The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-06

meeting last eyening-E G. Benedict Esq in the chair
The minutes of the las. meeting were read and APP
proved
COMMUNICATIONS
From school officers Of Twentieth ward, asking appro
pSns FOR and extra WORK th ,or NEW
nittee on Sites and School Houses
From school officers Of the Fourth ward recommend
1Eg renewal of the lease of Ward School No. 81, in
Oliver street. Referred to school officers Of said ward
From school officers Of Ninth ward, recommending
that Primary School No at the Of Bleecker and
Amos streets, be discontinued Referred back to said
school officers with power.
e 600 purchase lots north side Of Twentieth street.
between Second and Third avenues. Referred to Commit
tee on Sites and School Houses.
From Thos. H. Palmer desiring to explain to the
Board his system of teaching arithmetic Referred to
Committee on School Books,
From officers of Thirteenth ward relating to proposals
and estimates for erecting new school house the
site of No. Rvington street Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
That be referred to the Executive Committee the
Free Academy, in view of the extensive and liberal ap
cheney of the faculty, and the capabilities of
extended usefulness Of that seminary of learning when
sontrasted with the present limited number Of pupils
examination for admission in the said Free Academy,
who win be twelve years old at the of the
next term and who shall have attended the common
school twelve months. Adopted
REPORT.
OF Executive Committee the Free Academy, recon-
mendng that the sixty sixth bylaw of the Board be
frscnded, and the following substituted 3" When va
Cances in corps of tutors preference shall always
30 given to the highest two the merit roll Of the
graduates of the Academy provided they have sufficient
qualifications for such appointment" Adopted :,
Of Committee on Normal Schools, recommending the
employment Of Professor Doremus to lecture chems
try Adopted
OF Finance Committee, recommending appropra-
ton of STA 40 to meet bills incurred in the alteration
&c. of school houses in the Eleventh ward.-Adopted
OF Auditing Committee, recommending payment Of
1undry bills amounting to $500 As, for incidental
Dcnecs of the BOard-Adopted.
Of Committee on Supplies, recommending appropra-
ton of 81, 900 for the epository.-Adopted.
Of Committee on the Annual Apportonment, by which
appears that the average attendance at the schools
during the year ending January LIST, 1854 49, TAO
showing decrease of $780, when compared with the
previous but this owing to several schools being
pended for the purpose of making repairs in the build
ings The report concludes in these words which give
IN abstract of its contents =" Deducting the
rage attendance of schools discontinued (737) from
the aggregate average attendance 74o and it will
titled to participate in the annual apportonment of
the school moneys which amount to 1888 851 o. which
10 increase of $40 S87 2S that Of last The
amount per scholar is is 81 last year 1t So At
scholar The report was adopted
Of Committee Sites and Schoolhouses in relation
to primary schoolhouses in Forty street.
porting adverse to certain plans for the Adopted
OF the same-In favor of continuing the lease Of
schoolrooms in the Demilt Dispensary.
RESOLUTIONS.
That the Thirteenth section of the rules of order
governing the meetings of this Board be amended rs
to require that all questions involving the expendi
ture Of money the ayes and shall be called and
tered the minutes. Referred to Committee By
Laws.
That corporal punishment in schools be abolished.
Referred to the same.
On motion, the Board then adjourned to Wednesday