New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
CORPORAL Observation-Disclosures

CORPORAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Board of Education yesterday resolved
to pay to the widowed mother OF Miss Mary Mcmahon,
teacher in Primary School No. 90 who was killed by
falling down the stairs OF tho sch0olhouse on the 9th
ins $3.50 g. salary for her daughter for the remain
dor Of the year. The average daily attendance at the
public schools in this city for the last two weeks OF April
1862 was 79 for the last two weeks Of April, 1862
s5ss for the last two weeks Of July 1885, 50 and for
the last two weeks Of July, 1869, 67,40i.
The Committee on Bylaws reported In favor OF re-
Commissioner Wood in favor of repeating that by
law, leaving the power to infct corporal punishment in
the hands of tho principals guarded by proper restrc
for The repeal of the bylaw and he quoted from Proverbs
in support Of his views that corporal punishment was
necessary.
Commissioner smyth thought that teachers were not
impartial In giving their experience In matter like this
Corporal punishment was relic Of barbarsm unworthy
been abolished In the Navy. To command obedience
without the use Of the rod oeeasoned more trouble to
teachers and that was the real cause OF this opposition
Comnissioner Sands concurred In the views Of Com
ton Savages resorted to force accomplish their ends
but advances made In civilization brute force
was allowed to fall into disueude Teachers who could
not control children without the infection OF corporal
punishment were unfit for their calling. .
Commissioner Wood said that parents had not petit,
toned against the repeal OF the bylaw motner iad
son would not obey either his mother his father, and
she wanted him corrected in school.
Commissioner Smyth said the Board Of Education was
ucation OF children. The parents and guardians OF chill
dren were the proper persons to correct children.
On motion of Commissioner Bell the whole matter was,
by a vote of to 2, referred to the Committee with in
srctons to report plan for the proper restraint OF
unruy pupils
Hugh Carlisle appointed Principal and Charles F.
Avery Vice Principal of Grammar School No. 49, in the
Twentieth Ward. John J. Delaney appointed Piin
cpal of Grammar School No H. in the Seventh Ward.
After considerable discussion 1t resolved by vote
of to that the summer vacations in the public schools
OF this city shall hereafter commence on the third Friday
OF July and end on the first Monday of September.
Ii resolved to cause to be engrOssed and framed
and present to ex-Superintendent Randall series OF
resolutions eulogstic OF his superintendent OF
the Public Schools Of New-IOrk.
The special committee appointed TO consider the expe-
dency of establishing schools for vagrant children re-
ported that there about 5000 vagrant children or
suitable attend school scattered over the entire
CITY, and that 1t would not be advisable to establish
school or schools for the special accommodation OF such
children, not enough could be induced to attend 10
make it an object. The committee recommend that the
Board apply the Legislature far the enactment ora
compel the vagrant children to attend the ordinary
public schools The report laid over for future con
sideratiOn and 1000 copies ordered to be printed
Grammar school No. "a, corner OF Tenth-ave and One
Observation-Disclosures was reported to be IN an uhlea
thy location and to be nearly deserted on that account
II resolved 10 investigate the matter The Board
then ndiOIIrIled.