Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07
A MODEL
The New York Night School and the Coed
1t AccUNAplishes.

1t A~ccoNtplishes.
Too frequently the night school
only a night session Of the day schoo
instruction in the day-school studies
rather than in branches specially
adapted to the needs of those who have
fairly entered into the battle Of life ans
who have no time to give to the feeling
of thcii' way through the many depart
mcnts of education. Often those who
enter the night schools with enthusiasm
fal to find that which is suitedFto the
needs of their lives, and so the!H drop
out discouraged and d%istrustful OF edu-
| cational methods generally.
I In New York they have an evening
nigh school, so-calIed, but which il not
Il high school i'm the usual meanlng,.b but
rather a school for practical education
in special lines, 1t opens the first Mon
day in October, and continues for one
hun drea and twenty nights. The re-
quiremcnts for admission arc not ss-
we're. IN applicant must read, write
fairly we'll, spell decently, and UNDER
stand arithmetic us, far as vulgar frac~
tons and their employment in the,
transactions of ordinary business. The
applica mt who is admitted is, allowed to
choose hiss own studies. He has his
choice of Latin, grammar, political
science. algebra, geometry, penman-
ship, bookkeeping, anatomy and ply
siology, German, Rrench,. Spanish,
photography compositions architect
ural and. mechanical drawing, free
hand drawing, chemistry, reading and
d~eclamatbon.- He may, take any one
study, thoslgis'he is expected to take
twca- Not more thar two except in
special cases. The purpose, it is seen,
edge: in that direction which. he: finds
essential in his-work or airrE,. or in
which le is deficient During She
course he may abandon sne ss,1dw for
another with the consent Of tho. princ;-
pal. Ii Inc has study, anG thinks
lie has enough Ct it at the end Of eane
hour, or if his occupationsgiye Finn but
aHshowr, Inc may go awayofthe-end OF
the hour; on he rnay come st }the-begin-
ming cE the second hour. A students
n1aY spend one hour in a .ow c!sss> I'M
one study and hisslext in 81, high GLASS
cfFanother if he is fitted fenr it. The
attendance averages n tteusaEsl,,, the
pupils ranging in age from fourteen to
sixty-fisc years. The older-ones, arr, of
two classes-thoso who wish to brush
uEp in q long-neglected study with
which, dhey have been familiar in .usntfl,
anda those whose business or TASTE
makes, al acquainaance with, a. new
sturdy aesirable-generally:. in such
cases., a foreign language. Some WHO
come to brush up are fathers Of boys
whom they desire % mid in their stutg-
les. The majority however;are yanng
mem from fourteenth twentyyyeasssoM
whosare engaged in some occupation
during the day. All interesting ac-
count OF the school Says
'Cf the 1000 pspils, fully ome-iiaFf
study arithmetic and bookkeeping.
Noanore than 4Ce take to- Latin. Is
each to political science and, the al
zebra and geometry course, which
eventually runs into, trigononaetry
and thins them ONT still !lrthers. En-
the three nightly grammar classes the
attendance is from $50 10" 1885,. aasd
a1oort the same number struggle With
penmanship. The studentssofanato,ay
and physiology are comparatively few,
not averaging more than 20 in; eaalt of
the two classes. Gcrman.i is the, most
popular foreign language for study,
engaging the attention Of $50 students
nightly. Spanish comes. next. with
probably two-thirds as many, students,
BUT it is increasing in interest yearly as
young men grow to appreciate: the
business probabilities o& development
of our commercials interests in, South
America. and Mexico. French, is no
much cared for, not half SO, much u
Spanish, taking the number: of'st,Rdent s
rs an indication About. 175, your g
men start out at the besInnir 70
Of each course, with. bright hop ei
of becoming expe1ts phonograp IL
ers, but AZ, least; one-shira Of
them are brought to griof:by.ti,e no, ,ks
and circles and Word Signs and ain an.
don the study before the season er IDS
There are folty students in, the To- we,
and thirty in the. higher Glasses p rae.
ticing architectural and meehap ica]
drawing. Free handdrawing eng ages
the earnest interest: Of an. averag e OF
125 pupils. The drawing. GLASSES are
from some points cisview; The mo st in,
teresting in the school, aud: the r,,sllts
Of their lal5ors being SUCH al can have
tangible demonstration, enable the 'ge;
ting up Of a very pleasing and highs
creditabls exhibition at the. termin, .tien
Of each purse Every thing thai tie
drawing students require'ian the way~oi
tools and materials is furnished to than
gratuitaasly by the city. The chemistry
class anly numbers about twenty-five
studel4ts, all Of: whom, are during, the
day employed in, businesses Wherein d
know sedge of this s%cia,rce is h,siNa.ble,
if not absolutely requisite. The. prin-
cipaV has orc: general assistance and
twenty-five Instructors e aid hiln..''
Lectures are. given to the political
science c%lassesson pertinent toY.cs-on
!a,tor strikes. and otinor timely matters
! and the instruction in physiology is
practical and eAperimcnt4l:--M MI
4aukce Se,st9seh.