MUSICAL SOCIETIES OF BROOKLYN-Continued. greatest prosperity. The Philharmonic Chorus was organized in October, 1880, under the supervision of Mr. Thomas, and continued for six years. The chorus masters were Augustin Cortada and Paul Tidden. The chorus numbered 400 to 600, and took a prominent part in the great May festival in the Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, in 1882. The chorus produced Handel's Messiah, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Gounod's The Redemption and Mors et Vita, Mozart's Requiem, Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Dvorak's Spectre's Bride and Rubinstein's Paradise Lost, beside a number of minor works. The chorus was disbanded in 1886, because of the great expense in maintaining it. The soloists comprised nearly every one of eminence who came to this country. The present officers of the Society are Henry K. Sheldon, President; L. S. Burnham, First VicePresident; C. T. Christensen, Second Vice-President; B. T. Frothingham, Secretary; William R. Bunker, Treasurer, and Theodore Thomas, Musical Director. SAENGERBUND-This society was formed from those left of the Liederkranz and Thalia, after President Lincoln issued his first call for troops. Its first meeting was on July 9, 1862, and its first President, Julius Reinsch. Its chief event of note has been the erection of a club house at the corner of Smith and Schermerhorn streets. Carl B. Auerbach, President, 1877-79, was its most ardent promoter. In 1876 he prepared the plans and $20.000 were raised, but it was not until January, 1884, that a new home was secured. Burnham's old gymnasium was purchased and remodeled, at a cost of $70,000. The ladies' organization is an important part. The Saengerbund's officers are: Charles G. Auerbach, Presiident; Ferdinand Roth and A. N. Becker, VicePresidents; Jacob Michaelis, Corresponding Secretary; Charles Meinel, Recording Secretary; Charles W. Mühlhausen, Treasurer. There are 215 passive members and a chorus of sixty, led by William Groeschel. SCHWABISCHER SAENGERBUND was formed in 1872, and now numbers 190 members, of whom 60 are active. The meeting place is at Union Saengerbund Hall, corner Ewen and Meserole streets. President, Carl Eichman; E. F. Kunzelmann, Sec.; August Bischoff, Musical Director. SOCIAL QUARTET CLUB was started by twenty men twenty-two years ago, in Eckford Hall, Eckford and Calyer streets. It is there to-day, with a passive membership of 100 and an active of 65. Its officers are: President, Leopold Hartner; Vice-President, Albert Oestheimer; Treasurer, John Gehring; Corresponding Secretary, John Hanhauer; Financial Secretary, John Munz; Librarian, William Zerte. UNITED SINGERS OF BROOKLYN-A union of the German singing societies of the city. There are nearly thirty societies now in the United Singers, namely the Arion, Arion Quartette Club, Boss Baker Singing Society, Brooklyn Maennerchor, Brooklyn Quartette Club, Brooklyn Saengerbund, Caecelia, Concordia Maennerchor, Concordia Quartette, Deutscher Liederkranz, Friedrich Glueck Quartette Club, Haydn Maennerchor, Hermannsöhne Maennerchor, йessicher Saengerbund, Norddeutsche Harmonie, Schneider Harmonie,Schwäbischer Saengerbund, Social Quartette Club, Williamsburgh Saengerbund, Zöllner Maennerchor, Arndt Maennerchor, Bach Quartette Club, Deutscher Sängerlüst, Frank Harth Quartette Club, Harmonie and Beethoven Maennerchor. The membership is thirteen hundred, with an active chorus of six hundred. Of these, four hundred, or the required two-thirds, are present at the national fests. Twenty societies are usually represented. The present officers are: President, William D. Lohmann; Vice-Presidents, Simon K. Sänger and Charles T. Vorgang; Secretary, Berhard Klein; Financial Secretary, Jacob J. Wolf; Treasurer, Paul Walde; Librarian, Hermann Friedlander; Honorary President, Hermann B. Scharmann. Gunther Kiesenweiler is musical