The New York herald., 1869-11-04
solRD o. EDvsATIoH.


the RosIdoucy Question Agn1n-Stati1
the Scholastic German Attack
Tho Board OF Commissioners OF Common
met In stated session last evening, with thd
dent. Mr.. r. L. Larremore In the char. The 70
ance was somewhat smaller than usual Az
members OF the Board did not seem to be ct al oy
anxious for work. Their apparent carelessnest me
be accounted for on the ground that they had nd
quite recovered from the shock OF the recent elec
lions or the effect OF the immense opinion delivered
the counsel on the question OF residence or protaby
because they felt that their days numbered al
o gross assault, avordupoisedly ponderous, wal
threatened In regard to the introduction OF the Ger
man man language Into the schools. Whatever may have
Oeen the cause, the members OF the Board did not
seem 70 90 oyer bright, and the business. although
snorh was somewhat draggy. Among the com.
by the inspectors Of Schools In regard
to the residency question. the document con.
,a tans s.o1n an opinion that tho enforcement q
would be attended with great hardship to large
number OF pupils now attending the schools by
0Dligng the school officers TO expel them, aud TO
large number OF others who apply for admission
and who should be rejected and concludes by asking
that the resolution be resclnded Is the language of
the law does not admit OF any construction other than
that the pupils themselves must live ~ the city. The
document was read and then referred 10 tho Com.
mittee on By-laws The gross conplomeration OF
dirty paper and Dutch names was then lifted by
main strength TO the Presidents desk and the SUB.
!ecs S &C Of the bundle announced as the petition OF
10000 citizens in regard to the teaching OF the Ger
maE language III the common schOOls.n The mat
ter was referred to the COmmiUtee on Bylaws.
Tne CHAIR announced as the special or der or bust
ness lthe report OF the Committee on Bylaws: but
the report had not been printed, and consequently
enc subject was, on motion, laid over. II Ii but
natural to infer that the expected presentation Of
the massive missile from Teutonla, aud its reference
TO enc Committee on Bylaws, NAV have had some
connection with the pOstp0nement or the printing OF
the report from the committee, as, through this
committee and the Committee on Course OF Studi8sk
the pressure VIII be made to tost the German the
pubic schools.
The sum Of sl,27o was appropriated for she pur.
pose Of roofing Grammar Sch00ln0use No. 10, In the
Eleventh ward.
was adopted directing the local boards TO instruct
the principals OF the schools not TO infct burdens
on the parents or pupils by requiring them to fur
nish pencils and blank books as the Board would
furnish o. public expense, the necessary stationery
OF oil kinds.
Commissioner WooD offered resolution to the
effect That the clerk, In preparing the Scho0l DreC
t0rV," should have affixed to the names OF the
female teachers the designation "Mlss" or "Mrs.,"
as the case may be, and providing for certain other
and sensible notifications In the DIRECTORY" and
"Manual.u
Mr.. WOOD in introducing the resolution reoited
some amusing episodes OF his experience in visiting
the schools, In one OF which ne was addressing = .
lady as "Miss, who, he afterwards learned was o
grandmother, and In another he found himself
pralsing the proficiency Of boy TO o lady VINO was
The mother OF the boy.
Mr.. WOOD also offered o resolution providing for
tho dividing Of che city into twelve districts to each
OF which was to be assigned member OF the
Board as visitor during certain period In the year.
Both resolutions were referred 10 the Committee
on Bylaws, and the Board shortly alter adjourned.