The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-13

3S-Carke street, Bro0me Observation-Disclosures.
Is Filth street, avenue C................ IL
34-Broome street, Sheriff. Observation-Disclosures. Is
2l-Marion street, near Prince. .............. II
1l-Seventeenth street, Eighth 10
lq-rourteenth street. near First avenue ..,... IL
1s-Fifty -hrst street, near Lexington avenue. 10
33rwenty-eighth street, near Ninth avenue 20
1A-Tweu,y- seventh street, Second avenue 49,. 81
2S-ForteIh street, near Eighth avenue. ........ ~
ooLoRKD EVENING SCHOOLS
No Laurens street, near Broome, males and females
No. Seventeenth street. between sixth and Seventh
avenues males aud females
Some Of our leading citizens Of French origin have
succeeded lately in organizing evening. classes for
French adults TO learn English and the Board Of Edu-
have very literally opened Of their evening
schools for that purpose. The Inauguration exercises
this class to take place public school No 16 hr
teentb street. between Seventh and Eighth avenues on
Tho whole number of persons TAUGHT 10 these schools
Ia 20 500 since their opening on the 7h inst including
about 600 males and $500 females The ages Of the
pupils vary from twelve years sixty and the in
ierestng scene, perhaps to behold in the whole OF
great city the picture presented by these free temples
OF instruction, where the veteran learns his
lessos beside the child OF dozen summers The pro-
portion Of adults in the schools about thirty, and
ciudes many ioregners VINO oten commence .her nrst
lessons in the public schools of the metropolis by learn
ing the alphabet
THE TEACHERS
tbs same as those employed in the day schools and
selected from among the most successful OF the
school teachers There is principal for each school,
with his assistants the NUMBER Of assistants beng in
proportion to the number OF pupils teacher being
allowed TO every thirty scholars The teachers have oil
be specially licensed by the city Superintendent or
Public Schools before they be appointed to the
charge OF the evening schools Tue whole number
teachers engaged in this work Ia upwards Of
dred In the male schools there comparatively few
female teachers employed The whole cost Of these
schools ~ about 81, 900 year.
The salaries paid 70 teachers arc as follows for she
time actually employed:-Mae teachcrs--rrincipals,
50 SO per night; assistants, Sc 90 per night. Female
teachers-Pnncpas 81 IS par night; assistants 81 so
per night Forty dollars addition to the fixed salary
will be allowed for the term to the teacher who conducts
the music Janisors not exceeding 81 so per night
The schools regularly and frequently visited by the
on fy0ning III the nj Edura
ton and Mr. Boese, the secretary OF the board who
anime the modes OF instruction, the progress OF the
pupils and the schools generally.
TAUGHT.
The Of studies embraces reading. spelling. def
nious and penmanshp in ali the classes. Geography
taught BY means outline maps and oral explanations
in tho classes whose grade in arithmetic is above the
hi.n prescribed ior grammar schools arithmetic -
ansyss with practical applications Of the principles
aud rules.
The principal Of each school keeps record Of the ad
mission attendance and scholarship of pupils and
reports at tho close Of eacn term TO the Board OF Educa
ton the number taught with average attend
ance for the term together such other Informs
ton may be required. The Board OF Education fur
nlsh 70 each pupil the necessary books and stationery
and hold pupils responsible Tor their proper and
return The principal Of any school may discharge =
pupil for dsobedience or improper conduct, and no
pup pill discharged for misconduct admitted again
into evening school without the consent OF the city
superintendent OF schools No corporal punt hment 10
are in ali cases. classified 70 their progress in
study, and grades In the branches prescribed
made near % possible 10 correspond 10 those Of pr
mary and grammar schools
The studies above mentioned pursued by the
various classes In the ward evening schools during the
whole Of the term which covers period Of eighteen
weeks beginning on the first Monday in October and
ending about the middle OF February. The hours the
female cnools are from seven NJ TO nine p ri and
=; .h male schoo,. from ses en- "a h.IS mast n,ns Ths
regulations which govern the hours and studies Of the
colored schools differ 10 no particular from those to
The examination OF the classes place towards the
close OF the srm and shows the progress OF the pupils
tenuent and his Certificates awarded for
regular and prompt attendance and correct department
These certificates likewise specify the grade Of scholar
ship attained by the pupils who receive them.
The school holds Its sessions dirpg.ons term, COM
mencing the first Monday o. October and containing
twenty weeks exclusive OF the usual holiday
ton The sessions OF tho school are held In the budipg
Of grammar school No. 35, the usual school days,
and TO commence at seven O'Clock and close At half
O'Clock 10 the evening" No pupil 70 admitted
except those whose age avocations prevents them
from attending the day schoos Previous 70 admission
pupils required to pass good examination ID read
log spelling, elementary geography and grammar and
arithmetic through common and decimal fractions and
also present satisfactory evidence Of good moral char
acter.
The course Of study embraces the following branches
English grammar and com position; reading and dcciama-
tioa penman ship, bookkeeping and artnmec Algebra,
geometry and trigonometry natural philosophy. chem.
science latter 70 include Enowi.des or he con
sttuton Of the United States, the State constitution,
with outlines OF municipal and international law
chanics navigation; and the French, Spanish Ger.
man languages may also be taught provided the number
applying instruction In the same. any Of Them
IL at least fifteen, No class thus formed Is continued
IN CAGE the average srennance for the period Of
month shall be less than ten.
Pupils admitted TO receive instruction In any part
OF the In any single branch OF study under
the direction OF the Principal and II the duty OF the
latter arrange order Of exercises for each evening"
and give public notice Of the
10 addition TO the principal, there Is teacher Of
English grammar. reading and defamation; teacher
OF Uennanshp, arithmetic aud bookkeeping; teacher
OF algebra seomstry and trigonometry; teacher Of
natural philosophy, chemistry and astronomy. and .
teacher OF history and political science, with such
other assstans and special teachers may BE- required
The number OF pupils attending tho high school Is TOO
which makes the whole number tsught in the evening
schools over II, 900. The pupils attending tho high
school are nearly all adults This school established
for the first last year and the results Of tho nt
alive term we're very satisfactory. The term Of this
school extends over period Of about twenty -four
weeks, six more than that Of the ordinary evening
schools.
The attendance At tho evening schools this year y
mnch greater than was last year, and the interest
AIKEN 10 them proporsionstsly Increased. Foo this
reason the above Information VIII be welcome TO thou