New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18

Jersey lOT StDuy ilOVh ds QuaIdnlino'
REPORT on THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NEW
YORK REFORM IN THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Conespobdenee OF The EveIins Pcst.
ALBAsY, Jas 10, 1852.
The ,snor+ ~ the commission appointed in 1857 to
examine and report upon the puohc tcu|o's ol NeN-
Yo,k Ct, 1, before toe Legislature. Tee bli submit
ted embraces s-versI important propositions
II proposes to coptinas toe 6oard Of E1u}atfon till
lseO ard then tsrminaie re official ex tence. A. the
ebate election of 1859 School Commissioner is to be
cbosen for every Ward and the twenty-five elected
at their -t meeting, vl be divided into cssses for
the terms respectively Of or two three four years,
succetsors 10 be chosen as the terms expire, TO take
Office for the four ears ensuing. more equal pre-
s.tts,iop il ~, ud ,ee would have been secured by
spootioppe the Commissioners among the Alderman
IL or sepa, ORAL Dis,cts the Wards lot Of equal
sze or population. The second Wednesday OF Jan
nary ia 1ed a. the ueriod of the sunosl crgstiz aon
of the Board. No person holdcg civil Office except
that Of Coz missioner Of Deeds or Notary Pubhc, Can
htld the posi,iCD Of School Commissioned
The Offices 10 the gift of the Board are: Guy super
inteud.It of Schools, Assistant Sapernte ndebts,
SopeIinte pdelt Of School Buildings and assistants
Clerk Of tho Board, with such assistants >n1 oineT
tffceIs as may be Necessary Tor the iaosacuon Vi
tuaLt ofc. n4y be deemed proper - old once
during esod behavior, for the purpose carrying gu,
tSa n1ovisons IS .ha T~"". leo "f A9 -h" ~ 10 a.;
be invested with the powers of p.cemen, and receive
such coDpeI satIon as the Board shall prescribe:
Teachers msy be removed for misconduct OF lncom-
ueteJcy but Dot without having received far hear
Ing beore the Board Of rrustess % che Ward except
previous written notice Of three months snau nave
been giver.
In addition TO the Free Academy, Normal, Gram
mar, Primary, Cnlored end Evening Schools, the
BOARD is ALL empo yered to establish Froe Academy
for eis and Other hoOs and alfo 20 discontinue any
School, except tie Acas eniies ana Normal SCHOOLS,
when Judged necessary. All tuition shall be grstu-
tous except of schOlars who shall osc0me non-res-
dent The Eullowfg days are established Tor closing
school: Saturdays and Sundays, May Day week, H.
dependence Day ard the text day, EVacgaLion pay
Thanksgiving Day and the day succeeding, public
HOLIDAYS apd fast days established by the Pes3ent or
Governor the persOd from the last Friday IN jay 10
the fret Mopdoy IN September, and from Christmas
ill New-YesIs.
1,.o register nuuber Of scholars is 70 be computed
nv addins to the number actually belonging 10 the
school on he srs school Gay Of the year. tie number
who enter during eseh month, and embracing he
buuber discharged. The register must be made up
monthly the average Of the months being the average
of III. Wear. Every scholar absent ten days from
scb.ol will be marked as discharged. The present
rule ia to aod the OF all Lew sca0ars 70 the reg
iser without subrsctDg those OF SCHOLARS disc
transferred or promoted. Thus, while IN loJp taerc
attendance Of S9 End register number 0i oiocV'
Bosks stotoItry, suppl IS AMI fuel are to be P9r-
chased by tire Iuitses instead Of be1R procured by
tbe Rnar6 az Education TIE iu5l tax has been
seJons matter FOR years The Commissioners, LAST
Winter ju their rel orr the following language;
The purchase spl delivery is apparently cereiuiiJ
ruardtd by cs and oxannat OBS yet the fuel ac
conpt egsnst tie sey eral warts appears to have
largely Increased sicce 1882 ThUs, school NO o. IN
1859, Is oharsej 1913 95, in 1888, s}22 6ji 70 lSJi,
so52 90 in S55 sl58 80; 10 1856, $6S9 10, &c. The
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very great is alleged that ior this tttre s 10 ep-
psIepi capse That tie consumption oas not been III
creased, ord uDle,s change OF price (Sbi9h canhot
have occurred, EXCEPT III reduchop), nO.hlbS mas
occurred II ats rally to vary the amounts
When teachers are removed from school 10 -chool,
without change Of rank there is to be no change oi
salary Tbis is intended TO prevebt practice now
common: fayoiiie ttac crs Ohela lar er dfes
in other schooe and thus often receive compensation
enual 10 principals which Increase Ii paid IRON inc
school fund atd 10 thus q tax upon the city.
The Board is fortid'en from usipg more mouey 10Y
the current expenses Of any year tDan has beeh 9p
p oprated for that porpOse. 1rdant 0t;srr are pro
posed TO carry into effect the act OF 1873, with p'ce
powers, and haviog a compensation h1ed oy the
Board. When the bill comes to be reported, l NAV
sneak of II again. That theIo is a change neeied
most educational men will c0neede; still J. douot
whether the bill in question, though radical IN sonie
rspscts is quite the required II tue Schoo
Commissioners we're elected by Alfermanc Distflct',
a. peryisors and Governors OF the Aims ~ use are
ehatn voting oDe AID ejectiOg to, II would dlhes1
the office Of much CT its political character ihentoe
Ttusteee instead Of beirg appointed by the war;,
should be appointed by the School District having
one school under charge. W.