New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14
DENT HUBBELL

The public schools OF New-York reopeneo Tor me
school year yesterday morning. and about Z-oV"
school-c hndren resumed their studies ana schoo'
duties after two months and more Of plaF'ime As d
matter ~ fact; however, not all OF the 700" choreh
FOR whom the city Will supply education 'hlS !e8'
could find accommodations yesterday.
Superintendent Jasnor was busy All the moIil'ls
ond o mar. NJ the afternoon examining the build
iprs reported to be most crowded ana SONY '.'
which the repairs were not completed Those "hhcn
were not quite ready for occupancy ny reason u
tho dolay IN making the repairs were Grammar
Schools No. 49, Eas; Houston-st.; No. 81 a, 40
llS Rroomo-st. and No. ?. in Henry-st' Inc SC'oo
children IN these districts swarmed into the ''''"
ings at the opening hour. but the principals WEI,
Obliged 10 dismiss them Superintendent JASPER
said that all Of these buildings will be ready ior
use by the first OF next week. and some OF them
probably before.
ONE HIGH SCHOOL NOT READY.
At the mixed high school above the Harlem RIVER
at One-hundrcd- "A nd-siXty- second-st. ana l"'u
ave which was formerly Grammar SchooI no, -
things were in a similarly incomplete cohoI'o"'
About five hundred and fifty pupils appeared nov"
ever and lessons were given out for the puPlS 10
study during the week The contractor VIII Uoi,'
pete his work this week. and the schoo VIII oe
ready for occupancy next Monday. ms pulul"s
will accommodate about one thousand pupils, pu'
this first years class occupies more IMAM ""' ~
available room by itself.
Superintendent Jasper estimated that there are
. 51ut six thousand children who VIII nave 10 remain
a; of school this week because the buildings are iio'
r,ady for them Blu; he said yesterday afternoon 10
i Tribune reporter that by the first OF next week
there would be school accommodations Tor every
child OF school age in this city, and he estimates
the number at about 225Oo. This does ho' mean
that every child Will be able TO receive luiI ia!
schooljng every day. Some Of the districts are 80
crowded that halliday classes VIII nave 10 oe
formed giving only three hours a day to each
n,,u ono of the worst-crowded districts in the
CITY is the one in which School No 80 is situated IN
East Eighty -eighth-st. Public School NO. u.s. al
One-hundred -and-ninctecnth-s ana Madlsoh-aNe''
=, also in an extremely crowded district and super
intendent Jasper has recommended inc purchase OF
a new site for an additional building near 'h"'
point. ,, e,,..,
in Thirteenth and Twelfth SITS, respectively, were
opened on time and the attendance In each was
about five hundred
THE CITY'S SCHOOL EQUIPMENT.
The number Of buildings that will be occupied by
.be nuhlic schools OF the city next Monday includ-
ing the three high schools, is ILL., four OF which are
new There are ten more in process OF erection ana
there are sites chosen for twenty-five additional
buildings When these schools all erected
said Mr.. Jasper yesterday. there VIII be abundant
school accommodations for the city. We should not
need as many as these Immediately in order 10 look
after the increase Of children but we shall need
them 10 reduce the number of pupils in each school
which is now far large 10 admit OF the most sat-
isfactory results
AT present there are about 275 schools in the II
buildings and about $500 teachers on the payrol Of
the city and abou, 245 principals, whose salaries
amount to about $3j0OOOO year. The estimated ex-
pensc running the public schools in the year 1874
superintendtnt Jasper expressed himself Yesterday
as much pleased with the outlook for the year,
especially when remembered that large nun
Der OF children. estimated at from l5Oy 10 NUV.
unable 10 secure places IN the sGho0!I ids'
year. extreme was the tax upon the scaoQI buin-
ings. This year. Mr. Jasper says theTe WI Pe so'it
least, which IS surely an Improvement II Is H nt
h hfee SsS sch SS won't onane aBGH teen 6d
fTShf the sn pu6 SIsg schO6 Of the city S
PRESIDENT HUBBELL GRATIF1ED.
Charles Buckley Hubbeil, presiden; of the Board Of
Education, expressed himself as gratihed with the
condition of the School Department at the begin
ming OF another school year. To Tribune reporter
yesterday he said:
Tho advantages of the reform bill are already APP
parent in the fact that few OF the school build
ings are unready for the reception OF pupils Last
year at this time there nine buildings uncom-
pleted The Capitalization Of power in ne hands OF
the Superintendent OF School Buildings Is largely re-
sponsjble for this encouraging state Of affairs
Then too. think have a more efficient corps
of teachers than ever before For this the reform
bill is also responsible in by reason of the aoo-
ljtion OF the trustee system. Now teachers realize
that pull" will do them good. that there is
no such thing in this department and that merit
will count as it never counted before. This VIII re-
suit In stimulating healthy ambition In fact 1t
has already done So Never before have many OF
our teachers studied at the various summer schools
as this year. Another unusual thing Is that none or
them has died in the summer. but of course. we
have lost few by marriage as we always do
"Our new high schoo:s. ! can say are the nn est
in the country. We have secured the cream OF the
country teachers by means OF rigid examinations
careful personal Investigations, and we expect
great things of them. In week We shall be TAX
ing care OF than fifteen thousand more pupils
than year ago. The year opens most