The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-11
SCHOOL WAR IN YONKERs.
The Protestnnts aud the Catholics Balloting
aner Heated Controversy.

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From the dav last month that the Board
OF Education of Yonkers passed resolution
declaring that they be authorized to establish a
branch school In District No. G. in Ashburton
avenue. and appropriate 81 900 for it. there was
heated controversy between Protestant and
Catholic residents. until special meeting
called by the Board OF Education TO vote on the
resolution. was adjourned last evening. A large
number oi the residents of tho easterly part
of tho district preferred to have school more
convenient to them than tha building in Ash
burton avenue. ana part 81 -. Josephs
Church in Oak Hin avenue about hRlf milo
distant was offered 20 the Board Of EDUCATION
by the Eev. \. \. Iings. pastor OF the chrrch.
for the nominal rcnt oi 81 year. II was pro-
posed 20 omen branch school in that building.
and the opposition to tho PROPOSAL caused the
controversy. II was decided TO put the pro-
pnsal boiore tho residents Tor u dccis ion. ana
opening no meeting the front yard Of School
No. was tllcd with men discussing the qucs-
When tho doors Of the large assembly room
up stairs ware opened. tho seats used daily 10y
the pupils were quickly flied. Before the room
had been open nm hour the rear WAS packed.
OF the platform stood the bullot box. The as
semhly was an orderly one and Capt ManGin
ihe hour d opening Col Ellis, President Of the
The Board entered the room. walked
down the centre aisle and took pos
session OF tnn llEn-INfk cnnlfb on the
platform. Prompt % the minute Col. Ellis rap:
ped on the table with his knucKlas and called
the meeting TO order by telling what had been
done by the committees appointed at meetings
OF cl,z ms in favor OF the proposal and Of those
opposed 70 i. Ihe commitiee in favor OF the
prntcr and the committee opposed to il had
nominlted J. T. Sanders n lawyer. ns Inspc'-
s SPsn OF cy EecgSaa gaaso "4g Y naG a24 as aFrd ,a
", .c@%%i5is%; naa.mlasts5 STz;Aidsrm"S
nations were unanimously approved by the
voters. ana cx-Aldermnn shonuard took n cane
again without any remark. The opinion Of
Neil Gllmour Superintendent OF tie Depart
ment OF Public lnsirnrtlon, ~ 10 who could vote
WIS read. and then Charman Shonnari said.
Voting Will now. commenc,.'
The mHlority of the Catholics on entering the
room. had taken the seats on the east -iHc ut the
r0oui. and the first % vote were ON that side. In
one corner Of the west side were many gray
haired business men who rad Just rived In
the trains. and there was considerable Erum-
bling because they could not vote FIRST. They
wer" oprq-d 10 III" rroposaL There wer"
cast out IAH s." opposed 20 the pr posll cast
ballots with Against" and those m favor of u
cast ballots with For underneath tho follow
ing
E,' m IT. T}' NE n9',i e Tl'.a'ea ,i ,sicgl p'r..
a. ~ 'R t.r loMn "' l"h..,, n Hi' ny H'' i,i ny
t1D ncit ."l ~ o1k VIZ "t,u. in .ad district
thcy may dr,m ncoe.-ir, 10 in.n..h SATISFACTORY acoom
The District snd thc sun ot sI,li i, hcr,h, vntd AMI
arproufi. lor the '.tllsiu' ~ urd maintenance
,uth lriu. ghoo. to bc levied aud raised n onc sum
rtflIl...s fo Iiw
Circulars and tracts dcnounciug the ro5olu-
ton had been distributed, and, as an Old resi-
dent expressed II, " luukrrs never hud 50
exciting nm election" Ii was asserted hy the
oppo- iti1n that the action of the Board Of Edu-
cation was IN sui~trncc TO tax tho district for
the SUPPORT oil a Catholic sertarinn school On
the other hand. il wills said that the secular in
stru ton WIS 10 lao uuder the supervision Of
the Board Of EIuration. In the district thcrr
uro about 200 mon entitled to vote, but ns no
question had ever before risen 60 bring out tho
iull vote. no cstim mntc # which would WIN could
be- made. lach side claimed 4 by 100 majority;
The voting progressed slowly. am some 81
and thcre WIS u disposition To- find cooler quar-
ters. An approaching thunderstorm started
only few persons besides the inspectors wero
in thp room
TIL result of the vote was Against" 43O
for 3J7.