New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05
BOARD OF EDUCATION BUSY
MANY SUBJECTS BROUGHT UP AT YES
TERDAY's MEETING.
THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL. TO DE CALLED ERASMUS

THE NEW HIGH school. TO DE CALLED ERASMUS
HALL HIGH sCIooL"-COMPLkIN1s OF
NOISE IN SCHOOL BUILDING no 30.
Promptly at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Vice.
President Butterick called the Board Of Education
TO order. and the monthly routine of business was
taken up The Commissioner OF Health Dr. Emery
sent communication to the Board, calling attention
to the fact that complaints had been renewed OF the
noise that ''s disturbing and Injurious TO the pa
tents at ST. Catharine's Hospital, created at night
by he Drum Corps and others In the annex OF Pubic
School No &C. The noise Is made by the naval
cadets Of the Ainslie Street Presbyterian Church. the
Emanuel cadets Of the German Lutheran Churcn IN
Graham-ave and United States naval cadets Of ST.
Peters Presbyterian Church. The subject was re-
ferred TO the proper committee with power to revoke
the permits II found necessary.
A letter from Secretary Brown was read stating
that in view of the present financial situation he
trusted that the motion giving to him an increase
of salary made at the last meeting be withheld
for the present
The report OF the Committee on Finance shows
that the aggregate amount of warrants drawn IN
July is SOL 529 CO. and that the balance OF runos OF
hand. August was sl,36s,2725 o.
Chairman Dresser. OF the Committee on Supplies
that they had advertised for bids for FURNISH
ing coal. but that the bids received were ho'
satisfactory, and it seemed to him that the coal
dealers had entered into combination TO get an
some discussion Mr.. Maxwell moved that the COM
mittee go into the open market and buy the neces-
sery coal
Mr. Robinson made a speech in which he caus-
tically criticised the action Of the Board in pro-
viding for higher education and neglecng the prini-
airy schools OF the city. The question was the mo-
ton to provide a machine shop and extra class
rooms for the Manual Training High Scnool MI
Robinson said thousands OF dollars were spent
annually in providing for higher education, WheIe
an education practically denied 10 tnousands
Of little children because the primary schoos Wrrc
entirely INADEQUATE to accommodate them Inc
motion was finally Withdrawn and referred 10 the
Committees on School Buildings and Finance.
The Committee Studies submitted curriculum
for the Erasmus Hall High School 49,,
Upon motion OF Mr.. Bouck the committee VIZ
directed 10 prepare a course OF study Tor the nsh
schools OF the city The committee on teachers was
authorized to engage an additional drawing teacner
Ar salary OF $1,000 Mr.. Clark offered resolution
that the Committee on High Schools In conjunction
with the Committee on Teachers be authorized 10
employ three additional male teachers at salaries
not to exceed $3.50 EACH and two addltfona eIndte
teachers at salaries Of not more than VIZ" each
Referred 10 the Committee on Finance.
BY resolution the new nigh Schoi was NAME"
the Erasmus Hall High School
Mr. Dresser presented a resolution tnat coHi-
mittee of seven be appointed TO consider the re-
lations of the Department of Public !nstructioh
here with the government OF Greater New orK,
(which committee shall report its decisions TO the
Board and shall confer with the commissioners ap.
poir ted to frame n chartev for the new metropolis
The Board adjourned at o'clock, as their BY
laws require