New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-12
OUR COMMON SCHOOLS.
ANNUAL REPORT OF TIE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

ANNUAL REPORT OF TIE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Victor NJ. Rice, Superintendent OF Pubhc
Instruction has presented to the Legislature hs four
tecnth annual report The number 81 school districts IN
the state Is ll722 Many OF these districts have bren
consolidated with the design ~ securing Det'f school.
houses and graded schools. The schoohOu number
1856 This gives increase OF drug The past year
and of Gl during the past ten years Ihey are Ssned
according the material OF which they are built n fol
lows Framed buildings, $685. brick LOAF; stone 5i0 and
erection and improvement S7l3O7 o. The present
value Of school buildings and sites Is estimated sl6so6
in the cities s. and n the rural districts, $3.50
5i The average value OF school houses IN Tho cities u
SJOsH az: in the rural districts, 500 o. The amount
raised IN the State by local taxation durng zoe school
year ending sept 90 1851. s5ol'5 5j ana by the
libraries, established wien Cen JoHh y pH was sHItI
ncndent Of school. appears to ye passed ~ meridian
Oh Against isl 1nG 6'YSHs lef Nu He ~. ..
money appropriated ior tins purpose nom the United
States Deposit Fund annually b. $4,000 To lhr clts,
half Of This is expended for teachers wages The cXpeu-
durc for scientific apparatus for school Is cAtolualy
in rural district. Sg5SI7 ~ Ncv-York city paid alone
Sl77O95 20. The amount expended The previous year was
gu., i ~ ~, ~ IA III. Ems ,.cgr 49,. 1,,s-,c
20 az ,e tninGer ottenJin, M tbe aca,cinGS MAS
81 Gel The entire attendance go educational institutions
set down follows: Colleges, 2lo0 acad mics. 36Cl
private schools. I22ol; common schools 9t'4E total
was 264s9; males 527l; females 2es Inc d1nnution
OF female teachers for the year u.s. males being en-
poycd IN their place. The amount expended for teach
ers' wages s26A7 G iu the cities, s227U2S 9i and
in the rural districts S29l42 10 the previous year the
amount was SiJ6ss90 CO. The average annual salary OF
teacher son 80 mhe cities. and S4l6 % IN the rural
districts. After including al expenditures for school
purposes, Mr. Rice makes the entire actual expenses %
schools the State for The last school year 10 be $685.
22 i'm the cities, sysJ 20 aud IN the rural districts,
S3Cg03O OF. The previous year the amount was $685.
s35 o. showing increase OF siOO2G5 The amount
Of public money the disposal Of the Department for
school purposes during the current year i s2f0l3 G5
IL is obtained from the following sources From the Com
mon School Fund S5jOOO from the United states Deposit
Fund $4,000 from proceeds Of state tax s205Ol3 60.
The number Of Indian children ~ school age upon the
several reservations Is 1910 The number OF Indian
schools is 2G children attending them, psC average at
tendance 8Gs The State Normal School the Normal ana
Training School OswcgO, the Normal aud Training
School at BrOckpOrt, and the Normal aud Training
School Frcdonia, successful operation schools
have been authorized I'm POsdam, Cortland Gcneseo,
aud Buffalo Teachers Institutes have been held IN 30
counties with aggregate attendance OF 9GC teachers
GG5 males and 70l8 females These institutes serve as
annual reviews Of the States army OF educators, ana
serve to remind them that by sclflmprOvement they
keep step with the march Of their profession; That
promotion awaits those only who press to the front