New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-07

In the above statement by the children kept at home
BY parents meant for the most part of temper
airy absence for which proper excuses are given Cases
OF poverty occur where the parents Of the children
are poor they cannot cothe their children with
sufficient decency allow Of their attendance at school
In such cases the agents Of the Bureau apply
TO one or other of the charities To assist the
children. Other OF poverty are where the chill
dren are compelled of necessity TO work for
parents such generally of temporary
nature. The non-atendants those who have never
been to any school all Only in extneme does the
euptr,ntendent bring the children before the Police
Justices and in the majority Of these cases the parents
themselves the cOmplanants. The agents ma very
little opposition the part of parents generally to
senrur Jl their children the benefits OF education The
parents are free send their children to any class Of
schools they please than half avail themselves of
the Pupic schools All the children who sent to
Randalrs Island attend school every day at Grammar
School No 6.
Complaint is made that there too few men en-
ployrd OF Tuarcy. There are only eight
agents ALL for each district in addition to the SUI
perin:cndCnt and his assistant IL Boston. where the
syste has prevailed for the last Il years, men are
employed special force Of police at 2rst detailed
20 ASSIST tie York Bureau hut they withdrawn
af,er short time On special officer alone Is ei Who
In addfion 70 al the children sent To Randas
Island visits the lafss and public places, obtains tne
names ana addresses ol the olIeefs ahc returns tsn
g. NI stanton Who seLds tDen 10 tIe agent ol me cas-
ric III which the children live. and the cases axe nVea
ed tgc. 70" the uptown oStrict, cCNS.>ts OF
tnc NinetcCHt IwCn,! first. and Twenty second Wards
larger than al the rest o. New-fork
Tire disr'. has population of -63l4 children between
a., Of and lG year, IL Is impossible Al Is claimed
for one man alone give proper attention 70 ths dis
"a wcen 10 Mi. stanton. VINO presents the written
repor. 90 The Board OF Educst.on. Tie reports of the
a,cnt. arc m TIE aggregate. about equal n regard 10 the
Dumber ard KIND OF CONF lantS When c'uid IS absent
from school tor few days without reporting the cause
O! ab.cnco the teacher informs the agent OF the district
WHO hmm da;cy invest gates the The agents
instruct no 10 bc rcnp.ory III their demands III ~
refractory occur that they apply
e. tie for order OF arrest. The Sdpor
JnCudrnt then investigates tle matter AImself, and,
he hrd, II necessary. issues the order.
Afer Jan l. 1870. parents who do not send their chill
hrou under IL ~. 10 school Or IA weeks OF the
year WI! be II for the fri Ofense, ard - week
Tor ne succeeding 10 II they stll refuse TO SEND
them After :he same date employers VINO receive
children under u years into their employ tue children
no; having q certificate 10 show that they have attended
kcloo! for Il weeks OF the year viii he fined
So for the tIst ofcnse. tntcmperance on
the part of the parents If found 10 be the
chief cause Of cidrens absence from school In some
rare Instances th~ children of very respectable parents
have brought under tine notice of the agents II is
found generally that the children wnen they are once
fake 10 scno0 remain there willingly. Mr.. stanton be
irvcs thai to make the s. work with efficiency 1t
wiz he necessary increase the sta. OF agents. Bat the
Board OF Education IL just 4; present under very heavy
expense
The following is the census which was taken by the
Polio. COninl-e IN june ast Of The children IN this
city tween the OF ard Ii years, nut wlcn is
al .rteif III IA ~ luCDIlDett: