New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-28

ance OF An arcan-born pupils We become known
49, German or Hebrew schools. and in some cases
these races have been slpplanied by pupils OF
Italian o. Scandinavian parentage. when Gram
mar school 40. - opened. March ,. libi Inc
pupils we're largely of Irish birth or parontase.
'h. school is situated a. the south side Of Forty
s,cou,i ST. between second and Third ayes. which
at that time WAS almost I'm the SUBURBS ana WIS
centre Of the Irish population in that quarter OF inc
civ The chool was started Withg0nly TWO huhu!eu
o. three hundred pupils. but with the rapia move
mont Of the population northwari the register IN
creased go that In q few years from the tine 1t
WIS oncncl there were over 300 pupils y large
prouor'iou 81 these were irish. but in the last ton
wears this class OF pupils has moved more 10 the
north ari their places have been taken almost eA'
clisiveIv by children OF German and scandinavian
ancestry. OF the 100 pupils in the school to-day
.t , ti,r, ri.jes pr.donl.na,e \ greater affront,
however. could not he offered 10 these youngsters
than 10 intimate that they are not Americans
They are as sensitive 90 this point as the sturiiesi
Yankee among them and arc quick 20 resent any
rcproach on the United states or the stars ana
Stripes.
No branch OF the Anti-Cigarette League has been
o-ranizei ia this school Tor tie sood reason that
thrr. ara no cigarette smokers Long before the
tuti-C'i-arotte League was established this 5cAooI
had a yycI-cQuppod NIgilanc" COMMITTEE "hlch
kept sharp lookout for stained for'hnSers tell
tall brca,hs and other evidences OF G garettc-smok-
10 have been entirely rooted out. Instead OF IN
dulging in cigarettes the boys spend their spare
hours in studying how great men became great
There is a branch Of the Holbrook Library In TINS
school containing some 80 w,lI-selccted volumes
Miss Ellen " Cromin is the librarian and has been
rratl0ed more than once by having som" little tot
~ n scandinavian ask her for Lives ~ Famous
Men"
This was one 81 the schools that took part IN
the Columbian celebration school parade IN lS'-
Tho bovs 81 this school were des grated as section
10 Tn. dag they carried on that occasion Il no"
used as a banner trophy Tho class which has the
least number OF absences In a week can Keep We
nag the following week. when II Is a"aIHeu 10
The class having the best record IN attendance ior
,bot week Il IL now held by class e second
ono az tho features OF THIS schooi i NC dtt''
r,.nt tnat has sprung Gp FOR ta' schov. '-islOIs
,urilg ono ~ the boys comes every Gay iIo," ~
r., mont home because his fAth'r attrnl"l 80
= other children come from one u. 1len-itl.
fv..uty-'hlrI--t and T,nth-dFe, ana from o''''
parts OF Harlem -.,.it.,,r al
r.. school i, IN a fair sanitary condition al,
,bo.trh the cht on the lower doors l. ho' as soVi
80 a., sbouii be- The street in front shouid %
",verel with asphalt. as the noise o. !tss.ls
,chcl.s seriously interfcres with cldss-""lh III ttic
an ro,fus There b. q NquOr-stOre Nithlh We
,a f..i limit. II IS kept hy John curry on Iie
-.t,ns1s' corner ~ Th.r!-aYe ana foTt see oII
d, foacph W Creuia is principal OF ne scnoo'
having neA that position from the day 'he ScnoJI
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