The New York herald., 1869-09-05

Repairs and Alterations In the School Build-
ings.
AS the subject OF extending the school vacation
was not broached at the meeting OF the Board Of
Education on Wednesday evening last the teachers
and pupils are expected to be In their places at the
hour for opening tomorrow morning. or course II
is expected that they will all feel happy and bright
and prove to have been 80 much lnvlgorated
during the recess they have had that they
VIII enter at once upon their duties with
all commendable zeal. In order to make
the sessions more agreeable the school houses have
been pretty thoroughly overhaued, and repairs and
alterations made where such were found necessary.
The mechanics. under the direction of the Supern.
endent OF Buildings and Repairs, have been kept at
work during the Of the schools and the build
ngs now show the evidences Of their experienced
handicraft.
In the First ward the extension OF Church street
has necessltated the removal OF Primary School No.
3S which stood On Trinity place, between Rector
and Thames street. The discontinuance OF this
school occasiOned serious loss to the residents OF
the neghbOrh0Od, as the school was always flled
with pupils and property eeng 50 ne ya"aSs sis
for building could not be purchased on anything
IKE favorable Gerns. To remedy the evil to GER
tain extent, an addition was buiit to Grammar
School building No. 30, IN which six new class rooms
were constructed. Besides this the building mas been
repaired and thoroughly cieansed and although the
opened tomorrow morning and the regular exer-
cises commenced. Old Primary School No. 10, on
Stone street, near Whitehall street, has been so COM
pietely overbaued, and Is changed SO nuch Tor the
better that those who attend there will be surprised
and pleased by the alteration.
In the sixth ward the chief work done has been
the transformation OF the dwelling house adjoining
Grammar school No. 2s in City Hall place, INTO
wing OF the school buiding ana dViahs IL i3'o eight
commOdl0us class rooms.
In the Twelfth ward the building Of Grammar
School No. So situate on l25th street. has been ex-
tensively altered internally rhe rapid and con-
nued growth OF the population OF tue upper end OF
the island demasds ample school accommodations,
and it was deemed advisable to devote the new
school building ll5th street to the purposes OF
grammar school, exclusively for males, and to alter
the building on l25th street so AZ to devote 1t ex-
cluslvey TO females. Although the work mas been
pushed forward with all possible haste the atera.
ions are so extensive TO delay the opening OF the
school until the LIST OF october, or perhaps later.
In the Thirteenth ward the new building for
sheriff street, Is being hurried toward completion.
| The pupils and teachers Will assemble tomorrow
morning at tne different places m which ciasses As
were conducted from the time or the dem0tl0n OF
the Old rooSery until the commencement OF the va
cation.
mar school No. 90 Is progressing rapidly and VIII DO
| hnlshed during the month OF November. Ths VIII
be one OF the handsomest school buildings on the
west side OF the town, aud win be devoted excu-
svely to females.
In the Eighteenth ward heavy repairs and atera-
tons have been made IN the buildings OF Urinary
| Schools Nos ~ and 20 and Grammar School NO. 40.
In the Twentlotn ward extensive alterations have
been made in Primary school No. ~, anu although
all haste mas been exerc5ed the school VIII not
be ready until tho 10Th inst, possibly, the lst
| prOxim0. The new Grammar school building on
West Thirtieth street IS approaching complexion,
and Will be ready ior occupancy by the close OF the
year
| in the Twenty second ward Grammar School build
ing No 28 has been extensively altered, and two nd
diti0nal class rooms have been constructed. The
building OF GrarnBiar Schoolgirl II has also under
gone heavy repairs, and SIX additional class rooms
| nave been built Besdes these building Oh Fifty
second street, Tenth avenue, has been nted up
for use 0s primary school,
rhe schools for colored children, especially No.
IN West seventeenth street. and the Randall Island
school building have also been repaired aud altered
IN many important particulars. The heating and
ventilatlng or the schools have been carefully ex-
amlned into by the engineer Of the Boara, Mr.. =.
OBrien, and where defects have been found To ex-
ist remcdied or rearranged In accordance with Cir
cumstances. The material used Is az good as the
market affords and as the workmen engaged by the
| Board are most experienced and efficient IL may
safely be asserted tho work has been well done aud
VIII add much 10 the comfort Of those WHO attend
| the schools.