New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
COMMISSION
THE "SCHOOL CITY" "

Probably a. interesting any of the ten vacation
schools is Grammar School No. 20. at NO. % Nor
folk-s from the fact tha, the work of this school
has been altogether new experiment In the lhe
OF school government.
The main idea OF the School City as 1t is called
IS somewhat similar to that of the Junior Repuo-
lie which has proved successful However the
management of few hundred children on farm
Is different matter from that Of more than thou
sand gathered from the worst quarters Of the city
for few hours day.
The plan of government is modelled on the con-
stitution OF Greater New-York The school Is
divided into five boroughs. with three 10 five dis
tricts IN each. Each OF the twenty-five classes Is
represented in the Board of Aldermen. This OF
course makes the laws. and needless TO say they
arc rigdly enforced.
Speaking OF this matter one OF the teachers SAID
"These officers elected by The children are much
more rigid than a teacher would think Of being
and what Is more. the children uphold them The%
are delighted with the plan and il S is ar
takes only short time for children TO understand
perfectly the Con;;i,niGn h[en [en tne aavs e e's "
There thirteen hundred children registered IN
this school, and the average attendance is some
thing eleven hundred.
GEORGE E. WARNINGS ADDRESS.
The exercises of yesterday consisted of music.
drills and recitations by the older pupils Colonel
George E. Waring made short address. He said:
81 came here expecting TO find new city. want
10 meet the officers OF that city. would Ike 10
talk 10 the Mayor II he Is present" Thereupon the
Mayor Joseph Abraham. went up. greeted Colonel
Waring and answered his questiors In regard 20
his city and officers Whatever the answers were
(for they CONFIDENTIAL. they were highly salts
factory TO the Colonel AZ WAS also IN" report or
the President OF the Board % Aldermen. benjamin
Siogel.
MRS. WARING GREETED
Mrs Waring was introduced and greeted with
enthusiastic cheers. She gave n practical talk. and
the exercises closed with nnai burst Of cnhu-
siasm from the youthful ctizcur that would have
done Justice to political meeting instead of only
exhibition day"
Some u the chief officers nr". Mayor Joseph
Abraham; President Of the Board of Aldermen.
BENJAMIN Slegel, Controller Barnett fiegenbnurn.
Commissioners Of Health Police ana Street Clean
ing, well a Board OF Aldermen. Thrn there
are the judges headed by Hauy EipfIn. chief Jus-
t0e
Speaking 70 Tribune reporter. 'hr Chief Jus
tice said they had had only one severe case TO de-
''Disordcrly condHct on the car" the concise
answer.
What did you DO TO the offender"
him"
1t was evident that the Chief Justice realized the
dignity and responsibility OF his position did the
Oiher officers. In fact. the school city is a ser-
,us matter for them all. and brighter more quick
aiiicd set Of youngsters would be- hard 10 find
ne experiment Is pronounced 10 he most encour-
iIInE and T. IL hoped that the plan Of tn. school
rlty VIII DC Introduced into several {. public
schools
Miss Edith Fowler. the princ.pa! OF the vacation
school held during the summer In Primary School
No 2 was warmly congratulated yesterday by
President HubbeI and several other school officials
who gathered 20 assist at the closing exercises
President HubheIi expressed himself well salts