New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
THE SCHOOL YEAR OPENS.
SERIOUS LACK OF PROPER ACCOMMoDA'
TONS
NEARLY THREE HUNDRED CHILDREN TrRNEl
AWAY FROM ONE PLACE-A PROSPECT

NEARLY THREE HUNDRED CHILDREN TURNED
AWAY FROM ONE PLAcE-A PROSPECT
OF IMPROVEMENT.
As the number Of the public schools in this city
increases and the system OF education continues
10 improve, the beginning Of the school year De-
comes an occasion OF increasing Importance each
autumn All OF the 40 schools Of the city presented
pleasing scenes yesterday morning when the emil
dren gathered In troops 10 greet each olher anu
their teachers The classrooms resounded win
laughter and eycamations Of delight before the sig
nails for assembly were sounded and 1t was EVIL
dent that the children despite their natural reluc-
lance to return study. were glad TO see each oher
and their teachers again
The most serious fault with the New-fork SCHOOLS
I'm some parts Of the city Is lack or room Tor All
OF the children who want 10 be taught, and there
were a number OF schools In the city yesterday at
which children were turned away on account OF
lack Of room Nearly three hundred little girls and
boys we're turned away from Primary School No 20
at No 100 Chryste-s which IL In dsnsely populated
tenement, house district. Many OF the children were
accompanied by their mothers who pleaded with
Miss Annie Thompson TO have them kept at school.
eft breaks my heart said Miss Thompson Ito
turn the children away. but cannot help IT. can
accommodate only 90 and there nearly one
thousand three hundred applying The school
which Is TO be built In RIvlngton-st Is badly
needed"
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ton-st one OF those who recommended building II
IN the Board Of Education Bishop Potter. who,
during his recent missionary work In the East Side
slums discovered that there not sufficient
school accommodation Another school from which
children had to be turned away was the primary
department for boys and girls in Grammar School
No 7 at No so Chrystie-st Miss Sauer, the prin-
cipal estimated that al least hundred children
could be admitted. ~
Superintendent Jasper. who was busy In his Office
NOT saw accurately Just how many children are
actually at work to-day as We have not yet receiv.Nl
the reports from the various schools throughput the
CITY The number Is pretty accurately indicated,
however by the accommodations provided ,
There are accomnoda lions for 22 600 children IN
the New-York schools this year an increase OF
ahout a. 90 over las, year. The census, how.
school ge In the city for whom there are no school
Recommendations 1t does not folIow, or course
that ali OF the 900 children OF school age now u-
taught In the public schools would go 10 scho9 IL
there were accommodations for them IN me CLASS
rooms On the contrary, IL Is known tnat Hldiy
such children are kept home to aid their poor or
sick parents and there Is a small ermy OF nt ue
trants who could scarcely be driven 10 schooi WIN
police clubs . s.,oo, buildings or
odd,tIons TO old buildings are being planned or
but and II Is believed that the day is not ir uiS,
,ant when there will b. room In the scnools TOT az
~ the children OF the city who want 70 De tausn
The schools are TO be made more attractive 70,
Tho children too Fairgrounds ara 10 ne proN!ueI
49, The schools and the number or kinoergar.els
10 e, he Increased for the benefit OF the little ones