New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
AN ARMY OF CHILDREN.
OPENING THE SCHOOLS TO-DAY.
THE NEW BUILDINGS NEARLY READY-AC.
coMMoDATIoNs FOR 10 900 MORE PUPILS.

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CoAMoDATIoNS FOR 10, 900 MORE PUPILS.
More than $1,000 children will assemble this morn
ins III The public schools of the city The corporate
io Paoch'a the private Schools nearly all of which
regulate their movements by the public schools be-
glh Their fall work with an aggregate of nearly
ioU'ooo more pupils, making army of quarter of
'hhoh children who return their studies after the
summer vacation. The Normal College, with its 600
'ouhg women also begins its work, and the College
OF the City Of New-York, with its 100 students
opens later in the week
Inc interval since the schools closed has not been
wasted During that time all the buildings have been
cleaned and repaired, and have been almost
urey made new. The repairs and alterations Of this
year have involved expenditure of 1925 ,oOO Of
winch Sl6o,OOO has been spent buildings, $4,000
On sanitary repairs. $500 furniture. etc. and
q"''ooo on heating APP aratus The work, which has
Oeeh under the supervision Of George w. DebevOse,
superintendent of School Buildings, has given employ
ment 10 force Of more than 5000 worlmen in all the
uades which relate to building. The whole number
OF schools, nearly 200 separate buildings in ALL be-
tween The Battery and the YonkcIs lne in readi-
ness by the early part of last week to receive the
pupils again.
Ihe average school attendance last year
10000 while the total number of pupils taught
In the public schools of the city 252, 701 Super
intendent Jasper anticipates that this total number
Will be increased during the year by 10000,
bringing up the whole TO nearly 100000 -Four new
buildings are nearly finished, OF which will
be opened within week. One, at One hundred and
thlrty-eighth-st and Wis-ave finished just
before the schools closed in June. 1t is one OF the
largest schools I'm the city. This will give five
buildings for the accommodation Of the increasing
population Of school children. Four OF these build
ings are in the upper wards, where the increase of
this population IS greatest, and is in the lower
part of the city, the East Side where the growth
is still steady. Tho downtown school is Grammar
No. S. at Rivington and Lewis SITS. The Others
arc Grammar No. 54 at One-hundred- and -foIrthst.
and Tenthave., Grammar No. SO, Ninety sixth-st.
and Lexingtonavc., and Grammar No. 81, seventy
seventh-st. and Tenth-avc.
CHANGES IN THE TEACHERS.
Miss Emma ~ Johnson has been appointed princi-
pal Of the female department OF No. &C. and the boys
department Of No. 81, in East Eighty sevenh-st, of
which W. A. Owen is principal, will be transferred
to the new building. 1t thought on Saturday
that the new school would hardly be ready to-day,
but arrangements may be made TO receive and register
the pupils there. Grammar School No. 8 IS nearly
ready, and the male department will be that of
Principal Edward II. Boyer from No. in West
Eighty -second-s, and the girls department of No.
o, Miss Anna V. Fox principal, will be transferred
from the school. \ new primary will be
organized in the old building. No. IS, at Rivington
and Lewis sts., has not yet been organized, but IL
is expected that of the female grammar schools
and Primary No. TO- in Cannon-st, will be transferred
TO this building. At the first meeting OF the Board
Of Education, be held Wednesday Of this week,
this change will be considered and some action will
probably be taken
In addition 10 the buildings which arc TO be ready
this month there are several others under way and
approaching completion Grammar No. 50, at one
hundred and thirty ourth-st and LenoXave VIII be
finished in the spring. IL will be male grammar
school, with male and female primary department
accommodating 1000 pupils. The building VIII cost
S157OO0. The High Bridge school, Primary No. ~,
will be ready little later with immediate room for
800 children. The building site cost $4,000. BY
June 1 the new Grammar No 46, at One-hundred-
and.ffty-sixth-st and LeXingtOnave., will DC ready
with room for 200 scholars. 1t will be a male and
female grammar and primary. The building VIII cost
$4,000. Work is in rapid progress on the large
new school at Onchundred and sixty third-st and
Eagleavc., a male grammar and mixed primary,
which will give by next fall to $500 more pupils
This building will be one of the largest and most
complete I'm New York. and Will cost S231 OOo sli-
perintendent DebevOise has also plans prepared ior
2 new primary school at Spuyten Duyvel, aud new
grammar a One-huusired andGE ySevcnth-st and
COurtlandt-ayc.
ADDITIONAL SITES SECURED.
Besides these. new sites have been secured or are
under consideration for sixteen more school buildings
overcrowded. Among these sites are Hester ana
Chrystle sts. Washington and Carlisle SIS. forty-
frst-st and seventh-ave Mulberry and Bayard sts.
sixtvelchth.st and Tcnthave.; Ninety-thilu.st and
Tenth-ave; Delaney and Ludlow sts Norfolk ahi
Hester SIS FOurh-st and Frst-ave.; FirStSt. ana
SecOud-aye The proceedings on some OF these nave
been delayed by the excessive cost when mas ARISEN
from the condemnation OF sizes uhder tc heN laN;;
BUT a number have been approved and paid for, ana
others VIII be selected TO take the place Oh sites taI
Gf fna has been tS 1o taken pa4s viii be made DOR
buildings on these sites, and the work will then 90
forward as rapidly As the money can De appIoprlatcu
The new schools present many Changes, IN stlohS
contrast to the character OF inc opie. ouu'ns'; %
Mr. Debcvoise who has had WIDE experience hoth
as builder and a school trustee, has maze Cls WORN
his study for many years. Every new scho0l pro
city win compart with the best in the country DoWn-
town the buildings now being mdde nfepIOO.
The object OF Mr. DebcvOse has been 10 secure au-
solutr safety, Light and ventilation comfort hodilH
and trartvencSs I'm these structures. one OF
the most valuable measures introduced Dy LlIu hdS
been the double stone stairway. one hsht Is ADose
the other and entirely separate trOm H. ANY M uiS
new buildings can now be empted OF us pupls,, ~
necessary I'm a few moments. Ornamcnted metalll'
ceilings and sand finished walls have made the class
rooms more attractive and the janltors quarters at"
made distinct part Of the building wherever thIS
possible The number OF children to a classroom hds
been reduced, and seats are now pa'ci III .no @ Iii
buildings for fifty four instead OF SHY or m're '"-
In the Normal College there have been no special
changes and few repairs during the summer. lhS
classes Will assemble today for organization; d'p wv
regular studies Will begin later in the Weeh' & W.
work has been done in the College OF ule IIIS VI
York and this is now ready for the opening Oh Iinuts1
day when the students VIII assemble 70 DC ae'lsh'N
TO their classes and ~ organize Tor "orh'
TO OPEN THE SCHOOLS IN JoHNsTo"N.