New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-15
OvER-CROWDED SCHOOLS.
MR.. JASPER REPORTS THAT 3.54' chill
DREN WERE TURNED AWAY.

ORDERS GIVEN by THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR TWO
NEW BUILDINGS IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CIGARETTE RESOLUTION INDoRsED-
A TRIBUTE 70 Mr. MACLAY.
Meetings OF the School Board for Manhattan and
The Bronx and Of the Board Of Education were
held yesterday. Both meetings were the nrst Oh
the school just opened.
The meeting OF the Board OF Education was
called to confirm the nominations made by Super'h
tendent Maxwell OF two men serve on the Board
Of Examiners Superintendent Maxwell named
Walter l.. Hervey. the former president OF
Teachers College. and Or. George J. Smith. hrst
assistant principal Of the High School OF Inc
Bronx rho charter calls for four members on
this Board but Mr.. Maxwell said he had NOT Sc
ccted any others because others had not peeh
certified as competont After much discussion 1t
was resolved to postpone action on the matter unti
the next meeting.
The session of the School Board was a busy
one Augustus s. Downing. who was nominated
by the Borough Board of superintendent as prIn-
cipal OF the New-York Training School Tor Ieach-
ers. was confirmed for that post.
resolution passed ordering the erection OF
a school at ne-hundred- "A nd eleventh and one
hundred and-twelfth SITS. near Sixth-ave Inc site
for the school has already been selected ana the
money appropriated but the work has been de-
layed because OF flaw in tho contract. The same
resolution provided for new school at One-hun-
dred-and- sixteenth and One-hundred -and-seven-
tecnth sts west NJ Fifth-avc. The site for this
school has been selected but the money has not ye;
been appropriated
\ resolution passed directing that no chill
dren from the borough Of Richmond should be
admitted to tho schools Of Manhattan. Brooklyn or
The Bronx and II also agreed that mas
much as the war s virtually over the nags on tne
schools should he displayed as before the war ana
not continually a. has been the case since inc
outbreak OF hostillties.
In resolution. unanimously adopted the Boarn
also placed Itself record az heartily indorsing
the ordinance passed by the Board OF Aldermen
which prohibits the sale Of cigarettes TO minors
President Hubbcll at once said he wanted TO he
recorded IN the .,ff,ma,ive. The resolution went
through with rush
A testimonial to the character and worth OF
the late Robert Maclay. the former president or the
Ncw-York Board OF Education. was read II was
copy sent to the family OF Mr. Maclay. While the
tribute did not take the form of resolution 1t
Superinte ndent Jasper presented 10 the Board
report giving these statistics relating TO the open
ing Of the schools. including the High School. on
Monday:
Pupils admitted september l2.............. 2Gl55
Pupils register September Il. .......... ~. ~
Attendance September l2................... .l"lN"b
Refused admission owing to lack OF accom-
Number Of halliday classes............... 3. $50
Number OF halliday pupils. ll,UIt
Number or sttings. --iooN
With reference TO the halliday classes Mr. Jasper
reported that there was necessity for their con-
poets the increase Of school accommodation with
In the next eight months would nearly remove
he SAID. did not include the school buildings
In which schools had not been fully organized
These schools three In number. will afford ac-