The New York herald., 1871-06-15
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

Meeting of the Board Yesterdny-Hcport
from the City Superintendent.
The Board OF Public Instruction held their usual
business meeting yesterday afternoon at four O'CLOCK
Bernard Smvth IN the CHAIR
communication was received from the Com
mitee on Normal and Evening Scho0 8. nominating
Cornelius Sullivan principal OF the male evening
school of the First ward.
protest was received from the Trustees OF the
Seventh ward against the consolidation Of Grammar
School No. 81 with Grammar School No. IL.
Communications were received from various
wards relative to the absence OF teachers.
The Comptroller's report OF the apportionment OF
money for the department OF Public Instruction WAS
read, ollows:-FOr the Normal College of tile City
OF New York, $17 1i6; for the OF buildings
$2oOOO uses OF public instruction, g. Az, go
Mr. Bell submitted report o. the contracts taken
up for the new Normal College budlDg-For
mason WORK, Sl43 1917 for carpenters work, ss20O0;
Tor granite s2 500; Tor Dorchester stone, $4,000.
A resolution was introduced providing that the
Saturday Normal school continue till June lo.2.
The question OF closing the public schools two
expedient. Alter somewhat lengthy rem r1s by
Commissioner Wood the report was adopted by
ma orlt, o. eight.
the age at winch children should begin scientific
studies. lie thought that children should pc taught
to tninK for themselves lBstead OF beng cianiued
with facts the, should acquire all Intellectual adDit
OF observation and Tue KIND OF teaching mat would
The following report was read from the CITY Su-
perinteEdent:-
CITY suprnIsrrspEsr's OFFICE,
NEW YORK, June u, 1871. {
To Tur HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC INsTeUc-
TlOS:-
report for the month ending May 81. 1871: -
The number OF schools vsei By the undersigned for
amna ion aad inspection fory, folowsIhe several
departments o Grammar Schools hos H. IL 23 IS 29 81
81 40 ~ So. 5s. ts Urinary schools Nos q s 81
39 the Urinary Department OF Grammar School No. l3 aud
Coorcd School No. The accommodations in Allen
provided the last mentioned school
your Board much superior 20 those formerly possessed
what increased There Is doub. that will receive Sill
further accesS.ons.
During the month held by the Assistant
rcntendcnts the following schools Grammar
Schoo!s g. g. TO- 10, II, a. D. -, 3d. 81, a. ~, 6 s.,
Primary schools Nos =, b. IL g. 39 II, making
all thirty i've dep artmen.s or schools.
In schools 80 clases have carefully and MI
nuely examined their respective grades and In 43 the
instruction fonnd 70 be excellent In l4s, good; ~
ndc crent tho deficiency, therefore,
ing but little ten per cent
The discipline OF 2S of these classes appeared he
lent; OF IS 1t Only fair or indifferent
The general agement In the schools
appeared 10 b. excellent
The usual monthly made by the principals Of the
schools show that during tho month OF May the
age OF pupils Ssi0, winch Is ll.9
during corresponding month in Is 35
OF the average attendance for the month OF April last
The absence of teachers during the month OF May
the aggregate to 6s days, VIII ch IA
curing correspondent, month last and 36J
OF the reported Tor the preceding month.
This absence OF teachers is OF
the schools and very considerably ntereres
VITA Their tNoicncy ana pro.resa
Respectfully sdbnitied,
HENRY KIDDLE, City Superintendent.
The Board then adjourned to two weeks from