New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
NIGHT CENTRES OPEN.
Thirty City Recreation Places WI
BE Used This Year.

The thirty recreation centres to be conducted this
winter by the Board of Education were opened last
evening. and thousands of children made happy,
for these adjuncts TO the free school system have
proved popular among the youngsters. The term
will continue until June TO- 1905 Last year the
average attendance $3.50 nightly, but it is
expected that these figures viii be largely increased
this 1t costs the city about $4,000 to con-
duct these centres. the of this sum, however,
going for the salaries.
There WIFI be the number of centres this
year, though several open in 1906 viii not be in
this year. and other schools that have not
been opened for recreation purposes heretofore will
be in operation. In Manhattan there are fifteen
centres for men and boys and seven for women
and girls In The Bronx there is only one for
women and girls In Brooklyn there four for
men and boys and three for women and girls
Ihe centres this year and the name of the
teacher in charge follow: For and boys IN
Manhattan-Henry, Catharine and Oliver streets
Wifred L. Foster; Hudson and Grove streets
James T. Gwathmey; No. 2oS West 18th street,
Leonard L. Palmer: Rivington Forsyth and
Eldrdge streets. Frank Schwartz; Mott and Eliza
beth, between Prince and Spring streets William
T. Egas; No 124 West 30th street, Randolph c.
Wilson; Monroe and Gouverneur streets, Aaron
Marcus; Hester, Essex and Norfolk streets. Harry
Sperlng; 9th and 10th Streets east of Avenue A
Henry J. siiverman; Avenue A. 18th and 18th
streets. Margaret c. Cummings; 18th and 12Oth
streets. near Second avenue, George B. Markham;
10Sth and l09th streets, Second avenue Will
"A
sterdam avenue, Matthew ]. Elgas; Manhattan,
East Houston, Lewis and East Sd street, Eugene
c. Gibney; 65th street, west of Broadway Clair
J. Allen In Manhattan for and grls-No.
BIS West 44th street, Helen H. Cowles; Sd and 4th
Streets east Of First avenue Dora Booker; AmSteT-
dam avenue and 6Sth street, teacher not selected:
Broome and Canon streets Sarah J. Johnson;
Grand, Essex and Ludlow streets Ruth A. Harper;
103d and 1O4th streets near Fifth avenue, Nellie
L. r. Goodwin; Market and Monroe streets Minnie
In and hcT-S
wolcott and Sullivan streets, Howard II. Rowe:
Osborne and Watkins streets. near Sutter avenue.
teacher not selected; BushTick avenue, Stage and
Ten Eyck streets. James T. Finegan; Bushwick
avenue. Segel and McKibbin streets, NJ Mon
tague Cannon. In Brooklyn for women and girls
Hicks Middagh and Poplar streets, teacher not
appointed Blake, Rockaway and Thatford ave
nues, Mary c. Kelly; Leonard, McKibbin and
Boerum streets. katherine n. Hurlburt. The single
centre in The Bronx is at 145th and l46th streets
east of Willis avenue, with Susan V. Farrell in
charge. With four exceptions the centres will be
open each week night.
One of the innovations this year is t'quet
room for study purposes. where children, es-
pecially in the crowded sections Of the East Side,
may bring their books and study the days
school lesson. The success of study
rooms last year decided the Board of Education
make them general this year. and great good
IS expected Extra efforts will be made to in
the popularity of the literary and debating
clubs. These flourish especially in the centres for
women and children, while the boys centres give
more time to games and athletics. Arrangements
were made last night for the continuation of the
athletic leagues. and the neighborhood games will
be feature of this year. These include tourna-
ments in various athletic contests but esr~cisII,,
basketball. The girls centres too have several
basketball teams and their games Will again be A
feature Other departures this year will lie
checker tournaments for the boys and the general
teaching of folk dancing to the girls.
The first terms work of the public evening eIe
mentary schools for the season of 1sO7-'0S was he
gun last night in the eightyfour schools set aside
for that purpose. The hours are from 7:So to g9o
1or men and boys. and from 715 10 s15 for women
ana girls. The schools are open four nights a
week, emitting Friday and Saturday Candidates
over eighteen years Of age are admitted without
examination, but unSer that age an examination
IS required