New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-14

SUPREME COURT-GENsRAL TEsx MAY TO- Before
justices LEONARD. BARNARD and CLEIKB.
IaPoRTAST SCHOOL CASE


IMPORTANT SCHOOL CASE .
The People rel Mary A. McHugh ag The Bosrd Of School
Trustees of the Sixth Ward and The Board Of Education
This was ON appeal from An order made by MI
Justice sutherland denying application msde bv reor for
niandsmus compel the Board Of School Trustees TO rein
state her Firs Assistant Teacher IN the Primary Depart
neat q Ward School No. o. iu the sixth wsrd and at the
ne compel the Board Of Education pay her the
ARRANGE. OF pay due her H. such teacher
TIE felator while occnpyinghe position in question, had
been charged by the Local Board II School Officers win
having circulated e reports respecting the character OF some
OF the female pupils and after having been iied by them had
boon pronounced guilty and dismissed from her posiio snd
some enc clse pat in her place
On an appeal being atrn by the rea,o om tits scton Of
the local Board 10 the Board Of Edncstion he procef
mao pen ana az orNei LEU ~ ,L. GoarJ ~
Fucuion I'm. Local Bosrd refused obey and have ever
since refused 10 insert hen in the psy rolls teacher
Mr A. r. Ia1rrnre IT, Tor the School oaccfs concnded
on the argument that tie having perfect remedy by
action erain't the defendants II she had becn lie ssy re
moved rom her position ne! rsh, msndsmo That
ser I tS ana tist her sppcs had deem t4kcu aler the
expiration OF twenty days allowed by lrg for t1s P9rpC.
That the Board Of Education bad power TO pass bylaw
snthor me An appeal rom The Local Rosri which would
practically deprive them OF the exclusive power gwen theu
by to ith and employ Teachers That hains
person occupied the position snd draws the salary ca by
Inc elatoT whose right thereto must be frat determined p
quo warlan,o and LAT tho OF ea,hcrs being Inserted
in The pay rolls by tho Principal Of the Male department nov
by The Trustees the nsndanus should DO directed asan' NM
M Thoma, Boc,e for tho Board,pf EiacutOn Insisted
that until rolls certified and cuditedin the manner reqnred
by law combining the relg,crs nfae are presented 20 hr
Clerk they have power pay her salar! lba inc su
eon IN question occupied by pcrson who performs the
duties and whose is inserted in tue pay rolls and that
the Board are bound to pay her until her rights are
by the clalo and lave actually raid her for the
very services for which the feato eeess 10 recover
The case is one which involve very Important rrn
cplc and has created no little excitement among those con
neced with the parties interested in the Questions discussed
The Court 0sk The paper and rssefysd ,aeir dec0H
A X. Lawrence, OF counsel Of the school Trustees:
Ihoms. Boese Of counsel fof the Board Of Education
MEETING or The COMMITTEE on CHARACTER
The Committee appointed by the Court for the
eSeninstion Of (- character Of applicants or sdn.cn
the bar will hold their session. at the Columbia college
Law School Buildings Lafayette place the afternoons OF
Monday end Tne.d " the iJh aud 18th n-s commencing at
ococs Csudidstss viii DO required attend IN person.
aud to produce oeG aes or other evidence sassetory to
the Coinnliit.e LUTHER X. MARSH,
HENRY j. SCupDyR,
ID. CADY EATON.