New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-06
PATERSON.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION COMPELLED
TO REScIND IT'S ACTION
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Will.
BE HELD-PLANs FOR HOSPITAL EXTEN-

HIGH SCHOOL, COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES VIII.
RE urLp-P1ANs FOR HOSPITAL EXTEN-
sIONs NOTES OF INTEREST.
The chief excitement IN Paterson for the last wesh
has been caused by the question Of public grIdua-
,lor exercises Of High School classes The class Of
1885, which had already begun preparing for the
usual commencement next June. had been deeply
wounded by the sudden determination OF the COM
IN ,ssioners that the sweet girl graduate should no
longer be in evidence. The alleged motives Of tAs
School Board in voting to Go away with graduation
EXERCISES were economy and desire to put an end
,o What same of the members said had de.
generated into a variety show This was aimed
at the doings last year, when musical aliegory
In costume with some steps that TO Purtahlcai
eyes looked like dancing, was introduced 70 vary
tho programme Of essays. But the charge OF eX-
travaparce was met By offers from citizens and
fr,rn the parens Of the seniors y pay the cost out
of their own pockets, and the Commissioners were
unable 10 satisfy the press and the puo"c mat te
only way 10 reform commencement was to wipe
IL ont altogether. and had to rescnd their action.
II il agreed that the girl graduates this year VIII
welr simple uniform gowns, that no flowers De
passed Up to the stage, and no extraneous features
be introduced.
The corner-oafer nuisance IS increasing, and there
Is an urgent demand for more policemen. The force
now has twelve less men than It had three years
II had been hoped to make next Fourth 20 OF july
"A gaia day by turning over the new Ky nan Soi'
pleted and furnished, ID the Aldermen Dut .n III,
tractors say that they cannot nav. - rsa t W
that time and the affair has Deen datd lor JuE 10
Plans have been adopted for the new Cly, hys-
initial for contagious diseases, on the AtHlHhouss
Farm, AZ the base OF the Praakness Mountain ne
group will comprise an administration 9Illiii.sl
four ward buildings a boer-h0use, laundry anu
steam sterilizing plant All the latest sanitary APP
pliances will put in. and the Wnoie COST - eN-
pectoi 10 come inside OF 5000. the amount whicn
The Health Board H. empowered 10 spent under
new law Work Will BEGIN in June <,,E -.
The concert given lately in -. J0nns tnurcn loF
the proposed maternity annex - St joseph HOS
pital nettei between $3.50 and S.fo. -,
The Rev Or T. w. Wehos, Of stne Secohl ~
formed church: Vice President II. Il. Parke OF the
Paterson National Bank and William ~ II; SstyK II
arc 4 committee to organize a local branch OF we
Childrcn's Home Society , &c., ,-
\ committee Of men from the three EI9nl HrH.y
posts has been appointed % ask tne Alisli.1n
set aside a room for the veterans IN tne new ~
Hall whore they have their meetings 10 arrange
f1r Memorial Day and other patriotic occasions
An old landmark the large brick manson Ut
many years the parsonage OF the First PresDy
church was levclai to the ground IN Market
st. ,hls week. make room FOR business su.ucI-
urp which KATE Brothers. the brewers, VIII put, up
The ,aachers of the First Presbyterian sunday
school have paced in the sunday -sGhoo' To, -
marble tablet u the memory ct MISS f.I@tp.Cl
Laird an active worker among them. VINO "as
killed By an Erie train AZ Lake view hoh.h
agO . ,-., Il.
Van Dervoort & Sngland. the oldest drygoois
dealers in Paterson. have given chattel mortedsro
aggregating s2i.g0 their stock. 10 secure iOahS
10 that amount made by Christopher Van perN'orL
nephew Of the senior partner ana salesman ~ VIC
an assignment. \ disastrous fire IN the store some
months ago followed by IA long period 81 inactivity
pending insurance adjustment. ana poor uade slNCs
are assigned as causes Of the embarrassment