New-York tribune., 1896-01-08

schools and departments oae evening scnooi, anu, @
erlmmar and primary schools and departments
come within Ire jurisdiction OF our Board OF E'"-
Manual training has been introduced into two
in tnroe more than in tn years preceding the last.
note with especial satisfaction that the number
ng the present year ana that The benehcent effects
OF our educational system VIII start with the very
receptive and amenabe 10 wholesome influence
Tine stanAa OF sf eTmns an MI" nun
Der Of seats ia some school buildings psIm'ons an
.oaoos hei IS n absoSe Necessity
school accommodations This is the ma turai Tsust @
f meh iee Of fSe nem 9F e Eucaon
Noyem3sr 3d. 1884, the nq1ber Of 9aps Fss'f5i c 75i
There were lo9 more on me the s;n0G fS s5mc day
in the preceding year. fact worthy ol Par ''""
ton that the Nautical School should become a
State institution rather than part OF the sys o
pllcants FOR admission to such school comes rom
outside the city and from tne YER vsry nature sV " ave
makes f. while a proper branch OF etucai95m. 5 "a
por.ion OF the State rather than OF municipal func-
On January l. 1880 there under construction lon
fifteen new srhool buildings ana ahne%fS ,be nnhl
tr,ts for tgco new school buildings have been let
making total oc seventeen contracts for tme L ytaL'
whca w.th the las, building fitted up, siye total
increased sealing accommodation IN the P"p"c
schools for the year ls9J OF l7oN. ,,
because it Is ny intention 10 facilitate IN every
way possible the work Of the b2arG OF nlu az T o.
Board Of smate END App2rtiGnmef3t rfaza Iae
ti"g and have by tie appropriation voted, evil
dencad an Intention not only 10 keep in proper re-
djflonai facilities as speedily and thoroughly 40
practicable. Our schools are the cornerstone Oh
During the present year women have been APP
pointed inspectors OF public schools ana ~ can
are now women. There has also been woman
chosen trustee. TIE results ef these Innovations
mak marx That That % he ddei;Y @na care WIN whch the
women 50 chosen have followed out tHer )aaic'dl
duties are worthy o. the highest emule'loh'
DEPARTMENT or PrBIGC CHARITIES, AND
DEPARTMENT oF CORRECTIONS
On the frs OF this mon,h the provisions Of the
Statute passed at the last session Of the Legsla-
tire went in.o effect dividing the then existing
Department 81 Charities and Correction into two
separate derartHents 10 be known as the Depart
rn,ut II Puhl'c Charities. and the Department OF
Correction Provision was made for three COM
miss On-rs OF Public Charities am ioG on" OImiS
sioner of Correction. These appointments have a.
ready been M ic. ! am quite SUI" that our citZens
generally do not appreciate the magnitude o. the
present departments referred to, or the work I'M
posed upon the former Department Of Charities ana
Correction. The management ol tne ol'y prisons,
ir, care OF the insane end pauiers ana ne care care
OK The poniientiary together WIN me hosPtalIs. I
covers already about lI,~D people. Wneh oTlSIHdHy
not a quarter of that number was IN contempl1,-
t-.. g,.. . ntl- 81
i,.o.v is ,.yecrabic ana the Accommodations in the
A'nsholse ana Norkhous' insitic!ent. inadequate
and iuc, npr henslbe. while oyercro"dins Is star
NM ,s''' 'i.,t,, -I rorre..lon and the IN
creased appropriations for thesc nepars'hthn.S -
propn~ ana necessary. and VIII. believe oOV.aie
i1,n ~ fao crl,,isnls heretofore properly passed
thereon. ana il "a my purpose durnE me pr preSeh' ha
90 - - 60, snncircallv on these departments.
nrd ~ greater length than can IL th'S present
coInmunc alton
p,pr- DtpARTNENT
ri, .. - ,,,,tlio ,,,rks in the Citv of New
-, ~, ,t,,, ,,. e,,ar,.
citizen. whether for those who them As luxury.
e t,.,.,, anil Wow, thern from 4 point OF munici.
''' ~ -, -, ,.r .,.,, ,bo,. ,,,nrsb the onlv
., ,,t i..I,ls,l oniovment
W..h tine recently added park the city no" has
piik area ct '.it,'l 49,, - - 'tn',ograDhirai
'h" Puk ON nss'o'i''s <" ".s,,I psanerai
- % fr .ha i,n"royement OF those parks pre-
r.i.I ard MEANWHILE not 20 commence any exten-
'ye system OF repairs FOR fear thai they mish n9'
Particular intention Will be given 10 the smaller
parks which are 50 iaibey u.,d ana no ,.''is Will M.r
n" spared 10 h'he ,i,'n nS ,f,i ,andttion and
i, , ht.vad that If such a policy is carried out.
those who use the parks VIII respect the efforts OF
the 'omls. .oeI, AM aii @ ant ~ g,r ne smn, Of
,D, has been spent in tiX.ng up the Aquarium at
th. Tl,tt.-, Many of the tanks were found TO be
of Insufficient strength when hlled with water ana
u.,y ones must he ordered.
;, wili cost about slooo to complete the work,
which the Commissioners expect TO accomplish by
t,l, n.yf
,.n. ,.,n., irrportant unfinished work before the
ln,rl ,w.!tlng cOnsideration Is the dispute a. 10
me we r.r',a o, w ~ thr Nauarium Re-
'-''n irt..v,o, ,ire. aNu,ri cng. .neers have
,,11fo,n,'d with affections 10 MAKE 4 prompt
~, ri,'.i,n ~ Inc detective work and report
,i. un,rf ,f,ir conclusions on or about tho -e'h
~ r'n,arv n.x, The new C1rlcars Hook Park in
improved. opcnny to thr pc%pr o ,na' nUlli
d. .l ..f,-.