New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-08
there is no violation of the law, and there will b
none"
Mace and Slade we're in good condition yesterday
as they wandered about visiting their fIlends'
CARING FOR THE SCHOOLS
THE SPECIAL TEACHERS RETAINED-A DEFICIENCY
YET TO BE MET.

THE SPECIAL lEACHERS KEIAiNbD-A
YET TO BE MET.
At the meeting of the Board of Education yesteri,
day. after the petitions Of the special teachers UNI
of teachers In the colored schools had been
TO committees, Mr.. Patterson presented INC Sn
ton adopted by the Teachers Association oh lor f
day asking that committee OF I'VE HehueIS Vi
the Board of Education be sent 10 Albany 10 HIo-
sent to the LEGISLATURE the c1rcums ances onui ,i
to the action of the Board IN dlsconiil,u's psfa
teachers eic. and to obtain, II pOSsDle uan
M tho nnexnerded balances in the city treasury 10
meet the deficiency. Mr.. Wins moved INA. ',e a.
oution be- ADOPTED, and that II DC 80 the
committee already appointed to APPEAR before ;lo
senate committee having charge OF tne Dil rela.No
TO the common schools of New-fork ine dtsio 90
was carried. The COMMITTEE aPpo,n''Vu oIiacs and
Messrs. Coudert, Crawford, simmons, Waliaco anu
MIR. Coudert moved to reconsider Mr.. Dowds mo,
tion OF the week before, dscontlnulng specIai
teachers n ter March l. His motion was carrIeu'
Commits >ioners Wood and Walker voting no. MT MI,
Coudert thereupon moved 10 cnanEe inr - "% ho
from March l TO july /, in ORDER, nc
sald that these teachers be retained unl tnen as
a matter of Justice. That we might not wr11g ,iio
great body of teachers, we have tor-o!en cIian'
hat we should jus ice to the sprclai ,each os'
We need not think now how shall pay mem
let ms have Justice first" Mr.. Wins supported tns
motion. urging that the acUn OF tnr DV 1hat the
question of dsmissng the special teachers nau aef
era times before beeu discus ed and that th Wn
work could be done by the regular teachers. ~
Hansen insisted that they could MOI get ong VIII
out the special teachers Mr. SchlH tnousr' ~ oo0
fCiency could be made up BY cutting OH %o 90
nom he Normal school, SlO,OoO lIon suPp' IL,
So 900 from fuel SD, 600 from the compulsory enu-
caIion funds and $1,000 elsewhere, mahins
$4,000 Mr.. DevOe, chairman OF tine CoinliI I
on Buildings, saIu That his committee anu tho a.
mittee on supplies could do wi h less some tnIlis'
would have 10 go, but better teat ,,i"n noi 80 4
Justice to The special teachers Inc dthcicnoS
be made up from the approprla ions loi SUPP ~
and repairs buildings. ii ali ihls ~ ~: r
claimed Mr. Simmons we ADMIT thaI to D or
Abandonment was right IN cutting down our estl-
| - Irt,,. old 10 SfI
Normal school estimate could be out down Tl-'UVo'
Mr. Coudert INFESTED that tins discussion -
aud that justice should first be do9e, We H"i
ms n ait and place the responsibility Oh tie Ltss'a
tnreD Inc motion was carried, MessIs ood anu
| Walker Young III tie negative. ne mo- 'oiI a.
n ne I'd, d-tO discontinue special tChcu Is toi ~"
| WAS hen put and lost. "Ihat hlho' Wy
special teachers fixture" the presueiHt e1 DIl,
! And we cannot reconsider" Mr. "99od auu'u'
"No,D laid Pre- iden, " alkeT emp latic"Ily' ,.,,,
MIR Cuuder Is motion 10 reconsider t1o IcoouS'oii
on colored schools beng next carried, he moved 10
change The dat from May to july l. AZ. oi' i
mons moved to substitute September l. 10 suV
sti ,utrswas adopted. The resolution az aIhehGou'
ANA With the prOVlsp huucH ~ - oninion
! that the Board could lgaily close me . 'lI,u
schools-was tuereupOn passed Me SIS. Idtt ls"u,
Walaoe " God and Walker voting no. ny , I'is
ac ion the tcacEe's III coioie d scnooiS win N-"
/ their sa aries until september 1. A., p.,.1
MIR DoWd 5 ated thai tai, course OF tue boaru
let, a deficiency of $4,000, ana That 10 NEE ms
acuOu would be necessary. lie Therefore moNcH 20
rec nsder the resolution reduciHB sd."ir' 80,
teachers per cent. DO you wish TO increase thg
mar c,ni 10 81" he was asked. Not quite mat,
Mr Dowd REPLIED. The motion was nhaly Ialu on
tue table. Or motion OF MI. traw ord an INQUIRY
as to waat schO us could 8c- along without sPe'Il
Alter votiog Friday, Fcuru Try - as an additional
holiday, the Board ADJOURNED.