The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

The Board of Commissioners OF Common Schools
held their stated session yesterday afternoon. with
the newly elected president Commissioner Smyth)
Ia the chair. The members OF the Board were ali pre-
sent, except Mr.. Murphy ana Mr.. Sherwood. Mr..
Jarvis, the newly appointed commissioner, appeared
ana occupied the seat lately occupied by MI Smyth
Mr.. President Smyth called the Board 10 order.
and, a. soon as the roll had been called and quo.
rum found to be present, he returned thanks in
neat little speech for the honor conferred upon him
IN eectng him to the position OF president and pro-
ceeded 10 offer few suggestions in relation TO the
duties incumbent uDon the Commissioners. Among
other things he called the attention of the Board TO
the
INJURIOUS PRACTICE OF HIRING BUILDINGS
for schools, stating that something like $4,000 per
annum were expended for the rent of buildings hired
TO be used as schools, and that in most cases the
buildings 80 hired were unnt for school purposes.
AT the conclusion Of the presidents remarks the
usual
FIVE MINUTES SECRET ExAMEN
was lndnlged In, after which Commissioner Wood
stated that he observed in the minutes that reso-
luton had been adopted at the last meeting con-
flrming the appointment OF Miss Underhlll as vice
principal in the primary department Of Grammar
School No. 2s, In theATwenty-second ward. He had
no recollection of having voted for any sucn resolu
ton and did not know that IL had been passed. The
nomination OF Miss Underhin had been received at
The same meeting and also a protest from Miss
Hanaway against the conformation OF Miss Under
hill He would move to strike out that portion OF
the minutes, but on being assured that the rcsolu-
lion had been adopted at the previous meeting he
gave notice that he would to resclnd the reso-
luton The minutes were then approved, and bnsi-
ness proceeded in regular order. There was large
or mi
from trustees in regard TO excusng teachers for
absence ana other minor matters. Among the
miscellaneous communications was one from the
female principals OF grammar schools in relation TO
THE SALARIES OF PRINCIPALS.
The communication showed that the females are
not as wei paid as the males for the same style Of
services II showed that in school where male
principal received 50, 900 per annum female would
receive but sl,7oo the male vice principal received
$4,000, the female LOO; the male assistant teach
e ~ average AGO, TIE female SIPS and closed with
tne INQUEST request that The salaries OF principals in
Inc female department should be made uniform at
~, 600 per annum This was referred to the Com
mlttee On Teachers, ana WILL no doubt be duly ON
sl!ered. This communication was soon after fol.
ioweu ny petition from The male principals, show
Ing thal they AZ well as
THE scHOoLMNAMs WANT MORE MONEY.
and requested thai the salaries OF male principals he
was also referred 10 the committee on teachers but
before II Is rerorted on the subject will be thor
oi tunes that the expression
WHY, THE IpEAn
VIII ne indignantly uttered by tie peiltoning ladies,
at The presumption OF the men, would make, no
doubt, most interesting lesson IN notation and
nulneiaiion The teachers and clerks under the d.
rect n OF the Board should be paid SO much per.
6tm; then The Board could save, by having econo-
me meal PRINCIPALS ana superintendents a
vacations. In their modest pctit,oh tie
PRINCIPALS PUT THE PALAvER
on heavy StVIe. Thew thank the public and the
press especially the press for favOrs ana consid-
Grafton IN the past; and they know the Board win
ecntlve ability combined that Is needed to direct
the young idea IN the METROPOLIS. Ihey pay the
Board high compliment. something on the
I'LL TICKLE you, you TICKLE NE
style OF philosophy. The birds OF the Board may
be caught by that char-and then. again, they may
communication was received from the City su-
periniendent stating That the department mad eX-
amined during the month oil June some till. W seven
departments of schools, and that
IiE CONDITIONS OF THE SCHOOLS
was generally good. There were 269 classes eX-
anined, OF which l15 were excellent, lls good,
tbIltytw0 fair, Tour Indifferent ana tlirty-sX de
Icien or these nine were in the male grammar de-
partments three in female grammar Departments
fourteen In primary departments and ten in the col
Or,d schools. or the colOred schools ihriy-three
and One-t1lird per cent were found deficient and OF
the Others eleven per cent. Order ana discipline
Were good but many of The male teachers com
plain officer Inability 10 control the boys. The an
OF Notifying The parents OF the boys BAD conduct
does not seem 10 work We'll
This, OF course is only sort or entering wedge to-
ward the
RHsUMpTIoN OF CoRPoREaL PUNISHMENT
In the schools which. II allowed by the Boara, viii
make many a teachers heart ead ana many lads
hands sore.
The communication gave very cred..able ac-
count or the in the management OF Inc
school for idiots on Randas Island.
The communication was Oruered TO be printed al
Length In the minutes.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
were read, one containing the nomination OF Mr..
Nathaniel jarvis. Jr., as commissioner TO succeed
Judge Larremore. resigned and the Other non,Inat-
ing Mr.. William RI. Gray as Inspector in the Third
district, In place of Mr.. Jarvis The former coninn-
nicatiOn was placed on file, and the latter referred
to The Committee on Bylaws, Elections and Quall,l.
cations. Commissioner WOOD then proceeded to
COMPLIMENT To Mr.. JARVIS,
welcoming mat gentleman to a seat IN the Board.
and stating that he believed in 50 doing he spoke the
sentiments OF g, cry member Of he Board ana tnat he
firmly believed the Mayor could not I'VE named any
person in the city OF New YORK whose nomination
would be 80 universally satisfactory as that OF Mr..
Jarvis. During this speech the subject OF conlpl
ment combed his moustache with his LETT hand finger
nails and looked at all parts OF tne III turn.
avoiding, as much as possible Il gaze at Tho veneer
able be rd waving rom The g0od-natured fac or
Commiss oner Wood. Tie sleech, however was
heyed.
communication was received from
INSPECTOR JAMES NELLY
uohalng 10 t1e Board a sum OF money for the pur
pose OIL providing two medals to be awarded to The
best two OF the pupil teachers OF the Normal COL
lege. Mr. Kelly tlike many others of the same namel
Is gentleman who has ever taken an active interest
in the system OF public education, and his oner 10
add another TO the tokens OF mis- generosity and en-
thuslasm already extant was, OF course. accepted.
Commissioner INGERsoLL then pres sntei a com
muniCat calling the attention OF the Inspectors OF
the Second disri to the unc .ean!y condition of
OLD 40 Z,
in Allen street, in the Tenth ward. This is one Of
the Oldest school houses IN the city, and the fact
that il is in an uncleanly condition is not by any
means new. The HERALD called attention to that
TACT some two years ago. 1t NAV, however, be at
tended to. as the Committee Buildings Repairs
anu Supplies asked for an appropriation OF
$4,000 FOR REPAIRS TO SCHOOLS,
TO be made during the coming vacation. The COM
mtee suggested that these repairs can be as well
done under the immediate direction OF the officers
Of the Board as by any other persons: that the
pairs are generally slicn as need 10 be immediately
attended to, and are too small TO justify the Board
In asking for proposals or contracts. list Of the
amounts required for repairs in the several wards
read.
Commissioner SANDS asked now these estimates
were Oh, aimed ana were they correct.
Commissioner BELL repe1 that the estimates had