Introductory

"The head of the Department of Education," declares the Charter
(Sec. io8), "shall be called the Board of Education and shall consist of
forty-six members."

By a subsequent section of the Charter (Section 1061) it is pro¬
vided that these members shall receive no compensation and shall be
appointed by the Mayor for a five-year term (twenty-two of them from
Manhattan, fourteen from Brooklyn, four from The Bronx, four from
Queens, and two from Richmond, their terms being so arranged that
as nearly as may be the terms of one-fifth of the representation from
each borough of the City shall expire each year). Each member of
the Board may be removed by the Mayor at any time for cause, but be¬
fore being removed must receive timely notice of the charges against
him and a copy thereof, and is entitled to a hearing and the assistance
of counsel.

Discussion of the wisdom of these provisions, with reference to the
number, appointment and terms of the Board, is reserved for the con¬
clusion of this part of the report.