New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-07

might also be consolidated with those Of Nos making only
sry cSidrea Nos g. s So 81 eored Primary and Primaries
S ,s ~ s 81 S, h ne Sh could be made also
SD 9 School. az Ses sa 3 S' Ss s
aated leaving She males Sef aa p @a only az aver
age attendance Of $50 and in the male about COO sa.,
The Committee have caused to be inaugurated for the
uurpose of future action thorough examination OF TINS
entire question OF av h SeSnse or desirable so
that where changes of population demand addtlona ac
cOnmOdation in some sections OF CITY, and diminished
accommodation In Others. these wants may be re,
sponded without increased burdens to the people ana
without Incting any injury TO the teachers now eL
poyed either by loss Of position or reduction OF salary
rim: How many supplementary classes exist az tns
be consolidated For the purpose of obtaining lniorma
ton from the most reliable sources in regard 10 inns IN
quiTy, and the relation borne by the supplementary
classes to the system the Committee called before mem
Riddle. HARRISON and Calkins and "a principals Of
schools representing the sections Of the city
these pares we're Of the opinion that the supplementary
course classes should be continued until the esab
shment of the Daily Normal School the necessity Ior
which ID their opinion Is very urgent. From the state
the superntendents appears that there are "a
supplementary classes in the different schools with at
tendance ranging from to 80 IN class and in some
departments the number OF pSP bakg 9 of
males receiving instruction in this course as
and femaleG, l4 Your Committee is OF the opinion
that the construction and establishment of Daily Nor,
NAL School would be wise and economical measure ana
uniform system of training for teachers essential TO
obtain uniform system Of instruction The present
SaPI@ens fn s ony %eans Of fitting teach
ers for educating the children OF our FG iaIrC
Schools. and very inadequatey carries out the views
held by our best educators inasmuch as the sum OF
100000 has already been set apart for the erection OF
and it is Thought advisable that prompt action should
obviate the necessity OF maintaining 81 supplementary
classes and the expenses attending them Untll TINS Ia
accomplished the Committee Of the opinion that the
supplementary classes Of different schools should be so
consolidated that class shall have less than 70 pupils
Your Committee in calling before them the SupSrntena,
ent and Assistant Superintendent OF Schools, were
actuated by desire to the views OF these gen
emen with regard to the number OF pupils tnat shoud
be taught by one teacher in the male female, ana
primary departments and they express the Ionowihs
Onnlons That subdivisions four OF section A. page 70 OF
the manual Of 1862 should be amended SO as 10 eau "s
| follows: -. ,..,,., .,.,
admit on the register Of any sixth than 100 pupils
grade nor shall more thus herein specified be allowed
he Slery and no casa teachers be employed for
class ln schools having 'oI zen OF class
and no assistant teacher be employed With
n is Thought that this modification OF the bylaws will
meet in a practical manner the great evil of oyercroWd.
ing as well as the unnecessary expenditure of the public
money the employment OF teachers that cannot DO
made available 1t Is also deemed Wise tat Nleelilhe
pals in schools having average attendance OF less
than 1000 pupils should be employed in the teaching OF
classes this accommodation based upon the fact hat
in large number Of the schools the Vieepmnepais
stanls in the schools which they attached 1t is
further recommended that the bylaws be so amended
shall examine her respective classes in all the studies in
which they engaged at least once In every three
!
cory thereof to the superintendent serious evil which
has attracted the attention OF your Commttee is the
method heretofore prevailing OF allowing the same pup1
TO appear upon the register in several different schools at
the same time and having such pupil counted sey-
number annually taught, on which the appro-
pratlOn of $40 per pupil annually s Is paS ,Gc
same pupil in two three different schools thus calling
for greater outlay OF money in the furnishing OF tns
is that certificate Of withdrawal from the school sha D
given to the P1P Sd e Ppnca az and that mo-
shall receive pupil from another school without receV
Ing sueh certfcate in all cases where the pupil has pre-
yousy attended any OF the public schools in this city
The Committee would further recommend that where
In cases of sickness from entirely satisfactory
TO the Principal, their names shall be erased from
appear at school this to be bar readmisson
Your COMMITTEES, after fully weighing ana eSnsuerimg
the evidence and suggestions rendered to them nave
arrived the following conclusions with respect TO the
management and necessary expense OF the schools;
That in the grammar schools the number of scholars in
sructed by teacher might with proper regard Tor
economy and efficiency be raised from the present aver
age of IS 10 so; but III the opinion OF your Committee
such provision should In order TO prevent It's operating
ms opeaton They are the opinion that the OF in
sruetOn in all the grammar schools would tie oy
geography and memonzing OF trlhing facts re-
garding unimportant events IN history; that the
Important facts in geography should be taught
ned bevon the Third grade that the instruction should
be mainly confined to the great divisions OF the globe
the several countries navgabe rivers great commercial
and manufacturing cities the great ranges of
tains-and all from maps that instruction in history
should be derived mainly from the reading OF such
tons Of historical works wall convey good idea OF
some of the leading events In the worlds history and
that nemOrzing historical dates should be confined to
some Of the important events OF medieval and
They also OF the opinion that teach
from books should he restricted to the first
grade being expected 10 correct scholars when
ever they ungrammatcal expressions from the time
they enter the lowest grade; and from the NTH grade
inward TO devote hour per week 10 oral instruction
I'm writing and speaking grammatcally illustrating the
subject by writing out ungrammatcal sentences,
especially such are most commonly used, pointing
ONT the errors and instructDg the scholars 10
avoid them giving for such avoidance In the
female department of Grammar Schools, OF Opn.
ion that unnecessary 10 the pupils beyond the
fourth of Davies Legendre, elements Of Geometry
or beyond simple equations IN Algebra Your Committee
are OF opinion that whenever any school is filled up 10
the extent of its sitting accommodation, scholars
slond be received but that all applicants for admission
should be sent to the nearest school having room FOR
Them ana that the office Of clerk 10 the local trustees
should be fed by the male principals vceprincpals
OF one of the schools IN each ward without salary from
H., BOARD Snur Committee have caused 10 De prepared
th fo;iown0 ,n shO wing the cost OF educating each
t S H. nubIJc rhoos OF the several wards Of the