New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-07

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Another evil 10 all the schoolrooins' ana one
which greatly nensihes those arising from defective
ventilation is the overcrowdng OF pupils This can best
be illustrated by giving the capacity of few OF the
rooms with the number of children occupying them.
4,aO feet cubic space. IS children, 50 feet per ehd
500 feet cubic space 81 chldren Sc feet per child
400 feet cubic space 90 children 81 feet per child
5000 feet cubic space es chi drep 90 feet child
6t9O feet cubic space 100 children, 50 feet per cad
FILTHY, DAMP UNHEALTHY ROOMS.
Filthy walls and ceilings and Accommodations OF dirt In
cellars and underneath stairs, as well IA nlapidated
walls and ceilings too common 10 receive moro than
passing mention although 9S5 So is paid annually Tor
salaries OF janitors, including compensation for clean
ing the buildings" In the list OF schools given below,
the defects common to ALL nearly all the public school
buildings are omitted and those only given which de-
serve especial mention
School No. q ia Chrystlest.. near Canal-st, has an
average attendance Of 70 pupils and 80 teachers The
pasering Of the walls and ceilings Is crooked and liable
to fall: there is water supply except from the ny
dant in the front yard The only ventilation Is by the
windows. which open upon tho yard and an adjoining
stable yard kept In filthy and offensive condition.
The building is altogether unit for school purposes
There is proper mode of escape in case OF nre'
School No H. at No. 81 Madison ct, has an average
attendance OF O84 pupils and 81 teachers The plaster
ing has fallen of the ceiling in many OF the rooms All
been done repairs made for three years There Is no
cellar under the main part OF the building, ana nenee
the rooms damp. Ali the class-rooms are close ana
Overcrowded . ,
| School II, in West fOrty-SeVentu-S, octWeeil
Eighth and Ninth-aves, has an average attehdance Oh
1876 pupils and az teachers There are four
the ground floor which have no cellar unGernea,
Them and are dark damp and close In othcf respects
| the building is not worse than Others -.
oe"I boz an aSeraoe attendance of i735 pupils and "A
teachers. The cellar stairs have no guard or rahng tne
roof Leaks and me walls ana ,n enr ore
ventilated exclusively by windows ana inc ahSspnelo
very impure Two class-roOus in the rear nave no
cellar underneath and are dark aud damp aud unnt Tor
school purposes. . c,....,o, ro,r no,ancev has an
average attendance Ot 1906 pupils ana 10 teachers Inc
walls and ceilings dirty 1t has no water supply ex-
and the bnIdinS il therefore damp. The classrooms
are close and OvercrOwded, and can he veh'iaed only
school No. 2s in West Twenty -eighth.sr" between
Ninth and Tennaves has an avefage on
| the ground floor, which are dark, very much over
crowded. and sometimes damp All OF the eiaSS1oons
School No "a, in Em-st has an average attendance OF
1854 pupils and "A teachers. The worst feature about
the cassrooms the in which is impregnated with
offensive odors and fairly sitting II is an od eu9s
borhOod noisy 1t is declared unit for school purposes
There are no proper Of escape IN case OF nrc
School No &C. IN West Thrtieti-st.. near sixth-ave
has attendance Of 2 pupils aHd 10 e dS6
ers. To The other mperectons OF tIs oag Is aHa(a
a constant dampness arising nom water which hoOds
schooi No o. in West Fortieh-st. between Seventh
| and Eebtbayes has an average attendance OF 1856
| pupils and as teachers. The ciass-roons are over
crowded close and i've on the are dark
sunken and allows pools 10 settle and become stagnant
The sinks traps the walls are dirty and the
| ventilation is chiefly through open windows ,,,.,
school No. 49, in Thirteenth st., between IIftn ana
sxth-aves., has average attendance OF l4s pupils
and Al teachers. THE walls and ceilings are dirty ana
Pses has fallen on ps %sGy Sad SnGs
three Of these there is no cellar All are damp DARK
and unhealthfu. The rooms are not OVeIcrOwded' Out
| fine atmosphere IN all Is bad. .
School No 81 in East Eightysevenths:. near Fourth
bias an ne Of he is
only opening the windows Inc ROOF ~ eaky anu te
plastering broken One chimney is imperfect aud fills
'~ school No 49, in darkest Broome, has
age attendance OF 1878 pupils and IS teachers The cell
| tns of the basement is dapdated aud crumbng. One
in the basement is USED Tor schoO purposes ana Is
cold damp and dark ana altogether uhh ior Sehoo pur
school No. %. in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fthst.,
pupils and 2s teachers. The cassoons are close and
overcrOwded. and six are IN the basement these are
dark crowded close and damp ana ought 10 DE vacated
They ventilation except by windows opening on
scbooI NO I0 in East Twenty thrdst near Second
ave- has an average attendance OF l4S9 pupils ana IS
teachers The classrooms are not oyeIcrowded put the
openine the windows when emauations from the filthy
stables the mngle with the odors III the school
School No a. in Allen-st Hester has an average
attendance OF 221 pupils ana o. teachers me cnneys
rooms and the from the gutter flows into the area
under the front steps rendering the building damp The
School No 49, at Onebundred- tweny-nlnths and
Tenthave has average attendance OF 2S9 pupils and
teachers Tue roof leaks, the walls and ceilings
dirty and the pastef1ng OF tue ground moor Is iaR
down the pyy mas no anu
school No a. at North Moore and yarick-sts., has
Soases % addition to the usual defects Of
srnction and accumuatons OF filth, have their floors
broken so as to be dangerous to limb The ceilings Of
the cellar are broken and falling OIL The class rO0tn5
are close crowded. and the atmosphere Is described
School No 49, in West Twenty eishth-st, near Sixth
ave-. has an average attendance OF holI HaRs ana -
ia damp and unhealthy. The only means OF escape in