New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-08
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.


The Board of Education met yesterday afternoon.
After reaing the minutes Of prevou, meeting COM
muricstion was received from the School onicers OF
the Terth Ward, concerning the painting, furnishing
&C., OF Ward School No. !, in the Tenth Ward. The
Bosyd shen adopted q resolution apPropistog ~ ID
for that purpose. similar communication from tue
School Off GERS OF the Eleventh Ward was received,
and the BosId passed resolution appropraung 500
for furnishing some new class rooms in Ward School
No. I5, in the Eleventh Ward resolution VAS
offered to make an appropriation OF $S2o ior painting
schoohouse in the Sixth Ward. Upon motion OF Mr.
sIscLAIR, i. was amended 30 as to read e92O, and
passed.
MI MAcxEAs offered q resolution asking permission
to advertise for proposals. TO build new school 81
Fort Washington Referred 70 the SoTm,ss nt.ss,,h v1
Ward asked for permission to advertise Tor proposals M
bate permission was granted.
The Board then passed resolution making an ap-
propriaion Of sl 9i5 65 to enable the scnool officers
OF the Ninth Ward to erect schoclhouse in that
ward
Several other communications from different Wards
were referred to various jmmit ees.
report was presented by o Committee, stating that
upon an examination they had found the reading OF
the Bible fully excluded from twelve OF the schools
in this city, and partially from one other THIS hss
been doIe by the authority of the loc board and by
individual teachers. There seems to be no reasonable
ground supposs that would be restored, and the
Committee asked the Board TO pass resolution max
irg il obligatory on all the schools that some portion
OF the Holy Scriptures be read each day. The report
was laid upon the table by vote of 10 TO Is.
Jmmuncation received from Mrs. Sheridan
complaining tina. her girl Rosa Ann had been put in
dante of sun struck by not being sIo Tsd to wear
her bonnet 10 the plsy ground. Referred to the Com
mittee of the Seventeenth Ward.
Another communication from Mr.. s. +. Cowdrey,
vhoee son is in the Free Academy, and who by his
permission had gone 10 the yacht race without asking
corsent of the Principal Of the Academy. 10 COME
quepce the boy had been marked with demsrits.
Mr. CowDREY telt sggrieyed al such treatment, and
wished the Board 10 remit the punishment.
Ater long discussion, ia which 1t WAS stated thst
mar y boys attended the Free Academy from out the
county, and out Of the STATE, the 1mmunca-
ton was referred 10 the Committee on the Free Acad
emy, with Instructions to report also how many boys
attended the Free Academy who did not reside here.
Mr. ADAMS offered resolution that the Board pr
der that ell schools be opened by reading certAn
portion OF the Scriptures Objected 10 and laid over.
Mr. MAcKEAE offered q resolution, the object Of
which was TO inquire if there any law requiring the
reading of the Scriptures in the schools. Objected to
and laid over.
The Committee on Sites and Houses presented Q re-
port in favor of an application from the Fifteenth
Ward for permission to advertise for proposals for
new house on the site of School No. 10. After much
discussion, the report was adopted.
After some other uDimportant busAess, the Board
adjourned