New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-17
EDUCATION In NEW YORK,
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF
COMMON SCHOOLS.

sIcRtrARYs OFFICE, DEPT OF COMMON ScHooIS,
Albany, Dec. 81, 1882
10 ne LEGISLATURE
The Superintendent Of Common Schools, IN
conformity to law, respectfully submits the fol
lowing Annual Report;
I. CONDITION OF THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
The returns contained in the annexed
table show the condition of the Common Schools
dor the year ending on the 3lSt day OF Decem'
Der. 1850. covering nearly the entire period
during which the Free School act of 1919 re-
maned IN operation period characterized
beyond any other in the history OF our common
School system for the agitation and excitement oi
the public mind consequent upon TINS measure
period OF transition between system, nearly uhah'
mously adopted by the people bu. which IN Its prac
teal operation had proved IN many respects emil
nently disastrous and system more IN accoroauce
with the popular will period consequently, pecu-
tary calculated to test not only the strength OF 'he
public sentiment in favor OF our elementary nstIu-
tons for popular education, but the staoli'y anu
value OF those institutions themselves Inc uhe-
DUAL pressure of local taxation for the support oil the
schools arising from an injudicous provision IN the
act referred toa provision, the operation OF WHICH
III this respect, almost entirely unforeseen-haa
originated a strong feeling Of hostility against
system which few months previously hal received
the deliberate sanction and approval OF an Immense
majority Of the people Of the State. This hostility
w@msnifest ed not only by avery genersldemand for
the entire and unconditional repeal OF the act tset
estb virtual refusal the part Of the INHABITANTS
Of large proportion of the school DISTRICTS to carry
provisions into effect, beyond the point absolutely
required as a condition for The receipt OF their dis-
hare ~ v.
winch had, for a period OF more man tnuly years,
uniformly been kept open for an average term OF
eeh' months during eachyear, were reduced IN ihauy
Instances 10 four and the provision ior Inen support
united TO the avalls of the public funds so strong
and general was the current OF opposition TO tAe o.
hexious details Of the law, thai the most powerful
elons were required on the part OF the iflehaS oil
sneahon generally, 10 prevent an entire aoAndon
nsas OF the great principle involved IN It's enact
sai and which, wholly irrespective of The partlc-
ss. mode OF It's execution, had received the ciedl
p.' arc full appreciation OF the people
.nsnohg conflict so emoillcred anu extensive,
ana bg within Its range nearly every olSiflcI
mar, sgb0sfhood OF the State, and Affecting SO
hs,, sid such powerful interests, At could scarcely
OF ntn expected that the prosperity and welfare
gsrssss hools should not have been seriously ana
tur..sshy affected. careful Inspection Of the re-
whus iswith submitted Will, however, show that
Coma, some lew respects The statistical tables
thsf Ss uhiavosaby with those OF preceding years,
and sfsus,ntesults demonstrate a steady, reliable
sopenic,ns improvement. And now that CRISIS
our Ios1. W WE interests and the advancement OF
saisly ns,.y ssem Of primary education. has been
plant wh,sh and the Initiating causes OF COM
may not nm induced II, e6ectually removed, we
tspsed prss,..asonsoly look forward TO an unin,er
Pos,ali ses.,,son and expansion of this most i'm
Me whole % nms OF our free institutions.
on the frst number OF school districts in the State
sr are eomSs.o q July last was II 49, OF which s.
respective teSs. OF territory wholly situated the
de remaining :ps a1s cH i sIs s
Asas uussssss i portions OF two or more towns
REQUIRED to rsno,, acn OF these latter districts are
cts eo s9~Ss from portions Of nhicS the dis.
nccesd these rso sss number Of parts Of districts
.SS Scoteance win SS Is stated at 565. Returns
whole district. and ss e, part districts, leaving I Iss
Sn sa. 10 reports have parts Of districts only from
ss s:ss customary, sS sass Of aS s.s os;
towns it viii spos. Of territory situated in two
eerec from liosS d,,,,snat reports have been re-
F''''a during which the schools