The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-20

OF the reporter TO the majority ana minority re-.
ports oil JOINT committee OF the Board al Educa-
ton. made september IL. 1873, when there was
considerable feeling manifested on the subject OF
the corporate schools. Comptroller Green refused
to pay the money Tor their support on account OF
the iiegality OF so doing, anu after much discus
sion IN the Board OF Education. the matter
lerred toaJo nj COMMITTEE OF Auditing and Bylaws.
Commissioner West. though now seemingly OPP
posed 10 admitting the parochial schuos, even an
der conditions, To the benefit OF the public school
MONEYS was strongly in favor OF supporrIng the
corporate schools. In these TWO reports win DE
found matter OF interest bearing on me proposed
merging OF the parochial SCHOOLS in me public
school system. The majority report was adopted,
but by very close vote. The following was the
majority report:-
MAJORITY REPORT ON CORPORATE SCHOOLS.
To THE BoARD OF EDUCATION
90 @ Hon dew Was ns SG
dated the !9h Of July 1873 and the Honorable inc Cor
relative % the dstrbaiion portion school fund
to,Sre partcipatng ii SAID lund, respectiuy
rnat ,y have inquired n,o me u6es, matter re-
respective corporate schools societies Affected BY
py on Se and somn
those s s ea .sao oa
or sessions Is purely secular and thai none OF SAID
The question as it presents itself to your committee
is whether the corporate schools heretofore parci
in the 1s seaoo fund are
W 20 Of c Sa nt ne city charter a
aud whether language admitting doubtful construc
ton can override clearly expressed law the sub
school composed exclusively of children belonging
object the projection reor Of Youth
S % sae es School M Or
those taught IN me pubic sehools TINS city during the
hours ali such children as free to worship God ia
as the children who attend our public schools are and
follow the instructions Of their respective parents and
Children are not inmates OF institutions from
removed BY death or un
% ab there or M eea 70 9 them
their morals and to acquire the rudiments OF ngish
our pas &c
So al ainss sonsidersa Hence i iocws that my ~
the institution that shelters them ''' vans
Orphans or oer S ie
eaous e a cs hs s Of Yer
faith OF their fathers while dvmiciled asylum
Ss the 1Sh INC to pane
ton or school purposes unes. il can Be shown That
they. those who ae for them have wiulIy violated
mitted to share IN said fund
chdren, OF one religious faith or denomination which
o py q he IS or in G
national" school within the purview OF the amended
particular religious faith, sect or denomination are
pracsed tauah or inculcated therein during the legal
sssidss such Ssiisou, or UNCONVENTIONAL teach
rigoly sn,Sfcea By The oi,y sapslass dsnIhat
que snon were allowed to participate IN the spporIon'
o. Of na ana os 10 e "
,,
OF the same import a . ."
xss IS ~ Ct a Ma1ut e. as
to any portion Of the corporate schools men:
waa
a hr hass s ~
ens affected by the change and now restrained by law
tine SCHOOLS il the school
subject the visltatOnS OF the Board Education
iss members and committees az well IS q the Cry SUI
Public IN the ss ana &c Which,
report is IL marked deeree complimentary 70 those
nom ec,arsn chaTacerJ Those could Sh
Ss seSea ao whose IN M Of s
moneys was denied or discontinued. The respective
q the ua Show nss
ssis: some shape or orm Tor the BENEFIT Of .esieS
hs iSs as
St only pSe beae sns soe b
policy or forced construction Of law on the
Ths = us Vast dineienee between the corporate
and VII
81 1a %%as st ss no on
Combinations doctrine during school hours sessions.
don sarren. rsposs ss s' NOR '0s',s o. n'''u'
AMOS paSosSsI schools others Of IKE sS. i:
Acter by the provision in the amended charter instead
OF excluding such corporate schools as have been
specially designated by law to share in the apporton-
ment Of the school fund Of this city and county
basis OF attendance.
Your committee, therefore. submit for adoption
following resolution -
Resolved, That in the opinion of the Board Educa-
ton the instruction pursued during statutory school
hours sons in all the schools
participating IN the school moneys OF this city and
county Is non sectaran, and that said schools
religious denominatonal" within the meaning of
the statute.
Respectfully submitted.
HENRY P. WEST, / Joint
EUGENE KELLY, Committee
DAVID +. BAKER, Of Auditing
ED, o. JENKINS. ) and BY
K W. TOWNSEND, Corporate
80 9. BEARDSLEk, J Schools
NEW YORK, Sept "a, 1873
THE MINORITY REPORT
The following was the minority report