The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-09
The Board or Education.


communication was received from Mayor Tcmann
transmitting report from the Fire Wardeus, pronouncing
primary school No 16, in East Twenty ah street. be
in unsafe condition. The document was referred
the Committee School Buildings.
After the routine business OF the evenngwhich was OF
mportance-a report Of the Committee by laws IN
relation to the reading Of the Bible the schools was
submitted. Annexed is the
The public school system this city spraug
alleged ~ some that schools then existing were So
fy wH the schools should re managed by officers chosen
ne people o. he wsria respectively 1he first school law
DO school in whch religious ,ec.ran doetns tenet
e or ass G Ss %
ls he following resolution was adopted by the Board Of
Resolved That in the opinion of this Board the of The
nS @ % nG or @ ne, a n or any Of Se
b'ed thereby on the entrary this Board do recommend the
In ls4S The act amended by extending the prohibition
to any school in which book books contiinne
ion The hrs school was opened in January ls43 Under
IL mso,iy q new members i was insisted that the conn
version OF the Bible used 10y proesants should be
jes, was made to The Board Of Education BY pect ,om
nee q The Board and IN pursuance Of the
twenty seven that the Biole secarian
snmended by the board In 1911 the ~hoe school
Law @ s ny se dsr s1 snd @ spas @
scrpurcs Without note or comment or any sectns re.
in these particulars rensins changed this day
Soon alter he passage Of this act OF 1874, aud
election under bad brought IN many members res,u
tons INTRODUCED into the board declaring that the local
violation OF swand that the schools which
excluded bad 20 right to participate In the pu money AZ
ter discussion the resolutions were negatived
An atemui was then made to procure come legislative
also failed Aparues then scquesced in peace
we're before uneongena masses bave become
the can o. as dpsaSn @ To and md under nd such IN the
that N sO when unlimited 70 the popular vote the free
s o. almost or 10 ens the bible not ba,g then read N mv
q the ward schools IN the Fourth SIXTH Fourteenth
the same now. aud read IN all the others
No attempt TO ssae the subject has since been made, TIL
the 9Th day OF NAV last when the foo~ng preamble
Mheeas hs hoaa has heard With regret that the Bible
hoos the onTth ward by the school officers OF said ward
RESOLVED That hereafter all the public schools this city
under he ursan Of This Board be opened BY the reading
A large amount Of business then awasng the action
o. he board a9a The resolution was laid on the table without
the journal was read the rules by unanimous consen
Ibis roafh or again The old discussion Of 1884 a. 70 The
q the Board IN the premises which occupied the whole
temper and evident sincerity which belong 70 50 inporurt
ect resuod in The adoption e the following preamble
" hcreas the heal,hsul moral training q the
pupils as Vel ss 10 our po-inon Christian people. that
ne e without note OF commeat be read at the opening Of
Resolved that this Board most core tally recommends to
the this practics be OBJ
w,hin ih.ir jurisdiction re- respectively
m Was ~dSpea .s the and noes
AyeS-MesIs Impson Lecomptc, Cros,er shine, Fizge-
UideIsese ciars sioe Nasissn Williams, sconsii yram
.s sh GfSis aaSnsy ssS ansss Curtis Mon
Noes-Nessrs Cossr. lyrue-2
who ss s se ' a ss 70 On sAss s
subject shs those who desired 70 kno~ how their
satisfactory Atihe sese on Of July however commu
BROOKS JOIN Lloyd simeon BALDWIN, and 81. other persons
a S1 h. rs o ls asS asS sGs % boss s e.,
portion e e shis r Rad sa y The teachers ia eaeh g
the other business the cosss when IN thn
eyenne with other resolutions .hs subject,
ihs een,ss Lave bus historically .sc,ehea the acon Of
nm sssT o. @ ss sss Sc ssSss ~ wSG % s rs
cmrendcd ihe use q the nhs IN s tte schools II has al
nts Under this aeberae and settled policy of this Board,
nneauon u the Roard except Fourth sixth and Four
e,nh warts N With urif miy since ls. the Bible hss
th.se wsrs which had belonged public socey
. y sss s n ss s, rsssp' a.. ns sns wS@ y Am
= ~ eu change known % the committee In thirteen years
Couu,irr an n. DEPARTMENTS separate schools
sSss ~ asa Sns % oc ,s fffs al fs%y % ss ssd abe @
Tsa r. a. s % a-g g srprs % s u. ssso0 ss,ep,
tssc fy H. trussss 81 ;ha, sar and ,n Noe "a M and "a
- ie srd snd sos = q riimarr. sasi
pstnsni Of Ne IN The foureenh ward. In which has not
teachers y the shs favf rc.sd ,hr discret,n
sne ara y rr.r and snm. also closed y The same man
mebt no religious exercise Or ceremony ~hever ~ before
wfh he cEepon perhaps d ihIny sei di.ric, IN
- rSa portion q The sano, there pct ehil is 'he city,
% s"eps " s .io wss ~, nat $ no wnn b..
