The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-19

in every position which he might have, as
sumed for the purpose of sh~ooting-with a
murderous toothpick-at the goats.
They were having a beautiful time. and
somehow that beloved tale had been made to
graphy and natural history and clay modelling
and color work and moral instruction yes.
moral instruction unscctarian moral In,
dealt out to them in cold Jumps, but is woven
into the fabric Of the whole curriculum. For
instance, in the first year the original. nature
myths are used. stories such rs one fnds IN
Mother Goose Andersen and Grimm: Next
ing man In conflict with nature. Next come
Crusoe. John Smith aud other men who con
guered nature. For this, year there is,a Dor
lion OF John Smiths own diary, which the su-
pcrintcndent had m~imeographcd. Then come
Columbus and the other discoverers. the colo
nizcrs. early American history, and so on
through Greece and liorn- and Europe and
Music and art are taught throughout the en-;
tire course, The eighth grade. composed oil
bows and girls Of about fourteen. were design
ing a cover, for the papers they have been, writ;
ing about Whittier. Each design was original
ami there were some very clever ones.
The. classroom for scientinc studies is at the
dencrs of %practical. work in botany. ,hemlstry.
biology. all the %o!ogies. in fact; were there.
needs OF the school. This demand, for more
space was evident on Al. sides. although the
SUPPORTED almost entirely by private contrihu.
tions the few paying pupils, of course. do not
DrlnG "A very large incOme-the work .SnOulu
have more funds In order TO be amplined rs the
projectors wish.
In the basement is tho Workshop. with its
latheS and benches. its tools Tor CARPENTRY and
iron work. In connection with this work
comes mechanical drawing. The practical re-
who have left the school to become mechani;
cnl engineers. expert drauGhtsmen and ~ III
other posts Of that kind. In place of these
Branches for the boys. the girls are taught
sewing and Designing. They learn To sew by
hand and by machine. to drauEht patterns.
cut, and ne. Before they leave the school they
make a set OF underclothing. II shirt waist and
sim dress RES, skirt; TheK also learn to make the
There 10 n librarr and reading room in the
basement. and. whaS is an unusual feature.
there is a physicians office. where the rhysi;
cal condition OF the children is WATCHED and
branch school at ~ Madison avenue. and hero
q high school course OF four years is carried out
on the same methods, Of course the rep"rt"r
cannot give a complete list OF the studies
glimpse of the methods used and the end, de-
sired. The two buildings are as busy rs bee
hives and there is something interesting going
on in every room. There was one impression
saw n more alert. interested. happy crowd or
little folks. There was but one unhappy look
ing small youngster. and he was wrestling with
the perfect subject and the perfect predicate or
n sentence. Nobody could jaime him for being
bored. There are no grounds in CONNECTION
with the school. hut the President Of the Man
haitian Storage Conuany has given the chill
dren the free. use OF soma vacant lots near bv.
and there. at = p. NJ. they 20 To play basket
ball and other games.
The members of the Executive Committee
in control Of the schools are Prof.. FellX Ailer.
Alfred Il. Woln, Douglas Nolk. Prot. W. u.
X. q. Wiener. Leo &. Eosenblatt. John I. Rel
cart and Iercival Chubb.