New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-04

ard the primary grades II study pursued. The
vLos nIber 81 will De increased this year by
iarx IRAN lar School Forlham Grammar School No
e. which ppiant the OH Grammar school No 64
which Wa Inadequate. The building for this school,
which viii bc sOoa opened. is stated 10 he one ot the
Anest of it's kind the city. large new building has
slso baea erected OnchundFed twenty eighths heaI
scvon;haye. 1t will be known School No %, aud VIII
soon be opened. Grammar school IN Flly5oulth
st Is 10 80 ere citing.
Ac,.np1risun og the numbers taught IN the schools
durns Tie year, With the census returns may give some
Indication OF the spread OF ed the residents
OF he city. Tie census showed over 1,oJooOO IN
hsEants and Number retained was considered 20 be
somewhat tan the actual population In 1874 TIC
whole number OK 81 holars ttdght schools under the
Jurisdiction OF the Board 251, $40, which is far in
crease over the year preceding. The average at
Tendance last year 117,239. The actual NUN
bcr ~ the Optnrg Of the schools last wear was
eiS>7 These ngures are expected 70 be considerably
aurui,nted aGung the coming year. Tie Nineteenth
Ward showed Increase of 1890 pupils las' year.
and :le new sch01 ryst-ve which was dttcd up ny
tha Board o, uCatiOn and opened last JauUafy was
fcd. Besides the schools coming under the
tur1sdc:iun OF the Board VI Educator, me parental
lools ia which 3GOO0 .iildren tlu"ht many
priyat schools academies and colleges are 10 be t1eh
into consideration. Nevertheless al being accounted
for tie figures would show that large number
Of children IN this city receive no education nj AL
To rcmCey this. the Compulsory Education act was
passed on Nav IL 1874 census n a tie children III
tie city between OF and IL years was taken
ard Trucncy passed with a view OF competing al
The children IN the city "a attend school during
certain portion II the year Truancy Bureau WITH So
Pc and aceuts VS. estaLSAe to enforce az
teDdnce TIE acG has not worked satisfaction
no. much hle been accomplished way OF com Peiln5
tbe waits and @trtvs Of IN city espcca
thus .c'i4 rel practically imperative
LIMITED ACCDMMOLATiONS FOE PUPILS.
Bat even il an the children who were ha''r1ud alb
senees from school compelled to attend spme place
of ecauon. Is difficult, IL Is stated, 10 see ho~ they
could I've accommodated The report iOr 1874 OF Henry
KiGde tue Coy superintendent says tna5 N construct
ing furnishing tie schools too little regard u'
b,cn had 10 the qu.tnt.y Of space which sioa!d De
nj lrl~l each pupil. III urdec 10 secure not only coo!
IL Tie children. but adequate means OF vtnuAtioh. N
many OF the lsssroos primary departments and
SCHOOLS children are packed small room with only
abou 30 cubic feet OF ar TO eaah In These ero"'"o
roo- SAYS the Superintendent. 1t IL often necessary
even in tEe coolest weather IL wndws, ahd thus
expose to cola currents Of air many Of te young aud
o.t.. delicate pupils Who thus frequently contract the
most 81 rious ant sometimes fatal maialicS" There u
great yparity also displayed in me accommodations a."
ford q 70 children in primary departments asa those II
grammar schools ~ the al antAge VI the latter
IY.giry of Mr. kidd,e AMI members OF til" Board rs
tanhe the fact iat tn, state affairs Sill COM nHes io
exist re matter referred u n Committee o. the
Ho-r and Partial Improvements were eT'ct" IN soae
.
