New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
EDUCATION IN NEW-JERSEY.

REPORT or THg ST m SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INsTRUCTIoN-EXCtLL LLENT TsTANDARDs-NEXp oF
INCREASxD SCHOOL FUNDs-sTA1lsIics.
The school laws of New-Jersey provide with
snch certainty Tor prompt OF accurate STA
stics sn1 THESE figures illustrate so many ana -uc'
varied details of the workings or the COMMON school
system that the animal tables 0t the superintendent OF
Pablic Instruction afford ntellisole and Trustworthy
view Of tho entire field Of educational effort through'n'
the State The report for the school year enden August
81 1879 shows that, while In many essential "lUcn-
lars The high standard OF excellence was maintained the
State schools suffered financially more seriously thah
hey have done during period since the hard times
began The schools kept open during the
wear on AVERAGE OF nine months aud fourteen
days exacty the same time reported the year oeoI'
making the Of actual instruction during the year
longer In New-JPrey than III any other Sa'e OF 'he
Union The examinations of applicants for teachers
certificates continue 10 he UNI lmly aud rigd!y en-
orced, and the county supervision ~ Increasing IN
tnoroughness efficiency More attention is given to
the proper and grading of the schools ana
ne scnoo property throughout the State is ~ better
condition.
On other hand while the school census increased
by 3747 names the total school cnio mont OnS 'n-
ere ased by 934 pupils, and there aclna failing
III II the average attendance. The total amonht OF
money opriated the support the schools, eN
elusive Of the sum expended tor buildc and repa ring
eIl from IL .592 s25 1873 to $l,5O0.9l9 IN 1873
a decrease Of S0l.S The decrease IN the twon tax
alone amounted S6S.707 The income from THIS Tax
has been stradIy diminishing sinee 1870, owing 10 the
decrease the r5tab'cs OF the State rs returned l" Tue
Controller. The TOTAL reduction n tdis tax since l7I'
amouuts 10 80 20 703 while the school census du'ing
the same period mas increased by 29,2iG names
The Of reduction per hd IL more HerionS 'h
the fnllns Il OF the wOuid udicate ln 1870
the apporoument TO the counties Amounted to - Az
rer child It = now abon 81 less BY an act passd aS
Winter the fixed sun appropriated 10 the weaker dis
trlcls was reduced from $3.50 10 $500, an amount ai-
g,her insufficient to support school for une months
as required by law.
In the general reduction Of expenses the teachers
have suffered most severely. The harsLrs "f one re-
dueton from the nigh salaries Of 1879 eouid not 10
Justice have complained of by the teachers "n
in many cases their pay hns been cut down again and
agdln until the average salaries rot adequate for
their comfortable support and many Of the most cx
perenced teachers are abandoning the profession
Tdr dlsagreeabe fact must be acknowledged that not
a single district receives the STATE much money
as It needs On thus point superintendent Apgar SAYS
Between the years Of 1870 and 1878 II source of
great qualification that We wero able 10 say that al
money enough appropriated directly from the n.ate
salacs support rheir schools nine uOs each wear
without resort 10 local taxation lhe lhu'ca.lohs
Iers.y in her educational work c;ninot b. main
tanned Not only do the Districts noed more
en Darr;s. go the future Even should there b. no
further the raahlcs, OF wblca we nave no
aRce there Is hkeY 70 pei leIlh4 neeI ae ~ G
per cap apportloum,n NJ because OF the annual IN
in ne ais must occur every year except
when ratsbs Bcr aSc in Ss -Ie1t or greater ran"
than the crnsI-. We do nOt need ~ much money prr
saarcs bceu reduced and other erp'nss have dc
creased. out by exercising hc utmost economy e
cicni. Icstmatc that about - per chiid thiou&bout
The state llirci. This amount would relieve nearly
"A sft IL rfsaE Sale
taxation. Ih5 IS 90 cen lti emo more hdu j" 40"
1873 1 ta1c /. for granted jla' Jne pc0gie 4 Nc~-
Jeis-y are willing nai Tie tuu" IRE sc40o'- nave
,e1 lepi open shall be shoncued, ilat me stand
ara of ,uc 1hIch have Ibant.irt.. 90 the Stale
for several years shall b. lowered. Tho iuIuorio.t
question wLicn Ia hOw shall We secur" The aadi
t0na funds required. The theory Of our law is That
The state Shall the means necessary 10 maintain
schools and hat rue. tie districts 't' hdt oc
obliged To- resort iOcal taxation. except fUr building
and repairing purposes. l. the people prefer iiat ne
districts shall c"ntinne 10 receive enough hitct RON
the Sate to support the schools, il is evident that
vised for crossing the amount TO- Le
dsir buted. II we Grart nom this pFne,l'', ,'c. a.
very district in the State that requires more mo ei
than the Ste il able 10 ap-Ort on ~ H. mst every year
take tie ,crssay art n 20 secure hy loo iax the sup
pitmental amount "redcd
Tee last Legislature passed an act 10 encourage the
.stab .hment special ndustria schoOls IN whicb ID
dnslrlaI art Ia to constitute important part oi toe
course OF instruction. The superintendent eoncu -
hls report with the recommendation that four such
schools be cstAbhshcdOnc Paterson. the most npor-
tnnt manuacu centre Of SILK goods Ia the country
one In Newark, city OF varied mahufaciurs"heie tHe
use OF tools empoyedin the shaping Of irou aud wood
could bs taught; IN Trenton, among the
great potleries where training In ART deco
ration could be gwen; aud IN South
Jersey the s.at Of extensive glass works Several
of the tearhers institutes during the were devoted
exclusively 10 iudustra dr Wing. and the rtsut se ms
10 have satisfactory drectlp2 attention u" Tue
subject and many tie county superncDdenis rcpmt
thai lasting interest IN the 6niJcct has been excited
Some Of thr leading figures OF the report are given
below:
Uo"ss ~ ' ...... .............. 81 $685. 54S 90
Total valuation OF schcCl property O%OlOJ5 w
Cost per lcuated school census = ~
90, ne, rinu ca cuaied on average alto II ~
.Ts, o., Trn93nhiv "a aTy OF male teachers SO -
80 81 al trv ~, women teac crs -.....-.. 33 73
1,ota s,b"cl csnsus ... ................. 327,SlS
rC,si emf ma unpilc schools .-......
aysra -. M .ndaucs Observation-Disclosures. ll2.07O
Num1er attending rivaie hocs. 4O7Ul
Percentage o children between ages OF hye ara
eighteen years attending public or private -
The decrease the monthly salaries OF mae
t.nclcrs IL g Ii. md lhnse OF women Us g Al.