New-York tribune., 1867-02-20
1HH coLoRED SCHOOLS or NEw,YoRx.

In September last the schools for the education of
the cOluod children OF EcwYOTk passed from the super
vision Of the Ward School Trustees. aud were placed
under the exclusive control OF the Executive Committee
OF the Board Of Education. Previous to this it
scrted aud generally supposed that the attention be
slowed upon these institutions very mcagcr and in
consequence Of this the scholars suffered in proportion to
the lack ~ and mi,iDana, ncut When the EVccu
tive Committee took charge Of tine schOossiN IN nuabcr
"a th"SJuyi. reorganization with a view 10 general
reform ard Increased future efficiency took place The
first thing done the conso ton Of the schools Nos
and 2 tuN reducing the 1imi"r TO hVe gcnciii re-
examinations Of teachers vino, with single exception
are all crlcied people; wa, then held, ana although
there were few among them Who came up 10 me exact
roqurclurujs of tie grade fOr which they held ccrifi
Gates they were allowed 10 retain their positions Tho
COmmitF. HO tbuud tldt most ot me coOIcd teachers
evinccd ilSiiy IN training which needed speedy re-
FORM ard sec0Tdiu .ly Normal School opened and
placed ~ charge ef MI Charles l. Reason, ana mere upon
each Saturday fan attendance Of the coOred teachers
~ tLp" , ii~s Sb"rtjy after ibe flaraat0n OF the
Normal ou The effect Of the nchodc: training OF me
factory coi.uct If the pupils Classes TemOdecd
and each succeeding monthly examination showed high
rank as Grammar schools aDd the studies and eXaniua
tions ail conducted on the same system "a those
tending institutions number about 20Jo. but the
average i4r attendance Is ou} about 40 Tor the Whole
of thoa. AZ tho two evening s"h0ols winch were open
from October lTG. untl Ncg $50, the average highty
attcndlGcc wus ~ Frcm chrt aii2nS made by mon,
bers of tlc Committee, 10 IL asserted that from tie age Of
bnt from t a. -, of 10 SO irregular is the attcndancc con,
se0ucni upon t parents poverty ard the pupils then
attaninr nm agc fitting them for labor that no cacula-
tiOn OF trir progress BE- fairly made In tire last
yearly examination Of rh" pupils Of the col
Orcd schools the perez $1,000 AT 6S5; that
ia that 81 the questions put to them by the
exami,iing Cornmitie tie pupils answered correctly
6si per cent The pupils Of The other schools are placed
Mt an average of so per cent Ia the last examination
however iu male department three classes ranked at
over n r cent nj 81 and at 30 per cent In the
female dcarimct five GLASSES ranked AT 20 per cent ana
inward Iu the primary departments the average was
ai per cent three cla3ss bCnS pccdat over 20 per cent
on the whole the scholarship ranks lower than tat OF
the whie schools but this IS justly attrbutae TO tho
irrceuary ia the attendance Of the oOOTcd children IN
some districts Where the attendance Is regular the pro
fceucy 0 the classes par with that Of the white
schOnls long since the question considered OF
placing these schools under the Of white teachers
but tLt proposition was met Win, Httie
favor a.Ywlprc, and the matter was allowed to rest
Proul tie degree Of efficiency 10 which The schools
have been brought by those in whose charge they now
arcand this is especially noticed m The school No q IN
West ScycuircntG-st-dCmandcd that no such radical
md pera d. dangerous change should take place ana
the eOOrc teachers uninterrupted IN thclr dutes
visit 20 either the ScJC during the hours OF iiSiIuc
tOn complete and method which aNeDeG
infused into them, and the orderly behavior OF the pups
rcues The general idea that il j. impossible to oVcIaWe
quiet the turbulent animal spirits Of the eccentric ch
drcn. Many white teachers studOusly avoid taking
charge C classes in the cOlOrcd schools and now, OF the
five bnuEgs M but one Is there white female teacher
" DO found tha one being a the school IN Mulberry 81