The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-19
COMMON SCHOOLS
Annual Report of the State super,nt,

The nfy nine organized counties the State contain
cd on the first day July last hundred and twenty
school Districts the school houses Of which were situated
IN the town or ward reported was on that day. eleven
thousand and eisht Of which eight thousand three hun
thousand three hundred and forty eight were parts OF
Joint districts composed of territory Of adjoining
The trustees OF eight thousand hundred aud ninety
three whoie districts an of five thousand hundre
and seven parts OF joint DISTRICTS have fled reports with
the town clerks, pursuant to law There were there.
FORE hundred and thirty of the former and one
hundred and forty one Of the latter from which no re
were received showing about the same number Of
Tue delinquent districts appear by former reports from
ma department., to be about in City of tho whole
NUMBER lor the years ending the 3lst Of December
lSS3 and 1874 and at the close year 1885, the pro-
portion remained very nearly the same
hundred and eleven towns and wards then in the State
eleven thousand and eighteen school dstrcts the school
houses peing IN the Same towns and wards eight thou
sand four hundred end nineteen whos Districts and 1--WE
Thousand three hundred and eleven parts of join dis.
.r,cw ana comparing the results collected from the
ports Of the last year. with those OF 1916 Lave
crease Of ten districts the school houses of which were
situated Ia the same town or ward and also decrease
seven parts Of joint districts allowing for the city OF
New York one hundred and whole districts
column Of those having the school houses within the
some town or ward
This Is the only instance save one in 1913 where the
returns exhibit dminuton in the numb r of school DIS
tric In the State for period Of than 81 years and
thus ha, been caused by consolidating old and feeble dis
rics by dissolviDg others of like character witbou,
scnooi houses worthy to be called and annexing
territory ofsuch dissolved districts to others adjoining
The whole number of common schools in the State on
the Isl DAY OF July. s46, returned by the marshals
Of the city of New York. and the whole number of school
districts having the school in the Same town re-
on the LIST day of July 1896 was 1885, the difference
being 2O7. The MARSHALL returns for july Is45 en-
hiotsd 2os less than the town superintenden,s of the
1t is worthy Of notice, that returns were received from
the trustees OF all the school districts in thu counties OF
mond, schohare, Seneca Wayne and Yates and u hs
trustees Of one district only in each the counties Of
schenectady, Tompkns Washington and Wyoming
neglected to moke their reports In tho ing coun
es no reports appear to have been made by trustees
OF whole districts and parts OF joint districts to the
Der here stated Columbia whole districts anc
eg parts; Delaware, eight whole and fourteen parts
whole and two parts Franklin, twelve whole and sever
parts Greene, whole Districts Lewis eight whole dis
whole and nine parts; st Lawrence six whole and one
part stcuD six whole and sixteen parts Suffolk seven
wn3e districts sullivan four whole and two parts and
in warren five whole and five pars.
The number of unipcorporated, select and private
schools" returned In ls45, was ............. 1881
The number reported in 1876, was. ......... l73l
Decrease of private schools in one year. ..... $50
On the first day of July, lsa6 the aggregate of all the
common" end unincorporsted select and private
schools" in the State, l27as, averaging nearly "a
and private schools reported in s45 H. 999 show
ing decrease during tho year Of 26l This diminuon
Oh schools and school houses should not produce any
approximations whatever of retrogression or want Of
public confidence, in our school ny stem.
=, The whole number Of children IN the State, on the
slS day Of December, ls45 between the ages Of and
10, exclusive Of the city of New York. was Gas 400
ns n w hs s number O9 for the year ending
the city Of New York, was ......,..,. 600 GA
Increase In ls45. 49,. .............. Ass
Regular returns Whola niimber af ch;IJran r.
tween and 10 years of age made 10 the deoort
ment by the school officers in the city Of New York
and presumed the whole number Of children la New
YORK, between those sges would be found to exceed
So 600 With view Of avoiding an over estimate the
number of this class of children for the city of New
York, has been put down at $4,000.
The whole nunber OF school children 10 the State on
the slH day Of December lsi5 within the ages limited
oy law including 10000 for the city Of New York
,,, 7o3,399
Whole number for the year ending on the 3lst
OF December. 1874 including 10 900 for the
Guy Oh new YORK. was. .............,.. 6o09l4
Increase for the last year, including New York la4s5
LhIs however, cannot be the true aggregate OF the
whole increase in the State, during the year ls4S The
whole number OF births given by the census Of that
year was es7oo, and the whole number Of deaths Of all
The following table shows the duration OF life as cal,
csated some approved writer's that interesting
from the time OF birth the expiration of i've
years theresfter<-- NV
or every 100 births
ss,ss survive one year
IsoI two years
65l6 Ave- y.or.
or 100 900 children born w '
$500 $500 survive one year
1 y,, two years
yf.., A, .f,%i hve years.
Ision OF Lie in in.ncy the loss by death The rst y,
ysis wouIu DC s,A per cent; showing very clearly
stances have exceeded for it will moi be- ssanmss
contrary 70 all rational p obsbility that with total in
1888 81! the number Of births the wear sndn On h
let OF July 1910, should have been so Tar bsow hs 90
lsas a. to give only about 10 900 survivors ~ ,hs 49,
Of the latter year The school reports show that ons IL
every 2csIhs OF the aggregate population Of the State
IN Ie4o, was between ana Is years of ara ~ S''o
The whole number Of children of all ss.s rrs.r l.,
strucon, some portion OF the time during the wear sas
IN all the common schools Ia the State which have
returned including tho city Of New York was "a, IA
and A' "'' 1850
Oh these, 4,l2s attended school tho whole year
Idol 90 10 and less than IL months
s sSSsi 90 90 Sand less than 10 DO.