The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
WOMEN EAGER To LEARN.
O TIL VIEW EVENING HIGH
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

G~0 HunuFeo apparatus tAuNtNNbENN-NNe8N y |
Them women whe work for . ivinE-stnaies
and Ruies-tntsrest shown In the school By
women who went to MAIZE Their Way.
The frst evening high school for women to be
.rraniEed in this city opens tomorrow evening.
for everal years John Jasper, City superin-
,,ndsnt OF Schools, and the members Of the
hoard OF Education saw and tn ked Of the
necessity Of such An institution; but ss the
law stood they could do Lothing. They were not
The only people who advocated an evening high
school for women. II inquiries and interest
may be taken as evidence. girls and women were
e,en moro anxious that one should be provided.
since the establishment Of such q school was
determined upon by the Board Of Education
many graduates Of tho public schools Of this
and other cities, girls who have never had q
chance to graduate, women who had to give up
their studies and are now employed in oficos
and shops, and others who have struggled to
educate themselves, have been asking who are
eligible to attend the school, what IL required
for admission. what they may study, how the
school Is to be run, and other questions that
show a live interest.
The new school will be held In Grammar
School building No. so, at 211 East Twentieth
street. Miss Katherine Blake Is the principal.
1t is believed that before long twenty teachers
will be- needed. but up to this time only half
that nuluocE hoNo oppohbCu. tio
has been in progress every evening for two
weeks between the hours of z and 9:15 o'clock.
Nearly 200 occupants, most of them young
women occupied in business, have registered.
Their !. ms Sgssd s'T One ePS applicant ie 10 w wanted ySasS' to on Know sUm Il
her husband couldn't como, too. and was quito
disappointed when told that 1t would DO impos-
Any girl over i6 years Of age is eligible to at
tend the school, provided she can pass the nee
pphy. amman. and arithmetic through common
Ind decimal fractions and their applications: 1t
Is ..s seT,Hs atn 1eap In such sas saS ssen p as shah sh" Re Sf fSn.
damental to the subject or. subjects Of study
nat she ny select E There h Gc.i iI an &c exception s;,s Hnas to
Is who have reached the first grammar grade
and present a certificate to that effect to gain
rr r@e s9 spanish, &c German e9 saas aritS So@PiEs'G als sSsln.
E ssS9Rsify: s sodk if1,spihSnlEfs English RShiG isefs.u nPp ned
oratory, photography. chemistry. anatomy and
S S1gs SiaS sFeRi''fhsiS higher "f EnsiisS r aaa a5se.
rhetoric and composition. political science
and American history. This curriculum
many c%oileees for girls and women. The
students in tho evening high school for girls
the three evening high schools for male pupils.
and 80 have the teachers. The latter are to re-
sstv male shss SCHOOLS OF. and snm this sf has or enabled BE the Board
to secure specialists in nearly all the branches.
The school will be conducted exactly like the
new rules have just been issued. The evening
q divided into two equal sessions, the first DO.
a. o'c lock- . P Ht 7:l 8 the fhapf frse bell &c / viii i be { r II
vii be Closed at $50, and no one coming after
that time will be permitted to enter a class
a oSapter io Of an "h hour 1ff viii 60 direetly to the
main there quietly until Fl. ordered ordered h e ; SiT
third bell viii ring at sis. when al pupil
places In the assembly, room. Those who hav'
stairs and out Of the building. Students on th'
eecond floor intending to join a class on tha
moor are expected to = retain their T seats f,T until til Oh
will ring at $40. when students on the top hoo
GSsntinS to 5 io.. s slasse'' T En- the ae. ,Grs
door viii take seats in tho assembly, room an,
w Wor e VIII .RR Sssin ss.i isn 1t SIS g. sos and 'I no girl tSio VII
be permitted to enter q recitation room late
thse class s:sG rooms and eeonomy Of time: In case 3
s1 M 9vssrhoT nl1nsay c! TSsr shG % u Gsg,', ehsacs sr :
trouble Tra Ss in se sRis difee.t an.f however as''s for no Gig
Bile pupil has ever been turned away from an
night school in the city. high school or othe'
In speaking of the outlook for the new seho'
woman who 10 much interested and was pre-
emit every evening while tho registration "eI
The new school is bound to be q great SUI
They have been very muc1 pleased to and tha
both the Board of Education and the princip.
and stan OF the new school nave sndea amann q.
extend the education which they have receives
Most Q, the spPIic ca s.h have y. R been ySens s wems
{ss as The I roll ff%ncIuides the names q women
"A representative case. showing how anxtol
mind. 4 girl. Who Is a clerk in an ONCE y Pa
place. called with a friend. who came with h
mind made "a up ln to F ta s.E The those otR %ho e esms vi,
friends il they did not wish to register. too. !
issked this girl; She said she YONG haV 70,
Gct in everything connected with the schot
The next night she W s back. saying that b
mother had Willingly given her consent 49,,
".Yo SEQ. I cont get out OF the once un'
osio s9U't and fvs got .ev;erythins All planned:
shall walk up here from Park place oeoaust
when will you get your dinnerf Iaske
"Oh. after I get home she answered. -,
well. I shall refuse you admission. said
II you do not promise me 10 eat q sandwich
something before you leave the office. 9th,
wise you will ruin your digestion and DO utter
sibility Of impairine your health by admitti
you under such circumstances.
Her face was the picture OF despair wneI
TT couldn't AT at the office because my .
ployers might find out that l was nttihH "yS
Tor a better place and thoy would discharge n
Really, 1t won't hurt me to walt until g
home for my dinner
I'VE finally compromised on her bring1
something here to eat before school opens ca
evening. and on Monday night she viii be
her place. The majority OF those who ia
registered will probably have to come rr'
their places Of business to the school, and M
OF them are entering in order to fit themselN
for better employment"
The Committee on Evening Schools or
Boa d Of Education favors instruction in COZ
ing and sewing In the new high school as "
as in all evening schools. for female, pup
Glasses on these subjects in the schools VIII
they had been introduced are always well
tended.
Girls and women who sought admission to
new high school and were unable to pass
examinations need not be discouraged. besl
the seventeen evening schools already In ope
tion for women two new ones have been open
where all who desire can find ample emporium
for fitting tho selves. to enjoy the, advan a
offered by the high school later; one schoo
located In Grammar 8 'hool building No. q
l78 Etst 10th street. and the other In No. 90
tho corner of Ninety-third street and Ans
dam avenue.
Mavor Strong has been invited to presid'
n L. --l 1EAaaA Ell