The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-26
BOARD OF EDUCATION.


Report Of Assistant Superintendent Calkins,
Commissioned TO Visit the Public schools Of
Richmond, va.-Reports Of Minor Comsnit-
tees ard Of the Auditing Committee.
The stated meeting OF the Board OF Education was
held at their rooms at four O'Clock yesterday after
noon at which considerable routine business was
transacted.
THE RICHMOND SCHOOLS.
Mr.. II. A. Cakins Assistant superintendent. re-
ports that he visited The public schools OF Richmond
Va. In accordance with instructions given him by
the Board at the meeting on the 2lst OF December,
1870 He says there were opened, under the direction
OF the Board Of Education OF Richmond, thirty -one
public schools tor whites and ihirty.0ne for colored
children, In buildings leased temporarily for that
purpose and that there are now open thirty mine
for whites and thirty three for colored pupils The
course OF instruction is essentially the that
pursued In the same class OF schools In New York.
The schools IN Richmond would rank mostly In The
primary grade, and the greatest progress has been
made in what Ia called the grammar course. There
arc In the white schools 1887 pupils. and in the
colored schools 1859. The facilities for education
are the same IN each. The regularity OF
exceeds that or our Schools for the same class OF
the colored schools was III, Of which number III
were regular attendants. or more properly,
penses OF the schools for the present school year
sl42 025 was appropriated by the CITY, OF thiryone
teachers in tue public schools only twelve Were col
ored, and two OF these received their education IN
the colored schools OF New York SuppleMenting
the above report was copy OF resolution compli-
menting the Board or Education Of New York.
passed by the Board OF Education OF Richmond.
THE CHARGES AGAINST HALLANAN.
The committee TO whom were referred the charges
made By School Inspector Farrell Dorrity, OF the
Sixth School District against ]. A. Hallanan, stated
at the last session or the Board that the charges
were not sufficiently specific, and they being re-
ferred back the following was substltuted:-
Frt That the said jeremiah A. Haanan, being of the
trustees schools the city OF New York has
been. between the Is. u January 1890 and January a. ISL
directly interested in furnishing supplies and materials
use IN doing work upon certain school buildings in the TWEEN
Soad Tha. he has been indirectly interested in the
same, and
been guilty Of dissracefu conduct in matters connected
with his official dues thus throwing discrec upon the po
son he holds and that he has secured work in the of
one OF his empoyes--John Gleason.
These charges and specifications we're referred TO
the Committee on u laws.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
The Committee on Bylaws report the following
resolution:-
Eleventh ward relative to the restoration Of corporal
ishment In Grammar School No. Randalls Island
and the is hereby denied the Commissioners Of
Charities and Corrections loco parent. Of the children
CONTESTED with said school.
FINANCIAL.
Three reports were received from the Auditory
Committee two OF which mended the pay
suntry bills, and the third audited accounts
1870 The financial condition Of the Board Is thus
reported
Ioa! receipts. 1901 24O
aotai pay iheh's. 20 Dol
Balance to credit Of Board IN the Broadway
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