The New York herald., 1876-09-03
Reopsning After the Summer
Vacation.
THE NEW COURSE OF STUDIES.
a Coming Session Of Vigorous
Work in Education.
Interesting Facts About Each OF
the Wards.
BACK TO BOOKS AND DISCIPLINE

Tomorrow the public schools OF the city will be re-
opened after tho long summer vacation II is expected
that the register viii shcw attendance OF at least
95 900 children sn< PREF ptr ,at no.nbers may reach
the round 100, 600 year aitei year nere is always
more or less of an opening day. In 1872,
.herc was attendance OF 1870 in 1873 OF 1890
In 1874 90 500, and in 1875, of 9l,9i3 Tomorrow
,hen, will be a busy day in the little school world of
she city.
IMPROVEMENTS.
During the months of the vacation the school
buildings which needed repairs have been all put in
order and two school buildings erected which
will be opened tomorrow Tor the first time In the
preparations made and improvements effected there
may be seen resolute hand at work that BODIES we'll
Tor an earnest year OF labor in the Education De-
partmen. Last year ,herc not few vexed ques-
lions awaiting the wisdom Of the Board; this year
there seems to be nothing but open field for labor.
II is admitted that many improvements might be
made which would add the efficiency of the depart
ment but in these dull times large outlays of money
cannot be thought OF, and all that can be done is to
adapt Board possesses to the best advantage
An experiment tried this summer in two different
schools with view securing proper ventilation for
nil the schools, the attempt proved to be an utter
vaiure This a which is still to occupy tho
attention of the Board
oyERcEowDiNG.
class rooms in very many of the schools which some
months since excited much public attention, will
this coming session receive the most attentive care,
and under circumstances will tho evil be permitted
continue. 1t IS the intention OF the Board TO en-
force most strictly the following bylaw, which was
passed shortly after the HERALD had devoted its
columns to full exposition of the overcrowdcd cond-
lion OF the sch ools;-
1t shall be the duty every principal to reject all app
hcne yer the occupied by filled the
% sns the o~ns Shall be mnnam OF
ss n. o r@ay n"a ' and
and 20 cubic feet in he three higher grades qunre feet
schools square feet aud 90 cubic ee in the four higher
sf pupils, those residing to any schools shall in all
nave s tine far
Tue sitting capacity OF each room u, each 'es1s @ % building
shall be conspicuoasly posted in each ROOM
TAcH wAsp
As each year passes by there evidently in
creased interest felt by citizens in the schools OF the
city, and the Commissioners OF Education freely
press how deeply they icel the responsibility that be-
longs 10 them. There rs we'll understood feeling in
The community that the schools institution of
paramount importance, and full confidence exists
that those who them in their charge will do the
bcs; they can The Board last session, however,
driven into tho law assert its right to have
the disposal and payment of its own appropriation in
such manner might seem best suited to It, The
coming session will be unhampered by any political in
tericrence in this regard Residents OF the different
wards can see at glance from the following table tho
relative position III which they stand toward their
aeichbors IN regard the Education Department, and
.el a comprehensive view OF the condition OF those
schools in W hch they particularly Interested
The following table shows the statute average attend
ancc bv wards and the amount apportioncd IN each
ward and TO The Normal coorcd schools and tho
several corporate schools
amount
Wards. Schools in Each Ward Average. Apporttoned.