. Public schools of the city of Boston. September, 1838 ... i: ;. By a special enactment of the Legislature of the Common-wealth, passed in the year 1S35, twenty-four persons areannually elected, two in each ward of the City, who, with theMayor and the President of the Common Council, constitutethe School Committee, and have the superintendence of thepublic schools. These are one Latin Grammar School, oneEnglish High School, thirteen Grammar and Writing Schools,and eighty three Primary Schools,* in which instruction isfreely given to children of both sexes, commencing at theage of four years.

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. Public schools of the city of Boston. September, 1838 ... i: ;. By a special enactment of the Legislature of the Common-wealth, passed in the year 1S35, twenty-four persons areannually elected, two in each ward of the City, who, with theMayor and the President of the Common Council, constitutethe School Committee, and have the superintendence of thepublic schools. These are one Latin Grammar School, oneEnglish High School, thirteen Grammar and Writing Schools,and eighty three Primary Schools,* in which instruction isfreely given to children of both sexes, commencing at theage of four years. The Primary Schools were instituted in the year 1818, for* fthe gratuitous instruction of children from four to seven yearsAof age. The school-rooms are hired or built by the City, in *The number of Grammar and Primary schools is constantly and rapidly in-creasing. 2 convenient places, and arc designed to accommodate an aver-of about fifty children each. In many, however, theaverage much exceeds this number, on account of the rapid. increase of some portions of

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