New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10
4 PTBLIC-SCHOOL BIRTHUA I.
THE CENTURY PROCLAMATION READ TO
THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY.
,,,xnprDTu ANNIvERsARY OF THE FOUNDING
OF THE FREE EDUCATIONAL iN'ii'O
TIoNs or THIS STATE FIT
TlNGLY OBSERVED.


TINGLY OBSERVED.
Governor Morton's proclamation announcing 'he
one-hundredth anniversary OF the es'ap'SH'''e''
Of the publc-schoo system of this STATE was i,au
~, tho 40 public schools OF this city YESTERDAY
rho rro,,amation was issued on April 6. and IN IL
~ (,oyor, or said: II therefore recommend 70 All
rr,rc,nals teachers and others in authority III ''e
schools academies and colleges throughout '"e
State that they devote some poruoh' at '"'
that dav TO appropriate exercises 10y 'he P"f,'''
their officers and friends in recognition Oh '"''
important anniversary , ,, ,bo
As far as the short notice would permit Wv
recommendations Of the Governor were carried out
1, OIL tho nublic schools of this city YESTERDAY
SUPERINTENDENT John Jasper received the lo''o"t"e
telegram from Charles r. skinner H'a'e Guy ,nao
tendent OF Public Instruction. on Mohoay. az law
II m please cause the Governor P' ' avn
70 be read in all your schools tomorrow nv
hours later a printed copy OF the uo'"''.
mailed to the principal of every era,"'na, ana
o,.arv urinary school together with this note;
Won viii nlease read or cause to be read. 10 YOU
assembled school Tuesday Apr - ,ne far as
nn,eihlc with the suggestions contained IN sa'd
Proclamation Yours s ySr{ y 'ssiupcrn,endent
,.. ., This order the proclamation was
ro,d in every school yesterday. and the iact Una,
\ century of public education has peeh conP'e'o'
in the State Of New-York was tho:o"sl'E "i
,ressed on the minds of the pupils oia anu H'""e.
Short addresses were delivered 10y the principals ~
most NJ tho schools patriotic songs were suns ana
IN Soma of the schools the trustees he'P'" -"
teachers to carry out Governor Morton" "L'r W
., snnropriate celebration. At Grammar "'no''
NJ Sc Einety-sixth-st. and LeXinS'on-aNe" Co''-
,ss,oror roseph A. Goulden delivered an ADDRESS
-, Tho oduca ,ional progress Of the century.
sunerntenden: Jasper said. Although th're was
No time for preparation. did the matter justice
o,,r rinciras are prepared for emerSencloS Ci ui,
LA and II would be no trouni1 OF any unr
-, n get M Fourth OF july or NVi'' 20
IA" or a .WasninCtons Birthday ce.enra'oh o'-
Wavor Strong ordered the National Sta,, -, am ~
'ni,,nsI Naes 10 be displayed on the tl'! nan ~
nomnafnora ton Of the passage. 100 years aN'' VI
-. coycrror clinton School act. +,
r, ne ann ,'os,orlav The programme was pract-
t;, 10 same i'm all the schools In each case III.
nrocIamation was read. as weu as inc 80. -
ram SUPERINTENDENT Maxwell Ealing atIcn'iu" 81
~ iegod fact that the first public schooI III tnr
S.e Vas oncned in Brooklyn and that me 'taCnt'
80 1onrp man named Dcbcvoise. ne pf'ho,i-
ais Generally made brief addresses on Lh' nv -
20 ,be system In some OF the schoois me- W.
posciiations and singing. The studies OF 'he Jay
we're not nterfered with. ,..,,,,. - rub-
Albany April 9-The state Supernendeht o., W., w.,
ne,ehra,ion OF the public school Cenlfen,'att ~
roncral in city village. and some district sH43 -
Iybere the sprirg vacation hai nor M
"inse ,ennorarily the public institutions O. mn
In his city the public schools are 'loSeu ""'
there were no exercises