director. WILLIAMSBURGH SAENGERBUND-This singing society was organized in January, 1855. It numbers 175 members, of whom 75 are active. The meeting place is Goetzman's Hall, Ewen street. President, Charles Vorgang. ZOELLNER MAENNERCHOR was founded in 1863, and at the present time numbers about three hundred members, both singing and associate. It recently purchased for a club house Warner In stitute, Broadway and Reid av .; Pres. M. Mayer. The Ballot Reform Law. The new ballot reform law, which went into effect in New York State in 1890, is generally admitted to give perfect satisfaction. Its operations at the last election were so successful as to warrant the conclusion that its provisions are well understood by the voters; that whatever friction may have arisen, will diminish as the system becomes more familiar; and finally, that it will be a permanent statute in this State. The principal things to remember are these: First, That voters must register as they have always done. Second, That on going to the polls on election day, the voter must give his name to the poll clerks and then to the registry clerks, who see if he is registered. Then the ballot clerks will give him his ballots. Third, Having received the ballots, the voter goes to a booth, where he prepares them by folding them first lengthwise, and then crosswise, all the ballots to be folded in precisely the same manner. Fourth, Coming out of the booth, the voter gives the ballot he intends to vote to the inspector, calling out his name at the same time. The inspector who' receives the accepted ballot tears off the stub in plain sight of the voter and deposits the ballot in the box, filing the stub. Fifth, The stubs of the discarded ballots are torn off and filed on a different file from that on which the accepted ballot stubs are placed. They go into a separate box. As each ballot is precisely alike in color, shape, size and indorsement, it is presumed that there is no way to tell what tickets the voter has accepted. The Presidential Succession. The main object of the law regulating the presidential succession is to keep the presidency within the control of the party intrusted with the administration of the government. It is argued that it would be manifestly unfair to throw the selection of the President into the hands of Congress, when the people had already determined at the polls the party they desired to serve them. Assuming that a Democratic President has been elected, it is urged that it would be a palpable evasion of the popular will, if Congress, by the chance of politics, were enabled to choose a Republican successor-an argument which the leading men of both political organizations are perfectly willing to accept. Under the presidential succession law the presidency, in the event of the death of the incumbent of that office, would descend first to the Vice President, as a matter of course, and then to members of the cabinet in the following order: Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, Postmaster General, Attorney General, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Interior. Act approved, 1886. Length of the Principal Rivers. IN EUROPE.-The Danube, 1,800 miles: Dnieper, 1,260; Don, 1,120; Rhine, 691; Elbe, 800; Rhone, 650; Volga, 2,800. IN ASIA.-Ganges, 1,970; Irrawaddy, 2,600; Indus, 2,300: Euphrates, 1,750; Amoor, 2,800; Yangtse-Kiang, 3.300; Hoang-Ho, 2,700; Zambesi, 800; Yenesi, 3,250; Obi, 2,700. IN AFRICA.-Nile, 2,500; Niger, 2,600; Senegal, 1,900; Gambia, 1,700. IN AMERICA.-Missouri to the Mississippi, 3,100; Missouri to the Gulf, 4,350; Mississippi, 3,160; Amazon, 3,600; Rio de la Plata, 2,240; St. Lawrence, 2,100; Orinoco, 1,600; Rio Grande, 1,800. