The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-21
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Meeting Of the Board Of School
Commissioners.
The City superintendent Report Of the Con-
dtiOn OF the Public Schools.

The Board Of Education held . stated meeting
yesterday afternoon in the hail at the corner Of
Elm and Grand streets, President William II. Nell
son In the CHAIR
The following standing committees for the en-
suing year were announced:-
THE NEW STAINING COMMITTEES
FINANCE GoxxIIrEx-commissoner vermilye. Dowd
CoShIrrEE ON TEAcnERs-Commissioner Halstead,
COMMITTEES on BuILDiSGs-Com nissoners Dowd. Pat
teTson, Baker, Lewis ANA Herring: ...
Mathewson, wetmore. hllstead AMI Farr.
AUDITING CoaairrkE-Conn issoners West fraud.
Baker, jenkins and Patterson.
,oners Fa;terson fraud Fuller ferrins and MSaaew
COMMITTEE COURSE STUDY AND SCHOOL Books-
commissioners Herring, Man, Farr, jenkins and
COMMITTEE School FuRxrrunK-oommiss!oners Wet
more; Lewis Scotsman M, Jsnsns and saker
Fuller ksmroth, Townsend and haisiead.
ewson, townsend Jenkins, fraud and yernllye;
yenRn Patterson Ws esrs S%
COMMITTEE ON WARsiyG AND VEsriLArIoy-Commis-
cosaTTsE os BR nofx sw ana AIc
ToSs-commissoners TOWNSEND Man. Beardsee, West
kxEcvIIvr COMMITTEE NAUTICAL scHooL-oommi.
%lys ws'm0Fs Na'h'w'0n sssnan D0wa and YER
COMMITTEE ON ANNUAL RrroRr-commissioners Klam-
roth. Jenkins. Beartsce, Herring and West.
:, oaM TEE ON NessArl or, OF TRgsrEhsCCommls
Kelly. Klamrolh and Lewis
ana Patterson.
THE PRESIDENTS SUGGESTIONS.
On motion of Commissioner Baker the ADDRESS
delivered BY the President on the occasion OF the
Boards organization was referred 10 the appro.
pirate committee that the suggestions therein
contained may be considered fully. 1t was also
ordered that 500 copies OF the Presidents address
be printed TOR general circulation.
SUPERINTENDENT KIDDLE'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The CITY SuperiDt endent's annual report Tor the
year ending At present date, was next taken from
the desk but, as 1t was u very vOluminous docu.
ment, was oraered to be printed aud to be read at
the next meeting OF the Board. Ire following
condensation gives It's most salient points,
NUMBER AND CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS.
The whole number OF SCHOOLS under tie care OF
the Board at this date Is 3o4 including "A gram,
mar SCHOOLS Tor males. As grammar schools for fe.
males, Ii grammar schools for both sexes, 81 prl-
mary departments, AZ separate primary schools,
schools Tor colOred children, IS corporate schools
81 evening schools, including the Evening High
Scho0,, one Normal School Normal CollegcJ and
one Model or Training school, connected with
the Normal college. Besides these. provision
Normal College Tor the instruction OF teachers.
ATTENDANCE OF PUPILS.
The average attendance or pupils for the year
ending at this date was 1l7,239, and the whOle
number OF pupils enrolled and receiving instruc-
ton during any portion OF the year Is reported as
25l,545, " hch Is an increase the corresponding
numbers last year OF 1874 In the average attend
ance, and 49, 92 in the whole number taught
The average attendance and the number of
pupils taught In each class OF schools during the
year are exhibited in the following tables =