New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
PUBLIC SCHOOL TOPICS.

NETTING OF THE BOARD OF EDCCAl1ON-plSCCs-
SION ON THE STUDY or GERMAS-pRorEsT
AGAINST TIE PROPOSITION or InE PAIOCHIAL
SCHOOLS.
The Board Of Education met yesterday in
the Lall VI the Board The Commissioner, Mr.
Wood. took lis seat, and appointed 10 I'LL the place
On tue Committee appointed ly the Board 10 cOufer with
the Committee representing the Trustees OF
the ParOchial Schools, left vacant by the
death Of Commissioner FAR. A petition
was presented asking TINT school for
coored children he established east OF Broadway.
communication from the superintendent Of rruancy
read stating that from April 2l to Nay 500 cases OF
ruancy had been investigated OF these, 4Os were for
Sickness poverty and ether leaving l5S truants
and non iCndans OF the latter 123 Lad been placed
at school 80 Withdrawn from school. and committed
to the care Of the minis soners OF Charities and Cor
TcctiOn-
protest and memorial against the admission Of the
Catholic parOchial schools the benefit Of the
school system read About go names attached
10 the protest Among them those Of the Rev Drs.
william Adlms. L. W. Chambers s. Ircnans Prime, II.
D. Ganso l.. T. Rogers John Hal. Philip oohaf, Henry
~ Field Howard Crosby. Roswell d. Hitchcock. and L.
3 James petition presented for the release OF two
children who lad bcn placed Oh Randalis Island under
the Truancy law Commissioner Man took the oppor-
t,nity to Iont the neficrncy OF the law, which.
while H. provided for the commitment OF children, made
ment uihdc
The dscur-0u regarding the teaching Of French and
German in the public schools then up The de bate
assumed in great part the character OF personal dis
cussi0n among members Of tho Board. The
question " tho teaching or french III the
schools was scarcely touched upon. the teach
Ing of German forming the chief subject of debate.
T"Srni-sonrr Bakor considered lat the adj
mission of German element Of public education
nild benefit The German children chiefly. He could not
acc how II would tend 10 advance or improve English
studiea Latin French. and German should bt separate
stus in separate schOOls. and not serve a. an osruc-
tu 10 gulirs thai mere necessary ComnSsloncF
lmruth read several letters add cs3cd 10 him. strongly
recommending the Introduction OF the study OF German
in the public schools.
Commissioner Man thought that the present system OF
instructiu II fairly and iuy carried out, would he pr
frIy,e TO and cheaper than the system prOpo-,d
'rne ur0p0sed system c1ud not he said to be cOmiui-
-orv he Thought that french should not he coupled
win German. The numbers Of the different national
itjes we're 90 utterly di-lrOpoitlOnato That tho
French clement did not practically enter into Tie quih-
tun in thus city. He Thought tbdt every possible IN
dIt,rncn should oil, iel 10 che Germans thai would
hiring th,,n Within the limits OF the common schools He
olr.ied 10 suy measure that would tend 10 eTprtuate
~ st,ln %; special teachers. When the byiaw1 we're
uirr tie Committee were convinced TINT
a cluss OF teachers would soon I've Introduced mo tue
coois who would be erfectiy competent 10 teach the
German language. wisluui maxim 1t necessary 10 in
troducc ,IrG. teachers ttt purlOft. 10y rtlnns
the old -Jsie he thought tnat about 9IOOoU WUuI Do
saved. -.
Al this point, COMMISSIONS Wctmorc moved Ia report
prorrcss Commissioner Herring moved, ~ di dntn,l-
enf that the subject lee mad special ORDER OF bnsi-
nee. 10 Ice considered the next regular meeting OF the
Ia,urd The amendment WIS carried.