New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-29

The interests ~ our sister city have 90 much Al.
fnity with our own. that they may be fairly con
sidered within the range Of our editorial inqaisi-
ton. We need offer no spcoyy, therefore. sor
discussing matter which has recently attracted
public attention in Brooklyn, and which. in our
view, involves principle OF some Consequence.
IL seems that in ls{s, a law was passed by the
Legislature allo wins the two Orphan Asyums Of
Brooklyn to psrticifsts IN the distribution Of the
Common School fand in proportion to the number
of children between the sges Of four aud sixteen,
who hsd been or should Dc Instructed in such man.
ner as is usual ia Common Schools The Law vas
permanent in is operation, and provided that tho
Asylums should BE- entitled thereafter TO distrbu-
tive share in that proportion, bat It also provided
that the school, of the Society should be subject to
the supervision Of the Board Of Education
The obiec, Of the law therefore appears to have
been to furnish the same public ala 70 the schools
of the Asy ums as 10 the district schools under the
general system. The Board of Education have the
distribution Of the Common School fund.- and, oil
course, application had 20 be made 70 them. In
the years lSis and $40 the benefit OF the law was
not realized in consequence Of some infonnaity in
tue ApiithliOI W III tNl'At ~ law ttbtNSNNs
the societies The State Superintendent, upon
being made acquainted with the facts, made an
order excusins the omission the part of the Asy
ums. and directing distribution TO be made to them
out of the fund on hand for the two past years, a.
well for the present
Under these circumstances application was made
this year by both OF the Societies for the arrears,
as well as for tie distbutve share OF the present
| year. This was done before any part Of the fund
was distributed The application has been kept
undisposed Of, and various reports OF committees
have been had but nothing decided. Alter the
lapse, however OF three or four months, it is
announced that the Board have made distribution
and therefore it is insisted that relief be had
for the present year.
Such we understand 10 be the facts Of the case.
Now without undertaking. TO decide upon ques-
TONS il any such there are, arising upon the con-
structioD OF the law or upon the powers OF the
State Superintendent, there cannot be two opin
ions as to the course which the Board has adopted
The Asylums had the right to have their claimi
| considered and decided upon before the public
money was parted with lt will indeed be yer,
little to the credit of the City OF Brooklyn II the
Orphans in those institutions are To go without TN
| pttance which the law has provided, because the
| Board of Education choose TO put 1t out OF thei
own power to pay it. II they may do 1t this yea
may not the same thing be done another year, anS
what is this but a virtual repeal OF the lawf
As to the dispensing power II the state super
intendent is satisfied that it is case where he Il
entitled to interfere, the Board Of Education would
incur no great responsibility in accedlng to 1t, and
why should they mott What opposing interests
are there The School Fund is created Tor the
| public good and what more beneficial use can bt
made OF it than to aid in educating destitute orphan
childrenl
If there be any substantial objection It should bt
openly and fairly stated. A public body having u
charge the great interests OF education Is responsl
bic to its constituency for liberal policy that needs
| no conce alment and shuns not examination.