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The meeting room and offices of the BOARD OF EDUCATION are located at 131 Livingston street. The Board comprises forty-five members, serving three years, without salary, and appointed by the Mayor in annual detachments. It consists of the following: MEMBERS. Finance-Messrs. Teale, McNamee, Winter, Miller, Cottier, Ferguson, McNulty. Teachers-Messrs. Cottier, Buttrick, Flynn, Creevey, Bouck, Northup, Dresser. Law-Messrs. Northup, Bergen, Creevey. School Houses- Messrs. Harkness, McNamee, Guilfoyle, Weir, Bouck, Goodstein, Straub. Aubery, Albert C., 534 Madison st... Bergen, Tunis G., 127 Pierrepont st. Black, Robert A., 278 Bridge st... Bouck, James B., 394 Grand av. 1891 Supply Clerk-F. D. Clarke. 2,000 1893 Supply Clerk-H. O. Dyer. 1,900 Secretary's Clerk-P. J. McGurrin.. 1893 1,500 1893 Stenographer-S. Ella Terrel.. 800 Buttrick, Charles A., 1101 Bergen st. Messenger-John Monroe.. 1891 1,200 Messenger-John P. Smith. Clyne, James, 520 Henry st.. 1,200 1892 Cottier, John, 754 Bushwick av.. 1892 Attendance Agent-DeHart Bergen.. 1,000 Creevey, John K., 316 Greene av. 1891 Attendance Agent-Edward J. Lyman.. 1,000 Culyer, John Y., Prospect Hill, east side, Attendance Agent-Thomas S. Kearney.. 1,000 near Vanderbilt av. Attendance Agent-Wm. Fischer.. 1,000 1892 Davis, William M., 630 Marcy av.. Attendance Agent-Louis Mulhauser. 1,000 1892 Dickey, Erskine H., 365 Bedford av. Attendance Agent-W. H. Birck. 1,000 1892 Dresser, Horace E., 294 Greene av. Attendance Agent-Charles H. Hart 1,000 1891 Drummond, James L., 121 Milton st Ferguson, Wm. P., 334 Lafayette av. Ferris, William, 783 Monroe st.. 1893 Attendance Agent-B. F. Daly.. 1,000 Attendance Agent-James Bellew 1,000 1891 Attendance Agent-Michaelo Falvello.... 1,000 1893 Flynn, John, 678 Dean st..... 1891 Coal Inspector-M. J. Kearney... 1,800 Gates, Nelson J., 636 Greene av... Associate Superintendent-Edw.G.Ward. 4,000 Heating and Ventilating-Messrs. McNamee, Rowe, Culyer, Clyne, Murphy, Powell, McNulty. Libraries-Messrs. Griffin, Northup, Winter, Simmons, Aubery. Supplies-Messrs. Clyne, Flynn, Gates, Weber, Swanstrom. Printing-Messrs. Bouck, Drummond, Ferris. Evening Schools-Messrs. Thompson, Harkness, Flynn, Harrigan, Teale, Cottier, Dickey, McLean, Guilfoyle, Weber, Halsey, Drummond. Studies-Messrs. Creevey, Gates, Dresser, Culyer, Miller, King, Aubery. School Books-Messrs. Rowe, Griffin, Simmons, Teale, Dickey, King, Bouck. Music-Messrs. King, Buttrick, Flynn, McLean, Halsey, Drummond, Davis. Drawing-Messrs. McLean, Miller, Buttrick, Guilfoyle, Culyer, Swanstrom, Black." Attendance-Messrs. Winter, Griffin, Miller, Thompson, Swanstrom, Guilfoyle, Jarrett. Sites and Localities-Messrs. Weir, Harkness, McNamee, Culyer, Buttrick, Davis, Lynch. Health-Messrs. Harrigan, McLean, White, Griffin, Black. Rules and Regulations-Messrs. Buttrick, Miller, Teale, Northup, King. Central School-Messrs. Gates, Harkness, Griffin, Northup, Thompson, Halsey, Creevey. Training School Messrs. Miller, Teale, Thompson, Dresser, King, Flynn, Murphy. Free Scholarships-Messrs. Culyer, Aubery, Powell, Creevey, Weber, Ferguson, Jarrett. Eastern District Library-Messrs. Dickey, Chairman, and Members of the Local Committees of Nos. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38 and 43. Credentials-Messrs. Simmons, Sweeney, Jar rett. SCHOOLS, PRINCIPALS, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL COMMITTEES. Central School-Girls' Department, Nostrand av., corner Halsey st.; Boys' Department, Court, corner Livingston st. Messrs. Gates, Harkness, Griffin, Northup, Thompson, Halsey, Creevey. Principal, Calvin Patterson, 20 St. James pl. Assistant Principal (Boys' Department), Alexander G. McAllister. Training School-Berkeley pl., near Fifth av. Messrs. Miller, Teale, Thompson, Dresser, King, Flynn, Murphy. Principal, John Gallagher, 109 Hewes st. Head of Department, Mary Molow. