The New York herald., 1868-01-09
Board of Education.

Board Of Education.
The first meeting this Board for 1868 was held iaot
evening at the hall Of the Board Of Grand and
Elm Streets The Board room the hour named for
the opening OF the meeting thve o'clock p NJ welC
flied BY tho friends OF tho schools the COM
mssoners their friends and the contrast between
assembiage this hall and that which during the
week has besieged the City Hall decidedly marked
As the hour OF meeting arrived tue Commissioners
occupied in the body Of hail. and the cer
the Board, Ar. Thomas Boeso called the assembly to
order Commissioner ). B II. Vance was chosen TEN.
porary Chairman, on motion made By Commissioner Du-
pignac.
members OF the Board aud then called the roll when
the following gentlemen. comprising tho Board, AMI
swered to their names Com nissoners Aion Brennan,
Coop, Dupgnac Duryea Earing, Gray, Hall, Heaieysi
Jac xsos Jasper Larremore Merrill, Nelson, Patterson
Post, Small, Tooker, Vance, Warren, West.
On motion of Commissioner West, the Board then
went INTO an election FOR President with
Dupignac ana Patterson acting as ellers X. L. Larro>
whcreupOn Mr. Larremore declared duly elected
President, and the election was made unanimous.
The President elect escorted TO the chair by Conn
misAaners Small and Nelson, and taking his positions
he returned his thanks and accepet the position IN =
able Speech in the Of whioh he sketche
the origin and growth OF the common school system u
different parts OF the world and mentioned specimen oE
true regard the Importance OF He traced
the growth OF tho common school system In this city,
ana claimed that tue escutcheon Of the city there
nothing brighter than that system. Ho read tho
following Statistics
Average attendance Of grammar scholars Ia 1867 90 oIo
Average attendance OF primary scholars. 1858
Average attendance OF coiored scholars 731
Average attendance OF normal scaoiars ......... l0d
Average attendance at corporate scnools 6,079
Average attendance al evening scnoois......... T41o
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Total o. 260
Showing increase the previous year off,. 1900
There are about two hundred male teachers and
about two thousand female teachers the juris-
diction Of the Board
The raqustons for teachers sararies since 1864 have
boen as toows:- ~
1864. 81, ,074 500
1856. lS44, 500
1856 l,Sf ,4oA
lSbI....t.. LofZsut
lo05.. Lozu,0uk
Tho decresso. however to the whole expense foR
1868, compared with 1857 is $50, 34s
1hs President also stated that the actual cost oe
tuition books &c mot including tho cost of school
was IS 80 per scholar y
Tho address was well and forcibIy delivered and
listened 10 with marked attention. There no
l. chatting aud caucusng going ON mono or the mems
bers suspended themselves by their necks and heels on
the chair backs and desk tops made frantic efforts
10 DIM the light with tobacco smoke, showing cone
clusvey that their acquaintance with parllam
tactics not obtained In the council chambers OF the
City Hail braves.
communication was received from his Honor the
Mayor nominating Robert Nc3nuis for inspector oe
Davis The paper REFERRED but subsequently, taken
up aud tho nomination confirmed.
seyera matters relating 10 ordinary routine business
transacted and resolution directing tho COMMITTEES
Ventilation report the best and most conyononG
method OF heating the schools adopted after whcG
the Board adjourned 10 Wednesday evening next at
O'Clock.