New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-05

GRAMMAR SCHOOL NO &c. nTYI WARD.
ganized in 1916 About twenty years ater the hrst
building torn down, and a structure similar
To the present one was erected in its place. In
1915 the school was overcrowded, and every avail
able space was taken UP by the children. At that
time there was factory just east OF the building,
and many complaints had been made about the
smoke from ihe factory chimney coming into the
cassroOms. With view OF doing away with thls
annoyance. the factory people carried the chimney
considerably higher than the school building While
this work was going on Alpheus D. Du Bots. the
principal OF the school. kept close watch on the
factory. as ne feared that fire might break out
His fears were We. grounded. for little after
T. O'Clock one day he went TO the window ana
saw that the factory In flames. Fortunately,
most OF tee pupils had been dismissed but one
class the top door SIN in session. The
flames spread rapidly that the assemby-room
OF the school was filed with smoke before the
alarm could be given. Miss OBrien, the teacher OF
the ella So Immediately got her pupils under control
and bravely stood at her post until the asi child
had passed through the smoke in the assembly
room and down tho front stairs The school build
ing burned TO the ground. Mr.. Du Bots. who Is
still the principal Of the school is convinced that
a catastrophe would have occurred II the fire had
broken ont when the entire school was In session.
The schoohouse rebuilt after this fire. but
additional means OF exit have been provided. so
that there is less danger now But for al. That the
building * a highly in1amndDe structure, anu
should be replaced by a modern hreproof building.
A. II 10 Increase tho chances OF burning TINS
building down. a candy store has for long time
been established door to the school to the
Ncst at 81 weeks before every Fourth or
july It Is filed with n stock Of fireworks. several
com plants have been made 10y the school officers
To the municipal authorities. but. as was usual
under Tdmmany rule the interests Of the school
were ignored. The shop Is at No. lf East Ninth
ST. AMI Is kept under the name OF Mrs. j. Jackson.
In other respects the building of Grammar school
40 Is is UNIT FOR school purposes The light on
the west side s. toerab.y good. but the credit is
due 20 thc owners OF ;he adjoining property rather
than the city authorities. There IS nothing To
prevent the erection OF hvc-story tenement house
mex 20 tn" school building on the west, which
would completely destroy the light and air on that
side Such a building already has been erected on
the east side OF the school with this result. The
c.assr3pms on the lower floors in consequence re-
ccive about much light and air as the lower
apartments OF "A hathouse get through an airShat
on a warm day when is burning these lower
c.assrooms become insufleraby hot and close. and
It Is necessary To close the school long before
O'Clock.
This school Ike many others in the city. is
oysrcro~del. and admission Is refused 10 children
in both the boys and the primary departments.
Mr. Du Bos's assistants are William !. GOldey.
Edgar Kuo kcrhocker and James r. Finch. while
Miss Victoria Hulon is at the head Of the primary