New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-07
FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHOOL
LAWS AND THE CITY CHARTER.
SPEECH OF ERAsTus C. BENEDICT, esq,
President OF the Board OF Education

President o the Board OF Education.
AT the weekly meeting of the Board OF Education last
Wednesday evening, Mr. WATERBURY from the Special
Committee Applications to the Legislature, reported
that the 18th inst the Governor had approved an act
making further amendments the School Law in the fol-
lowing particulars
Section provides that
Eyery school officer shall the time Of hi. election appoint
the Board school Officers OF any Ward shall have power
declare vacant the ONCE OF any OF
.h have he Ward .nd shall be 'he du,y Of such
School Officers consider the subject and determine
the ard. shall be declared vacant
Also that the Board of Education upon the recon-
dation of the Faculty Of the Free Academy may grant
the usual degrees and diplomas in the arts 10 such per-
shall have completed full course OF study IN ihe
- said Free Academy.
Also by striking out the words Superintendent Of Com
"mon schools wherever they in the present law,
and substituting the words State Superintendent OF Pub
''lc Instruction.
he 1IT.: and held By or vested me Pa9;
previous 10 il several acts IN comance WIN the PROVISIONS W
relative Common Schools the City Of Ne"
conveyed society all powers and duties
veed In the board Of Education Of the CITY Of Yo which
Board and shall be held to be the lawful Of the sad
Society hereby merged the aid Board and ne
schools under and ty virtue of the said shall during the
III the .st. md dat. Of the Offices 70 which hey
pointed a. To ana comle.ey A. iney would or ela u 'he i7a
SECTION a. Provides that the Board of Commissioners
established by the Charter Amendments OF l-53 pass
On all AUTHORIZATIONS for the Board of Education before
they submitted 10 the Board of Supervisors shall ap
prove of and report on said appropriations,
within twenty days such submission made the delivery
ea,op 20 TX ccnoT wRo aan inledasy Convene the aid
Commissioners consider The else the ssd Consn-ne
shall within and file with
ELECTIONS the Clerk Of the Board Educaon aud
prov shall operate upon affect from
and amer the expiration s aid twenty any appropriation
IN respect which the said Commissioners h hsye omitted 20
take such action OF any sppToI on to ~ - board o. Ed9
cation pursuant to sad Ae shall lave i'd
hsl report within day tie hereof
the Board And the provisions Of The
shall apply OF the appropriations required BIZ
Board Edaeon required By De acted By the
Board OF superyisois'
ERAs1us c. BENEDICT Esq, President, then addressed
the Boord calling their attention to the fact tina:
legislation had given the Board of Education al the
power do good which they could desire, and remarked
that heretofore the limited powers OF the Board relieved
them from the responsibility Of many matters connected
with public education which they had no power 10 regu-
late that hereafter this Board Will be Justly hsN &C.
countabe, il for wan, OF proper regulations and Tvs,
extravaganza and acknowledgement should imp ~ the
strength and usefulness of the system That in the
supplies for the schools there appre-
bend that expenses increasing rapidly and possibly
this year. without any great increase of schools schOl
the of supplies may be greatly beyond tina,
year; that this comes doubtless in great degree from
boards Of school officers and executive committees leaving
the much the hands Of the teachers without
that waichiul which the law requires OF the school OF;
fcers that matter Whist might be the character of the
school or seminary lite teachers if the teachers
allowed 10 have all the books stationery and apparatu,
which they should desire and extravaganza were
10 be the result heavy bodies are 10 fall the
earth that if the appointed guardians of the public
give their keys TO those who legally RESPONSE
Bile the public suffer that had born sometimes
supposed that increasing the powers this Board
sary deprived the School OFFICERS Of Their proper inu-
and power bu that nothing could more erroneous
Wstchful wise and influential school officers all the
necessary, more and by saluiary bylaw.
and regulations we make the system broad cmprehen
and liberal but equal uniform and just eyereShere-
in the wise and .aluagy laws ami able IN
dependent and honest public officers are necessary
civil political and social liberty and are IL only safe
guard. Upon is the greater responsibility Tor we are
not only members o this Board but also Of the Boards OF
School Officers and Trustees We cannot Justify our
selves constituents unl,ss feel our us ,t ly
IN al flese espacitls.