The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-07

Total number placed in and withdrawn from school 4OI
communication addressed by the Superintendent
Of Truancy to the Police Commissioners last month
caused that Board pass their last meeting the
following rules, which have been gwen TO the SuperIn
tendent OF Police
Whenever any officer Of the police force while patrol
duty shall find children between the ages Of eight and four
years in the streets between the hours Of nine NJ
and three OF any school day OF the public school days
parents guardians aud place residence and report
them 70 the captain q hs precinct The officer shah on TAX
and warn them that 4 found on the street again. during
Each captain sergeant Of police in command %
shall daily % the superintendent O each
to the Superintendent Of Truancy
patrol duty dispense All Of boys
years age may be found lettering the CORNERS
way or the entrance Q public private buildings.
MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
The Joint committee appointed to make designations
for the offices OF Musical Director and eight Assistant
Musical Directors presented their report, recommend
ing the appointment of Mr. George Brstow for the first
named position, at salary Of So, 900 per annum, and
Mrs O. H. Stone OF Brooklyn; Mrs Henrietta Conad
Mrs Anna Koch and Miss Lizzie Pardec, OF New York
Francis H. Wash, or Morrisania Frederick Salmon, OF
Fordham; George O. Rexford of New York and George
II. Curtis Of Brooklyn, as Assistant Directors Tho
report was laid over under the rule.
On the recommendation Of the Committee on By
laws, subdivision 2 Of section SO, OF the bylaws,
wcio amended so far us to allow the Normal School
Committee spend 5000 az any time instead Of
$50, as formerly Section 1O5 also amended as
to allow the appointment Of female teachers in
male evening schools without requiring that they should
have had years experience in male grammar
schools, as formerly.
GOING FOR THE CITY SUPERINTENDENT.
After the transaction Of a large amount Of routine
business Commissioner Wood called up the motion lie
Nave notice OF the last meeting Of the Board viz
That the bylaws, section los, 1876 and l97 Of the
Manual be amended by striking out the last paragraph
viz -"No teacher shall be appointed principal or
assistant any evening school unless specially licensed
such by the City superintendent
Commissioners Wood, in explaining his reasons for de-
string have this section OF the bylaws amended stated
in the course of his remarks that the city Supenn-
tendent in his opinion, had great deal too much
power that his powers constantly being increased
until il appeared now that the Board OF Education
ground between the upper stones OF the Boards 81
Trustees and the neither Of the Superintendent
He thought that the power Of the superintendent
ought to be diminished and that some authority
ought to be left with the Board of Education,
in order that amount Of justice might
be melted out TO applicants for positions
under the Board The motion Of Mr..
Wood arose II will be remembered out Of the action Of
the Evening School Committee in endeavoring TO sub
stuto another nomination in place OF one made by the
trustees OF the Twentieth ward of Mr. z. H Olncy as
an evening school teacher for the reason as IL was as
serted that the superintendent had refused 10 license
Mr. Oney although he and Is now vice principal
OF a day school Several of the Commissioners spoke
for and against the motion, which was finally reforreo
TO the Committee on Bylaws.
The Board then adjourned