The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-23

over and over again. and that heated to A. h,vh t.
Psraturs = the human body can endure it only
demands reform How is 1t possible to teach 1--WE or sis
hundred children In ere room
The School Commissioners a these large schoos
the ground that they have better discipline aaa
afford to employ competent principal to manage the
Can there be greater absurdty than to maintain that
schoel Of two thousand be under better dfcipln
than Of hundred Besides being charged with the
government the principal instructs a class small
Of some five hundred II would be quite reasonable
to place General OF Division to instruct squad in the
manual exercise, or n the goose step The amount Of
education received der this system must be extremely
limited, especially when all the pupils answer at
One may furnish mind for the whole ou. thus is not the
little throughout the country Instead OF spending SO
much money the schoohousss to beautify the city
lees expensve and make the salaries such as to command
the first talent in the land and then men will be found
the highest social position The people are ready pay
for this If t is done right for they know 1t win
ton for their children II it to save expense that the
sehool Commissioners pursue the present plan, they
mupca.d for half the present cost by letting the in
structon out by contract to some Yankee. No doubt
many may be easily fund to relieve the School Commits
soners Of all furhr trouble. The system in opera
ton is exI epsve and does not give a reasonable
amount Of education, and ought to be changed Let
there be built four school houses costing ten thousand
dollars each instead Of costing forty Thousand snc
put into Il two hundred and fifty children with masters
at least as numerous and equally competent those
charged with the instruction of two thousand II
this is adopted throughout the city we may eutertsin
reasonable expectation that the children will be educated
November ~ 1851.
INCIDENTS, ETC.
The continual conversation the suhj Of this sad
affair brings tie recital of incidents all OF which
are extremely interesting Among these are the follow
At the time of the alarm, Miss Mary e. Higgins, one
of the teachers Of class X had 80 children rem to &c
years OF age in class 16 feet square. The panic
seized them an she could not restrain them They es
capped from the room and three were killed; some Of
fhaHt mad nf ind Tha 40 mas
completely beside Themselves quite number bega
to take of their clothes and shoes. This snguar
move but being commenced by of the scholars the
rest followed their example, not knowing what they did.
1t is said thai" one poor girl who was the stair
ed toward the edge of the stairs threw her around
ayouser girl next to her who, having more support
the grasp of her friend said Anne GO please you
Will drag down with you And Anne did let go; She
kept her footing for few seconds and then reeed and
fell upon the mass Of sufferers below She among.
the dad"
The following incident i, related Of noble boy,
named Alfred Gage. who, after reaching the ground
floor in safety his brother the fatal staircase,
vainy seeking to retain his footing Alfred attempted
to make his way back to sssiet his brother but
his efforts ruitless; end placing himself below the
little fellow, he told him to spring down-a height Of
twenty feet thus called upon the boy T t the
injured
that do not fully credit the rumor that for
raj days previous TO the disaster had prevailed
the children, that the bull ing In dsDger offang
How il originated cannot be explained but the fact wi
partly account for the extraordinary panic that seiz
upon The minds Of the children many Of whom a,tualls
believed that the building was falling"
ADDITIONAL INJURED.
The following Of injured children, not before
ported have been returned to the Ninth ward Station
House =
Charles Yos Of Twenty. sixth street. has leg broken,
and has suffered other injuries.
Julia Moore eight years Of age residing q. % Fourth
street has ,Uttained considerable injury he- head an
both legs are badly bruised
Mary Ings Of II Hammond street, is considerably in
jured; she has q cut the front part OF her head