New-York tribune., 1871-09-11

Public Instruction the Mayor to aoint the II me%SsS sSSSo
for u term Of five years The appointment OF cehooi
Irustges was also placed In his hands
THE sCHoOI-BooK WAR.
Under the bylaws Of the Department OF Pubhc In
strucon the Committee on the Course OF btudies ana
School Books were required to select course OF studes
and the books be used for the school for the
year This generally done in the FAN The law also
requires the Committee supplies, after he selection
Of he books to advertise for bids In 1870 this Commit
tss Sn the He BE- %ssd IN the for
is7l. among them Hsrpers' publications particularly
"1 The Board adopted the list as reported After this,
popteS and sent to tie different publishing for
bids Proposals were made in the usual form Before
thai owing to their reflections the Ring through their
Weekly the Committee had determined to strike blow
cepted their works they had bid for them yet the
Committee intended to prevent their acceptance ia
tons being in use in the schools These facts were
communicated to come Of the members OF the Board.
wonld take such action. When the bids were presented
TO the Board however, resolution drawn striking
the st' This fact was generally Known to the Board
before II was submitted to vote aud several OK tne
be- but when notified them that the leaders Of
the Rins" desired It, this Infamous resolution was
Since the Ring has Lad control Of the Board # hes set
aside and not only the wishes Of the Boards
perience as to the wants OF their own localities but
to which the latter were entitled under time sne
score the Ring has control Of out Of the "a
TONS in the City government the Sft Of the Ring 1Eere
are ITO OF these Trustees throughout the city School
officials hold lucrative positions in other departments
The records Of this Board also the fact that large
York Printing Company and as their bills do mot figure
in the Controllers aceount might be Interesting to
it's further @ anderssooa tSst some Of the PnSs&Hs
interest to have printing done by this Company
sweeDeys rstrapperAboast that the cutting of Of
tHs rs sTasn.y fsi e
literary that shall be printed Hd ia o Ring M
Ring midde-men to the Ring School Board.
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.
Section a Of the laws governing the pubic schools
reads thusi
Al the public school. Of n. city M g.a III. o.en Of the PGs @
Scriptures, without note comment
1t is well known that this rule s gradually becoming
obsolete principally through Catholic influence There
. rule a" and the o paf of Of tho pna
to Exclude the Scripture. from the schoOisI The
the T Ss Of t.
methods used by the Of s tent
connection in several Of the Wards is as follows:
Of II the s %sd hs ChG1s 9o mni 1 Ss
School No % years. says that the Bible has not
matter and the salaries Of a the teachers in
tanned suspended for six monthsi but the dereIc
ton was finally acaues0ed in. Mr. Mglany said that
the 1SIs read ln them SS1an q tie
church across the way has no school, @ put ne
reduce attendance by three fonrths In single week
begin school and all the teachers of the public school
were at In terror for fear they would lose their
James Campbell, who has grog-shop at No 80 Centre
ST. of the School Trustees in the Sixth Ward He
ead iead sV s%uSs fS dan Ak any Questions
Board NV Eddy cashun 50 as there wont be nothing said
about it. ANYHOW I couldn't pom me honor tel ye
The power OF Catholicism great in this Ward that
Depas against Tas Thomas S
School No 49, for diculng the s OF Teaching III vogue
In the Twentyfrst Ward Sara ] j. McCafr@rey, hey Prin;
cipal of Primary School No 10, uses Cahole Bible and
and her 1ashsTs Ward 9Staned n an, the
In the Fourth Ward schools there has been no Bible
Tes for He c % % h # W4s
much Excitement and the teachers brought suit for their
trustee carTed Of BSls from School under bis
arms decide the matter An evidence OF The real ami
that reporter, visiting this school ound ne pupns en-
gqgcd IN celebrating NE Cahofte Jestra or ascension
SS''N'SNN' ~~>S NSSNN~~S
In this Ward are nearly all Catholics.
School No q this has been the for Is years The
teachers nearly all Catholics but they are very ea
Of the parocal schools All Of the trustees are also
The Ave schools 81 the Nineteenth Ward ruled by
Catholic and trnss n with one sSoo
here, and keep their children away ron tle pmont 10
schools on rcsOI holidays %pG q oE Fep ypaV n.
firmation or first communion Nothing but the great
superiority of the public schools enables he 10 WIN
OF the pdrUcnla SCHOOLS
parents Pay the price % se G1 Ss tormer III the aor
iS the Twcnty-arst Ward two schools s the
Protestant Bible The recitation OF e LTd foyyS
for this custom and though friend ofthe schools
and trustee for many years has not since been returned
ns. 5% osC Of st. Gabrs Church Sht the public schools
hard They induce the Children o who 1hs
Of their % II .hS pn % .s o
sSrar or do all kinds Of ev should send them the
public schools" one priest came near being expelled
for IN RtSs %a1d % sn senSS
named McNernay. proc aims himself the champion OF
o1, Pr"te4ant teachers and observanees He kept
up sot Of guerri fight against one nsed
that the Principal would be forced 10 resign Inc means
be has used has been the forcing Of incompetent teachers
he F %ra a oty @on e strongly but
e ae c0G are s @
Irish ~ psa teal as 1nA sn0Sn " S a sR
American Talnmsny Democrat, who had been a trustee
and wished the nomination again: "Ys, gintlemin this
Is all very good besbure, the time IS passed whin
American Dmicrats are again to be eliced " offices In
the Fifth Ward; an bedad, ye may inaRe up yer mnds
that it again very soon We don't want any
American Dimcrats; bedad, an we don't. We kin gt
along widout en-"
Father Quinn Of the First Ward who is candidate for
the Bisnoprtc of New York, delivers furious Trades
against schools and righens hundreds Of children
into his by this means The trustees Of this Ward
are prophecies OF the good time coming They Peter
Dsch, emgrant boarding house keeper PATRICK Bald
win, liquor dealer; VIM Kenny oetens6ly undertaken
gentleman AZ large. with political influence John
OConnor junk store and politics, and Dennis keenan,,
lnu daata