ANNUAL STATE NORMAL SCHOOL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 k STATE NORMAL SCHOOL? J.B. HOWARD Del. N.Y FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 17, ALBANY PRINTED BY C. VAN BENTHUYSEN AND CO. ALBANY : PRINTED BY C. VAN BENTHUYSEN AND CO. 1846. Hon. NATHANIEL S. BENTON, Superintendent of Common Schools , Chairman. Hon. GIDEON HAWLEY, LL. D., Albany. Hon. SAMUEL YOUNG, LL. D., Ballston. Hon. HARMANUS BLEECKER, LL. D., Albany. Rev. WM. H. CAMPBELL, D. D., Albany , Secretary. faotmy. DAVTD PERKINS PAGE, A. M. Principal. GEORGE ROBERTS PERKINS, A. M, Professor of Mathematics. WILLIAM FRANKLIN PHELPS, Permanent Teacher of Experimental School. DARWIN GROVES EATON, Teacher of Mathematics , etc. SUMNER CURTISS WEBB, Teacher of Arithmetic and History. SILAS TOWNER BOWEN, Teacher of Grammar , etc. WILLIAM WILLIAMS CLARK, Teacher of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry. ELIZABETH CAROLINE HANCE, Teacher of Beading and Geography. FERDINAND INGERSOLL ILSLEY, Teacher of Vocal Music. JEROME BONAPARTE HOWARD, Teacher of Drawing. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/annualregisterciOOstat GENTLEMENS NAMES. Israel G. Atwood, John R. Anderson, Horace P. Adams, Chauncey W. Allen, Joseph C. Arnold, Oliver C. Belding, Charles L. Brown, Milton H. Baker, Alexander M. Baker, Charles G. Bullock, Anthony Butler, jr. Consul W. Butterfield, Ezra D. Barker, Noah W. Buel, Henry A. Bruner, James Baldwin, jr. William L. Bronson, Charles A. Bouton, Nathaniel Benfield, Truman H. Bowen, Clinton F. Combs, Jacob Chace, jr. Edward W. Chesebro, Morillo Cole, Samuel P. Cole, James Coley, TOWN. Wheatfield, Ellisburgh, Triangle, Galway, Pompey, Oppenheim Centre, Stockbridge, West Bloomfield, Sandy Creek, Cairo, Westfield, Ellington, Le Roy, Easton, Starkey, Preble, Windsor, Harrison, Eaton, Manheim Centre, Hempstead, Hoosick Falls, Guilderland, Smithville, Henderson, Florida, COUNTY. Niagara. Jefferson. Broome. Saratoga. Onondaga. Fulton. Madison. Ontario. Oswego. Greene. Richmond. Chautauque. Genesee. Washington. Yates. Cortland. Broome. Westchester. Madison. Herkimer. Queens. Rensselaer. Albany. Chenango. Jefferson. Montgomery. $ NAMES. TOWN. COUNTY. \ Thomas J. Coller, Rossie, St. Lawrence. i John T. Conkling, Brooklyn, Kings. : Oliver Campbell, Cheektowaga, Erie. < > <> <; James Campbell, Vernon, Oneida. f \ Neil Campbell, Monroe, Orange. < John A. Cramer, Amsterdam, Montgomery. t ; Joel B. Conklin, Sandlake, Rensselaer. / \ Henry W. Collins, Kirkland, Oneida. J Harry Cole, < George D. Chapel, Sherburne, Chenango. Oakfield, Genesee. I > / Charles T. Canfield, Trumansburgh, Tompkins. <; Simeon C. Clark, Gallatin, Columbia. J Albert E. Crane, Urhana, Steuben. \ Ebenezer Curtice, Mayville, Chautauque. i George H. Collier, Mina, U J Benjamin F. Cook, Benton, Yates. < \ Samuel Coburn, Schenectady, Schenectady. < \ Edwin B. Clapp, Belfast, Allegany. S i Lewis Cornell, Van Buren, Onondaga. J Hiram H. Carpenter, Chemung, Chemung. > J William H. Doherty, New- York, New- York. ( \ ^ James Divine, i Abraham Debaun, Wawarsing, Ulster. Clarkstown, Rockland. ■' James E. Dexter, Locke, Cayuga. f Isaac T. Davis, / David P. Dean, Coeymans, Albany. Cazenovia, Madison. > John M. Denton, j George H. Dunham, Durham, Greene. Orangeville, Wyoming. \ | David M.Dodd, Castleton, Richmond. j Elihu Enos, jr. Johnstown, Fulton. < < Delos Fitch, Exeter, Otsego. \ Willard Fitch, < Isaac P. Frink, Otsego, <( West Troy, Albany. ? > < John W. Frisbee, Roxbury, Delaware. l h i Jirah I. Foote, Saugerties, Ulster. NAMES. TOWN. COUNTY. George L. Farnham, John Felt, jr. Francis Ferry, Eli D. Granger, Cyrenius C. Gunn, Edward Gray, Charles Gale, Andrew B. Groom, Addison C. Gibbs, Jedediah Gaskill, Charles H. Gillett, William J. Grannis, Samuel Hallett, Cyrus Holley, Loring G. Huy, Austin A. Hover, Josiah W. Hastings, Edward