New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-10

TIE principal reason urged for the passsre Of ths
shove az was 70 save the uifing expense II inposed
on the County Treasures.
In the aggregate the saving of expenss 10 The ss.ss
BY the abolition Of The occ has been inoonsiderass
The increased expense IN the Secretarys Once In the
Department Of Common Schools cannot be Zee than
81 800 year. The County Clerks VIII charge Tor mak
lag the abstracts probably NOT ess than SO each which
% sl,ss0 for the Stale. The increased pay Of Town
supsrintendeats for additional services 10 the saper
vision and Inspection u Schoos and the examination OF
Teachers must Re al lcast so for each or e'fu for
the state. These three items make the SUN OF SO 20
The whole sum annually paid to County Saperintend-
eats was sbog, $4,000 Nothing was ssined sy soci
shng the oics the score Of economy the services
OF those oskcers Of any vslae. becssse BY the
soOve showing, the money saved 10 only eAJoo which
should be farther ii ninished BY the subtraction o.
$50 no~ annually paid to the County Superintendent
Of New York
The compensation OF the Town superin,endsne
res from 80 % ssoo year II the average sum paid
them s'S. then tie expense for the State wul b
S6Sf-S
The act abolishlns the Office Of County superntsud
en-, N the Judgment Of the und-rsigned retire
gressive movement The act chap. so. Laws Ct lse.
providing for the appointment 81 County yisiters
passed with direct purpose 70 essmiSs into tie
dion Of the schools and to ascertain and susxest toe
best means Of improving them. ltwss from an exam
ns Of these reports aud after mssare elaboration.
that the otce OF County >uperiaie Rdent created
Il Is believed that the friends Of The Common school
system very generally desired the Continuance Of ,ns
ONCE. Il was however. abolished without petitions
from any considerable number CT c.t1eas, and without
even proposing substitute.
There q now no intermediate o;icer between THE
Department and the town oIicers such an ofhce 10
Department snd the POO Town Superintendent and
lONO Schoo. Districts The Territory Ia too large its
subdivisions too many 10 relations too diverse the 10
cal officers too numerous and the interval between tia
Department and them too wide, 10 permit that tus
sad minute supervision which necessary ecent
administration o! the school Avs
The undersigned would, therefore, recommend to tbs
Legislature two measures. either OF which, in his
opinion viii De approved by the friends OF the Com
mon school system, and VIII supply want daily telt
Ia this Department
the Common School system the Office OF County Super.
n,endent, and making II elective BY the people.
, The election OF D.strlc. Superintendent IN every
Assembly District except In the City Of New Nork, and
except In the cities which now have or shall hereafter
have sCity Superintendent or Board OF Education. 70
manage their school sfslrs
II the latter measure should be adopted. would 70
commend that the salary Of such officer be nxed AZ not
less than 500 per year, in each Assembly district com
posed OF towns. and that the same DO county charge
that the salary OF City Superintendent - fxed by the
civil authorities thereof shall be provided In their
several charters city laws and ordinances aud that
not less than 500 OF such salary 10 county charge
Among the powers and duties OF such District super
intendent should be the following
To make the abstract OF the reports OF the severx
Town Superintendents OF the towns 10 hss district at
the same time and In the manner required OF tho
Aounty Nlcfss 10 recommend persons from ma
trict pupils in State Normal school TO recommend
each year teachers In his district worthy to
ceive State certificate to visit ct least twice year
once in Summer and once 10 Winter every school die
tct and school Ia his district and make such report cf
his visitation may be required by the State snperin
tendent hear and determine al controversies arising
n his district under the school lswssn appeal being
so wed from his decision 10 this Department.
fREE SCHOOLS
The present system OF Schools 10 regarded a. imper
feet, and In It's practical working In many respects, en-
tremely vexsrous A system OF entirely Free Schools
Is recommended to take the place Of tho present sys
TEN II may be applicable only to The towns requiring
the cities however make their Schools freq but AZ
lowing them to adopt such organization their pc
cuar circumstances may require. Free schools now
prevail In New York, Buffalo Brooklyn, syracuse, Ro
chester. Lsnsngburs. wrsmsburgb. Poughhecpsie.
Flushing. Newtcwn and Bushw.es. Thesc clties and
estimated to contain about ffih Of the
population Of the whole State. Adding Albany, Troy,
and Utica where the Schools substantially free o.
though BY force ofsw ind that Free Schools
now prevail In about fourth Of the State.
IL believed that the people srs not opposed TO .
Free School system. The money oow raised by tho
supervisors equal to the amount Appropriated from
the Funds of the state, Is cheernlly voted and paid
In addition 10 this many towns at their annual meet
ing another equal to that required tn
be raised by general laws. The aggregate sum thus
voted In the State s very large.
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