The New York herald., 1873-10-16
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Board Of Education held o stated meeting
yesterday afternoon, al the rooms Elm ana Grand
streets, William II. Nelson, President, in the chair
The City Superintendents report showed that
during the first week the evening schools were in
session the average attendance of pupils was 1913
In the male schools, 3,379 in the female schools
and 1o3 in the colored schools showing q total at
tendance oil 1l,475 exclusive OF the evening high
school, from which no return had been made.
The whole number Of teachers appointed and
on duty In these schools was 343 The monthly
report from the several day schools, grammar and
primary, showed that the average attendance OF
pupils during September was s9,716, or 4,27S
greater than the attendance in September, 1872,
Notwithstanding the TACT that several large schools
were closed during considerable part OF this
month. On the 9th inst. Primary School No. q, in
Third avenue, near Forty-ninth street, was re-
opened The Superintendent's report closed by
saying that he expressed qualification that the re-
turns for september showed u large dminution In
the days OF absence OF teachers, the whole number
being 2s0, Csc less than during September, 1872.
The following resolution relative TO the consump-
tion OF gas In the schools was adopted:-
That the several c; mp supplying the
with gas be and they are hereby requested to make
samsd schools that auditing c COMMITTEE sS.
en e a gas m any S eSoo s %aea r
schools for the preceding month shall appear upon
supplying the shall in like manner be notified
The above resolution was called forth by the fact
that there has been great discrepancy In the bills
for gas in several OF the schools.
Miss Maria N. Daga was appointed Vice Prtnci-
pal OF Primary Department OF Grammar school No
~ In place OF Miss Elolse Taylor, resigned; Miss
Mary n. Francis was appointed Vice Principal of
the Female Department of Grammar School No
81; Miss Anna Baker was appointed assistant
teacher in the Normal School at O salary OF $500
year; j. Il. Giet was appointed teacher OF
physics and chemistry in the Normal College Mt q
salary or $3.50 a year and Arthur A. Nc Mullen was
appointed teacher OF elements OF teaching in the
Normal College at salary OF $3.50 q year.
The following appointments were OF teachers for
the evening schoos:-James Kane and M, ]. Drum
mond, First ward; ]. NJ. Pettinger, Charles w.
kinball and X. Il. McKenna Fourth ward; David
ID. GaddiA Filth ward;s Lizzie Fitzgerald,
sixth ward James B. Fisher, seventh ward !;
Ellen Mulhearn, Seventh ward; Thomas Learey and
Seligman Heyman, Eleventh ward Henrietta Kat
kamer, Eleventh ward; Anna snyder, Seventeenth
ward; Mathew G. Smith and Francis G. Caldwell,
Eighteenth ward; Bernard Kelly, Wilhemina
Bonestill and Mary Shaw, Nineteenth ward Jane
Il. Collins and ]. M. De Koninck, twentieth ward;
August Wasserched and Jane Mccarthy, twenty
second ward; Barbara RingeIng, Carrie parson
| and Catharine Connolly, Twentysecond ward.
The Clerk was instructed to communicate Win
| the Board OF Health relative TO nuisance IN tne
| rear OF Grammar School No. 40, East Twenty-tniru
| street, win view to its removal Asickehhg
| odor arises from the stables In the rear o. tne
school, and ihis TO an abatement OF tnis that tue
| Board OF Health Is asked 10 attend. -. :.
After the transaction OF large ainouns VI
| routlne business the Boara adouIpeo