New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-16
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A s.s,sd meeting Of the Board Of Education held
las, evening Present Commissioner Benedict President
and forty one Others After the reading of the minutes
the following nominations we're received from the schoo
officers:
S Wayd-TimOby Brennan Trustee, vice R. lockwood re-
sTsd Ps.oa TS''f ro yss vic, w Macy
VIM Anderson Trustee John Gray resigned VIM Jones Jr
II Fsr, zss A. Mclaughlin Trustee vice P West
re,igned - c,...,, =. In.,..,o,, s.n
FLEET and Charles " ilnot as rrustees 49,, . su ...
gardThoma Wallace s Commssioner 20 MI ycsncy
By s che ,G 4en'''n of that ''' Inc
The Nominations were all confirmed. Mr. Wallace ap
rearing in the room the President invited him to come
forward and take the oath of office. The Clerk admin
sered the oath and Mr.. Wallace took his seat as mem
Der of the Board
new School in said Ward, between Thrtytourth and
Fortiehst and Madison and East River 10 the Com
mittee on New Schools.
tion for the erection of School Building in the
neighbOrhood Of Fifty frstst and Lexington ay oCom'
miee on Sites and School houses.
Oftbe School Officers Thirteenth Ward for an appro-
priation 10 erect rev School Building in said ward,
with plsns To Committee on Sites and Schoolhouses
Conmuaicottoas-From the Trustees OF the Presby
,ean Church in Rutgers ST. relative to one OF the lots OF
ground on which Ward School No stands To Special
Committee, consisting of Messrs Tracy, H. Townsend
De Peyster Stewart and Waterbury.
From H. Spey proposing to regulate the clocks IN all
the schools in the City, for compensation 10 Commit
tee on Supplies: ~,..... yv..,
PROTESTING against an increase of the salaries OF teachers
in that Ward TO Committee Ga Salaries
From Lippineott Grambo % OF Ph'lsdelpnla pro,
nosnr TO furnish Baldwns Gazetteer to the schools at 81
Der copy To Committee School Books
From William Olsnd Bourne inviting the Board to at
tend his lecture at Hope Chapel to morrow Thursday
evening Subject-"The American Laborer as an Ar
'tist" Accepted. $500,
From Herr Dresbach inviting the members to visit his
collection of animals on exhibition IN Broadway near
R9po3,s~of the Executive Committee Evening
Schools, recommending appropriation of $4,000 Adopted
Ofthe Executive Committee on Normal Schools, recon-
mending appropriation Of $4,000 Adopted
Ofthe same asking increase of salaries of teachers
in the Female Normal School resolution increasing the
salary of the Principal $780, Of the male teachers to
$3.50 and of the female teachers to sl50, was adopted
OF the same recommending that the sessions Of the
NormasSchoos be held at Ward School No 40, Twentieth
st. between First and Second avs during the alterations
at the Hall of the Board Of Education. Adopted
OF the Finance Committee recommending aPPropria.,
ons of 81 800 for salary of the City superintendent and
5000 for incidental expenses OF the Board Adopted
OF the same with estimate OF the amount OF money re-
qured for the payments OF the Board on the LIST OF March
OF The Committee on New schools recommending the
organization Of school, in the vicinity Of the Ninth
av between Twenty eighth and Thirty sts' in the
Twentieth Ward. Adopted.
OF the Committee on Repairs recommending appro-
praon of SIPS for alterations at Ward Schools No JJ IN
Thirty hfthst in the Twentieth Ward. Adopted.
OF he Committee on Sites and School Houses, recon-
menahx appropriation of 81 900 for driving pies &C. at
the Ae Of the Primary School in Nineteenth st. IN
~ 10 Select Committee on amendments to the School
p Recommending few amendments of minor import
e9re laid on the table to be printed.
q! ne Special Committee on City Supernte ndence, re.
commencing plan Of visitation tor ell the schools Lad
on the table to be printed.
ResoluiOns-By Mr. Waterbury, relative to the manner
Of rublisbing the School law in the manual. Adopted
b. l,- Hbbard-That the propriey OF designating the
.cbos under the care OF this Board Is Public Schools
be referred the Special Committee appointed this even
ing. Adopted
By MIR Phiips-Tbat the subject of the expediency of
limiting the number of scholars who shall attend each
deuartfent of the Common Schools Of this City be
ferred to the Committee on BY Lave. Adopted:
BY Mr. De Peyster- That the subject OF employing ed
dtonal help in the office Of the Clerk be referred to the
Finance Committee, with power. Adopted
By Mr. McCloskey-That the Clerk be authorized to
procure messenger deliver the notices Of the meetings
of this Board and that all notices be delivered one day
previous 10 the meetings Referred 70 Finance comlse
By Mr. Waterbury-That it be referred to the Commit
tee on Elections and Qualifications to examine and report
whether the of Office of William Moneith as Com
missioner Of Common Schools has expired and not,
when win expire and whether he entitled TO asea as
member Of this Board. Adopted - ..
By Mr. Waterbury-Tha it be referred 10 the Cemmit-
tee on Elections and Qualifications to prepare and report
list of the school officers Of the several Wards with the
times and amer OF their election or appointment and the
times AZ which the terms for which they were elected or
appointed will expire Adopted M,
By Mr. McCloekey-Thst the Committee on Elections
and Qualifications be requested to inquire and report
whether the ece Of Commissioner Trustee or Inspector
becomes vacant BY a removal from the Ward for which
they may be appointed or elected. Adopted
nv Mr. z w fownsend-That the Committee on Eiectons
and Qualifications be discharged irom iurInsn nd
ton Of the nominations from the Seventeenth ara ana
By DR. Hibbard-Tha the school Oficers Of tna' ara
have leave to withdraw said nomination Both adopted
Mr. Philips called up from the table resolution thst
the ournaI OF the Board be printed from week 20 week,
Tor The use of the members commencing Jan. i 1854,
which resolution amended and adopted
The Board adjournedto the first Wednesday IN March