The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07
FACTS ABoUr VIEW FORKS SCHOOLS.


The total expense Of New York citys school depart.
ment this year is e5OoOoOO. OF this sum $500 900
goes Tor the salaries Of principals teachers subst
tutes, and employees Of the Board OF Education.
There are 9,Iol school teachers In the ray OF the
New York Board Of Education. exclusive OF 23T prln.
cipais, 90 vceprlncipas, 221 special teachers-l27
teachers OF music 30 Of German. 80 of drawing,
~ of the French language.
Tho public schools OF New FORK use in year 2iOOO
tons u coal. For this the city IL paying $3.50 ton
this item amounting to sgi 300 The amount OF wood
burned by tho schools OF New York amounts TO s25
cords IN year. for which the city pays IS 80 per cord
The total expense for fuel IL therefore In Of
100000. The expense Of gas for the schools " New
York Is $4,000 this year Increase last year OF
$4,000 for this item.
Jnnitors in New York schools are paid the basis
Of the ~ tho schools which they have charge
This Item amounts this year to SI1BOOO exclusive "
the Iantors OF the evening schools and OF the watch
men, for whose puy s2,Coo is provided.
Toward the expenses OF the public school depart
mcnt " the city Government the state contributes
t1OOOOO this year Against this there IL raised by To-
cal taNnt ON and pail TO the state Treasurer ty the
city OF New YORK 81 1ss 600 the city Is taxed t
100000 net toward the support of the schools OF the
state exclusive OF the required to ntain the
city's schools
Among the appropriations for the maintenance of
the schools OF New York this year sliOOO for
pairs exclusive of heating and plumbing (which cost
tsOO0O additional, $4,000 for free lectures, $4,000
for furniture, $4,000 for pianos and their repair
$500 for libraries In schools $50 900 for the nautical
school, si25OOo for the Normal College, and 100000
for the College Of the city Of New York.
The year, Of compulsory attendance at New York
schools from eight to fourteen years The arrests
for truancy amount to less than 800 in year.
against 1000 tho average OF ten years ago The
Der children In New York between the ages
ofeight and fourteen Is less in proportion to the pop
ulatlon each year. Tho average attendance In the
schools OF New York Is 10000.
The highest salary paid a school principal In New
York Is $1,000. this being the limit after fourteen
years service The professors In the Normal College
receive $4,000 year. The professors In the College
Of the City Of New York receive $4,000 The President
OF the New York College and the President OF the Nor
mai College get the same snlary-sT,5OO.
There twentyono members OF the Board OF Edu.
cation, and they serve without compensation. They
appointed by the Mayor and all efforts to restrict
his powers to the appointment OF men chosen from
various parts Of the city that each section OF the
town should have equal representation have failed
in tho Legislature. OF the twenty.one School Com.
mssoners present twenty reside above Fourteenth
street and only one below that line
Tho present meeting place OF the Board OF Educa-
tion at the OF Grand and Elm streets Is entire
~ suited for the transaction OF the business OF the
Board and should have been succeeded long ago by
modern structure containing requisite improvements.
when, however, the Commissioners have proposed
the erection OF a building for the use OF the
roard two s.,,ous oh,cc,,on. have h.., ,rno.oa
ono tho, IN. os,,hI,.h,.,t n, such hn,idt, ,,,,,a
involve large expenditure of money for
q, ,,o,,d he an un,onu,ar an lone "a h.r.
sie ~ many noo' cu,'''en ,h various paris vi Ne"
,"iN "o p''iu WIN '""o' a.'"'hi'ona',ons' ino
o,mehs'ons OF INC boaru OF hduca,oh oui'o'ns are
NY " 'uo ni,eu ~. p'ope,9 - o"neu o' 'ho
cNy' us assesseu Na'uat'oh oe'ns s'o'uoo' new
STRUCTURE su'eu 10 Az the requirements Oh the boaru
Piooaoy eouo no. oe ior less thah sEooooo'
'h' 'iuat'on U, 'he present nea"quaI'ersis remote
from moS' vi 'nc heho"s' anu ais" remote from the
peculiar appropriation made by the city for the
expenses Of the Board OF Education Is the sum OF
Twentythrd and Twcnty.fourth wards-the anne ed
district. These two wards beyond the Harlem, which
include about half OF the area OF New York have
ample school facilities but the schools not readily
reached because the population in certain portions Of
New York has invested in schooihouse property
fully S2o,oO0,o00. According to the last oficiai
Innate made tho value OF school sites owned by the
city was ~ 25OO0O
fn'yiour NeW iork sehoo' ou''u'hss arc 10 oe con
nec'ed WIN Suo~aSs 'ns year a' an expense OF shsoo
ne schoos OF Ne" iofk are almost exceptional
ahohs ui"se IN ae inrse CITIES OF inc country TOT
'he'r ireeuom from acciueh' anu panic Cndouoediy
'ne eioSc hie eonhec',on mas sohe'hhs 10 40 win
tnis, put 'he hre urh uhuouo'cuiy much more
"''hih "'e minutes ,ho 'arses' scnoo III We" iork
may De cleared without confusion DANGER or excite
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The present law covering truancy wa. passed by the