New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-10
The Common schools OF Newly ork-Report
Of The stAIr suprrinIenheni.

The Common schools OF New 0rk-Repori
Of the state Superintendent.
/ Hon. CRIsT0FHER MoRGtS. Secretary Of STATE
and eros-io STATE superintendent Of Common Schools
has presented bis Annual Report . the Legislature -
The document SIS more than nine Of the ample col
uEans Of the Albany E-a,isg J5rrsai Il Is sble, Of
course ard should Be pleased 70 publish i entire
had ,he space 20 spare We learn from the repor;
tia, there are twelve Incorporated cities in State. a.
v.iei into elshiyoae Wards TIE Try zine Counties
n the state contain eight hundred and seven,yihree
towns exclusive OF the cities. Twenty towns were
erected y the Legislature in l.is.
The County Clerks OF every County have inside ab-
stracis Of AL the reports made them by Town super.
inienden;s and ii appears thss every Town Superin.
nenieni IN the state has made bis report IN due form
except seven The Commissclcrs OF Common schools
Of bany are also delinquent such negligence Is &C.
clared to be entirely inexcussble and the Saperin,end
eni has directed in pursuance OF aw that the pablo
money appropriated 10 the delinquent 70 be with
held TIE Town Suporinieudents are liable for the
amount TO be- collected the suit OF the Supervisors
Complaints made that many OF the County Clerks
tardy ia sending their reports thereby leaving
the Superintendent insufficient time prepare his An
nual Report. Proper remedies are suggested.
An aifemp, has been made to obtain from the Town
supernendeRts the Of facts showing the practical
workings and SEXUAL results Of the school system.
heretofore gathered and arranged by the County 81.
Periniendents but the attempt has utterly failed and
Mr Morgan therefore regrets that he Is unable to
muncste anything 20 the Legislature concerning the
attendance ct Winter and summer schools the mum.
Der sse and Of the teachers employed the studies
pursued and the textbooks used the wages aud qusli
hcatons OF teachers the number OF school houses and
the materials Of which they built their OF
pair and general fitness Tor the accommodation Of
scholars SC. &C.
This Is OF the practical results of that act OF
Vandalism BY which the Office Of County SuPeriuteud
ent was abolished
From abstract of the Reports Of the Town super.
iniendsnts and Commissioners it appears that on the
jlst day Of December last there were In the State
l062l school Districts the school houses Of which
were situsted in the Town or Ward s.070 whole Dis
tricts and 5. i0l parts Of joint Districts.
The following IS a comparative statement for the last
four years
1917. 1916. 1si5.Ista.
Whole No. OF Districts. 1902 O52 ll.Ws llels
No. of whole Districts -. 500 s2il s327 SAG
Parts Of Joint Districts. D. i62 55oj 53i- j3l
The number reported the past year less than the pre-
vous year is whole number Of Districts, i3l whole
Districts III parts OF joint Districts, l0J The yara
ton from year to year shows either remarkable mac
curscy the Reports or numerous alterations and di
Returns were received from Co6 whole Districts
and 35 parts Of Districts showing - whole Districts
and lil parts Of Districts from which no reports were
received.
The following is comparative statement Of the
Der Of Districts aud parts Of Districts from which
porte have been received for the last four years:
1917. 1916. 1913. 1874.
Psr pu'e Of P Di.,re,s 500 son 500
The number Of non.reporting Districts and parts Of
Districts for each Of said years, s as follows.
Part, s'c Of Districts IA los i9o 20
The deficiencies for the past year few in com
psson 70 the whole number reported tina, tmsy Justly
be assumed that mos, Of them have occurred thrsugh
accident or justhsbe causes.
The number Of Incorporated and private schools re-
ported il 7sj IN 1919 l,70f in 1916 l73O and In
l-i5 9-l exhibiting increase OF eighty one during
the past year bu, decrease Of g6 since l-45.
The reports Of the number OF scholars attending
private schools are very unsatisfactory but II Is esm'
sed that about 1000 children are annually taught In
them. Il is suggested that such schools ought not to
receive any assistance from the state bat that our Dis
trct schools may be- go elevated that those who seek
superior advantages for their children can ind them
only In the Common schools.
The whole number Of children between the ages OF
aud 10, reported the 3lst day OF December -i5.
elusive Of the City Of New York, wa. 625g59
The whole number reported on the 3lst Dec.
lsi6 exclusive Of New York, was............64ei e
The whole number reported on the 3lsi day
Of Dec. l-i7 exclusive ot New York, -..-7l- l23
/ Ne whole NUMBER OF chidren reported as attending
school during portion OF the year 1871 u 1879
And of these SOS attended school the whole year.
2502s attended ten and less than twelve months.
0,-23 attended eight and less than ten months.
l0i.Ol6 attended six and less than eight months.
1903 attended four snd less than six months
1914 -J2 attended two and lees than four months.
l9c 625 attended less thsn two months.
The aggregate of this periodical attendance is 1i5 @
while the whole number reported taught during the
year rs 72j, difference Of - rjl II tho returns
were accurate those two aggregates would bs equal.
Measures suggested to secure correctness in the
ports hereafter
The average time during which schools have been
kept during the past year in the state may be stated at
eight months which is the same a. last year.
In Hamilton County the average is i've months and
In Warren I've and seven tenihs
No other Counties average less than six months.
10 the Counties of New-York and Kings, the average
Is eleven months Ia Richmond and Queens ten, and In
Suffolk Westchester and Rocksnd nine
The Of Rensselaer,, according to the reports
would be twelve months.