New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-15
SCHOOLS WERE JAMMED.
HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY WHEN THE
CLASSES WERE MADE UP.
ALL TIE HIGH SCHOOLS FILLED TO OVERFLOW
ING BEGINNING THE EDUCATIONAL
WORK OF THE YEAR-WHAT THE
PRINCIPALS SA'


PRINCIPALS SAY.
The longest vacation in the history of Brook
lyn's school system ended yesterday and the
work Of education began again. All day long
the 10 primary and grammar schools and the
four high schools we're busy getting their classes
into shape, giving out books and supplies and
beginning the work Of the new term. The regis
tratior high. and il is believed that by the
end Of the week it will be the highest record.
At the Girls High School the young women
and teachers gathered in the large assembly
room at 9 O'Clock. and the work OF arranging the
classes and giving out supplies began at once.
They assigned to their classrooms. and by
o'clock every class busily at work as If
it the middle Of the term instead of the
beginning. All the teachers were in their places
except Miss Wright. who is sick. To-day the
regular school work will begin at o'clock and
everything will proceed in the usual order. Four
new teachers began their work in the school yes
terday-Mlss Abbott Miss Dutton. Miss Gilbert
and Miss Seymour All are assigned to general
work. one Of them serving in place of teacher
who has years leave Of absence.
The drawing teachers will now number three,
Miss Wiley having been added to the force.
couple OF drawing rooms have been fitted up Tor
the new term neither Of which ready yes
terday The furniture will probably be In place
this morning. and the rooms will then be ready
PRINCIPAL Calvin Patterson said to Tribune
reporter yesterday afternoon that the school was
already full. We have had 100 more applica-
lions than we could receive" he said the
actual sittings in the building number 2,Oo'. but
ue have nut in extra seats and can accommo-
date about 22JO. We have now applications De
vond what IT Is possible for us TO accommodates
Our experience this year has been almost eXac'y
the same as last year. Since then two new hgH
schools have been opened to CHRISTINE Manual
Training High School, which was opened u guns
last February. and the Erasmus nan iis"
School which has just been opened IN rla'ous"
7 imagine that most Of the rejected apphcan's
will go TO Erasmut Hall.
AS to the addition Of one drawing teacher
and the additional drawinG-rooms' ne con
,,rued THAT does not mean that an! more time
Will be given to drawing 1t simply opens ara"
ing instruction to all the pupils. There were n
.,n,her ~ nupils that could not have drawing
lef. who will now be able to receive that IN
struction.
wa made our promotions this morning
Books we're all given out and We are now al
work on our regular programme for the term
About > 600 new books are expected soon LOT
orr library We now have about 4.Oo.
At the Bows High School the situation was
about the same The sittngs were all TAKEN
and about 10 applicants had TO DE eNciuueu
all Of whom were Informed Of the opening Oh
Erasmus Hall Principal Mickleborough was
| besieged after the closing OF the school, ny
! number Of parents who appeared 10 hoiu MIN
in some way responsible for the failure to AUNT
! pupils and he was obliged to explain over ana
! ,ver again that he could not put pupils in rooms
/ v.b.r. there were no seats for them. lie toid
| Them of Erasmus Hall, and most OF them VIII
urobablv send their children there ohe man.
J ,rhn called while The Tribune reporter was al
/ the school Indignantly said that MS son "ouiu
J have to get earlier II he went 20 ERASMUS
! Hall and seemed surprised when the principal
evulainpd that that did not alter me fact thal
| there was no room for him
| The school is crowded" said Principal Mickle-
| borough after the Indignant parent had gone,
| Ind vhil. We have put extra seats in some OF
| the rooms 1t Is not possible 10 do that To any
! extent The boys in the commercial course Tor
| instance. have To use pens cohthuais' am am III
| the academic course it is also necessary. lhere
| * always likely To be a shrinkage. however, our
! ing the first month. and the seating capacity
! will regulate itself without any trouble IN the
| course of three or four weeks
Last vear We were able to accommodate all
who applied The number Of applications about
equalled the number Of seats. The registration
! then was the highest on record. In February
! W. were beyond the seating capacity. ana In
order 10 accommodate some Of the classes We
had chairs put in with broad arms on them, so
! that they could be Used to write On. We were
able t. get along. but this time over LOO APP
rlied and our seating capacity is only l.Ol2.
our teachers began giving out their lessons
J and conducting their programmes at lotV
o'clock and 1T l. o'clock all the new pupils were
classified and assigned 10 the new classrooms.
As in the Girls High school, all the teachers
req lrted for duty except one, Mr Bernhard VINO
! vas III He came to Brooklyn ten days ago in
order To Ice ready for his work. and was stricken
with Illness few days before the school opened.
-Four new teachers began their work \ T..
/ clark who has been instructor in fOnkers.
and who will teach scientific branches; t. VI;
| Balch formerly Of the Polytechnic, VINO VIII
! ten N English history and mathematics; .. ,.
| Fairbanks who came from Connecticut. and who
| will teach the same branches. and Peter B. Glib
son. late Of Harrisburg. Penn. who Is assigned
! To commercial instruction. A great deal or new
! material has been added to the chemical and
physical laboratories. and they will be in the
best condition that they have ever been since
| the Rows High School was established
| At Erasmus Hall High School about one hun
dred and thirty-hve pupils were enrolled yester-
day. The registration VIII Increase iargely dur,
| ing the week when the pupils crowded out OF
the other high schools begin to apply for admis-
sion by the end Of the week, when the class
rooms will all be ready. there VIII be room for
| about three hundred and fifty pupils.
| About one hundred and forty pupils applied for
admission to the Manual Training High School
Last year this school had 43O pupils ana IL looks
| now as If il would have TO provide accommoda-
! ton for at least 100 more than that number
| The present quarters are cramped and the ad-
! ditions will make the school one OF the most
| uncomfortable crowded in the city
| Ia The schools OF lower grade the increase was
| correspondingly heavy In School NO To- for In
! stance all OF the lower grammar and the primary
! grades are full. and only few vacancies remain
| - ,ha Liyher grades Principal Felter said that
| In the urinary grades there were over three hun
| dred anplications more than ever before. He
| eaid NAT no had had applications enough to form
, - nau, grammar class and a new primary class.
but owing TO the lack Of room. he would have
| to refuse admission to many applicants