New-York tribune., 1875-09-16
EDUCATION IN NEW YORK.
MEETING OF THE. COMMISSIONERS.

THE TRUANT CLAss-LARGE ATTENDANCE AT IHk
OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS - ovERCRowDRD
scHool-RooMs-EsTIMAT OF EXPENSES FOR
THE YEAR 1s76-RIGHTs OF WARD TRUSTEES.
At the meeting of the Board Of Education
Yesterday the superintendent OF Truancy reported $50
cases in all; SO minor cases and the
residences Of l2l could rot be found or
the remaining ll9 truants and non-attendants,
lO5 were placed in school ard II were withdrawn,
put work and went out OF the city Ihe report
Of the Musical Committee amended TO read tnat the
superintendent of Music IN the public schools shai re-
ceive SO 600 aud his assistants $1,000 each The NOM
nations for these places referred to Joint Com
mittee OF the Committees on Teachers ana course Oh
Study The report of Henry Kiddle City superntend-
ent made the following statements. with others;
The retnrns show that the schools closed on July for
the summer VACATION WIN "n aseresa,e a' q, snnt g
there were present in all the schools 9l913 pupils DIS
trihnted among the different schools follows: In the
primary and grammar schools. yo92i III the coloreu
schools 7O9 In the model schools $50 AT theoIeng se
When sh9ws an increase Of This year Of 1os4
Had all the schools resumed their sessions the aggregate
The condition of the school buildings and premises as TO
repairs and cleanliness Is reported US geuery veiy
school No II. considerable number OF ihe IN.
SarT separmen @ and in the Eleventh seven
teenth. Nineteenth. and Iwenty-seeond Watus t
because Of the want Of In some Of the
schools Of these wards II VIII be necessary 10 uas'r
before completing tie primary course OF Instruct1-
OF 2,417 regular teachers employed by ,he botrd ia @
schools above referred to- 1887 We're present TOT du oh
T,e Committee on Finance submitted report and esti-
for the year 1876 The report says; o.roo,on,,
directed purpose OF c0n1nlng the estimate 10 me
of the Board can possibly be conducted by sucn an ex
growing institution To reduce below that
appotioned 1870 will be found upon study VI ne
several items forming the neutrality-suspicious., WITH
out first contracting itp estabi shed scope.
Tho he
sultaons with the several committees OF the Board anu
te sums named are considered TO be the least that Will
be required for the purposes to which they are 10 De
applied The Dc mand for more school buildings IN te E
town districts which pressed upon the Board
with such persistent reiteraon is responded 20 in the
estimate by provision for erecting TWO
District, and for erecting building in the
Eighth District The sum named lor tne san sar,es @
laws of Board governing the compensation o these
empeyes ana though s'SnS a., ., se 10 & % @ en-, ,te -.
the aggregate sum- II Darty suhcien' 10 e3Vel @ De e
ent pay-ros As the Board does not employ any uhne
cessrv officers clrks other employees and allow no
eXorbant salaries, no reduction can DC made III 'iS
respect - ron ,o-s
Salaries OF teachers in the 1iamnar and Primary ooo
salaries Of janors ANA Primary -, ooo
saaTiss aTSS' Of profgsscr tutors and antor Of
srli1s5 schoos VI A'. .-. 10000
sa1i1 shaos ot daT Ind ereng min 10000
s4lres % o. ~, sItSr tPST ~ ~ t9c,Ion 40 'n 5000
ro,,, s27l2OoO
bTShs' Sc for naIi All sto"s 'l 1875 900
fqS or an schools anu 'io "A'. % '0 100000
va 4,iaa ioa .ii ''I0oi' anu '-,' 1a ~ =. $4,000
ReIrs ~ school rr,1u 6an,O
i'.ns. ,r'i RS 5000
Y oISstor " ,rcs ana material ............ . 90
Incidental expenses and current repairs OOOVO
IIslgnI, eiIg scfbooi. . 1900
Incidental q stationery pIILllug APPARATUS,
chemicals et>.. fOT the Normal Oo4cEe anu
.-..
l9g'dftI TIslad fyais '~'''ol, $500
Incidental 10 the lal " the Brafd ~ Educl-
Og printing stationery, adA ciLri2 AKA On
other Incidental XltIs-H ltt w
Tie Of TIE Act passed Nay - lc14 Zuuo
III. sutfn,t of t4t Nauc.l 5000
sS,236,oOO
For purchasing. leasing ard procuring sites and
creCtlnz .ldiIgs iOf lttilg dlr di.Ill2' th
lsraing repairing. aud fnruis Ing buildings aud
promises for Tepaning Tie furniture ana heallLg
apuaratus theIein; for tar support u SCHOOLS ol
galiztsi lIet annual apIorilonnent OF
Ia. school moneys. and tOr such further sum OF
be- Necessary for any OF the purposes oo,
aut4OIlZcd s'"''VV
Total for publc school purposes. S5,o54,JOO
To CORPORATE schools as 'l -i" hp"IuUi' III o9 o