New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-19

,,;,rt.d IS 600. This Institution completes the
number of Normal Schools proposed Tor inc aii'
fereut sections of the Commonwealth.
There are two other Normal Schools IN
bich. however, have no conheo-
ton with those founded by the Stase--Siz: the
C;,r Normal School In Boston and the New-hng'
land Normsl Institute at Lancaster, and both have
been est abhsbsd within three years.
The late reports of the several Principals OIL
these schools state that the applications to them
sor teachers are much more numerous tnan 'aoy
can supply. The increase of compensation, on an
average. for teachers from the Westheid sna
R,;dsewater Schools for the last ssre" years
about sirt, per cent. The average compensation
for teachers from the late West Newton Schools
now double the amount allowed them four years
,ipce. The statistics of the graduates show sna'
nearly all have devoted themselves to the ousl-
ness of teaching as pursuit for life.
The Normal School at Albany, New-York, was
established BY an act of the Legislature IN io4''
which authorized its continuance for FIVE years
as an experiment. 1t went into operation Dec
IS, 1874, in building provided grstuisouHy oy
the City of Albany and temporarily fitted up for
that purpose. The first term opened with ~
pupils and closed with 81; the number in attend
ance the second term was about 200. The pre-
sent average number 10 about $50. In lo4o, an
act was passed BY the Legislature " for the per-
"msnent establishment Of the State NORMAL
School" sppropriatiDg SIS, OOotowardthe cree
ton of a suitable building; and in lS49 al add
tional sum of SlO eco was granted for its compile
ton. A large and commodious edihce' contain
ing dwelling for the Principal. was accordingly
erected. and the school was removed July o.
Is49 The whole number Of pupils to ssPsem-
Der 1853. was 2,049 and to the present time
probably $500; of which about $50 regularly
graduated. Expenses for the last current year.
SI4 467 %. Prof Samuel B. Woolworth' A. M
ia Principal. (having succeeded Prof Perkins)
and eight assistant teachers are also employed.
Each county in the State is entitled to send to
the school number of pupils (either male or to-
male) equal to twice the number of members OF
the Assembly in said county. Pupils are appoint
ed by the town Superintendent at meeting
called BY the Superintt ndent Of the county town
for that purpose. This meeting should be held
and the appointments made at least two weeks
before the commencement Of each term, or Is
soon az information 10 received as to the number
of vacancies of which list is published at the
close Of each term in circular letter and In the
principal papers. Candidates are required to be
residents of the State aad of these ages: males
IS, females I6. Pupils, on entering the school,
are subjected to thorough examination and are
duly classified; and the time required for their
graduation varies accordingly from one to four
terms. There are two terms in year, each Of
wenty weeks, beginning on the last Monday 10
February and the third Monday in September.
The library contains about 1000 volumes and
the apparatus is sufficiently extensive.
The Normal Schools of the City OF New-York
were authorized by the Legislature In 1917.
These differ much in form from the seminaries
just described especially in the respect that their
pupils are already teachers, being those en-
ployed in the public schools of the city. They
are three In number, viz: One for the male
teachers under the grade Of first assistant (about
5O,) with two instructors, and having session
on every school day from ) to P. NJ second
for the female teachers, (abOut Co., with ten in
structors, having its session every Saturday from
A. NJ. TIL 2 p. NJ; and a third for colored
teachers, sixteen, with one (colored) instructor.
In Connecticut, the General Assembly in May,
lS49, established the State Normal School, ap.
pIoprstsd $1,000 for its support for period
of at least four years. and appointed its trustees.
On Feb. l, 1850, the school was permanently To-
Gated in New Britain, the citizens Of that place
having offered buildings, etc, to the value of
5000, and its first session was commenced on
May Is ensuing; but its present edifce was not
completed and dedicated until June 4, 1851. In
Msy, 1853, the Legislature, by an unanimous vote,
made further appropriation of 81, 900 annually
for four years, to continue the school after the
expenditure of the first sum. Expenses for year
ending May ] 1854, about $4,000. Each School
Society is entitled to have one pupiln the school;
and the highest number in any one term is limited
to 220. The number ofmembers in each year has
been: Ip 1550-51, 154 in 1S5l-52, 1S2; in
1928, ls3i in 1884, 243; making the total
Of 6el different pupils from its opening to May,
1854 and 90 have received the diploma The
Faculty consists of Henry Barnard, Principal and
State Superintendent of Schools; John D. Phil.
brick, Associate Principal, and six assistants.
The Model Department consists of the Union
Graded School of the first district Of New
Britain, Comprising four grades, and containing
an aggregate of over 450 scholars which, while
supported by the district is kept in the Normal
Building.
The Philadelphia Normal School for female
teachers, the first in Pennsylvania, was organized
and opened Feb. l. 1545. It's scheme of instruc-