New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-08
BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Board Of Education met last evening, ANDREW
H. GREEN, President, in the chair. An alteration of
the school building in Twenysevenh street was su'
thorized, and the establishment of a Primary School
at or nesr street, to
supply the place of the Hamilton Free School, lately
burned. $l929 was appropriated to fit up the new
Primary School House in Mott street.
A communication from the City Superintendent, in
relation 10 the condition Of the schools read 1t
embodies statements published in The TRIBUNE nearly
a month $50. The salary of Mr.. Washington NJ
Smith I'D to the time that his successor shall enter
upon his duties, ordered to be paid to his sister
The President presented his hesitations in regard
to sgLirg certain bills. He had not yet considered
that revolving chairs legitimate school furniture,
a. be lad lot signed bill brought by school officer
for cleaning school.house.
The salary Of Charles Riley, Janitor of the Hall Of
tie Board of Educ stion raised $50 per annum
on resolution offered by a member from the Sixth
Ward.
joe. R. Anderson was appointed Tutor in the Free
Academy at a salary Of $3.50 per snhum.
The rev organization Of the Free Academy was
then taken up, change by which a portion OF the
present Pro to be degraded from the Facu'
IT, in order that the remainder may receive the honor
Of being entitled Heads Of Departments, an honor
which is not empty only because fat salary s an
ne1ed toit.
Mr.. BENEDICT spoke against the scheme He said
it was establishing oigarchy, and pointed out the
Injustice OF placing the Professor of French over the
professors of Germ and Spanish. He could gee no
more reason why he should be placed over the profess
sors Of heee two languages which he DID not under
stard more than the Professor OF Greek and Latin
languages which lie did understand. This abOishes
the prosesorship Of Civil Engineering study inferior
in importance to none pursued at the Acacemy IL
was not organization at all IT was only classlhca'
lion of studies ard that without reference to the order
of their pursuit.. The Proessorship OF Natural Phi
losopby, another branch Of scence which had the
misfortune TO be of come use to its students, was also
abolished The change Would tss commee
and the Board Ct Education too. Its object was to
make the Academy College and nothing more-te
administer tire institution FOR the benefit OF The fifteen
students who graduated nualy and not the two or
three hundred who entered every year.
A prolonged attempt was made to choke Oh Mr.
Benedict but he continued. He could not tnirk tnat
this was the offspring Of the Committee on tne free
Academy. He thought that it had another Patenity'
They could not have imagined such an antlrepuDh
can scheme. Prof Doremus and Prof. koerner were
quietly isated out Of the Academy The lcgfoIng
character was shown by the increase OF salaries Dr.
Webster's salary was increased $500, Prof BaHons
400. DR.. Owens $500, Prof Roemers $50 Prof
Aptbop's $50, Dr. Docharty's $500, Prof. Nichols
$50, DIR. Gibbss $500, but Joel T. Benedcts not al
ell and while all the others were called oy thsn Gus
tomsry titles, Prof Benedict was not even called Mr.
Benedict the insult TO him was palpaele. lie mad
understood that at first II not Intended to include
the Professor Of History and Bees-Lettres Prof. An
tbopl in the Faculty but that /! was afterward sup.
rosed that Il would not do TO omit him on account OF
br influential connections The plar was verging to-
ward the establishment Of University its projectors
with, to make a University, and have new build
ing for H. leaving the present TO the Introductory cass
as an actual Free Academy. The end Of II all would
ho hat IA WOuld degenerate
Mr. Benedict closed with moving that the matter be
referred to the Committee Of the Whole In connection
with the report of the Executive Committee on the
Free Academy on Changes 10 Study.
Ths was carried and Dir. DAVENPORT called to The
ohsr.
Mr. GREEN opposed the consideration Of anything
bui the organization which they had 10 hand.
.Mr BoIsE said that Mr.. Benedict had made them
the Committee Of which Mr.. Boese is a member ap
pei Ike fools; he hoped they would finish up this
matter tonight.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, after some introductory person
slities, urged the adoption Of the report.
Mr.. GREEN followed in statement Of the changes
in the Free Academy which had at least the merit OF co
heIercy. He reviewed Mr.. Benedicts course WIN
regard 70 Tie Free Academy, and excused the scnsno
lie advocated because Mr. Benedict had once sd'o-
Gated something similar. .,,,
Mr.. BKsEDIcT then proposed various smenan ,nah
ali Of which were promptly voted down wi'noatt &c
deba.e except one reducing the SsaT{ attempted to
raise the salaries of adjunct Professors ron 81 ali
AZ eco and on a Subsequent motion tae ssa 80 q,
Professors who teach Eve hours per uy ;n.;sed
81 $50 slih, ugh Mr. Commissioner %, at orr Of the
that the aoiufct Proses ors old col co. os. " |
same Mate; as the full Professors option sS aeo
oiyeu 10 students on entering the AcHeeny E
Of tie three modern iangaase 49, as
IT, r1r,r i,,ee rose, ard their report was adopted
ah hs Co'.,. =, nornced the following Commtsees
~ canr'rsnes. viva tie Coc.m,.;ss appointed ~