New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-12
YONKERS.
INCREASED ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PUB
Lie SCHOOL PUPILS.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE WAY OF SUPPLY
ING EDUCATIONAL FAClLITlEs-A BIG
INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE.

ING EDUCATIONAL FAClLlTlES-A BIG
INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE.
The school children will resume their studies
next Monday morning. This year they nave mao d
longer vacation than ever befcN. 'hanks 10 inc
new school calendar There have been a great
many improvements made in the SCHOOLS Wltihh
the last few months Yonkers is proud 81 her
nubic educational institutions. Superintendent
Corton in giving outline of the Improvements
that had been made in the current year. Faid mat
SslOO would be spent in purchasing SIZES pWulhs
new schoolhouses and improving and charging
the other buildings The cost of maintaining the
schools for the year was sh5'627 There are cieVen
buildings devoted TO school purposes and pupil
after graduation at the High School Is eligible 10
enter any college
In addition to the regular work There Is an
evening Industrial and cooking school The aver
age attendance at the day schools tor IN" WAS
aOS2: at the evening school Al
The average school attendance has more than
doubled in the last ten years. In lSS the attend
ance was only 15s9 TO accommodate this great
increase in the number of school children several
new schools have been built and lumher Cf ad-
ditions made In the last year school No. II.
near Woodlawn. has been completed and rext
Monday three classes will begin ;Aeir studies
there
There has been an addition Of six rooms TO
School No 10. in Prospect-at. making tO'al OF
sixteen one Of the .'alls is TO lie used as an
as.erbly-roor. This addition IS completed. and
will be ready for the pupils wncn srnool opens
An extension has been added to School No s. in
Hamiltcn-ave.. which now has six NOR" rooms
than formerly making total OF fourteen. ms
On the site Of School No 2 new building has been
erected The new structure VII re Gonnectee,1i
with the old building and in the two there VIII
be twenty-seyen rooms in all rms new Dulldins
will be completed by the middle OF octooer; Az Az
nnshins OF seS For ' laboratory Work and physics
Sun ri,f ,lenf
buildings which have been competed ana those
vide for the increase Of the school population Tor
There has been an addition OF to the staff
of teachers since last year. The evening schools
opened last october, and have proved great
classes for the YEAR was 9 The Ling
system of gymnastics Is in use throughout all the
schools under the supervision OF Sarah NJ VIII
son. In the primary and grammar schools every
class has at least period Of five minutes In each
High school and higher grammar classes the
boys are drilled in military tactics at the Armory.
The School Of Domestic Science had last year
an attendance of $50 pupils. and is great sue
At the armory bowling. ALLEYS last night the de de-
Gliding game OF 2S s fsrSs Veteran No m ' Guards
was bowled. The veterans wor by score or
Next Wednesday evening ladies', run will he
given by the Mount vernon Cycle Ginh the b end
quarters whore the yisors VII BE e nd
the coming season.
a large barn of the Woodland Farm Dairy Com
pany at Ardsley. on the outskirts of this city.
was burned down yesterday afternoon. The loss
Is about s. 900. covered by insurance All the live
stock saved
At the rally OF the boys branch, in the Young
Mems Christian Association parlors last evening.
Ben Clappe the boy orator of Brooklyn made an
address and Willie FennO. of Morris Heights.
played -Ornet solo
The paving of Dock-st. will be finished tonight.
much 10 the relief Of the business traflc or the
CITY While the pa wing has been going on Maln-St.
has been OverCrOwdtd with trucks.
The delegates of the fire companies met THURSDAY
night I'm the Hudson Hose house to make nomlna-
tons for the coming election OF the volunteer Flrc
Department This year there VIII be no chlei
elected as Thomas J. Mulcahey. recently appointed
chief Of the paid department. Is in command or
both volunteers and paid men. The following nom
nations were made: For first assistant engineer,
lanes Kearns of the Columbia Hook and Lad
der Company. and Thomas F. Mulcahey. OF FRO
lection Engine Company. for second assistant cnSi-
neer Harry Schenck. Of Lady Washington Com
pany and Emmett Nevn. Of Hudson Hose Com
pany. There opposition to the nomination
of Henry VI Anderson Of Irving Hose Company.
for treasurer. The election Will be held IN the
Hudson Hose house. Monday september H.
from to 10 D m. .,
The ladies' Of 81 Marys chapel gave a successful
pound party Thursday night
The John NJ. Shots Camn, Sons 81 veterans.
will go TO HaNerstraW next MONDAY night "A ne"
camp will be organized there.