New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-04
PUBLIC SCHOOL POLICY.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL CLOSE VOTE on COR
poRAL PUNrsmMENr-NEw COURSES OF STUDY.
A stated meeting of the Board OF Educa-
ton was held yesterday afternoon, President Nelson In
the chair The Committee on Teachers made d report
relative TO two communications. one from the City
superintendent complaining OF tAnna NJ Sparks, a
teacher the male department OF Grammar School No
a. and one from Warren H. Rose complaining OF Miss b.
l. Wandel teacher In Grammar School No. "a 1t was
charged that they had each violated the bylaws In in
Hictng corporal punishment. The Committee state that
the transgression OF the bylaws Is admitted by both
teachers but that mitigating circumstances are claimed
by both 70 the effect that they fad It extremely dcu
and almost impossible maintain discipline so long as
corporal punishment Is prohibited. The Committee,
under the circumstances, favored mild punishment
for the oensc Miss Sparks being reprimanded and the
OF her being directed to transfer her to
| another department and Miss Wandel being simply
reprlmanded In concluding the report the COMMITTEE
oomposeds of Messrs. Halstcad Brown fraud, and
Dowd, say:
| .Tbe Committee in presenting these facts to the
Board desire TO state that several complaints OF the
herein stated have lately brought their
attention. and that from evidence elced III the lnVest
cation OF the cases. appears that tue discpnne nu
of schools have deterOrated since the
repeal the law giving the principals the right to IN
ict I'm certain corporal punishment upon such
pupils as cannot controlled In other way There
appears to bo part nearly all the teachers and
principals desire for change OF the law IN thls re.
vogue in 1869. and which found to work sasiaeto,
ry Che advantage OF the discipline pursued
| IN the public schools"
This report and the resolutions appended to 1t were
agreed without discussion but when the question Of
spreading the report the minutes came up, strong
objections were interposed by several Commissioners
Who did not like the OF the report and when the
vote printing it taken, was 10 in favor to
| against it. or these, President Nelson. on voting
YEA said that he did out OF respect for the Com
mittee report was presented from the Committee on
Evening Schools nominating number OF teachers Sr
| q al nf
Commissioner Patterson read extracts FROM the bylaws
10 show that the Board had authority TO make such
Trustees As the question OF tho Boards authority to
appoint teachers for the Evening High school was re-
the Board voted to lay the resolution on the table
The report Of the Joint Committee on Course OF Study
Normal Schools relative TO the change i'll the course
Of the grammar schools and the Normal College was
called up by Commissioner Brown, and with a few
| verbal amendments was adopted. In tho grammar
course the changes made are the substitution OF merely
outline or review studies for the thorough course OF
mechanics, root acIstcs, etynology ASTRONOMY,
chemistry &c., with tho provision however that any OF
the following studies laay be introduced as special
raphy and engrOssng bookkeeping business operations
embroidery, pattern-naking; drawing architectural
| and mechanical designing; telegraphy: A..
Normal College, which has been arranged chat no
grade may contain than five different branches. IN
| when lessons to be gwen for home study.
Grad. L-frs Latin q History Outlines
d5 AnS Eroa5s. sHd a sss Sa
Sc Drawing, English Oonpo,iion AM PENN, c,, q
Hooutne. Of History, Continued B. German French
sslis. ' Dr.sHs
| ship, Rngl.sb ComposIiou.
Grade IILSo0ad feorfrs TerB-l. Latn-Essy selections
2 Hslory-Ouines OF Modern History g.
GemanGrammr and Reader Conversation n duced grsdsy or
frenqh-GmoaT aud header Lay pieces in pre- COHye.o5
Introduced gradnll L. Algebra QadraieS o. PhyIcsgh anu
and Drawing English Composition Botany two esses
| per
Yo1r-Seoond TtTm1. latin Extracts
sanst and Cicero 2 Rhetoric and Rngsh Composition D.
Conversation French-GraHmAf
sJer Conversation A. Astronomy Mathematical and Ds',IP
o. Chemistry Nomen ,latnre and Atmospheric he
Drawing and Mperaogy two Hectares
V.TRird Year First Tcrm.-1. Lan-VrEl Book z
English Language Oatnes with Composition
completed Reader Conversation. &c French
Reader Conversation. Phisics-Blecticiy
Gspis aud Magnetism &c D. AonomI-Aatbematieal and De-
pye continued Muse and Drawing Zooogy-fwo lectures per
Grade VL-7Rird Year-Scond Terml. Latn-Vnxil eontn
Intellectual Philosophy ald Theo Of Teaching 3 English
Language Lersure-Connued with Composhon Cennan-
of Translation OF select Con'er
soB Outlines Of German Literature freneh-Gsneral Review Of
Outlines Uf French Literature, alton b.
General Review. Music ami Drawing PhJa
oosy, lectures week