New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-17

COMMON SCHOOLS IL PENYsYLvASIA.-The Annual
Report If the Superintendent of Common Schools of
Pennsylvania for the year ending June p 1857, con-
tans much valuable information respecting the devel-
opment Of the system, which the Superintendent
pronoupces TO be at length completed in its organic
structure, by the addition Of all the essential parts
Exclusive of the City OF Philadelphia, there are
$50 public schools in the State being an Increase Of
9i9 as compared with the at previous report. There
are vet wantel Goa schools to satisfy the requirements
Of the exciting districts The average length OF the
term was five months and thirteen days, being an In
crease Of one day over last year, and thirteen DAYS
over the year 1853. Thus the length of the term Is
finding gradual extension. This would be still more
the case, but for the heavy expenditures for building
purposes during the last three years and Tor the I'M
pIovement Of schoOhouses in their furniture, sppara-
ius &c., and the more just and liberal wages paid to
teacher.
In the schools above enumerated there are en-
pioyed l. 40 teachers being increase of lS over
Iast year. Including the City of Philadelphia, the
number OF teachers is l3 44j, Of whom 924 males
and 5,52l females. Whole number of scholars exclu-
sive of Philadelphia 54l ,247, being an increase of
H. 493 over last year and &c coz over 1853 Including
Philadelphia, the aggregate for the whole State il
.96 00S In the city, the number Of applicants wait.
ing for admission 10 the schools is reported at 3g
Number OF schoolhouses IN hfty-three counties, suf
cently well adapted to the purpose or grade of school
for which tley are intended, in point OF location and
all other respects named in the instructions accompa
Dypg the note books furnished to County Superin-
teDdelts, I1S7. Number when are not 10 tnelr pres
ent condition SO adapted but are 80 susceptible OF
alteration and Improvement as to become So Ssi4
Number in all respects in any essential particular
uDft TO be the training places of youth, 27l9' In
iorty.eght counties, the number OF graded schools,
high or low, into which no pupils are admitted but
ihose possessed of certain requirements, Is 80; the
number in which any successful sttemp at classitca
tion has been made is 4 265; the number IN which
there has been neither grading of the schools nor cas
theatlon Of The pupils 80 SS. In fifty counties tneie
are 0i9 teachers under seventeen years OF age; .So
besweenseveDteen and twenty-one years; 3,?6? pc
tween twenty-one aud twenty-five years ], b32 De,
tween twenty-five and thirty 9jl between thirty and
iouy osl between forty and fifty; and 223 over b y
years: Of the teachers in foty-SiN counties, I19J
were born IN Pennsylvania and ,2i3 elsewhere. In
fory-seyen counties there are 2252 teachers wi }
have taught ess than year; 3,20l who have
taught between one and three wears; 7ls who have
tsueht between three and six years; sj2 who have
taught between SIX and ten years; 4sj who have
faugh; between ten ard twenty years; and - who
have taught over twelve years, Tie nuinber OF
teachers who give full ssti.faeton in their Ysspect-
We grades Is 3 ll2; medium teachers, who may be
employed until better can be proe1ved, 44;5- the
number wbofe seTsces hsd better be dispersed -
.,5l7.