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But in order to afford yet fuller information,
in all the inurest particulars that can De desired,
as to the numbers in the several schools, the num-


Der Of each respective age Of the pupils up to SIX
teen years, together with variety of other parti
culars, beg leave TO refer yeu TO the large table
which shall forward with this report, prepared
for me with great pains and labor by Mr Seton,
the excellent and interchangeable agent of the Public
School Society. [See document E. | also trans
nit 10 you another sheet, likewise prepared 81
Mr. Setoa, containing statement ofthe numbers
taught and their ages, from May, ls4l, to May
134a, together with the results of an inquiry lnsti
ri,ed in 1899, for the purpose of ascertaiang the
whole number of pupils then taught In all tina
schools of the city. [See document F


Believing that much of misrepresentation mas
been sent abroad through the State, IN regard 10
the numbers OF children in the City OF Ne"-f ork
left from year to year to grow up IN Ignorance,
without instruction in any schools whatever, II mas
been my desire To obtain general census OF al


the schools in the City, public AID private, OF ev-
ery grade, similar TO that which was obtained az
the cost of mach labor by the Public Schoo! SseI-
ety, in 1929. To this end | caused an advertise


nent TO be extensively published, inviting the RI


cipals and Teachers of the various Schools TO alo
nv inquiries few of them only possessed sut-
fcient public spirit to respond to the invitation =
Adopting such other means, however, as time aud
circumstances would sliow, and by the assistance
af soma of the Teachers in the Public Schools,
who had themselves been private instructors, ana
who are we'll acquainted with zaany teachers in The
private Schools, through the aid, likewise, OF Ns.
Seton. I have been enabled to form an estimate


which is probably not fer from the Truth; and q


rue, i. viii be seen thss when rhe late Secretary


of State made his report upon this subject con