New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09

terson. young Irish woman with handsome
dark eyes and jet black hair and attractive
face goes through the usual prelimnaries and
recites George William Curtis's Power Of Free
Ideas" This is also smoothly given and, Ike
the other without gestures. The audience Is
absolutely intent upon the department of the de-
clamer Not an infection is missed by them
The 1000 faces look pleased when Miss Reilly
finishes. and imagine that the
downstairs she will be assured by her class
mates that she did just loveyr'
Then Mr.. Gates speaks helpfuy relative to
school work, and tells about few Of the note
worthy features of the Atlanta Exposition.
The singing class numbering about fifty, gives
a selection The members show the result Of
careful selection and expert training by Profes
sor Mugan. The performance reminds one of
church cho!rs and concerts. The closing selec-
ton is Home Sweet Home" after which the
girls retire to their classrooms TO professional
music from the plano.
On the way back 10 the office Professor Pat
terson remarks:
The girls who recited were selected at random
and probably did not know that they would be
called upon"
IN THE CLASSROOMS
Under Mr. Patterson's escort the reporter was
shown through the building and into the class
rooms.
1--WE will go in and out just as I do every
day." said he The teachers never know when
I'm going to walk into their classrooms and
the most of them pay attention to me. If I see
ANYTHING wrong they find IL out AT once. Moth
ing Is allowed 10 go wrong after II is noticed"
one OF the first classrooms visited was where
German was be ng taught The teacher never
looked around TO see what Mr. Patterson wanted
until he motoned TO her. and the pupil went on
without embarrassment or interruption. Then
the reporter got surprise.
ANY wet feet or damp skirts" demanded the
principal. rather sternly.
only one was the teachers reply. land
sent her home"
That's right" was the brief but encouraging
rejoinder.
Leaving the thirty or forty plodders in the
realm Of "liebens" and the search for past par
tc.ples. the drawing class was the next visited
Here facing in two directions, the girls were
sketching from plaster casts on the walls, and
the work in nearly every instance surprising
~ good. Here another inquiry was made rela-
tive 10 wet feet and skirts.
HYGIENE AND EDUCATION
''Do you feel called upon TO look after the
physical welfare Of the students?" Mr. Patter
son asked.
I'VE do, most decidedly said he I'm fact.
think run greater risk Of being called crank
on that point than on any other for what does
knowledge amount to with bad health? would
not find fault If on morning like this half
have strict instructions relative TO the laws OF
health Some OF the girls come long distances, and
on a day Ike this some walking is ofttmes neces-
sary II We find feet or skirts wet we bundle
the girl off horne. The result OF this
point makes u great difference with the young
ladies' They are made more careful. This
morning there are over 1000 of the 1900 or 400
students present, and they are doubtless all
well. Another thing that Is carefully looked after
is ventilation. You Will notice the air is sweet.
pure and dry wherever we go When ! run
across teacher who Is careless about ventilat-
ing her classroom
Here Mr. Patterson's brow darkened, and the
rest was left 10 the imagination.
DETAILS IN A FIRM GRASP.
Probably in institution has man
firmer grasp or mastery OF the situation than
has Mr.. Patterson of the work of the Girls
High School. Everything goes along with
machineke smoothness 4 poor teacher Is not
tolerated more than one term. None but the
best are retained. II orders are not executed
with precision and alacrity there is trouble in
store for the offending teacher Mr.. Pattersons
genius teacher stamps itself upon every
department, resulting in method order and dis
patch. His assistants chosen with especial
regard 20 their ability as executive leutenants.