The New York herald., 1869-09-14
BOARD OF EDUcArISH.

BOAkD OF EOUCAIlVus
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Tho Residsncy of Pupils Of siae Public
schO0Is-FinancinI Condition Of tho Board
Report of the City 3uperintendenf.
the Board OF Commissioners OF Common Schools
convened last evening in stated session. with the
President, Mr.. r. L. Larrem0re. in the chair The
members OF the Board were all present. with the
exception OF Commissioner Gross. Ex-Sch0ol Com
missioner Merrill occupied q seat within the sacred
circle while the forms IN the lobby were occupied
by large number OF school teachers and cti-
zens generally After the usual preliminary business
had been disposed Of large number or cOmmunica-
tlons from local boards were taken up and referred
to the appropriate committees report from the
City Superintendent, Mr.. s. s. Randall, on the con-
dtion Of the schools at the opening OF the present
session was then read and ordered on fle This ro-
port shows that the superintendent and his assist
ants have visited all the schools since the opening OF
the curren. session, and that they found
all the schools had been cleaned and rem
dered moro comfortable during the vacation.
The report also shows that on the day
OF the opening OF the schools there were
present In the male grammar schools II, 275 pupils.
in the female schools H. 0l6. In the primary schools
0,722 and In the colored schools 6s1, making an
aggregate OF 6S0lO At the close Of the last session
in July there were present 654s6. or 344 less than
at the opening OF the current session. At the OPEN
Ing OF the schools subsequent TO the vacation IN
1868 the attendance OF pupils was larger than this
week earlier this year and also that the children OF
Hebrew parents were engaged last week In cee6rat-
o Is svsn q that to-day here must be At
least 10000 pupils IN attendance. Of the l74 male
three absent on the day OF opening; and Of the 1850
female teachers there were l0l absent. The prim-
ary schools, the superintendent reports, are
and primary schools Nos. H. 3s and q still remained
closed, while the pupils OF No. "a sill occupy tenn.
there 225 Of pupils Of the late primary school
No. 80, who occupy the assembly room daily and some
10 or leo crowded on galleries which are intended
to accommodate only seventy or eighty The Superln-
tendent recommends that the surplus Of pupils
and the nine teachers OF No. SS, who are now neccs
in Stone street. The assembly room OF No. "A, on
North Moore street is daily occupied by some 200 or
more pupils, while there Is room enough IN primary
school No. H., on yestry street. In connection with
the report the Superintendent recommends the
to be admitted to the extent Of the acco%moda6ns.
communication was received from the Mayor
nominating James 8. Hennessey Tor inspector In the
following resolution was then offered Dy Mr.
BELL:-
Rosoye Tha. the Board interpret. The rule Of The rss,
shall be rather that OF the father he be dead, OF tho
on or Of sa' B q As Be-
1 70 n .rey G as M & or
preaon in registering the names and residences OF pupils
The resolution was adopted
Commissioner BRENNAN, from the Committee on
Supplies reported that the contract for furnishing
the schools with coal had been awarded to J. \.
Barnard & Sons, who propose to furnish Q. 200 tons
OF coal Of the several kinds called for at the average
price Of 81 90l per ton OF 2240 pounds. The report
Of the committee was adopted
Commissioner Lewis, from the Auditing Commit
tee reported that an examination OF the accounts
OF che clerk Of the Board shows as follows:-
Balance In hands OF City Chamberlain July @l9926
Deposited since by comptroue aA'ss4
QdsAO N
Payments on warrants outstanding July Si6lM
warrants issued from july to september s4sSs
Outstanding lzso3
raid ,s5s ,s5s
Balance TO- the credit OF the Board .as75
The bank book shows balance to the credit OF tho non
Eoaid. &Eu,cS5
The report was received and ordered on fle
Commissioner BELL, from the Committee on Evening
Schools reported adversely to the establishment Of
Io4th street, near tenth avenue. lie also reported
in favor OF the transfer OF the evening schO0l from
80 to 81 in the Twelfth ward. The reports were
Commissioner INGERsoLL, from the Committee on
Buildings reported in favor OF authorizing the trus
tees OF the Twelfth ward to lease the basement OF
the Bloomingdae Baptist church Tor a period Of
three years aud seven months, at yearly rental OF
$4,000.
Commissioner SMYTnE said 1t might be necessary
to build school IN that neiehborhOod before three
years had elapsed and that the rent rather high
and he therefore, offered an amendment to the effect
that the trustees be authorized to lease the premises
for one year, with the privilege OF one or two years
additional The amendment was accepted and the
report as amended was adopted.
Commissioner WOOD called attention to tho fact
that resolution providing for the discOnttnuauCo
OF the French and German languages III the schools
had been referred to the special committee In July,
and that Il was somewhat strange that no report on
the subject had been made TO the Board, and he
asked II In view OF the fact that the committee had
faled to report on the subject 1t would be out OF
order to discuss the question at the present time.
The PRESIDENT stated that as the matter had beeK
mittee 1t would seem indecOrous on the part Of the
Board to take any action on the subject until the
committee should report.
Commissioner SaYTH, from the special committee,
reported progress on the consideration Of the
subject,
Commissioner SANDS offered resolution author
izng the appointment OF special committee OF
five, whose duty 1t should be to examine into tile
taing In what way reduction OF the expenditures
may be enected without mpairing the efficiency of
the schools. the resolution was adopted after
Which
Commissioner SMYTn offered preamble and reso.
lutisn recitng the fact chat from 1900 to 49, 900
children daily roaming the streets of this city,
attending any OF the schools and autlori Zin9
the appointment OF q special committee TO consider
the matter and devise means to bring these children
10 attend the public schools The resolution was
adopted and the Board shortly after adjourned.
OPENING OF THE FREE COLLEGE
The regular sessions Of the College OF the City OF
New York were commenced yesterday under very
favorable auspices At nine O'Clock A. M. the stu
dents to the number of 600 700, together with the
tutors, assembled in the chapel, when the faculty
entered, headed by Mr.. IL. l.. LarremOre, President
OF the Board of Trustees OF the college, IN al m
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