The New York herald., 1876-11-02
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

NEXT MONDAY GIVEN AS A HoLIDAY-ARRANGE-
MENTs FOR THE CARE OF TRUANT CHILDREN.
The Board OF Education met yesterday at the hall
corner OF Grand and Elm streets, President William
Wood in tho chair, only two Of the members absent
The President offered communication IN regard to
the question OF truant children II opened by stating
that during the months there was no occasion
for looking after truant children. but now tho question
became more OF paramount importance. Tho
Board having ondeavored to obtain an appropriation
from the city OF $l00 600 to build truant home and
failed, necessary to make some provision for the
children who might be committed by the police mag
istratcs. Tho House of Refuge not only 100 ul,
but being = rcformatory school for criminals, u was
hardly q at place to send children whose greatest
crime was truancy An arrangement however, had
bccn made with the New York Juvenile Asylum at
High Bridge, which has commodous House OF Dctcn-
tion in West Thirteenth street. by which the authori
ties that institution consented to take charge OF the
truants ut present President Wood made invcs-
tisaton OF the house and found II in salts
factory The communication was referred 10 the CON-
mttee on Bylaws
OF Truancy, read showing the transactions OF the
department Tor the month of October, 1876. Total
number OF investigated, 439; children kept al
by parents, 3l3; by sickness, 1922 by poverty,
"a; taught u; home, 4; physically disqualified, ~
transferred from one school 10 another. 10; under
eight and fourteen years OF age, 30; withdrawn
from school, AZ whose residence could not be found,
l77 committed to roformatory institutions by parents
Ia total number not ciassod as truants, $50 Chi
found to DO truants and returned TO school, 5C0
non attic udants placed school, Al total number
classed truants and non-attendants, $50. or the
children above reported as having been withdrawn
from school have lett tho city and 33 have gone 10
work.
Tho report was accepted
petition signed by 800 teachers OF the public
schools, asking that Monday, the 9th Of November,
Immediately preceding election be gwen as "A holiday
that they might be able to take this last chance OF
visiting tho Centennial In support OF the petition
Commissioner j. Grenvllle Kane offered the following
preamble and resolution, which was garfield
Whereas many teachers and pupils owing the great
of the aoe during the vacation
visit tho Centennial Expostion aud Tuesday
7th day Of November nst Is legal holiday being
election day, therefore,
Resolved That Monday the 9Th day of November inst.
be holiday in order that the teachers and pupils
opportunity they viii have of visiting the American
Ea position OF 1876.
A resolution appointing Miss Ella Emory assistant
teacher IN Coorsd School No. At salary OF $500 per
annum was adopted.
The report OF the Committee on Evening Schools ad-
to The establishment OF another evening school
on the side adopted.
communication from the School Trustees OF the
Twentysccond ward asking appropriation OF $53 s5
for the building OF school In West Fifty
street. Tonth avenue, referred to the Com
mittec ON Finance
Alter the transaction OF some minor routine business
the Board adjourned