New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-12

sumner Principal of the MOrris-st school III IhS 0''
will remove them ,,u
VII, her ~ name, enrolled during the term ,......llS
whole number at the close Of the 'erIa'''''''''''. s
Largest number any one tme..'..''''''
rh ~ the number OF pupils at the close OF the
term is accounted for by the fact that IN the st neo
schoa% and the Children Of this grade SO apt
TO remain but short time IN the scDo1i e 20 Econ
the fu or the 745 pupils Of all grades VINO were
members at the end of June, $50 entered u, af
Thus II appears that 400 mad ea han onqhaf have
been with the whole ten months, 1ie us ,bev hs
In the lower classes AS the scholars advance .lg
come more interested I'm their studies and therefore more
permanent and regular In their atle d t no so
ter teachers in the primary classes 'noi' "0''D
This is proved by the fact that one OF the primary
% va b tnnk CHARGE of the class the LIST Of jan
ary Her percentage of attendance is alos' as soo ~
b oI any ~ ar Of the pupils are OF unmxed African
hlnod Onstenn are freeborn In the highest classes
the proportion of freebo is oneh ana Il Is an inter-
m these classes those who formerly slaves rank
equally well with those who were free and had received
some distraction before and dIring the The Jewel
and pride of the school is perfectly Daek girl Sixteen
The sups who have Joined this school during the past
two years been, with haldly an exception ny
ignorant OF arithmetic. The attanmentS OF even we
most advanced Glasses were quite insignificant az tne
commencement Of the present term Those VINO hau De
onged to the higher classes during the preceding ter
had received good instruction. and had made very con
siderable progress But they had all been trained long
enough to fix their requirements firmly In their memory
40 that with most of them work began this year 40
inio They have been carried far now that II u I'M
months vacation will be damage their skill In the
two advanced classes already spoken Of all but very
few of the scholars perform with quic hness anu
racy the most difficult examples that be put upon the
board in addition, multiplication, ana suDtraeSn hn
the greater number the same III long diVslon icy az
understand the principles and most OF them can give
clear mathematical explanation of such examples one
of these two classes has made astonishing progress III
mental arithmetic. The scholars follow Oral commune
lions Of double single columns IN ADDITION or suDo
ton interspersed with multiplication ana dlVsloh gEc
with extraordinary rapldy, ana thelr alsWVIS
immediate and sure The other class Is not SO Dian,
In mental arithmetic, but II Is equa 10 u III %
rapid cypherng. L Will not attempt 10 give uo.h'I
account of the progress OF the other classes laIseS' -
may say, however, that the eIe1teI u ,,"rforD,
in the Second aud Third Reader classes can
the board examples In addition suoiacSn; am enta
tiphcatiOn. Great attention has been phlu ~
arithmetic, and In all except the lowest casScs
can perform without nguIes easy enS if schoIaps
dimentary principles. Two hundred ana tH u. sCU
are writing States 40 In copyDook oi hose now ~
when they entered this term About lSs pupils eau , u
and write notes letters. many Oh teh very
About lOo more or less OF those now usiH ,o Ter are
write words and their own NAMES huuson . ~
about scholars studying geography Oi ines %
OF The remainder about half know little or nothing
for had considered 1t advisable last teIh W P9
much attention TO the SUBJECT A., ~,
Mir summers school is supported mainly by the New
England Branch Freedmens Union Commissions, anu
has been kept In OF the public school buildings Oh a
which these children started that TINS school WI" con
pare favOraby with any Northern pubic School ,, q,
The table / have submitted. showing tho CONDITION OF
the schools during the past term OF course oy leP
time There have BEEN beside these large hummer 3'
schools supported by the freedmen themselves "nh
though not very efficient, serve as an indication OIL w
desire for education among the people ana ALSO .eli
keen alive and siren CITIZEN that interest estimate lut
There has been from month TO month an Attendance IN
This class of schools Of 600 pupils also estimate hht
there has been an attendance in unTeported sunday
schools of COO pupils There % school houses III te
state which have been built by the colorcd people
with the aid OF Northern societies and TINS Bureau
A large school house. capable OF ACCOMMODATING 80
Dupls is now Of construction NJ COLUMBIA hd
Viii be ready for opening the lst Of October build
ing for normal school is just about 10 be commenced IN
this CITY This building Is 10 accommodate 900 pupils
and n Is expected that Il will be ready early Ia the an
m is asO hoped that large common school building
may be built ia this city during the coming season Az
these buildings are land which j. secured 10 scboo
purposes and which is IN most cases held y cooIed tu
tees The buildings referred 10 above VIII accommodate
an average pupils and The coored people have
contributed about 5000 Of their cost
The total amount expended by the bureau on
schools directly under Its control during tbe
fiscal year beginning July l. lsC6 and endin;
June So 1861, not including transport iuon OF
teachers has been S2O5l0 "a About $500 OF tls amount
has been paid for rent Of school budings pad 20
the school Commissioner Of this city 800 Tor he use OF
the public school buildings for six months heginnlrg
January l. and ending June So 1901. the coioicd poo
e of this city have been during all this time taxed iOr
the support OF the public schools.
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