New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-12
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Board of Education met for organization last
evening. Mr. TUTHILL was made President pro tenn,
and Messrs Waterbury and Farman tellers for the
ballot tor President, which was taken, with the fol-
lowing result:
" hole number Of votes John Davenport
NsSSe.'sry to a hnde" h. Green
Nersrs. Davenport and Green were appointed
Committee to conduct Mr.. Curtis to the chair.
MIR. CURTIS on taking the chair, thanked the Board
for the honor conferred upon him. lie called the al
teDton of members to the weiehty trust reposed in
them by the third city in the world and the first in the
promotion of education. Under their care were 26n
Schools and Free Academy, with 10000 pupils.
With the increase of the city population and wealth,
their duties and responsibilities would increase The
man was yet living who could remember when three
parish schools the only Of public insruc-
ton in the city. 1t would be their pleasant duty
carry out the charge devoved upon them, and he
hoped he would have their good Offices to aid him in
the duty which they had called upon him TO perform.
The Board then proceeded TO ballot for Clerk,
hessrs Eager and Stafford telers, with the folio wing
result:
Whole No Of votes... ~ Thomas Boes........... 20
Necessary to choice Bsnk................
Mr.. CREAM then read communication from the
School Officers OF the Nineteenth Ward, nominating
Dennis Mccarthy to I'LL the vacancy occasoned by the
tie between George Weir, Democrat and Addison
Brown, Republican, in that Ward. Alter debate of
half an hour, il referred 10 the Committee on
Elections and Qualifications.
The Standing Committees were then constituted as
follows, and by the following vote, Republicans in
small capitals, Democrats in Roman:
Free ISSds@y-TuTslL 80 FAIRaAs 49, crOzior 81 Mckay
20 Stout 28 Green a. Stone %.
Normal SehooisFARR 49, oKeefe 49, M,sos as STAFFORD
81, Waterbury H Mcclure "a, GkKaoRN2l.
Isenns Sehco-Byme e. Slate 2s MARasER as Lydecter
FiSd.ds 6Omminee-TTckEn a. Clover A. DAVID H. GL-
DEhsLEyE 49, " atson 25 CosEK25
DR.. VIM. B. Eager, jr, who was ut the bead of the
Normal School Committee last year. complimented
by nomination by both parties he, however, do
oliDsd.
Members selected their seats
hr. WATERBURY offered the following resolutions:
Hheos ny the proyisions OF the Bylaw adopted by this
Bead on the 18th day Of june last relative 70 eadngthe Bible
In the schools the jurisdiction Of this Board Is made
the duty Of the teachers TO perform the service prescribed
thertbyi therefore
to sn ~enis io the payment Of the salaries tsaehes
rthaDdns any alleged hon-comPsnee with that Bylaw by
Mr.. DAvEEPoRT moved that II lie on the table Lost
by The following vote;
NEAs-Tmpsop, WATSON, Could ruthil. Coser Andrews
Tucker Goefseye, farr Mason Nctzear, Gregory Glider
seese Heynol' Warren Stafford Csntre Fsiran, stone
NAYs-Cayanash MeCsy Crozier shine Dougberty Eager
Brennan, Beg, iydeoke Rhodes Uloye Byne, Greene,
beheoc Peters Mcclure Curtis Farley Waerbu y, Stout,
O'keef--2l
ME-. WATERBURY, then moved the previous question.
Mr.. TUCKER moved 10 lay tina: motion on the table;
The CHAIR decided Mr.. fuckers motion out oi
order.
Mr.. TUCKER appealed, and demanded the aeas ana
Nays. On the question of sustaining the Cnar, tue
vote stood M follows:
YEAs-Cayanssh, Mocsy Watson. c,ozisr shine pssss.
aIsi az h SGSns Ess: Lysss sTSa.s aoKssisa
Gould Tss Msss I ass;cr1 xas,s Sss
. Issss hsyns %ssn .sSs cs%pSs Fs5 Stone
Stout, DayenroH-yi
The vote was then taken on laying the previous
question ON the table, lost by the same yoc pre-
sisely ~ the drst vote.