New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-31
SUPERtNfENpEYT RANpALnS REPORE

SUPERLNfENDENT RANDALDS REPORT
The Annual Report Of the City Superintendent Of
Common Schools which has made its appearance rather
earlier in the year than usual contains some facts In adj
dtion TO those which appeared exclusively in THE TRiB
UNE Of Dec. %. In the "A grammar schools for boys
o97 pupils were taught last year. and the NUMBER OF
pupils In the "A grammar schools for girls was 260l2, and
the total number of children who were taught in the
grammar schools, primary, coOred evening ana
schools was 20 7 average attendance 1885, This Is an
increase over the figures Of of about 600 In the whole
NUMBER OF pupils and OF lao IN the average attenuphce
occupied by the pupils Of the grammar department while
the remaining story assigned to the primary dePap6
IN some OF the schools Of gallery extension, capable OF
accommodating two or three hundred pupils an average
the space provided in the upper departments for
erage daily attendance of 26t59 compelled 70 occupy
announcement, and illvenated galleries OF
rooms ~ the basement story Here the superintendent
finds proof that our primary school is in
selent The whole number of teaopets who were en-
only 1873 are males. Candidates Tor certificates Of quah
canon canon as teachers S35; rejected, 156.
Inc system OF evening school instruction was entirely
remodeled and essentially improved The number OF
was reduced from 4S to a. 10 Of which were for
Guiding all applicants not accompanied YOuched for by
some IesPonslDe person, all male pupils under H. and
ages and ayocaons would admit Of their attendance In
the dayschoos teacher provided for every 30 pupils
e eesn Organized holding its sessions in Grammar
ing OF ABOUT 700 male pups DESTROYS OF pursuing some
what more extended and advanced course than that pre-
scri6ed for the evening schools generally This course
comprises English grammar and composition, reading
and defamation, penmanship, bookkeeping arithmetic
ALGEBRA geometry and trgonometry, natural philosophy,
chemistry and astronomy, American history and political
science including knowledge Of the Constitution, state
and national with the outlines Of municipal and inter
national law, architectural and mechanical drawing,
practical mechanics navigation and the French Spanish
and German langages This school is under the charge
Of MI Thomas Hunter, as principal and with an ade-
qnate number OF weH-qualfed assistants.
The Saturday Normal School, under the charge OF AS.
sstant Superintendent Riddle had at the beginning OF
the year. List Of 100 pupils, with an average weekly az
tendance Of $780,
As whole, the schools are found to be ourishing but
nevertheless suffering from lack OF schoOlroom accom-
modations The report recommends that the Board OF
Education take efecual measures to that every child
OF suitable who is not otherwise provided with the
means OF instruction shall be constantly provided there
with In either public or private institutions.
Dir. Randall discusses ut length the subject OF
normal school instruction; makes known his views OF
corporal punishment In schools shows us the beggary
salaries which paid some of the young women who
are teaching our children; and inClOses report by one
OF his assistants on the mercal system OF weights and
which was recently adopted by Congress.