H. Hallock, Sidney Hopkins, Frederic L. Hanford, Thomas B. Hunt, Alexander L. Haskin, Lyman N. Ingalls, Jeremiah Jenkins, Orson Jackson, Isaac Johnson, Bela W. Jenks, Daniel G. Jones, Alexander King, John N. Knapp, Abram Kipp, Charles Kendall, William O. King, Gifford W. Linsley, Watertown, Felt’s Mills, Leicester, Sodus, Lancaster, Oswego, Beekmantown, Waterloo, East Otto, Porter, Scott, Lyme, Canisteo, Amsterdam, East Painted Post, Germantown, Brandon, Southold, Groton, Stamford, Cambridge, Jackson, Cooperstown, Glenn’s Falls, Westford, Palermo, Crown Point, Aurora, White Creek, Victory, Manchester, W esterlo, Hartland, Cairo, Jefferson. << Livingston. Wayne. Erie. Oswego. Clinton. Seneca. Cattaraugus. Niagara. Cortland. Jefferson. Steuben. Montgomery. Steuben. Columbia. F ranklin. Suffolk. Tompkins. Delaware. Washington. u Otsego. W arren. Otsego. Oswego. Essex. Erie. Washington. Cayuga. Ontario. Albany. Niagara. Greene. 5 NAMES. TOWN. COUNTY. Daniel T. Lennon, Cairo, Greene. l > Charles D. Lawrence, Scipio, Cayuga. Henry R. Lowe, F allsburgh, Sullivan. I Albert Little, Kendall, Orleans. > ? ? John B. Loomis, Champion, Jefferson. > William B. Latham, jr. Thompson, Sullivan. > Oscar W. Lord, Bethany, Genesee. $ James S. Ludington, jr. Exeter, Otsego. Ezra Leonard, Lyons, W ayne. > Edward McNespie, New- York, New- York. Daniel McNespie, New- York, u < > John C. Moses, French Creek, Chautauque. Howard R. Miller, Penn Yan, Yates. Andrew L. Martin, Milan, Dutchess. j Calvin M. Mygatt, Greenville, Greene. ? > > James E. McVean, New- York, New-York. $ DeWitt C. Marsh, Randolph, Cattaraugus. j Barent P. Martin, Root, Montgomery. i Joel Mann, Fairfield, Herkimer. > William H. Niles, Dryden, Tompkins. < Willett S. Northrop, W awarsing, Ulster. William D. Nichols, Berlin, Rensselaer. Yale Northup, Smyrna, Chenango. > / William B. Osburn, Utica, Oneida. ? William Orton, Seneca, Ontario. < Charles H. Oliver, W allkill, Orange. \ \ Walter S. Pettit, Hempstead Queens. John M. Powers, Cuba, Allegany. John Prentice, Albany, Albany. Azariah S. Palmer, Hanover, Chautauque. Isaac Poucher, North Sterling, Cayuga. Richmond Putnam, Stockton, Chautauque. Richard H. Patchin, Wawarsing, Ulster. Joseph H. Palmer, Granby, Oswego. 4 Duncan Robison, Princetown, Schenectady. NAMES. TOWN. COUNTY. Jolin M. Root, Fort Ann, Washington. James M. Rail, Clarkson, Monroe. Daniel B. Ross, Canadice, Ontario. Byron Rice, Mentz, Cayuga. Augustus Rogers, Esopus, Ulster. William Ross, Ovid, Seneca. Julius T. L. Remington, Hopkinton, St. Lawrence. Edwin B. Russ, Utica, Oneida. Thomas H. Reed, Carmel, Putnam. James H. Salisbury, Homer, Cortland. Martin M. Smith, Pike, Allegany. Reuben Shelmidine, Jefferson, Schoharie. Thomas Slater, Caroline, Tompkins. William Smith, Richfield, Otsego. Henry W. Slocum, Cazenovia, Madison. John H. Stephens, Clarkstown, Rockland. Henry J. Sherrill, Eaton, Madison. G. Herman Stevens, Ithaca, Tompkins. Charles C. Shorkley, Scipio Centre, Cayuga. Andrew J. Stevens, S. Columbia, Herkimer. Salmon 0. Simonds, Conewango, Cattaraugus. Thomas L. Turner, Nelson, Madison. Francis A. Thayer, Rome, Oneida. William Trumbull, Queensbury, Warren. Jeremiah G. Tuthill, New Suffolk, Suffolk. Joseph H. Tompkins, Perry, Wyoming. Orange S. Throop, Bergen, Genesee. Stephen P. Uline, Sandlake, Rensselaer. Richard H. Uline, Sandlake, it Franklin Vose, Spencer, Tioga. Abra’m Van Vranken jr. Clifton Park, Saratoga. James Van De Carr, Ghent, Columbia. Myron Wheaton, Tully, Onondaga. John R. Webb, Brownville, Jefferson. -“i rzmmi 2 NAMES. TOWN. COUNTY. Chauncey L. Williams, Lafayette, Onondaga. • Joseph Weller, Geneseo, Livingston. James M. Winchell, Otisco, Onondaga. Augustus H. Wallwork, Huntington, Suffolk. James Wood, Jr. Wales, Erie. William L. Wood, Charlotteville, Schoharie. Daniel E. Whitmore, Columbus, Chenango. James D. Warner, Albany, Albany. LADIES. NAMES. TOWN. COUNTY. Ann