eRK, sATURDAY moRNIsG, FEBRUARY a, 1898.
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which are in addition TO the visitations, are heid


twice year. And il viii probably be matter OF


surprise to yeurself-csrtainly to others aos &C.


auainted with the character OF the Schools OF New


York-to learn that % weeks (being nearly halt


the year) were devoted by the Executive Commit


tee of the Public Schools, and the Standing Com


i,tce of the Primary Schools. TO ,has labor during


the last twelve months. This labor was per-


formed. moreover, without dollar of csnpeasa-


ton, and from pure love to the cause OF popular In


struction. The system which they have adopted


for conducting the examinations IS equeiiy rgla


and efficient. Before commencing their semi-an'


nual labor, the Committees supply themselves with
books not used in the Schools, relating to the


branches upon which the classes are to ee exam
ined. The visits are made 10 the Schools without
giving them any previous notice. The lessons tor
reading are previously selected; also IS the vo-
cabuIary for spelling, and also the questions IN
arithmetic, geography and astronomy; and noted
down. The corresponding classes in each School
are examined upon the same lessons and questions,
and every incorrect answer is recorded BY one OF
the Committee in a book kept for that purpose


The examination being completed, the results are
written down, and table formed, exhibiting at
single glance the relative and comparative standing
OF every School, its excelences and deficiencies
These results are printed in Circular form, and
copy sent to every Teacher, who thus ascertalss
the relative merits Of his own School, ty which ne
is either encouraged to persevere, or warned OF
the necessity of bringing up his classes IN those
parts in which the Circular shows them to have
been deficient. A second deficiency upon the same
point is accompanied by reprimand; aud ii the
evil be not remedied by the next succeeding exam
in alton, the Teacher is dismissed. In order to
afford you perhaps more distinct idea OF the
tabular reports of one of these sem-annual exam,
nations which | have attempted to describe,
shall transmit herewith copy of the one just Is
sued to the Teachers embodying the results OF the
examinations of the Primary Schools in the lete
month of November. See document D. BY
running over the first table, you will perceive, tor
instance, that Primary School No. l ranks as No.
. in Reading, No. 3 in Punctuation, No in
Spelling. No. l in Definitions, No. 9 in Artth-
,actical Tables, No. . in Geography, No n
Slatewrilng, No. in Order, and the same In
Cleanliness, &c. &c.


have asserted in u former part of this Report
that these Schools were never in so iiourlshlng
condition, either as to their efficiency or the mum.
5crs Of their pupils, as at the present time. W
their efficiency you can Judge from the account l
nave already presented of their organization and
iscipline. Meantime, the following tables will
,ustain the latter branch Of the observation be
whole number of white pupils attending all the
society's schools, on the lst of May last, was
l8, ,34l, and of colored 93S, viz: