New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-18
YONKERS.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE sCPbhiN-
TENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ADDITIONS BEING MADE no PROVIDE ROOM ron
THE INCREASED NUMBER OF PUPILS THIS
FAIJ/-oI-TINGs PLANNED FOR
NEXT WEEK


THE INCREASED NUMBER OF PUPILS THIS
FAII,-oI-TINGs PLANNED FOR
NENT wEEk
r-,.r,ss Carton superintendent Of the public
schools Of the CITY, has completed his annual report
In II he states that there enrolled In the several
nuhIc schools Of the city in the school year JUST
closed SOP pupils and the average attenoance io
the wear was S.59o In November OF last year 'he'.
was a census taken Of the children OF the Guy a''
from the report of the enumerators Mr.. tor'oi Ito"
gathered some interesting statistics. II was fonno
that there were 1853 children in Yonkers between
the ages of FIVE and sixteen years 1850 between the
ages OF four and twenty-one years. and that there
were twenty-five persons between the ages OF t"e'e
and twenty-one years who could neither reao nor
write English. The superintendent was rather sur
prised at first at this report. and he questioned the
enumerators c:osely but they asserted positively
that the return5 were correct. Five kindergarten
departments connected with the schoos,
average attendance of 1888 large proportion OF me
children In this department were nve years GU.
he evening schools mad eighty-one sessions ana le
enrolment was $50 In addition TO teaching the com
English branches. instruction was gwen IN ar
tendent in his report does favor the establish
ment OF truancy school in the city, for ne says
Quoting good schools, where truants may be sent ll5
The Increase of enrolment over last year was o.,
and the increase in average attendance 444. ne
number Of children who Apply each fall for admis.
sion at the schools Is increasing so rapidly that me
Board OF Education has found IL necessary 10 pro-
vide more room. and this summer a new school build
ing to contain ten rooms is being erected on 'ne
addition 10 contain six rooms Is pelns mace 70
School No 10 in Clinton-s;; School No 3. In Hami:-
tonave. is being enlarged 50 as 10 provide Tor SIX
additional classrooms and an assembly room capable
Of snS S F Sr s @ % hea WI" nd vsnae
and will have not less than fifty feet of wall space
aGT TO ns CUBIC feet in Capacity and
be ventilated by fans and provision VIII be made 10
hose i
ton 10 his II has been found Necessary TO ma more
room in the High School building 1t Will be necessary
to occupy the two rooms OF the study hall In
connection with the present study hail. ana these
additional room will be constructed for use In
windows will be cut in the north and east sides and
rest of the building The superintendent, needing an
the gymnasium floor. easy OF access from the pres
ent office by stairway. The superintendent finds
that the enrolment in the parochal schools for the
finds no pace Of instruction In tae city where Eng
tons the school buildings mentioned above is be-
ing pushed forward vigorously; The several con con
tractors have large number OF men al work the
buildings will be OF brick. with neat fronts ana when
competed Will compare fav0raby with TIE school
is composed of the leading citizens OF the city. It's
memb pf are wsm f. Nseei R 10nn
John F. Brennan, AndTeT BroTneh Kichard H.
cnqH W aneher hafs php Eas0
S Fitch James V. Lawrence Charles r. Otis. Dr. K.
X. T..
buildings which 70 be erected on the burned dis,
been no easy thing to Gear away the debris and
sink the foundations beside the stream which runs
inss' Those who will build are the Wheeler estate,
James Mccain, Dennis McGrath and Mrs -. LogG l;
time It takes to get the foundations in Building In
ons to be ad i' before the f plans for
posed buildings have been submitted; Architects
M wG S Of and and the
The seventh Saturday afternoon outing OF the
h m ' With C Mss VIA IS ne viii take the
o'clock train for Tarryown There stage VIII meet nee
low Cemetery; also to the o.d Dutch Church II has
f 6en IL keSp ome WITH the in
stitute open all summer .,,, how. 49, ANNA, ort.
be taken to City Island in stages. There vii. be
After noon and games in the afternoon. The Yonk
.rs Bicycle Club will also have moonlight sail on
Post Poe Sa OF the Grand Army and George B. McCiei
Camp Sons Of WIZ RsYd 10
dayschoo connected with the Marbn iHl Avenue
B1Rs Ecn M Of the o. side
order OF the Masonic fraternity had an outing yes
terday to College Point. Long Island The braves
Vernon Mamaroneck Rye. White Plains Sing sing
the public pier. The members from the eastern
portion Of the county came in the troliey1cars by
Mount Vernon Cornet Band. The boat left he pub
lie pier about 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. ana In the
Henry B. Pruser and CITY Judge Adam schatz Of
Lewis and David Quackenbush. the latter having
on from TaaPoos Fla ,h Tomb for the Gn5ss Chris
tan ASSOCIATION gave a trolley party on THURSDAY
night About forty membeIs ana their escorts LIEF;
the various lines Of the road At II o'clock the
party stopped at Miss Hipson,s house. in warbur-
ion ave. and enjoyed ice cream and cake.
The Dorcas Society connected with the West
minister Presbyterian Church he'd lawn 2 party on 81
Haisht al Hawthorne,aye and ,, vark-st The
Spacious was 1a 1[a sa ye1 paed on w' h
S aMn Icae eeam l cake candy smonas
flowers were sold The wn Peek M en ns
H Be Mrs. AHA HaigSt Mrs Morton " Newman
ism mo- odenwader. Miss corrie Hairhi: Miss Jessie
Haight and Miss Edith Newman "A, Az orchestra T1
s1d Mis- Mamie stockcT played on the veranda
'' Abram S Radclin is having plans prepared for
frame cottage. 254xis2 two stories. with attic and
the style is TO be Colonial. The outside frame and
e 0S has a broken 9 ground at No. 4 Locust
for a three-stcry brick house %x56 IT is to have
al the modern improvements and Will COST aoou'
sloane Chief inspector Of the food SosD d hsv
this week issuing licenses to milk dealers Up TO
% is mae b 1n Board for
these licenses. but they are given so that Iecora
To it,'' make mix inspections less dicult MT Sloane
said yesterday that the applications received com ON
pose about 30 per cent of those engaged In THIS
business All OF the dealers have not yet been
told that licenses necessary. but this Is being
done and by August II Is expected that every
place where milk Is sold will have a license
The unusual number OF deaths among children
under year of age which occurred IN this city
N 10 last heated term has caused Health )lncerr
Banker 10 begin the preparation OF a number or
suggestions to mothers for the care OF their chill
dren A large number Of the deaths occurred IN
s i parry conssiias of Mr. and MIS- Henry W. W
NJ and Mrs. Shn p Mt .srs 9 John ana
their wheels for Atlantic city iThe -party VIII
spend about ten days in visittng POINTS - interest
II The ii" annual picnic Of he Warburion Avenue Bap
list Sunday school was held Yesterday The chill
Pauline and had n two-hours fail on TIE river. A
stop then made at Forest, View Pork on the