New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-05
RETURNING no TEACHERS GAZE.
THE puBIIC SCHOOLS OPENED.

The rubiic schools of this city were opened for
the school year OF lss2-S3 YESTERDAY morning.
though nothing definite could be learned at the
rooms of the Board of Education III regard 10 the
attendance at any Of the schools, the opinion was
generally expressed that il had been large In
conversation with tribune reporter yesterday
superintendent Jasper sad:
1--WE are in need of new accommodations IN the
Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twenty, second Wards
The attendance in these wards IL large The new
primary school, No. ~, in Norfolk ST.. was opened
today and will probably relieve the oveiGroWue1
condition of tho schools III the Twentieth Ward.
The grammar department. OF School No; ~ III
Allen-st WAS transferred 10 this new buiiding'
which will accommodate about l,6O0 puDlls
Jacob r. Boyle, formerly principal OF No: IL, Is IN
charge. | cannot give any DEFINITE lhlorna'lon
about the opening Of the schools To-Day rs nave
not yet received reports from any OF them can
tell You this however: for the first tine Within my
recollection they al opened, AS the repairs every
where were completed. l am now SenuIhg OUT
circular requesting information which expect to
have in full by September 10. | am asking for
statement of the attendance during the last week
of June Oh June 30, the closing day OF last year,
on the opening day of this wear and for the nrst
two weeks of the veal with the number OF teachers
present have heard that large number OF
children applied for admission TINS morning IN the
Nineteenth and Twenty third Wards. We have
not expected much of an increase in attendance IN
the Twenty third but | suppose that the elevated
roads are inducing people to move up there. l.
have not the least doubt that the attendance Will
show an increase of from 5000 TO 5000. | am
arr that IL VIC had two new school houses in the
Nineteenth Ward, two II the Twelfth and one in
the Twenty second, we could I'LL them AT once anu
without detractng from the average attendance at
the schools already existing. The examinations
for admission to the Normal College and the
College of the City of New YORK for those VINO
failed last spring and those who have not yet APP
piled will take place at the two institutions on Sep
TENDER IA at 10 n. m"
INVOKING A BLESSING ON THEIR WORK.
The interior of st. Stephens Roman Catholic
Church IN East Tweuty-eighth-st., between Lexing-
ton and Third-aves., presented an ATTRACTIVE APP
pearance during the celebration of the O'Clock
low mass there yesterday morning. There are no
parochial schools connected with st. Stephens
Church, for the reason that the pastor, the Rev. Dr.
Edward McGlynn, is opposed to them. and is
warm supporter of the public school system. Many
of the Juvenile portion of his flock attend Grammar
School No. IA. in East Twenty sevent-st and many
of the younger to Primary School No 10, In
East Thirty-second-st. DR.. McGlynn on Sunday
asked the children to assemble in the church before
the o'clock mass there yesterday III order to IN
woke the blessing of God upon themselves, their
Studies and the new school year. This invitation
was read from the altar during each o! the d erent
masses the church on sunday, and the effect was
TO bring out an immense number OF the children
belonging TO the parish who filled the large edifcc
in every part. Many of them went forward to the
sanctuary railing and received the holy COM
munlOn.