The New York herald., 1870-11-17
EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS,
Meeting Of the Board Of School Commissioners
The School Fund for 1Sn-Another Tilt
on tho German Ques:ion-The
Germans Victorious.

The usual gathering Of school teachers and others
VINO take an interest In tho management or the
metropolitan school system-whether that interest
be founded on the good principle OF educating the
masses or on principal to be derived as
compensation for the work OF such edu.
catlon-might have been seen yesterday
afternoon, at the hall OF the Board Of Education.
corner OF Grand and Elm streets The occasions
Tor these usual gatherings stated sessions Of the
BOARD Of School Commissioners, whose proceedings
are always watched carefully and critically because
VI the responsible ana peculiar duties connected
with the mode Of "teaching the young idea how to
snoot' In the metropolis. peculiar interest at
tached 10 the meeting Of last evening, as the school
teacnels were anxious to see what manner Of man
THE NEW COMMISSIONER
might be. They were gratided BY seeing stoutly
built shrewd and yer good-natured locking
gentleman filing the seat which Collector
Murphy sat in three or four times during
tho past fifteen months, and felt satisfied,
no doubt that the system Of popular education,
In all It's details, would receive proper attention at
his hands. This new Commissioner is MIR. Francis
A. Palmer. President OF the Broadway National Bank
and as he sits In the Board room ankcd by the brisk
business man, Commissioner Jarvis, and the keen,
erudite eloquent and venerable Commissioner
Wood, he is In good position 10 be initiated into
the workings and acquire perfect knowledge Of
the beauties OF the metropolitan system OF educa-
tlon, provided, Of course, that such on initiation
were necessary, which is scarcely probable
After the ordinary prcliminares OF the meeting
had been disposed Of, and large amount OF busi-
moss OF no extraordinary interest 10 the public at
large had been transacted, Commissioner Bell, from
the Finance Committee, reported to the Board
THE SCHOOL FUND FOR 1871,
as given below. The report is full and explicit and
xutl ha faup
feel concerned In regard to the management and
success OF the public schools Of the metropolis. The
report is as folows:-
TO THE BOARD OF EpUcArIos:-
The Finance Committee respectfully submit. herein
the ls7 authorized BY first subdivision Of the
said act, passed Aprll O. 1867. :
1msaa from ely ana iasSia
S-One-tweneth OF one per cent on the taxable pro-
SSssrtyy, Y, Of Of e he city and county Of New York,
4Tsn per capita on the whole number taught 'ss
@ ME- a" ns ms as es5 ssoos sad
s schg0 % s ss54ed si Schools II ae Il @ schools $50
% 1ns sos4 s.S @ ss sn.sa yssr 'HS 4
~ The amoan, estimated By commtec requiste FOR
% TN !. ay a ssss q pa0i Il. nr % The
SaS. oss Of And sns 5 az
Your committee also submit that for OF maintain
Ing the daily Normal College, organized after the budget OF
1870 made and not provided for In that
amounts Incurred BY ward schoo trustees prior to tho
ganzson OF the present Board OF Education, and for
$l5o.0O0 win be required. making IN all, $37s6.5G0
Deductng this from the amount Of the school fund
(Which the Board entitled rs heretofore gyen win
a balance unappied Of $750,9o3
The committee need hardly add that through tho
exercise Of the rigid economy all the departments OF
public instruction TINT this result gratifying and sasfac
tory, attained.
viii be observed that In tho foregoing estimate are
included SIS 500 for the annual apporonmcnt corporate
schools made by State authority and under Of
this Board.
From the following detailed statement no learned
varo sources Of expenditures and the estimated
eache>
DETAILED sTATEMEsT THE EXPENDITURES OF BOARD