The New York herald., 1876-02-03

foreign element, Oy class or creed. We
wanted special legislation and woe TO any class or
sect that tried TO inure our public schools The bold
| ing up OF votes 10 US would not bully US
Mr. Fuller then explained that In Germany the public
schools called were in fact pauper schools the pa
rents OF children who able TO pay being obliged 10
pay In conclusion he stated that three fourths of
even the Germans themselves were opposed 70 the
German the schools the Board had been petitioned
for H. and certainly nine-tenths OF Americans
resolved to protect our school system at all hazar/s
There could not be two great national languages among
us at the one time and the American language, which
wus the commercial language of the world, should be
| COMMISSIONERS MArrHEwsoN's VIEWS.
Commissioner Matthewson then sad-rhe schools
in the hands of the people and the people 8
| people In no competitive examination between the
schools have the children of German parentage ever
| led the van, but go into the German
English studies one-third of the children going TO
school in the city Of German parentage, and they
| portion of the community. But from eighteen
to twenty per cent only Of the pupils ever
but eighteen per cent Of the pupils win have the
great advantage OF learning what is now one Of the
question the people will defend the public schools and
| not the Commissioners of this Board
| After some remarks from Commissioner Beardsee,
| the President here stated that committee had
called him the 3ls OF January to ask for post
ponement of the question for some time, but he
thought 1t had been in abeyance since June 1875,
| II was time II was disposed of
| Commissioner Aatthewson-what are the names OF
The President directed the Clerk to read them out
| They Moritz Ellirser julius Bien, William
Steinway, Theodore G. Glanbershe, j. II Fascher Or.
| II. Gercke and Oswald 0ttendorier. Commissioners
! Klamwrth, Traud Wetmore, Beardslee, Matthewson.
The original report was then taken up IN sections
| Commissioner wilkins then moved The previous
question, which was Commissioner j. Grenville Kanes
resolution to bring up the report
| Commissioner KLAMRoTH-I hope the gentleman viii
excuse Tor five minutes and that he will not apply
the gag law.
Commissioner KLAnRorH--Can We not postpone this
matter for the presentS
Commissioner WooD-The previous question s ID
order ,.frH
1t was put, and carried by vote Of IS to s.
SEC. se-Teschers Of vocal music drawing Frsnch and
paid to her Of vocal music or drawing in grammar or
Grammar school shall the rate Of 81 rs per hour for
the sime actually employed in instruction.
Adopted by avote OLA TO 4
s n rne c1 S U undea the
Of the commtee on Teachsrs shall be authorized TO license
IN each Of the three hghss, the schools
ing the study Of either Of these languages shall be four of
twenty minutes each week and pupil shall be
10 Rs Rsrsas STUDY
Adopted by vote of Is to s.
thirty pupils attending grammar shall desire
f' o the Sad a tn. s"d f' uS s
gnags IN said depe!%eaS ou' NO child shall
the wishes Of M n or ssSs per
Of pupils engaged stndy Of French German any
department shall fall below fifteen for the period Of three
months such study shall thereafter be discontinued In said
Resolved That Il be referred to the Committee on Course
of Study school Books report the
regular meeting of the Board Of instruction in
in divisions Of French such portions
them be deemed suitable for the instruction in French o.
German Of the third second and hrst grades Of the Gram
Adopted by vote OF IA to4 Ih
The whole report was then put before the Board and
was adopted by the following vote
M Name qSSnf sS Sow Ss
wilkins. Noes wetmore fraud Kiamroth Besrdslee and
After the German question was settled much TO the
general satisfaction OF the Board the financial state
of the Board of Education for the year 1875
read and adopted also number Of other comnfuni
cations from over thirty different societies.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
YoR THE YEAR lS76
Resources.
Amount apporioned for ''Public Instruction.
by Board OF Estimate and Apportionment. So 5S3, 600
Amount retransierred by Board OF Estimate
and Apporticnment from the fund Of 1874. 10000
Total. So, o5s, 900
Payments
Expenses OF compulsory EDUCATION $14 $50
Support Of the Nautical SCHOOL,. % 497
Salaries of teachers ward schools. 2 235 ISL
Salaries OF Janitors in ward schools. 2l0lS
| Salaries OF teachers and Janitors IN normal
| schools and college e..................... 50, $50
Salaries Of teachers and janitors in the even
ing schools. 1886
ored schools .......................... 4o,5es
incidental expenses-Current repairs, clerks TO
Expenses Of the Board OF Education-station-
| cry, advertising, repairs TO hail. print
Employees Of the Board Of Observation-Disclosures,
saperntendsn.a, clerks, &c................. 7sl1l
Fuel for all the schools. .............. ST. $50
Board Observation-Disclosures. l45e2
Pianos and repairs SsS
Depository sccouni-Books, maps, stationery
and general supplies for all the schools... l62 S43
Rents for school premises ....;............ $500
| Expenses Normal College and schools
For scientific apparatus and chemicals. 50 553
For current repairs, printing, station
cry, &c. ....................... $500
esss
Expenses Of evening schools, printing &C. $50
/ Expenses of colored schools, current repairs,
&c........- ......................... 627
Total. ....................... SO, OsO 647
Site on Seventy dth street, in Nineteenth
ward ........................... 1900
Erecting buildings. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Altering and repairing buildings, special. $3.50 ,s45
Furniture and repairing, special .......... 90 e55
Heating apparatus and repairing, speclal.. 81, $50
Total. ....................... So 267, ,0si
| Corporate schools apportionment for 1875, as
| per reports OF Finance Committee of 2lst
April and June 16 folio pages 2s0 and AGO.. 103 600
Total. .................... So, 81, ,ooa
Balance with the Comptroller s2Sl. .ooS
DECEMBER 81 1875.
Appropriations for the year 1876 by the Board Of
| Education VIZ -
For salaries Of teachers with grammar and
primary schools. 81 2e5, 600
primary schools @ M l2a, 600
| For salaries Of professors and others In the
Normal College :...........,......... 1000
| For salaries Of teachers In the evening
schools and antors or. Or.................'' 10000
| For salaries OF teachers in the coored schools
and janltors Of ........................ 200
| For salaries OF superntcndents, clerks aud
other employees Oi the Board q Education. ~ 900
700, OOO
For books, maps, states, stationery and gene
raj supplies ior all the schools. $3.50, 900
Board Of Education. ................. $4,000
| For gas for all schools and the hall Of the
Board Of Education. ....................... $1,000
For rents OF school premises............ 50 900
For pianos and repairs Of of.................. 900
For workshop, wages and materials ......... 1900
For incidental expenses and current repairs