New-York tribune., 1877-01-03

of 10 per cent Is, at all events mnrh TOO low
COMMON SCHOOL STATISTICS.
rc.,, rccelpts including balance hand Sept 80 -, 81,
80 1919 Si65SS n
lSl1 ,an,Y Pa, for Isachcr 79ia,os5 II
pad Tor school houses rehF7 Inihi 20 ,oi 10
EIi%aecG value Of 3l,oi5gH ~
%%IsG :S%Ss cS, @Ga.f exclusive OF c iSa5 iiISa5
NnmGer ,I1 r, 81 scsai isai'r' '"p'Sea i 1881
NGmicr Of t'schcrs.employcd during any por. ooooo
xi d 5s c ai,sas pnoc schao 1,o54 59f S5
Number of persons attending normal scip'l~..- "''
<@%s: % ;a ;%.a s . 5,., ss l soIsS! sai5S!
ages of and twenty one years ..--.-.. I'7S''ol
The foregoing statement should attract attention.
Previous to the year S5G the State appropriated $500
900 per year for the support of the common schools
The act of 1896 changed practice by eyying three
quarter mil tax which produced little over l,OOO,oOo
per year until sGT when the rate was raised {" one and
quarter mills, which produced over T2oOooVo anu
in consequence OF the recent eXtr!ordnaiy nrt s o.,
valuations, ii now pi9jcr' over 'u d,',,
next fiscal year 1t VIII hc probably S"'nVo'v. hutt
to this tue amount raised by local taxation Ior te Hdn'
The amount paid for teachers wages during the past
year was S7919.OSj II. TIE whole unnDtr oI chott III
attending public schools was lOb LID Inc hier AT
tending normal Schools "'''l iie nni"'9s VI ~ III t
OF schOO Hge III private schools IdIlOl III 10 an thse
add thc numbers 0i thosc VINO are lhSuuciGd Nv NUM-
by private tutors, Ill acddtlultN' cotSt'' anu ",'
SutOns. not reported, sOmc Idea may ~ formed oi l
nnHc use amount Jf money drawn from the people Oh lIe
STATE voluntarily or py laNa"., IpI .'nu"l p, & III
without intending 10 intimate hc least SHshcoh IhaI
wor- hy Of careful examination ana scrutiny. ~
The question whether the stale can educalc an Tue
children Withn It's limits netiet n"i' .heS , o. ~ G M
Gated in schools organized conducted and paid Tor ny
the parents oi the cnid cn themselves ha' pteh ut'l
III favor ot the Htdl' "hch y hoN '"l'urlinS ~ a.
pcrimen on very large and expensive srae. u Il oI
the utmost importance that the experiment SHOULD pe
success. m ana that II should bc contacted ~ to merit
tie confidence and support oi the ennre community 10
Ills yuG, tLcrc are any errors III III" nlo'G Oi c"'Iup
iu H. ,y should hc corrected before tGvy ledd 90 evils
wGc. 10 mas he diicIlt II not Impossible, 10 remedy
81 should also bc remembered tat the expenditure ol
sGch la1e "lHo"Dis ~ Pnp,' & ''' y % Ia, .,,rit 49,, St
bly, ed 10 great apGscS, and there ~ 10 security aSS
pendiiuIcs schOOi-lUusca repairs and ulllurr uM
Ing last ten years. have amounted to FlJ1b"loJ ~;
prrhas well 20 inquire whether TINS large amount
has been wisely expended in the construction Oh pan.
substantial and conorjd9r sfho"tl,o,ses, @ s,, ~, cam,
TRACTORS or devoted to ,he construction of costly ana
ornamental buildings for the benefit possibly oi inc
! owners O, adjoining properly.
iwou.d also suggest inquiry as to whether the nor,
nal schools are rally woI" 10 iI y H,e, 'c ti1
puls nstisIc cd in them never follow Tie procession Ol
! iicirlIrig for any length ol time.
| Thr,r ought also 10 he found remedy for the
great abuse ana EXPENSE arising from ihr number oi
good purDsc but simply TO benefit The puDiIshcIS .ui
agents fl is undoubtedly true tIat Inducements are
frGucnty Oh rcd t. school ahorities dna teachers to
IL would De strange ii these temptations N"rc aiWaN5
resisted. /, sccms 20 me pr"ler tuat the Legislature
| Finally. / would recommend return to the former
! system OF making appropriation % specific sum IN
cacl year The siatc Treasury for the "cneii OF ihe
COMMON schools ana pat INTO the tax levy rat" SUI
hcient to cove the amoult-r-|OooJo at ihc utmost
ought be, and viii b. amply adtcnI,H II proper care
taken IN TIE use of H. These s- >ohs are made III
spirit Of snrec friendship ia oar common oclool ~ :
t,n. to Cud tina; II may not Ie eArd {" any Just
objections h"t II" administration may D. thii' ttE/ta
10y wise economy. and by degree o purity Nneh s"i
place aboVt suspicion and Keep 1t IA Ic tiurc ~ II
now -, strongly inifcnchci III the c'nl'hoc oi th'
i''i' COLLEGES, ACADEMIES, ETC.
