Books
|
Not currently available
Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, of the State of New-York (Paperback)
Loot Price: R472
Discovery Miles 4 720
|
|
Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, of the State of New-York (Paperback)
(sign in to rate)
Loot Price R472
Discovery Miles 4 720
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book
(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.
1867 edition. Excerpt: ...in fact. The school registers have been
kept with more care, and the trustees have been more faithful in
the preparation of their annual reports. Most of them expected to
be called ou to make an affidavit to their reports. It does make a
difference with some men. The reported numbers are too high yet,
though nearly right. Some children residing near the boundaries of
districts are reported twice. Perhaps there are ten such cases. The
want of well defined boundaries gives rise to this state of things.
I have tried to remedy this evil as far as I dbuld, and have failed
in one case because the town clerk and supervisor have thought best
to differ with me. In joint districts much discrepancy may arise
between the report and the fact. Rate bills continue to damage our
schools. Taxes are paid to the town collector without grumbling;
yet it is difficult to get a collector for each district to collect
rate bills and school district taxes. If each town was formed into
one consolidated district, with a Board of Education to take charge
of all the schools within the town, I am fully convinced we should
have better attendance and better schools. Rate bills should be
done away with. Two new school houses have been built, several have
been pretty well repaired, some have been adorned and made
attractive, and much greater attention paid to them and their
appurtenances than heretofore. If the School Commissioners were
fully authorized to suspend a district from participation in the
public money, till school houses were in proper condition for
school purposes, a desirable change would soon be effected. An
appeal might be had to the State Superintendent, County Judge, or
Board of Supervisors. Article three, section thirteen, title two,
is now a mere farce--a paper...
General
Imprint: |
Rarebooksclub.com
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2012 |
First published: |
July 2012 |
Authors: |
New York Dept. of Public Instruction
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
118 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-151-13317-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-151-13317-5 |
Barcode: |
9781151133175 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.