New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-14
HEBREW INSTITUTE BUSY
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES ARE THERE
TRAINED TO BE AMERICAN CITIZENS.
PERFECT COOPERATION WITH THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM - LITERARY oRoANIzA-
TONS UNDER THE HIRscH EpUcA-
TIONAL ALLIANCE

TIoNAL ALLIANCE.
The kindergarten rooms Of the Hebrew Institute
at the corner OF Jenerson-st and East Broadway.
are filed every morning from 70 II o'clock with
hundreds Of little boys and girls and the other
classrooms are crowded with oder children OF i'm.
migrants attending the classes OF the Baron dc
Hirsch Trust. Baron de Hrsch established this q
few years ago. and endowed the school with an
adequate income. for the purpose OF giving to the
children OF Russian immigrants American edu.
cation. and teaching them trades that will make
them self-supporting. Children who know nothing
whatever about the English language prepared
for the public schools by teachers who are nearly
all graduates Of the New-York Normal College. A.
soon as the pupils ready they are entered IN
the schools OF the district
Three four hundred girls attend the classes
In sewing. and many more have applied for ad-
mission. cooking school for young women and
girls Is doing a great deal OF practical teaching
about health and hygiene fer the people who crowd
the Hebrew districts OF New-York The Committee
on Womens Work has achieved much. and hopes
to do rhis winter. There classes In dress
making, millinery. physical culture and stenography.
and the intellectual nature OF the girl pupil Is fed
through the American Literature Club eleven to
fourteen years.. the Margaret E. Sangster Literary
Society (thrteen to sixteen years.. the George Eliot
Society. and the Grcencaf Literary Circle for
Women.
THE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE.
The Educational Alliance OF the Institute does the
work that is neglected by the free schools 1t has 4
directorate composed OF members from the Board
OF Free Schools. Contributions come 10 II from
many lovers o. learning in this city who believe In
u work that is ''ot Amercanizins educational.
social and humanizing character" About $4,000 Is
annually expended. The committees through which
the alliance operates are a. follows; Education
and Physical Culture Moral Work Social Work.
and Womens Work. There 10 a publication So
cieIy. The Alliance mas succeeded in opening classes
Ia English literature. composition. American MS:
tory civies b.o.ogy, astronomy. stenograpny ana
free hand drawing. and mas organized the Institute
Street Cleaning League 10 care for the rast sios
streets by cooperating with the city street Clean'
Ing Department The Fountain League. recently OF:
yaniZe1 Is 10 protect the fountains from ABUSE ana
the more advanced students have the Farsday Sci
ence Club. the Halevy Singing Society. the Rupln'
stein Philharmonic Society ana the Athletic Club.
Under the care OF the Educational Alliance ne
Alliance Cadets organized. and have estao-
there tens OF thousands Of children being edu.
Gated in thrift In the citiz' nshp classes simpls
time to time and the children are taught the prin.
cples Of the free Republic ihey live n ire AuHIl'
lar Free Library l.. open 10 Jew ana Gentle sHke
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
The officers and directors OF the Educational Al.
lance are Isidor Straus. Samuel Greenbaum Albert
+. Hochstsdter, Alder; FrieGlander, Judge Never
) Isaaca. Professor J., r. Segman. OF Columbia
University: Or Henry VI. Leipziger. superintendent
OF the Board OF Education lecture course; MISS
Julia Ricnman. DR.. Joseph o. WaIlach and MISS r.
The institute occupies a large and beautiful
building The first floor Is a hall ca able OF ac-
ron,modat ting 7o persons with a stage Tor speak
ers on the second floor are the directors rooms,
the social rooms and five large apartments for me
kindergarten work. On the third moor are the
classrooms. and the fourth and hftn the library
gymnasium. and baths. ..
into a roof garden Tor the women and children Of
the neighborhood