The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-13

By comparison OF these figures, as they stood at
the close OF the months OF February and December
(the period during which the Compulsory Education
Law has in active operation) we find increase
In the registered number OF pupils OF 6443, and of
6.5l6 in the daily average attendance. The daily
average attendance at the industrial schools re.
ported TO me by their superintendent aud principals
show during the same period increase OF 0e9 max
ing total increase in the daily average attendance of
the public and Industrial schools of 1914
RECOMMENDATIONS
How much of this increase is owing to the natural
increase OF the population, and how much TO the opera
ton OF the Compulsory Education law is OF course,
impossible state with any degree of certainty The
effect, however OF the law may from year to year be
steadily and greatly increased simply by the sys-
tematc application OF IT, which increased experience
FyTSf-We must BY an annual census Of school chill.
dren, learn how many children come within the law,
where they reside ana who are their parents and
custodans
Second-For the purposes of this law, IL for no other
the city should be divided into school districts and
each child be required to be accounted for the school
OF his district II be is to attend any school other
than this be should be required 10 have permit 10
do and nave this and number of the school where
is attending entered upon the record Of the district
TO which he by residence belongs.
II the census should be made include also, II
docs in the rest OF the State, all other children
the city within the school ages IL would assist much
periecting our school system No census OF the chill
dren within the school has ever been taken this
city Without annual school census IL is impossible
tell how nearly the school system OF this city is do
ing It's full duty 10 the children census this mat
ter is as essential to success aud to knowledge OF how
We stand In the great matter OF education mer
camille business is the annual taking OF an account Of
stock.
A SCHOOL AND HOME.
The Commissioners OF Public Charities and Correc-
ton being obliged in obedience to the provisions OF
act entitled IAN provide for the better OF
pauper aud destitute children 10 abandon the nursery
GU kandal's Island the LIST OF January 1876 have
"a conformity with the power given me caused all the
charen committed 10 their care 10 be released Tho
abandonment OF this Institution leaves only the Society
Tor the Reformation OF Juvenile Delinanens TO which
those convicted OF violation Of the Compulsory Edu-
cation law can be sent That institution admirably
managed as u rs, seems hardly the place TO which
those who are mere truants should be sent Ia
Is penal institution and none but those who IN ad-
dton 10 being truants, are incorrgby bad should be
there This leads directly to the confederation Of
subject TO which desire particularly TO call your At
tention-tbe establishment Of truant school and
home to be under the sole management OF tho Board OF
Education Much as am opposed TO MULTIPLICATION of
public Institutions, cannot but feel that every dictate
of humanity and every consideration Tor tho educa-
tOnal interests OF this city demand the establishment
Of some institution the object of which shall be the
reformation Of those who through utter neglect are
allowed grow up 10 ignorance and without any salu
tary control become che pests OF society and cventu
ally the inmates OF our poor houses and prisons
That there is ample authority for the establishment
OF such school and home will be seen from the
language Of the statute. Section after enumeratng
the duties to be performed by boards Of education,
continues and shall provide suitable places for the
discipline and instruction and confinement when necos
sary Of such children" That there exists necessity
Tor such school and home cannot be denied II we ex-
anime the records OF the police courts eighteen nun
dred and sevcnlytwo children, under fourteen years
81 age, were brought before the police magistrates
during the cast year, charged with every species Of
BoorRIacKs AND NKwsR0Ys
The education Of the bootblacks ncwsboys and
juvenile wonders of wares Is also suhlect that calls