The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-21

1ore thAt the informauon ID not 70 be relied upon.
Upon the WHOLE narrowly looked into this report
calculated to produce the conviction that common
school system is anything but good ono and that its
with Ill its joints disointed and all its loose
We present to readers every item Of its informs-
tion, emitting all its complaints criticisms, instruc-
tsns, and other useless matter foreign to the point
CONDITION THE SCHOOLS.
On the 31st day Of December last there in the
State e2l school DISTRICTS school houses which
were situated in the town, ward S,070 whole dis
tricts, and 4e2 parts Of joint districts
four years -
Who'll. number of s.. III l 1s;s l 1s i Hsa
fsa. :: ; Of sG ss.. ds,1ies SS M M
The number reported the past year less than the
previous year. whole number Of districts AL whole
districts ILL., parts Of joint districts los The vAra.
ton from year to year shsws either remarkable mao
eurasy in the reports alterations and d.
visions Of districts.
The number Of incorpo and private schools re-
ported is 1885, in lsi7, 1,7O4 In 1S4o 1870; and in
t046 1881 exhibiting increase Of eighty dur
Ing the past year. but decrease Of ninety six since
The only mites reported having none, are Ha-
milton and Montgomery, New York and Albany.
tor, SohShsris, and Wsrr:n have essh less ih.nt.n
Dutchem, Jefsrion, Oneida o tssgo Orange, Rensse-
lasr Suffolk, Ulster, Warrington, wsstchsster, and
The average attendance at those schools have been
fraction over IL to each.
But there can be little reliance placed upon these
reports - to the number Of schools or scholars.
In Allegany county but three private schools
reported and yet the number Of scholars stated to
be ll72-s manifest None reported for New
York or Albany, while there must be large number
In each
and Is scholars in Cortland, schools and SO scholars
in Herkimer, ~ schools and "a scholars; In Mont
somsry, NO schools and II scholars In Sohoharie 8
SCHOLARS; In Warren, echools and Is Scholars in
Yates, Il schools and 6s scholars glance st this
statement must convince any that the number Of
scholars reported tthe Of the number actually
in attendance 1t must be concluded, therefore, that
rns mus the m Ss
Of too few schools and too many scholars appears
only in Allegheny county.
named countless and tho very clearly low estimate in
eli the other countless the far inference TO- that pro-
schools Private schools ought not to receive the
couragsm Of the State the support Of the
munity. They are usually Sustained BY those who
have the ability to employ competent teachers and
the common schools are weakened by the means ap
piled to their support Our district schools may be 90
elevated that those who seek superior advantages for
their children find them only In the common
schools.
and l6, reported the Stat day of December,
l845 ezcusivs Of the city Of New York, 626 500
The whole number reported on the 3lst De-
esnbsr, 1876 exclusive OF New York was. 624 64S
The whole number reported on the slst De.
oember, 1s47 exclusive of New York, was. 1879
school during come portion year 1877 775
Ard q these 1906 attended .chooi the whole year
60 1928 eight and less than ton "
1O4Ul6 six, and less than eight I"
1854 673 four, and less than six "
194S92 two, and less than four "
l9S625 Is less than two g
The aggregate this periodical attendance Is s92
while the whole number reported taught during the
year is 776 723 dere nee of 29,s3l II the returns
were accurate, those two aggregates would DO equal
SCHOOLS FOR coLoRED CHILDREN.
The reports Of the codnty Clerks relating to these
Schools are in some respects papaby ncorrect and
the they Purport to give not therefore,
In fifteen counties where such schools report
ed have kept the whole humber OF ohidren in
attendance has been al an increase Of SIT since
1S46, and Of 1s5 since 1S45.
The amount Of public money apportioned to .uch
schools was $40 626 g.
In the county Of Chemdng school is reported, and
no public morey spportionsd but S6227 so is report.
ed to have been expended for teschers in such
schools besides the public money. So, without any
soheol or appropriation Of public money ia reported
that in Cortlsnd county 81 228 10, and in Wyoming
county 81 Su7 ~ have been expended In tsaohsrs'
wages. cx =. p..,..r .or,tv rs,.rt. ,h., INA
children have attended the Schools that $6,7l 96
public money has been apportionsd to them and that
Sl06S2 q has been paia for teachers wages, besides
the public money.
there schools for coored children in said CITY
In one which go scholars have been in
and in the other S0 and that 500 public money was
apportioned to the former and $500 to tho latter
This ttatt ment 10 true. But the county Clerk OF
Kings county leaving Brooklyn out of his report, re-
turns schools colored children In tie county,
ed to Az Oh schools and 9o7 Sc paid for tsachers
wages, besides the public money.
the schools for coorsd children 1t is impossible to
tell in what column this amount Of money should be
included. Nor can this Department know upon
whom to charge the carelessness Of committing
such mistakes whether the county Clerk or the town
In the county Of Columbia, the Clerk reports two
eolored children, to whom have been aPportioned $40
public money, and $40 besides, paid for teaehers
In contra,t with the liberality Of tho school officers
In Columbia the two ooloret children, is the pars
mopy to the so in Montgomery the 81 In Greene and
the 126 In Erie to whom public money hes been
apportio ned, and fer whom money has been ex-
ps nde in teachers wages.
such reports are worse than useless for they are
false and delusive 1t plain that, in large number
OF Counties effort has been de to COLLECT accurate
statistics relating to schools for colored children and
that tuch have been collected In many de-
hcient and deceptive.
FREE SCHOOLS.
free school is one whose doors are open to al who
In Connecticut, Vermont, Massaa ,husstts Rhod,
Nav Hampshire and Maine the common schools
villages Of those Ststes as we'll as In some OF our own,
they are entirely so.
with the population Of each In lS45, are
rs follows -:
New York. .... .37l. 2aa Poughkeepsie .... 5000
1ro"syn 800. SEQ Nswtons SSai
Syracuse ...... 10000 Bushwick ....... 1867
I.n.i fst :ii' .... ZOO Zoo ISL asa
Wiismsburgh -. 1898
The whole population Of the State, in 1s45, was
26o4, 495.
appears therefore, that free schools are established
In portion OF the State containing fifth Of the
entire population.
IL TO the above we add the following places In which
the schools substantially free, sltho ugh not by
force Of law the above proportion will be increased to
ope-fourth -
Albany. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. H1s5
Toy .................,.... ............ 2l,709
Utica .............." IL 100