New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

thousand 10 block-is composed OF many nation
alities Poles and Italians predominating am in
formed that twenty-eight different jargons are
spoken in this locality For the part. laborers
are not found In this section. either among men or
women.
The commercial instinct. however is demon
strated In the variety Of methods employed TO
obtain living Every variety OF article In use In
the community is somewhere exposed for sale. in
the house windows. in the shop windows, on cellar
steps improvised portable stands along the
sidewalk while In pushcarts In the street vese-
tables fruits. pink lemonade and merchandise OF
every description sale and meats between
the hours allowed by law. which limited during
the warm weather.
Bread is made in ring loaves. apparently for
convenience, for not only cellar steps piled M
with this staff Of Nfe. but the spikes around the
ratings hung with these wheaton collars. The
prevalence OF watermelon is astounding. Apparent
~ every other man. woman and child from six
months old upward. is eating watermelon. No
doub; the refreshing fruit proves tho most cooling
TO their parched throats
The majority Of the men. low in stature. wear
long. shaggy boards. while the women are low
proved and thickset Neither sex Is a bad type
but unmistakably weak There appears TO be no
difference between the men and women In their
choice of occupation. and men and boys share
with the opposite the labor OF holding or carry
ing the babies. II should be particularly noted u
the. credit OF the Stree; Cleaning Department, that
streets remarkably clean.
Incidental 70 lie IN Muloerry.st Is the kckims
hst fights, and occasionally stebhins ARRAY On
so e p Sao Yak e o. tonr or I've blocks vii
prove what has been said and We near beauty
greensward gaddens the eyes OF the weary and
where seats may be found for the comfort OF
In ne centre OF this park sparkling water
10 better things. al once haven Of rest and
mockery to lie about It This beauty spot oc;
cupies the area once known as ne Five Points ana
about the worst locality In the city.
WHERE THE PLAYGROUND is.
Near this park stands School No. %. as large
and well equipped any In the city. II Is the
playground OF this school. thrown open TO tho
children OF the community which has proved such
a boon 10 the wellnigh numberless specimens OF
humanity. Here a young man cares to[ the boys
and young woman for the girls. each having be-.
lime Tbese cbSpen Come and go as hey please
and II is gratifying 10 know that large proportion
The conductors form the children in a ring. and
teach the songs and games peculiar 70 kinqerg"r-
ages. The exercises last for about an hou; a: a
time when the children are allowed to alternate
with street games or tumble and play in the sand:
loads OF which have been dumped in the cor-~r -
sdeoha late TO accommodatc AN he children who d.
sire TO enter What wonder, then. that NE con
missile In the guse Of watermelon. they
emerge homeward bound from the school al eI5
p. These cnvous gamins. not understanding
me reasoi b york - no We; ssenntia@d and he
corps OF conductors entirely inadequate 20 the
number OF children. ana notviths'anding the pos
n os tho OF ex xGGs o is huge and tax
payers may well consider II a wise investment 10
s}rncion eyatory conid be- csiabiished ana
the children could be scrubbed before enlcilns ne
they would gradually learn TO appreciate .leanh-
Considering the number IN the playground they
are remarkably well-bchaved. one Of the conduc-
tors bright Determined ana 1ffClen5 yGyns
GUS labor and poor pay, she feels grathe1
w w9 ha ne not Tef beeh in ana Tan susro he
in the building. and the father Of ten children ny
thing says: The kindergarten is a most wonderful
method Of civiiizing enid len "quLd NE 10 Sc
WAKING cas-, from the Bowery. through Broome-
IT scenes not unlike those In Mulberry-st are
re-enacted but east Of Sherif-st the population IS
not qHe 50 dsbf ar a don Gf qon S E%s:
SCHOOL No. 81 stands at NO los iroone-S';'
ese4 her affection Of : the reas aad ec
perntenden II Smith Those Who a 2Te r rcTq
discipline know him to be an n Instructor worny 1
the highest Gce an6 ms mae long 81 human nature
qualification REQUISITE IN 81 sgff ba Of
the regular school. without the usual restraint
IN DIFFERENT SURROUNDINGS.
"Reonning at the bottom Of the ladder Of know
.6pe we And the kindergarten under the direction
OF Miss Annie NJ. Holywel OF Brooklyn The
.garten' accommodates from two hundred TO three
hundred children. from three TO SIX years OF as'
women assist Miss Holywell The lltle tots had
never before kindergarten and yet after me
first three four days, they became 50 Hl'Iesttu
that it is now orderly and progressive ,,,o .,rs
"These children sing including The patriotic airs
those composed with special reference 70 enid lie
90 natI,rs while their little hands are taught 10
weave defly paper mats shape 10y ht %,,d
as Miss Holywell tells the nature stories, !, - q,
scene worthy the artists brush ana patnenc ~ ~
~ ox,reme children out Of the street. many OF
,hem diriy indeed barefooted poorly clad win
ID.
and shoulderless to coyeT rnf ,p ,ber es and
tbe smile that plays upon their lips when under
this happy influence tells the OBSERVE ,net 70 h
saved through opportunity, something 'h"' Will "e
crushed and die Without H. ga n,sto time IN
experimenting? The proht s assured, e,iae IN
and the output will yield hsndsSmt bc roTn ken
nv the children perform their ped5anu 49,
heir enthusiasm, their eagerness 10 plede hnr,s
yesrnhng sances miss i cywe is an IDEAL kinder
gartner Through their own activities she mar
the children earr hadS y these little WATTS into The
snnmaiid abodes shall not carry with them me lIea
- The real home and the MESSAGE that the N''ue'
garTfn Classes In manual training are most inter
csns, eli Girls is making trousseau for miniature
Young woman These garinemts ate and The
care an bride in showing their work a class OF
kIrs 20 h,ildng trunks TO hold the outht MADE 10y
the k,I,s and one can readily imagine the feehng
-, sunreme satisfaction IN lhese youti,u' entsha5
when at last they shall look upo" '"e" ''''''"''
wor rSe classes in drawing and painting as wer as
IN clay ,nros,inr specimens of youthful ideas No
comp rison by classes may oe r,,d,nde sbown by
dlnerenmiii ron rewards the earnest care OF me
,nscbers and pronounces the V"c"'o" ''"'0'
decided success
THE BIG BOYS CLASS.
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