National Republican., 1873-12-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL GUARDIANS
HEEfISo or THE BoSRD OF TRUs-
TEES LAST NIGHT.

wiLsoN-wnAr mas BEEN DONE, AND
WHAT Is vorosED-DfpoRTANr FACTs
AND SUGGESTIONS - TRANSACTION OF
arrHRAL BURMESE.
Last night the Board Of schoo, Trustees met n,
the Franklin building, o large majority Of the
members being present. Mr.. A. @. Richards, the
president-eivet, called the meeting to order and
announced that It being an adjourned meeting.
the minutes Of the preceding meeting were not
required.
Communications were at once called for, and
Mr. Hart presented the resignation Of Miss Katie
v. Snyder, teacher Of scconduy school No. O.
virst district, to take effect the 10th Of Novem.
Dor, and n was sccegted.
Tho teachers rcpcps were then submitted, and
referred 10 the superintendent.
Applications for positions as teachers from Miss
Nellie A. Warner, of New London, Conn, Mr.. AZ
". Csushcy, Of Erie, Pa, and Mr. A. J. Price, of
Princeton, N. J., were then read and hled.
Nj; Wilson then anncunced that tho library Of
WIN. Baiisptyne with a -hsnd.cms copy q the
nS Prapg M'h 0s. national nt,s ss,,s, ,o, e
Nj. Ati<e offered a resolution Of thank, for
'hsse agna,ion.; and u was rnsninncusly adopted
s he month " of kossmscr ny NS%ssr u Is pupil.
On the fcii, tho last day g the month, Is17, Dc.
enrolled during tho month, siss; HIsrsse number Sr
VI pupils enrolled During the month, f,oi3; aver.
sssf .ss :, % Rsp. nsmsa Il 'Y va:.a ... sr
umbcr Of applicants waiting admission, o.; NUN.
ss .sss Il III Il, fss n@sfs q P%P
THIRD, ks.s; Fourth, b.s-general average, ss.7.
Percentage Of attendance in the First district et2
eeu,ass. ss. Number oi eases of iardiness IN The
FIRST district II; Second lG Third, l2ii Fourth ~
call, 3cs .sso percentage Of tardlness ola, NUN.
esI eisa,es e o. corporal punishment ip the f,r;t
ss "a Nanbes % of pupil. DISMISSED IN Ss fir., d.,
trie., q Second 3; Third, = Fourth, total, 10.
s,sent pupil. nj R Rrni.sea With books. % so Nu%ber M %
Of yisti q trustees, eto. Number Of Visits Of su
MI Hart presented the name Of Miss Mary
McCardlc, of'tho Normal school, to NIL the va |
cancy In the list Of teachers occasloned by the |
resignation Of Mis- Snyder, and the nomination
Mr. woodward moved that Primary school No.
ary No. 10 The same Tentieman moved that
another primary school bc organised in the See
ond district, a. one Of the schools now number,
government He asked authority to rent build.
Ing for the purpose. ,,- -,
committee on schools.
The reports ei standing committees being next .
p p,ssss ssss y sis sss ont ND
were referred back to the committee and payment
Nj. Freneh presented the petition Of all the |
teachers Of the district that their yearly salaries
be paid In ten, instead oftwevc, monthly install.
ar. Hart stated that the comptroller had
already decided that this cannot be done In ac
The petition was referred to the committee on
J ;Ss $ssssy ssss:s ,ai POL sssss Ss tribute of
Where's science has lost one OF Its greatest |
iiKhG b the death u Prof 4gassll; and whereas
S9 the foundation oil kn0"'sdse' There
f.ts,s.a, That the board sr trustees Of the
6sprss their great sorrow 1t tho sudden death Of
tbS n 81 icieStist and discoyerer.
cs% n rom snFs sass iaa Sg
furniture, and the reports were ordered to be
III. o'pri.coil moved that the comptroller be
psquested to inform the hoard as to the state Of
the apIsogfiAtions for the schools This was On
Mr. Wilson, Of the Fourth district announced |
thu. he would call up st the next meeting his |
Yotl6n 70 abolish corporal punishment in the pub.
fGs following 70 Mr.: wIl.Sn. proposed change;
A%snd rule q Sn psgS ,I as q Mn ths last annual
% Sss qsslna sassH nssss:y 20 Of oSesSss % s.
