The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-13
OUR SCHOOLS.

Meeting of the Board of ControI-The Presi-
denps Annual Report.
stated meeting of the Board of School
Controllers was held yesterday afternoon, M.
Hall Stanton, President, in the chair. Among
the communications received was one notify
ing the board that the building to be erected
on Third street, above Lombard, had been
named the Fifth Section Grammar School.
Approved.
A remonstrance was presented, signed by
fifteen Controllers, against the continuance
of the old system of music teaching in the
schools, and also against the placing Of any of
the money to which the sections will be en-
titled, under division of the fund, in the
hands of superintendent of music.
The annual report of the President was
read. After referring to the origin of the
public school system III Pennsylvania, by
which it appeared that it was created fifty
two years ago, and that the Board of Control
lers was organized in 1918, with Roberts
Vaux as President, who remained in the posi-
ton up to the year 1881, it is stated that the
number of children at school in 1S1S-19 was
2S45, and that the cost Of educating the same
was $23, O4O'S5, of which sum $500 was ex-
pended for lot of ground. At the close of
the year 1869 there were $50 public schools
ard 81, 600 pupils in attendance.
The Grammar Schools number 50: the con-
solidated schools 33; secondary schools, 106;
primary schools, 1872; male teacher, S0 fe-
male teachers, 1885; total number of teachers
employed, 1915; the number of male pupils,
1,0G9; female pupils, 1924; the average
number of pupils to each teacher, 81; num-
ber of pupils added during the year, 3715;
number of children waiting admission 1000
| The whole amount expended in support of
the schools last year was SLIT, ,292 81;
amount expended in salaries, $697, ,6104S;
| for books and stationery, 1913, 21S 80; for in
! cidentals, ground rents, fuel, etc., $780,
/ 4GG'79.
The night schools were attended by over
/ 23O0 pupils, in charge of thirty-five or forty
teachers. The total number of certificates
awarded to applicants for permission to teach
in the public schools was 17S; of these 155
were educated in the Girls Normal School.
On the subject of compulsory education, the
President strongly recommends that action
be taken to save the large number of children
| now running the streets in idleness He is
of the opinion that industrial or rescue schools
should be established for the children OF
worthless parents.
The report was referred to the Committee
on Estimates to ascertain the cost of having
it printed.
A resolution, offered by Mr. jerks, gives
to the Committee on Property the right tc
have plans prepared for grammar school to
be erected on the corner of Seventh ano
Dickerson streets. 1t was adopted.
The Committee on the Girls Norma
School reported in favor of the Commence
ments being hereafter held in the afternoon
instead of in the evening, as heretofore. The
Recommendation was adopted.
Mr.. Armstrong, from the Committee or
the Revision of Studies, reported in favor OF
a system of teaching music in the public
schools similar to that adopted last year
which being under consideration, gave rise Il
q protracted debate.
The resolution attached to the report o
the committee was not agreed to-yeas II
yeas IA.
Dr. Nebinger submitted resolution pre-
viding that committee of five be appointe
: to take into consideration the subject G
J teaching music in the schools, and that ]