The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-01
CROW DED PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SOME FACTS INTER FSrTNG TO THOU-
SANDS or PiRLNTS
fnwholesomc Apartments In Use M Cinss
Rooms some Rooms Worse rbnn & iis In
the = ombs-t'hiidreu Taught IN Kic'"tv
Tenement fiouse--A Penny Wise Policy.

Wood, the President ~ tnc board of Educa ion,
h reply to a rep rter. VINO tolu rim that TIM
kUN Intended 10 have the tui lie cnoos Vi Tied.
and examined a. 10 their slnit ry condition
tnd the number OF unpiis iu t'em.
Very NAM Of the unwholcsome apartment
In use ~ CT - rooms when iHr sun CALLED AZ
iention 20 their condition last spring. have since
been closed up. Opc entire school house which
bad outlivcd It's Usefulness has been torn "
pieces, and In macy ether instances snlutary
action was promptly ken upun the SUNS
tugRestions over $4,000 has teen spent
by the department In onsctlnv these
and OF her improvements. But the thronolng OF
The schools continues. The Board II Il lnci-
Hon has not heen sup he'd with the means to
lntlciplte the rus to the schools that mas FOL
lowed certain changes. In districts that nave
rapidly been tran siormed INFO regions Of tene
men,s and tenement dwellings no added accom-
modations fnr the child en- who 40 ked to the
schools was provided. In nther n, iEhbnrhOOds,
with sufficient number of scnoulhousos. popu-
lar favrrh crowded one uarticul r building to
The pre- udicc Of the hers.
Then. also, the g. mpnlsnry school W obliges
thous tnds OF children. VIII never meant To 10 10
school ana dii not before, tnse,k the az any
throngcd buildings. Ninety i've thousaud, i've
hundred md iorty-six child en- offended the
schools when theN were uucn a after the sum
mor vac ton, al rger number bv ln,WOthhn were
IN attendance lust beioro the h0ld We, AM
nearly 1907 more tnan were IN the 80 l"ols NJ TINS
time last Sc r. " Two thousand children 10 one
ward IN town were refused admission 70 tue
schools, said a memoct uf me u ird oi Educa-
ton Yesterday. land vet ln the lower rds the
attendance ~ the childr'n iad not correspond,
inrlv decreased. Intne Fourth " ard. instead OF
their being vacsnci =. two hundred children
were unable To ret INTO the schools.
sALUTARY RULE.
Since the schools reonened every class room
has been measured ana the number OF children
60 b. pcrtaiited 60 receive instruction In each
has been posted consaiclouslv on the walls.
Eveuty cubic feet OF air anG i've -quare feet 'un
thr floor is allowed 10 each uupil. Eventually
This will prove. II r,gidy enforced. a most ealu-
tiry rue. hut ~ trt-Vrt the teachers oh ~ Il
only SO far a. 60 refuse receive new urcrssions.
and mernume wait unr Tie -urlrs Chtld IN
drnp ont a. the Glasses rather man e. dismiss
Them. TIC " rst evasion oi the ordinance is the
mtnv ri SOS a. tnry viii COM in ittsan,r
nicous Gust be ause the O. can I've nothing
but eS1tion and confusion resuiiing from it.
-Four classes e,rn together M The assen bly,
Fifth street, md more tnan ono 81 SIS studi In
each ofthe : lleries. \ stable sends its cflluyia
building. an1 throughout the piinar, depart
ment the rooms ar darNrHtd 10y thr dirty.
smoke-fresrocd walls and ceilings. Although
the building Is crowded. ther, IRE other schools
near ~ Ia winch many 90, I'D o. aceomHio-
dated
Last spring rHr srS called attention % the
ia / thar m ent v under Sruoo No. 4. m Rying
ton street, was being used ns class ROOM and
that my niue ones were confined 40 10; no
entry a no window except ,he ground glass
and grated uaneis ~ " wa, chsi .al' the
door IL i astonishing tlAt VIE - ~ l. still 10
use In the same way. although the rul, gau-ing
mir in . T ~, s sss Inc e nee, Of OF
pnpis mis- is Il imncn,. .hn.i n has t,yo
branch buildings IN Attorney street, aud IN I'll
neon sr,.,'t in ,,,,iie '-',,,',,,, nv, 0
b nisters OF tn main buidih- with al cNpen-
aud on lffnnw.v Arc e.,,,.c ,,rti, ,,,,t go,
hrup o. white pant or run" - trar. parent
tne 5niI,,,, m ,ht, ,t ~ NO. ,i iri ~ , 90
ImprisoueO Many 3, ho atuit f.r al l.f,,I. 80
b. the Urinary ucpaitn ent 1 s.hooi SO. 10. IN,
r. i.f s. Ia "a d tt,n
Six classes are tan,nt At once In the NAM rooI'
N ,sses = re- dnunled i'm fi,. =, il,ri.. ,Tn fnnr
srn,,nn a ,,,, - ,-' ,,s a $500 'N'' ~''N 'O-'
In me III t;r,y, sir.ef s,,o-i I'm ,bo Mint,
W., ~ -, -, 49,, IT,. ~ " 'lii.i
.nd mo dsrk 80 ir., A., .,'.,,,,.,,,,
a ~ The r,,pI. ,,s.ysr M ~. ~, , 90 u,' III,
Of this ilr't Inor rns Norc are li',yaI
...'' 10 90. -NN'N or .'''.''Vu
srhn hm,,sti, nm r,, I tt ~. n,ut ., n
ne IN al'un lIi upln lilr ctuacltV OF eh'n
srtondM,cn Nnrs ~ M si ,i'iir.r n.y. ~. -,
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a,rno, ., ~ @ a., Z - ~ n aa,'.u
Iwt,iy ,.. ',,,,, i"' ~ '' ,n g.. I" ,i I've
D"mn"1 is me- ri, 40 Ic IN. i..t term TIA
sopm torrosa from '.g ,d i .r 1 u.s.
martin, MS mr. = Sraii. ',f,,',' ~ tns
n"nrJ ~ 4 No 81 - 80 , .rt,, .s. q -. -
ciass r,u ~. ',r r,lir,s AZ trI,,, nnri,,,te
recent houdays- "a .il,,i door. ,,ar 49, mn
stltutuu i"t tlr oil Wouden o'l.s' 40 .eronlns
iungs VEN I.i,,.d b, ti,. M re," ~
ssnnoea''"s s-s e1'eIled nom 'ae ho'-ai' regis
popt-r an sruoor
Mr. rorh A.. srn,',l ~ ~, t, -,.,,.e,.,.,.
street !. th' M pupulAro the public scho Is.
M i i, VEN ,i, iglh , n1 ircm, d. IT. nm Har5
on ca "a ana 40 the grfu o. 10 de.agtn eut Hud
nfv nuiii'u n 'ne riinAr, 't--,; .' lore
" rVI .l, . carer ~ CIR 3ni's tl'hl th.s in-
Iutuiun' Mhiru gained ~ lrtrty untrr the
~ a., ~ Una i'uu'ol, noN iiesl l'ht
pi tIo \ lihal t"!"te' l"c Pie ,v"t ltihtip'l
able % claim That he couiI hli the -rct, -true-
d aurt wi M ile gfsnm,r olns.c.. whil' Il o. eyi.
non, ti'uld al tue app hctni az the urinary
Nprp"ii' ul he ar'oniuud ted. gre 2 de