The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-22
TIE PUBLiC SCHOOLS.

suumer Vacation TIE % ,crs' III IIday.
some people work for love aud some for money.
Teachers work for love. It il zach delightful work
70 teach The children are all sweet, and gentle
and beautiful They are always 80 Clean. Itis sucn
pleasure to feel that one 10 impsrting knowledge.
Then the hours short, sad the work Is hgnt
Not much 10 do bus to Sit around and let the pupils
study and rectse. There Il sucn chance for teach.
crs 70 do good. IL u great pleasure to
do good Very few peops know this from expert
ence; therefore reporter who knows takes plea
sure In bearing witness to hrs truth. Les It be
repeated It Il pleasure 70 DO good Teachers nave
Q glorious opportunity for doing good. They are
tsld this Gil the year round BY eomm'tsces OF ali
kinds, by parents, by benevolent cIsrgymen, BY
everybody The teachers, tired Of shts story, mighs
gently inquire Why ether people shouldn't do little
Of the good. bus THIS q1esion would probably re-
main unanswered n were asked
longer vacation Why should ineJ be in hurry to
leave those delightful sciI0olrO0ms and the society
but q deprsvei stature could make psopie want %
get rid OF children. However all shinys come to an
tho puD,c schools aii closed, not to reopen IN the
18th VI Ssptcinber. Inc teachers must b
pnnsnsnropiss. ssss.sred over Inc Country ar
away from the dear little ones their nearts
NJ W Inc ooen Ma ins v M ,.s .a"ca rn
the trials OF But to leave the ttBchers ~
green grass anu ssnady trses-ihe public SCHOOLS OF
New YORK yearly getting nearer TO Tie sandard
OF perfection at which al systems Of edncAtio1
should Aim, though there - no doubt stu great
room for improvements. People are beginning to
realize that school rooms SHOULD be airy ana
cheerful; that children should be surrounded
by the most cheerful influences possible, ana
that sducauon u NOT so much examining develop
ing. Anew persons begin 10 aave avagueidea inas
mOney Can pay, give themselves to their pupIA
Music is being recognized more and more as an I'M.
music takes the ace OF discipline so-cailet-ins
great degree Evsry school room has It's plano now.
harmonic the clsshing elements, and sooths
the tired nerves and brains. Educators ara
By children viii nave GOOD times getting educated,
and will be efficient and sefreant As the result or
fSs scnG1 pus 10 secure The best DUALITY Of
heart and brain LOT the teaohets profession: then
aad only then Will the public schools % what they
The average at,onaance Of pupils during the
months OF June and July compares Iavorably with
former years. the average In June Uclng $4,000. and
in July 1900. In June and July, lsoo. The daily
average Was about s1''S9' ana In Tue same mon'ns
Extensive alterations and repairs VIII be male
In many OF the scnool houses Jurng the vacation,
the most i'm pogtant being In No. as In rweEty-eiRhtn
street and No. IL, IN Forty-seventl! street. IN inc
In some CO ,es these Is q lack OF roOn which VIE
no doubt be remeded as soon IS possible.
,ne Schools NAV be inferred from sae NUMBER Of
teacners there being 1000 IN tue grammar scnooE
and 10000 In the primary department.
THs PRrsoNER THAT YALLANDfdHANz WAS DE.
PENDING ESCAPED FRoH JAIL.-At midnight the hre
bells rang an alarm, and It was found tuat seven
prisoners had dug their way out OF the County Jaft
amonr OF hers McUenan IN whose defence VallanS
,Ilqham lost his recently They effected their
escape by tearing up portion OF the stono moor OF
ono OF cells In The southeast OF the prison.
excavaug tunnel into the cellar under the SherlrS
residence. The cell from which the tunne was made
IL only about eight feet from the cellar Dot muss
have required Considerable labor TO excavate tn0
hole or sunicient slzc 10 enable the prisoners 70
crawl through. rhe earth from the excavation W.
thrown BACK into the &c After reaching the cellar
they made their exit through . window INTO me
front yard Of the JAIL and succeeded ID reacnsnx ~
once given, and sncriH Swadener, with several Q!
the police force and hers started IN pursu VI w
fua;t no had scattered through the streets anV
aleys IN the Vicinity OF the ai IN various drecuona
The escape Of any more OF the Inmates Yen 2, .
remained In the Jail, was prevented ~ sns ~ ,s,S
Ate presence OF tile turnkey. thougn evota .. ss"
refused to avail themselves Of the opporun,:y
temntIng tS--Dauton (0hio, JOURNAL JuIslE'