The New York herald., 1877-01-11

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MR.. WOOD ELECTED PREsIDENr-THE COMM
TEES APPOINTED FOR 1877.

MR.. WOOD ELECTED PREslDENT-THE COMMIT
TEES APPOINTED FOR 1877.
The Board OF Education met yesterday afternoon in
their rooms, corner OF Elm and Grand streets. Tho
following gentlemen answered TO their names when
the roll was aed:--Messrs Baker, Dowd, Cohen,
Wheeler, Goulding. Halsted Hszetinc, Place, Schc,
fraud. Watson, West, wetmorc wilkins, Vanderpoe
and Wood
An election of a president was the first business
transacted. The vote taken stood-Wood IS; Halstcd
/. Accordingly Mr.. Wood was declared President OF
the Board and led the char by Messrs Walker and
Hasted amid much applause On taking the char
President Wood addressed the Board, expressing
gratihcaton ut being reelected. Five ana twenty
days ago he sald he had little expectation OF entering
that room Tor some time; certainly no expectation OF
occupying that place.
President woou entered a fervent protest against tho
manner IN which the Board OF Apportionment had
reduced the budget OF the Board.
At the conclusion OF the Presidents address IL was
ordered 10 be printed In iul In the minutes and re-
ferred TO a proper committee
on election for Clerk OF the Board Mr.. Lawrence
Herman received 20 votes, and declared elected
The election Of Auditor was next in order, and Mr..
John Davenport who Tor nearly twenty years has
served in that capacity, was reelected
The superintendent OF Truancy read the following
report tor December Number of cases investigated,
7.s; number not trrants All number not uvants and
sui at school. 224 number committed TO Reform
school, 2; number committed to Juvenile Asylum, 8 |;
number committed to Catholic Protectory, a.
Commissioner West offered resolution providing
that the special committee OF nnc known as the COM
mlttcc on Salaries and Economy, be revised, and IN
trusted with tho duty of considering the fnpncai con-
dit,on OF the Board, aud OF Recommending suc meas
urcs shall meet the exgences oi the Gaze, without
dctrincnt to the public schools. Tho resolution was
adopted.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The President announced tho foIiowIng staudNc
committees for lS77--OI FlBance--Comini issioi rs
Dowd, Kelly, Schcll Vcrmllye and Bear-sloo. On
Tcachers-commssioncrs Halstcd, Hazcltine, Kelly,
Place and Baker On Buildngs-Commissioncr
wilkins, Dowd, vandcrpoeI, veriniIye and Watson.
ON Supplies-Commissone Beardslee, Halstcd
Wheeler, wctmoro and West On Auditng-Commis.
sioncrs Baker, Goulding, fraud, West and Wat
son. ON Sites aud New schools-Com II ssion-
and fraud ON Course OF study and
school Books--Comnisso oners Walker, Wheeler, Place,
Hazeltinc and Baker on School Furniture--Commis. s..
sloncrs GouIdng, Cohen Baker Walker and Vermiyc
On Normal Colegc-Commissoncrs Kane, Halstcd,
Schell, Pace and Walker On Evening Schools--Com-
nissioners Haze tine, Schcll, Place, wilkins and
Kane on Colorcd Schoos-Commissouer Wat
son, Dowd. West, Welmore and Cohen. ON
Warming and Venuation-Commssion fraud,
Vanderpoc, Gouldng, Wheeler aud Kelly. On Bylaws,
Elections and Quahcatons-Comm ssioners west,
Beardslce. Baker, Hazcltine and Walker. Executive
Committee Nautical Schools--W etmore, fraud,
Dowd Watson and Kane. Committee on Annual
Report-vermilye, Schel, Wheeler, Goulcing and
Walker Nomination Of Trustees--Comm:ssone RS
Place, Halstcd, BeardsIec, Goulding, Wilkins, Kelly,
Wheeler and Kane On Salaries and EcoDomy-Com'
missioncrs Kelly, HaIsted, Schcll, Cohen Wilkins
yanderpoel, vcrnilyc. iazctine and Kane. Alter
announcing the above ttces the Board adjourned