New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-13
THE SCHOOLS OPEN TO-DAY.
FALL. TERMS IN THE CIrY's COLLEGES
~x,urSATIoNs AND ARRANGEMENT OF CLAsoho
CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS.

xx,u1SATIoNs AND ARRANGEMENT OF CLASSES
CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
The public schools OF the city reopen toc cay
More than ilO. 900 boys and girls form the large
armv that Will march with their books 10 ' ne
Shoots in different parts of the CITY. lhes VIII 20
S;str;hnted in 800 buildings. and force OF more L
% 600 teachers will be required TO arrange the
classes and prepare their studlcs. .... oo,
Most of the colleges and higher institutions 1pen
later in the month when the public schools nave
slrcady begun their work. ST. johns ool,eEE o
Eordham. is an exception TO this. It's fal FERN oe
gan on September g. Inc heV, , rdsnts there
Uanba,tan College IN Harlem. conducted oy the
Roman Catholic Order of Christian Brothcrs'opcns
The College of the City of New York begins to-
Sav the examination of applicants Tor aomlSqsionn
The building at Lexnaton-ave ana iwJnU rona'red
dnriug the summer Al the spring exainlna'iVns
there were more than l 900 applicants irol9 re
public schools but only go OF these .SIseu .i9
Examinations for admission 1hls humber VIII
Mace the total of students beyond l.2OO, the iuI
complement of the college. General Weoo mas mas
been at Sharon Springs for several wee he oh,a rs
health has steadily improved anu no VIII "0 " W
,eSume his duties at once . ,c,, .u.a
last week much refreshed by Lmtopea op a of the
teachers and members of the faculty were all al tne
college during the week preparing 10 meet tne NV
pupils admitted in June. who VIII assemole AZ uno
college to-day The girls who passed the entrance
sYan,,nat,on number 700. This will give the col
lege 500 students. It's full capacity put as theIe
are always fifty or more OF ,nose pdhsss ocns ora
SlIed nv the Young women ranking next highest In
the examinations. They Will have to be fe-eN-
amined and the week will be occupied In thls way
and in the arrangement of the classes.
Columbia College opens in OCTOBER, but the en-
trance examination begins on Septen Der ~. fres-
dent Barnard will return TO the city next week
and the faculty are now arriving daily from tneH
simmer vacation. Some radical changes nave
taken place about the uiidings during the SUM-
mer The trustees appointed ii. +. j. Porter super
mtendent at their June meeting. Mr. Porter mas
stabliShed his Office In the old building. Ihere
are abou, thirty janitors and mechanics IN the col
lepe buildings who have heretofore been entirely
independent of each other. Now they are
all under NJ. Porters direction. Rules
have been made and all visitors TO the buildings
will apply at the supenntendents ONCE 1or nioi-
NATION receptlOn-roJm Is beng prepared al
Joining his office and the main entrance 10 the
college has been placed front of the supeIlntenr
denis office instead OF leading 10 the >ochooi VI
Arts as it formerly did. w, uo
The University of the City of New-York opens
for entrance examinations on September ~ anu the
fall term begins on September %. he Law Scho9,
of the University begins on October ana az
students for admission will he received In the
lecture hall of the University Building at 4 p. ILL.,
on that day. -.
Workmen have oeen busy during the summer at
ST. Francis Xavier's College preparing the ne" as
semby and " mnaslum rooms for the opening SOS
sion of the college to-day. The new quarters are
IN the building recently erected In fliteenth-st
The gymnasium occupies the basement ana Is
1OOx1 10 feet In dimensions. On the Sixteentn-st
s,de of the ock several old buildings have been
torn down and large four-stoIy edihce Is Delhg
built.