The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-08
NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER g. 1857.


Board n Educs ton.
wA ABOUT THE vRE AcADsxY-IHP0RTA ANT
CHANGES IN The C00aSn or STUDY, FRO.
ns Board Of Educsusn mat Last evening q the usual
Time and pAos, President Andrew H. Green Exq In tho
chair.
AIescsuton was adopted authorizing Me sohoo, ooes
OF ths Twenty nrst ward to advertise for proposals for
alterations on school building No. L. A rcsoiut N wa
adopted approprsng $40 for furnishing and ntasg ~
the new primary schoo h,use In Mott street.
The report a the superintendent OF Schools Haed that
q The recent opening OF the schools there prescott
ward school, 81 22 scholars In the primary schools PAT
IN he coored schools 69s making IN aggregate Of 42oss
and showing IN increase Of 4,92 last year. Ths
whole number Of teachers employed In the schools
49 Of whom ,2lc present at the opening Durog
the vacsaoa I'll the school houses cleaned and many
Of them ~ painted and repaired.
The President had refused 70 sign bill Of $50 80 from
Of D. Clark for eight ohsirs furnished 70 ward school
No. 49, the Board passed resolution directing the bin I,
be paid Several smllAs bills which the President had
refused 70 Sign were also ordered 10 paid by Board
lYRH ACADEMY n ORGANIZATION
The report Of the Executive Committee ihs Free Acs
denny, marked Document No l4) which recommends
very great changes In the course Of study ana .hs
posi'ion Of The professors In said inst tuition vas then
was Preudep Of the Board for ve yea arose. aad m.de
very severe remarks against the report. He con
sidsred On attempt 70 ace the Fro Academy under
rule OF II constitutes eight Of the the
faculty; i've OF them would be quorum shree xooa
rally would be the wo king majority. Il placing
whole departments under teachers who know no hing
shou the depart sens speciality. lie considers
an attempts 70 drive or the teacher, out or tbs
Academy TIC Pr fsssor Of Engineering IL ABOLISHED and
IA left 10 bs taught BY the Professor or Mixed AAaae
mscs Who docs not pretend to undays and engineering
Natural philosophy u also Put under the Professor Of
lied MAIZENA, ics; but would teauhef OF malns .ac,
be prepared 10 teach ihemi He oonsderec II ran ct
tempt 70 make The course OF study adapted to tue desires
the wants the hardred, who pass year r Two ID sre
de thought that 1s would destroy the lief advantages Of
the instution BE wish,d she protsssorealps Of r.
Philosophy Civil Engineering, &C., restored Tbs signs
lures Of SONS Of the 1ossors il favor o. the
obtained he had understood BY enc sog said pro
the committee the nit,ee had II In their power 70
make the Academy very uncomfortable fr those profes
:or.; Others wee aAersd into By the Increase Of
rounced tho ate npt the serutive Co ntsee TO
throw the present organ of the Free Academy and
introduce An chsa,cnica cove nment there He nnaliF
propose thai the Academy bs governed &C ordng TO The
plaa Of 1885,
ON motion, document No IL aud document N, 10, ION
the German and spanish laDEuagss ~ere then taken op
together in Com ni!tee Of she Whole, docamsn No. IA 70
be fret disposed Of.
Dr. WILLIAMS, Chairman Of the Executive ,omuni tee Of
tho Free AGA my, then 70 reply 10 Mr. BEsxDI Ha
DEFENDED the report OF the Com nt did moral
lie eosd the, there was any .asmpt to alter the oour
Of study, exce perhaps . little In modern languages but
merely 70 change the by laws, ~ they could govern
the Free Academy with the present
csident GRKsS lafy the chair and made Hpecch In
favor or the adoption OF the report
Mr. BENEDICT novel that the folio ~ing sentence In the
report be eth ken -"Au ole sdous from
AGA 1emy 70 the Executive Commio shall be for ~ayded
through The faory, and be entered on their minutes"
Motion lost.
Mr. BksEDrcT moved that JON T. BENEDICT constituted
the profe sor OF Civil EDsineenng For over hour
there had not beer quorum IN the Board, and tails
ton was Loot by vote Of Z toe.
Mr. BksKDIcr moved that the salary OF the profcsso
aud members OF the faosy be the same-82 0J0 Ii u 10,
that the $ot SHOULD be aIickcn or from me GALAXY Ut
members OF he fsouhy. Motion prevailed.
Mr. BOHI moved that the salary OF oil the professors
who were engaged al their time be 2,z60 each. Notion
adopted
The Board then adopted the report a. amended.
Document No. 10, on the modern languages, WAs then
taken up.
Mr. BENEDICT moved that the studsn, on enseytng the
Academy should elect whether he ~ould study French
grammar or Spanish Asst chiefly or entirely, which me
ton was adopted
rhs Board then Adopted he report or documen. -
amended.
On resolution the following committee were appointed
70 confer Win the appointed by toe Governor,o
examine the city schools Nosars Waterbury, Loco mpto,
Lydeeker Benedict aud HaskcsS
On motion. the folio Sing committee were appointed 70
get up manual Of sud- and discipline for the Of Ill
The pubic cols--DAvid Scott, Thomas Har son,
Michael o Donnell, Mn Sarah A. Bunker, ME Emily
n. Kennedy.
TIE soIa then, after session Of more than ave hours
adjourned.