New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-15

TO LAST TWO WEEKS.
Persons interested in the higher education Of
women have great cause for rejoicing TINS Week
,poueb many of Thorn are not aware Of ii as ye'
Tho opening Of an evening high school Tor "ome"
having attracted but little attention among the
MANY. other openings that occurred on the same
d,v This perhaps is because people have MOI
realized that this school is the first Of the kind ever
established in the city
For many years there have been evening hign
schools for men. but never before mas tAere oer'
any such provision for women
The school will not begin work until september
o. hut until then it will be open for registration
on the evening OF every school DAY. ms il's'
school will occupy Grammar Srhoo! NO D. Al NO
111 Fast Twonieth-st. The course Of study VIII ~
evactlv the same in the mems evening hiEA
schools including bookkeeping. arithmetic highcr
mathematics grammar. rhetoric and English COM
rosition English literature and defamation poHu-
cal science freehand architecture and mechanical
drawing physiology. chemistry, phonosraphF.
French German and spanish. Besides this. classes
IN any other subject may be organized. il twenty
eve or more pupils wish study H. In othc'
words any twenty 1--we women may form cIub
for the study Of any particular suoject-ShaN'
sneare for instance. or TennySon. or SOCIOLOGY, OF
ever Hebrew IT Sanscrit-f they are so minded
and II they will guarantee to attend the school AZ
least three nights week. the Board Of Education
will give them teacher
Tho teachers for the evening school nave not q"
beon appontod vet but Will be the best that IL is
possible 10 secure
MISS BLAKE PRINCIPAL
The principal Miss Katherine =. Blake said
Or Elgss chairman Of the Evening SchooI 'o'"
rnittoe Yesterday. is one Of the most proer'95''
and iDtelliceu; women in our system
The other teachers appointed 80 far arc Miss
M1roerr Baum and Miss Goorgiana Mondum for
English. Miss Agnes Roldt. for photography. ana
Miss Lena NJ Maulre and Miss Bertha Scnuz' TOT
German They are now assisting Miss bI"N" 3D.
the work Of registration.
back 70 July q $50 when tho Board OF Sup'rin-
,orlonts was Organized. one Of the first thing
his Poard di vas 10 appoint an evening N'Ho'!
c5nn.t.es. and one of the first things the com
rnit-e4 ala va> 20 sord on, a circular 70 an inc
PRINCIPALS o. evening schools for females in nc ''iy
a.ki7e for their opinion as % r1e advis'bilty Of
establishing an evening high school ipI "oh.'
and for statistics REGARDING the women who az
s,o9ol .-gd.es The answers we're unanimous re-
gariinc ne great need for high s'ho ana .e,-
.Ars sonrovine the plan were received from iruS-
ties inspectors and friends Of education sehei-
Accordingly The committee recommenied 70 The
BOARD = SIpe-1ten1ents toe establishment o. ~
Posri OF sGpe-inienient. coui no reason why
ADVANTAGES that had 50 long been enjoyed ny i men
Ing School Committee % the Board o. Education
waen the matter was referred 70 IL reported "a
re Board Of Education accordingly sanctioned
tae plan and. although some ears were t1 1,cl
lined regard ne the expense. there was no din
c,,ifv in securing the necessary appropr. alton.
The members OF the Evening school committee
If t3e R3ard OF Superinten1ents. said Miss Blake.
"aro DR. Matthew T. Elgas. chairman; Or, Thomas
$ O'Brien and Seth 7. stewart, and their names
vomankind They have taken m, ihe create inter-
ian ibey at having brought it 70 successful
issue .-,.,. -, . r-,h,,r.
.r-.~.ar eeenned as hapv over T. any OF the
Young women who now registering al No; .
INC Hrrf lav high school estanls1ed IN New
ynrk Cor the education OF the weaker sex was the
famous Twelfth Street school opened In l'-s. lii
begnnirgs with those OF the Boys HiEn Sc1ooi
Established shortly before. were described IN sun
days Tribune.