New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-09
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

evening at their Hall We corner of Grand and Elm s
Present Erastus e. Bendict ESD President, and 81
In consequence of the ndiaposition of the President
Mr. c. II. Smith was appointed President pro ten.
Communications communication was received ftom
the School Officers OF the First Ward, desiring tho pay
men of the balance of the contract for raising the Ward
School in Greenwich ST. As the contractor did not fulfill
his contract in tie time agreed on the matter was referred
A resolution from ne Teachers Association rendering
their thanks for the Of the Hall Of the Board for their
meetings was ordered on file.
Communication was also received from Mr.. Graf, Prn
cpe Of the Forty seventh ST. School in relation to the e
in that building Saturday last at 10 o'clock T. NJ lie
sgys "the fire had itg origin in the vcntGtor which Is
boxed passageway for air under the Io1r, having an
openng in the floor covered with perforated ron about
-four feet from the and connection in any manner
with any hue. On Friday at % clock L. NJ, the hre
was entirely out aid no fire built there atterward
From these circumstances must either conclude that
some spark accidentally obtained admtance TO the ven
tlaor during Friday and lay smoldering for 80 hours.
which impossible, that it the work of will
"fu design" The damage only about ESQ, and has
bee made good by the Insurance Company No nerrup
ton took place in the School exercises
y2CportsThe special order being the Reports of the
Committees on tie City SUPPLEMENTARY was then tax
On motion the Board resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole on the subject, Mr. Cary in the Chair
Afer consideration, mo important action being had the
Committee reported progress and asked leave to sit
acain-whCh granted
A Report of the Committee on Normal Schools in favor
of appointing j. H. Partridge, of W. $. No 80, sssis
tant in the Normal Schooai an animal salary OF sloo-
adopted. .
A Reiort of the Financial Committee approprating
$1,000 fo the support Of the carpenter shop was adopted
The Finance Committee also presented reports in favor
of appropriations Of 900 for the incidental expenses of
the Board of Education and $4,000 for support OF the
Ward Schools Adopted
io ~ ! ~ r. IA T. aroo,:on OIL 6t,ng nm of
iHoEV3 az y! VIC Avuta toi 80 IN ~ o P -.
holdings support Inc SCHOOLS ana an oher expenses ot
the wear, will be S53000O Paid for tho support OF
the Ward Schools, 100000
The Board adjourned to Wednesday next, when the
al thp reir 10 a
Il u3ept of Repsrs
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ANNUAL EXHIBITION AND ANNIVERSARY OF
1rIip + iJC uT ST sIIVDAY SCHOOL,
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The Annual Exhibition and Eleventh Anniversary OF
evening M the church corner of Laeht and Varck st
Az an earv hour the church was densely filed making it
necessary 10 close he door, ana hundreds were unable 10
80 Ill - =; or,har ,ror.o sastaJ mon nm elevated
80 80. n = s. ~ . - -. o. 60, -
S,;s ana b f,ces seldom + ever before witnessed
A. the front of Ike platform was an arch S9 feet span and
) feet bnse comndsed OF evercreens interwoyen with
flowers and surmonried with iii eagJe and Two Ameri
can aos m. Sunday school hammer was nlaced in the
supuored by the American colrs on either
side.
The exercises were commenced by singing chorus BY
4 m Sslio o 80 * X ', oSr-rse
Opeping address NV Master f q Spauld;nr
paeSnS of The lo,virg re,ort Inv the Sn5er;otondept
Mr. i + TefTt:
Number Of scholars III school the is Of January 1853 s05
that let noe January. lo9 scholars
IsSI aiisnans go whole number under GA, influence since
SSiIel,, 10 az, :. La ~ M HHse e S g =
81 a.
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