R. Atwood, Florida, Orange. Hannah E. Andrews, Coeymans, Albany. Margaret S. Arnout, New-York, New-York. Emiline L. Brown, Ellicottville, Cattaraugus. Mary L. Beale, Kinderhook, Columbia. Mary E. Butler, Stockport, (c Joanna Brooks, Schenectady, Schenectady. Phebe M. Bement, Gaines, Orleans. Melinda Bennett, Syracuse, Onondaga. Emily Bailey, Utica, Oneida. Eliza Crossman, Huntington, Suffolk. Rebecca J. Campbell, Porter, Niagara. Julia A. Covil, Fabius, Onondaga. Elizabeth Cole, Chenango, Broome. Mary Cornwell, New-Lebanon, Columbia. Julia B. Clark, Oswego, Oswego. Emily S. Corwin, Johnstown, Fulton. Mary E. Cook, Prattsburgh, Steuben. Susan Marie Cox, Onondaga Hollow, Onondaga. Ann J. Collins, Thompson, Sullivan. Lucy E. Crandall, Bridgewater, Oneida. Jane Coley, Perinton, Monroe. S. Maria Dady, Homer, Cortland. Sarah Durfee, Palmyra, W ayne. Sarah E. Foster, Sing Sing, Westchester. Julia M. Fitch, Chatham, Columbia. | NAMES. TOWN. COUNTY. \ l Emeline J. Fenn, Davenport, Delaware. \ \ Martha J. Fitzpatrick, Albany, Albany. l * Angeline D. Gibson, Duanesburgh, Schenectady. < | Catharine M. Guffin, Carlisle, Schoharie, \ Sarah A. Guffin, Carlisle, Schoharie. < j * Sarah Helen Goodman , Chester, W arren. 5 Ellen Garahan, Brooklyn, Kings. s j Catharine M. Goodman, Bolton, Warren. j Cornelia E. Gifford, Albany, Albany. j s Sarah A. Gue, Farmington, Ontario. > Catharine Griffin, New- York, New-York. l Phebe Ann Haight, Stanford, Dutchess. J Caroline L. Hawley, Schodack, Rensselaer. Harmony E. Hamilton, Sandlake, Rensselaer, < Charlotte D. Hill, Owego, Tioga, | *Roxana Hackley, Plainfield, Otsego. J Marguerite M. Hillman, Albany, Albany. \ Elizabeth Hatfield, Macedon, Wayne, j Jane A. Holbrook, Lima, Livingston. i Marcia L. Hard, Hunter, Greene. J > Adaline A Halbert, Cincinnatus, Cortland. j A. Minerva Hurd, Royalton, Niagara. j i Caroline Howland, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess. ] Ann Mercy Hoag, Nassau, Rensselaer. l Maria L. Isham, Watertown, Jefferson. > ? Cornelia M. Johnson, Champion, Jefferson. < Semantha Jones, N. Stephentown, Rensselaer. J Sarah Jenner, New- York, New-York. < Harriet E. Jenks, Amenia, Dutchess. s < Emily E. Jones, New-Lebanon, Columbia. j> < S. Almira Jenner, New- York, New-York. J Mary E. Kelley, New-York, N ew-Y ork. $ Delia Krum, Middleburgh, Schoharie. s \ Margaret Lyon, Little Falls, Herkimer. | Edna Lapham. — — ™ Macedon, Wayne. | 1 NAMES. TOWN. COUNTY. Mary Ann Lee, Little Falls, Herkimer. Sarah Lyon, Edinburgh, Saratoga. Charlotte G. McGovern, Watson, Lewis. Christina McMillen, Collins, Erie. Eliza McKinney, Malta, Saratoga. Catharine R. Miller. Wallkill, Orange. Amy Mott, Williamson, Wayne. Laura Munson, Caledonia, Livingston. Nancy McHinch, Broome, Schoharie. Sophia A. McNaughton, Mumford, Monroe. Charlotte McDuffie, Albany, Albany. Ann E. McDowell, Wayne, Steuben. Maria P. Mason, Sangerfield, Oneida. Barbara H. McDonnell, New- York, New-York. Rachel C. Newman, S. Onondaga, Onondaga. Ann Maria Ostrom, Perry, Wyoming. Cynthia A. Osborn, Yorktown, Westchester. Ann Amenia Pomeroy, New- York, New-York. Mary F. Perkins. Brooklyn, Kings. Jane E. Platt, Ticonderoga, Essex. Julia A. Potter. Floyd, Oneida. Ann E. Palmer, Sharon, Schoharie. Abby Perry, Schenectady, Schenectady. Cynthia A. Pierce, Middlefield', Otsego. Mary A. Perrine, Root, Montgomery. Emiline Russell, Rhinebeck, Dutchess. Hannah L. Robinson, New-York, New-York. Mary J. Rogers, Pittsford, Monroe. Harriet E. Reed, Oneonta, Otsego. Mary G. Sabine, Naples, Ontario. Elizabeth Slade, Westerlo, Albany. Elizabeth Stiles, Tompkins, Delaware. Patience Smith, New-York, New-York. Frances M. Sherman, Stillwater, Saratoga. Agnes Schoonmaker, — ~ Bethlehem, Albany. — 14 NAMES. town. COUNTY. Hannah E. Stevens, Cicero, Onondaga. Sarah E. Smead, White Creek, W ashington. Martha Stratton, Lansinghurgh, Rensselaer. Alida