The New York herald., 1875-12-16
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

MEETING YEsTERDAY-NEw PRINCIPALS AND
VICE PRINCIPALS APPoINTED-REsoLUTIoN
CONCERNING VACCINATION.
The regular semi-monthly meeting OF the Board Of
Education took place yesterday afternoon, Commits
sioner Dowd in the chair, the President William H.
Neilson) being absent The clerk, Lawrence 7.
Herman, read letter from President Nelson excusing
his absence and appointing committees to visit the diff
ferent schools; also letter from Commissioner Man
regrcng the fact Of not being able to be present at
the last meeting Of his term of Office and thanking the
members for their uniform courtesy and kindness
toward him.
communication from the Trustees of the Nineteenth
ward read, protesting against certain statements
made to the Board concerning alleged combination
among them TO effect Mr. julius Katzenberg's appoint
men as trustee The subject referred TO the Com
mittee on Nominating Trustees, without instructions
report from the Superintendent of Truancy, Abram
n. Stanton, from December to A. showed that the
number of cases investigated s45 or this number
Ala were kept from school for minor purposes, 143
could not be found and there were 2sS truants. or
these 261 returned to school and committed to the
of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction,
four to the Society for Reformation Of Juvenile De-
nquents and twenty-one withdrawn by their
parents.
A communication from Mr. Dexter A. Hawkins was
then read asking for informal conference with the
full Board at early day matters pertaining to the
administration of the department Commissioner
HaSead moved that December 20 be appointed as tho
day to hear from Mr.. Dexter A. Hawkins, but the
motion was lost and the communication was referred TO
the Committee on Bylaws.
The Committee on Teachers recommended the ap-
pontment Of Miss Maggie Garvin for the position of
principal Of the Female Evening School No. 49, OF the
Eighth ward and Miss Josephine Cozzens vice princi
pal OF Primary School No. 35 OF the Nineteenth ward
The report was unanimously adopted.
Commissioner Hazetine stated that the Committee
Teachers had considered for some time the relative
merits OF Miss Abbig A. Wright and Miss Amy b.
Butts, candidates for the position OF principal OF the
female department of Grammar School No 20, of the
First ward, and had decided in favor of Miss Butts,
though there three trustees in favor of Miss
Wright Quite a protracted and at times excited dis
cussion then ensued between Commissioners Kelly
Matthewson, Hazeltine West and Fuller, and Miss
Butts was finally confirmed three Commissioners vot-
ing In the negatvc-Kelly, Matthewson and Frand.
Miss Maria Reardon and Miss Catharne Brophy were
appointed principal and vice principal OF Primary
School No. IL, OF the Fourteenth ward.
The Committee Course of Studies submitted re-
port avorng exhibition OF the school system OF this
city at the Centennial Exposition, to include the his
tory progress and cost of the school system OF New
York city the plans Of the Normal College, It's lands
and dimensions; set of text books school apparatus
and samples of the work OF its scholars In penmanshp
composition &C. The committee also recommended an
appropriation Of ST. 500 81 900 for that purpose The
report laid over and ordered TO be printed In the
minutes.
The Committee on Schools and Buildings reported
that application TO establish coored school in the
| IWeutn hAFu, AaFeH, WAS lscPOEt auVptcu W
o unanimous vote
| The Financial Committee offered a resolution TO ap
proprate $40 042 Tor school in the ward
Adopted.
The Committee on Bylaws offered amendment tc
section 145 OF the bylaws which says teachers shal
cooperate with such agents of the Board of Health as
may authorized TO visit the schools for the purpose
OF examining and vaccnatng pupils and shall require
q rcvaccinaion of all pupils nscertaned by said agents
of the Board of Health to be fully protected by
former vaccination, and pupil refusing to be so 70
vaccnated either by Che agent OF the Board Of Health
by the physician OF the family TO which no or she
may belong shall be permitted TO attend any public
school until such requirement Is fully complied with
The amendment, which is very important one wal
unanimously adopted.
The music question was taken up as special order
of business.
Commissioner Klamroth moved that the Board ge
into an election for Musical Superintendent
The motion laid on the table, and the Board ther
adjourned till next Wednesday at tho usual time.