, 1872-05-01

2. Drof Of Ordinance for Pension TO J. G..
Stridiron The Committee had proposed the
amount of pension fixed 10 $500 instead $500;
Fleming had proposed it fixed at $500, but he
withdrew his amendment before it came to the
vote. The Committees amendment was adopt
ed with II votes against 3, the Chairman voting
for, and the amended Bill was sent to 3rd dis
cusSlon with Is votes against 2. 1t was then
agreed to sen. the Bill to 3rd Discussion at
once it was adopted by - votes against 3.
3. Ertra-l Loney-BW far $3.50 fr a Decimal
Scale for FrederikSted's Weight Office. End Dis
cUSSion. No amendments. The Bill was adopted
unanimously with IA votes.
4. Draft Of Ordinance on Su6sidq to Schools
IN CHrtStianSted. End Discussion. The Commit
tee had recommended not to give the proposed
grant $1,000, but that the Council would ad-
dress the Government to bring in a new propo-
sal for the organisation of the Schools, so that
the Burgher School in ChriStiansted should
continue as heretofore, and a free school estab-
Ilshed on a larger scale. A Majority of 3
(Wlllemoes, Anthem, Hanson) had attached
that proposal to a certain plan developed In the
Report but a Minority of / Rosenstandl
though agreeing in all essential points with the
Majority would not bind himself nor propose to
the Council to bind itself to any definite plan
another Minority (Sarauw) hadproposed that the
whole matter be deferred until the proposed
School Inspector is appointed. Willemoes as
speaker of the Committee explained the pro
posed plan, whereby the duty which this Com
munity owes the public to provide a public
S SdGSa1 %hheJg99 d 4 dfItt5tge d@B{&a Eifn bdaaP witt A Be "1ff aihiIed.
The Burgher School as proposed in the MAORI
tvs plan would be better than now, because
there will be a preparatory class, which is a
thipo. of prn9t UaIun than tho 1ovc of ;no+,,,r
ton will include Saturdays too the branches
of instruction will be extended. By that plan
the Community will have done equity to all the
inhabitants; those who wish to have higher in
8%truCtion must use private means. The Maio-
rlty furthermore proposes that the Burgher
School should be kept in a different Building
from the LancaSterisn School; the present
combination has exercised very unfavourable in
iiuences on children and parents. 1t is also pro
posed to raise the School fees. The 3 Members
of the Majority to use one of the Mill
tary Buildings for Burgher School and that the
present Schoolhouse be solely for the use of the
free school, with addition however of the neigh
bouring lot. Rosenstand did not agree on this.
A Majority of 3 recommended the establishment
of a free school, with q preparatory class, 2 divi-
sions OF boys, and off girls whole days instruction,
and compulsory attendance enforced on all child
rem in town between the age of 7-13 years, from
which it is expected there will be an attendance of
500 children. The expenses will only be SlI
monthly more than proposed by the Government.
Of the proposed alterations in the Schoolhouse
the Committee recommends the erection of an
other flight of steps, and enc gallery. Rosenstand
had agreed with the Majority in regard to the
Burgher School in all respects, except the addition
of Spanish or some other living language as branch
of instruction, and the placing of the schools in
two different buildings. But he had entirely dis
agreed i'll regard to the organisation of the
Free Schools. By compulsory attendance, the
number of children to attend that school would be
doubled, and by giving whole days instruction the
double number will be doubled and there will be
times as many children as before a school with
such a number of children would be too large, and
the Community would not be able to fulfill its
duty of providing free instruction. There are
different ways of remedying this, either by esta-
biishing another free school, or by assisting other
existing schools. The question of substituting
parochial schools has been fairly raised, and be-
fore it has been finally settled, he could not posi-