Show now nor york schools celebrate 1 NEW YORK oct 2 20 00 A hundred and eighty eight y five thousand children gathered gat hered in the public schools in accordance with the proclamation issued bv th the e president to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of america the pupils of thirty one night schools met this evening to give voice to the patriotism and to honor the memory of the areat great discoverer nearly every school 1 0 ol 01 house bouse was elaborately decorated for t the he occasion the exercises required about an hour and a half hair in each school brooklyn b began an a two days davs columbus c celebration today t ay the city is in holiday attire and the line of march was thron thronged n ged with people 1 JL he first day of the tile c celebration c I 1 e g was devoted to the tile parade of boya boys and girls of the catholic schools fully twenty thousand children were in line |