The New York herald., 1876-09-05
NEW YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Opening Day After the Sum.
ner Vacation.
one HUNDRED And TWENTY THOUSAND PUPILS.

AZ nine O'Clock yesterday morning the doors OF tns
public schools in tho county OF New York were again
opened for the reception OF the children OF resident
citizens and during the school day, ending at three p
NJ, 100 900 pupils including those corporate schools
had made appiicaton Tor and been received Tor tuition
during tho next The schools closed fol-
the summer heated term June 80 and the pupils
and teachers, all glad TO have respite from
tho routine OF tho schools. seemed TO part
with regret Tho teachers scattered the States,
journeyng through the mountains and over Tho lakes
Of the North. visiting tho Centennial Exposition and
refreshing their minds and bodies for tho work OF au-
other year. Taking care of 800 children-nfants-
in house, for one day, and teaching them mean
while, is really difficult work. Some Of the pupils
were enabled to take advantage OF tho vacation thus
afforded, and went into the country. Many OF them
have not returned, and tho effect
shown yesterday IN tho attendance. For In
stance, the attendance on the opening day. In 1872,
was 1890; in 1873 1t was about tho same; In 1874
there the previous year of S5a
In 1873 OF lOsi the figures of the last
year shown, and by the estimates made yesterday
afternoon by Mr. Lawrence Herman, clerk OF tho
Board of Education, the attendance yesterday
nearly IS 900 OF last year, increase OF
AZ pupils 1872 These figures the teachers say,
hence when all the pupils OF tho old
sion havc returned and the new applicants
have been received There many interest
ing incidents attending the carly hours In tho schools
yesterday. Before the gates opened the streets
in front of the school houses were crowded with
clean faced neatly dressed children, anxious TO
seats in the departments that arrangements
made by the police TO keep them In lines In order
to prevent accidents. Tho windows OF tho houses op-
positc the various schools filed with Interested
spectators As the little discovered sohoolmates
whom they had for two months many evidcn-
ccs of childish shown. Tho teachers were
busly engaged in recording the names and residences
of new scholars assigning the iormor pupils to the
classes which they had been promoted and providing
all Of thcm with tho books called by the OF
studies recently adopted by the Board Of Education.
That work will take up the tmc Of the teachers for
nearly week. In of the schools tho classes have
been entirely remodcIied by promotions gained on exc
aminatons before tho vacation In those schools
the lower have almost entirely vacated
thus making room for pupils. As instance OF
this fact Mr. Lafayette Olney, principal OF Ware
School No. H. in East Twenty seventh street, reported
yesterday that in tho male grammar department
twenty. y.one new pupils had been received; in tha
female grammar department sixteen moro had beon
accepted, and in the primary department, with an
opening attendance IN September, 1875, OF l,l35
children, there had been received during tho
day ia girls and s3 boys, total OF 1877
yet coming Grammar School No. 90. IN Fty-f0urth
street, thrown open TOR tho reception OF pupils IN
that overcowded district on the west sdc yesterday;
but the OF the number OF pupils admitted will
not be made until Wednesday next. Grammar School
No. 80. not having been completed, was not IN
Houston street, 81 in East Eghty-sixth street,
and in Chrys,ic street. are being enlarged
TO accommodate the pressure in those wards,
and viii not be opened for several weeks to como The
College OF the CITY of New York will not be opcncd
until about tho 18th 10th Of September. The stu
dents in the Normal College making selections ot
the modern languages which they desire 70 study.
sunern,endent OF SCHOOLS and his assistants
Will make full reports at the next meeting OF tho
Board OF Com IN isoners The Truant Office rs' visited
the principals OF the schools yesterday and supplied
them with postal cards by which the 'truant olcers
could be notified of the names OF absent children,
names parents guardians, residence and
children and date OF absence On the reception
the card becomes the duty of the ofccr to
tain where the children are and why they are kept from
the schools
There was but little ceremony In the schools yester.
day, but perfect discipline maInt aimed, and when
practicable the pupils drilled in reading, writing
arithmetic and vocal music
AT THE NORMAL CoLLEGE
Opening day the Normal College attended
with interesting exercises during the nrst hour afct
tho assembling OF the young ladies' shortly before
nine O'Clock the corridors nnd halls Of the magnificent
college building filed with merry gris OF all the
grades OF the teens, who made the place musical with
laughter and gay chattering. Nobody who would tako
a peep at this bcautiiu.accd crowd could
suspect that these sparklingeyed young misses
prone 10 pondcrng over quadrac equations comic
tions profound theories natural philosophy iur
ther these absrusc matters might be brought TO
apply the discovery the tanalizng and the scizuro
Tor good any number Of nice and good looking
bcaux. President Hunter was around win his usual
solemn, warning presence, ana promptly al
the usual hour called tho College TO
order IN the largo hall Of tho institution.
Quito a number OF visitors were present. President
Wood and Commissioner Fuller, OF the Board OF Edu.
cation and made addresses suitable to the
occasion. The whole college joined IN some songs,
which we're admirably rendered, and alter hours
pleasant time spent in this way Mr.. Hunter sot about
his task OF classifying the largo number OF iaf
Young students committed TO his charge There
present in all yesterday l, 555 young ladies', this
beng 200 than received on opening day last
year. The work Of classification having bccn got
through with, tho thirty-one classes formod
handed over tho prote and OF the col
lege and O'Clock In tho afternoon the girls
dismissed This school before opened Tor Its
years labor under more encouraging circumstances
than IL did Yesterday