The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THE SUBJECT OF GERMAN STUDY n QUIZ
SCHOOLS.

THE SUBJECT OF GERMAN STUDY n QUIZ
SCHOOLS.
A statsd meeting OF the Board OF Education waS
held yesterday afternoon. The time OF the session
was mostly devoted to the special order. being
the report OF the Committee on the Course Of
Studies regarding the teaching OF the German
language In the public schools, which, after pre-
scrloing revised course OF instruction in the
language, submitted for adoption among Others,
the following resoutions:-
hereby ana that ali The vS4ious
including eaes"s Or Ser%an whePever
be Complied WIN ami that os hee a be az least o
recitas per that subject Of not less than thirty
S a a al RS
they are hereby ado pted. ~
Commissioner Klamoth referred to the fact that
early in June the superintendent had called at
tention to the imperfect manner in which German
was taught in the schools. and stated that the re.
port had received the careful study OF the com.
mittee He read the resolutions appended to the
report and urged their adoption.
Commissioner Baker followed In Q written
speech, IN which no attacked the teaching OF Ger.
man in the schools upon IT'S merits. He opposed
the revised course OF instruction as making
TOO creat q demand upon the teachers,
ssu liz hS Sa Sns the a9 Germsn
language. however important It might be,
Dau not Deen nat10nallZed, and argued that the
purposes OF our pubic schools should be 10
Apericanze The children OF IOr eign parents IN this
conntry-to Amerlcanlze Germans ana not Ger
MAMIE Americans. He referred to the advan-
tages TO be derived from knowledge or the lam
guage In TINS country and insisted that they
were not such as to make 1t OF general utility, aud
therefore essential IN our schools.
commissioner Klamoth, IN response, said Ger
man had been taught In our schools Tor twenty
years. and was originally the outgrowth OF pop
uar demand. He regarded the question In It's
educational aspect. from practical point OF view
and IN Its effects upon the German children. who,
he insisted. we're Amerlcanized by an attendance
upon the public schools, from which they would be
Withdrawn II their native language was not
An extended discussion followed, IN which
Commissioner Herring showed that there were
but twenty study hours in the week, and that
IN devotlng Two hours OF each, week TO German,
more time was gwen to 1t than to any OF The English
branches. He insisted that the teachers were
unable to comply with the requirements Of the
course Of study as was laid down, which was the
reason OF the GERMAN being neglected In the
schools. He continuedat great length In OppOsi-
ton TO the report and finally gave way to . mo-
ton TO postpone the further consideration OF the
matter until the next meeting, which was carried.
The annual report of the Committee on the
Normal School vas presented, and, on motion Of
the Chairman, was laid on the table and 1,500
copies ordered printed.
The JOINT Committee on Bylaws and Finance
reported the following appoin tments:-
Superintendent OF Truancy, Alexander ~ Stan.
ton, at a salary or $4,000 year.
Commissioners OF Truancy, Matthew A. Berry.
man. Wesley b. Church. jeremiah II. Baker w.
W. Williams, A. c. Martinez, A. Bigelow Clarke.
8. NJ. Barnett. and William Z. Bradley, at an an
nual salary each OF $3.50. N
The report was adopted and the Board adjourned.