The New York herald., 1870-03-03
EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Meeting Of the Board Of Education-Pr0mo.
ton Of Teachers-The Present System of
Edncati0n TO BE OverhnuIed.
TIE Board OF Education met yesterday afternoon
at four O'Clock, President Larremore IN the chair.
Alter the calling OF the roll aud the adoption OF the
minutes OF the previous meeting number OF resolu-
tions were presented and referred.
The Committee on Normal Evening ana Colored
schools having petttoned the Board for appoint
ment Of Miss Jessie McGregor, Mary E. Carr, Agnes
Jackson and MISS PAiilips teachers in the daily
Norma and High School At ST. 900 $1,000, 81, ,4oe
and 81 400 per annum salary respectively and that
Miss Abbie e. Hamlin aud MISS May Willard b
promoted from third 10 second assistants ut the sal.
aries paid to tho other teachers IN like positions
resolution was passed authorizing these appoint
ments aud promotions
The following resolution was also Adopted
That be referred to the Committee Of Studies
ss what changes ia t6s coSrss Of study x
the primary and schools have been made necs:
school, and also what required In order ri,
School aud depsrsmsn. vacancies now s,nr IN he ca.s
or the grammar schools.
The Board OF school Trustees Of the Twenry-nrse
ward sent IN the name Of Miss Catharine q. McCaf.
frey, Of Baxter street Scho0, for promotion the
position Of Vice Principal, female department.
ward school No; A.. resolution was ofrered con-
nrmlng thc nomination.
MIR. WooD rose 70 object to the adoption Of the
resolution. he could not see why Miss McCafYrey,
VINO belonged to Baxter street school, should be put
over the lead OF Miss ELIZABETH W. Brown, or NO. 40.
He believed III encouraging teachers instead oil DIS
couraging them, - this resolution aimed to do.
The resolution was referred TO the Committee on
Teachers.
Some other business of q routine nature having
been disposed OF, Mr. Woop said that there wac
matter which he desired to say few
words. Having given 1t some attention OF
late ana examined the condition OF the
schools In person, he was prepared TO speak
very decidedly. He was satisfied that the presens
system OF teaching, In At least one 0f the DEPART
ments OF education was very deectlve ana required
q thorough overhauling. large proportion OF
the children or p0sr parents were NOT allowed
TO remain long enough Vt school 10 receive
much benefit, being taken away at an
early age anu put to work, and tine manner In which
they were taught In the primary departments -
ernlnen,y unsatisfactory. Tho system OF teaching
the younger children TO write BY lessons on slates
was wrong and he hoped thas copybooks for writ
great evil In the primary departments was that
green, gddv girls, fresh from the grammar
schools, were put to teach the rudlments
OF education to very young children, who re.
qulred more care ana skill la management than
older pupils. These teachers would be much more
useful in higher depai tmens, and the children In
the primary schools could be better instructed by
teachers VINO are now otherwise engaged lie offered
the following resolution winch WAS ad0psed:--
Resolved, That In all primary schools and primary depart
ments where there vice principal or hrs assistant
teacher they shall take charge aud teach the sxtrad
lowest classcs that the younger teaches be dalsa
W teach higher classes In those achooh
The Board soon after adjourned.