has iesn regularly fesd 1he actual se oi sii the schons
apeefs ie te following extract from the last report cf the
o. - ~ pubic schools ard departments. -i,h very
ffig ~
ern're.d - he readrg q selections fum the iue ~ inc
PRINCIPAL one ~ he sbcol others followed by the
an repetition Of the Lorcs Prayer hy all the
rurs 80 ische,s 70 ctee,t snd z he snsns o ONE or
" nan ih'ss Seyo9.el sxes,es are rspeai@ At ,he
uon n frequent ard appropriate intervals during e day.
sufs utved vh TIE pufes prinrlesof thrsiian morality
80 ~ ~ al The pups In an q hem, sith,ut solitary
e srs sy 's 1ses. sps ~ H. = s. s, b assrs 600 sa
reri.ndep,s - visitors TIE iu.dsmrnai pfiperle- of reH
sry q s,fi tougy and Integrity. undertaking ruhfuness
itsnkness sincerity mutual saecon and regard oseencs
s.rvsnee = s the rsgusions ~ pure Christian morality.
tine End discipline o shool directly and powcrfuy
aeaisd 20 the formation snd pergetslcn cf atis % ORDER
kopor rh, urieAnsss, ecisrsnce ssss he riess
mehe at toi, ritepirs u ses;os AMI e"nses n al sse
varied elas q e his he sIsrsesr q he ,sssr.as.
slss N asy opers'cn vnhr their walls snd Influences
n " ss ns ,s psaea .aass % gn ~ g,s"s he mind
ros ie f-Sts & re sha mass rsaonsy an s.rnpaaasS
iarrS spes he ss n iss = ~
instructions or discipline ul the SCHOOL, xhe on the sher
band every l,ssor q pure Christian morality etcs cnmu
nrnted IN eher ~ The former rengthenc confirmed
~ e rsrvaaine Instruction aud influence Of ihs laer"
rnars " be considered.
ihS rc~s rsnpei religious cCprmsy one . unusual
IN our hs'cus a. % hale "a ehuse hs this qnssi'on s
an important This Board could iute the
q .dueson han h nsurring powers whieh dors 20 pcs
sNss end involving he city ~ an expensive and sreabe
war ~ Iunttor- mandsmuses aud wararins, n the
courts - law. The sNe,t ~ hs Sacred Oraciss of
The fchool system - this state tstahhsbci 1913
The laws regulating haze been slmcst Annually smeuded
and often .eSised ltcm he boranog local asrcts have
been organized with their h sFds trustees their
;sLoo y their ,wn Way 1bcsc disc,s number about
ll1s0 In thsin the khlc read the schools Va
ohers not II hss never been pruptsed that ths n which @
read should conpels conformity The and
whe the question ~ religion snd o. reading hIbe
shos les been constant SUBJECT Of hsusson thsough
lri-itAfcn FOR half nufy, no Law Of this state has
been passsd EOS the ste AZ lsrse tor this c compel
he opening o of the common schools with rcadipr the
Fbs. lhe nice think this omission n esceeirgiy
ntcsn' ard important ~ rightly constituting any school law Of
tie state.
IN every school sysem the n the scioos aud
he direction Of s their exercises belong primarily the
teathefs
The teacher ~ school has necessarily the government
n and he may prescribe the rules principles on which
sus vi be CONDUCTED = Per
tcndrnt Handalrs tom. School system rage HA
Teachers open and lose their schools with prayer
and tie reading q the ltid Az