New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23
NETWORKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CIV.
HARD WORK FOR TEACHERS IN IRlMAhf
SCHOOL NO. 20.
THE PUPILS THE CHILDREN OF IGNORANT IN
MIGRANTs-THEY KNOW LITTLE H'
AND THEIR HOME INFLUENCES ARE
UNFORTUNATE


UNFORTUNATE.
r,. ,mor,,v =, making good American citizens
out OF ignorant immigrants Is wen '"" ~,
Primary School No 90 at No. lS Broo'es ~,
that all immigrants are ignorant OF 'i'' "
difficult 10 grasp the American ldea Vi 1rs
ment but because certain CLASS Va -,
S.. so,,,ed 4, the neighborhood OF TINS schoo
md by nockng together have pecoHc S' q,
their ignorance. Many immigrants 'aNe ' iuc,e
occu,ring American ways. and endeavor 10 MINIS
among the native citizens. but those I'''e =" ~,
mart OF Broome-st have formed n'''o N"' :,
themselves and many OF them mahe ' A,r
s.,don going more than few blocks iro" '','
homes The population here Is mhue up Vi
hrows NJ tho noorest class. The children are s'''
IN the public school with an honest desire u
English and some hing about American" "s' w,
the process OF teaching them II d" s,,,o,
tedious one In most other schoois inc
have the advantage OF coming from homes ""''e
., rnr,sh 10 snoken and where decent manners
ora cleanliness are a second nature. MOST % INV
children attending Primary School no ."
ever come from families in which Enehsn - ,m
spoken at all. and where good manners anu
ness are decidedly at a discount
The children are sent to school without pel's ao'e
-. g.. ,o sneak or understand a word OF EhsI'sh
ond I, frequently happens that the teachers are
obliged 10 send the pupils home 10 De ""'''e' 49,
10 be fitted TO make a fairly decent apie"'" "
school Teaching children under such cn0""
liz task Calling loI uii"""'@
n general rule. young children quickly pick up
new language but ii has been the experience VI
tho teachers in this school that the pupils e''he'
mill not or cannot readily acquire the Hhsls"
language The difficulty probably Hes IN Inc 'ao'
mai all the English pupils hear is III the ie"
horrs they are in school, and what little theF
learn is easily forgotten In the many hours 'he!
mass at home and at play, where they near "o'"
Ing but their mother tongue
This school is situated in one or the most ue"se'
settled parts OF the city. district where 'ne ue"
rate is alarminPly high in hot weather IL Is ieaA,
surprising TO find how many families can DE paoheu
awav in one of the narrow tenement houses INA.
nrrdominate here. The pupils Attending ~ No g.
School No 2-and they number between Nv en-
are nearly all Hebrews. there peiis o'i? W.
Christian pupils in the whole attendance. IT..
children syince an eagerncss to learn, pu' the!
are heavily Handicapped by their unioIt.aai,e u,
Vironments and make hard work OF educauoh al
the best q, ..n1 IN 1sao
which makes this primary school one OF me 0iu'sl
in the city AT the time il was estapiiSneu t.r
ne,ghborhood attractive part % I'M, V',,;
In 1889 the school was rebuilt 1t has iToMtase Oh
81 feet in Broome-st and the lot Is ~ ec' u.'p.
The building, with its wings covers me eilt!ie
front OF the lot and runs back us en'iTT, ue1e,,
are valued at &7CO0 and the building was erected
The principal Of the school is Miss Sarah 4 Mon
tague The other teachers are MISS Mars''E ~ -.
molly Miss Josephine Kane Mss marina l." ho0n-
we'll Miss Elmira II. Hanson. Mrs lsaheiia imp
bell Mrs Lizzie Hughes. Mss EizaoI5n a. - y1s s
Eiorence F. Branda. Miss Mary J.. sprague; MSS
Pauline E VAIL, Miss Mary 7. Sullivan and MISS
Henrietta Morris.