B. Taintor, Coxsackie, Greene. Catharine M. Tuttle, Sherburne, Chenango. Ruth Ann Tweedy, New- York, N ew-Y ork. Elizabeth Tallmadge, Albany, Albany. L. Maria Thacher, Eaton, Madison. Nancy A. Turner, Nelson, Madison. Sarah E. Thompson, Buffalo, Erie. Selenda M. Uline, Sandlake, Rensselaer. Susan R. Van Amringe, Rye, Westchester. Cath. V an Y alkenburgh, Prattsburgh, Steuben. E. 0. Van Amringe, Montgomery, Orange. Joanna L. Van Duser, ' Walkill, Orange. Catharine Vanderburgh, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess. M.H. Van Valkenburgh, Prattsburgh, Steuben. C. Matilda White, Athens, Greene. Julia E. Wells, Sandlake, Rensselaer. B. Malvina Williams, Lafayette, Onondaga. Caroline E. Wells, Rome, Oneida. Charlotte A. Wray, N. Granville, Washington. Deborah T. Wilber, Saratoga, Saratoga. Eliza Winton, Catharine, Chemung. Henrietta B. White, Baldwinsville, Onondaga. Mary Whalen, Milton, Saratoga. Gentlemen, ... 172 Ladies, . 122 Total, . 294 ©ICMWJLAm. The Normal School for the State of New-York, was esta blished by an act of the Legislature in 1844, “ for the instruc- v tion and practice of Teachers of Common Schools, in the science \ of Education, and in the art of Teaching.” Its sole object is to > improve the teachers of Common Schools ; and the course of l study and conditions of admission have been adopted with re- $ ference to that object. > Each county in the State is entitled to send to the School a \ number of pupils, (either male or female,) equal to twice the j number of members of the Assembly in such county. The > pupils are appointed by the county and town superintendents at j a meeting called by the county superintendent for that pur - 1 pose. This meeting should be held and the appointment made s at least two weeks before the commencement of each term, or \ as soon as information is received as to the number of vacancies. <> A list of the vacancies for each term will be published in the l District School Journal, as early as the number of such vacan- \ cies can be ascertained, — usually before the close of the former 5 term. > Pupils once admitted to the school will have the right to re - 1 main until they graduate, — unless they forfeit that right by < voluntarily vacating their place, or by improper conduct. COURSE OF STUDY. The following is the course of study for the school ; and a thorough acquaintance with the whole of it, on the part of the male pupils, is made a condition for graduating : Orthography, - Analysis of Derivative Words, Reading and Elocution. Writing, - Geography and Outline Maps, (with map drawing,) - English Grammar, (with Composition,) History of United States, Human Physiology, - Mental Arithmetic, - Elementary Arithmetic, Higher Arithmetic, - Elementary Algebra, Higher Algebra, Chaps. VII. and VIII. (omitting Multinomial Theorem and Recurring Series,) - Geometry, Six Books, - Plane Trigonometry, as contained in - Land Surveying, - Natural Philosophy, - Chemistry, (with experimental lectures,) Intellectual Philosophy, - Moral Philosophy, - Constitutional Law, with select parts of the Statutes of this State, most intimately connected with the rights and duties of citizens, - Rhetoric, Theory and Practice of Teaching, - - Normal Chari. Town's. - National W. Book. Mitchell's. Brown's. Wilson's. Lee's. Colburn's. Perkins'. Perkins'. Perkins'. Mathematical Geography, Use of Globes, and Elements of Astro- nomy, - Perkins'. Davies' Legendre. Davies' Legendre. Davies'. Olmstead's. Gray's. Abercrombie' s. Lectures. Young's Science of \ Gov.; Rev. Statutes. \ Lectures. Lectures and Expe - \ rimental School. - Lectures. | Lessons in Drawing and Vocal Music, to be given to all. 17 9 f I The same course of study, omitting the Higher Algebra, Plane Trigonometry and Surveying, must be attained by fe- $ males as a condition of graduating. > N. B. Any of the pupils who