The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
REPORT or THE CITY sUPERrNrENDzsr-A
FRENCH PRIZE PROM ABROAD FOR THE

REPORT or THE CITY sUPERNrESDzsr-A
FRENCH PRIZE PROM ABROAD FOB THE
NORMAL SCHOOL
The regular meeting OF the Board Of Education was
held yesterday, President Wood In the chair Tho
minutes OF the previous meeting having approved
tho usual preliminary business was disposed OF The
City superintendcnts report for the month Of April
sets forth that the whole number Of schools and
partments visited and examined was 40, including
Is grammar schools and primary schools Tho
whole number OF classes examined $40; inspected
without minutes, or these classes the instruction
In 223 found excellent; in 1877 good; in 49, fair
and In 8. indifferent The discipline all cxcep, 10
was reported either excellent good The
general management in 80 OF the schools found
10 DO excellent-in 10 good Tho number OF pupils
register In tho several schools the Both OF April
last and the average attendance during the month";
compared with last years return follows:-On
register In 1875 l1.6s9 average attendance 1o 2o4
on register In 1875 loS $685. average attendance $685.
showing increase the enrolment OF g. 1874 and IN
the attendance OF s67s. The number OF pupils
fused admission during tho month 635, chiefly
from tho schools OF the Nineteenth, Twenty-sccond
and Tenth wards In the last mentioned ward this
caused by the closing OF Grammar School No for
repairs The report Of the Superintendent OF Truancy
showed that from tho % To the 10th OF May the total
number OF cases investigated was 0l6 Of these 6s5
not classad truants, leaving PSI truans and
non-attendants OF these 26S have been returned and
placed in school and Is committed 10 the care Of tho
Society for the Reformation Of Juvenile Delinquents.
Tho Clerk read communication from Mr.. William
Herring presenting the decision delivered at General
Term OF the Supreme Court In tho OF Tho People
rel the Board of Education against Andrew II.
Green, Comptroller aud IN the case Of The People ex
@ he
against tho CITY Chamberlain, and tho do
cison at Special Term denying pcremptory
writ OF mandamus against the Comptroller direct
ing him to deposit tho OF $780, 900 with the City
Chamberlain 10 the credit of the Board OF Education
subject its drafts was reversed The Board of Edu
cation was thus sustained separate and distinct
corporate body having the right to exercise an indie.
pendent control the funds raised Tor purposes of
public instruction and pay all obligations incurred
in the support Of the schools by drafts drawn directly
upon the City Chamberlain, signed by the President
and clerk and countcrsigncd by OF the Commission
erS.
rRkxcu PRIZE FOR NORMAL school,.
letter received from President Wood announc-
ing that he had received the sum OF ESQ from Dr. An
to tho purchase Of watch TO be presented to the stu
dent most proficient French at tho Normal College.
the bylaw which prohibits tho acceptance Of prizes
from outside sources suspended, and the present
was accepted. vote OF thanks was passed TO Or.
Krkwood and the clerk was directed 10 acknowledge
Mr. Patrick Horgan was appointed School Trustee
Of tho Seventeenth ward, vice Mr. Owen Murphy, re-
signed
Pursuant to the report OF tho Executive Committee
OF the Nautical School requisition will be made
tho Comptroller authorizing Commander Fithan, Su-
perntendent OF Nautical Schools to draS to the extent
OF 500 for the expenses incident annual cruise
OF the ST. Marys, which. during the summer months,
will proceed to tho Azores in order to give the pupils
opportunity OF Testing their efficiency. The report
was unanimously adopted
Commissioner Kiamrotn reiterated his motion, made
a special meeting OF the Board, to the elect that tho
bylaws be amended 10 give tho special teachers OF
Frcuch, German and music the OF So p an hour,
the Is gwen tho teachers OF drawing. instead
Of 81 10 the present rate OF payment The motion
was lost
motion was made by Commissioner Klamroth to tho
effect that the special teachers DO paid Tor their
ion In proportion the salary they had earned during
the school term. This motion also lost
Commissioner West moved the adoption OF the
port OF the Committee Bylaws, amended at the
special meeting held on Tuesday evening. Adopted.
On the motion OF Commissioner Beardsey the report
OF the Committee Course Of Studies in relation
the revised OF instruction primary End gram
schools accepted and referred back 10 tho
committee with power TO amend, and, after being
printed, to form part Of the bylaws Of the Board.
Aaer the transaction OF some routine business the
meeting adjourned