New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-01
THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
The 18th annual report Of the Department OF
Public Instruction sent to the Assembly on wednes
day. Mr. Victor NJ. Rice the State superintendent, re-
ports that there only 1887 school districts in the
State exclusive Of those In the cities. The number Of
schoohouses is 1547 follows: built Of brick, 1021
OF stone, $780, frame buildings, 9,7ss; OF logs, ls1.
1856 was SG72O35 against O6 in 1865 in the country
1866 t559i22 against s9ols62 In 1865 the total in
value OF schoOhouses and sites ia follows: IL the
cities s226 A. in the country s402 H. The amount OF
was in the cities 81 against $569O2 in 1865
the country in 1885, ssOs75 80 againt 825s &c IN 1858
The number OF volumes in the district libraries I'm tho
cities was 05222 against 1924 In 1865 and IN the rural
reported by the trustees G5266 The amount OF money
reported as having been expended for libraries was as
in 1866 in country ssss2 in 1865 si7oO7 go The
amount expended FOR school apparatus was in 1885, in the
try, sl2s23 AZ in 1865. slO,OIl SO. The entire sum
pended for libraries and apparatus during the school year
ton Of from the United States Deposit Fund for
library purposes, was appotioned as follows: To the
cities, $201s7 0s to the rural districts, s34sl2 80.
The whole number of children In the State between the
ages OF and q years In 1896 in the cities 62oe
against $3.50 in 1866 IN 1866 the total 1854 675
against in 1865 OF these, 1900 attend the pub
lie schools ,750 attend private schools beside whom
there are s6oo pupils in academies and 16 in colleges
in the State
country last year 80 weeks and two days In the cities
- weeks. The whole number Of teachersempoyed
against 2OlT in 1865; in 1865 the total was s4
against 400 in 1865 The amount expended for teachers
20 in in 1896 in the country s65 s7 49,
against $2oi3665 II in 1885, In 1885, the total amount
The amount raised for school purposes by actual taxa
ton in 1886 in the cities So against 1885,
$685. 25 rs In 1867 IN 1866 the total T25 So
against ~ O7O 20 in 1868 The raised by rate bill
mated value OF the Board Of Teachers who boarded
round" s7s2s7 g. The money appropriated from the
@ %s % ews fc o S
School Fund sl55OOO from the United States Deposit
Ills 22 22-totai, sl,iesi22 %.
The actual expenses Of maintaining the schools for the
ending September 80, 1885, follows In the
cities s3330ss6 39 in the rural districts, $39O2049 So
total s32s' a. For the previous year the amount was
Tho Indian schools in the several reservations number
49, with an aggregate of iot2 pupils, and an average
aggregate cost during the year 1861 Ss 81 and the
annual appropriation II only $4,000.
Mr. Rice makes the following suggestions for the rural
l. That the general law shall be 30 amended that School
Commissioners shall have power to cause alterations and
repairs to he made district school houses at an ex
pcnse not exceeding $500 in any one case and that In
creased power be given to the School Commissioner and
Supervisor in the matter Of cOndemning school houses
entirely unfit for that districts owning such con-
demned school houses, may be compelled 10 expend
moderate sum in building new
2. In cpse that the additional power proposed to be
given 10 the Commissioner and Supervisor be not deemed
equal 10 the emergency apparent Town Board Of Ed
ncaton composed OF the supervisor Town Clerk and one
Trustee OF each School District the School House Of which
10 within che town, be created with full powers to build
repair and furnish the schoolhouse with all school
apparatus and that percentage OF the expense shall be
borne by the districts the towns and the counties ndby
the State In equitable proportion to be determined by
law.
g. That State fund be created to encourage the build
ipy ana Furnishing OF and to Do 60 used
suitable schoohouses and appurtenaness and furnished
the former with needfu apparatus, shall participate in
its distribution.