The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-07
The Dfsmissal OF Teacher In the Fourth
Ward.

Ward.
NETTING OF THE BoARD OF KDucArIoN-rW SUB
JICr DISCUSSED RESOLUTIONS ON BOTH sIDEs-A
CONNECTION AND ADJOURNMENT, ETC.
Ts Board Of Education held Of their regular meet
ings Last evening, President Curtis In the chair.
he Twelfth ward school officers asked for an appropri
alton Of - 500 70 purchase school house sites In Ninety
ninth street, for school house. Referred 70 the
Oomnta<e on Sites and School Houses.
communication also came from the Twelfth ward
school officers askng for "a b6 for carpenter and mAson
work on Ward school No 49, and was referred 10 tho
Committee on Finance.
Tho Board after dsposng Of some unimporsant busi.
nes, took up Commissioner Farr's resolution oensurng
the Fourth ward school officers cir recent summary
and Wholesale dismissal Of the Protestant teachers In
that ward without any assigned cause, which up
the third order Of business.
Dom missioner GREEN moved that the regular order Of
business DO suspended for hour TIL tho reports Of the
standing committees and other important business be dis
posed Of the debate the resolution would be likely
70 occupy much Of the time Of the Board
Oommaioner TUCKER and others objected 70 ths on the
grounds as the regular business Of the Board should noe
b interrupted without moro cause than Mr. Green
There bsing vote taken on the question, eighteen
were for M Green's motion and sixteen Against III ana
order required swo.thrd vote, and was consequently
Commissioner GREEN appealed from the decision a the
Chair arguing that his motion was not 70 suspend, but 70
Commissioners BENEDICT, sArRnAH and others argued a
length on the Chairs decision, taking BON ndes OF sne
me voss being saksn, the motion 70 suspend wss or
RED BY 10 against II nays which also 30 aside the
CommssiOnsr Mason desired 70 know whom the resou-
tor Of Mr.. Farr would como up, and tho President in
formed him = minutes past seven o'clock, or
The Committee on supplies presented long report
SS ns s
supplies Of wood W John Barnard who had sent in the
lowest bid 10 The conmitsse Tho report wss Adopssd
The Committee school Furniture reported In favor
Approprpg $3.50 for the purchase Of three pianos for
three OF The female grammar schools In the upper part Of
he finance Committees rsporssd in favor Of reu.ne
the premises on the corner OF Broadway and Seventh
avenue for primary school in the Twenty second ward,
M $500 year Report Wa adopted
Commissioner wArxRBUHY now called up the resolution
Of Mr. FAIR, and offered the following resolution sub
where's, . number Of teachers have recently been
summary removed by the los boards in several Of the
wards, and whereas mis- Board, while IL has no power
within the exclusive control Of the local boards REGARDS
such action with great regret; therefore,
and upright teacher without sdsquass cause, T. in the
opinion Of this Board not only an cot Of injustice 70 the
Individual Affected but 10 calculated 70 ipurc the Of
public education and 70 dminkh 10 hold upon the ooan
dence and favor Of our chssns.
The Clerk having read the resolution,
and resolution = substitute for the whole nsi.sr:-
w00y 6too4 BY the school oceB OF " I'D ward VIII
aGned cause for such procedure ths pas Aersby
Boasd - he asd ~ duty 70 adopt such russ cad
gh a al persons directly Or indiresy undeF 10 CONTROL
Issoysd Tia. spsss.i e,.msss Of tArss b spponAsd
vkh ngrueas make tho nesoseasy ipqui1 In relation
- subssk aBd report result 70 III Board ~ earliest
envensDee together viii ~ optnon 70 vhat aooa should
b t.ksn ~ IN Board whsreby jusee WI DO readsesd 10
CommsaioSsr GzssoRr spoke with much smphasis
He considered the time had for decisive action In
his meter q religious divisions In The Management Of
the schools b felt such oooduo DO dgrsceful 70 the
Board Of Education that Of the action Of the Fourth
Ward Local Lard Tnas action Wa Injurious the
teachers diamtoDed their character and equation and
highly ipjurO01 70 the great cause Of eduoatou. Tho
Board Il Education wsuld act un0Any part they
suffered such conduct that Of the Fourth ward ocsrs
10 pass without either investigation He was
therefore favor Of Commissioner fuckers resolution.
Commissioner FARIxY would not like 70 tho matter
hastily acted upon and was therefore Ia favor Of Mr..
Tuckev's resolution.
Commini0ner DAVENPORT moved 10 extond the time for
sdjournmens from eight 10 half-pAst eight O'Clock.
II within ten miputes of eight, ana Commits
sopers Glover, Mason and Green madc speeches
subject Of extending the time, while Commissioners
Tucker Davenport and others accused them Of endesvor
ing 10 kill OF time and procure adjournment without
action. And pending the oommotiou which succeeded
the President announced the time for adournng and tbs
meeting then terminated leaving the main question OF the
evening more unsettled than wnen they commenced he
discussion.