New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN UNDER THE NEW
LAW

PRELIMINARY WORK BEFORE THE LAW GOES Nlo
opFRATroN-NEED OF IMMEDIATE MEASURES III
FACILITATE ITS APPIICAuoN-A NEW CENSUS of
THE CITY PROBABLY REQUISITE.
The Board of Education of this city mas IN
the Immediate future a comprehensive iaoor'o"', ~
at the same time delicate duty. The law passed q. inc
last session of Legislature OF this state dessheu W
make the education of minors obligatory ana compei
parents guardians and employers to afford certain OPP
nortun,ties of education to children between and IA
wears OF age will 90 into effect the lst of January
1878 All the time from the present moment forward
will be needed. with great activity, lhtegepce' apu
legal ability as we'll to devise the system in detail
which shall proximately prepare the pubhc ior
this great experiment in our cosmopolitan city
In the first place there expenditures to be mace
which must inevitably figure more or less largely In the
budget for the coming year. The educational facilities
of buildings books stationery teachers, fuel &C. must
all be provided for In view of the fact that there are
probably less than 10000 TO $1,000 children OF our
permanent population Oh tue age nae H. % +" con.
tribute their support by various temporary ave-
cations or precarous employ ments it Is clearly to be
seen that the addition OF large number to the rolls
OF our schools must be attended win consiueIa9o
increase of expenditure There are now IN our ~,
school buildings accommodations for several thous ma
more pupils, and as the class comprehenaea "senn
the law would ali be school attendants al lne sac
time the additional facilities would he represented Ny
portion only OF the actual number OF the children =,
In addition TO this feature there are large numbers OF
children whose parents guardians are criminals or
Migrants OF paupers or they are Simply ide oi fo
not only as TO education but they must be supported
and provided with homes at least during t1eh sonoo
term How many are there OF this class what mum
Der of Homes or Asylums will be required Tor ther
treatmeutl How shall they be brought wi'n Tbp se
and other vial questions must be careiuy anu p"on''
Nv the law the Board of Education and the Trustees
must ascertain the facts and report the same ana make
visions of the statute. In city this will be dcu
and aborous work, and Will require an tne eilol,s "
the school officers to make measuraOy correct CENSUS
of the city by wards and districts IN order 10 prepare
the estimates aud details for approval by the Board OF
HeHton 10 this very important work required at this
moment because the school officers neet To be ADVISED
zen is interested in the experiment Parents, guar,
dams, employers should read the law careiuy anu
preserve it reference, that they may know iheir re-
spectiye duties under its provisions aud De 70
discharge accordingly Appended is the fu text
of the law from which its specific requirements ana the
undertakings they involve can be deduceu'
secure TO children the benefits Of elementary education passed.
Nay H. S E S9g . pIsr pred IN Senate and As
SECTION l. All parents who the Of children shall
instruct them them to be instructed in spelng reading wit,
Engsh eC P control or hage Of any, child
Ia shall cause such child to attend some paeh
when attendance shall consecutive be instructed regularly at
"a weeks in , ss f Il 1H S
CONDITION Of renle such attendance instruction
SIC No. child under age years shall be employed by
any Of the school Of the public school TIE school dis;
tended public private day school where instruction was given by
Qaaed instruct in spelling reading wiring
branches By person qualified 70 instruct in the
and ev-y wear in which shah BE- employed shall at the
gnS 6S the teacher or school school
such attendance Or instruction. 13G any person VINO shall
and penalty OF h dollars to the ,fgsseI or Chief
shah the said peny when go pad 10 es ea1sI 10 me
school Of the school district when the onen'e &C.
ssc shall be the duty Of every
uuiOu
September and Of February Of each year TO examine INTO ths
in such and in town or city not divided INTO
IN this Section be divided authorities into districts
the sal trustees none o. 'oe1 ~, ;1 , on , b
whether all the Of tns &C. are elI ana
cy supervisor OF said town. On such examination the proprietor
hit to sad examining Trustee al e4iren between the
eight sn fourteen years empSyed in sis with
sa,n or other PGi 9synS so1 , and
Temporarily discharged from employment in business in order to be
he regularly Instructed peIio
child may discharged to the ,Hent Of At least "A wef;
such render such an attendance OF instruction OF In
Sc The trustee or trustees Of any school district public
tn u oTcer as the Board Of Education OF said city town
y s bereby aaiho1ei ana empowered Sections
and q this S are sn 62 S a. t. d Gge Of b 9s or or
to the Supervisor Of bis town: any Ro S S Written p
ncb violation from one school fl above aned forfeit for
The h nfP s s%S Ra no 'f the town in which S
occurred the Of 81 and after sash . s1s Gi
ureT ssid e or supervisor SAID the $
S % camo,T with spy Of said provisions the said penies when
be added tie pubic school money Of said school district in
sSc II eery case under this parent guar
person having the costo of child esTeeo the said
weeks vita the required furnished enable child
tfuiee the shan provide sad te1t9ools 2r l IA weeks
ct The pJSIs snGS Sf treasurer Of 9 T or apery,o
Said town Of the said trustee, specifying the items fur
SIC In case any person having ny child between
sehoc for the said year shall in wurg
to SAD trustee ;s i'd state nen in Stns be- deemed ana d with
hsba tuant and said person shan be eeol OF AL eDanes
IN S set 'Ss sI saeh year e ii '1 '
SIC The Board Of Eiucaon Pabc by whatever
and union school each town. by an affirmative vote OF majority
days writing each Trustee said notice to be given by
yho1 and empowered directed before the LIST Of
JIluar 1873 all needfl provisions rules sld
of and years who be found Wandering about
Roos of the or s SRo day q The tenn pb .a
city town Layinz no ,"a Ocea5SGn OF perG a.u S p
and T T shall shat their Judgment be
and shall provide suitable places for toe discipline and nsrue
oS be aid the police Of and their
sad rules and rgalst mss provided however in s9en p0,sO
said several cities and towns nnu ihey saa Lave hn ~
said city situated and when approved he shall te
the same With The seIa g. TIE SAD co 81 l0sn ~aS c g9
public union school Of SAID et towu The said trustee
thereof posted In conspicuous place IN
charge during the school terms OF each
In each be amended
| sed annually in the month of December
SEC o justices peace civil Justices, and police justice. shall
have iur and cities Of ell ofnses
aud Of ali penae, described in this that
b . this % III S & and
under shall the the chief
the whom the
under direction Of the said
said officer Designated by the Board OF Education
SEC balime evening school shall
for purposes this be eoged week at Gay school
SEC shall take effect the LIT day Jsnnsry 1873
Ner York, once Of The secretary Of STATE SCI have