New-York tribune., 1873-04-17
MUNICIPAL TOPICS.
TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

rKwER EXAMINATIONS RECONMENDED-APPOINT-
MENT or TRUSTEES
A regular meeting of the Board of Educa
tion was held yesterday afternoon. in the hal OF the
Board at Grand and EmSts., President Nelson in the
chair On roll call l3 members answered TO their names
and all except OF the abSentees in afterward
The President announced the appointment Of Commits
soner Townsend the Finance Committee in place Of
Commissioner Cushing who had declined Various com
muneatons received from Ward Trustees, and re-
ferred 20 Appropriate committees The report of Henry
Kidde City Superintendent OF Schools, for March
presented stating that the whole number of scholars
registered es,4s6, or 2OI7 less than during
the corresponding month of last year that the average
attendance was $500 OF 3947 more than In March, 1871
The number OF absences of teachers had greatly in
creased that Of last year, amounting 70 22S3 days
IN the aggregate, against 976 in March, 1872 6S2 teach
ers 25 per the WHOLE having been absent one
days. This Mr. Kiddle considered very injurious
70 the schools, producing decentralization by mpalrlhs
the discipline and reardng the progress OF the scholars
through the neglect which scarcity OF teachers neees
sary entailed, and he urged that immediate action DC
taken by the Board 10 correct this evil The superlh-
teudent among other things nrespOhse 10
resolution OF the Board inqmring What iegIs"" was
advisable toincrease the efficiency OF the department.
that the law requiring two exlminsuohs annuAiy ny
the supeuntendents be repealed on the grouhu 'haI
without producing auy appreciaoe dement, tue uouoie
examinations tend 10 keep the pupils under continued
strain aud 20 encourage everlasting them While con-
sderinc constant SUPERVISION Of the schools requisite,
he deems the too frequent examination of results as
very undesirable. There are now four examinations
yearly In ca ch schoolwo by the superintendents and
two bv the prncipalS-beside what are required for
promoons and review, and much time is consumed in
this way which superintendent Kiddle thinks could he
devoted 10 purposes OF instruction with much more ad
vantage.
Authority was given 10 the local Boards Of Trustees to
release buildings follows: The one now occupied by
Primary School No. 40. at FOfynmthst. and Seventh
ave. al rental Of JOi the one used by Primary School
No H. at 252 West FortyecODdst at rental Of $l2o0
and the Methodist Church in which Primary School No
lis now held al the rate OF $1,000 year until JDne l.
1873 when it expected that the new building will have
been comuleted On motion Of Commissioner Gushing,
the election Of Clerk to the Board was made
the order OF business directly attCr the iTeddlhg
of the journal at the next meeting. Commissioners
Beardsley then offered motion, winch was carried at
an matters relating u changes IN the salaries Idld D
The Dcplrtment be referred 10 special committee o1
nne including the President. $500,
The President stated that he would appoint the Com
mtee hereafter and inform the members through the
clerk The Committee on the Selection OF trustees OF
Common schools reported the names OF ITO persons or
five for each ward III the city, with resolution tlaI
they be appointed, which Was adopted Ihe lls, Win
tbe ward name residence, business ana daJe VI e&p-
ration Of term " Otncc Is gwen below n