desire further to pursue mathe- | matics, can be allowed to do so after completing the above course \ of study. QUALIFICATION OF APPLICANTS. > Females sent to the school must be sixteen years of age, and l s males eighteen. t j The superintendents, in making their appointments, are ] J urged to pay no regard to the political opinions of applicants. \ j The selections should be made with reference to the moral worth > ^ and abilities of the candidates. Decided preference ought to be \ > given to those, who in the judgment of the superintendents, give j ] the highest promise of becoming the most efficient teachers of j \ common schools. It is also desirable that those only should be \ i appointed who have already a good knowledge of the common \ j branches of study, and who intend to remain in the school until | l they graduate. \ ENTRANCE. All the pupils on entering the school, are required to sign the following declaration : — “ We the subscribers hereby declare, that it is our intention to devote ourselves to the business of teaching district schools , and that our sole object in resorting to this Normal School is the better to prepare ourselves for that important duty.” As this should be signed in good faith on the part of the pu- pils, they should be made acquainted with its import before they are appointed. It is expected of the superintendents, that they shall select such as will sacredly fulfil their engagements in this particular. 3 -'•'mm 18 , . . . { j Pupils on entering the school are subjected to a thorough j \ examination, and are classified according to their previous at- > } tainments. The time required to accomplish the course will ! i depend upon the attainments and talents of the pupil, varying \ j from one to four terms. Very few however can expect to gradu - 1 < ate in one term. > PRIVILEGES OF THE PUPILS. ( All pupils receive their tuition free. They are also furnished < with the use of text-books without charge ; though if they l already own the books of the course, they would do well to < bring them, together with such other books for reference as they l may possess. Moreover, they draw a small sum from the fund 5 for the support of the school, to defray in part their expenses. j It is proposed to apportion the sum of $ 1,700 among the 256 < pupils, who may compose the school during the next term. j 1. Each pupil shall receive three cents a mile on the distance \ from his county town to the city of Albany. 2. The remainder J of the $1,700 shall then be divided equally among the stu- J dents in attendance. 5 The following list will show how much a student of each < county will receive, during the ensuing term : $ Albany, $2.41; Allegany, $10.09; Broome, $6.76; Catta- | raugus, $11.17 ; Cayuga, $7.09 ; Chautauque, $12.49; Che- < mung, $8.35; Chenango, $5.41; Clinton, $7.27; Columbia, | $3.28 ; Cortland, $6.67 ; Delaware, $4.72 ; Dutchess, $4.66; 5 Erie, $10.93; Essex, $6.19; Franklin, $8.77 ; Fulton, $3.76 ; | Genesee, $9.73 ; Greene, $3.43 ; Hamilton, $4.87 ; Herkimer, j 84.81; Jefferson, $7.21 ; Kings, $6.97; Lewis, $6.28; Li- | vingston, $9.19 ; Madison, $5,44; Monroe, $8.98 ; Montgom- ery, $3.61; New-York, $6.85; Niagara, $10.72; Oneida, > $5.29 ; Onondaga, $6.40 ; Ontario, $8.26 ; Orange, $5.44 ; | Orleans, $10.12 ; Oswego, $7.21 ; Otsego, $4.39 ; Putnam, 4 $5.59 ; Queens, $7.63 ; Rensselaer, $2.59 ; Richmond, $7.32 ; ! / Rockland, $6.07 ; Saratoga, $4.78 ; Schenectady, $2.86 ; Schoharie, $3.07 ; Seneca, $7.54 ; St. Lawrence, $8.59 ; Steuben, $8.89; Suffolk, $9.16; Sullivan, $5.80: Tioga, $7.42; Tompkins, $7.31; Ulster, $4.15; Warren, $4.27; Washington, $3.85; Wayne, $7.84; Westchester, $6.46; Wyoming, $9.85; Yates, $7.96. It is proper to state, that if the number of pupils is less than 256, the sum to be received will be proportionately increased. The above schedule shows therefore the minimum sum