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS-Continued. School No. 1-Adams, corner Concord st. Messrs. King, Bergen, Black. Principal, C. R. Abbot, 253 Lafayette av. Head of Primary Department, Louisa S. Lowe. School No. 2-Forty-sixth st., near Third av. Messrs. Bergen, Weir, Murphy. Principal, Jacob Sand, 701 Fourth av. Head of Intermediate Department, Mrs. Mary A. Buckley. Primary Department, Mary M. Robson. School No. 3-Jefferson, corner Bedford av. Messrs. Gates, Northup, Harkness. Principal, B. Y. Conklin, 976 Dean st. Head of Grammar Department, Agnes E. DeMonde. Primary Departments, Mrs. Mary A. Johnson and Julia I. Jones. School No. 4 (Branch of No. 45)-Ryerson st., near Myrtle av. Messrs. Bouck, Northup, Creevey. Branch Principal, C. Agnes Reilly, 424 Lafayette av. Head of Primary Department, Mary E. Conklin. School No. 5-Duffield, cor. Johnson st. Messrs. Goodstein, Guilfoyle, Black. Principal, William T. Vlymen, 342 St. Marks pl. Head of Intermediate Department, Ellen F. Quinn. Primary Department, Jerusha W. Horton. School No. 6-Warren, near Smith st. Messrs. Clyne, Aubery, Harrigan. Principal, Alfred E. Ives, Jr. Head of Intermediate Department, Huldah B. Tuthill. Primary Department, Susan A. Damon. School No. 7-York, near Bridge st. Messrs. Guilfoyle, King, Black. Principal, Elmer Poulson, 129 E. 121st st., New York. Head of Primary Department, Mary B. Hart. School No. 8 (Branch of No. 1)-Middagh, near Henry st. Messrs. King, Bergen, Black. Branch Principal, Agnes Y. Humphrey, 28 Bond st. School No. 9--Sterling pl., cor. Vanderbilt av. Messrs. Rowe, Flynn, Culyer. Principal, John Mickleborough, 489 Putnam av. Head of Primary Department, Ella Kelly. School No. 10--Seventh av., cor. Seventeenth st. Messrs. Weir, Goodstein, Murphy. Principal, John H. Haaren, 541 McDonough st. Hea d of Intermediate Department, Mrs. Sarah A. Scott. Primary Department, Mrs. Caroline A. Cox. School No. 11--Washington, near Greene av. Messrs. Dresser, Bouck, Miller. Principal, L. F. Lewis, 11 Clifton pl. Head of Intermediate Department, Jeannette C. Frisbie. Primary Department, Libbie Decker. School No. 12-Adelphi st., near Myrtle av. Messrs. Miller, Ferguson, Dresser. Principal, James Cruikshank, 206 South Oxford st. Head of Intermediate Department, Susan H. Wilkins. Primary Department, Elmira S. Thornton. School No. 13 (Branch of No. 78)-Degraw, near Hicks st. Messrs. Aubery, Harrigan, Clyne. Branch Principal, Lyman A. Best, 122 First pl. Head of Intermediate Department, M. Louise Rockwood. Primary Department, Emeline M. Nichols. School No. 14 (Branch of No. 5)-Navy, cor. Concord st. Messrs. Goodstein, Guilfoyle, Black. Branch Principal, Harriet M. Coffin, 104 Johnson st. Head of Primary Department, Mary Whittaker. School No. 15-Third av., cor. State st. Messrs. Teale, Harkness, Culyer. Principal, Wm. L. Felter, 366 Hancock st. Head of Grammar Department, Mary A. Stuart. Intermediate Department, Annie H. Moore. School No. 16-Wilson st., near Bedford av. Messrs. Thompson, Dickey, Jarrett. Principal, Leonard Dunkly, 165 Adelphi st. Head of Intermediate Department, Mary Block. Primary Department, Cecilia B. Davies. School No. 17-Driggs, cor. North Fifth st. Messrs. Sweeney, Dickey, Lavelle. Principal, James Cusack, 253 Vernon av. Head of Intermediate Department, Ann R. Smith. School No: 18-Maujer, near Ewen st. Messrs. Lynch, Simmons, Weber. Principal, Edward Bush, 289 Hewes st. Head of Intermediate Department, Mary A. Wilson. Primary Department, Ellen A. Moriarty. School No. 13-South Second, cor. Keap st. Messrs. McNamee, Thompson, Weber. Principal, Walter B. Gunnison, 77 Wilson st. Head of Intermediate Department, Harriet Dean. Primary Department, Cornelia C. Cunnington. School No. 20-Keap, near North Second st. Messrs. Sweeney, Ferguson, Jarrett. Principal, Sarah S. Hunt, Newtown, Queens Co., N. Y. School No. 21-McKibbin, near Ewen st. Messrs. Ferguson, Weber, Straub. Principal, Kate E. McWilliams, 140 Wilson st. Head of Primary Department, Ellen McKinley. School No. 22-Java st., near Manhattan av. Messrs. Drummond, Dickey, Lynch. Principal, L. B. Hannaford, 463 Lexington av. Head