The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-28
THE PAROCHIAE SCHOOLS.


VICAR GENERAL QUINN APPOINTS HIS COMMIT
TEE-NAMEs OF THE FULL COMMITTEE
OF CONTRADICTORY THE AMAIGAMATED
SCHOOLS PROGRESS IN PoUGHKEEPsIE.
Vicar General Quinn yesterday announced to
Mr.. Herman, Clerk TO the Board OF Education, the
names OF the gentlemen who will constitute his side
OF the joint committee OF conference the pro-
posed merging OF the parochia and public schools.
He also formally sent in communication to
Mr. William Ii. Nelson, President OF the Board,
announcing the formation OF the committee and
stating that the friends OF the parochlal schools
would be ready to go into session some day to-
ward the close OF next week. The following are
the gentlemen selected by Vicar General Quinn -
Henry L. Hoguet. No. 4s West Twenty-eIghth
street; Frederick +. Gilbert, Fifth avenue and
Thirty first street: John L. Deveiin, No. IS Mad
avenue; Frederick r. Coudert, No. 1876 East
Forty-third street: George v Hecker, No. 27S
Madison avenue; Rlgnal T. Woodward. Fort
Washington; Rev. Edward ]. O'Reilly, pastor OF
st. Marys church. Grand street.
The following are the names, as already an
nounced OF the committee appointed by the Board
OF Education president Nelson Commissioners
wetmore Baker. Farr, vermiiyea, Kelly and
Townsend.
now AMALGAMArIoN WORKS IN PoUGHKEEPsIK.
The following article from the Poughkeepsie
Weekly Netcs IS explanatory OF now the amalga-
mated system works In Poughkeepsie. An inter-
estng extract from the New England Journal
supplements the article in the Neacs, and IRON the
tone OF both 1t would seem that approximations OF
conflict in this CITY, were the parochal and public
SCHOOLS merged, are not entirely well iounded:-
Under the auspices Of this BOARD our city nearly
through
agtations winch elsewhere suited dlsastrousy
ment and turmoil We refer to question Of Uniting
the public sch9os upon bass pgGeeaGe to both Prot
attracting excited attention In the city of New York and
same candid and dispassiOnale consideration which
was at the time and yet s entirely in The hands Of
protestants they were and are non;politea and intel
basis iar ana u:t % all. More fortunate we
Which enabled hun to that ap6n ar the abee
were alke and that religious edueation was matter
Such Board i was not dificut to make am AN
has rom thai time ward been one Of entire harmony
ss 9 only 5 9 Sa mas n ne n on s has in
II cannot but be Qra yIng To al these gentlemen that
the results here have been eminenty beneficial in all
respects They may be pardoned moreover for great
traeted the Attention and emphatie apSroya pl OF the
state Board OF Regens but Of all educational observers
other notices our local action IN this matter
facts from the bts ESg,onf Jon% Of Eacati1 o.
ead nS Sn 20 of w hat bene e
the representative and egatee Of I'VE former educa
OF The American institute OF instruction. and
The facts gathered entirely correct and need
emendauon whatever. We can add, with special
emphasis that the arrangement here produc-
tive only oil moss excellent results The complete
harmony has prevailed and since its operation NOT
~ oo ii ana y INTO he 6ab seboa Where g hey
favOraby in all respects with their com
petLtors The article from INC Journal is as ollows:-
alluded a late number of the Journal 10 the hostile
cGoos 1S hs eSdcnt to
q 9 pao aWaT a' that IN ven hdT OF
at least one s successive example Of successful meorpo
N
something over year the Board of Education of
modations-which The Roman Catholics posse, in
equal distribution Of pupils IN the different schools u
nore uniform ansT q q19asd pupils trm the
more general blending OF all classes in the school
school, 6uldngs to the Board at nomina rent and
am he fr n Which che S ali
the rest The Roman CATHOLIC clergy OF the city being
with 10 oPP9siiipn except from s9eaIel Protestant
hH' ses 'fas y only " f P%ss
paper eo2dict long since consigned to the tomb OF the
surdd are these cbeos ko F II and Il seresoforc
clusively Roman Catholic are integral psts OF the
in the direct charge Of is sub eommtees their teach
being examined and appointed like those In the oRef
schools the text books used are the same the pupils
in the same way; teachers-the sisters well as
institute and IT'S most regular and earnest stendan as
well as among the most ahsqns to seze upon improved
among the mos. AMBITIOUS reach the High School as
well the orderly, manageable and sudious when
there; and all this without any, tar, discoverabe
clash or complication.
las any dilfculties viii might have been counted
upon they have been easily obviaed far any
the OF the Roman Catholics OF the perveron of
their children II has disappeared under the desire
avail thens Ives OF the common means Oi support the
securing Of higher educ lfiOnal advantages ana the
confidence that those rightly taught by other
in their religion will I'm few worth tanning he
subvered in their faith. The question OF religious
simple requirements That AL such instruction shan be
outside OF the regular hours OF school session and
shall be wholly matter of voluntary attention the
part Of both teachers and pupils And the prefer
pupils for connection with schools Nos. III ana
and the OF those schools for teachers OF
without trouble. the former by constituting the city
school district, leaving all pupils tree 20 attend the
school their choice long there might be for
them and the latter by allowing those schools tue
teachers Of their choice long the candidates
sustain themselves equally under examination and sub
NIT 20 the system OF appointment and abide by
the common regulations. the privilege being
freely accorded to the other schools which apply 10 thc
rest
IRON all tnis there has resulted better harmony
between both classes in the schools and nearer
proach a unihcstion o. the school system. There
has also been curOusly developed the tact that
the supposed popular demand among so-caiied
Protestants for the Bible IN the schools Is rather
fancie1 than only the traction OF the pupils
being wiling TO remain in school tor the religious
cscs when made voluntary matter and held outside
OF the legal school session In other words, appears
have been made clear that there is necessary bar
rer between Roman Catholics ana Protestants in the
public school system aud that both when simply left 10
them selves have faith the religious education
ai lIsNr Oil dr.n In Tho.