New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-13


The chicfcsuscs Of educational expenditure beside
the support OF the schools. the purchase OF sites
the erection and hitting up of buildings, and the organ
izaton OF schools During the past year two new
school houses were erected IN the Eighth Ward,
one IN the Fourteenth Wardsites were purchased for
new school houses in the Twelfth ard and Eighteenth
" ard-a Primary School was organized In the first
Wari-and two COlorcd schools were established, one
In Thoma.st and one in Centre The total eSpendi'
ture Tor these objects amounts 20 about sJOOo The
paid for rents of lots and buildings IL fjl -
The erection and fitting of the rec Academy build.
nz have occasioned during the past year large expen
diturc The apprOpri atoms amount 10 eiIOOO. beside
5000 for the support Of the institution Inc sum oi
$1,000 hfs been employed In that most interesting On
ecthe support OF EreniRg Free >choois This s also
am increased ten This branch OF operations was com
nonccd the preceding year. at an expense oi sopV-
IL il believed that the appropriations Tor new 0enoo'
Houses will bee considerably less during the ensuing
year The Free Academy building being no" com
peied there will be- large decrease in this item OF eN
pendture
The agsrcqafe raise ef he pvopufy held in the name
ot the Public school Society estimated by them Il
less the membranes, el-i, i1J
The C,,1m0a Scsooi System Is thus treated Of in con
cud.ng this portion OF the Report
one chief cause Of the large in the Common
Schools OF the City tor iew years past is 10 be found
In the tact that they receiving children more gen
orally from all classes OF society than formerly Pre-
judces have been wearing away. There has been
change ia the mode OF conducting the instruction
which has rendered education IN them more valuable
and desirable IL ia to be- hoped that this movement
will continue until the Common Schools brought uI
% high standard shall become the universal tor The
whole people
The EVENING scHooLs.-During the past year this
department, has been conducted on an enlarged basis
and with undminished If not increased success
The number Of schools opened during the past sea
son. aud continued for the term Of seventeen weeks
was l5-eieven for males and four for females. Ihe
amount Of money expended for their organization and
support was s42s9 ~ and there has been sll2 paid
on balance due last year account, making the to
tsl amount paid sl44Ol 7s.-The estimated value Of
the property now hand is ti3oi 50, including $3.50
the amount On hand at the OF the term
consisting Of books stationery book cases gas hNtures
81 sll Of which IL IN good order and ready Tor Use
when the schools commence another term
The actual expense ofcdHducting the Evening School
the past ses-on. after deducng the estimated value o
the property hand will be found 70 be slrol -
The number 81 IEAtHERs employed In the msle
schools was q IN the female Is IN all, r. De
number Of PrPfLs who entered these schools was by'p
l2lq males and 1J1 femaes OF these, 81 were over
ceay0ne ysars OF age 29i4 between the ages Of six
teen and twenty Onenakng 325 too old 10 attend the
Day Schools The number who c0Hid not read "nen
they entered wa ~ who could read but mperiecty
5li- The number who could not write was 'J'O ana
3 POI were not acquainted with the simple rules oi
Arithmetic. The improvement of these and their iei
low pupil, Of the Evening schools has been very com
endaDe and the good that has been accomplished mas
more than met the expectations O the most sal.
while the expense Of conducting them has fallen Jar
short of the closest estimates The Report JHsuy %
serves that reasonable expense should be spared 70
maintain with ful efficiency this great effort, and All nr
cessary should BE- furnished 10 give sn educauoh
b those whose condition In hie necessarily coupei.
them % labor and toll during the daytime NO act oi
the state would be- productive Ot 80 much solid ana SUB
stantal good nor contribute largely 20 elevate the
condition Of the masses IN our city 80 the permanent
D - a L..fa. uafL
,iga The friends Of humanity and Of human progress
recognize in these schools mighty and efficient instru
nent 10 bsnsh gnorance and crime and steady light
streaming upon the mental darkness Of the mass
TIrE FaEE ACADEMY of this noble institution, the
Report takes an extended view but observes that there
has yet been no sufficient opportunity Of testing its
influence upon the Common Schools IL cannot, how
ever fail 70 be highly important Il will bring TO light
hidden decs and If any Of the essential elements Of
Education have been neglected in the progress Of the
pupil t will detect 4gs expose tbs deficiency. To
prepare for il. examination, very thorough teachings
will be requisite and more than usual attention %
the disciphping Of the pupils mind, and the euih's
ton Of habits Of thought and exPressions style Of
,e.ching that h. not satisfied with the aecr scy Of
recitation from memory but dernandss clear Ans ae-
curate comprehension ~ the subject
Dunng .he past year the ecihce has been competed
and fttsd up far Dece.ssfy for ne present u
ouened for the eNdulnaLou OF rcICafs utrfnf al
mission On the lJrh January iast and ~ss publicly ced
cs,ed a. the reader vii remember, on the 4th Of the
same month
Tbe number oi scholars examined, and the number
admitted AZ the January examInstOn were follows
No. Examined. No. Admitted
PuDlc cclOos..tsssst ttssf'ssslfy ,.
lard schools. s.....-.-.. -+........lU u
To,al. ................H2 IA
by the regulations Of the Board viii be hereai
ter admitted under the age cf twelve. While those .d
mtfed ~ the fret Examination were such had Deeu
gnder instruction IN The Common Schools nine months
10 future, year vii be- requisite
Five thousand I'VE hundred dollars have been appfo
prsted purchase for the Institution suitable philo
sopaea and chemical apparatus, which VIII b. placed
IN te building IL the course Oi the ensuing summer
accompanying the Report sf the Board Of Edaca
tiop from which we have coIlatsd the preceding We
have the Report o kecuye Committee for the care
management and governmept of the Free Aeadrfny =
wherein Is presented IN detail an important and in'f-
estng view Of the progress Of the Institution and oi i''
prospects for the future
IL seems there are among the pupils ies VINO sse'
the capacity or industry 70 continue on wta 'ne les
Of teir class in the prosecution Of me nsner s'aes
and IL IL obviously Unfair that they should De ara"
baek upon those who are really doing well Ia discuss
ing this point the Report takes strong ground IN Ave
OF certain standard of excellence the attainment o