New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-02
BRO0KLYN'S USELESS SCHOLARSHIPS.
THE FORTHCOMING REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT

FIELD.
The first annual report of Superintendent
Thomas W. Field OF the Brooklyn Board OF Education
is soon to be given TO the public. 1t presents many
features Of interest tending to show the excelences Of
the present system OF education. The essential portions
giving the grades OF study the schools the priv.
leges of the pupils, are herewith appended.
The specific amount OF scholarship is fixed for each
class schools from the lowest primary to the sup
Elementary grade. The examinations by the superin-
endent form the test Of the teachers fitness and assdu
ity, we'll Of the industry and intelligence OF the
pupils Each Grammar and Primary Department ia
divided into six grades OF which the highest first
except In those grammar schools where number OF
pupils not less than u.s. who have passed satisfactory
examination In the first grade desire to pursue higher
course. Nineteen schools have furnished
OF the required number fitted for this grade that the
teachers OF the supplementary course .have been APP
pointed them, aud two schools have two classes OF
this grade in each The grade is, in fact academic
course In all except the study OF the Latin language To
complete the Of study beside excellence in the
ordinary school branch of learning. will require fam
iarity OF the pupil with Davies's University Arthme
tic including the analysis of the cube and square roots
composition with the elements OF rhetoric algebra.
completed 10 geOmetrical proportion; geometry,
the fourth book of Davess Legendre; analysis and
parsing OF complex sentences analysis OF nearly 5000
words In the English language, with their Latin and
Greek roots and deriyatons; OF astronomy chemistry
natural philosophy, and physiology a. much fami iarity
generally obtained In academies and high schools.
In tho t classes ESQ pupils be taught with the pres
facilities and without additional expense. But
reached the utmost limit or demand
supplementary tuition. and yet the classes contain only
46l Scholars Two hundred additional pupils would ind
a welcome In tho classes already formed, but either the
public do not require such advanced education or the
pupils OF our schools not fitted for It,
BE side these advantages for higher study the Board
is able by the munihcence OF OF our greater nst
tuions OF learning offer 10 the pupils OF the puDo
schools still larger privileges Of study More than eight
wears since the venerable Chancellor OF New-York Uni
yerty DR. Ferris placed az the disposal OF the Board
30 freq Scholarships IN that college the fees for tuition
being nearly 500 per annum. In Columbia College the
Board has for many years possessed the privilege OF
sending students free OF cost In Cornell University
the public schools can claim nine free scholarships.
For tbs privileges granted literally by the first Uni-
vestv only scholarship has been demanded in eight
years To Columbia College the public schools have
sent but IN Is years and Cornell University but
six Tho trustees OF the Packer Institute have with
equal hbcraity permitted the Board 60 offer ono free
scholarship In that institution the prize for excellence
in each grammar school OF the 90 free scholarships
thus offered 10 the public, only hed, aud tie
omission Is caused solely by the Indifference OF the pub
lie 70 tue privilege. Tho number OF scholarships In
colleges and summaries tho disposal OF tho Board for
the acceptance OF public school vaDs Is w. OF when