of Primary Department, Mary A. Reynolds, School No. 23-Conselyea, near Humboldt st. Messrs. Dickey, Thompson, Lynch. Principal, S. S. Martin, 240 South Ninth st. Head of Intermediate Department, Josephine Allen. Head of Primary Department, Esther Sutton. School No. 24 (Branch of No. 74)-Wall, cor. Beaver st. Messrs. Cottier, Swanstrom, Weber. Branch Principal, J. V. Witherbee, 100 Keap st. Head of Intermediate Department, Elizabeth L. Hughes. Primary Department, Fannie A. Irvine. School No. 25-Lafayette, near Throop av. Messrs. Davis, Simmons, Straub. Principal, C. E. Tuthill, 388 Vanderbilt av. Head of Intermediate Department, Eliza C. Rogers. Primary Department, Harriet L. Bogue. School No. 26-Gates, near Ralph av. Messrs. Culyer, Cottier, Ferris. Principal, James E. Ryan, 687 Quincy st. Head of Intermediate Department, Josephine E. Hodgdon. School No. 27-Nelson, near Hicks st. Messrs. Harrigan, Bergen, Clyne. Principal, Edward McFadden, 979 Greene av. Head of Primary Department, Mary L. Conklin. School No. 28 (Branch of No. 35)-Herkimer st., near Ralph av. Messrs. Buttrick, Halsey, Rowe. Branch Principal, Ella Folger, 108 Gates av. Head of Primary Department, Sarah G. Watson. School No. 29 (Branch of No. 78)-Columbia, cor. Amity st. Messrs. Aubery, Harrigan, Clyne. Branch Principal, Mary J. Merritt, Upper Montclair, N. J. School No. 30-Wolcott, near Van Brunt st. Messrs. Murphy, Harrigan, Clyne. Principal, Thomas D. Murphy, 168 President st. Head of Primary Department, Caroline H. Scheffer. School No. 31-Dupont st., near Manhattan av. Messrs. Drummond, Sweeney, Lynch. Principal, M. F. Vallette, 791 Willoughby av. Head of Intermediate Department, Hannah J. Burke. Primary Department, Margaret M. Slevin. School No. 32-Hoyt, cor. President st. Messrs. McLean, Aubery, Bergen. Principal, S. M. Sproul, 668 Carroll st. Head of Intermediate Department,. Jennie Van Duyne. Primary Department, Annie E. Hull. School No. 33--Heyward st., near Broadway. Messrs. Simmons, Thompson, Dickey. Principal, J. Priddy, 996 Lafayette av. Head of Intermediate Department, Louise M. Pentz. Primary Department, Martha S. McLaughlin. School No. 34-Norman av., near Eckford st. Messrs. Drummond, Cottier, Lynch. Principal, Frank R. Moore, 97 Halsey st. Head of Intermediate Department, Ida B. Wood. School No. 35-Lewis av., cor. Decatur st. Messrs. Buttrick, Halsey, Rowe. Principal, Wheaton A. Welsh, 273 McDonough st. Head of Intermediate Department, Margaret A. Reilly. Primary Department, Isabella Bertrand. School No. 36-Stagg st., near Bushwick av. Messrs. Jarrett, Cottier, Weber. Principal, Edward P. Crowell, 69 Decatur st. Head of Primary Department, Elizabeth P. Fendall. School No. 37-South Fourth, near Berry st. Messrs. Dickey, Thompson, Simmons. Principal, George L. A. Martin, 196 Marcy av. Head of Intermediate Department, Beatrice H. Slaight. Primary Department, Eliza T. Amesbury. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS-Continued. School No. 38-North Seventh, near Berry st. Messrs. Sweeney, Dresser, Jarrett. Principal, N. Upham, 280 Driggs st. Head of Primary Department, Dora M. Coughlin. School No. 39-Sixth av., cor. Eighth st. Messrs. Winter, Weir, Griffin. Principal, Channing Stebbins, 145 Quincy st. Head of Intermediate Department, Cora A. Sloan. Primary Department, Fannie S. Comings. School No. 40-Fifteenth st., near Fourth av. Messrs. Weir, Goodstein, Murphy. Principal, Frank L. Green, 490 Vanderbilt av. Head of Intermediate Department, Margaret Davidson. Primary Department, Blanche E. Fleming. School No. 41-Dean st., cor. New York av. Messrs. McNulty, Buttrick, Rowe. Principal, Mary C. Lawrence, 198 Madison st. School No. 42-St. Marks, near Classon av. Messrs. Flynn, Culyer, Griffin. Principal, Mrs. E. M. Warren, 376 Cumberland st. School No. 43-Boerum, near Ewen st. Messrs. Straub, Ferguson, Creevey. Principal, Wm. B. Ridenour, 270 Stuyvesant av. Head of Primary