The New York herald., 1862-01-16
Board of Education.

Board Of Education.
SCHOOL BOOKS FOR THE CONTRADANDs AT FOR
TREss MONROE, HATTERAs AND PORT ROYAL
FREPRooF LIBRARY FOR THE FREE ACApEhf-'
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS, ETC.
regular meeting Of the Board of Education was held
last evenng-wliam E. Curtis, ESQ.,, President, in the
chair.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were read and
approved
communication received from the school officers
Of the Sixteenth ward asking the Hoard to authorize
them to purchase ve lots Of ground the south side of
West Twentysecond street. between Sixth and Seventh
avenues, on which to erect school house-the
lois TO be purchased at expense Of twenty thou
sand dollars Referred Committee Sites and School
Houses
communication received from P. Harwood Yer
non, attorney and counsellor No. l22 Broadway,
stating that there thousand contrabands or
escaped slaves living under the protection OF the
government Of the United States at Hateras Fortress
Monroe and Port Royal. These contrabands in
want of instruction. and schools under the patron
age of the military authorities, have been opened
there missionaries from this and other cities and off,
GERS and privates Of the United States Army oc
ating as teasbers, and who now badly in want Of
suitable books carry out their object, and would
spectfuy solicit the aid and assistance Of the Board OF
books.
This communication caused quite animated discue-
sion among the members OF the Board, part being in
favor OF referring it 10 the Committee Supplies with
power to act, part Of them thought special committee
ought to be appointed take charge Of the matter and
large number wore in favor of dropping the subject
entirely.
Mr.. TUCKER, of the Eighth ward, said if the required
aid was not granted by the Board he would pay for the
books out OF his pocket.
On motion OF Mr. Smith Of the sixteenth ward it was
resolved 10 donate all the old and school books
TO the Committee On Supplies to dispose Of for charitable
purposes.
The resolution referring the communication to the
Committee on Supplies then adopted, twenty three
voting in the affirmative and eleven in the negative
communication was received from the Committee
Free Academy soliciting the Board to memorabilia the
State Legislature to appropriate the Of hundred
thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting nreproof
building for the library Of the Free Academy
The communication laid for further consdera
tion at the next meeting Of the Board.
Mr. $. s Randall, the City superintendent of Public
Schools presented his annual report from which it ap
pears that million anda half Of dollars expended
IN the support OF public schools last year and nearly
an equal amount has been raised for their maintenance
during the ensuing year. Eight hundred and twenty thou
sand doars raid the teachc male and female
who conducted tho operations Of these schools seventy
six Thousand dollars for school apparatus and two hun
drcd and fifty nine thousand for building, renodeng and
furni hing school houses and upwards Of hundred
and fifty Thousand dollars for the support Of the
the incidental expenses Of the Board Of Educa,
tion and the salaries Of Its officers. One hundred
and sixty thousand children between tho ages Of four
and twenty one, under instruction for greater
less period during the year. in the several public and
day schools exceeding by nearly twelve thousand the
number taught during the preceding year. while in the
forty evening schools. taught during period Of five
mouths from fifteen 70 twenty thcusapd pupils were
pills in the several day schools during the year. up
wards of sixtytwo thousand exceeding by nearly i've
thousand the Of the preceding year and in the
evening SCHOOLS this average amounted to about
thousand Seventeen hundred teachers about fifteen
hundred of whom were females, have been in daily
tendance upon these schools, and large proportion Of
them have been engaged the tuition Of tho evening
schools. .... ....
The following abstract, prepared from official reports
made to the department the 1st Of October last will
present comparative view OF the average attendance
and registered number Of pupils in the several depart
ments Of tho ward, primary, coored and corporate
schools, during the years 1861 and 1861