New-York tribune., 1873-05-07
TIE SCHOOL CONTROVERSY

The Brooklyn Board of Education held its
reguarmOnthY session yesterday afternoon and received
communication with reference to the recent dismissal
OF W. II Reid Principal Of Public School No b. and the
charges made by him against Thomas Knsea AMI other
members Of the Local Committee, through whose repre-
sentatiOns he had been summary removed. INC COM
muncation is "a follows:
To the Board of Education: At meeting Of your
honorable body held April l. l5'J' acton was SaAen
PriDpal OF Public School No 49, action 10 IS
understood. based upon charges made by one OF your
nnmber and winch were ID Is presumed made matter
OF entry for present and future reference. sipse-
quenty, and before the 5tn Oi the same mouth
Mr. Reid ad dressed TO You a communication touching
the same subject, which he made certain charges
against his acCser and which charges are cOntlned I'D
tnat part Of ms etter wherein he forth what he
claims investigating committee would snow IAe
given 20 these matters, arising RON lher I'M
pOrtance as affecting directly puOlc education, that
Interest OF ncalcuBe value OI which Ter Brooklyn you
the especial guardians. and as Affecting Jle parents
and friend, OF the pupils in School No l3 aud affect
ing the pupils themselves has IN very large measure
aroused aud excited public attention tnIOUshOhJ tne
M the sixth and Tenth Wards. These charges
tho one hand anu on the otner' are no
influence or results TO any mere personal difference
between the late principal Of the school aluaed O
and ia local committee and managers. any one or
them nut are deemed I'd be- and treated by che pup
or very great Importance. bearing drecJit dpoh
the system OF management and the kind of influence
the children OF our feOw-ctzens are subjected ~ IN
their for moral and intellectual culture IuDi'C
meetngs have peep nrld In the sixth and Tenth Wards
children ana Interested IN the course of rree edu
catjon Al one OF whcn resolutions passed appoint
ing committee of dve 10 confer with you ana reques
the appOntment OF a similar committee VINO sndu co
operate with ascertdlning the aos IN relation 70
the charges made against Mr.. Reid. anu IN reference 10
the actions conduct OF the local committee III thel
Official management.
In pursuance OF chat resolution the undersigned were
appointed As such committee, aud we unite Ia the COM
muuioatIOn your bOIy requested. La view Oh the
Importance OF the object ana Ol puDnc interest we te
spectfuy you give TINS matter such speedy aJsn
ton as Is convenient and you may deem advisable
The undersigned will be in readiness 70 AID IN eclJlhg
the TRUTH such pertinent O the inquiry sought anu
Will undertake Olu wIJA you IA limiting JAo eAAiAAt
ton 10 the charges made.
ANDREW J. PERRY.l
ANDREW ). COFFIN,
THOMAS EARLE, COMMITTEE
W. Ii. HALZARD.
A. II. DOTY.
John II. Hunter said that, in view OF the circum-
stances it would be well the application by the
appointment Of such a committee, and as he believed
that It's proper reference standing committee OF
the Board he would move that it be referred 70 the
Teachers Committee. Mr.. Kinsela asked as personal
favor that the matter should be referred to the com
mittee designated by Mr. Hunter and without further
debate the motion WAS carried