The New York herald., 1871-09-07
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
REoPENING ON MONDAY NEXT.
Changes and mprovements-New Build,
iDss and Extensive Repairs.

on Monday. the 18th OF September the public
schools reopen. This is quite an event In city
where 80 600 children arc educated at the expeps
OF the public treasury, and should be matt !. -
sti,l wider and more controlling interest. 49,
rblldren and teachers have rested ana <,..snaS
ihemselyes with country pleasures snrnr,sn,
changes have been MADE In their oehr ~ and ,na,
come back to school rooms made fire m sano a,trac.
tive by the hands OF skful worKm en- This "a as \,
rhouio be- for no cons'deraole pr cgWs can be MADE
BY the mind while the physicsa como mons srs 800
and areary, and every step taken, towards r,as,uS
Inc school rooms the brightest pieces IN the cry 10
. step IN the rghv direction. o.
Not only hays the buildings, been thoroughly mt
N order, but'meihods OF teUchine have heen care.
fully canvassed, and en- ELABORATE supervision Of the
courses OF STUDY has ocodpied the attention or the
Board Of Commissioncrs OF Pubic instruction. Very
important changes are proposed and the new plans
VIII 20 acted iupon during the present month.
These changes are fall In the direction OF practical
education and against routine ana dead forms, and
It is hoped that pew vitality ana growth will bs the
direct result.
The bylaws r,f the Depaftment OF Public Instrnc.
sion have alsc been carefully revised and changed
in importanv respects. more especially regard to
the qucstE,n OF school discipline. With SO much
that Is new and improved IL is 10 be hoped that the
present. year will be one OF unusual success
Thanumber OF pupils with winch the schools
viii open can only be judgea of by the
number In attendance at the corresponding
nme last year. leaving a margin for moro
or less increase. The number In attendance
che rst week last year IN the male departments OF
she grammar schoolsjwas IA see; in the female de-
partments, la0lS; In the primary departments,
s.7es-total 7e,67e. fne increase In attendance OF
opening week last yoar over the year previous was
l07ss making 1t farfor us to infer that the schools
win open next Monday with not less than 10000
pupils NIl .ta1 'gaas0 Is. q
The Normal college, opens on the same day as the
grammar and primary schools, with an addition Of
about three hundred and fifty pupils, graduates
srom the pul'lio schools at the close OF the last
school year. Hh 3. .a
NEW BUILDINGS.
The new Normal College building was begun In
tuy OF the present summer. The site upon which It
d to stand is bounded by Fourth avenue Lexington
avenue, Sixty-eighth and Sixty ninth streets, and
contains a. little than thiry-two full size city
lots. mesiyle OF the exterior OF the building viii
he plain Gothic. Tie outside walls are 20 be faced
with Philadelphia pressed front brcks laid In black
mortar; the water tables ana TRAININGS Of nrst
above nrst story Of dorchester stone. fae
suiiding win De four stories in height above the
tectoss for stairs tower, blttresses &c The esti.
3Dge, to bc finished In September 1872, at cost OF
seventh street. between second and Third avenues. @
and IN Fifth street, between First and Second ave-
eleted the present month has been erected ON on
f9enG A. street. corner OF Stanton at cost Of
Grammar SCHOOL No. 1.-Two double wings have
pse4 added and Inc interior OF the main building
has been altered. Cost $4,000.
Grammar School No. As.-The Interior OF the build
ing mas been zen altered and put in complete order.
:, Granlnisr School No. s. on Mott street. near
tncluding oopngs OF every part OF the build.
tngA have been securely pointed and chimney caps
fno copings reset The stucco work and plas,erins
havo been repaired and all the ceilings cleaned and
whtowashed with Two coats Of lime and nicely
Grammar School No. IL and Branch, on Allen ana
Hester sireets.-An the plastcred side walls and
ceiilngs nave been repaired anu replastercd. and
tho brick wals and recesses on the side OF The
hester street building have been painted. Cost,
Primary sonool No. 10, on Cannon street, near
Broome-AA the piastored side walls and ceilings
have been repaired, tle ceilings and oornices
sciaped and washed. and whltewaslicd and finished
win PARIS white and tho side walls kais0mined.
Grammar School No. 40. On Thrty-seventh street.
near second ayenue.-All the DOORS locks, &c,
ali the piastenng has been repaired; twenty.ionr
Tan lights have been put IN over DOORS metal ven.
uators on the roofs have bsen cleaned and painted.
Grammar School No. 81, on Monroe street, near
e xndoH s ps, says f rys
Me school furniture has been repaired and cloth
has IGr and with 's
Al The wood work inside and outside has been
pained ana sca, al the N ,Ton yorH Cost saso
Eighth ayenue.-All tho plastering has been re.
p,,red aud the ceilings Of Tho nrsI story have been
43s6 '
Grammar School No. 81, on 10th street. near
Ihlrd aVenue.-Ihe OUTSIDE OF al the brick walls OF
every part Of the building have been perfectly
pointed chimney caps and coping reset. a plaster
usnrH As.I
nisss s,h have es been put = in order; Cost, $3.50
eeilngs anu oenlrs pieces have been xn,sSsa VII n
M ns EaS side walls ana
other WOODWORK and brickwork have been thor
Sss sssD aaS % hs s sTs,ss . work
In Primary school No the woodwork inside and
S"s o. n ,Se building has been panied ana shs nard
Drickwork and the cornice has been painted, all
necessary glazing done the TIN roof repaired and
Grammar school No. 20, on Green wich street, near
kector.-Tne entire sidewalk, curb, gutter, plat.
rebuiltj one six-ich iron column has been set In
sault. to support area coping md the whole vault
ner floor; all plastering has been repared ali
brick walls, &c 10 Yards and playrooms have been
dram pipes have been examined; all doors locks,
Ae., have been put In order; six platforms have
frames have been reset completes new steps and
platforms have been built the yard siairs; tin
painted; woodwork on Greenwich street front has
Oeen painted. and heavy rough plate glass pnt III
vault lights and platforms. Cost, 3465
Grammar school No: H. on Seventeenth street,
near Eghth avenue.--Tbe clustering been re.
paired aud ceiling whitewashed, and finished Ia
Pans white. Cost, s315
Grammar school No. IS, an Clarke street, near
BrOOne stfeet.--fhe outside brick walls OF every
part OF The building aud al the cut stone work have
peen painted; the plasiering all repaired; the
coinces, sasnes &c, painted; the 'front.' orck work
-paptedi TIE ioaders repaired, tim roofs &c. Cost,
1t3G .'
Primary school Ne. ~. on Tahiy-seyenth street
near Eleventh ayenge.-An the doors, locks sasles.
hc. nave been put In crder, al Inc pissteTing re-
pared; lie brlck work Ia 'front.' painted leaders re.
paired ana painted, and pLiyroons painted ana
Hhitewasned Cost 1850
Grammar school No. IS, on ,Flfty-seeond street,
near Eighth avenue.-Ali the nrloh wslla haye been
painted and all pIastering repaired. Cost, fgo7.
Grammar school No. I, CA Grand strcet, near
NOOster.-AD the doors ioCks, iron re- uuKs. sc,
have been repaired; the leaderg and TN roofs re-.