The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-06
BROOKLYN BOARD OF EDUCATION.

school No. IL Reported n Nuisanc e. Il on.ls
10 be Issued for S15o,G00 Tor New school,
houses, &c.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Ednca.
ton neid yesterday afternoon DR. Tnorne 10 The
-cuair
petition was received from Mr.. d. W. ouim,y an |
hundred and forty mine Others asking for Tue
removal OF the principal OF school No ID on the ground
that he IS successful in the management OF tho
school,
The petition referred TO the Local Committee
The report OF Inspector r. H. Cotton OF the Metro.
poiitan Board OF Health, relation to an inspection
made by him Of Public school No. H. which was read
forth tina; ne three evils of Insufficient heat i'm
proper ventilation and over crowdng all Of which
characterize chiefly the primary department the first
Hoor exist ip that school, At times the thermometer
has been noticed low asforty degrees Fahrenheit and
has frequently during the winter been necessary to
dismiss ihs pupils the rooms being cold for endrr.
unce The Inspector considers there Is radical derecl
somewhefe which should be remeded once, and 500
young ives not he longer exposed TO the de,ri-
Gent they mourning He concludes
With bo suggestion that the pupils in certain
rooms named by him crowded be reduced the
nun,b,r which the seats will commodities and that the
matte OF heating be referred 10 IN expert - discover
the .eiect and provide remedy: and declares the
scoos! in question 10 be nuisance, according TO the
provisions of the health law, and detrimental the
health or those who attend H.
Tbis brought MIR. CasswELL 10 his feet, and he came
down very severely the author OF the report. He
veutared that there school In the city
itct in the same month the inspector visited this
bta what might be presented in the same FORM lie did
MT know why this school should be selected 50 par
tuarly for inspection, ard would like 10 ask the
hrs u daring the month OF January other schools were
NV ventilated He admitted that the ch idren ought
10 ne compelled 20 remain in close aud badly
tted rooms nut he knew that some Of them BEL
same OF them called home II on the
2th Day OF January when this inspection |
made, but had this wise doctor ,allod |
other day lie might have found IL dlnercn, The
upper rooms warm, and in regard The venti,a.
Ton ne commended that the school ws9 wen ventilated
~ struck him that there was some object in this visit
Tho school, Of course was over crowded; but what
tEov 70 do9 The parents Of these children there
and asked tina: the children might he allowed 10 come
school II they bad TO siron the floor; that they
we're better OF than Il they stayed at home. He
find ten persons in the city who would agree with
BIN his report The day this visit made there
was 70 be promotion, and greater number Of chil.
dren we're attendance, some OF whom compelled
stand upon ae stairs He really should look upon
tbs report Joke hut If this wise doctor chooses 10
tenounce the Board foi maintaining nuisance, very
well.
o.. COMING said that there was . book scr com-
plsip.s sept al the office OF the Board o. Health,
nHd ,b.s visit Of inspection made by
request. This ply stefan went 10 school No. n,
and presented this repor Tons school was not
especially selected FOR inspection he had been 10 the
school and how the chiidren packed together
The school however was not nuisance Two snail
rooms, used formerly for cloak rooms
~, sc5oo srS ~ hess Ne ,Sn Va toon,
Forty. nine children crowded ia and ly "A The
other, and these rooms W tor school pnr
poses.
Mi wnffrocE said that other schools had been visited
enc ,,srac,o- fo,,l .n,,,. ~,
~ - lousr ICY iu' h'e ''u 0nlis ~
- itnss ~ hau peeh iouna ~ seacul Ao. - ihese
.us nsa .eN oveu nsenu'e aof scnoV rooiis, ana
". ~ "Io. , ~ Ss ~ u, r - ~ Y. -,
The Committee on Ventilation vii, nsructloas 10 lose
snc roop,s = -
She law Committee and spec,s committee Of tbrae