| TIE annual report of the Regents Of the University,
soon to be communicated To the Legislature VIII 1uJ
exhibit the condition O the coll Scs and academies OF
the state. notwithstanding the s;rAgcncy OF the times
the aggregate attendance in the colleges is somewhat
ercaicI aud little less in thc academies. than during
former years some Institutions of either class adc
duajcy endowed and others are making vigorous ci-
iort> 10 HrcHe SUCH an amount o I."lHc'No Ihu' Is
| viii pace them On - secure IN llrdI basis go 80,
1lc hc-cns p thc University rs r'sices "f Se state
Library and state MuStum oi NdtufHi history VIM r
po.! tcIr ruuaitiOn ia detail at an early day N"mD"
additions 10 hota nave been" made durnk ihr r u year.
uIuc- In the departments OF 'W and American history
il unsurpassed by any other state library OF the
The NATIONAL GUARD.
From Tie report oa tins Adjuant neral, as well as
from NY own limited observation, | learn that
the condition Of the NItional Guard is entirely
satisfactory The appropriations made for its support
ami Improvement have been carefully AMI judciousy
cxpenIed Tie organization, spirit and discipline OF the
officers and men were never better The improvements
in rife practice tu which special attention has been
given during ihe past year, nave 10 % 81 Nctl LL'.if
small annual co., the National Guard Is Kept IN such q
condition Of organization Hnd o'cnHhc 1s 90 constitute
"A nucleus around wicn large force could u, cesSary,
be gather aud made ctlcct'ye IN very short time
Al the present time tho National Ha'ud CONSISTS %,
csiit divisions, eighteen brg0d, :, one regiment and
eleven separate troops of cavalry one battalion ana
clryen separate batteries Ot Fluciy NtLp-hie
rcd cI;- tWtlyc battaCns. and c!5lccn separate com
panicS intact Yin all comprising Lac commissioner
officer, ana l9-7s Doicomms>loIed oiic ~ musicians
anal priva.rs making an agg rgao force Oi 2l42i, show
lug an increase of 2,Oll over the aggregate or lst year
TIE EEDUCrIoN oF TANrs.
M
nls3 the Siae TAX was.''''''''''' t,,1'S w. ~
Ia 1879 tc state tax Nas.....-......... IL -, ~ ~
In 1915 The state tax was........-..-.-. 29lii ~
The rc reduction OF taxes for state purposes.
by above statement due III Somc measure to ihc
reduced amount required for me bounty drpi Dat NANNY
to tac stopping of expenditures ol Gr" wHrhs ana c-
irIOrdnaTy repairs upon The canals ana 10 the Othrr re-
forms and c"onOnIc5 winch have brc inauyuraod and
enforced during Tie last Two years. Iy riSd adier-
during the present year. Unless the people permit re-
OF The wastcu expenditure, o ormcr years, they
OF state taxes. The load which OpIr ,ses them most
heavily viii bc found - their own doors III their
town county, and city taxes. Nhc they the cOur
Ia oJh teoc ~ The hcc. ana insist pun Their rcuc
on within Reasonable limits they Will obtain the tnll
measure OF relief 10 which they are entitled
Tie rate of taxation Tor the clr,nt fiscal year was
fixed ~ tlr II .aturc 10 lIs last session a. Jl bIs.
u" Giiricnt But hs estimate ~ based ur"n the a''nnl
the Legislature viii decline Ia nikc apIrOpt-
lions which are not required or Hc .esiti1ate ~ cscs
Of government.
INCREASED VALUATIONS or DOUBTFUL PRUPMETY.
The state AsscssOrs inform that there viii bo very
large ncrcl in the valuations especially the gri.
cultural districts, carrying the tOi. valuations for hc
whole state up to the probable amount Of about sOO
900 900. This eXtraJrdiuuv increase il Of doubt fnl
pr0pricty. 1t bc efi0rt 10 follow upward Tho
unnatural prices caused by tine currency initiation at
time when the imitation has produced fs inevitable y.
actual values The effect the Increase u 10 render IL
uncertain what amount any specified rate viii produce
Ia. III.