New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
p,IRrIC sCHOoL INTERESTS.

PURIIC SCHOOL INTERESTS.
nan PARoCHrAL SCHOOLS QUESTION BEFORE TIKI
no.np OF FpuCATIoN-NBw SITES AND BUILD
,sos-RrpoRr on THE STUDY OF GERMAN AND
FRENCH.
The Commissioners of Education held their
regular meeting yesterday President w. H. Nelson n the
chair, and all the members being present except Com
missiopers Kelly and Patterson The CITY superin'end
emit prevented report for Msrch, showing that no aa
visited 20 schools. He complained that the health OF
The children in Grammar School No: 81 In West Forty
fourthst and In Primary School No ~ In West thirty
seyenthet, had been impered In consequence OF inc
filthy state Of the streets In front OF the buildings Ito
reported the average attendance nj 1880 being lZSi
less than In March, 1874 although the roll OF member
ship vas larger The absence Of teachers during the
Month had been 234 days in the aggregate being $50
Aays more than last year The Superintendent OF Iru
sncy reports 52l between April and 20; OF these
S3A scholars had been kept home by sickness, poverty
or other sufficient cause leaving 1877 tuant of which l39
had been returned TO school, and II had been Withdrawn
Communication was received from the Clerk Of the
rresbytery OF WORK In opposition 10 the apportoD
mcnt Of public moneys 20 the Roman Catholic parochla
schools to the Board Of Education The protest. with inc
appended resolutions la OF which have been pubshed
IN THE TRiBusr was referred to special committee OF
eeyep 20 which committee also referred the follow
ing resolutions the Ixth Assembly District Polli-
cal Reform Association on the same subject: .,,.,
ns 1sSss q 70 iS S Hoard Of
iosse their school buildings 20 the city and . .,..,
raDtbls The school fund from its legitimate pur
fs.oised Tha, enter earnest and solemn protest
ss ssss %Sss % in S'' common With large majority
orr pTssen pgsS s sn ss Ses as the
srs iof the hs eassticn Of the and
, sss s' by . 1ai Il, he % absolutely iss
The Committee on bylaws recommended amend
rnent to subdivision Of Section IS, empowering the
Board 20 transfer principals and viccprtDcpas, who re-
s,tNe m
without any dimnutiOn OF salary. The resolution was
tie Hebrew orphan Asylnm showing that 1t was entitled
90 participate In share OF the General school tund wal
schedule for the appO1lonmcnt Of the moneys to be ap
prcprated for the year 1873, showing the average at
ndaDoe at the schools TO be aud the amounts q
be APPROPRIATED $ll2O,420 ~ The resolution recon-
mendng that the money should he apporoned betwcci
the several schools, in accordance with the schedae wal
Commissioner Herring Jenkins and West Of the Icon, Com
on the study of French and German in the eommo,
did DOT agree With and refused to sign The rec
omnends that tsaehers OF vocal nn,ic; aTaTns nn
the salary be fixed at 500 per year for each hour PEI
week that the teachers OF music and @
iaps OF 80 pupils TENDING grammar SCHOOL she ,fus
man or both but no child shall be compelled to pursue
ruch studies contrary TO the wishes or ITS parents
o. German shall fan below y for the period Of tire
ncntns snch study or studies shall be discontnned
IN any grammar schools, the teachers may receive ~
salary exceed the allowed for assist ants
male or female but unless his or her whole tim
shaIl be employed IN such teaching and in al case
where is employed, the salary shall DC pro
p5rtonste the tiuo actually occupied Pupils pursu
ing te study show proficiency IN one grade beior
being promoted a higher. The City superintendent
shal license the French aud German teachers. The reel
taons French and German are 10 be four of - nI
utes each per week aud student shall he permitted
pursue the study of than one Of these languages
the same time The of study in German IL To
divided into eight grades, the eighth lowest TO ntlui
tic alphabet both printed and script, with simple eXe
eses IA reading and writing, by dication ant by copying
auith he her grade la q l4
to the first In which reading translation tora and VII
tent the branches OF grammar German compos
ton and coolusl exercises and compositions are 70
taught. The report ordered 10 b. printed and Wa
made the special order OF business after Tie rceclbS
the "a tho II meeting