The New York herald., 1876-12-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

SUGGESTIONS FOR A CHANGE IN THE MANAGE
MENr OF THE PUBLIC scHooLs-pRKcAU-
TIoNs AGAINST FIRE
Tho Board OF Education bold their regular semi
monthly meeting yesterday. A letter from Commits
sioncr Wood read in which he declined to be .
candidate for President OF the Board. He withdrew
from the nomination 10 consequence Of il-hcath, and
offered several suggestions in regard 10 the manage
mont of the schools. economizinr money and mprov-
Ing the discipline He considered the present system
a bad one, and recommended one instead of
tnreo principals; the employ ment Of trad.
yates from the college and the adjustment
OF separate department for tho examinations OF
teachers; the vesung of the right OF appointing
teachers with the Board OF Education alone instead
OF with the trustees; the prohibiting scholars under
twenty yoro years OF age from attending the evening
schools unless by parent, making the
evening schools efficient aboishing them A reso-
luton was offered by Commissioner Baker, euiogizing
Mr. Wood and requesting him to reconsider MS deter
mnation OF declining 70 become candidate for Pres
dent OF the Board.
communication read from Mayor wickham
which stated that be had appointed Samuel X. Filcy
TO be Inspector OF Common schools Tor the City OF New
York for the unexpired term of Fordham morris.
Commissioner Fuller ofItrcd the following resolu-
ton. which was referred to the Committee on Build
lnes:-
Resolved That tho Committee Buildings be requested
report on the OF providing the several school
buildings with sufficient number of Babcock fire extin
guishcrs enable the teachers jantors subdue
pals be advised OF the necessity OF
ing the pupils that they may sudden emergency Q
able to leave the building in the shortest possible
vded the anitors of the buildings be
the in readiness instant be the
hydrant In the school yard or street
resolution was adopted admitting tho Hebrew
Benevolent and Orphan Asylum to participation in
the division OF the funds Tor the public Schools
ing TO the regulations governing public schools. Five
thousand two hundred dollars appropriated for re-
pairs and alterations in school house No. So Nlne
thousand dollars was also appropriated for the pur
chase two lots in 125tn street Tor school purposes
Commissioners Klamroth and Mathe wson, whose
terms Of Office expire AT the cose Of the year, delv
cred farewell addresses to the Board
DISCHARGED TUTORS
The stated monthly meeting OF the Board OF Trus
tees OF the College OF New ork was held ycstcrday
afternoon at their rooms, corner OF Elm and Grand
streets, Commissioner DoSd in tho chair A letter
IRON Charles Roberts. it, read by the sccrc-
tary in which the Executive Committee was
asked whether 1t wouit not bo consistent with
their ideas Of hbcratv and justice TO extend
the time OF his OF dismissal. as to include
the months during wheh the appeal was pending
hus giving him his salary for tnosc monthsL instead
Of limiting that notice toSeptembcr l. Alter little
discussion the salary Charles Roberts, Jr and
James Knox was aowedu up to November 20, and the
action OF the committccin dsmissna them was sus.
,ained Another resolution TO employ Mcssrs. w. H.
Kenyon, v. X. Davis ami Maurice Rapp tutors a.
salary OF 81, 900 year vas adopted