DOCUMENTS

OF THE

BOARD OF EDUCATION

OF THE

City of New-York,

FOR THE

YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1861.

TOR LIBRARY

New-York:

C. S. WESTCOTT & CO., PRINTERS,

No. 79 JOHN STREET.

1862.2

CONTENTS.

NUMBER, DATE, AND SUBJECT.

1861.

Document.

No. 1.-Report from the Executive Committee on Free Academy, in favor of

erecting a fire-proof building for the Library of the Academy on

the lots connected with the Free Academy, and fronting on Twenty-

second street.

2.-Report from the Executive Committee on Normal Schools, proposing

the organization of a School for the Education of Females, to be

known as the "Daily Normal and High School for Females."

3.-Report from the Committee on Teachers, relative to a Tariff of Salaries

for Teachers in the Ward and Primary Schools.

4.-Report from the Committee on Libraries, relative to an act of the

Legislature, entitled, “ An Act in relation to School Libraries,” passed

April 13, 1860.

5.-Report from the Executive Committee on Normal Schools, showing

the Attendance and Grade of the Pupils of said Schools, from

January 1 to April 1, 1861.

6.-Report from the Executive Committee on Free Academy, in favor of

memorializing the Common Council for an appropriation of $75,000

for the purpose of erecting a fire-proof building for the Library of

the Free Academy.

7.-Report from the Committee on Annual Estimate and Apportionment,

on the apportionment of the School moneys for the year 1861.

8.-Report from the Committee on Teachers, to whom was recommitted

their Report relative to Teachers' salaries, proposing an amendment

of the second resolution in said Report, by striking out of said reso-

lution the sum of $400, and inserting instead thereof $450, and re-

commending the adoption of an additional resolution relative to the

maximum salaries of Principals and Vice-Principals.

9.-Report from the Executive Committee on Free Academy, recommend-

ing a change in the Course of Studies pursued in the Free Academy.