Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-07-04
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Vacation About to Commence -Exami-
nation OF the Schools--Their Condition
and Management.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
saca ,s xp sS's ocSsTnsir condstinm
and Management.
We SUPPOSE there is nothing of so much i'm
portance to the whole community, about which
40 little is known. as public education In this
city. This being the season of examination, just
previous TO the summer vacation, we have been
enabled to gather some facts concerning the
schools, which we shall lay before our readers.
In conversation with yery Intelligent gen
tleman, himself the Principal of an excellent
Academy, we were assured that the requirements
of the pupis at these schools are very fair indeed
and that the schools are well conducted.
To us the main defects in the system In vogue
In this city seem to be the lack Of some general
svstem ON which all the schools shall be conduct
ed the absence Of some responsible head to such
n system. and the fact that but limited educa-
tion ia nossible in the schools. in consequence of
which. children whose parents cannot afford to
finish their education at a private institution Of
| learning. are compelled to do without an educa-
ton In any of the higher branches As part of
| a system, the present schools are excellent, but
the system should be greatly extended
There are in the city ten public schools, Us fol-
| lows.-
No 1 Situated Mt the corner of French and
sixth Sta. ia building containing one large hall
Mood No n scboo, room md n second story used
os n class room. Miss Clifford is the PRINCIPAL,
md Miss Rowland il the assistant teacher. The
nun;ls arc ali r;,s md tbo average attendance ia
about one hnndrod This ia nm Intermediates
sohoo, and Tho otnden,s oo from bere N No
which il the highest school in the present svstem
No ., .itnated nj Eleventh and washington
s,s 70 n sne LARGE build;ng divided into six
roorna eocb room heing a distinct SCHOOL under
,ha tondonco of a., assistant toocbe, Miss
Morv Waller Ia nr;nc;nal af tho ,yboIe schoo,
ana no oss,s,ont. no ,;n,, ot,roo ~ Tho ,orous
roor,s oro Missos aydon Foorj lawson Mogoie
osS,a,, a.d Ar,,;,, sa,,ors ,,,a ,,r;,o,na, harin
a.o,aI otnr,,o ,,s ono ~ to roo,,,s rr,o sohoa,
4 a ,r,mor,, ono ca, howe AMI wis and hoe az,
- =. ~, Ia.,,ao 80 sso ,',,,,,,s
NJ q IL No. rri,narv sahoe, for o,i,dren =,
ho,t se,as ana i s;t,atoa IL Yofarson stroot h..
tu,oo,, Oh o,,d M a. II i a t,vo storv hn;a,no
,,,,, 49,, ,,a,,, ona t,vo class roor,s i;
49,, - =, = ,,,,,,au ,o a,,,,or;,,ondonca =,
M;ss osrooa +, tho sooord story Mics Jpst;c,
il the ,aocher IN charge and tbe assistants ar,
Misses Pierce and Craig
In the first story school room Miss Henderson
ia tbe teacher in charge. and the assistants arc
. Miss Haines and Miss Rowland. The ayerae,
runobor Of nun;,s in tbe whole school ia 400 The,
have rocentlv nassed highly satisfactory exami
nation
No 4 is situated in Washington street between
Oh aud "a streots Miss osoood il also nriscno
t ar this school Tho 1rst story ia divided into ton
roon,s ooa ,,,o oorto;n;no ,,root;ooI,v 5;,reren
) ooboo, and all arc far bovs exclusively. TIN
1 teocb.rs ore Misses prindlc solc Miller. Benson
.,,a c,,hort Tbo,o ar. In all ahout ia nunils il
; ,ho four rooms
Irnstoirs there ia one large school room an
.,,o o,.ss rooms ts story 4 for erls ex cusivey
' amd the teochers ara Misses Mary Miller. Yates
) and Ra;rd There orc obout no nunils maxim
aoo for tbe whole school. 5
Aawe have nreviouslv stated. this is the hirhes
publ;c school in the city and the course of stud
y eore,ots of alqebro Grammar Geopraphy. Histe
y -, and Arthm.tic tooctber with the other usu,
y tr.,o,,os Of NJ, ordinary English eaucation. Man
&c a. 'o,,Iaror hove en,sb tboir schoo, educ,
a. ,,r;,a nonv others whose parents can otfor
.ion, "ha.s ''''y - = n ',~'g 49, -,-,
n 1t, when they leave mere entera priVale school
/ academy.
e No. 8, is primary school for boys and girl
o and is situated in Sixth street, between Marx
it and King streets. The Principal is Miss Muller
1t and the Assistant teacher, Miss Carsweil. III
building is divided into two school-rooms, eac
rs teacher having charge Of enc The average nun
rs Der of pupils Is about 90. !.
n No. 6, in Walnut street, between ID anu AZ
,e streets, is primary school for both sexes, ana
divided into six rooms. Miss Jack is Prineipa
and the Assistants teachers are Misses Counts
~ Baird, Jones, Urmy, Dryer, and Woolaston. IL
~ average attendance of pupils is about 25O