The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-18
The Question of Sectarianism In
Relation to Corporate Schools.
MINORITY AND nAJoRITY REPORTS
Arguments for and Against Appropria-
tions-Seven to One IN Favor Of
the Claims of the Schools.

that the attendance on opening day was q, ore
scholars, OF whom 2s,1S4 were In the grammar
Schools as 1873 in primary departments, $50 in the
colored schools and 912 IN the normal college,
When breaking up for vacation the total number Of
pupils was 69,414 Last year on opening day the
aggregate attendance was 1890 or less than this
year, but last year there was only school that
failed to recommence, while this year the several
departments Of grammar schools Nos 20 and AZ and
primary schools and "a were unable to receive
scholars, ewing to repairs being In progress in the
school buildings Had these schools been able to
recommence the Superintendent estimates that
she aggregate number Of pupils in attendance
would have been increased by 5000 Grammar
school 20 and primary school opened on Monday
last though the buildings are still Incomplete.
Grammar school AZ and primary school "a have not
yet opened The total number OF teachers on the
registry opening day was 2175, OF whom all but 90
were In attendance. and these were absent on
account Of sickness or some other good cause. The
Superintendent further reports that many OF the
school buildings were improved during the vacation
time; but that the accommodations IN several
OF tho school buildings are still entirely
insufficient, notably so in the grammar
schools OF the Twelfth, Seventeenth and Nine
teenth wards, In which 1t has been found neces-
sary to refuse applications Tor admission. He also
recemmends that Primary School A, at the corner
Twelfth ward, be removed 10 location where 1t
VIII help IN relieving the excess Of attendance in the
neighbOrtnG schools. In concluding his report tho
superintendent says:-
In yey Of the efforts made IN certain parts Of the city
r. aS y q III.
Grease in our daily et;sndsnSe Of pupils Of p least soU
&
commencement OF the present verin Of our school
APPROPRIATIONS FOR CORPORATE SCHOOLS.
The principal business OF yesterdays meeting Of
the Board was the presentation Of the reports Of
the joint committee appointed to consider the I'M
scnoos When the matser came up IN orSeP Mr.
Lawrence D. Herman. the Clerk read the following
or yh anS e0to OF %n1 nv
discussion at next meeting:-
THE MINORITY REPORT.
whom I ct s S to
o. portion of the school moneys among VIVA known
81 he majority Of said Committee, Tor the following
sEapser @s
Mo No ss!Spgns to The city city and county q
ss2n g ss
sSSs Or neRsr shall
city and county 'Sn disposed q such
sSSsSsi:sa %hss as sshssl
Belonging city city and county be leased TO any
PrSss parss alter the same has BEEN duly
The eighteenth section of the School act of the Sd of
school, shall be entitled to or receive any portion OF
@ % ws s re
sha Be taught neaic..ed Or Prasiised n Which any
SSGa % !. s0G ss on az
suiaE Christian or other religious sect or which shall
NJ s
lsious denomnatio character should participate
% any he Of the Of s IL 5 rsa
tors OF the institutions known as corporate schools as
Joint committee that ali these schools have religious
ut is trYe that this bias Is marked in
sssn in others but that the ire and Of the
take Of UNCONVENTIONAL bias, can hardly admit Of
III is claimed on the part of the managers of these
Schoos whea are II most cases attached 70 recrma
hsss StIsiy TIN; %sySs
q the decsors and Of these dSiens during
sns .h0 :. a to Sa se s
a as la s s Al I. sa sr S.
ses5s% shSaS Is @
has TO deal Is nsss thus . to
IN on ss e Of
should e spilled = ssrt g he schools under ihs
training their chief object
econ Of the charter here one whose Board Of
does mot Of The bias
:Ssaa %he!Ssr .ssoS SHss SssH
peryson whIch are managed BY the Of
IN dsos sads PS S4 he Be to
q OG from the report the
wo9a state ss re
from the State to ssss, them in maints inc Their re-
Gg Inc nP e. GSs yAs as
intended TO cover the expense Of educating as well
sss The s0 ssya who are compelled to
is Han & psy
hese schools are either entitled by the awtc portion
OF he sGao moneys or they are not entitled II they
as p0 & sosld
20 f,sh donate The public Tor any purpose
tina, cSSEts as
e and should desidea 'n0u'o
states that mo money belonging % The city and county
Sss% :iSp;
ne action Of the sasas
i Of the Joint Committee resPsspIy ;qs%It.sd
The following is the majority report, signed by
seven members OF the Joint committee
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
dfes ono
G& ns SsPsss
R.TacPssnE. r.. e fs,d nSd resSscqy report
:1s S;s:i,' s',sS.
on subject your Committee he eou. s
Of instruction pursued in all these schools during the reg
lar statutory school hours or sessions is purely secular
And that Of said schools therefore be consd
cred as religious or UNCONVENTIONAL"
The ques ton II presents itself 70 committee IS
whether the corporate schools heretofore participating
in the scaool fund are religious or denomlnaonalh
within The meaning OF the seventyhfh section
city charter, amended by section iOs apter
757, o. the Laws of 1873 and whether language ad.
uniting of doubtful construction can override clearly
pressed law upon the subject
school composed exclusively OF children belonging
TO or inhabtng an asylum or other institution, having
its object the protection reformation oil em
not be termed religious or denominatonaT school,
those taught the public schools OF this city during the
bours apart by law Both before and after school
manner and in the form suited 70 their convictions as
the children who attend public schools are and fol-
low the instructions OF their respective parents or guar
dams In that particular.
choice, rule but from necessity, their natural pro
tecors having been removed by death rendered unh
by habits misfortune provide for them They are
placed there by relatives friends 70 preserve