The New York herald., 1876-11-16
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT THE REGULAR MEET
ING HTLD YEsTERDAY-NEw APPOINTMENTS.
The regular meeting of the Board Of Education
held yesterday. President Wood in the chair Mr.
Alexander Mcdonald, who represents tho borough Of
Stafford in the British Parliament, was visitor, and,
he is widely known connection with educational
Interests IN England. hts presence made known
by President Wood.
Mr. Ernest Cayus having lately resigned his position
ns a member of the Board communication was read
yesterday notifying tho Commissioners that Mayor
wiakhnm had appointed Mr.. Beniam +. Watson to NIL
tho position OF Commissioner in his stead during tho
unexpired portion Of his torn.
Tho following appointments by Mayor wickham
were also formally communicated TO the Board Com
missioners for a term Of three years, dating from
January l. 1s77-William Wood, James w. Halstcd,
Rufus g. Beardsoc Eugene Kelly. Everett p. Wheeler,
Bernard Cohen, Jacob VandcrpoeL Inspectors OF
common schools, also for term OF three years. from
January l, 1s77-First district, John Potter; second
district, Washington Thomas; third district, Charles
Spears; fourth district, Harvey II. Woods; fifth dis.
trict Alexander NIL. Agncw; sixth district, Andrew
Finck seventh district, Jacob Hess; eighth district,
Samuel q. Randall.
report was read from the Committee on Finance,
recommending the appropriation OF $53 S35 for the
erection OF q primary school West Fifty eighth
street. in with request OF the OF
tho Twenty second ward, and was adopted by tho
Board.
Commissioner Beardslee, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Bylaws, presented report containing several
proposed amendments to the rules and regulations
cerning habit ual trrancy. One OF these amendments
limited the detention Of truant children fourteen
weeks and provided that they should be sent during
that time 10 institution which may be hereafter
croctcd by the Board 10 the House OF Refuge tho
New York Juvenile Asylum Commissioner Kelly
moved an amendment to tho section OF the report
which mentioned tho Juvenile Asylum as a place of
detention, proposing to add tho words "or Catholic
lro,cctory" Upon this amendment considerable
a aofn ,~1a~ ftns
that the juvenile Asylum not sectarian
hut Protestant institution II the Catholic Procc-
tory, he SAID, would take children The terms
and be subject to their supcr to the same
tent he thought right that Catholic children should
be sent 10 It, Inc Juvenile Asylum took these children
without expense, but they informed what the
Catholic protectory was prepared to do. Commits
Kcily's amendment ultimately put and
rled by a majority OF IL TO votes on the motion OF
Commissioners Hazcltinc the several sections OF the
report presented BY Commissioner Boardseo
were taken up seridtim Several OF these were
passed, and when tho cerk read the section
amended BY Commissioner Kelly. Commissioner Haz.
eltnc sad he wished to vote on the subdiv of IT,
He dcsirec or instance 10 vote IN iuvor OF one OF the
places mentioned where trnant children might bc de.
tnnod. and for th/rejecton OF the other He was in
formed by the c1lrman that he had already voted
that question - voting on Commissioner Keliy's
amendment. fe section was then put and carried by
tho necessary two-ihrds vote the only negatives
OF twenty votes being those OF Commissioners HAL
stcd, HaZcltne Sohcl and Vcrmilyee. The report
then submitted to the meeting ns a whole and adopted
tho sanction OF tho Justices OF tho supreme Court to
the action OF the Board.
ccedcd with. vote wis taken by ballot, the tclicrs
being Commissioners whctmore and Bcardscc. All
tho members present, twenty IN number, having de-
posted their ballots u was found that sixteen had
their votes Mr. Henry Kddle the present super.
tcndcnt Two votes we're cast Tor Mr. 9: :. Babcock
and two were blank. Mr. kidde was, therefore, re-
elected for two years from December 3
A proposal to proceed with the election OF nm Assist
ant superintendent was rejected, and the Board
adjourned.