The New York herald., 1869-06-12
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Changes in the Clerical Force-Curlous
Revelations by One Who Seems to Know.
To THE EDITOR oP THE HERALD
After It's organization and the appointment of the
standing committees the new Board Of Education
went to work In right earnest, and has thus far
avoided any attempt to force itself upon the atten
ton OF the public, content that at some future day
the result Of its abors should speak its praise or
censure. Nevertheless 1t has already been attacked
in open session OF the Board by Of the minority
members for not giving them chairmanships on the
committees, and In the New York Times on account
Of the removals made in the clerical force.
A few words will suffice TO explain the action Of
the majority in both these respects.
1t was originally proposed to reduce the standing
these-fhat Is, to divide the respoIsbillty In spcAe
manner that part Of IT would have rested with the
SrSer reaUecn q tse Standing com
the majority came to the conclusion that under the
circumstances. 1t seemed proper to assume the
committees. Two OF the minority, however, were
| placed on every committee consisting OF i've, and
hree eIS %embers Sohng can Be done
In any one committee without o full cognizance OF
all tue facts on the part Of the minority the ma
Der OF the majority and the minority from the Audit
ing Committee two from each sdel, when, for prac-
| ty, the members Of this committee were likewise
made OF an odd number-namey, Ave instead Of
| FOUR
| The changes made In the clerical force OF the
Board the New York Times, In It's issue OF the sth
insr has accompanied, among others, with the fol-
| lowing aspersions:-
Each parties unImpeachabe record
before the Board and universal favortes with those
who dealt with them. Two OF them-Mesers. Coe and
schwarzsre democrats but unfortunately for them 10
ard OF they had 70 The others republicans
who answered all the requirements OF partisan body
hut VIII
| politics had been allowed 70 enterit
Democracy or republicanism had nothing to do
| with these removals. No one thought OF removing
| Mr.. Davenport, O republican, from the responsible
| position Of head clerk in the Finance Department,
and no one enjoys the esteem ana confidence OF the
| new Board In a greater degree The loose manner
| In which the business In some OF the bureaus
been kept, was the prime cause OF these removals.
II that reprehensble practice was owing In part TO
the relationship wifh the ex-clerk, so much the
worse for 1t. BY the accompanying extract from
said books you Will learn that from the sth February,
1867 10 the 22d APRIL 1853. under the mead OF Sun-
the ex-cerk and "his reations,n and that the only
specification found on the books as to this expendi-
| ture IL to special Committee 10 Albany. March Is,
1857, s17o5," and TO Special Committee TO Albany,
| June Is, 1857 o. s5l7 co."
Now. the new Board Ia OF the opinion that this IL
kept aud has therefore, thought best for the pur-
pose OF initiating better order OF things, TO sur
round the clerk with new assistants. The books
! should show whittier every dollar went.
| AT some future day other bits OF information In
| this Ine Will be at your service. The "Augean
An INVESTIGATOR OF SCHOOL MATTERS.