The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-09
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Tho Auuunl Report of the COntrnlers- -Opcrn-
'"o lions Dnring the Year 1858.
Evorn the Fifteenth Annual Report OF the Board OF
Controllers OF Public Schools for the year 1858, which
has lust been published we extract several import
Daniel steinmetz, ESQ.,, the President OF the Board
I'm his special report to the Controllers thus enume-
rates in detail the result OF the past years action-
divisions, and the establishment of the senior class
saeaton Of ali uncass fled schools The formation Of
M new Sae s o e es 3 ss 0 OF tea Tine adoption
board and the schools The qualification Of 2 teach
ing of warrants for the same. Finishing of 81 new build
of repairs in the various sections the S7l9 Ex
penditpre of 81 O7s3676 for expenses ot salaries
furnaces repairs etc neur he paSbSse aS9 s9'Sf d! ap
button Of the following supplies - '''
yGT%es yRsTl eS4ds of books Ok; s dozen intands
S5i% reams paper casks slate pencils.
200 gross penholders t5j tons coal
80 dSSns doHSn siates at oS' packages pack Andins
concerning the salaries OF the male teachers In
our pubic schools, Mr.. SteinmeH says:-
other cities the salaries teachers are fixed by the
department having charge of school interests Iu Pha
Of the city cunc and nnger ger SS board hy
frequently asked for advance salary for the male prn
cpas of grammar schools frequently has il been de-
MED y has consequently become matter of
future to be obtained.
and for this is dsPanded an amann Of s919qt en
would command much larger compensation in almost any
other oesson II declared that teachers
tpuna WI wiling TO- tGke the position at the salary This is
change OF profession in life, accepts the position
temporary promotion, expecting to leave IL when
tmng better offers How many of our prominent male
teachers OF other days now occupied in commercial
poynens which afford them much better compensation
than public school teaching, which they obliged
for their famiiesy
1T is mortying reflection that the great city Of Phila
depha compes her male teachers to give the best
their lives TO her service without adequate compensation
and when age brings weakness and decay permits them
be from position to depend be, the
cold charity OF the world for daily bread.n
In reference to the reduction of the number OF
pupils in the public schools, Mr.. Steinmets says
The annual statement of the number of pupils q
tendance at the public schools would to indicate
there had been falling of, compared with the attend
Of last year.
This arises from the introduction of the rule
semannua instead of quarterly promotions and the
senl-nnnual promotions in July and January,
of course deprived of the benefit in this years exh
Bit of the one just at hand.
Immediately after examination, and consequent
promotion the lower schools enabled receive the
applicants who have been waiting admission perhaps
for months and thus the aggregate number is largely
creased.
The increase following the January examination should
be added to the past to show the increase
nce last report The discrepancy only for the
OF the Introduction of the rule and will appear
future experience, hereafter year will have it,
proper apportionment."
The Expenditures During 1868
for the different sections set forth in the follow
no