New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-04
TO OPEN THE SCHOOLS.
CHANGES MADE THISrSUMMER.

CHANGES MADE IHlS' SUMMER.
WORK OF SUPERINTENDENT SNYDER NEW
BUILDINGS ERECTED AND OLD
ONES REPAIRED.
One OF the few officials In the service Of the pnb
lie schools who obliged to work during the summer
months, when teachers children and members OF the
Board OF Education are able to enjoy needed vaca-
TONS is c. b. j. Snyder, the efficient superintendent OF
school buildings. During July and August ne Is
buser in fact, than at any other period OF the year.
At no other time there many details to consider
so many things to plan, many preparations to be
made. Ever since the schools closed In June ana
July Mr. snyder has been at his desk In the ONCE OF
the Board Of Education at work experimenting the
construction OF new buildings and directing repairs In
old
1t needs no detailed explanation to show how
arduous and exactng this work is In great city such
as New-York schoolhOuses are IN constant de-
nand TO accommodate the annual influx Of pupils; old
buildings must be rented and repaired and available
pieces Of property for sites must be acquired Inc
annual repairs TO tho buildings form large part Of
the budget Of the public schools The thousands OF
children in the great buildings, tramping daily abouo
the rooms and up and down the stairs, necessarily
damage the property, matter bow careful they
NAV be or how wntchful arc their teachers. During
the summer Just drawing to close the repairs alone
known as vacation work. have cost about $23OOOO
Several thousand have been constantly employed
In building the new houses in fitting the old ones
for during the winter
superintendent Snyder and his assistants have
made every effort 10 have as many new buildings
as possible ready for the children on the morning
OF September IL, when the session opens for the
winter. Each year about 5000 new pupils are In
scribed on the public school registers, and 1t Is
necessary to provide places for this large number
Although It is difficult at the present time 10 gve
correct estimate OF the number OF additional seats
provided for the pupils during the summer, M
SNYDER believes that there will be seats to accommodate
all newcomers. The school at Broome and Ridge
sts with seating capacity OF 1892. IS ready FOR se
as IS the new school at AmsterdamAve and axty'
eighthst with seating capacity as large New wings
have been added Grammar School No. 49, No. III East
Hfty-frst and to Grammar School No. 76, No. 70
Norfolk st. These additions will add 77S seats 10
me capacity OF the schools The school at Court
,andtave and One hundred and fifty scventhst to be
known as Grammar school No. 81, with accommooa'
ton for 100 children is ready to open, the furntTe
and heating apparatus having been placed IN the build.
ing The sewers, however, have not oeen
put in the street, owing 10 some oeiay
on The mart OF the Street Department. But Commits
oner Helntz has sent that they will be placed in
postiop in few weeks, that the school Will not be
used in all probability before October 1. Counting
the seats in this school, there will be 62sA new sttings
on septamber L. when the schools open again Primary
school No. 49, Fifty frst-st and Frstave Will also be
turned over TO the School Board about November l.
II will have a seating capacity OF A..
Work Is also being pushed upon numoer Oh
other school buildings which will be ready for use
during the 1893. Tho school at Hester ana Chrys
tie sts Mulberry and Bayard SITS. Madisonave. ana
Eighty ffthst., and at Woodlawn when completed VIII
accommodate 7,448 pupils. new building 70 pe
erected In Forty Six'hst., near Stxthave., ana 10
accommodate 2Ol6 pupils. will be planned as soon AZ
Of y ID
also 10 be put up Albany. Washington and Carlyle
sts with go i,tings. Additions are 70 De niahe
10 Grammar school No. 81, Twelfth Ward Grammar
school No 3d. Nineteenth Ward; Grammar school
No. o. Seventeenth Ward. and Grammar school No.
10 in the seventeenth Ward. In these additions
which will be finished next year. there Will be room
for 1876 children.
In repairing the old buildings efforts have been
made 10 make them look m lch like the new ones
os possible New windows to increase the light new
yenators to frcshen the air. new ceilings 10 ahd 10
rho health and cheerfulnesS Of the rooms. new IRE
proof ,airways additional Fairgrounds, new and COM
,,rtabl. seats and changes In the site OF the assem-
,lv rooms are among the many improvements 70
make life more attractive to hundreds OF iitue ones
whose homes not In the neighborhood Oh uhe TIC"
school buildings.
,or- heads: Repairs sanitary Improvements, heating
and furniture. Changes of one or all KINDS have
,, mod. ON the following schools Grammar school
Va , vo 20 Vandewater-st.. Grammar school No.
. M ass Iludson-st: Grammar school No. 4, NO.
900 piv,pp,on-st; Grammar school No. D, No. 221
Mottst; Grammar school No No. 90 chr G;Sammar
Srhool No TO- No. $50 WoOsterst.' Grammar Soae s
No H. No. 3l4 Wet seven'een'i: :rormar School
| ~ ~ No .3o Fast IOust0nst., Grammar scnoo .
No ia No. 225 East Twenty -Sevehtlst.' u lin ~n
.cno,l 10 IA No 72s Fifth->t, Grammar SVnoo, w.
TO- No POS West ThIteentis,,,n, I'' Grammsr schooj
| l.. No 335 West Forty scventLs' 1Is na school,
No 90 NO 100 Chrystic St; Grammar scn H ~, 80 No.
No 36 civ Hall Place; Grammar eHhooi no; ~ Wet
Thirtieh st.: Grammar school No. :. enc 2vo ra s1
| Forty second ST.. Grammar school No ~, ~ 10
vest FortietlS,. Grammar school No ~ Do
iiaxtcrst: Grammar school No ~ No ioe E;ntbS 80
- and Grammar school No. &c, No. 40 Fast Nihlns,.
| some changes have also been made III riaIhn, IN
schools Nos 81, 30 Al. AZ: -, A.. a. IS q, -.
So, IS. 80. ST. GS Co. g. o. o%' IN primary schools
Nos l. 3 : H. H. TO- 40. II. 10. 90 ~; 20, - ,hs
and 81 This long list will give some ,uf rasIv for
! labor necessary In making the Older s'hoo'S ''""'
| The use OF the pupils OF this city. -. ,ruct,on
The new house, now In the course OF con o.u
,re henc built according Mr.. SNYDER MS
adopted last year by the Board OF as much space
pcem WI; ,neciay where the BUILDINGS are 10 go
| up in the crowded parts OF III, add Fairgrounds
been found Impossible ,n The the lower part
TO the sch noe 'cronnd Is too valuable Mr. snyasE,
therefore has favored the u s, T These gymna
snms in the attics OF ire in narious Instruments
Sums arr a. id IN making the children strong; neai,
Which, W,,a The lower stories OF the ou'oins S
starways and closets are nreproo'c Mr. SNYDER are
erected an. nond,omest in the city lie mas T 1870
am1ns se from the officials OF the Board OF nducx
a ao ,,r ths work of his department: II - .ue IN"
uol o ,o on,nion that he has deserved the praSc'