The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
NEW YORR'S SCHOOL SYSTEM.
The Departments Operations More Impor.
tant Than Those of some Nations.

In respect TO the number OF persons engaged
in its service, the amount Of annual expense
entaiIed and the variety and Importance Of the
public services rendered by Il. the New York
DEPARTMENT Of Education. the public school
system Of the greater New York. virS with
some nations in its operations. BY a provision
~tscction 1OSJl Of the New York city charter, the
annual report OF the Board Of Education is
made. not rs is usual with department reports
nj the first Of he year. but during the summer
vacation. the time when tho employees of the
department have ampls time for such work
and when a thorough INNS Of the depart
mcnt's worl; is possible without interruption
and without the confusion arising from con
slant changes.
The last report Of the New York Department
OF Education was made on Aug. /. 1919. or
rather it was prepared on that day to cover the
operations OF the year preceding. 1t showed
the expenses OF the Department Of Education
in the five boroughs to have been SlG.O2S.U UO.
Many European and South American Govern
mcnts do not collect or diSbursc in a yea: So
great n sum: certainly no European or South
American Government expcnIirg S1G,OUO,WOO
IN Il year derives from the uItlny the almost in
cal"uIabl" benefits in the diffusion Of cdu-
"%atlnutl advantages that flow from the
%SlS"@ d, EGuca at the yS MSE' G GSFk ,n ncT" a,ai
in an. goes for the payment Of salaries To-
teachers. In III" category Of regular school
teachers or those l"rnan"nily employed in tn"
d'iarinrut "Htsid" OF III" tGr"ugh< Of Queens
for salaries. in addition to which SI7.UOO is
raid during tho year totca"hcrS of MUSIC. $50
GOO +" trnrHrrS 81 drawing. $4,000 to teach
II Im,n'nnaaaiY tIr1ri'niIn'G:.. $3tt,oG6i l." ktndr ,rsui't'1
,]"a"h"rs' %3SMM L%r IN" training class i%rr
srhu"l-. Tn" next most important item Of
school "yu"nsc IN New York is for building and
var v%i!%", wa a.'' Sill. * .%n&' H Vf,1r !, Of lTi%GMi""HH I ISn
item 81 school extensions land and buildings l..
9to'nl OF, Sl,17o,GnM, and thu item Of r"rairs
cost, "f .choo!Gook, and school ,apraratu-
,Tloh,s; mars. hlnrkhoariS; chalk. s],,at"s; ben
bells ,thrrcw srxp"ntcdS l71.UUo I"rrrintins
and po~taG" ther" was expended S5t.'NU ana
luH III" phN 81 other employees Of the depart
m"nt. truaury officers and physicians. 500.
"on. OF this las, sum Sl""i"oo is Iaid t.!
t",the SUPERINTENDENT ~ buildings $lO.3CO
IN computing the expenses ot maintenance
II Is rn-i"mary I" CIV" only III" actual cash re-
cents and Disbursements. hut tines" are realty
mirl"a ing h%"a",% th"y t9,l Thn,t Ct tho m
are in. rented. structures. tn" great MAJORITY
n"inG IN buildings owned, hv IN" CT, and paid
buildings, therefore. III" rent is actually wlid
nth" form ~ in'er"s, on IA" bonds. but this
the Department Of Education ha-. rrir-
t%lrHl'v. most uf the schools free I rent
Moreover. tn" rltv Of New York "xrmrts
it, school buildings from taxation and
from water rents. items which if added
To th" Other expense for rentals would bring
M III" 'u'nl To an amount much beyond m"
Ur"-"ut figure. As II j.. III" city uf New YORK
"Nr"ud, SlH3.OOO for rented school buildings
where site EaN" not been, or cannot easily h..
acquired. SOM" other items II OUTLAY are in
s,tau"": to III" amount Of Slu.42I; l%anitors'
Inv aud I%an,iors' supplies, 500, UWD; water
rates ON routed property. the pAympnt Of which
and 'l"r,ricitv. S27S,5OO In addition TO those
sums Their" arc SON" minor items III OUTLAY
and the expenses Of schools in the boroughs Of
Queens and Richmond, which amount col
l~ectively 10 81 ,5lN.uW additional. These items
do not include the expense Of the College of tho
city Of New York. for which S2OO,0OOa year IL
appropriated, and 81 the Normal College. for
WHICH SlI0.OOO Is apprOprlatHl