The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-18

4 sioner PATTERSON mace q motion TO have IL
referie ed 10 tne Committee on Course OF STUDY
aud scnool BOOKS; bul Commissioner HERRING
| objected 10 the discontnuance OF "A Iu!l
IN order that the committee having the lnal
report - make might have an opportunity OF
being possessed OF the views OF Commissioners
VINO wl-hed 10 give EXPRESS on TO them. Commas
s!oner MAN agreed with Commissioner Herring.
Commissioner FAIR linen o1erea 10 withdraw his
resolution; and Commissioner MArHEwsON moved
TO iay on tDe table me substitute presented by
Commissioner Herring For the purpose oi debate
commissioner HERRING withdrew his substitute (:
ana commissioner KLANrorH then proceeded to
explain the reasons OF the demands OF the Ger
mans
COMMISSIONER HLAaRorus ExPLASATIoN.
lie SAID that the allegation as TO the absurdity
no force, or the reason that the children VINO
| came under the compulsory act were IN nearly
every Instance those wac would belong 70 the
PRIMARY SCHOOLS, and German was taught Only IN
the grammar scaoos. There was but little ioun-
dation Tor the assertion OF economy In TINS mat
| yer. All tnat the Germans asked ior was sio,OOo--
That pittance out OF taxation or $780, 600. 900 IN
tnls city and out OF sS,7so,oo0 OF an APPROPRIATION
FOR me pubic schools That $4,000 was asked for
| 10 keep 2o.OoJ chllaren the public schools and
out OF the Catholic and other denomina u! nal
was expended, or was TO De expended.
annually Tor the rnalntensnce OF nau.
a couple OF hundred youths, Commissioners need
not OBJECT 70 q smaller sum Tor the higher pur-
pose. Inc opposition tue part Of commissioner
Including music. drawing, &c. The total expense
OF muse, drawing, German. &c, would ioot up
S15,UOo per annun. commissioner Baker uld no.
seem 10 care apoGt an exodus OF $4,000 pupils
IRON the pnonc schoois. Bat II the schools were
deprived OF Thls 'orn amentai' teaching, thew
were at once deprived oil the oe;ter cass OF pupls.
The SCHOOLS became SCHOOLS Tor pau er childfen.
They lost The refining Influences oil the children VI
the better class. aud social differences Ia THIS
Republic IN wnich al should be equai were at
/. the German children, Ine pubic schools
should be made a. home for Tue children
made IN the annual expenditure it might be found
ELSEWHERE tnan IN tile exclusion VI German IA
sruction from the schools; Tor instance the sala-
rles OF teachers amount annuaily 10 over
$40 O00. 600. To MIN (thc speaker America meant
more than Its geographical boundaries. IL was
the land wherein every man enjoyed MS Individual
liberty. II was he home OF the iiee aud the IN
dustrious. Language was not barrier against
nationality, as plainly appeared In contemporary
history.
and yet there were three Inherent languages
spoken in that Republic. The BeRlans a.. spoke
French and they would fight 10 the death rather
lhau owe alleg lance to France, ana SO with Ger
mans III America. In leellng and language tney
We're Germans; ia everything else they were
Americans. The Dutcn, when they held possession
but they were true Americans. English, beyond
q DOUBT, was the oriicial language Vi the country,
ana nobody wanted It to be Otherwise. 1t had
the older rights anu they should De respected
lie wished 10 remind the Board that there was
German bias in regard to the instruction Ia Ger
man III the public schools. Doubtless many OF the
members knew OF characteristic case which &C.
actually came before the Legislature as 10 whether
English OF German should be the ofhcial language
Speaker was o German, named NUREMBERG,
and ne had the casting vote. ana ne voted
iUs 'I Inunsa In Prussan escnoo but in Ger
many very properly they insisted that German
should be taught in the schools but they dld not
exclude English. German was not necessary,
II was true, Tor instruction IN the pubic SCHOOLS
but circumstances go 10 alter cases, and ne con-
tended that. as matter OIL expectancy, IT was tne
more advisable that the German language should
be taught. 1t had been said tnat French ought TO
be taught on the same principle tnat II was asked
German should be taught. He tine speaker)
would believe 1t TO be his duty TO vote Ior instruc-
French IN the pubic schools II cne-nith Of
the population OF this city was French-speaking
people. Commissioner klamrotn then went on To
me ss az zoe Jv,nc
very mnutely the hours OF study In Engl1.n
branches as compared with the comparatively
He argued that the German language must be
peculiarly fascinating II, With about nine or ten
had a chance OIL iatrudlng ltsei upon tue English
with It's lew lessons week; 1t was rather compll-
mentary 10 the IeutonIc pronunciation.
/ Commissioner BAKER next addressed the Board
and read sort o. deencs In support OF MS posi-;
I toward Commissioner Klam.oin.
on motion OF Commissioner FARR the whole sub
ject was recommltled without any definite action ION
being taken. Perhaps, since THIS new Board has
organized, no subject has come before u tnat mas
sxeressa 'ne Emu un ase I'VE cee
W again, receiving meantime ne " Importance.
I ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
To THE BOARD OF EprcArioN=
The Finance co@nltee present herewith the annual
sta 81 the ne total O The a
iWsh:y, wards sassis as the iaisiS
90 ss Is
nj ss &c &
ems se s nS
Tor bains repairs furniture Se gh , sum & ne
ais,rict, whcn cost sl0s7o. s7Syless Than ma! ex
items. such fuel there evident decrease
their consampt,9n and cost :, the ,weu,rour
wards buildings. furniture, heating sppa-
Whine - is, for same purpose. expended
the OF s4sl7ss The expenditure Tor salaries AR Q,
twensy is larger than IN 1873 by more than
cceasioned no doubt Dy inc employment Of teachers
lSr ee sS arG
and the increase made oy the amended bylaws in the
guaae rhe extension q the public school syssm year
by year necesay cas Tor ,ne M non ~
proper economy succeed IN keeping the future ogre
zDsSdd s5s 81 me the WARDS sS:
wiin1 or
is extension viii seeomp ,naa as =, much much
ne expendi.ure by special sppropris lions
inc sesoo saans and proydins its iSrntare and
heating spparatus and The additional Primary school
%sds 10 Sadinss sos %
nS two hs m %
ieenth ward and addition to these The very general
piisned dur,ns the summer yaeston. Inc entire
sd s IN the oa e on ssD n.
placed me disposal OF the Board Tor 1878 and is4
sSa That f. ' 1ss. sqa %:
y s. . S SSs$SssissD Finance COMMITTEE
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF TIE BOARD OF xDucA.
rIoN roR THE YEAR 1874