New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-17

lishment and permanent maintenance. The repors
-. tie Executive Committee will present an outline
An. o,.era'ons during TIE past year, AMI Of lis
r,,ez.n, 80 ari c0nciton. - ~ previous Psnoi
r. IT, history have ~ = aspect Tor con'iauef useful
-. hen more latter. ard ansoicious us ar
,,go,.n ts for suo1l.ins scnJDis mOle perfect ant
rnpinrenensiSe. or is corps " ielcheis IuN5
tf cient al q 66toted II = earnestly 10 Ds hopr'
That the distinguished success OF TINS Ins,-u''oh
rnae induce The further extension 81 the system IT.
oib-r sections u the State, until every Gisu3. ga
be fnrnlshed lth Thoroughly educdfc@ dlu
teachers The fCncs u the state c ~ N no "AJ =.
more benefclay applied than IN securing ia4s iil'S'
desirable result Our invaluable system al com II "a
Schools can effec.ualiy accomplish tne ile.s ~
Their establishment oly with the aid oil "eli iut'
fed instructors and all eXDefieu e Ais hSuieAo'i"
ted that The art OF teaching can De arlufel ohg -
a sy stematc and enlightened course % me re 'laS
and moral training III lls,iid.iols expressly De'i5i'
for THIS purpose
TEACHERS INSTITUTES.
The Legislature, at its last session.
doubtless inadvertently, omitted to make any ap-
propration for the expenses Of these as
proylded for in tne act OF 1881. They nave conse'
oueI tIy been le during the past year to their o"A
uDai6ed resources and not being generally aware
Of the omission, the teachers OF several oil the
countiec have assembled as usual, org mized aad
conducted their exercises on TIE suppOstlou t9a4
they to participate as heretofore IN TIE Dolhv
Of the state. The great utility OF these lHsuIutioa
"A
ing the business OF instruction, rs no" universally
conceded as well IN our O%n as n Otncr STATES,
where they have been very extensively adopteI aho
/ earnestly recommend that the requisite sppropi.a-
ton for their encouragement, as well Tor The past as
the present year be made. Ii has also occurred T.
he a. very cesirdb e. III many respects mat some
adequate provision should be made by the Leslsla-
tuC for the selection and Cesign atlon, eher % the
department or some officer specially desgnated Tor
that purpose, Of competent and wen quahhed inii-
viduas TO preside over and conduct tue exercises
bort Epn oil
In the highest practicable degree, toward the &C
c0mplishnent Of the OBJECT III view.
COMMON SCHOOL LAWS AND INSTRUCTIONS
In accordance with the directions con
tanned III the section Of the act of the last session
for the establishment of Free Schools throughout:
the State, the several laws relating 70 Common
Schools with full instructions and expositons. and
a complete digest of the several decisions now in
force and applicable to the existing system, accom-
nenied with A concise history OF the origin and
progress of the system, aud summary OF Its Leading
features have been compiled by samuel :. Rand ALL
DEPUTY Superintendent, under the direction 81 the
Department., ana fOTWdrdeu 70 the several SCHOOL
Districts AID School Officers.
The attention of the Legislature was called, in
the last annual report from ths department. 10 the
necessity and Importance of restoring jurisdiction
on appeal TO the superintendent IN all school DIS
nict controversies. OF which ne was inadvertently
deprived BY clerical error IN the eG5rOssment OF an
act passed in 1919 bill for that purpose passed the
Assembly a. rs last session, bus was omtIed ID be
acted upon in the Senate from time 70 timO.
DISTRICT SCHOOL JOURNAL or EDUCATION
respectfully recommend renewal OF
the State subscription this valuable period al,
ali indispensable auxiliary to that department Ia the
transmission and communication Of official inior-
nation, and in the dissemination OF educational
views generally. Its value in these respects mght
be essentially enhancedby an increase OF the appro
ton in its favor, which would enable it to dispense
with the necessity of seeking advertising patronage,
and TO devote its columns entirely 10 the OBJECT for
which twas specially designed
REVISION AND CoDIFICATIoN OF THE SCHOOL
LAWS.
By resolution of the Assembly, OF the
llth of July last the Governor was authorized to
appoint a Commissioner, whose duty it should be TO
prepare and report TO the Legislature, at It's ensuing
session. an entire Common School Code, in one act
Under this authority the appointments Of Commits
sioner was conferred on Samuel S. Randall late
Deputy Superintendent of Common schools, who
proceeded at once to the discharge of the duty thus
Ceyolved upon him, ana whose report VIII be for
warded the Legislature at an early period oil its
session Following, as TINS Iesolu.on -, 1ne y,
full consolidation and arrangement OF the existing
provisions of law in relation TO common schools,
under the act Of the last session, the Commissioner
deemed himself authorized to incorporate IN the
new revision such amendments and notifications OF
tne system now III force, as III his best judgment,
after full and fI0e consultation with the most en-
lghieIed and experienced friends Of education
throughout the State, seemed desirable and neees
sary The principal suggestions and conmenda
tons made ty HIN III the discharge OF tlls Import
ant and responsible duty, are fully In accordance
with The views OF the Department and their adOp-
tion viii, It confidently believed place our Com-
mon School System upon permanent and salts
aff IA
their leading and prominent objects LIST. The separ-
alton of the Office of superintendent OF Common
Schools from that of Secretary OF State, and It's
erection into separate and distinct department.
ID. The substitution OF permanent annual State
tax OF one mill upon every dollar OF the aggregate
real and personal property OF the state ior tue sup
port of Common Schools, In lieu of the present tax
OF $50 0l0. And 81. The restoration, IN modlied
form and with suitable guards and restrictions OF the
system Of County supervision.
The proposed alterations OF the existing system
are Independent of each other and any one or
more of them may be adopted by the Legislature
and engraned upon the system 10 the exclus on OF
others, or the whole may be rejected, leaving the
enactmentS Of the present law TO stand su5st naiy
as they are, with new and improved classification
| and arrangement and with such modification OF
their details to adapt them more perfectly to the
objects for which they were designed ana to carry
ont more fully the obvious views and wishes of the
| Legislature. Some amendments OF the existing
law Will doubtless be found absolutely indspensa-
! be, and # combined with full and complete re-
vision OF the system in such a manner 10 render
Il permanent, far as may be practicable, there
can be doubt that the interests and welfare OF
The schools aud OF the Inhabitants and officers OF ina
several districts, would be materially promoted by
| such arrangement
l. With reference 10 the Sc 1araton OF the office Of
! Superintendent Of Common Schools from that OF
Secretary of State the expression OF any opinion IN
favor OF the adoption OF such measure, In the pc
cuar position Of the present incumbent, about 10
give pace 10 a successor elected with express re-
terence 10 the conjunction Of the Offices might seem
somewhat incellcate and improper Conscious,
however, OF being actuated by no other motives IN
this respect than such regard the true welfare and
! improvement Of the Common schools, and fOrsded
| by the nearly unanimous opinion Of the friends Of
education throughout the safe OF all parties, so far
as an opportunity has been afforded through the
medium Of a very extensive correspondence and by
personal intercourse 20 ascertain that opinion the
Undersigned cannot hesitate 10 express his entire
conviction that the department. of Common chOols
sb,VlI copef,tufa gistincf ip1enenfent branch