-choos were s,i and pupils place. ID !'u i-''.'i
g.. su.eilntrn lence Gt e seat h's' n h;''' ~.
n VIII tssr much ,ime and cost to remedy th' serious
evil, hich WIN lie number Of Puilis IL Inc
Dri'rr the vacation which has uat been cloecd most
~ ~. n, nnle na, bcen Thoroughly cleaned rcp1iied
ard. where necessary. rcpal ed schools IN i OF a."
ward, have Do,n mas renovated the trustees oi We
various Yards having 5ecn authorised 70 3"Fe',e foI
prCaosals ,ls repafrs needed and @-l'0O N
ad..on voted ~ the bead for repairs. e5'in.'e'
Pi.auol OF $4,000 OF rehulG ~ Grammar SCHOOL 40
So 81 NJ. 10 Min, have. which Wa ~rncd down our
ing he yc"r, Was MADE by TIE Bc%ri' ne ScAooi VIII III
& g meantime be carried ~ ~ a easel UNITING .,
3ClU ar teina.es They have themselves beei f0r tie
mos ,art pupils Of the pubhc scHo"s Inelr ,ihc.ehry
schools All the classes every school have been ex
-,,.d at jeast once, during tie past year. Of 2Il2
rasses thus examined The instruction IN l.U4l was
.Ound 10 have been excellent. IN 90l good. III lag alr
in 20 indif.remi M bad rhe results are much the
same the PIcccdh- year; inc report % nsci!hhS
Prcit'y the same Inc greatest leAie. od u
The greatest dc gree of excellence IN tie 10 'e Grammar
srAOo.s. The prcport1n OF sesao0iS ia IA Wv WA l
the general inanasenent was Ioulu " o ~, ~
esl,nt was lcss than in the year preceding
ioar cent whle IN he tcln4ie Ci'.:LnaI ac,s II
lack oy Il rec Per cen OF reac =, !" rIe
departments las etrosr@led whle IA TIE COorci schools
u @ c1 which b T. 'e Somewhat nj c tan nit was IN
the preceding year. Ia the Male Grammar schools the
r.e vas 'ia f,I Ds e l s1i Il P Ss,. vent T
two rer cent. IN tie Primary Sch"0ls TIE rave was
nearly three per cent greater than ID he Primary De
yartnents.
REVISION OF THE COURSE oP INSTRUCTION..
The course II instruction prescribed by the Eoard foT
the Grammar Schools undergone careful revision
during tire year complained that In 'hc higher
grades the course was complex AID exic ting, and
that the standard OF education bens placed too far
shove the level tire classes whom the pubic school
systein was chiefly intended benefit. The number II
STUDIES prescribed for the higher grade has
been considerably reduced, and tie requirements
of other grades modified to some extent. German
sfu l.ed
Grammar Schools. In the higher grades II Is taught eX-
cusively IA schools 81 woh aggTc attendance 0f
pnps 5,363 II quite optional With iho trustees oI
The Wards u Hfgodute the sdv OF German III" me
srnesls II N" majority ~ parents Il Ward ask mt
Their children GiIghJ German - IS taught liz same
uIanrercut prevails gard 10 the 7ty oi French;
en tar Normal C9iic-e was started in 1870 seven
OF the students preferred the study Of French 10
Ct..lan Wli.c .as year found thar nine tcnths
rercted Ger:an the tents being noS limited ~ the
SHADY OI one m""efh iahsiige ING hi''Ds .. 'o'l,
1873 by 1875. TIC whole number registered was Lac;
average atend'pcc W = fe'eIVe'i dYioihas IL
Oi e caHddJte3 admitted ~ the college failed 10 avail
tncnseINe S Or l' ..'.n ". iv S, I Its %
hc 01nal C''ec' was ting ycir an unisudly iWYe and
'romising one. I1seGe were $50 1alultcs, sTu-
receiving certificate entilins her 70 teach lEe
ri ton ~ n frcrnc AHhert Professor Of French
viii take place. Most Of the members ~ the board Of
70 i've Coorcd schools bad an average Attendance Of
s7O pupils the Eno,e number taught bcins 2.040. The
"a fhe COl0cd Normal school closed. tie az Id
Of me Cn,,reG -c,ools VA. sGSs0 u.s. re tota num-
be of teachers 81. satisfactory report y given ~
ing so o. in mo iifteeltI Ward The pupils there
othy adlts The Hu:aber reg stored during the season
st.dies cgmpT the ordinary eieInenis OF an
f. -.ish e.lueation wl:h the higher llatAein@t;;
les chemistry AID astronomy American history, and
Do ~! u! science drawing practical mechanics, Latin,
LlssE Eteli,aie q, .ells, s,s'. or German pro.
languages or In any theu 6e al least 20. In.
s.a.r.oll N draIIg ias nos been obligatory N
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