The New York herald., 1874-12-03
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Way the Com m issioners Intend to
Have the Compulsory Education Law
Enforced.
The Board Of Education held q regular meeting
last evening, President Nelson In the char. The
following gentlemen were appointed snpern-
rendent and assistant superlntendents OF common
schools ls:-Supertntendent Henry Kiddle: Assist
ant Superintendents, Thomas +. Harrison, N. A.
Calkins, John II. Tanning, william Jones' Arthur
McMuilen and John Jasper. Jr. The following
trustees we're apponted:-Wiiam D. Croft for the
Second ward, and John L. Townley, Twelfth ward
ito MI vacancies) to serve till January, 1876 The
following were appointed trustees to serve fve
years:-First ward, Michael Duny; Second.
Michael Ryan; Third, James J. Thompson Fourth,
John B. Shea; Fifth, II. W. Leggert; Sixth,
Timothy Brennan; Seventh. John II. Bosher.
Eighth, Austin ! Leake; Ninth, William H. Ely
Tenth, Francis u; Weissman; Eleventh, Edward
Francis Cohen; fourteenth, William Lynch5
Fifteenth, Edward Schell; sixteenth, James Har-
eenth, Francis II. Reefs; Nineteenth, Charles H..
Wilson; Twentieth. Thomas Maher Twenty-frst.
twenty third, George seeman; Twenty.foartn..
George II. Muller.
The Committee on Bylaws, who have had unden
the view OF adopting such regulations as will Des1
serve the faithful carrying out OF the law In this
mainly OF specific rules they provide that COM
plete census shall be made Of the number OF chill
dren IN the city between the ages OF eight and four
teen years. Each ward Is to be divided into al
many districts as there are school houses
IN IN 1.-The the ward. The census to be made win
include the sending OF the names aud ages
oil not only the children but the names and
residences OF their parents or guardians. The
Board OF Education. 1t IS provided, shall appoint
truant agent ior every one OF the eight school dis
trcts INTO which the city is now by statute divided.
whose duty 1t Will be to procure the attendance at
school OF every child "who may be found WANDER.
ing" &c. The principal OF each school Is to Keep u
register OF the number OF pupils who attend under
the act and all other general Information. Ths
perintendenr or Truancy. Tnis ofiicia and
the agents are to meet together twice in
each week, when the agents are to submit their
reports, the superintendent to report to the
BOARD at each OF It's meetings the doings OF himself
and the agents In their ofclal capacities. For the
purpose OF ascertanng and fixing the duties OF
the trustees the city Is to be divided into twenty
Iour districts corresponding to the several wards:
ne trustees OF the wards to be the trustees or tho
districts, and to hold the examinations at the
provided that Whenever the agent finds child
between eight and fourteen violating the act he
must enter complaint before Police Justice,
who, II he finds the complaint TO be well grounded,
Randal,s Island or to the Asylum for the Reforma-
tlon OF Juvenile Delinquents, thereto be restrained
at the pleasure OF the Board OF Education. These
regulations must be approved BY Justice OF the
Supreme Court before tney can go into force
The report OF the Executive Committee ON
Nautical School, which has already been published,
Was adopted. ftt
one Of the bills ordered paid was s44. paid for
carriage hire lor the commissioners. The resolu-
lion ordering " paid was UNANIMOUSLY adopted
or site tnree lots) for school on East seventy.
nth street.