The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-02
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Opening of tho Evening Free scho pi

Opening of tho Evening Free Schools.
Evening schools IN this city during the months OF
fall. winter spring have become Established nsti-
buttons. Some tniryseven years ago evening schools
were established in this city under the old Public
School Society. The teachers In the day schools
were employed as assistant teachers in the evening
schools without any additional pay. The result
there was no responsible head, no discipline and nc
good results After three years. experiment the pro-
ject was quietly abandoned. About fifteen years
later the evening schools were again opened and
since that time have been in session regularly every
winter. From time to time various notifications
have been introduced for the purpose of increasing
the efficiency OF the schoo Is until they have become
nearly perfect as could be expected.
Tomorrow eve ming the various schools Will be
Acco riding to the bylaws OF the Board Of Education
no puplls can be admitted to the scuools except
those whose ages or av0catlons are such as to pre-
vent their attending the day schools; and at the
time they apply for admission they must be accom-
panied by some responsible person or present q
their identity and responsibility, and no pupils viii
be admitted who have not attained the age OF ten
years.
In the evening schools reading, spelling, dednl.
tions and pcnmanship are taught In ali the classes.
Geography Is taught BY means Of outline maps
ami oral explanations In those classes above the
nth grade for grammar schools; and arithmetic Is
taught, In part Dy mental exercises in calculation
pies and rules.
An INTERESTING FEATURE
IN the avenng scaoos are the adult classes. Here
may be found males and females full grown, and
many of them beyond the middle age, earnestly en-
deavorlng To obtain some book learning ana TO enjoy
even In slight degree the advantages which in
their youth were denied them. Gray halred men sit
In the evening schools beside boys young enough
almost to be their grandchildren, all earnestly seek
ing the information and enlightenment necessary to
make them good, Intelligent citizens and proper
component parts OF the governing power OF the
great republic.
THE EVENING HIGH SCHOOL,
which bears the same relation to these schools as
the Free College does I'd the day schools, Will also be
opened tomorrow evening During the past two
weeks the principal Mr.. Iohn Jasper. Jr., has been
in attendance at the school examining pupils ap-
plying Tor admission, and 80 great has been the sue
cess OF this institution under the present and the
former principals that the number Of applicants has
surpassed all precedent To obtain admission to the
hgn school the pupils are required to pass good
examination in reading, spelling elementary geog
raphy, grammar, arithmetic through common ana
decimal fractions and their applications TO denomi-
nate numbers; and they must also present sat,sfac
tory evidence OF good moral character The OF
study embraces English, German and compositions
reading and defamation; pcnmanshlp, bo0kkeep-
ing, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trgonometry,
natural philosophy, chemistry, astronomy, Amer.
can history, POLITICAL science Qncluding knowledge
OF the constitution OF the United states and the
State constitution, with outlines Of municipal and
International law. architectural and mechanical
drawing practical mechanics and navigation. the
French, Spanish end German languages are also
taught, provided the number applying Tor instruction
In the same any one OF them, be at least twenty.
In addition TO this pupils may be admitted to re-
ceive instruction In any part OF the course or in
any single branch OF study under the direction Oh
the principal.
From this 1t will be seen that the opportunities
for advancement offered by the evening schools are
such could not be surpassed, ana II Is not at all
pupils should be SO great aud that those entering
should show a determination to improve.