The New York herald., 1851-07-15

YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY LIST, lsis.
No. Of Vhoie No. .7erase
Schools, taught. attendance.
Public Schools ...,,,,,,,. ia 1872 1896
Ward Schools. s.............. so 325os 1887
Corporate do ..,.......... is 2l60 1873
Totab,............. 1872 $500 a2122
Cost per Scholar for 20 days instruction So 2j
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1st, 1851.
No. of Whoie No. .7rraee
Schools. taught. attendance.
Public Schools ............. ia 53,2lo 1923
Corporate do. .............. 2l 1896 2n46
Totals............ a7 IO79os soOs5
Cot per scholar for 40 days instruction So
The population Of New York in 1850, was 5l5 ,39i,
and the amount of money paid for the support Of
common schools, by appropriations for ordinary
penses, well for deficiencies, during the year
ending April 30, 1851, was s27l,79i 80. The sum
sppropratedor purposes other than charges,
was 81 IL $50 25, amounting in the whole to fhree
hundred and eighty-six thousand six hundred and
seventy six dollars and eighty -four CENTS which sum-
divided by the total number Of souls in New York
city, gives only seventyfye cents, as the actual
erage cost of public education upon each inhabtant
In Boston, during the same year, the population
being one hundred and thirty-six thousand eight
hundred and eighty.four, the amount paid for cur
rent expenses of common schools 42i0 ,000 sites
$4,000, for new school houses $50 O0O for repairs
$4,000, for books sl0,S and for high school
sl3,st0, making total of three hundred and nine
teen thousand six hundred and 6fty-nine dollars
was two dollars aod thirty-four cents, or more than
three times as much rs in New York city. In Bos-
ton, the pupils furnish their own books. In New
York, books and stationery are furnished at the
public cost. Common school education here, there
fore, Is remarkable for its chespness.
The school houses recently built, have, Il is true
been more expensive than those formerly erected;
but the buildings larger and Of better stye ac-
commodating much larger number of pupils, and
there has been very great advance in the cos. of
materials for building and of building lots, as we'll
as in the wages Of labor.
BY discarding all superb 1ous ornament, and con-
fning to beauty offern and graccfulness Of outline,
that embellshment which is always propcrin bufld4
jngs TO which children resort every comfort to fbe
child and convenience to the teacher be attained
within the limit Of $4,000 for the building, and
$40, 600 Tor the land. At 81 "a each the present
population Of New York gives. 81 ,206,02l 81
Geduct present current expenses Of
.common schools (s27i,z9i 59), say. y75,eo0 90
y3l ,02l W
Tweh ty school houses at S25,OOO, will
cost .................... 100000 90
Leaving for their support. ........ 81, ,O21 "
Eight thousand dollars a year have
been ION nd ample to maintain large
school OF thirteen hundred children,
including books, fuel, and every other
expense-twenty schools at 5000. 10000 90
Leaving 80. ............. S27l ,O2l 80
to be further spVnt in the cause Of education, as
circumstances ma.y require.
As the population Of our city advances, a cor
responding increase Of school money will be real.
lied, that more than the proportion above stated
is likely TO be maintained
The extension Of free schools then, has nothing
" alarm our thrift pr QW syDldty: As 0siHas