The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-06
Board " e /. ucation.

regular meeting OF the Board of Education was held
last evening, at their hall In Grand street, VIM. H.
Nelson, Esq, President in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting presented and
approved after which those Of the Executive Committee
the Free Academy we're cad
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.
From the school officers of Seventh ward asking for
extra appropriation covering the amount Of repairs
made school house Ne. 2, for which purpos ss14s
was appropriated in August the total amount being
90 500 a. II being proposed refer it to the Finance
COnMittee With power TO pay, some objections were
raised snd taking the question referred to the
Finance Committee to report.
From the Eleventh ward declaring the seat OF Nehe-
miah Miller, men Der, vacant. Ordered ON file.
From the Fourth ward notifying the election Of
Daniel W. Clark a. trustee, vice John Hayne resigned
document coming from some OF the school officers Of
the Fourth ward relative to school No. g. and the
payment Of the principal of primary school ordered
TO be laid on the table. Mr.. Sinclair made objection
to Its being read constituting personal insult.
The report # the County Clerk forwarding report of
parties elected to the Board for the coming term. Or
dered the Journal
resolution of the Finance Committee requesting the
City Chamberlain to put ut the disposal of the Beard
s1s1, 627 Co. passed explanation by Mr. Phillips
that that will be forthcoming, sum Of t25, QUO
having been deposited county contingencies and the
money being sufficient to discharge the liabilities Of the
On motion alter the titles Of two professors of the
Free Academy Judg. McCartny presented some severe
he denominated a. complete " humbug," not answer
ing the purpose intended point Of order raised
by Mr. Phillips but the Chair decided that the Judge
in order. He continued with considerable warmth Of
feeling. He declared that the Fee Academy was
thing but exclusive school, beyond the reach Of the
poor. He stgnatsed the rules hedging around the
academy harsh unjust and unknd to poorer class
He compared the expenses Of the Academy at $50 900
TO those Of the evening schools which $40 600 only
to the dspai spenen If the Board in their Of
penditure. BE considered the motion nothing other
than . means Of making opening for some favorite
Of the committee. He wanted that examination the
entrance into the school should be imperative.
Or. BADIK in explanation stated that similar profess
sorsbiIs existed In other colleges He considered that
addition TO the salary OF the Professor Of Geometry should
be made He denied the tcns Of the last speaker
that the Institution Mt MI exclusive.
Mr.. LEONARD /. JOHNSON, to stay debate, moved the
previous question: which carried, with the
following vote:--Ayes IS; nays, Ia.
The resolution making the change, nominating Pro-
fessor OF Italian and Literature and maAng the PROBES
sor ofGeometry also assistant of Moral Intellectual and
Political Philosophy, was carried by vote Of 20 ayes
and IL nays
Inmt ciately after the settlement Of that question:
resolution 10 pay additional salary 30 the latter pro-
fessor offered This at once brought Mr.. Mccarthy
again 10 his feet He asked right and proper t. dc
this His attention had been called Ia the matter by
legislative committee who looling round to see
where the money IL ing The matter was laid on the
table
Some other matters Of minor importance engrosse1 the
attention of the Board for time until they adjourned