The New York herald., 1874-09-17
EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Meeting Of the Board of Education-Its
Budget for the Ensuing Year.

Meeting Of the Board of Educa tiOn-Its
Budget for the Ensuing Year.
The Board OF Education met In the hall at the
corner OF Grand and Elm streets at four O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Fifteen members were
present and President Nelson occupied the chair.
The doings OF the Board In the first part of its
session were comparatively unimportant.
Numerous communications were received and
referred TO proper committees. while reports
from committees on matters referred at
previous sessions or the Board were read
and approved. superintendent Henry Kidde
reported TO the Board the results OF examinations
made since the opening OF the schools, into their
general condition and orga nlzation, and the con-
dltlon OF their buildings. This document recited
that the schools had in attendance on reopening
9l,ss7 scholars. Of these 1882 were IN the pri-
mary and grammar grades 742 attending the COL
ored schools, LOSS the Normal School, and 500 the
Model School. In 1873, Mr.. Kiddle said, there were
77,976 pupils present when the schools reopened-
1871 less than the number now reported The
causes for this large difference are found in the
fact that last September several schools could not
be opened with the others on account OK repairs
not having been finished in them. Otherwise the
aggregate number OF pupils then would have been
about 50, 000 This year schools Nos. 2, As and as
could not for a like reason resume their sessions
in concert with the others, and hence the aggIe-
gate number of scholars was about 5000 less than
1t would have been. But the new districts added
to the city have brought under the care OF the
Board OF Education about 1000 pupils, who have
been counted IN the number attending at the re-
opening OF the SCHOOLS. Taking all these ngures
into consideration Mr.. Klddle estimates tnat
city has been increased from that OF last year by
about 1900 children. The superintendent says also
IN his report that or 1858 teachers there were
slXty-seven absent on the reopenRg OF the schools.
He esteems the condition OF the schoolhouses in
hnt thot Atctr,n
buildings are wanted and he cites the cases OF the
new Twenty-thrd and Tweniy-fOurth wards,
cause The teachers prefer to violate the bylaws Of
the Board rather than turn away cuildT en-, who
can find instruction nowhere else.
The Board, after the reading OF Mr.. Riddles re.
port ordered to be paid claim, had since 1871, by
James b. boynton, against the fo'm mer school trus
tees OF District NO. !, oI West Farms adopted q
report naming the teachers for the evening SCHOOLS
and accepted the resignation OF Lorenz, Carey,
trustee from the Sixth ward, in whose place Mr..
Nealis Vas appointed.
Now happened queer incident, which defines
the official ttle of each instructor In the puDlic
schools 10 be "teacGer" The Committee on
Evening schools reported Professor Alberto de
Iornos for professor" OF the Spanish language IN
dislike Tor pretentious titles was shown lmmedi-
aleiy. He said tnat he did not believe tnat the
In pubic school, and member OF the Evening
Schools Committee replied that "teacher" was the
the resolution. The remarks agitated an OLD gen
teman, one OF the trustees, who declared
that he could not see that the Spanish
language needs TO be taught IN public schools,
aud that on principle he disliked the attempt to
put classical, ornamental fringe on what ought to
be plaiu educational garb. The discussion
awakened some other trustees, and when the
resolution was voted on IL was found that instead
of the Board being unanimous, as upon every
other questlon, several OF It's members voted
against the appointment OF Teacher de IOrnos.
When the little ripple OF this matter had sub
sided within the seml-crcle haunted by the
trustees the report OF the Finance Committee, en-
bracing the estimates OF the Board lor the year
1875, was received and approved. The following
are the estimates:-
To THE BOARD ESTIMATE APPoRrIoyNxHT
eo%pance Wh the circular of the
Comptroer dated the day Of August last he Board
Board an estimate Of the amount Of W" which len
support or q The public schools in wenyiOur
For 's salaries iiss Of teachers in the grammar and
primary schools, the twentyiour wards 81 $50 900
For S IN The IN ee Mards
For salaries teachers and janitors In the NOR.
For salaries OF teachers and janitors in the .
For salaries OF teachers and anitcrs in the col.
ored schools day I'd evening ................ $1,000
other employees OF The Board of Education... $4,000
Total..... 81 CSC. 900
supplies for all the schools III the twenty. o nv.
For inei or ali the schools and the hall Of the
For Jaa sas for all the schools and the hail
y61 sosTa 1s5t; q school premises; SS ssSSS
For For SahSs %arsshop ana wases sea5s and materials
For and by
the ward trustees 1e - including compensation to
For incidentals, repairs stationery. print.
ing. &C., ior The Norma! College Current. =, NM
For incide nials for formal College, ,aPpa:
rsaalred,, under the special direction Of
the Board OF Education. ................. 5000
For incidental repairs stationery. printing.
&c, de- for the evening schools. 5000
For Incidental repairs, stationery. printing, -
ro SS 9a tne Sa Ss Of the Boara
and for printing; s!atonery' adyertsng ,S and
EOuCotlon Zo,UW
$4,000
ana beating APPARATUS aS ana me- Tor the support OF
pusory education, &C. &c, dc............... 10000
Total for public school purposes. So 900
For corporate sch,os M the apportionment oy ~, M
Resolved That the estimate hereto annexed Of iSe eX
penditure which viii be required by this Board for
SI d So duly BY the Pesden H and
portionmeIt and duplicate thereof furnished to the
Board Aldermen a. required by section liz of chap
circular Of the Gomptroile ot the city Of New York.
dated the 5th day OF August lS7i.
The report OF the committee to the Board said
that the sum required lor 1875 is 1000 less than
that procured for the present year, that were 1t
not for the expense necesslIated by the establish
ment OF the Nautical School ana by the prOvlsloDs
OF the Compulsory Education Dill the difie renee in
favor OF the budget OF 1876 would be $l69 OO0 The
the Nautical school VIII be $50, 600 and that follow
ing the enforcement OF the compulsory bill WILL be
$4,000.
FAMILY POISONED.
Criminal Carelessness Of New York
Druggist-Aconite Found in q Qua N tity
of Roots and Herbs.
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