New-York tribune., 1869-04-08
BOARD or EDUCATION.
RESIGNATION OF THE CLERK or THE BOARD.
The Board met at O'Clock last evening,
President LarremOre the char The following COM
unication received the Clerk Of this BOARD

The Board met at O'Clock last evening,
President Larremore IN the chair The following com
munlcation received from the Clerk Of this BOARD
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subject most Of - ~ & members !. So ns Osne, sasS & ss
on desire then to ubmi.to account although
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eI myself poor indeed eCnd not suffer under such cu%ssness
% tSan s. ss.fSs ss Is uniformly H Sesn he rss snes
ToI @ have been d1y grateful 80 and in Issa have
charged my dali sa in leaving who
So BAY, S 81 & SHs,, & S sS ne therein n I & rs Of al o are
interested in popular education and that the teachers VITO are The
lions both by lind and coS,srss r.stsnt and By compensation
adequate the high character the services rendered ~s great
Mr. West moved that the resignation be accepted, and
the Affirmative ard a. Messrs Ewing Jasper Patterson.
and Warren, in the negative. Mr. West then offered for
YSsa. TSsa,. Bc.' c:,s e this Board h. rendered b:
esn,r, s5t him 40 sbs recognition ior .sc thsesoTs
R,,o That this Hoard tender . Thomas Bcs's ESQ., 0lsrf q Che
un,aet industry ; Integrity and earnest efforts IL the cause Of
s1 % ,Ss % Ss President c + S S
the Commissioners OF Common Schools.
Mr. West hoped that Mr. Warren would withdraw his
Mr Warren said he offered his resignation from feel
ngs which made it necessary for him to take ths action
Mr. West moved that the Board refuse to accept the
Mr. Warren said that he hoped that tho Board would
refuse accept his resignation. He wonld not
come here again; and considering what had been done
in Albany and other places he was compelled arrive
at this conclusion he had been In common Win otheI
members OF the Board. branded as d-d scoundre ana
he repeated n would come here agau, as his self
respect prevented him from being any longer member
OF this Board
Nr Nelson said, that Mr.. Warren had stated that the
Board of Education had been called seoundrels Well
accusations according TO the source from which they ea
mated; If the public branded the Board as thieves ms
conscience not disturbed thereby nor would ne Dc
driven from his post Of duty In % m e
late the present Board out OF existence should De
OF that would be the end OF the matter, DuI ne
of office expired and he hoped Mr. Warren would with
draw his esgnaton Mr.. Warrens reslgnaton was theh
laid upon the table
the public moneys intrusted with this Board had
the members Board should they therefore resg
He thought not. All public officials are ana nave be en-
attacked by the press. and i had become matter OF
report that person IN the nineteenth century
could hold public office and be honest.
Mr. Warren said he did not want to make any commo,
ton in this matter. He Radical Republican, and
had been member OF this Board for II years, and had
that politics was not known the Board As party man
he was dsgusted with the ardOr OF the Republicans In
could be said against the Forty Thieves than had been
said against this Board The State Legislature was the
first body to introduce party politics into this Board NO
person had heard him say anything In the BOaru
about party or religion. Every child had right TO be
educated whether Catholic, Protestant or beaIhen ana
according the OF the present Dill ths Board was
hereafter partisan bodyor the Mayor was 10 ap
point seven Democrats and five Republicans ana, CON
sderDg all the circumstances, he decidedly refused 70
q member any longer, ana would aSh ie@Fe u
retire :. :. -.
Mr. Jackson desired TO offer his resignation as mem'
her OF the BOARD as he not like to have this Board
IA some branches OF the City Government at
fine present time are ruled by the heads OF the Demo
cratic party be bad been given TO understand tnat II
Boese resigned his position as Clerk the schOo Dill
now before the Legislature would be defeated.
Mr. Warren said ho Chairman or the committee OF
this Board To proceed TO Albany 70 oppose the new ScoOl
bi and the subject there was altogether party the
the benefit OF the Republican party TO pass the new
School bill Mr. Warren continued by saying, what had
any party with the schO0ls He had been told that
the Republican party would be the gamers Dy the new
Republican members in the Board and the new Dill gave
them FIVE aud he Mr. Warren was sOrry 10 say tnat ne
ever was Republican.
stood that person had stated that he had made SO
600 $4,000 out OF the Board but he wished ~ 20 be
understood that he had not made 80 nor 40 cents Ine
Board then decided 10 table Mr. Jacks0n's res2natOn
they did Mr. Warmers, az above noted :.
Upon ballot being taken for Clerk OF the Board, hr
John Davenport Auditor OF the Board, was elected CLERK
resolution adopted that the Clerk prepare iu
statement OF all books pianos ana otner supplss ~.
school under the control OF the BOafu ahu
delivered 10 the schools and also all contrhcs except
those existing, against the same. -,-.-, 80
Hy resolution the OF $50 was appropriated IOr
furnishng COl0red School building NO - h nesu iOEtl
frstst with heating apparatus And the Controner was
requested place 10 the credit OF the Board tne sum
S95oOOO subject drafts signed by the PRESIDENT ana
clerk. Adjourned.