New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-03
CHANCES FOR A FREE EDUCATION.
WHERE BOYS AND GIRLS, MEN AND WOMEN, MAY
rrApN IN THIS CITY WITHOUT CHARGE.

WHERE BOYS AND GIRLS, MEN AND WOMEN, MAY
LEARN IN THIS CITY WITHOUT CHARGE
The evening schools of this city will be opened to-
night The term is sixteen weeks in length ana the
last two weeks the principal OF each schOol mas
been in attendance at the school bulldlHg LOT tle
purpose of examining registering ana ciasSily 1I
the pupils who have applied for admission; Inc
number of pupils has incre sed IN every &hOOl over
the number registering last year. -
The tweuty-seven public evening schools are ~.
vidcd into four classes: Ono high school elght
schools for scholars sixteen years OF age; seN
enteen schools for scholars between the a ageS u
thirteen and eighteen years: and school Ior COL
Ored people. No person Is admitted 10 iHeta except
those whose ages vOcatons are such as TO prevent
their attending the day schools. IN the hlgh scQ4l
where The term is twenty -four weeks, some OF the
branches taught are: Latin, p0liucai sclonCc'
mathematics, English grammar, free-hand drawing
bookkeeping, chemistry, PhonGgraPnH' a SnanisES
physiology, German, French and spanish.
In the schools for seniors, the iOlloT-
ing studies are taught: Reading, spelling, arlth-
metic, penmanShip bookkeeping and EngIish coul-
position When pupil registers he may select ilo'
more than two Of these Studies as there are TWO SEES
sions each night of one hour each. he SCHOOLS lur
juniors are still elementary In thelr chtr-
acter. Foreigners studying the English language
are also admitted here. In the different schools
wish to study any language a class is formed;
The schOOlsare situated as follows; he hlgh sehOol
in West Thirteenth-st. near Slxth-aye. VI inc
schools for seniors there are 1--we ior boys; 40 -
at North Moore and Varck-sts.; No. ID az No. 230
East Houston-st.; No. Is III tlIty-lrStSt near Lex
ingtOn-ave. No. %, at No. 317 West tIlty-sec0nd-
ST.: NO. III
Third-aye There are three schools for girls: No
81 at No 30 MarioH-st.; No. 10, In Twenty fourth
st. near Ssyenth-aye. No. 3D., ut No 20 Last
Fifty-seYenth-st. Or the schools Tor JUNIORS there
are ten for boys: No. 20, at Nos 81 and % Green
wch-st.; No. 1 in Yandewater-st. near Pear-si.; No
49, a, Nos 2OS-212 Vest Thirteenth-st.; No. AZ. in
Allen-st. near Hester-st.; No. ~. Mt stanton and
10 erIf-sts; No. 81. in Eighty -scventl-st. near
fourth-aye No. 20, at No. 330 Fifh-st.; No. 40, ct
Nos. 225-229 East TwrHty-thlrd-st; No 81, In
Thirty -ffth-st near Ninth-ave.; No. 81, in Third
ave. near OEe-hundred-and-hf ty-seyenth-St he
schools tor girls are No. II al No ~ Henry
ST.; No. 3S, in Clarkest. near broonle-st; No. 10,
at No. 72S FIfth-s; No. 10, ut No. 81 East Nine
tcenth-St.; No. -, III lhrty-Scyenth-St. near Sec
Ond-aye.; No. -. At Nos. 21i-2oo vest For-
tieth-st; No. CD, il Thiri-aye. near Dne-hundred-
and-hfy- eighth-st. The school for co"rtd persons
is No. /, IN ocyenteenth-st.. between sixth ana
Scventh-aycs. -
residents Of Ncw-York City, there are numerous
classes IN various institutions which also open 10
night where those who wish To learn need not be
without education. he classes IN the Young
Womon's Christian Association, at No. Z East IL
tccnth-st. free 10 all self-suppor ing women,
book keeping, penmanship, photography, type
writing rctOuching photograph negatives ana
Photograph cOlorIng. Part u THESE
classes are taught in the daytime Al classes are
limited in numbers, and pupils can only enter as
vacancies occur Additional evening classes have
been formed this year. ms ctlOn IN and and
machine sewing rs also iurl lshcd. The only re-
qulstt for admission 10 these yantagcs Is that the
applicant snail possess Sucn ;AaldCitI ana AdP.-
bIuty shall Justify ,he committee IN recommend
ing her a position Of responsibility when graz
uated. The CLASSES close June /.
The Young Mems Christian Ass cation, AT
No. % East 1WUty-thlTd ST., has classes ne
ginning tonight free TO members holding 1uIi
tickets These tickets also cnitlc them 80 The PRIV
eecs Of The lectures concerts entertainments read
ugTuOil and library. ihcT" are Cltssts III herman,
French. spanish, photography, bookkeeping, PEN
man~up, vocal music ANA - lidStlC-. y otCOGu Sc
RES OF Glasses VIII be formed January Tor begin
ncrs in German, French ANA pho aograp ply. The
classes all CLOSE May l.
In the Cooper i.ion free uigot SCI there has
been an unprecedented registration a. TALL. In the
school at science tie following branches Of study
are taught Mechanical CnglI crIIuE, chemical
aualy Sis mechanical drawing. ana yticdl geometry
calculus, mechanics trI2 uOWetry, descriptive ge-
omctry, geology. astronomy chemistry, algebra ana
natural philosophy
In The >rnool oi Art drawing in all is depart
mcutS is taught, and certificates arc gwen tor pro
trIrucy and acBDrtmrut. The " oman 3 ATt ScEOo!
is a day school and there are over 800 applications
on lille which II will be lupusS bic to provide Tor
this year. Tho school Tor women III teles-
TaphV, viii begin tomorrow. Applicants VIII PIE
sent themselves examination at $3.50 "a. he
Western Union Telegraph Company FURNISHES TIE
necessary apparatus Tor the OF the scholars. One
of the rules Is that applicants cT admission 10 INKS
department must bo sixteen and under twenty
four years ana preference Will be gwen
to those who have the promise OF ali ONCE as soon as
they are qualified. Tho schools close Apu 10.
The General Society of Mechanics ana Trad SWcn
has fr. school No. Is East SlNtecul-St. HERE
are eight classes IN rre-hand drawing designing,
mechanical engineering and Architectural drawing,
a class Tor women III troc-haud drawing ana class
In book keeping and penmanShip.
There Is also Il school at No. 1l9 Nmte-st., where
the Chiuaman l. Taught to read English This
school is under the OF the Presbyterian Board