Department, Adelaide A. Phillips. School No. 44-Throop, cor. Putnam av. Messrs. Northup, Halsey, Jarrett. Principal, William A. Campbell, 222 Quincy st. Head of Intermediate Department, Mrs. Harriet B. Salisbury. Head of Primary Department, Belle L. Harding. School No. 45-Lafayette, near Classon av. Messrs. Bouck, Northup, Creevey. Principal, W. M. Jelliffe, 196 Sixth av. Head of Intermediate Department, Mary E. Marsh. School No. 46 (Branch of No. 78)-Union, near Henry st. Messrs. Aubery, Harrigan, Clyne. Branch Principal, Mrs. Caledonia V. Dix, 93 St. Marks av. School No. 47 (Branch of No. 15)-Schermerhorn st., near Third av. Messrs. Teale, Harkness, Culyer. Branch Principal, Libbie J. Eginton, 140 St. Marks av. Head of Department, Lydia A. Eginton. School No. 48 (Branch of No. 17)-North First st., near Bedford av. Messrs. Sweeney, Dickey, Lynch. Branch Principal, Eveline L. Petty, 193 Franklin av. School No. 49 (Branch of No. 18)-Maujer st., near Graham av. Messrs. Lynch, Simmons, Weber. Branch Principal, William J. O'Leary, 148 South Third st. Head of Department, Augusta L. Cassidy. School No. 50 (Branch of No. 19)-South Fourth, near Havemeyer st. Messrs. McNamee, Thompson, Weber. Branch Principal, Elizabeth R. Duyckinck, 133 Clymer st. School No. 51 (Branch of No. 23)-Meeker av., cor. Humboldt st. Messrs. Dickey, Thompson, Lynch. Branch Principal, Frances Higbie, 326 Tompkins av. School No. 52 (Branch of No. 74)-Ellery st., near Broadway. Messrs. Cottier, Swanstrom, Weber. Branch Principal, Emily J. Black, 917 Flushing av. Head of Department, Ellen E. Kenyon. School No. 53 (Branch of No. 74)-Starr st., near Central av. Messrs. Cottier, Swanstrom, Weber. Branch Principal, Alice E. Field, 135 Penn st. Head of Department, Lizzie Scanlon. School No. 54 (Branch of No. 25)-Walworth st., near Myrtle av. Messrs. Davis, Simmons, Straub. Branch Principal, Emily Henderson, 155 Tompkins av. Head of Primary Department, Hannah A. Riker. School No. 55 (Branch of No. 25)-Stockton st., near Marcy av. Messrs. Davis, Simmons, Straub. Branch Principal, Alice A. Douglas, 194 Madison st. Head of Primary Department, Sara E. Davis. School No. 56 (Branch of No. 26)-Bushwick av., corner Madison st. Messrs Culyer, Cottier, Ferris. Branch Principal, Minerva H. Ellis, 1094 Greene av. Head of Primary Department, Marcia H. Williamson. School No. 57 (Branch of No. 26)-Reid av., corner Van Buren st. Messrs. Culyer, Cottier, Ferris. Branch Principal, Elenore E. Elliott, 64 Greene av. Head of Primary Department, Mary H. Conklin. School No. 58 (Branch of No. 32)-Degraw st., near Smith. Messrs. McLean, Aubery, Bergen. Branch Principal, Sara J. Read, 236 Dean st. School No. 59 (Branch of No. 34)-Leonard st., near Nassau av. Messrs. Drummond, Cottier, Lynch. Branch Principal, Sarah A. Staley. Head of Department, Rebecca B. Martin. School No. 60 (Branch of No. 10)-Fourth av., corner Twentieth st. Messrs. Weir, Goodstein, Murphy. Branch Principal, Margaret E. Palmgreen, 580 Franklin av. Head of Primary Department, Frances M. Driscoll. School No. 61 (Branch of No. 76)-Fulton st., corner New Jersey av. Messrs. Powell, Goodstein, Swanstrom. Branch Principal, Charlotte F. Sheville. School No. 62 (Branch of No. 76)-Bradford st., near Liberty av. Messrs. Powell, Goodstein, Swanstrom. Branch Principal, Honor E. Quinn. School No. 63-Hinsdale st., near Glenmore av. Messrs. Goodstein, McNulty, Swanstrom. Principal, William L. Fitzgibbons. School No. 64-Berriman st., near Belmont av. Messrs. Harkness, Powell, Winter. Principal, W. T. B. S. Imlay. 