New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-26
THE ORIGINAL BUILDING OF GhAMMA'
SCHOOL NO 81.

overror school and no one believed II wou!d gro"
TO any size In The nine years Miss Mohlior' mas
been at tho head of the school, ho"eNe'' - re-
grown from one OF the least or the PUBIC SOi'o '
70 be one Of the largest If not the IarEcs' e'i'9
school In tho city. The growth OF the s'hooA ''''
49, ca rand tnat two wings have just been CON-
p,eted which nearly double the accommodations ana
viii soon be opened. There are reai-y -''p pupiS Ia
This school, but applications for admission are 0o'
s,ar,, Increasing so that 1t is feared that III Ie"
vcars n will asaL be necessary 10 eniTge ihe sc'oo'
building. ,,. g.,
The orisina, schoolhouse. picture OF "n!ch -
given here was built in 1861, at cost o. slOoV0'
The towers on top of schoo.houses IN thoSe Gay
were ali the rage but the tower on NO. % " a.
form down some years ago It had become "e~A
md The schoo; had an unusually large pot OF
ground being l7cxlO0 feet. and as the oTgihd ou''N
ing was only 52x96 feet. there were spacious op'"
air Fairgrounds on each side Later Tour "IIsS
were added TO the building, giving more c.dsS'oo'"'
The growth of the school, was 50 relisi 49,
ever. that about year ago It was decidea 10 eN
+and tAA building so as TO cover the entire street
frontage Of 10 feet This has been done so that IL
IN no way !nterferes with the light or Vehuatloh
OF the main building .,
, A house and LOT directly in the rear Of the school,
fronting Observation-Disclosures mas Deen
leased and is used for the jantors family anu d
means Of exit Tor the school. The light ana venu I
3aT0 an 81 ,a school building to have There
h da9 6 The Tear Of the school when seriously
interfere with light and ventilation on that sac;
FACTORIES also are rising around this secNoh OF
Harlem and may come in unpleasant PROXIMITY 70
This schoo; No 81 Is growing rapidly and ne
population IS becoming SO dense In MS part OF me
CITY mat 1t would he prudent thing tor the sch0o!
authorities purchase three or four houses land
for playground until it becomes NECESSARY 10
burd an annex and this could be so constructed as
10 insure good light and ventilation on that side
for a.. time. ,.. o,.s.a, r,b,cb
ia an unusually number for c girls grammar
school Two OF these classes are composed OF
SIr:s studying for the Normal College. while the
other two are business classes for girls IN thc
latter the girls are taught stenogrsphy and are
prepared for office service. ~. ,-,. ,,,,,o
This school, Ike many OF New nork 3 puo.c
schools is annoyed by the rough granite pavement
AS the school has frontage OF 10 feet on me
street the noise Of passing trucks is Serious
hindrance the many classes that meet IN rooms room,
On the north side of the schoo.. SeVerai apilicd-
fions have been made the city officials 10 have
This part of One-hundred "a nd afteenth-st paved
with asphalt but as yet the applications nave oeen
made In vain The school trustees OF this ward are
William e St,lngs. John Whalen. Antonio Rasnes,
Morris E Sterne and Robert L. Stee,. Mr.. StAlings
FOR some years has been Tammany leader FOR the
XXVIIIth Assembly District 49,
Miss Montfort's assistants are Miss Cara L.
Fi,tner Miss Maria L. Smith. Miss Helen a. Stein
and Miss Ada l. Anderson. Miss Charlotte II. Stearns
Is at the head OF the primary department