The New York herald., 1869-01-14
BOARD or EDUCATION.

Organization of tho Board for 1S00-Com-
\ misxiOner Larrcmore Reelected President
Address by the President.
The 1rst meeting OF the Board 0f Education for
the current year held last evening at the hall OF
the Board. The system OF public education. from
whatever cause, has lately attracted much gen.
era attention than had previously been accorded to
Thy many who stand greatly in need OF IT, and they
have been anxious have purported to. be anxious
70 have the system changed and more economi-
cal ~ or rather to them, more useful mode substi-
tufed. This fact, perhaps, among others served to
induce the large crowd which present last oven
ing to witness the organization or the Board and
OBSERVE Y possible what change in the mode OF
egslating for public schools would be advisable
Among those In the lobby were number OF well
known CITY Hall faces, which bore evidences OF in
terested attention during the proceedings.
Mr.. Boese, CLERK OF the BOARD, called the assem-
blage to order and Commissioner Dupignac was
chosen to preside during the the organization OF the
Board. The clerk then proce eded to call the roll as
foli0ws:-
FIRST District. Owen Heaiy, James B. Dupignac.
Second Diss1ct.-Henry r. West. wilson Small,
ri Taira Dis; District ABeniamin B. Merrir. william q.
4 Fourth District Samuel p. Patterson Francis v.
Euring John KaiRer, Jr.
yta5 Dist'1ct. william =. Duryea, Richard War
sirtn Dist,aot.-Peer H. Jackson Thomas J. Hail,
Leander Buck
Serenth Distrfcs--Richard L. Larremore John
Jasper, Thomas II. b. Hawks.
The commissioners all answered to their names,
and on motion OF Commissioner Warren the Board
proceeded to elect o president. Commissioner Lar
remore, from the seventh district received twenty
out OF twenty-one votes, was declared elected and
commissioners Small and Coop were appointed to
conduct Mr.. Larremore to the chair This delicate
task having been credtably and successfully per-
formed, the President addressed the Board as fol-
lows
GxNrrxxrs OF rmx BoAnp or EpucArroS:-r thank
s % m .
aS"es "1 s Of n T.: g that
steady growth Of the system OF committed to our
ss s ss .ons e M SS~Ss Of aH
a.. .ne IN the G S These numbers
Public School socety and the Board Of Education in the
additions and tho continuance Of the high
character Of the instruction. the system will maintain M posi-
face globe Few q Citizens hsT ~ sde
s s1 q S @ The j
tended che public $685. the corporate Of The
s ys 90 ds % s
. ss ~Sos 81
,.Soo: wSo% mere a r . hs p%'S and hs
cations the .stual number under Instruction be
and Other essential. for iuch multitude requires large
The magnitude q This seisd from some aussssr
so%sncs q v ea Ss
niss @ ss ses The rsaas
these unfavorabs, because unexplained comparsons l.
% briefly ~ 2 snay:s ~. expenditures
assnon the fact that The Board 81 sw ssslsS
S, .sn sss &c Two
Inc Of the board for issouwa sos
Tne estimate TOR icos 31s000
Excess 0f 1850 over $780, ....... n s72 0o0
moa b rscolsoed Thai expenses for educssins are
expended sss bunss which remain he q
o n.s iss ~. vSrsn ssn hoE the n.
usual cscul.ns shs q Instruction issvs ous shs
% sb.s IN .sh. year. A.v. more than
:: :Ls "s %s.
g i sss Ss: =:
.ucsnt scsoao for ali re@snins dissnc.s 70 5.
found n the Gowsh Of che system ITSELF
Tho total average sendAnce In all the day and evening
scncN,s E fsss Ior 10y was Ss
or Is per cent Had The expenses Of the Hoard crv Nan
q e a ss & Che q 1892 xSua have
that has hins which sisss IL Total sapsndnrs:
smong otas ssn h.: 40. single sss school
.x.srses ssnsr. rise q shall and the FOR
Les us now sstinste merely the whole taught
IN IN is$ 'sSS there there Lac.
Increased within the interval hc ~
very nearly So per
II be remarked that the Increasing eceucv M tbe
schools y panly shown In tho difference
percentage OF increase In the ana he
whole 1pmber tausht-76 per cent and IS per cent
Addi6k IS cent 70 the expenses OF 1860 ws have
ss .; sIsssss s;ss
the Board from he charge q prSds.g n
expenditure. "
The following table Of the average attendance OF
the day Ia ne several wards for the two under
comparison shows that the increase OF puns
the schoo departments classes that were already A.