157A Madison st. School No. 65-Richmond st., near Ridgewood av. Messrs. Swanstrom, Powell, Goodstein. Principal, A. A. Ashmun, 125 Elton st. School No. 65 (Branch of No. 63)-Osborn st., near Sutter av. Messrs. Goodstein, McNulty, Swanstrom. Branch Principal, George W. French, Enfield st., near Liberty av. School No. 67 (Colored)-North Elliott pl., near Park av. Messrs. White, Miller, Harkness. Principal, C. A. Dorsey, 81 Adelphi st. Head of Primary Department, Georgiana F. Putnam. School No. 68 (Colored, Branch of No. 67)— Troy av., near Bergen st. Messrs. White, Miller, Harkness. Principal School No. 69 (Colored)-Union av., near South Third st. Messrs. White, Swanstrom, Bouck. Principal, Mrs. C. T. Clow, 36 Grove st., N. Y. School No. 70-Patchen av., cor. Macon st. Messrs. Swanstrom, Northup, Ferris. Principal, George W. Edwards, 710 Madison st. Head of Primary Department, Anna K. Stewart. School No. 71 (Branch of No. 33)-Heyward st., near Lee av. Messrs. Simmons, Thompson, Dickey. Branch Principal, Joseph S. Burns, Head of Department, Emma L. Fortune. School No. 72 (Branch of No. 64)-New Lots road, near Barbey st. Messrs. Harkness, Powell, Winter. Branch Principal, Ida L. Morrisson. School No. 73-McDougal st., cor. Rockaway av. Messrs. Ferris, Halsey, Goodstein. Principal, C. W. Hamilton, 84 Miller st. Head of Primary Department, M. Emma Turner. School No. 74-Bushwick av., cor. Kosciusko st. Messrs. Cottier, Swanstrom, Weber. Principal, Almon G. Merwin, 668 Hancock st. Head of Intermediate Department, Adelaide S. L. Franklin. School No. 75-Evergreen av., cor. Ralph st. Messrs. Weber, Cottier, Ferris._Principal, William S. Mills, 352 Clifton pl. Head of Department, Millie H. Bartlett. School No. 76-Wyona, near Fulton st. Messrs. Powell, Goodstein, Swanstrom. Principal, Frank B. Stevens, 538 Marcy av. Head of Department, Maud T. Anderson. School No. 77 (Branch of No. 39)-First st., near Sixth av. Messrs. Winter, Weir, Griffin. Branch Principal, Mary E. Sloan, 353 Thirteenth st. School No. 78-Pacific, near Court st. Messrs. Aubery, Harrigan, Clyne. Principal, Seth T. Stewart, 276 McDonough st. Head of Department, Josie H. Galpin. School No. 79-Kosciusko st., near Throop av. Messrs. Davis, Simmons, Straub. Principal, Evangeline E. Whitney. Head of Department, Charlotte Spalding. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS-Continued. ATTENDANCE SCHOOLS. School No. 1-93 Wyckoff st. Committee on Attendance. Principal, Martin J. Fitzgerald, 163 Fifth av. School No. 2-Driggs, cor. South Third st. Committee on Attendance. Principal, R. B. MacKenna, 234 Dean st. EVENING SCHOOLS. High School in Western District School House No. 15.-State st., cor. Third av. Committee, Wm. Harkness. Principal, James Cruikshank. High School in Eastern District School House No. 19, South Second, cor Keap st. Committee, John R. Thompson. Principal, Edward Bush. School No. 1-Adams, cornor Concord st. Committee, John Guilfoyle. Principal, Thomas D. Murphy. School No. 4-Ryerson st., near Myrtle av. Committee, John Flynn. Principal, William A. Campbell. School No. 13-Degraw, near Hicks st. Committee, John Harrigan. Principal, Edward McFadden. School No. 15-Third av., corner State st. Committee, Charles E. Teale. Principal. Frank L. Green. School No. 17-Driggs, cor. North Fifth st. Committee, H. C. McLean. Principal, Channing Stebbins. School No. 18-Maujer, near Ewen st. Committee, E. H. Dickey. Principal, Walter B. Gunnison. School No. 22-Java st., near Manhattan av. Committee, James L. Drummond. Principal, James Cusack. School No. 24--Wall, cor. Beaver st. Committee, John Cottier. Principal, Marcus A. Weed. School No. 33-Heyward st., near Broadway. Committee, John W. Weber. Principal, John H. Haaren. School No. 28--Herkimer st., near Ralph av. Committee, Harlan P. Halsey. Principal, John J. Wells. School No. 40-Fifteenth st., near Fourth av. Committee, H. C. McLean. Principal, S. M. Sproul. School No. 76--Wyona, near Fulton st. Committee, E. H. Dickey. Principal, James E Ryan. School No. 67 (Colored)-North Elliott pl., near Park av. Committee, John Flynn. Principal, Charles A. Dorsey. INDUSTRIAL AND ASYLUM SCHOOLS. Brooklyn Orphan Asylum School.