The New York herald., 1876-02-03
OUR SCHOOLS.
An Important Decision Of the
Board Of Education.
PUPILS NOT TO Be "GERMANlzED."

The Commissioners OF Education met yesterday, the
president, Mr. William Wood presiding The question
of teaching German in all the schools was finally
tied yesterday by very decisive vote, the report
against it being sustained by thirteen Commissioners
out OF eighteen. And only the German language
thus doomed TO restriction in the schools, but
1t is said by the next step the part of
some OF the Commissioners will be that study
from the schools altogether. But this is not by
any likely to be done for between the radicals
one set wanting to Germanize the schools,
the other TO blot out the German--there is
the sensible majority, who believe that the
people have a right to German and French
IN the schools If these studies viii tend TO improve
pupils minds and not Interfere WITH but subservc the
study English IL is also stated good authority that
the two Commissioners, fraud and Klamroth, intend,
at an early day, TO move the abolition Of the German
language in all the classes all the schools this being
intended TO show the little German citizens
tertain for the boon of the German classes in tho
Grammar schools Should Messrs fraud and Klam-
roth attempt 10 make
THIS FLANK MOVEMENT.
They will assurody be again doomed to even
greater defeat than they sustained yesterday for the
majority OF the Board voted because they desired
TO oppose Messrs fraud and Klamroth but because
they believed that it proper to allow pupils in the
three higher classes of the grammar schools to
study German French II their parents
had any desire that they should do so. AS
the Board thought yesterday that this proper
do likely that these samc gentlemen are going
now to stultify themselves by making this fight
tlrey personal one and fight altogether unworthy Of
the high Office they hold There was general feeling
Of relief yesterday when the question was settled.
IL has hung over the meetings OF the Board
Si @Snin alter month NTH as heavy wegn. Srod from M
lbs proper place and the less account OF the
not unseldom threatening the part OF some as 10
danger in the future uncertain in its magnitude There
is no doubt the matter involved in number Of
little educational intrgues which, though small in
themselves were serious enough to be embarrassing
outside Of the Board OF Education Tho ball was
crowded during
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
yesterday afternoon, and both Commissioners and
audience paid marked attention to the proceedings
Eighteen members present and after the reading
OF the minutes, Commissioner Klamroth arose and
SAID be wished TO make personal explanation.
Al the last meeting on the 10Th of January, he was
called 10 order by Commissioner West and in the dis
pute which words passed between them. 1t
reported IN one Of the papers that Commissioner
West had said that Mr. Kamroth would retract his
remarks in the Board he would turn him out OF the
Board. Commissioner West, on being questioned de-
med having made such remark, but said he would
make him answer outside OF the Board
President Wood said he had heard any remarks OF
the kind made on the day mentioned.
After some routine business gone through with
the question OF the day brought up a previous
resolution OF J. Grenville Kane regarding the long
standing report concerning German in the public
schools. Several communications were read OF which
SPECIMEN PETITION
TO THE HONORABLE rHE BOARD or EDUcArIoN:-
GESrLEmEsThe undersigned by authority of
,ne central Of rsxpsgsrs Associations Of the
your honorable body as follows
your discussion Of the question relative TO the teaching OF
ne ss Language @ IN our % usc the sg
intgIestng debates al ne sessions OF your
ssd in the minds .! q dsl.gs'es the mnO.
provided BY your bylaws are unan
mously opinion duly and officially expressed the
teaching Of German would assuredy be lasting benefit to
We do not wish to eitera,e the reasons so oen
TO during the last twelve months such thas
Ango.saxon thorough knowledge OF the German wound
English language. besides other arguments moro
Or less pertinent aud convincing Our sole obiee.
to aeqnant you with sentiments large portion Of
which furthermore the city expenditure Of
tain sum money We would beg leave 70 urge that while
and Of every kind in he admnistrson the
ready and n our 70 The n
erests OF onr public school system being veil assured that
future our country Our pu6c schools shall always have
the further he proper and
nary studies children are aud always win be ready
share Of the responsibility order insure
tend the interests OF educational system
to retain the study o German as AZ provided BY
bylaws and 20 suffer change 20 be made therein
wishing TO undertake the study OF that language Very
r. sIGEL Vice President and Chairman.
C. J. ArHRIi;i rDiSEsS DSsSTsssFS J. H. rAMsEx
Dr. AujGUsf HERMANN 0N'N-'S'
THE FORMULA OF PETITION
number of other communications from thirty
different German societies, headed by the following
resolutions were read
In of hon.
Board shown that the teaching OF the German
prosa Of the o your honorable Board be il oP so
e Of mov @an s or D s
whereas be led believe that number OF high
willingly knowingly drive thousands thou
sands children out Of public into secaran schools
port ofthe latter public funds whereas
% soms 0e
as the masses Of the GemanAmeriean citizens
S would o S With
ss~ ihrsstened BY the pending moton before yon O~''
Now therefore We TssPsSS.Hly PS Ps'iGn your Honorable
our nation By denying ny what the P9S S1
besides the mother language
g releeting such motion 70 show % the world ha. the
he the question Of welfare and thorough
The following are the names OF the societies. -
AlIemania Manncrchor; Fideitas Deutscher Corps;
Tuesday Bowling Club; Arion Quartet Club; Singing
Society Abt Schuer; New Yorker sangermunde;
Mannergerong vcren; Deutsche Quartet Club; Agonz
Scientific Association; Grand Lodge l. o. " S. OF l. /;
Dr. Kane Lodge I. .. B. NJ Gernania Sterbekasse;
New York Liederk ranz Goethe X U. ". No. 1; New
YORK Kugel Association, Handel Society, fsachar
Widow and Orphan Benevolent Society," Sihuberth
Mannerchor German Machinists Association, German
CITIZENS, Teutona Union Ye-en, Bund der Freidenker
Importers aud Merchants Of Grand and
vicinity German Engineers Society, Union Showcase
Maker verein; Merchants OF Lspenard street; Z. p
Gleason Manufacturing Company; Abarbaael Lodge
No g2, l. o b. B.. Typograhia No l. All these COM
m1ncatons were ordered to be placed on die
AN MPuDKSr DOCUMENT.
Another communication from the Independent Ger
Association Of the Eighth Assembly begins with
the following SENTENCE
The adoption Of foreign languages. and especially the
language in the regular Of
public savagey attacked through the
mndedness and national prejudices OF majority Of the
highest Eucaton before II has
allowed fair trial. but propose show that Instruction
in foreign languages and especially in German should be
highly appreciated by well by all other
lionaes in this country and concludes follows The