New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-28

!
os that for any one to pass day alone in c.,E..
temptation Il the most sublime wo,k of the
crest spirit IS enough to m ks hrn pointed q
JteTed az IS "cfazy." or (more deadly stigma,
Il you'd secLc,) peculiar Aly friend= angels
and poets are peculiar, and to 70 gregarious is
not the way tn bssocial. Good society can only
be composed OF intelligent and devoui men. x
The Common scscois OF New-York.
ihe Annual Report OF tire Superintendent OF
Common oehoois ,rausuii ted 10 the Legislature
On the l5,n .s'aa II is an able ana i1teresn.
document, and being wholly tree from partisan ellu-
sions, wil command as merits the attentive coa-
Fidsraon OF the People Though of not unresson-
able length, the pressure upon columns. is such
Is 10 prevent lis publication entire In justice how
ever, 10 Inc l;-mpo'tent sui jsci OF which il treats
W. shall endeagor 10 present to readers an incl
g'bls tb-Iaci OF It's sInIen3snts an! Suggestions.
IL appears iiC,n the port that ih- i-IriIory
Of onr STATE, comprising exclasiv-ly OF the grest
Lakrs IN area OF 1865 square miles is subd!yided
l@to ogyu school districts. averaging little more
than four miles square each AID thus bringing 'he
Fr::olesi IufablianIs ot every district "ha little
more than & mile of The school house. The affairs
OF each district are managed by three Trustees w1o
bold th-ir office FOR three years, of the number
beng eiec;sa every year. These Trustees have The
coa;ro. OF the school property of the district, m
pioy the teachers, assess the taxes and rate bills;
give notice o the meetings, supsrintend The pur-
chase OF sies and The erection and lepsirs of ;hc
schoai houa-s AID are required annually 10 make &
t.port oi their do'ngs 10 the Town Superintendent
Ihey are assisted N the discharge OF their duties by
Clerk Collector and Librarian.
fh5 iown superintendent receives and dshurses
the moneys Tazsd IN the town received from the
Saie, Tor school purposes apporiions such mopeys
among The several school districts in the rajio OF she
nuuioer oi cbiIdreD, between the ages of and IT,
residing IN each, visits and inspeCis the schools
aiIaes end licenses the tescheIs, AID is required 10
regnrt annually 10 the County Superintendent.
The County Superintendent is appointed by the
Board OF Supervisors IN each county. aud when
ii ra are than j so districts in any county two
Supernrencents may be appointed end the districts
divided between them. Ii is Inc Guti oi each Coun
y superintendent to visit, as oilea practicable,
all the schools within his jurisdiction; to Inquire
into ell matters relating 10 The management and dis
cptiDe Of the school, the OF instruction pur-
SUED, the books used, and the condition OF The choo
buildlugs 10 grant and for cause, anru certificates
OF qualification 10 teachers TO point out defects and
suggest improvements in the workings O; the sys-
TIN; aud generally, by every means IN his power,
10 promo,e the cauge OF Education. He is the Off
10 whom all disputes among Trustees officers
OF Districts referred, and from his decision al
appeal lies 10 the State Superintendent.
II is the duty of each County Superintendent TO
make annual report 10 the Secretary OF Siate,
and an abstract OF these usually accompanies the
Report of that officer the Legislature. The State
Superintendent is the head Of the department. and
his decisions, on all questions connected with the
Schooi laws, are final. Such, in brief is The ma
chinery which moves and regulates cur Common
School System and though all parts of it do not, as
yet, work equally well, The Secretary Of State ex-
presses the conviction that i, is Us well adapted 10
rie Hat, nf he
designed 10 subseive as any THAI could be de-
vised.
According to the re,urns Of the last census, the
whole number OF children between tile ages Of D
asd l6 residing in the State, out OF the city OF New
York, ia o $50. The whole number who have at
tended schcoi during any portion OF the last year. is
GS0l99 add t5is the SO 957 reported having
attended schoo! in the city OF New York, ond We
have an aggregate of 7U9, 56 children who have
been uuGer instruction in The Common Schools OF
the State, for greater less period, during the
past year. This number is more than so 900 larger
than last year, showing great and gratifying III
cfease. The number who study and prac!ice vocal
music has Increased from 0,220 TO 1858, in the
winter, and from IL, ,632 10 1928, in the summer
terms.
The aggregate amount OF funds, applicable to the
sunport o schools and li5raries for the PAST year
ending on tue Sis, December last, is thus stated:
Frora the State. s5l2.ng
Raised under special ac IN cities 2S w
Local Funds ls.oJ
,.........................$.S5,l $.S5, ,lVy
The amount OF public money expended during
the wear in the payment Of Teachers wages is
S54i i656 and there raised, rate bills f0r tae
same purpose S447 565-a total OF $992,2222 being
the aggregate amount allowed 10 teachers The
average for each district is about S9U, and the ave-
rage compensation L. male teachers is Sll per
month and TO females 81, exclusive OF board The
sum applied TO The purchase OF District Libraries
during the year $9i6i. The number OF vol
unes in the several tchcol libraries is l,o3S $40
The number of brick school houses has been IN
creased 100 since the last report, OF framed wood
$50, and lhere has been diminution OF log houses
of l45. More than 400 Of the buildings reported last
wear as unfit for use have been repaired and suitable
ouibuildnss constructed in l65 districts.
These are dry detss, but they show the gradual
advance OF our Common SchOo! System 10 thai per-
lection which 8ll desire To see II attain The
Report sgt axis in high terms oil the faithful and eit
ci-nt services rendered by the County aod Town
Superintendent, and dwelis with earnest sloqueDce
upan the indispensable necessity OF Unisersal tdu-
cation of soudd moral and intellectual cuiture, TO
the permauence and prosperity oi our hepnoilcan
Institutions. The whole su!Jsctis one which more
ihan auy commends itself 10 ne sIuoy OF The rec
ple ana merits the close attention ana STEADY iavor
Of The Legislature. No expenditure can be deemed
extravagan, or Improbable which Is designed lo
make cure and Stable this chief corner stone oi our
social and political fabric. LAID. Eve jour-
Frightening ns.
The following letter from Texas published IN
the Calhoun Constitution at the Metropolis, is
fair suecimen of the devices BY which the An
nexa,ionists are trying to drive Congress and
the country into acquiescence in 'leir scheme;
EousroS, Texas. Jan. 8. lsl5
DEAR ALLEN: Yours, dsied Ph.ladtiphls,
Dec. 10, came duly 10 hand; and your fears
about the Annexation OF Texas are iui!y reahzeo
IL. a lnNrp