New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Eighteenth Ward received si15 10 ct up M.
Scotts school in Twentieth street.
Peter Cooper petitions for good fence and tagging
about the Free Academy.
The matter of the reorgsniz stion tf the daily Nor
ma School wss then taken up. The report OF the
Con nitee or Normal Schools, presenting p!an was
resd.
TIE Board proceeded 10 the consideration of the
6,st ution but before vote had been taken on IT,
MI DAyE.PoRT prt -ented a substitute for the re.
port which was ordered TO be printed and the whole
matter was made the specia! o'dsr tor the next
Mr.. M,cErss, IN the course OF the debate, spoke in
favor of eivirg up the Dsiy Normal School entirely:
Mr. HAsKETT OF the Sixteenth Wa.d then offered
the following resolution:
F,,orS TIA. hi. Bcd expre. it: ai'agPtob.ioa Of the
conduct of the President and tsouy OF the Ere, Asoey IN
crtiius The delivery Of orsticns the Academy OF Music,
and language cacas'et to excite sectional
and political feelings at moment When the most p0tolne t.a
hp,d feelings Of vast assembly at time .nen Poes s
perities should D. !eer ~ and o aa' ., s1ns I
motion e. lsy on the table made, and the Yeas
ard NAYS ordered with the following result:
YEAs-wm. Esser. j., James M Tg,hll, Dane Cose',
VIM Bloom a.d Jane. Mskean, Ador Bru nne Robert A.
HssS. Hs.s et,s Ran R.urey, Jane. M.r!asI-la,,
kiSs-JusdA mp.on s1ssn, VIM LT%p hSsh W o,a
Tweed John tyd.sI Chs. s.m sgSs w Entn.f 1 a. .
ST. ST., ;s T,ass aSs'FS fy ~ Hugh MScsb John
Charles T.. Gildersleve American, voting with 10
Democrats.
bv striking out "The President and Faculty" and
putting it upon Prof. Barton lie looked upon tns as
a very serious matter. All that the enemes OF the
Free Academy had to do to excite the strongest feel.
lpgs against it, was simply to promulge this great
MY M,cErAn of the Twelfth Ward said that it
really seemed 10 him that they were attaching great
deal too much importance to this matter. lie did not
know that they had any authority 10 blame either the
President or the Faculty or anybody for the sent-
ueLts which young gentlemen might denver al the
IS 81 hasr hair prana heir
owr they were presented on their o IN authority, and
nobody WAS responsible for them but themselves.
And il was VI becoming the dignity which the Board
ought to have to handy words With one Of their young
stuGens, who, full Of the pride OF HI. position IN oo'
tainng bis baccalauIeat Degree should In the warmth
of his enthusiasm come out and declare himself IN this
wsy or in any way. The resolution intimsed that
there was language used there bordering upon ndei-
caCy. =,
AVIRrUoUs MEMBER-The word harot was uaed
ASoTBER VIRTuoUs MLABER-fes and the word
brothel!
well as another, but he preferred that the Board
should not enter the lsts with their OWE college STU
depts
MIR. Curtis questioned if they were prepared TO
condemn the action of any officer or officers acting IN
their employ mept without knowing the facts in TINS
case. Was the Principal any OF the Professors re-
sponslbe for what said therei They sll knew
that boys the stage frequently introduced language
that he had not at the rehearsal Ii was only short
time since, at public commencement, the Preslding
officer directed the music to mmerce In ORDER "
drown the voice of al candidate for graduation On
ant ther occasion a student had mt say
thing which outraged the religious feelings of con
siderable portion of the comnunt ty but NOBODY held
the It's Professors accountable Tor that
Even If this were indiscreton on the part OF tne
student it was too late to act now, for since II hsd
been committed the Board had conferred the degree
upon him. Ii any steps were to be taken In the mater
then was the tme Ii any student Oh any occasion OF
that XIII yiosted tie regulations Of t1e Free Academy
and introduced sentiments which polteness or good
sense common pruceIce required 10 De e1ciudeo
from an audience Ct that description, the Board nad
then full power to punish him. But so tar as they
were concerned while 10 session and acting as body,
they had ndoised these proceedings He thought
that the peace OF the country could not De aected Oy
this young gentlemans speech. As public officers,
dnchsrgiIg q trust which called for no party acton,
were they called upon in any way to pursue this
course ard when they did pursue IT, should they not
pursue il in tuch way that they might not be pointed
at as having done On ur cat act de could not tank
il digrfed In the Board to throw down the gauntlet
TO the io.e words Of s,hoolboy. Were they 10 at
ten pt to command the language Of these boys Ine
pa,t Of the censor q delicate part. Even LOUIS
Napoleon found difficult to control the press 10 say
what sboud come before the public, and whst snouio
not And if boys In scboolboy exercises were 70 %
criticised would not they place themselves IN iSlse
pcsition b.s..;,h..
Mr H.sEErr said that the gentleman had sad that
the Preside Faculty had no consroi over she an
gusge of ttese boys. Why, every wora wss scs.nsa
sna when these words pronounced, the fact was
apparent that the President and Faculty knew every
VOID. And when this exciting queston 9i o.avei!
wss brought up where was dignity then, tne aisnny
of the whole country What, appieua, apPauu W..
that the place to seek public psudt at tae expense
of education Was i, below the dignity OF any ms1
to ssrd up for his country in the hour OF peril ana
could any individual have risen at the time and ssia
81 protest assinst that boy receiving his diploma
Why it Was idle. The proper way was TO strike a'
the fountain head strike ct the President and Faculty
LET them come be fore tribunal and account tor tbs
kmd of language. Wasn't Kansas, Slavery ana al
ttese things disturbing questions Were hey IoI
ard why stould few Black Republicans
Mr.. CusHIsG called MIR. Haskett to order for using
terms that were offensive. 80,
Mr. HAsKETr begged hh pardon, and proceeded 70
cay that he really did not suppose ths; the woro o.
ehske it. 1t never could be shaken by all THESE Poh
ica hounds; therefore, he hoped tnst this bosra
would set its foot upon any man OF men VINO reoen
their bread-ther ptaIe Of brsad-trom THIS D0Ai'
who should dare to speak sueh WORDS. L..
Mr. LrcoNPrE Withdrew nis amendment, ouI
M RAsSIY arose to excuse President holsco
Webster BY throwing al the blame upon professor
Barton. Each Professor he said, had been appointed
by ttem for q department. and was alcre res
tor that department Dr WEBSTER wlo nsa .Oviou.I
the room all the evening looking exceedingly olApASi
had stated to him that he had not seen these .h
be did not consider it his duty to see ther. ~ so
Board included the whole Faculty II lts censue, 20
hsps they might as well include the EIecutNe
pittee On the Free Academy also. lie ~ss soIIJ
any individual should have understood an!tIe -
such a way as TO seem TO them inoehcsts. nc To-
heard the word brothel spoken in pulpit 30 ~.
offend the most refined congregation. ,hs,a.
Anti-Savery young men ~,nOsed VINO belonged
to DR.. Cheevers Church. Aad .noie 80
another youpg man who followed him ano gs.o % tupo
hard raps at men who couldn't see snytuips 49, %
niger He remembered that at old Dsn.vu my
used 10 have the largest liberty; even nee p; -,
Oh m al