New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-21
REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION.

REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The plsn OF Common School instruction ives ioitis.
ted in this City in the year 1904 but owing 10 the fact
that its benefits 10 the beginning limited to those
who were not connected With any sectarsn school,
tte system languished, aud for many years msde
scarcely any percepible progress Gradually
more liberal spirit infused ,selfinto the cement
and the org apization became known as the "Public
"Sehool Society" This about 30 years ago.
From that time il grew moro rapidly into public IA
vor, and in 1872 the Common Schools were placed
under the control of the Board of Education, body
composed Of the School Commissioners Of esch Ward,
who are ee cted Office for two years. The success
which has ATTENDED the administration OF this body is
forciby illustrated by the fact that during the thr-
teen years Of their existence, the number Of puss in
attendance at The Public Schools has grown at more
thsn twice the rate Of the population OF the City.
The Annual Repor. o. the Bosrd for 1884, is nov
before Us, and We condense the following facts from
its page.
The Public Schools of New-York City and County
aie 262 in lumber, Of which Al are Grammar Schools
for boys and like number for girls iol are Primary
Schools, IA Colored Schools. 2s Corporate and Asy
lum Schools, 81 Evening Schools, three Normal
Schools and one Free Academy. OF the Schools for
co oIed children there three Grammar Schools for
boyp, and the same number for girs eight Primary
Schools erd four Asylum Schools In these Institu-
tons The aggregate Der of pupils during the year
bss been Ieary $50 0Oo aud the average attendance
81 s67.
TIE pupil, we're distributed in the following or
der: Grammar Schools for boys, l0,ll0; Grammar
Schools, for girls, ss5i Primary Schools aa,2io;
Colorsd Schools, 943; Asylum Schools 2,5Oji Even
- l.
Academy, 400 The sum expended during the year
for educational iurposts amounted to s77S,973 49, Of
which 1922 $50 10 was for furniture sites and build
ipgs ard the alteration of old schoohoasss. This
sun, though lorge, compares fayorsbly With another
item OF City expenditure, which il is in time calcu
lated TO materially reduce, viz the Police and Aims
House Expenditures, which amounted TO o. 500 900
for the tame period Of time The Penitentsres cos.
more TO erect then than The whole amount spent on
School -IIouses and sites by this Board for thirteen
yesry; ard, while in that period the Penitentiaries
have averaged l, 900 inmates, there have been
les than IS 900 pupils receiving instruction within
the Public Schools.
In view Of the increased expenses for School
houses, IL was proposed to create " Public Educs-
"tion Stock redeemsbe at some future time. This
proposition is strenuously opposed in the Report. on
scooun, Of the indefinite extension which the system
Of Public Instruction rust necessarily receive in 80
srest end rapidly crossing city az New-York. The
plan proposed ia TO continue the present mode OF an
nually sppropristng, from the City Treasury, sun
cuff Gent TO meet the expenses Of the year.
The Academy for Boys having succeeded so WELL
the Board seem determined upon establishing like
Seminary for Gbli and after urging various cosent
reasons for this InstiDaiioD, the Report says:
"The character of the education afforded Ia this
Institution should be different In respects from
ttst Of any Of which the Committee have accurate
knowedss. /, should afford the most ample facilities,
ard the biehest instruction In mcsc, drawing pant
ing cesigoing and book keeping, as well - in the
usus literary branches In order bat the taste and re-
fouiess OF the pupils should be fairly developed.
Music would be Indispensable because our ochoos
r.onire n At this re6pg exsrcse should be systefSss
cslly adopted Booz keeping both a. 9 qaadesSon
for The ttacners Office and a. eess OF support Tor
thuse 40 should prefer IL aad 60 OF the other
DrsJ chts named
How 10 supply good teachers, competent to esii-
cienily perform the duss Of impazing kno"ledse TO
the ysuI e. occspies lsfge share Of the attention 81
ihe Board II sppea1s that they cannot e1pec' TO
III male teachers Who will fill the various poer oos
IN ihe hosls ard indeed, there ere many duries
ybieh con only De rightly performed oy femtes-
The sting Normal Sihotk for training tes;hefs,
ipsimuoh So Trey open foo few hours on satur-
dsy only aye deemed mAcequt's % me requirements
! oftfecsse;
"Bu. a Normal School shich shsll be Orzanized on
abroad and liberal bass sod cover wide. field OF
I It,rsry .pc scientific investigation, vii insurs the
| schools oi Ntz-YOr1 sgan-t any evils arising from
| want Of competent Instructors In short time o
Ie,st enc hou.sra femsls teachers will be employed
in tie Schools Of our great metropolis II we take
/ the ayersse iesehrg period Of females at five
yeut there zil be required supply OF svo hundred
pIusly. A welEorg mined ana sficient norma
school fcr females viii afford this number OF gradu-
ste who viii regard the receipt Of their diploms "
spsssport TO Immediate occupancy OF tne long. 80
! sirso post.
The establishment Of such institution u adyo
Gated with much force and earDestness.
Tie EveriBe Schools have been moro successf1
than during any former year, both in re ard to thsi
tfeietey, the number in attendance, and the attn
ton which hes been bestowed upyn them BY d
friends Of education. Thegsstes proportion Of pupH