New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
LIKES THE NETWORK BOY.
DR. BUCHANAN'S WORK AS HEAD VI
THE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL.

THE NEW DEPARTURE IN EDCCAiio-, HH
re.sr1uI.Y sTARTED-ALL APPLICANTS
r,xrx RIFT NUMBER WILL BE
DROPPED so THAT ANOTHER
CLASS CAN BE PROVIDED
FOR NEXT YEAR
az am charmed with the New-fork boy .,
rho .ns.ker was Dr. John T. Buchanan prihci-
"a, ~ the new Boys High School III inns Guy CIV
she remark was made at the opening Oh on
-, aoroorning the school, which Is running as
oo,,,v as II II had been in operation TOT nan d
6ozen wears instead of a scaht haii-uo~o'i ~,
The school occupies a building FAMOUS III W 49,,
cational annals Of New-York for many Peop'' Wv
80 -,ade a mark on the life OF the neuopois
bad their training In good part IN the oiu I'M
...ho. scbool IL stands only few steps from
c,.hays and the noise which is continuous OH
,,., husv thoroughfare easily penetraics inc leii
norarv quarters OF the boys hlgh schoo' mn
tsenh-st itself is TOO quiet but IS soon " oe
ho,,srea In this respect by the provision oil an
asphalt pavement. -,
,rho old grammar school has been found 10 lend
,,a,f readily TO It's new uses. DR.. Buchanan de-
cIares that II is admirably adapted Tor us present
purpose or rather that ii would be IL the he's.oo
mood were more quiet and the corrioors Oh .ne
,uud,np somewhat wider He finds that he Is aoe
IN do nj. work more easily there than Ia the schooi
- rh,cb he presided In Kansas city. or than ne
will he In the new building for the boys scnooi'
which he has had large share In piahnis' %
ideal ARRANGEMENT of schooihouse III MS op''v'''
e. the 'H'' construction. with a s'uoy nan "
entire of each floor and the classrooms rad'a''iis
- =, owing 10 the site selected for the new
ohno,bouse 4, was not possible to follow 'his
scheme In drawing the plans.
while the present building has not yet been en-
t,rely fitted UP and some OF the rurh''uie - a'N
ing the school has been started on sa''i
has,s I'm the Judgment of the principal. and he Is
uithW
&c nrosnccts of high-school work in New-forK'
Nu-,yyORK BOYS VERSUS WESTERN BOYS.
81 an, charmed with the New-York boy. ne re-
oa,od "He compares favorably with the boys
have been accustomed TO in the west ne Is hioie
,ractable, for one thing, and beheVe from "
have seen that the boys here nave 'e"oe'ei oo
.c,ences When a knife or anything else Is iouho
-. 49, h,i,ding 1, IS brought TO me- the finder does
NO, Weld to the temptation 10 put 1t into his own
nocket | have been pleased also 10 see inc eaeo'
~ ,ho hoxs OF some Of the talks l have given them
when they have come TO me ana tolo me Una. 'e!
had never thought before of what had saiu' anu
that they would act upon II. This morning. ioi
,,s,a,cs I talked about the difference between
oh.racter and reputation, and tried to impress on
them that the important thing was chai ac'ei. ia
the West I might have made such talk "i'nou'
seeing any response, but more than one spoke 10
me about it here and showed that h"' '''"' ="
Immersion their minds.
That DR. Buchanan stands in the attitude Oh a
friend TO the boys under his care Was 'i"S' a,oN
by an incident that occurred while the conversation
was in progress. good looking ana ta foowed
tined hoy came into the principals ONCE iS,"ed
moment later by his teacher who con nature
that he had ben GULLY Oh a s1 that on being told
10 60 TO DR. Buchanan, he had not i yd;sobed,
principal expostulated with the boy on MS o'sooe
enSe want amt YOU to understand that am your friend
and that h. viii aesi nas a When boy told
come 70 my Office, he must do as he IS '0'o 10
The boy the PrT Td nay in 20 5se n6 same
k6ay tho t0ne day Of the Writer'S ss
regularly absel IT between and per cent baS
number enrolled since SS ended sns their Studies on
securing business While the visitor sn,e wei
na Sa,d 8r that he nad been the high school b in
Kansas city I'm saY Su, "a f iske Questions Sa Showed
the boy wanted enter the ixss G Hs
Ss no Os sscG 81 Ss Hsh seh t@
has limit the number Of gup ss Mhen ' a
year to oq 9 presen yea enter on second
year there may be room for the new hrsIyesr
seSsols sI DR.. buchanan however has pursued
liberal policy and taken all app mhnr would drop
pee as Some ALREADY have and that others would
be welded out by examinations
TWENTY-FIVE CLASSES.
There are TWENTY-FIVE classes in the school One
of tho problems which Dr. Buchanan mas mao u
and sending the boys to the coatrooms 10 sc' 'he,
belongings Some OF the coatrooms are DARK ana
~ twenty or twenty-five boys were to descend on on
them in quest OF hats and wod be- sure to
result In fact, number of hats were smashed
a psne ae i'H Of ss BOYS High
esourcef man. and ne sy o each che class on the
ringing the bell at noon and at o'clock In nh
espsn ~ ss, is to attend to the and
hand out coats and hats as the boys can lor 'n He
are dismissal and 50 on until all are gone Under ind,
this arrangement i25 boys pass through the So h
cor Ike number leave the classrooms, but
there is confusion or crowding ana no >, } Sny
s s ass ar and i01 falinfuy s the
h he's. nat numser and the hats and placed
on numbered hooks. SO ARRANGED that those first
poss attending High school come from ON. all
parts of the city and number OF h them rae
ven mo racks for BICYCLES have been provided in
ne nnSe2 9sGsEan Of having "a lunch
con counter in this part Of the building for the he
home for their iuncheons 1t is also PROPOSED by
the High School CSWmisef I he used for this pu
pose as soon as the money is available.
THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
Regarding the plans for the new building Tor
this school at Tenth-ave.. Fifty-eighth and Fifty
ninth SITS. DR.. Buchanan expressed himself as sat
isned even though there viii not be as much space
in the building he hoped to secure. The ar
raneement suggested by him has been adhered TO-
and all the rooms he desired will be furnished. but
TO bring the structure within the limit OF cost al
lowed saving has been made by reducing the
size OF the various rooms and COMPRISING the
entire building. Ii will not extend TO the rear OF
the plot decided on which embraces one-half Of
the block between Tenth and Eleventh ayes. and the
streets named
The working drawings for this building have
been practically completed by Superintendent Sny-
ier but as II will be four months or thereabout be-
fore the city takes possession Of the property the
making OF the contract and the work OF construc-
ton will be delayed until later than was ex-
pected a few months ago There is little prospect
that the building will be ready Tor occupancy before
The beginning Of the school year, In septsmee,r
hand by the Building Department of the Board OF
Education will be that OF the mixed school, In the
coming Rorough OF the Bronx.