New-York tribune., 1881-08-31
THE CITT'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE TIE vAcA-
TION BEGAN-NEw BUILDINGS GOING UP.
In Few more days the eager faces OF
schoolboys and schoolgirls will be seen on every
hand, none the less bright and cXpcctt because most
of them hailed the advent Of the holidays with
delight There is nothing dear the heart OF a
schooboy novelty Vacation il welcomed not only In
view oi the games ana merry pastimes that il brings
but also because ii is change from the routine of the
schooroom; and the return of the study hour is
received with almost equal though perhaps trans
itory, pleasure. There be doubt that play
hour has double zest when its duration Ia limited and
the hriet matches OF merTmcnt caught the intervals
OF study are not only precious but heahful
than the long days when idcncss induces fatigue. 1t
VIII be refreshing to watch the glowing that
about the schoolDEildng on opening day cayer
or the first lesson To be given out High expectations
that first l-ssOn will doubtless excite mind of the
young teacher, fresh irom the Normal School All the
scholars viii be full OF interest and attention. giving
scant warning of tho dun and stless days that viii oi,
low ater on WIN teachers and scholars both full OF
enthusiasm the coming year will look bright indeed.
The schoolbuidings throughout the city have under
gone hofouHh lhapectlon since the vacation began,
and thee Is not one winch has not been cleaned and
ia past no piIes of doscorcd SSos nio t
plat orn no grimy window pancs shut the sunlight
The schoo rooms viii he found bright like
their occupants and viii remain 80 quite as long In
addition To this unv ersal reuvenation school.
houses are being erected at least of whici-t
the Thirteenth Ward-will be occupied by Novctn.
ber lhs building is upon lot seventy five by a nun
built brick, s calculated to moi ess
than 300 children Other schooIhou7es going up
which Will probably he ready Tor occupation before
enths in Ine m ws a6a Ior M
henithlncss of which many complaints have made
from time TO Time, has been repaired top TO bot
tom and is believed To be enrcy above Suspicion
Ihe Grammar and Primary school in Twenty first
ward IN haroist has also undergone special repairs
I'VE have done everything that our appropriation al
SCHOOLS attractive aud comfortable. We have
od oe ,n as , lon on ,h Nney az we snonld like In
need Of money more than anything else Why bought
s carpet 1r M tue room when rst went in the Board in
ihe approprauon Tor the year 1881 So, 100000
school buildings viii be greater. larger number Of
teachers wiil have TO he ,mpoyed. The new accomno,
dnons WIZ doubtless inereare the roll Last
year The schools opened with attendance of ii 600
OF viii be- s @ts na and % the number
Inc steady growth o the city involves continual in
ate schools in o"era,ion in "oDu. sn @ iSo sepaI-
accommodating an average number 800 pupils and tne
Los cost u .ne whVe is now nearly aInIlon
study the year issis2 w HowsSsr be- T"aIse T
the same as That which has been pursued in the past
though pIooaD not as soon the day SCHOOLS No Que
@ e nun.ted @ 10 thc evening schools under the age
Turkish % instruction to great many men. Dung aud old
ing to supply the deficiencies in their early mental
peted IN sixty-third-st, between Second and Third,
plot of ground 25 by 1873 iect deep and Il ha
a frontage OF lib feet Il depth Of I2} feet " Tne |
part OF the city, and its tower prominent landmark
m many pioeks away An IRON fence SHUTS the doorway
on from The street The front s Phadelpha
Drick, elaboraiey trimmed with nght-coiored Nova
scotia stone lhe tower Is more than 100 above the
The contract for building this schooLhouse was taken
Guiding furniture and heating apparatus will not be less
a tn te mr. an salmon IN is not little proud both
tss ssh the pIs s 1p ipandaop was less .an
Monday the sehoohouse VIII be ready to receive it's thpoe
thousand pupils " The whole thing was In NV avn
por S I dH ha1S tor wS TO d
TINS house M Is going to be ready by September s. or we
Above the cellar there are four stories and n, ot,.
teen feet each The lowest oor with The exccnton oi II,
two classrooms, each twenty five feet square Is to- be-
large halls, for the boys for the grs Thr
contaning about coch @ ne three upper floors
from those above II in tno fact that the six
sliding partitions, can be turned into a single hall
prtar Gssry ono moor ana star platform contains layer Of
all sounds. Every classroom is provided with wrt
office by speaking tube There can be no n
want OF light Three large windows open frnp U
sides Ventilation Is carefully provided for Tss cei n
ngs Of the halls are lower than those
ana the space between them and the floors above ia o
cnped by air-boxes connecting with airues four feet
supplied with several ventlators opening into the airs s
n % ana mas mas ionr large square windows en-
The building is heated by steam boilers eoch fam
rect blN In diameter, and fent L.,
Mr.. Jamcr one OF the contractors the onb'
paratus said that while the boilers been tesrd
up TO pressure OF 80 pounds to square inch dh
three pounds. ' '" "no W
"Why such difference2" 2" he was asked
"Oh," be replied with IL sly WINK "thcy,rc proo,o,
careful OF the children you know" - f-0'''"o
Special precautions have been taken to guarI ,,oa.
accidents from fire. There are four stircases In the
building from top to bottom and built purple ver
lower floors that there is the most danger in cas pe
panic; consequently the second floor "a urovdsI i,
live extra sairways making all Tue Salna Tlaa
could by TINS means be emptied in very short time
The nnlshings are entirely in keeping with the other
good points OF the schoOlhouse The ndo % 'ol @
hung with copper chains and the doorknobs ana ,S T
metalwork are OF copper composition. Most of ~
woodwork Is of pine finished In oak, the desk d @
bookcases are OF cherry and the main s nf S
walnut Last but not least IN every q large nart
OF the wall is turned into blackboard upon which sro
already TO be seen Tying eagles and hooknosed mona
trosites. The architect OF the building is Dav,t =
AfauU .