The New York herald., 1879-02-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
What Was Done in the Pub
lie Schools in 1873.
DISTRICT REPRESENTATION.
Proceedings of the Committee on
Warming and Ventilation.

A stated meeting Of the Board of Education was
held yesterday afternoon at which the report of the
City Superintendent of Public Schools for 1878 was
read. The following is an abstract of the report:-
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grease Of Ses during the year of the wnoe
whole pupils reported taught during the year
a 81 I 1885
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Twentysecond wards In the Nineteenth wnrd the attend
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ths' ths schools ins + I in in
main assembling rooms 1886 OF the latter great part
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sesss s 1 ss
than be used n compliance with the s In this sSn
fs Of rue buildings the Influenced
BY the aa a aHna Be s M IN mAs %
Slowed school building and this so arranged as to
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This SLOWS an Increase Of 10 during the year for
The Superintendent and his assistants examined
27 casses 47e Of which reported excellent and
eementary branches instruction schools appear
have made considerable indicating better
mss q pupils sn.Ssa II iSs schools n
l2l 4 pupils enrolled only l9l4 belong to the hsnes'
s'"'''A' p,scirLiSE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
The discipline of the schools is commended as showing
ssx in n 'Af In phs
pne Il has Been found necessary suspend dismiss ls
pupils during the Of whom 81 have been eadmted I'm
is7 Children have been densvsy excluded from the
improvement have been made IL. in music
sn G in S
ward and ftysx grammar schools the latter in ten
The evening school system to be lacking in ei
S turing
and the average asmasnSe Was o.. se
While the sanitary condition of the schools the whole
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class g. are small and s sS the a
Without f ' ss%d"s ss many
ss be in nss sss
respect discipline aud instruction. The moral intu
s I'd s $
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only 47s pronounced mon
sr and Bringing them
but this very small part OF the work provided or ny
Recommendations are also added relation to the
economical administration OF the system
NORMAL COLLEGE AFFAIRS.
The report Of the President of the Normal College
read in which he gives the register on December
81, 1877, at 1,52S Number on the register on the
date in 1S7S 1888 Average attendance in 1877.
1884 Average attendance in 1873. 1,321 Number Of
students admitted during 1873. sos. Number Of col
ored students admitted. 3. Number Of students adj
nitted by competitive examination in the public
schools 5G4. Number of graduates in 1878, 375;
discharged for other causes, 454. Total number
the register including the Saturday lessons and the
training department, Alto.
The committee OF the Normal College to whom
referred consideration Of the suggestion to change
the course Of study from three to four years. pre-
sented report in which they opposed any change at
present.
LIVELY DISCUSSION.
Commissioner Moriarty offered a resolution oppos-
ing the bill introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Goebe
by which it sought reestablish the old system Of
district representation in the Board Of Education.
There considerable discussion upon this resolu
ton. Commissioner Wickham considered 1t in very
bad taste. Commissioners West and Manierre said
that the district system the worst that New York
cursed with and desired that the resolution
be adopted. Commissioner Jellife offered a sub
ettute that q committee be appointed to draw up q
memorial be presented to the Senate setting forth
the disadvantages of the system. The substitution
Commissioners West. Jelliffe Donnelly, Watson and
the President.
The following is q condensation Of the report Of
the Agent of Truancy of the seventh district
tigatod 4so1 cases returned school I3ss truants
n or ads he
sent to reformaory institutions 021 who could
aid the of addition making OF
children committed have collected and returned to
the schools B books that the teachers unable to
s
four previous to the enforcement OF this law
INTO 10 sSs ss IN S
Of atten dance rising from b. cont for the four
years previous 3S cont for the four since
the law went into operation For the four years before
this law went into operation the number Of children be-
tween the of and IA arrested and held
committed by these courts 1856 while for the four
years following there were but 7s showing decrease
police records show rapid decrease of the
compulsory while for is77-S they show slight in
For 1896 the agents permitted to insist
attend school. but from 1877 they have been instructed
children who could show school Of
weeks could not be compelled to attend longer
year.
SCHOOL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wICKHAM's
COMMITTEE WITH EXECUTIVE POWERS TAKING
UP THE EXAMINATION OF THE scHooLe--rHEIR
METHODS OF HEATING AND vENrrLATINa.
Ex-Mayor wickham Is chairman Of the Committee
on Warming and Ventilation Of the Board of Edu-
cation. At late meeting Of the Board this CON-
mttee instructed to look the question con-
cerning the ventilation of the schools to give the
schools personal inspection. and it was agreed that
special appropriation should be made to carry out
any improvements the committee might consider it
proper to make in wherein the ven.
tilation might be found defective. Hereto
fore this committee has had mere routine