-Atlantic, corner Kingston av. Messrs. Bergen, Buttrick, Dresser. School of R. C. Orphan Asylum for Boys-St. Marks, near Albany av. Messrs. McNulty, Flynn, Ferguson. School of R. C. Orphan Asylum for GirlsWilloughby, near Sumner av. Messrs. Griffin, McLean, Bouck. Church Charity Foundation Orphanage School-Herkimer st., corner Albany av. Messrs. Rowe, Halsey, Ferguson. Howard Colored Orphan Asylum SchoolDean st., near Troy av. Messrs. White, Dresser, Davis. Eastern District Industrial School-South Third, near Driggs st. Messrs. Dickey, Thompson, Sweeney. School of the Home for Destitute ChildrenSterling pl., near Flatbush av. Messrs. Miller, Culyer, King. School of the German Orphan Home Graham, near Montrose av. Messrs. Weber, Straub, Winter. Industrial School of Sisters of Mercy--Willoughby, corner Classon av. Messrs. Guilfoyle, Winter, Davis. There were on register in the public schools, November 1, 1890, 87,600 pupils; number of sittings, 89,307. In the Central School, Nostrand av. building, and occupied in No. 4 (girls), number of sittings, 1,339; register, 1,277. Court st. building (boys), number of sittings, 584; register, 397. In Grammar Grades, register, 25,693; number of sittings, 30,231, (including those not occupied). In Primary Grades, register, 61,907; number of sittings, 59,076. The evening schools for 1890 had 11,267 scholars on register and an average attendance of 4,361. Scholars in Orphan Asylums and Industrial Schools entitled to school moneys, 1,583; number of teachers, 52. Cost of maintaining day schools, 1889, $1,467,971; cost per capita, $19.87. Annual appropriation for support of schools; From city, $2,522,902; from State, $336,704; other sources, $24,670; total, $2,884,276. Value of school property, $6,247,048. Grammar School Principals are paid $3,000; Intermediate, $2,200; Primary, $1,500, and Heads of Departments, $1,000 to $1,250. Primary Teachers' pay begins at $300 the first year for girls' classes, and $325 for boys, increasing $50 per annum for five years, the maximum being $575. Grammar Teachers are required to have three years' experience, except male teachers, who are required to have but one year's experience. Their pay begins at $500 for girls' classes, and $550 for boys, increasing $100 in two years, in grades six, seven and eight; and $175 in grade Åve. The four highest grades pay $750, $850, $950 for girls' classes, and $50 more for boys, except in highest grade, and in the highest grade the maximum salary of $1,200 is reached in the twelfth year. The total receipts for the year ending November 30, 1890, were $2.982,093.65; total expenditures, $2,254,358.83, the latter being a decrease of $98,623.18 over the previous year. The money was expended as follows: Teachers' wages, $1,380,254.63; janitors' wages, $78,663.09; officers' salaries, $46,930.42; music teachers' salaries, $19,131.60; salary of librarian, $750: evening schools, $44,319.40; printing, $7,672.15; books, $98,763.52; music books, $2,117.07; fuel, $45,015.41; gas, $5,496.02; general supplies, $10,114.30; janitors' supplies, $5,582.10; orphan asylums, $31,461.33; compulsory education, $14,719.76; expressing books, $1,800; library fund, $5,673.59; contingent fund, $8,225.12; employees in workshops, $28.580.18; heating and ventilating, $15,289.52; repairs and furnishing, $71,392.80; pianos and repairs, $3,734.88; rent, $7.205; building fund, new buildings, $348,343.05; revenue fund, $1,000.78. The cash balance on hand December 1, 1890, is $727,734.82. SCHOOL MASTERS CLUB-Organized 1890. Composed of certain School Principals and Educators living in New York City, Brooklyn and vicinity. Seth Low, President; Wm. L. Fitzgibbons, Secretary. Telephones in Brooklyn. The New York and New Jersey Telephone Company-16 Smith st. Charles F. Cutler, Pres.; W. D. Sargent, Vice-Pres and General Manager; U. N. Bethell, Sec. and Treas.; John C. Reilly, General Sup't. Number of Brooklyn subscribers, 4,004; miles of underground wire, 5,840; number of miles aerial wire, 4,393. |