,ho part q The Pprils; bnt ip no cas- .haii cor
On motion Of Mr. Hart, two thousand eopies Of
isS ANIMAL n,sl repGTi p Of r., re or
SSnds Of each mehSsr Of spa, III. iSS bSSr %G' B
: % Be y hand prior to the next meeting Of the
On motion the N.s,a y ssioggeed'
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
The following interesting facts and recommend.
stions are taken from the advanced sheets Of the
annual report Of Superintendent y. q. Wilson;
Number Of school buildings owned. u; total mum.
pTapsrly' sssa4Ti: number Of schcc p districts Il s0
teachers, Iti; total number OF pupils enrolled in
all The grades, ssSh average number Of pupils IN
nayScn,s SnrIns he yeap. 7s % COS, T.s sor
pupil for tuition, based upon the average number
snfolled tls.so cost per pupil Tor Incidental ex.
The efficiency ofour schools Il now seriously i'm.
paired by the inadequacy Of school necomnioda-
supply this great want. The demand for build. |
Ing IN the vicinity Of Judiciary square for the girls
pressing. stated the claims OF this district in |
NY last report, and urged the necessity for imme-
diate action on the part Of the legislative Assem-.
The attendance in the public schools was les. |
scncd TO considerable extent by allpoN, which |
e February inclusive. The percentage Of attend.
anco based upon the average number enrolled |
y PIC half Of one per cent, in favor Of the latter
year. .----sa - 49,
TEACHERS. II. M.
~parEg The Ppsi year the lumber Of changes n
r & rSSHs STSaasr Rassnsd sais
dicd, 1: retircs, Total, q. The committee on |
tcarsstr held four examinations at which l2l can
eSsmssWs apPSas we're SDa issSsa 10 tSoso
who passed successfully, as follows Primary, u;
secondsry, Is; Intermediate Si drammar' o.
NORMAL SCHOOL.
Fur several years past the trustees OF the pub |
value Of . professional education ior teachers.
The subject has frequently been discussed, and on
authority to establish a normal school as n part
Of our systom. THIS request was granted by an
ae, u the Legislative Assembly, approved June
-, 1874 The duty OF organizing this school was
Intrrscd to special committee Of the board, con.
slsiing Of Trustees Harris, Randolph, French,
Of September last he school was opened. with
twenty pupils in charge OF Miss Lucilia z. smith,
rgi1n. Maine, and teacher OF several years
snceessiui experience In our own city and else.
Tho female teachers Of the public schools Of
this city now constitute nincty-nye per cent. Of
tho entire corps; and the demand for male teach.
for any provision for their education in the normal
school. Twenty young ladies, not les. than sew
ontccn years OF age, and with scholastic attain
msnls sGiiicicnt TO qualify them to teach, are TO
he admitted annually and to receive strictly pro-
icssIonal course OF Instruction for one year
ana, making twenty-five hundreths ul uir per
cent, this is i,7ei cases less than the n"meer Dr
COURSE OF STUDY.
The course Of study which was put on trial at
the beginning Of last year has nully met our cx.
pecthtlOnt. IN one hhli ol 'nc sclOOit-Nhc lower
gradcs-I think that the work done was fully a
thifd more than that OF any previous year, and
moreover, was greatly improved IN quality.
A pormal lebool for girls has already been sc;
cdfea, 6hd " no more can be done, high school
", 500 49,. ,s.nM be provided at once. Al hrst this
school could fe 15tated m the unoccupieu l,vr,,yn
Of the hall Of the Franklin building, which would
be very suitable for the purpose The expense
would thus be limited TO furnishng the room and
providing salary for the teacher This, It istrue,
would be but q beginning hut the work once be.
gun will surely go until II satisfies all the Just
demands OF education.
DRAWING.
Drawing has had q place our regular list Of
studies since 1905, and during this period tho pu-
pills In our schools have been required to purchase
drawing cards books ut cost OF u 800 or 100
per anbum,
~ vocal NrsiC,
.,a,..Iot ,huy,r., "a, Ihp tt.f.h'nrr al y,,nnI