The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

| The Board OF Education met yesterday afternoon
aud transacted the following bunesss:
ent OF rrLancy Mr.. A. M. Stanton gave The following
report Number OF investigate for the month
Of january, $50; number OF truants. $50; number
turned to school, 352; number OF children put 10
school, IS; number OF children sent to reform school,
ID A letter from senator Gerard read IN answer
to resolutions forwarded to hr. from tho Board OF Ed
ucation recently protesting against the passage OF
| bill introduced by him tho Senate, looking
| to the appointment of assistant super.
inicndcnt for sanitary purposes. Senator Gerard
replied that his object there to act nlegently
and to hear the objections TO well as the reasons
for proposed He added that he would have
been much more benefited 10 receive from the Board
members the reasons OF their opposition rather
than Simple protest "rhcrc IS he concluded. "a
general public demand tor such oncia for the pro-
lection OF lie aud health which Is quite important
as education. Many OF tho schools as they
breeders of pestilcnce The action OF the district
Inspectors IN health matters never amounts to any
thing. Tncy have power, ana their annual reports
receive consideration
The Board resolved to forward Senator Gerard their
for opposing his plan to appoint assistant
superintendent Tor sanitary purposes
| A paper from Mr. G. c. Quczadl offered, looking
to the introduction OF new and improved system OF
vcntilatng and cooling IN the ner and
! applicable asimpc ventilator Ia the winter. The
system claimed superiority others OF similar
kind, tho ground that 1t not only heated
during the cold but also cooled and ventilated
during the bot season
stating that there was vacancy IN the prncipalshir
OF the training department OF the Normal College,
caused by The death OF MISS Martha l.. Doake The
committee recommended that NJ iss Isabelle Parscs, at
present tutor IN the Normal College be appointed nrst
assistant tutor IN the training depatm al salary
oil slsOo to perform such duties III SAID department.
may DO assigned her by the President Of the Normal
College. Tue recommendations were accepted alter
some debate. and Miss parsels accordingly APP
pointed a resolution was adopted requesting the
School Boards OF Trustees 10 organize the second
Monday OF January OF each year
EDUCATIONAL FINANCES
The following 500 go OF the moneys appropriated
by tho Board oil Estimate and Apportionmcnt Tor the
year 1877 were appropriated as ioows.-For salaries
oil teachers 10 ward schools FOO ooo falarcs OF Jan.
| ors IN ward schools, $4,000; salaries OF Normal
College aud schools $500 salaries OF coored schools
day and evening", So, 500; salaries OF clerks, &c.,
Board OF Education, $1,000 salaries OF evening
schools $4,000, m king total of s24S,0 600 Books,
maps aud other supplies through the depository $40.
000 fuel for all schools ana hail OF the Board 100000;
gas for all schools and hall OF Board. s4,5D0;
rents Of school premises, S3s, 900; Tor workshop
wages, &c, 81, 800; incidental expenses in ward
schools by trustees, 500 700 incidental expenses Of
Normal College, s41oo incidental expenses OF colorcd
schools, $500 incidental expenses OF evening schools.
$50; incidental expenses Board OF Education.
printing, advertising, &C, 200; compulsory edu
cation wages &c.. so 900; Nautical School wages,
&C, s25, 800; pianos, and repairs OF, 1000 making
total OF 500 $50 1t was resolved that the
OF $500 900 apportoncd by the Board OF Estimate
and Apporion meni for year 1877 Tor purchasing
leasing ana procuring sites and erecting buildings,
furnishing fitting up altering enaraing and repairing
buildings and premises under the charge OF tho Board
OF Education and Tor repairing the furniture and heat
iug apparatus: Tor the support OF schools which shall
have been organized since the last annual apporton
mcnt OF school moneys and for such further sum or
sums as may be necessary for any OF tho PURPOSES
authorized by law, be, and the same Is hereby set
and reserved 10 be expended be required
by appropriations to be made lhererom by this Board
for OF the herein named. Tho resolution
was adopted
TEACHERS SALARIES
D.ar
to reduction of salaries. AT tho request oil President
Wood Commissioner Halstead took the chair. and
President Wood remarked that he did not favor the
cutting down Of tho teachers salaries tina! he dad not
consider they we're properly paid, and he did not pur
pose In any manner TO help the members OF tho Board
OF Appor,ionment sarry out the plan they had
hatched out the last day Of the year 1876 Lot the
they legally can. He had consulted with OF the
leading principals oil the city OF New YORK, and
things 90 on rs they arc now, and then, whom tho
sue comes II they had to, they would prefer to work
for no salaries Tor the remainder OF the year not pro-
teachers should suffer Tor the wrongs Of party OF
corruptionsts The duty of the Board was cmpnati-
caly to act strictly the letter OF their bylaws They
should stand on their rights and not cut on the salaries
Of teachers until became necessary TO close tho
schools for want OF money. II would act most dole
teriousy TO the schools II any such reduction was
made. The gentlemen OF tho Board OF Education were
doing the work Of the Lord without any remuneration.
. Commissioners West, Watson and Gouding DIS
cussed the subject at some length. Commissioners
Watson understood rather favorng the cutting
down OF salaries OF teachers This brought President
Wood again TO ms feet ana he remarked that he did
respect the Board Of Apportionmcnt any
he did the Board OF Aldermen or any other board IN
the city OF New York He had right To criticsc their
actions and he would whenever be thought they mer
tied criticism. He did not begruuge tho largo salary
OF the Mayor other heads OF dc artments. but they
were different category from the teachers In Now
York when the highest salary OF female teachers was
81, 900 and the highest Tor male teachers $1,000 Ho
did not approve sweeping away the bylaws and leaving
the teachers to be unprotected or TO be dealt with as
this Board OF Apportionment approved
Comm ssionor Watson denied iavoring reduction of
Salaries but he did think President Wood wise
IN urging the teachers TO assume position IN the
matter OF reduction OF salary that would not place
them iavorabiy with the public. lie wished TO abe
that doubted the taste OF rising there and criticsng
the committees other boards who were presumably
performing their duties as tho Board OF Education
were theirs. When tho time came he would have q
voice the matter OF reduction OF saary, and would
speak plainly without the slightest influence from any
quarter The resolution offered Dy Commisso
Beardslce that the bylaws OF the Board be suspended
us TO permit any amendment, suspension or repeal
thereof any part thereof at any meeting meetings
OF the Board held pursuance OF an adjournment Of
this meeting was carried.
Commissioner Hazeltinc then moved that the Board
OF Education rcasscmblc on Monday afternoon.