New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
school inspectors CouGrn'ed 10"
Of ycn.Resident ChiidreD.

Tie Board met last evening nt o'clock,
JANrs N. MCLEAN. cSg he President IN The Chair.
The Committee on Elections and Qualifications. 70
whom were referred the following nominations. by Ills
Honor the Mavor, Of School Inspectors. 10 serve for
Fifi Dre; Jeremiah Fitzpatrick; Second Di'iric, John
r. Wilkins; Third District Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr Fourth
District Harvey H. Woods. f!nh p,'fet lsoeeT. tnnssct
Sixth District, Watts &. Liynsstoni Seventh District hch
Reportsd in favor OF confirming all o. said nomna-
tinns with the exception Of Jeremlin FITZPATRICK.
who; the Board rejected account ofhe nominee not
being resident either Of this State or city.
The Committee on BY laws 10 whom was referred
the subject Of allowing children who are nonresdens
of our city 10 attend the varons schools undor the CON
troll Of the Board Of Education presented majority,
and minority report From the MAJORITY report
the fo!owiur extracts are taken:
Tie whole number Of nonresident
scholars is not 30 large as is generally supposed. An
nyesiQaiCn made IN the schools Of the Fifteenth ana
FicL,ceuh Wards shows that there were only 70 IN the
seven grammar departments Of all the schools IN
those wards. while the register plumber III tie same
Dcparnons Is between 900 and 1900; that OF MI the
nor resident scholars in the schools throughout the city,
full ffhs resided in the city when they entered hc
schools aud that the parents Of these scholars ZEN The
city on account OF high rents aud scarcity Of house
room with the purpose Of returning when rents are re
dnced something liz thclr former STANDARD; mat the
fathers of the greater part of these scholars asact
business in the city and pay heavy rents ana taxes Tor
their places of business that the greater part Of the
resden. scholars girls and are In the upper or
higher classes and that they Will graduate inside oil Two
wears The Committee therefore recommend for adCp'
ton resolution amending section 100 OF the ~ laws
20 read IA follows: - ~ -,
No pup other than an actual resident Of the City OF New
York .ha be allowed to attend any school under me eonIo
Of dis oad prov 81 this by law sh. not apply
=, non resident scholars In the schools.
The following are the extracts from the minority
report ann ,.,r, ,oro,
crowded In districts bhGe most Of ne nOnTesds fch0E
ors ofend II has been demonstrated thei most OF the
Of the non resident scholars able 10 pay FOR
HE trition Of their children and by their exclusion no
hardship or Injustice Is Inflicted while ny thoir nt'ehd
nnce In orr schools the children Of some parents WHO
are too poor to pay for their chldrens tuition are cx
cluded When it is taken into consideration that thi.
city is faxed by the State for education At or about
500 900 annnay than is apporuoned TO u by u,
state which sum is distributed 20 the rural Districts
wond be manifest that New YOrk City u doing s in
share toward the education of the children OF nores
dents. and also the Board by adopting the resolution
recomm ended by the majority committee WI. De 'io
otnp boih the letter and the spirit OF The law anl
woud be nnicing inexcnsable tax on our oltlzens.
The report concludes with RECOMMENDATION 'nh
the Board do non concur with the resolution offered D>
the Majority Committee. c.,,,o,
A motion to rccommit both reports to tho Cominite
4 rcfontion was adopted directing that all th
schools be closed tomorrow
The Board then adjourned TO December ~.