New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-28
SCHOOL YEAR PREPARATION
BOARD OF EDUCATION BUSY WITH THE
VARIOUS DETAILS.
THE NEW COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE BOYS
HIGH sCHOOL-SPANIsH NEEDED TO IN
CREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE WORK

THE NEW COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE bois
HIGH scHoo1.-sPANIsH NEEDED TO IN
CREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE WORK
SCHOOL NO Q NOT TO RE READY
As the opening of the school term draws near
the BOARD Of Education and the officers Of the de-
partments under it's control hurrying on the
preparations for the year. The Department.
of Buildings is active and II will almost certainly
have all the buildings now In course OF cohsuuc-
ton ready at the time promised with the possible
exception Of the addition TO School NO. y
The first important committee meeting will be
that of the Teachers Committee OF which James
Weir IT, is chairman. This meeting Will De held
on August 81 The custom Is for the committee
TO meet the week after each session OF the boaru
Of Education. but the special meeting on Angus.
q IS necessary because OF the large NUMBER Oh
nromotions transfers and appointments which are
always recommended in the summer vacation ana
which must always be passed upon by the leach-
crs Committee Among the subjects winch VIII
come before this meeting is the appointment OF the
teachers In the Erasmus Hall High Schoo
These places have all been filled. but the appoint
ments are yet TO be passed upon.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Maven Is
expected to return to the city In tme lot 'h's
meeting and for the September meeting OF the
Board He may remain In town TO arrange MS
Mans for the fall term The Board will meet on
september l. the day after the Teachers Commit
BOYS HIGH SCHOOLS NEW COURSE.
Colonel John Y Culyer. who is chairman of the
BOYS High School Committee, SAID yesterday 10
a Tribune reporter that the new course OF study
which was adopted for that school at the June
meeting Of the Board is the outcome or an eftort
to make the course more consistent
The tendency has been he said. Ito treat
high-school education as a preliminary TO a college
course The idea of the men who have sought thls
end is that education in tho grammar ana inter-
mediate schools is the primary, and that IN the
high schools the secondary parts of an education
which is 10 be completed in college. The course
in the grammar schools. they think, should be
shortened and the high-school course made prep
araton for college. We have been lighting that
theory believing that IS per cent OF scholars
never go 10 college the hgh-school course should
be made as far possible. means OF giving
thorough education to those who have no aspira-
tons toward college 1t is on these lines that the
new course Of study is arranged We by no means
slight the preparation for college but we nave
sought to make the hgh-schoo course an educa-
there and then embark in business careers; 49,
I'VE have engaged three new teachers Two are
for general work and one Is an expert III CONNER
cial work. properly speaking. the conifnerclatl
course is not TART Of hgniseh9o TorK n gIs o
pupils who desire 10 enter commercial life II oc-
cupies a prominent place in the new course oil
Il hope to see the day" continued Colonel Gull
yer when We shall teach spanish IN aI, ne a niS
should be to the advantages OF fostering CONNER
cial relations Win us An fs5
Blaines great Idea for entering into close relations
ssid NV CieyeIand been adopted this country
leve that closer relations are coming and 1 think
spanish will have to be added to the course Of
study"
HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE FULL
Referring again to the coming term. Colonel Gull
yer said that the Boys High School would proba-