OF appropriatlng Gil, 900
to purchase OF Robert Knox lots K. side Allen st.
near Hester for the site Of school house A
resolution to purchase the adjoining lot south on the
same terms, was referred
T'uelfth Wdrd-To appropriate $1,000 for add
tional ground by which to square school site at
Manhattanville by which there will be 100 feet on
Tenth av and 200 feet on ne-hundred andtwenty-
ninthst
Fifteenth Ward-Resolution for s60o to repair
school house No. 90 Referred.
Free Academv-That the Executive Committee
report the number Of Professor and scholars, the
hours employed, the mode of punishment and, 9th
er particulars named. 1t was suggested that the
mode of punishment is Objectionable, though not
perbaps severe also that some OF the Professors
are engaged in teaching elsewhere in hours which
they are expected to devote and are paid for here
School LAw-Commissioner Beekman offered
q resolution expressing the wish OF the Board that
every child in the State may be educated, and the
Board would deprecate the repeal, or any radical
change in the School Law, as public misfortune
aud that Committee of three be appointed to re-
present this Board at the Free School meeting TO
be held at Syracuse on the 10th July. During re-
marks upon the subject, it was stated by mem
ber based upon an article in the FTeemdnS Journal,
said by him 10 be the Catholic organ in this City,
that the Catholics of the City are opposed to our
Free School Law. This was denied by Commis
sioner Sweeny 9th, who said that he was a Cath
ole he did not read the FreemaRS Journal, and
did not care for what one man or one newspaper
would say but he would pledge himself on be
half of the Catholic brethren in the City and Coun-
ty Of New. York, that they were not only not OPP
posed. but were highly in favor Of the Free School
! Law Other members offered remarks. The re-
solution was adopted and Commissioners Beck
man. Denny and Cary, appointed the Committee.
ESTIMATE OF SCHOOL EXPENSES FOR looO-Ihe
! Committee reported that there would be required
for Public Societies and Ward Schools, &c. TO de-
fray the expense of Common School education IN
1850 the sum of $500, 795, of which s62,sO0 would
be for building and repairing school houses, &c,
$4,000 for Evening Schools, and $4,000 tor Free
Academy; also a very considerable amount OF 1t to
meet deficiencies. The report estimates that
there will be an addition OF about 5000 scholars
this wear over last, for which an increased sum OF
about sl4 600, we believe over last year has been
set down Commissioner Murphy stated that the
Committee did not report all that was asked for by
the schools; if he had it would probably have
amounted to $4,000 A resolution was adopted
notify ing Supervisors as TO the amount &c.
Some other little busness was done, and the
BOARD adjourned.