to be re- ceived by each pupil. His apportionment cannot be less than as above stated, and it may be more. This money will be paid at the close of the term . APPARATUS. A well assorted apparatus has been procured, sufficiently ex- tensive to illustrate all the important principles in Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and Human Physiology. Extraordinary facilities for the study of Physiology are afforded by the Museum of the Medical College, which is open at all hours for visitors. LIBRARY. Besides an abundant supply of text -books upon all the branches of the course of study, a well selected miscellaneous library has been procured, to which all the pupils may have access free of charge. In the selection of this library particular care has been exercised to procure most of the recent works upon Education, as well as several valuable standard works upon the Natural Sciences, History, Mathematics, &c. The State library is also freely accessible to all. TERMS AND VACATIONS. 5 The year is divided into two terms, so as to bring the vaca- ] tions into April and October, the months for holding the ^Teachers’ Institutes. This also enables the pupils to take ad- J vantage of the cheapness of traveling by the various means of J water communication in the State, in going to and from the i school. \ The Summer Term commences on the first Monday in May, \ and continues twenty weeks, with an intermission of one week < from the first of July. \ The Winter Term commences on the first Monday in No- \ vember, and continues twenty-two weeks, with an intermis- j sion from Christmas to New Year’s day inclusive. i — | PROMPT ATTENDANCE. also to the rigors of a private examination. After the first week | no student except for the strongest reasons, shall he allowed to j enter the school. PRICE OF BOARD. The price of board in respectable families, varies from $1.50 to $2.00, exclusive of washing. Young gentlemen by taking a room and boarding themselves, have sustained themselves at a lower rate. This can better he done in the summer term. The ladies and gentlemen are not allowed to hoard in the same families. Particular care is taken to he assured of the respectability of the families who propose to take boarders, be- fore they are recommended to the pupils. EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOL. Two spacious rooms in the building are appropriated to the accommodation of the two departments of this school. These two departments are under the immediate supervision of the Permanent Teacher, who is a graduate of the Normal School. The object of this school is to afford each Normal Pupil an / opportunity of practising the methods of instruction and disci- pline inculcated at the Normal School, as well as to ascertain his “ aptness to teach,” and to discharge the various other duties pertaining to the teacher’s responsible office. Each member of the graduating class is required to spend at least two weeks in this department. In the Experimental School there are ninety-three pupils be- tween the ages of six and sixteen years. Fifty-eight of these are free pupils. The free seats will be hereafter given exclu- sively to fatherless children, residing in the city of Albany. This is in consideration of an appropriation by the city to defray in part the expense of fitting up one of the rooms of the school. The remaining thirty-five pupils are charged $20 per year for | tuition and use of books. This charge is made merely to de- | fray the expense of sustaining the school. 22 H7" The present term will close on the 17th of September. The examination of the various classes will occupy the week previous to the close. The public exercises appropriate to the close of the term will be held on the afternoon of the 17th. The friends of the school and of education generally, are re- spectfully invited to attend. /; 'V (£% ■J l V/ V