DeGraw and Smith streets

June 25, 1909
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

It is seldom that a school organized but six months graduates over 100
pupils in the first term of its existence. This, however, has been done by
P.S. No. 54, DeGraw and Smith streets. This school began last February with
pupils from the last two years of the course from schools Nos. 6, 13, 32,
48, 78 and 142. It is  the first school of the kind to be established in
Brooklyn. It has been watched with much interest by schoolmen and the public
generally. The number of graduates is probably the best answer as to whether
it is worth while.

The principal, Mr. FLEMING, in speaking of the new venture, said:

"Both from economic and educational standpoints I regard this style of
school organization as valuable. It permits of the fuller use of class rooms
in the upper grades and enables the schools from which we drew our pupils to
place the remaining pupils on full time. It is not a hardship to ask a boy
or girl of 14 or 15 to walk a half dozen blocks to school. It is applied
gymnastics. On the educational side the large number of classes of the grade
permits me to arrange affairs so that pupils of like ability and capacity
may be grouped together. I claim nothing original in this idea, as it is
only an extension of Superintendent Maxwell's group system of class teaching
applied to more than one class.

"For instance, I have a fast and slow class of the same grade. This permits
the boy who acquire knowledge readily to go ahead, while the slow boy is not
disheartened by seeing the brighter boys run away from him in the class
studies. In my talks with pupils and teachers they express themselves as
much pleased with this organization.

"Much credit should be given to the teachers in contributing to our success
by the hearty co-operation with which they have met the many demands on
their time and patience. I feel gratified by the warm interest shown by the
people of the district. This is shown by the 200 new pupils that we are
receiving from the surrounding schools. I have been compelled to turn away
applicants.

"This good work could not have been done without the support of the
superintendents, Maxwell and Walsh, and of District Superintendent
Campbell."

The following is a list of the 103 pupils who have been graduated -- 
55 boys and 48 girls:

ANDERSON, Ernest
ASKER, Emil
BEST, John
BAYE, Antonio
BITTLER, Fred
BOOTH, Edson
CALABRESE, Vincent
CALAGUIRI, Edward
CARNEY, James
CASTAGNOLA, Salvatore
CLANCEY, Francis
CORDES, George
COSTELLO, Harry
DANTE, Carlo
DESIDERIO, Charles
DONNARY, Alfred
DEARDON, Francis
EGAN, Floyd
ESPOSITO, Michael
FRANCKE, Harry
FRIEDMAN, Samuel
GATTL, Joseph
HASHAGEN, Fred
HEDLING, John
HAGEN, Charles
HANSON, Henry
JONES, Clinton
JORDON, John
JACOBSON, Clarence
JOHNSON, Charles
JESSATH, George
LARSEN, Daniel
LEONE, Edward
MORTELL, Vincent
MAGNUS, Olof
AUSTIN, Martella
MCGARRY, Reginald
NIXON, Howard
O'DONNELL, Charles
PARSONS, Nathan
PATTON, James
PETERSON, Harold
ROSS, Vincent
SCHAER, William
SULLIVAN, Nicholas
SCONZO, Fortunat
SAVERESE, Joseph
SCHNEIDER, Emil
SEIBEL, Frederick
SMITH, Garfield
UPHAM, Arthur
URGO, Joseph
VAN VORST, Reginald
ABRAMS, Mary
ANDERSON, Florence
BAIRD, Ethel
BERRY, May
BRENNER, Marguerite
BROWN, Julia
BUTTLING, Evelyn
BOMBALINA, Josie
BOYLAN, Ann
CHECKETTS, Susie
COOKE, Lillie
CROWE, Catherine
CARROLL, Nancy
CADARR, Catherine
CASTELLANO, Elizabeth
CELONA, Rose
COLAMARINO, Mary
CURRAN, Josephine
DAVEY, Catherine
DONOVAN, Loretta
ESPOSITO, Grace
FLYNN, Catherine
GLEAVY, Margaret
GOLDSMITH, Theresa
GAFFNEY, May
HOBBS, Ethel
HART, Julia
IMBO, Margaret
KEENEY, Gladys
KLINE, Alicia
KAVANAGH, Lillie
LAWLER, Alice
MANNIX, Anna (or Anne?)
MARINE, Esper
MARESCA, Anna
MINNS, Caroline
MCGRATH, Helen
MCGUCKIN, Veronica
MCGEE, Theresa
OLSEN, Carrie
PETRUZELLI, Adeline
QUILGAN, Agnes
SKIDMORE, Jennie
SULLIVAN, Alice
SWORACKI, Stella
WYNNE, Helen
YOUNG, Marie

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