The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24
HEBREW IT'S THREE s'R's."
A school That Teaches the Old Tes-
lament Years Round.

School That Teaches the Old Tes-
lament Years Round.
Probably the fact of there being in so-
vannah school in which the exercises
are conducted entirely in Hebrew is known
to but few. Such a school is at No. 10
Williamson street and is presided over by
Michael Rauzin.
A Morning News reporter paid the school
a visit yesterday afternoon. He was met
at the door by the preceptor who pre-
coded him up a fight of stairs. Reaching
the landing, the guide gave a premonitory
exclamation, probably Indicating the ar
rival of a visitor and a confusion of
sounds, proceeding from room with an
open door, became instantly hushed. Seat
ed ON a long bench, behind an as equally
long desk of rough lumber, were FIVE
little Hebrew youngsters very much occu-
pied with an inspection of the visitor.
The point impressing one most would
have been the sight OF the children sit
ting with their hats and caps on, a Gus
tom radically opposed to the Gentle ideas
of department in the school room. Then
the absence of girls attracted attention,
though there were but five boys present,
the teacher explaining that Sunday offers
attractions in the way Of sightseeing that
the youngsters find difficulty in resisting.
In reply to a query, the information was
given that twenty boys and two girls COM
pose the school. The girls attend always
when the boys have been dismissed.
The school was started for the instruc-
ton of Hebrew children in their Hebrew
tongue, about three years ago by the pres
ent teacher and has flourished. From a
small enrolment at the start, the teacher
has succeeded in building up his school
until It has obtained It's present respecta-
Bile attendance. For the stores of erudi-
ton the pupils acquire in the language
of their ancestors at the school, their
teacher receives 80 and 50 a month for
each, the payments being met with a
promptness and regularity that inspired
/ the pedagogue to say that his school is a
good thing financially.
The Old Testament constitutes the
traditional three RS in the school. That
ancient work receives the greater por-
ton of the pupils attention, and they ac-
quire wonderful proficiency in reading it
in Hebrew. The requirement of the Ian
guage is said to be very easy, and several
Instances were cited Of pupils in twenty
four lessons learning to read huenuy and
I being able to write with considerable IA
cility. often, cases are presented the in
structor in which no English is known,
as the children with their parents have
but recently immlgrated. To them the
Hebrew is very easy.
Rauzin is a native of Russia, and be-
leves in the exercise Of moral suason in
the administration Of his duties, rather
than continual resort to the strap,
though tho appearance of a short staff
with a black leather lash affixed, served
to show that there were spirits present
that sometimes required the curb. The
] n hnrnra1 Of y,la rft,er
hockey is said to be the offense for
which the instrument is most often used
When the school has been particularly
good for a week, or when any special
mark Of distinction is made, the teacher
rewards the pupils by treating them to a
street car ride These rides are greatly
coveted, and on the rare occasions on
which they are INDUCED, the car bears a
crowd OF youngsters In whose minds
thoughts Of hockey" In the future hold
no place, and affection for their teacher
rules.