The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-30
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Yesterdays Proceedings Of the
State Commissioners.
A PAPER ON SCHOOL LAWS.
The Treatment Of Compulsory Educa-
ton Considered.

ALBANY, March 20, 1877.
The annual meeting of the New York State Associa-
ton OF School Commissioners aud City Supcrintendents
was held at the High School building to-day
Mr.. Wyckon delivered short address the subject
OF geography, and demonstrated his theory or tho
proper method of instruction, with two geographical
instruments which represented tho position OF tho dit.
crcn planets at different times in tho year and their
relations 10 tho earth.
SCHOOL LAWS.
Tho report OF tho Committee School Laws was
read by lis chairman, Superintendent Snow, Of
Auburn.
Your Committee on School Laws regret that the limited
them has ,n" vns that eare raai"
70 the subject which ITS Importance demands In view OF
and OF the necessarily brer time which your commit,
,Se%scve. With Sr o,es Of some Of tho moro
or nqs.s9S. Is s si ss
remedies therefor Il WI be conceded that stability in
fore, tia. frequent CHANCES in the laws regulating
such are careful revision o.
OF tho past ten years experience Is worthy Of
rather community systems Which each city and rscs
' sas eject
conducting tho schools upon as many different plans there
petc uniformity may not be- desirable practic-
single executive head to one system 10 with ample
sa9sss ,ls hes,
ssss waad vastly st.. ns efficiency Of tue pubic
careful close and Intelligent supervision aud the Of
m It I a, BE-
toned that the public school has supplantcd private schools
the sole Of fur the larger Of the public
% h. s, should 10 be- Ho h pu1 school In
ia,ion to- afford suitable advantages Tor the eda.
capital is properly taxed to educate the
proportion OF the be 10 ons
facilities tor the education Of The children Of the capitalist
without compelling him to seek other agency than the
double peeanary burden for odueaiioasi uses Any es
atio therefore, looking 10 the restriction Of educationn
Just ana not in "ssoraaree with tho spirit e
povsrc ease ~sS Which, ohe "s1 peopes
ms, the expsnaGa Of ns the
nary expenditures Tor school, purposes Existing statutes
al disposed Ss the
advantages offered by the public schools
The act 1853 entitled aci to provide for tho caro-
% s & q
the %y kn"s
for class OF children for whom the utmost olcitude should
effort should be spared tar AS committee ad.
sS their s ne"
within their psoy,nc. to inquire into or dscuss It
ges that o, the promncnt defects in the law in the
and raan children The this eass
lively small IN every ,n Their han. deposition
public be enforced would c ofite benefit
they be Their number being limited very
s s0"a pr ss for ns
In view OF these FACTS your COMMITTEES submit that the
question localities auspices the
stat. would go IA. toward aiding the enoreenent q the
prevention Of crime and innoality wiz be ,onceaed
.on that Of tho most potent elements Of success
OF and vas o2saS s
employ local ssrs tor a that In ne rural dis
oners In 1t not most. instances the territorial ia
rdicon of such commissioners is extended that
| e del
their charge only At long Intervals and the discharge OF
templates them is utterly impractieabie seems
some pa e be by
mediate personal supervision of III, schools may
The subject toxt the public school,
Various propoons In relation sheret" Presented IN thy
Legislature and discussed n the public press, Tho
cS. Of solution satisinctoy ali concernsd variety Of
not co%ducSo to is best Interests and frequent
ssss'' y.4sss ss Ts Selection text s.ss.
Of tho sHc the the sc. ,ae
TEN is ia, the teacher de,eminss what book. shall 30
results IN neons'deraols change Of books while
tent in siocs,ns change merit his o"k viii
al that sSsy the s BE- 5
with satisfactory text books II competent local Com.
should determine what books were proper to DO
%lss s ss s"a s
arity question and result in permanent benefit tho
srctest Integrity and might be designated BY tho
%'ES liz ae sH" IN Which
SCHOOL TERMS.
As matter Of perhaps minor Importance tho committee
suggest that the y, ct puzzle moneys
the 81 81 % s
which under the present N many localities
AGh or PUPILS
M soo ase IL n s @ d
teal preferable TO the present limit OF five aud
With this imperfect of the subject the committee
pSeeano 80 c% July and s "brsa
TO content themselves with this brief presentation OF
S i %SS sSS y, WARREN. Committee.
| Mr. Smith stated that for changing the
age OF the students to be admitted was because chill
drcn under nvc years put in school by their
mothors, saying they five over and that these
children gave tho teacher the most trouble.
Mr.. Lewis stated nc in favor Of the report thai
five years young for child to attend school,
Superintendent Mount did not think 1--WE years wal
| Captain Andrews said IL children could DO kcp: al
| home and not Ia the street until they wcre six II
would bo better; II that could be done he was favor
| OF the report.
| Mr. Mcmillan thought II would DO we'll TO get full
census OF the children who ought TO attend school IN
| tho state; does not think child should DO sent Ia
! school until SIX; they ought 10 DO home tho
street until that age the census Is taken every
| year; 5000 Is not enough Tor the work.
| After some further discussion tho report was mp
| proved.
inserted the rep0rt-lhat III tho opinion of this
| Convention tho Compulsory Education act should bc
amended by the Legislature for The OF ruanta
| THE COMMITTEES
Tho Secretary announced tho following commit
tces.-
Committee on Financc-c commissioner $. Brown. Tar
ryown: Commissioners sscly Conovcr Montgomery; Com
missioner Il. VI. whitDeck Columbia
Committee RESOLUTIONS Commissioner Charles T.
Andrews, schuyler; Commissioning Thomas ~ Mount SUI
| ioik; super,ntenaaen.,t A. X; Benz, Walcftown.