The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-12-31
FIFTEEN HUNDRED PUPILS.
UNIQUE SCHOOL ON PROSPECT
HEIGHTS.
Educating Children with Shoe Pegs, buttons,
Csiored t'ards. Pictures. ana Curiosities-
Iitustratisg their Own Competitions.

Educating Children with Shoe Pegs. buttons
Csiored Cards, Pictures, and Curiosities-
Iitustrntisg their Own Competitions.
Ono OF the most imposing public school
buildings in Brooklyn Is No. IS. at Sixth avenue
and Eighth street Brooklyn. near the site Of
the new Sency Hospital. and 1t is the only
grammar school remaining in the city that has
not male principal in control. 1t Is run err
tirely by women. The rose bushes and vines
and trescs in the little grass plot in front OF
1t show woman's taste. and. when tho front
door swings open. there are pictures and rtch-
ings and prints in oak frames scattered over
the wall. that keen interest awakened all tho
way up tho stairs. In corner OF the hall on
the top floor is u case OF books Of travel and
adventure and u collection Of attractive prints
mounted on cardboard. Passing through
class room filed with bright faces. the visitor
steps upon platform. Ground glass sliding
doors are rolled aside by the pupil. and
there at desk stands young woman
who Is in command OF the school, She is dressed
in brown silk and has glove fitting knit acket
hpoat With an ne eaves eaw Sthsr ,eWelry
j. visible. and her hair is dressed ,; In demure
ssk KIN Il oWn are ear on
lcssly over the back of hcr revolving chair. Two
large hanging basket Ied n Win green plants
tiques are scattered about A Bokhara rug is
ing is strung with periodicals and magazines.
while books III every Granny and nook port
OF nana enrose iii abnos
s'nst ., the wall The PRINCIPAL is Miss Harriet
ohio..a young woman who kept house Tor Her
self when she went through college at Marietta.
hood occurring. Writing. Travelling and teach
ing. .unmindful. apparently, Of the existence Of
school
Morris is at the head Of ,twenty-six teachers.
She receives q 500 for doing the s"mS work
fore her on her desk is II mass Of illustrated
COMPOSITIONS: This is little idea Of my
tho pupils draw upon the margin OF n sheet OF
i,se r.. paper the figures Of animals about
snSects T i Sea- Hcrss and tie % Sea Iion
BIgzzard. Tn, Sole and the ,sardine. The
M aS h and the Wha Story ths
Frank Ball, aged II. writes:
The sole Is IA, hsh IKE the founder IT. has H., Us eyes
and gravel so uss That Would be blind in one eye
Florence Villers. aged IA:
T male 1@a aEs NAVY WIVES S r soms Tor a, many
ne father hp. quite busy time getting food for them
Jennie L. Parker. aged IA:
ere several different kinds Of monkeys There
is ths ogranyatsng ape, babboon aud gorilla ,.,,
ots"ssr, is master Would put some in hottie and
y S E% to il I9s M" Sy r ToS h s Try to s It
end up aud then he other thinking it could catch IT by
II would throw The bottle as far, away IT could
it would Wind Itself i" nots around the bottle and
tS then % .s Of dsS, when hsn ant
other Thought struck him. ~ ,-, ,
on The s got Ss on na s
fsSfs the
with all h,S myhl across tie room hitting the wall and
$.f !. Win in,rtl.h, Til: manSsy qsssr .fserward
Thomas Fell, aged 10:
s seal nn d., as.es .,r az Ds wh It,
nervous lsIlss rs they Will swim away from any body !,
sS HsFiSs VIII make great noise by shouting and
Edna Smith aged 49,
The c ., startlsh !. usually called lyehngsret
They also eat oysters which they open by squirting
immeaiatelv' o''""' ''"'' y" ''' ''''' "''" O''"'
William Knox. aged 15
Incre IRE SONG kinds 20 stsr.h which emit pale
Lille Leonard, aged Is:
The mnsluo is found as far north - Ianland where
the swsrins are almost as thick as they are further
John Watson Davis aged 10 years:'
Al night, when the moon shines the fishermen goes
has to-" sse noise to maxi The ISL 90 about ard ca;eh
them in the net
Horace Dourc aged 10:
The cat when after prey, general" steals along softly
by might aud gives JUMP ON The prey and 4 II doe.
catch the same animal once
Laura Smith. aged IA:
The skins Of the humming tira' were use, for making
the discovery Of Amcrc. by the Euronesn. aud w.rs
so % sw thu dr. fS Of "G6S sl saS " Son
qucrOrs.
Clara Bollc aged 13:
There lad, who had hummng bird rnf
b"canr - tame That when ,.r -ail into yonr
she didn't have anything else that she cared uuc for.
Mary Singer aged IL:
rn AGrw S..E s cnm M fr"m GG Mar f"H
said no, that he would keep his old horse III he died
you and me have seen hard tunes haven't
Albert Smith aged H. writes under an anus
coal on his tail:
This fellow in the picture i. rretty rogueish uenM
on iGr sround She i, feeling very bad
Jennie T.. Parker aged Il:
The wclk j; small shell fish II has around
MIL teen, H.n ,"nS pt""I9n, t1 r""ni II; igi 81
Wnrk used for food but in Scotland the people ea
Viii vinegar anu Pepper ''''' ''''''-
Eddie Norwood. aged IL:
l. s TGndert hoy gsam the beetle keep. 9ir'rlt
used to "nt tie beetle r"ai While ago wlat ,'cr
A. Tumey. aged ~:
.rfaG of 's.ns care Of II" Snhis. Leave. the Gao
Gscan." he ,madt Cor il lie hs. ro:k@, n"i v"ii
nhis, aud feeds them on hls own fat md whyu l,
thinks they are old cn"ugh Ia out h" turns mp ln. ~
und presses against the bottom Of the bag aud tuhs
out the little fellows
There are three floors to tn" school building.
| upon each one of winch there is Il young wo-
man as II head of department. Each class
room shows II woman work, i he lower panels
| or the sliding glass doors contain rugrnynEs,
which by wav Of diversion are used 20 topics
| for ittlc talks. Upon the wall are cardboard
| designs in vivid culor-. and small square pieces
| of roor"i material are disposed of. that tho
children mnY have correct oyrs for different
| co.or9 and shades There are portfolios in tho
| various class rooms containing "npiaNnE'
| mounted ON cardboard with starch past" Lit
| tie cabinets containing curiostics are in srv.
era! rooms. one contained some 81 the sand
| oyer which the English army marched In IIr-
| suit ~ Arab. Pictures Of Arab are about tho
school. and the boys have followed his ira!
! with cugerucss. one class had Mayor Low ,nI
a, hioGrnphi,a topic and the u"ys snow all
! about him. There were S"yCtn hornets ness
| epnlr stuffed animals. AMI hits # quartz AMI
! metal ore in some of the cabinets.
/ one hl"-oy'd teacher had a cotton twtG mi
! Il bursting pods, which shn was using rs
/ theme for u talk To her ciHSs. Seeds Wrro
| sprnutirG in pots in ME windows. uli IioI"s
/ were ready for soma goldfish Notior-. mt
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