The New York herald., 1876-12-04
HEBREW FREE SCHOOLS.

TIE TENTH ANNUAL MEETING or THE AssocIk
r1oN-sYNoPsEs OF REPORTS.
The tenth annual meeting OF the Hebrew School As
socatiou OF New York held yesterday morning In
the largo ball OF tho schoolhouse. No Al avenue @.
There was a full attendance Of the directors A. Octtin
ger In the chair.
Tho nrst business brought before the meeting wal
the tenth annual report OF the President II show
that nt the present time schools active op-
GRAFTON, but that tho school in East Twenty
street had compelled Close owing to lack OF
funds and that Of the teachers In tho Sixth ave.
nue. school had been discharged for the same
reason. The number OF scholars In all
tho schools on December /, 1876, was 5So-439 boys
and lll girls The number OF teachers employed u
ten The per capita cost for tuition comprising tho
entire schools Is only a fraction 50, much less
than that pended by most FREQ educational In
10 tho urgent need ter more school accommodation
Mission schools are springing up IN every part OF tho
city and reports arc being received from the parents
of Hebrew children that great efforts are being mado
10 prosoytze and that the only remedy Is the erec-
ton OF moro Hebrew schools During the year
there has been an increase OF $50 In tho number
OF members, the roll containing $50
names, but Of these a large number had neglected
to pay their annual dues During the year a number
OF donations had been received. without which ths
Finance Committee would have been unable TO meet
halt the demands made upon them The principal
donation the sum Of 50 900 left TO the society by
late Louis Philips, ana the report recommended
that tablet DO erected TO mis- memory IN the avenue
most successful scholar, to be known as the "Phips
Prize - The report concluded with suggestion that
special meeting should be called 10 alter the bylaws
on membership that hereafter any lsraeis could be-
come 'iIe member on payment OF $ioo a patron
payment OF $40 a year and an annual
member on payment oil IS. rho report was adopted
and tho suggestions contained therein approved Tno
President also authorized to appoint special CON-
mtcc TO prepare suitable address to the Hebrews Of
tho city calling attention to the financial state Of the
ASSOCIATION and asking for immediate and liberal aid
Tho Secretary OF tho COMMITTEES on Discipline re-
satr diupt hat he eqta h
ished possible In the neghborhood 0f Bax-
ter street, and that the Board OF Trustees should at
take tho question OF providing high school into
consideration and report 10 tho general Tembcra
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr. g. Herman, the chairman Of the Finance Com
m,ttos reported his balance shect from December l6
1875, 10 December !, 1915, as folows;-
Receipts from all sonrcesl %, 235 60
Dt2Dur6efncnts o,lo JI
Balance hand OF treasurer er................ 70
The association then elected sovcn directors TO oil
the places OF those whose torn expired December
The following gentlemen were eIcctcd:--A 0cttngcr
n. Kohn, NJ s. Isaacs, Joseph Licnthal, Il. N. EngeL
Jacob Cowan and julius Katxenbcrg.
After q snort discussion tho Committee Discipline
authorized 10 engage general superintendent Tor
all the schools and the meeting adjourned.