New-York tribune., 1897-06-13
SITES FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
THREE PRACTICALLY AGREED ON by
A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD
OF EDUCATION.

PLANS FOR THE BUIIDINGs-REApY TO
EXAMINE CANDIDATES FOR TEACHERS
HOW PUPILS WILL BE SELECTED
FOR THE NEW SCHOOLS.
| Tho bone hos been EXPRESSED by some OF the mer
| most deeply interested In NewYork's high Schools
that the new buildings might be ready for oc'
cupancy at the beginning OF the school year III 'i'e
| fall Of 1885, In the opinion Of the most c0mpe'em'
| Judges, however, there Is not the smaiiest H"e
hood that this can be accomplished. The members
| Of the Board OF Education, the superintendent ol
Buildings and all others concerned would be more
than glad to gee done. but in the Light OF expert
ence they know that. even with the saving OF time
| which can be made under the new law, there Is
! no use OF indulgng in hopes that VIII be sure 10
prove fallacous.
Ore Of these men Is Dr. Edward H. Peasiec,
chairman OF the Committee on Buildings He said
q few days ago that when the sites were deIer-
mined on II would be at least four months BEFORE
possession could be taken Of the property uncer
condemnation proceedings. During this tme the
plans for the buildings would be completed put IL
would be at least another month before the con-
| tractor could be ready TO begin work win the
| starting of work in November or December prop
| ably two months more would be required 10 com-
| pete II than II the beginning made at a faV-
orable season. ard fifteen months was the snort
est period which n building OF this size couid oe
erected. That would carry the completion OF the
schoohouses over till February or March 1889
and little would be gained by attempting to trans
fer the high schools to them before the beginning
of the succeeding school year.
Another thing TO which DR. Peaslee directed at
tention was that it would not be advisable 10 call
for bids for three four large schoolhouses AT
the same time: there will be little hKehhoou vi
the four buildings being completed together sun,
there will apparently be no dficui'y IN Ha''"s an
four ready for occupancy In September 1853 In
the mean time the high schools will have to be
carried m IN the buildings temporarily provided
for three of them. and no attempt VIII be mace 10
start the manual trainng-school until "A builoihs
specially designed for that purpose shall nave Dech
erected. ,.,-r own
In reference to sites for three Of the buildings
the Committee on Sites OF the Board or Education
has practically reached decision. For the manual
training school II IL proposed to secure sie IN
the Immediate vicinity OF Stuyvesant Square. as IL
Is thought advisable 10 place this institution larry
well downtown and on the East Side OF the CITY
For the boys school n site has been seiecteu III
Amserdarn-ave., between Fifty-e'ghth and flN-
ninth SITS. the plot being 200 feet square the
school for girls will be placed in the region north
OF Central Park but the exact site has not yet
been detormined. two or three different plo's ol
land being under consideration. one OF the high
schools is to be erected on the north SIDE OF 'he
Harlem River, and the site agreed on II a' hoS-
ton Road and Holmes-s
The decisions thus far made cannot be regarded
as final In arriving at them the Sites Com
mittee has been compelled to consider the ques-
ton Of cost carefully. The appropriation lot hish
school buildings and sites is C.5ooVo II Is es'l-
mated that 1t will take at least Ad0Vc Tor each
of the four buildings or 81 $4,000 for all That
would leave 100000 for the FOUR sites. but TINS
sum will rot be equally apportioned among them.
II Is obvious that there will be considerable
difference in the cost of the land required Tor the
several sites: that In the Annexed District may
call for ar expenditure Of only one-thrd as much
money ms the site for the manual training school
The committed after consultation with the Board
Of Superintendents and the high schoo. principals
has reached the conclusion that provision should
be made for about two thousand pupils IN each
school, and 1t is estimated that not less than
sixteen lots land will be required for each site
As lots above the Harlem may be bought for
900 or s. Gc0 while in the central part of the city
they G, nmand perhaps $1,000 or $4,000 some idea
Of the work TO be performed by the committee In
making its selections may be gathered
A GENERAL PLAN FOR THE BUILDINGS
Taking sixteen lots and two thousand pupils as
working data Mr.. Snyder, the superintendent OF
School Buildings. has already drawn up general
plan for the interior arrangement OF high schools
The floor plan suggests the letter H. with an ex-
aggerated crossbar. It was drawn on the assump-
t!oh that the sites would consist Of interior lots.
and does not count getting any light from the
sides. With lots running from one street to an
other. the open spaces in the "H would prarti-
cay be courts with three sides. BY this arrange
ment every room in the building would be ade-
ouately lighted and there would scarcely be
possibility OF any Interference with the light at
any future time by subsequent constructions
When the proportion of class rooms 10 study
rooms and OF study rooms TO class rooms Is de-
termined by the principals in consultation with
Superintendent Snyder the latter viii, proceed
several buildings The question of exterior CON
and WI o2 d2f % W
he made TO secure for the city high schools that
w" be as WIN be e in
height, but the, story Immediately under the roof
for the assembly hail witch is placed on The
fourth floor Large Laboratories and study dl, rooms
class rooms are placed along both sides OF the
crossbar In the open space or court at the front
easily admit Of ,ower while single general General
out differently in the different schOolhouses: ,,
R ease T the and sS
visited a number of high schools in the West.
eSs ses IN were thus "t Sc rsd In view of the
definite limit set TO the amount to be expended on
speak intelligcnty and authorltativey when ques
tions raised as 10 what can and what cannot
be done In the proposed buildings
EXAMINATIONS OF TEACHERS AND PUPILS.
Preparations have been completed both for the
examination Of pupils desiring 70 be admitted 70
the high schools and for the examination of app-
cants for appointment as teachers. As already
announced in The Tribune, there are to be three
grades Of teachers-frst assistants. second assist
ants and third assstants-wiih salaries ranging
in the case OF men between 5000 and 1900 and In
the case Of between 5000 and $500. BY
the rules adopted by the Board Of Education at
it's meeting last week. candidates for first assist
ants must have had eight years experience in
teaching secondary subjects and three years
pericnce in the special subject they propose TO
teach: second assistants must have had five years
experience In secondary subjects and two years in
the special subject. and third assistants must have
had three years experience in teaching
Nomination and appointments of assistant
teachers are to be made according 10 merit and
ntness-the Board Of Education not having the
fear OF Governor Black before Its eyes, makes
effort to draw a line between the two thngs-and
these are TO be determined by an examination and
nkinp in four elements. They are % Scholastic