New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
tho Franklin Club 25s This Is the nrst defeat the
Brooklyn bowlers have sustained this season.
GREAT GROWTH or THE SCHOOLS.
SUPERINTENDENT JAsPERs REPORT.

INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE IN THE UPPER WARDS
CONSOLIDATION OF DEPARTMENTS.
In his report of the work in the public schools
OF NewYork Tor the year 1885 which published at
noon yesterday. Superintendent jasper presents the
various features of the public school system and shows
the growth that It has attained. Tho total
number of schools. not including the College OF tho City
OF New York. under tho supervision OF the Board Of
Education Is 800. This embraces the Normal Col
lego and Training Department. forty-six grammar
schools for males forty for females thirteen for
both scxcs seventy five primary departments and forty
separate primary schools eight corporate schoos
twenty eight evening schools and the Nautical School
Ship. Tho number Is reduction Of one compared
with 1884, not from decrease In attendance hut from
consolidation OF several departments. Two primary
schools were consolidated and new one organized
Ono male evening school discontinued, one trans
ferred. and two female evening schools organized It
has been determined by the Board OF Education to In
crease the twodopartment schools composed OF
primary and male female grammar departments and
to decrease when possible those three departments which
group malo and female grammar departments In one
building.
The enrolment and average attendance for 1885 was
greater tnan 1t has been In the history OF the Now
York schools the year the whole number enrolled
and taught, reached 30O459 The average attendance
for the year was 024 161O tho year pre-
vious. In October, 1884, the month following the sum
when tho accessions are largest the enroll
1871; last October there increase OF
nearly 5000 During years this Increase has been
steady, notwithstanding tho want OF now schools In
1878 the average attendance in the grammar and
primary schools alone was 9S4ol In 1852, l299S9 an
Increase OF 80 per cent continuousncreasc shown
by the school statistics In the Ninth, TENTH Eleventh.
Twelfth. Thirteenth, Twenty second. Twenty thrd ana
Twenty fourth Wards. while in the Second , ritth
Seventh and Eight. Fourteenth aud Fifteenth WARNS
there has been continuous decrease In attendance
large growth Is shown In al the wards except the
Nineteenth, where the school accommodation is all oc-
cupicd At present the schools north OF Forteth ST.
represent nearly Az per cent OF the attendance.
In the register OF the grammar aud primary grades
prsponderaDce is shown OF female pupils In The former
while this is reversed In the primary schools the boys
taking tho lead This Mr. Jasper says due to tho Tact
that boys sent 70 school at an earlier age than gI
In the grammar and primary schools the total number OF
bows is ~ SS7 and OF girls 1880. On December the
whole number OF pupils under siN years was I'D
During 1855 there 1926 graduates from the gram
schools, 1872 male and ,l34 female The nstruc-
ton employment to 3S2l teachers - more thhn
in 1884. Nearly half OF tnis addition was TOT
primary teachers. The full number OF new teachers a-
pointed during the year MI anc TO meet tho
school growth 1915 male and l73 female In adj
diOn 10 these superintendent Jasper granted 10
teach 81 male aud 32l female teachers 25O Oh the
latter being graduates OF the Normal College lheso
licenses provisional anc are SUBJECT 70 tno ees. Vi
actual work. special axaulnatlon being necessary TOT
permanent license TO teach The corporate SCHOOLS tns
participate by law IN the school fund and are supervised
by the Board arei
The New.York orphan ASYLUM Prote ltnt HaliOrpha d
Asylum and Watts Asylum, Colored orphan Asyul
Hebrew Orphan Asylum Ladies Home Mission, Five POINTS
House OF Industry. New.lOrk Juvenile Asylum h0uaI
If he Rupred and Crnpel Nursery ani Chnd Hospital
and it, branch staten Island the Assoc on dor 20
chGrens Aid society schools aud Tho American Female
Guardian society schools
Under the Compulsory Education Act a training DO
partment is provided fer carrying out tho requirement
OF tie law, full report OF its work In the ueheS
populated wards OF the city Is given IN mr Jasper re-
port II shows that 1881 visits were made during the
wear homes and factories, and 1870 gases Vi
children were Investigated