New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-17

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FIFTEENTH WARD EVENING scHooLs.-The girls
school held in No. IS, in West Thirteenth street,
is very thoroughly organized, and is in excellent
working order Miss Anna NJ. Rogers acts as princi-
pal, assisted by Misses Margaret Dornan, Martha
Johnson Emily w. Eimonds, and Sarah j. DORIAN:
number of pupils on register = one hundred and
twenty FIVE and the attendance one hundred and If
teen-a very remarkable punctuaGty. Over seventy
of the pupils are new to the evening school. The
eldest pupil is foytwo years Of age, and the young
| est eleven.
The appearance of the school and the order dis
played are most satisfactory The teachers are very
efficient, and appear TO be devoted to their duties.
The nationaities are represented follows Ameri-
can, English Scotch, Irish German, Swiss, Prussian,
ard French.
! The boys school, held in the same building, Is
under the care of Thomas Hunter, Esq, vice
principal Of the day school, aided by Messrs W.
| II. storrs, Edward Gilbert Charles Gates, George
/. Burr. and John Mcfarland. The nanber on reg
lister $50, tie attendance go. Bookkeeping, ariih'
mec, mechanical and architectural drawing and the
common branches, are taught DR.. Williamson is
teacher Of architectural and mechanical drawing,
which IL new feature introduced into the evening
schools by Mr.. Delenater, chairman Of the evening
school committee, whose practical mind and hearty de-
voop TO the interests OF the evening schools are BRING
ing them up to a much higher condition than hiss been
heretofore attained. The organization Of this school
s very thorough and complete. Mr.. Hunter and his
assistants are all accomplished teachers engaged in
our best grammar schools. We noticed one boy, aged
fory.four years who was for the first time in his life
attempting 10 w1ite his own name The pleased and
animated expression of his features as he began to
succeed in his attempts was worth journey to s'e
Troy rNryERsITY-The friends Of education will
no doubt be glad to know that the agents OF this prac
teal scheme for university for the masses have sue
ceeded in securing si6O 900 toward an endowment OF
$500 900. The c liens Of Troy with great hberaly
gave 800 OOO on condition that the friends Of the uni
yersy would raise another 500 900, and thus place
II on strong basis at first This sum Is raised by do
nations and the sale Of scholarships. By subscribing
and paying $780, forty years OF free tuition are se-
cured and by $500, perpetual scholarship. The
scholarships may be hired or sold. The tuition will
be ESQ year to those who have no scholarship The
founders OF the university intend as we learn, to
furnish facilities for the most thorough and practical
mands one of the finest views in the wo'i. The geo.
educ tion at such low terms as to bring
| college education within the reach OF every
enterprisipg young man. Mount Ida is select
ed for the site. 1t is cas-: Of Troy, aud COM
eral agents.. Barber and A. Flsck and their asso
ciates-are now in the city soliciting subscriptions to
make up the 1900 yet lacking
Too Much LIGHT ON BRoApwAI.-Withinsr ecen
period the retail druggists Broadway seem to have
entered into conspiracy to halt blind people passing
either way in front OF their 4ores during the night
In the show windows behind each of the large ,bes
containing various coored liquids, gas burners have
been placed which throw dazzling light into the eyes
of people passing along the street. The powerful re-
Election of light through these globes very injurious
to the eyes and exceedingly annoying, IN a. m sch as
there is drug store on nearly every block On the
corner of Chambers Walker. Canal and other streets
the.s rHe,o in tie drug shops there located are not
not only dssgressbls but dangerous; and many per
sons have narrowly escaped being run over while
ere sing from corner to corner in Oh Dc
half blinded by the powerful light thrown directly INTO
,lf;r e,es as above mentioned. On the soufh-ve''
corner of Cans street this danger the greatest ana
pe.sops pairing down often find il dihcut % mN a