New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
THE OLD SEVENTH WARD.
ANCIENT GroRIEs OF THE RUTGERS FEMALE IN
sTITUTE AND OTHER "REMINISCENCES.

ANCIENT GIORIEs OF THE RUTGERS FEMALE IN.
sTITUTE AND OTHER "REMINISCENCES.
To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: As one interested in the history OF the od
Seventh Ward will you allow me to correct
coupe OF mistakes in the article entitled Another
Breathing Place" which appeared In I'ne Tribune
of June s? Rutgers Female Institute never was IN
Rutgers Place, but in Madison-st, between CLINTON
and Montgomery sts 1t is not now a grammar
school, but is m the hands OF the Roman caihohcs'
Sisters Of ST. Vincent de Paul. think ard Is known
as St. Mary's School.
1t may interest some OF It's former pupils many
of whom are your readers to know that tho
changes in the old building have been siight when
compared with the changes in the rest Of the ward
The granite STEPS. which went straight up 10 tho
large front door. have been altered, passase"ay
10 the basement rooms having been made through
them and to enter the main building you go up
few steps at the side then strasht up 10 the ooor'
The old chapel has also been changed IL Is now
called the Shrine. owing to It's high oid-iashioNt"
ceiling Another room has BEEN built over H. max
ing f. cay half as high formerly. and necessl-
tatinc the placing OF several pillars as supports to
the floor above Externally however, II still looks
ike the picture Of It as engraved on the paper
pas.ed on the inside Of the covers OF the oh prlhs
books or one OF these books. dated ls'2, am tho
happy owner.
The INSTRUCTION in things then considered neccs-
compare favorahly with the courses gwen a' any
h,ah-grade institute for OF the present day.
For example the gra iuatirg class OF ls'l was shd
by their examiners 10 have pursued studies III maine
MATES further than the graduating c.ass OF ,na'
Same year at Yves: Point, the examiners III iha'he-
,.,ic. TIA, year being Professor Davies OF Dawes.
Iegenlre and Bourbon fame, and Professor Nlcho.S
~ West Point The Committee on Competitions IN
cuded c. p. r. James, Catherine Seiswicn, III.
bellows and y. =. Willis. The other committees
were o. an equally high standard. ana think may
safely say that Rutgers institute IN New" ~:
was AZ least the beginning OF the higher education
~ women. and. from my own observation, have
,asn led IN conclude that all we.l-e iucatet women
o,,ar s,xtv wears of age who were educated IN this
civ have at some time in their lives been institute
girls -, IA s.,.r,b Ward was
made only short time ago. when went Win oides
frisnIs on a purely reminiscent tour. Having reao
Mr. Riis's book was most agreedpiy surpr sen ny
to see things in bad state as hih b ovcr
tour extended from Chatham Square. through VnvcI'
Henry Market and Madison SIS. Rutgers 1872
Cor.,ars Hook. with rs fine new snelter ai par ar
poor but the children did lot ,ook pncn oy nuHse',
frlghtfuy ragged very miserable Mahs U, 49, W.
old houses yet remain IN sucn eoiI.c ned Inv ths
good Oh families OF New-York. can easliy %
brought TO ones memory VIII fot some one ,nsv
ested In old NewYork history 90 10, ,nS vs., ssatn
nv Felix Oldboy and Thomas Janvler? | know there
must be Others whose grandparents, Ike mine; nVei
in the ward and who IKE mySg 5r mo1 take
the old churches. tell of their minister's am poni-
nen members OF their congree 40 ,e ,s
ing citizens OF the ward. for reaX terr we're o.nsr
moi able men in the ward besides w llldm VI weeu'
and whose claims to distinction rest on more non,
orable basis. An article on these suDec,s Wouu,
,n,y S'''' ~ Az FASHIONED GIRL
New-York June % 1895.