The New York herald., 1874-10-04
THE EVENING SCHOOLS.

The liberal provision made by our school system
for the education of the masses Is exhibited In a
very interesting and Invaluable form IN the ex-
tenslve accommodations Tor the evening schools.
designed for those whose age or avocations pre-
vent them from attending the day schools. These
VIII enable at least 10000 OF our working popu-
lation to spend their coming winter evenings in
the employments OF the schooroom, where, with
the aid and instruction OF a carefully selected
corps OF teachers, old and young will be enabled
to pursue the literary essential to their ad
vance in lie.
The law on compulsory education, requiring
that minors be given the opportunity of fourteen
weeks instruction during the year. also accepts
as an equivalent two weeks In an evening school
Tor one week IN day school, so that, with some
MODIFICATION, the evening school system may be
adapted to the circumstances OF our Industrial
population and permit minors to attend TO their
iaoor % wniie complying with the law.
ohe oi Ihe FEATURES OF our evening school system
needs to be better understood. Tn Germans and
French long since learned the pracuce OF
e1as.ds ene BOARD tno oi Education, and numerous
studying the English language are enrolled
IN tne schools. The ewedes and Italians
ADOPT similar course. Separate schools for
any nationality are not established. bur auy peO.
PIE speaking ioreign language can be organized
lnto @ ciasses ia any schooi building where TIE
evening schools are established by enrolling them
serves according to their several languages
Al Ile last meeting OF the Board o Education
Rev. Thomas Gaiaudet o. sskcd for the organization
oi or . M class 10 the Eighteenth ward evening school
VIII accordingly be formed
Inc evening High School, In Thirteenth street
near slAtn avenue, VIII reopen as usual. Draw
my engineering, bookkeeping. mathematics,
polltlcai SCIENCE, languages, 6c. are Taught
me following are the locations of the several
, .nale anu iemale evening schools by wards and
numbers. The schools are nov rey,sfer,ng ,or the
az W puplls ana as the regular studies are
w commehce Tomorrow, the 5ih inst II n deslr-
;meaitev nose VINO expect to enter should do so
III m mat the proper classification may be
maze maze ana the teachers assigned to duty. The
MAJ scnoo's open At seven O'Clock and the female
Wd NO. xocatian nnaas'
!....T 30 ana 90 Greenwich street
So. ..32 Vandewater street
o....44 corner of North Moore and yartcR streets.
a.'.i2. AZ Madison street
s....io. west Thirteenth street near Seventh av.
~ ~ '1iIcn street, near Hester.
IL IL '.'9o' Nintn street, near avenue G.
'Easnty.sevenths street, near Third avenue
!S....io' .Carmansviile.
l2.... 67 .ll5th street Harlem
ii,'''.d9 houston street, near Essex.
1,ss.' 20 30 riltn street, near First avenue.
$50 .Twenty.tnrd street, near Third avenue.
ly....21 Forty street, near Tnlrd avenue.
west Thirty. NTH street, near Ninth av
2a...l7. Forty street. near Eighi avenue.
1s....oZ .Ihird avenue, near l5Sth street.
"a. 49,. fremont,
"a. ..65.. West Farms
6....4. Elm street, near Leonard.
Ia 200 Monroe street, near Montgomery.
g.. .3s. Clark street. near Broome.
1....l5. Filth street, near avenue q.
12... .48. .CarmansvIe.
13....%. .Br0ome street. near sheriff.
A.. .2i. :. Marion street. near Prince.
49,. IL Seventeenth street. Near Eighth avenue.
H.. 10. ourteenth street, near First avenue.
TO-. So .tiityseventh street, near second avenue.
20. 33. .Twenty-egntb street, near Ninth avenue.
q. IA. .Twent ty seventh street near Second av.
22....2s. .Fortlcth street. near Esahtn 9venue.