The New York herald., 1877-07-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
COMPLETION OF THE AxNcAL xxAx1xArIoNs-
APPROPRIATION ron sALARIRs AND REPAIRS

coxPLRTIoS OF THE ASNcAL xxAx1xArIoNs-
IL AUGUST
The Board OF Education hold regular meeting
yesterday afternoon. Aiter = number o! communca-
tons relating TO school matters we're read. the
repor, o, the superintendent o, Finances offered
The total numbsr Of investigated By the agents
was 14S3; OF which 006 not c,assed as ruants
leaving li1 iruants and on-atendants D. th:s nur-
Der 404 have been returned and placei ~ school,
were committed TO the society Tor the Reformation o:
Juvenile bolinquents, and IL 10 the New YORK Catholic
Pro,ectory
The report OF superintendent Kiddie read snow
ing that examinations were hold the schools oi me
Eleventh, Twelfth, Fifteenth. Twentieth, Twenty
third and Twenty fourth wards. Including ~ depart
ments, IN winch G53 classcs carefully examined
VI these the instruction Ia 3S5 classes was reported rs
excsiient 10 23i good n 30. fair, AMI 10 indifferent.
showing deficiency amounting 20 about hve per cent
In 593 OF the classes exalnuod the discipline Was
rcported us excellent. ia 20 good and ~ far The
general management IN 90 Of The schools visited was
found 10 be excellent ana IN 10 good. In the Iwen.
eth and rweniythird wards ali the casses examined
were found 10 De deserving o. commendation rhose
examined completed the annual examination o! all the
schoos which was begun iE November last. Tho
progress IN penmanshir aud drawing III the schools -
oniu,euded oy the report. The report also SHOWS
that the number Of pupils on register on June
Was Ia 'IO being at increase OF OIL over last year
IN enrolment amt 4. 1872 IN average attendance
Of he trustees OF the Tenth ward, IN awarding con-
tract tor repairs 10 ngher bidder was read and re.
ierred 10 the Finance Committee In the protest II
was Charged that one OF the trustees wrote on piece
OF paper the words Don't give 10 tue lowest bidder
without seeing Mr. Stagg."
The Committee on Bylaws presented u report cen.
suring Mr.. Hopkins, the Chairman vi tho Board Of
Trustees, for closing the schools OF the Nine.
teenth ward Tor . halt day ON May ID last, on
the occasion OF the unvcil,ng Of the statue
Of Fi.z Greene Halieck in Central Park. commls-
soner West offered amendment including rrus-
tees Aston and Donncly IN the censue, and the res.
oiution. ss amended. was adopted resolution that
the teachers, portion OF whose salaries deducted
on that occasion, BE- paid iuli ior that month,
carr cd.
The customary monthly reduction Of three and
halt cent from the salaries OF teachers Tor the en-
suing mouth was then ordered.
The Finance Commit recommended al appropria-
ton OF $2l8 2O0 salaries Tor tho month OF August
which adopted. The same committee recon-
mendcd that $25 0S5 oS be appropriated Tor repairs,
which also adopted. The Finance Committee also
reported resolution to reconsider the award Tor fur
niturc Tor tho schools Of the rwentythrd wad which
was adopted. and the committee authorized again TO
advertise Tor proposals. resolution ApprOpriating
81 097 Tor furniture school No l5, the Eleventh
ward, was also carried.
Alter some further unimportant business tho Board
adjourned.