The New York herald., 1876-09-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

FIRST MEETING AFTER vACATIoN--pRRSENTA-
TIoN OF BUST TO THE CoMMIssIoNERs-AN
OLD ROW REvIvED-IMPoRTANT RRsoLU-
rIoNs RELATIVE TO THE COMPULSORY LAW.
meeting Of the Board OF Education was held yester
day afternoon at the hall corner Of Elm and Grand
streets, President Wood In the chair This was the
drst meeting held since the schools adjourned for
tion and quorum OF members attended, only few
absences being reported and excused.
resolution allowing Grammar School No. l3
Seventeenth ward, to remain closed for repairs until
Monday next was adopted. The trustees of tho Ninth
ward sent in communication relative to q contract
gwen by them for some work to be done on the Hous
ton street school The awarding of this contract to
Mr. Isaacs the subject OF discussion previous
mset!ng of the Board and opposition made to tho
selection OF Mr. Isaacs. The communication pro.
against this interference the part of The Com
missoncrs, and explaining chat the bid of Mr.
Isaacs which $l,s21, was s157 less
than tha. Of his next competition The irus-
tees expressed their belief that they
perfectly competent to take of the schools under
their charge, and that the interference OF the Commits
sioners not necessary. This communication was
referred to the Finance Committed. communication
from Mr. lsaacs, in his own defence also before
the Board, but TO the reading OF this Com mussioners
Wetmore and Gouding were opposed but were not
tanned Tho communication had appended 10 !; in
dorsement from the trustees several wards for the
schools Of which Mr. Isaacs had done work After the
comnu unication had been read Commissioner Wet
more asked by whom the paper slgned and It was
ascertaned that only the names the trustees bear
ing testimouy-to Mr. Isaacs' competency as a work.
were appended, and II was then riered that the
communication could not be received, but that the
recommendation from the trustees could be placed on
nIe
A letter from Wilson Mcdonald the sculptor was
read presenting TO the Board large Dust OF Washing
ton, which, he said, was modelled from combination
OF old and newly discovered materials On motion OF
Commissioner Gouiding, seconded by Commissioner
Wetmore, the bust accepted and the President OF
the Board requested to ender Mr. Mcdonald the thanks
Of the Board Tor has donation. The bust exhibited
in the hail, placed on pedestal which covered
The resignation OF g. H Wadlcy, executive officer OF
the schooiship ST. Marys, was accepted, date from
the reporting for duty oi bis successor.
communication received weeks ago from
Comptroller Green read asking that The estimates
Tor the year 1877 be forwarded Board OF Appor
tonment, but the estimates had been already n
September being the latest day designated legally
President Wood here iet the chair, calling thereto
Commissioner Hastead Mr Wood proceeded to OK.
plain his position in regard TO the truancy law He
believed thst the uanls should not be taken before
the police courts, which tended to the degradation
OF children, but that the President OF the Board OF
Education and the Chairman Of the Committee on BY
dren TO the reformatories or Institutions Al the pres
ent timo the signature Of the President of tho
Board OF Education Is needed to get the committed
children out OF any OF the inst tutlons but his sly
nature was not needed to get the chid COMMITTEES as
truanL He believed the following preamble and
resolutions, If adopted, would be o. value in reaching
just conclusion in regard TO this important matter:-
Whereas the Compulsory Edncation called IAN act
children the benefit Of educa
tion among other things provides in section that the
Board OF Education shall provide suitable for the
cipne instruction and confinement when necessary OF
such chdren'-tha is, OF such cilircn habitua
Whereas is highly inexpeden and improper mere
"habitua truans" should be committed institutions
where they of brought with chill
den arendy belonging to the criminal classes and
ted for i'm moral offences; aud,
Whereas this Board has suitable institution under its
charge tor the reception de.enton and instruction Of
such "habua trusnts' have heretofore been
specially intended 20 recevo, ana cannot consistently with
the reasons for its eNsten receive OF of
children known habtual truants even Is desir
ablc that such children should be sent TO IL therefore,
Resolved, That the Committee Bylaws report IL ia
cordance with their Judgment plan tor the Organization
Of refomsery schoo tor the reception detention
strucon of hsbitusl truants spelling reading writing
geography. English grammar and arithmetic" such school,
however, even called a "reorin atoryu scnool 90
that no Grim nal shall be connected with but
shall be known simply City School No iOOr
be located in some healthy position SUCH for instance
OF ground attached school building and IL
poss5e two acres boundary OF the ards Island
tion being the seRshOre aud high wall entirely
AL connection with the rest Of the island.
Resolved. That the building contain such reformaory
school should be OF size sufficient to accommodate 200
scholars and be arranged that 100 o. these
boys and hfy girls and that the plan OF the building should
be OF such nature that additions coad
the necessity without interfering ally will the
a least three large dormories oi girls
one large nal Tor the Instruction OF boys and maler
sexes also residences for family the
and msnage and Tor the necessary keepers or Janio
Tho preamble and resolutions wero referred to the
Committee on Bylaws .
John J. Doane was appointed Principal OF Grammar
School No. ~, Seventeenth ward, and Lieutenant
George W. De Long was appointed executive officer
OF the schooship st Mary's.
The Board then adjourned