The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-07

Meeting OF the Board OF Education.
THE BiBLB QUESTION REvIvED-rHE PRIVILEGE OF
PRESENTING MINORITY REPORT ON THE SUBJECT
DgNIED-wARh DISCUSSION, ETC.
me Commissioners Of Education held one Of their
stated meetings last evenngRchard Warren, the Presi-
dent in the chair.
An invitation was received and accepted asking the Al
tendance Of the Board at the mock obseqaies Of Baron
Won Humboldt, 10 como OF the 18th Of this month
petition nom the coored population Of the First
Second and Third wards asking for the establishment Of
school for oolored children in the Second ward occasoned
some debate, and finally referred to the Committee
Sites and schcolhouses.
considerable Of trivial business then occupied
the attention Of the Board after which Commissioner
Waterbury asked permission to present minority report
Of the Committee By laws, giving their for
dissenting from the report by the majority Of that
committee the subject Of the reading Of the Bible in the
pubic schools.
Commissioner GLOVER moved that the permssi N be
granted and the report received and ordered printed
tooty 10 entertain such notion inasmuch as the quts
ton to which the report related had already been
and conse quenty The views Of the minority
too late 10 be entitled to q reception
Commissioner GREEN OF opinion that information
asuhject Of go much interest could not njure the
bere ut any time
Commissioner TUCKER was astonBhsd 10 think that 30
much iuss should DO made about such simple matter as
Inc reading OF the Holy Scriptures in public SCHOOLS
"A
would ente lain the motion the report would
be al action at variance with any proceed
g he ever heard Of taking place In this country or else
Commissioner DAVENPORT considered that al the ques
ton was settled the Board could not entertain the
nent az the report OF committee but . simple commu.
ncation
Commissioner WATERBURY, said he expected as matter OF
courtesy that be would have obtained the privilege which
he asked have the document received he ud also
Inform the gentleman that whether they entertained
document Or not, 1t would not be smothered.
frvvnV GfrUop b. ~lat~
extraordinary that he astonAhed al the gentleman
for askns permission TO present report under the
ward their views did the majority Of put forward
single view Of THEIRS but simply reported by law direct
ing the reading OF the Scriptures In the schools they
bad bern directed He did not consider it fair that
the minority should report opinions to the Board,
they were only members appointed not 70 give their
views on this occasion, but 70 discharge duty He was
Of opinion that entertaining this report would be
rejection, or act Of dscour;esy, to the majority.
Comm.socer crnns entered into history Of the ques
which the majority did. He considered the
committee, or any member Of IL, had q perfect
right to submit their Views in the form Of report ana
he greatly astonshed think that modest request
to present simple report should call forth much dis.
cusion and evidence Of midity Did they the
tents Of the report had they 100 much information 10
imagine that equal of their the Board Of Edu
cation could inform them q subject he appointed
specially TO cOnsioerS
Commissioner CUSHING desired TO know what the object
OF presenting the report Was 10 figure before the
eyes Of the public at the Of the moneys9
be wanted bis TO be published show the public
why he and thoee who voted with him voted they did
Commissioner CREAM thought that . suic ient reason
and considered thst in civilized country deoer
body would be nothing short Of aoi Of vTDarty tc
decline granting the vivse asKe0 Tor or 70 refuse
cev,ss mafon on q subject Of much importance
Commiesioner ADAMS made long speech, urging thai
the report should not be received.
Several OF the members who had epoken preyo1 ely
now repeated TIER Arguments both Sides and The
augmentation maintained without presenting any
new phase for an hour.
Commissioner CUSHING moved tina. the whole subject bs
laid upon the table, which carried by vote Of IL
To L.
motion to ADJOURN then prevailed.
Several meetings may take place yet before the Bible
question will be finally at in the Board Of Education