New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-09

MEANS OF RENEFITlNG THEIR CUM 'O>

EXTENSION or THE KINDERGARTEN SYSTEM
vRGEp-LEr TIE Boys AND GIRLS GET SOME
PLEASURE OUT OF THEIR scHooIAIFE
Mr. Rns WANTS TO BE AP-
POINTED A VOLUNTARY FAC
TORY INSPECTOR
In a recent speech before the New-York Kinder
garten Association Joseph H. Choa'e declared 'ha'
the future Of New-Yor was in the heep'Hs u ~
children swarmng in the tenement-houSes anu LA
millions OF money ought To be poured OUT ~ P',s
the needs Of those children. Many othe' M" -
have thought of the situation have Deeh o"''poA
IN advocating the extension OF inc KIM. so 49,
system in the public schools. declaring 'i"' Dy
such means thousands OF youthful minus ''-e
be turned from the direction OF crime ana "S''
that bent necessary for good clt%e'S''P " w
future The necessity of providing more s"'n
parks and Fairgrounds for children IN order 10 i'''
gate the evil influences OF crowdlns III '"o '
rncnt-houses has been generally recognized.
Public sentiment compelled the Lesis'd'ure :"
acccde TO the demand of the Tenement HOUSE I'm
nittce that within the next three years not 80
than two small parks. a part OF each Vi "'''0
shall be constructed public plnysrouhds' sia
be laid out anl begun in tho district eas' vi ''''
Bowery and C,tharne-st. and south OF fourth- 81
and that the city be authorized 10 4ssuo us o'''
to the amount Of 100000 for such PURPOSE ''l"
y important the recommendation tn't Nv
school building shall be hereafter erected "I'',o"'
the same being provided with good ana suihciei''
plavground or Fairgrounds. of a size proporuon''o
IN the number of scholars In said school. ana ul''
as rapidly as possible proper and suihc'eht op''-
air fairgrounds be attached 10 the SCHOOLS Ho" "a
isting" tn
The needs OF tho children require mat thcre s"'.i
be schools enou. n for all Of the children WIN
kndergartens for the very young, and that the''
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tho be.,cr in the conditions OF chl-e In the ''"e
,nent districts would be produced II edch Scno''
had a sufficient playground for all Oh 'Ae on''u
OF school age In tho school district ana II n'o''
Fairgrounds ana schools could be MADE r'"' T
ure places Too many teachers AMI J"hl'o'S n''o
the idea that tho public schools ot N'"-lo'h arc
primarily intended to furnish them with S'iai''''
and that children should receive 10 moro '"''
the strict letter OF the law demands Tor them. 100
many trustees and School Comm 'lohers "01'''
such an idea as matter OF course " ny No' "''"o
the schools and Fairgrounds IS attractive "s po'
sibe 10 the children whose homes are !" '"o
crowded tcnernonts? Why not alIo" the boys ana
girls TO use the classrooms as c.ubrooms ID 10
evenings, 1t might Zoe less expensive for the ,i'y
to nay the extra yas bills and the salaries OF io"
more attendants than 10 pay FOR increasei room -
ails The children might learn TO 'oNc tHe 7-"oo.'
more and the streets less. There "ouli 30 i''''
homo for the future OF the city II girls ana hoyS
schools instead OF finding tAr.r amHs'"'e''' d"
more dangerous places in the tonemcni-houso dis
tricts
The census report shows that thcre az aoo',
nfty thousand fruants among nearly tAi'r h"''u'''
and forty thousand children % school age III INC
city. There are also over i"eniy-'.s"' 'H'"s'''
children OF school axe who DO not 30 10 school De-
CAUSE they have regular employ mont Many or the
truants doubtless do not want 10 30 10 acho'H
They belong TO the army O. hoodlIms WHO con-
tnually well tho bands % thieves AMI nrssaiA
Yet II they wcro looked after la tho Hht way u''l
taught the value OF education and mo dignity u
labor. many q them might become decent citze"s
Many OF tho ,ruanis DO not 20 to school because
they are I'm rags and are Kept At HON" by ,hrlr
rarcnts Some children nnO might be sIdI 10 rear"
FOR them IN The schools. ~ i"r 'H.''l''t ""'
not 20 TO school because they hAs" regular 'ii-
rboyt"fsn, has been male plain Ia The ia.,silsa
ton by the RcnhAri Assembly Committee.
sentiment in tho tonomert-house districts may he
necessary. LEGISLATION may DO something ios 'i-
while they are SIN too young TO be taken rom
the schools. vnder tae present system OF dein-.s
factories; only the pareais anl mo employer , SI.
of tender years. bccaufe parent Who. from ncccs-
slty for greed. wOald drive his young cilIi mo
a factory would not hesitate 90 mako false an
copies Of b.rt, certificates Oh Me in tho ii'hith
o. he age OF children Who are sent - tho factories
Wcll-paid factory inspectors have done h;tie To
protect the children OF tender years who work IN
the factories. 30 use has yet been MADE o. la~
which was passed bv TIE Legislature q 1892 iu
which II is provided that tho Mayor shat! appoint
person. or persOns, - al 90 a." enforcement
o. the factory law. Who shall have Ai = tho powers
q. the factory Inspector or o." a. l-fanf factory
Inspector bat Who Snail receive no salary. IT,"
object OF tlr law 20 aHf.HrI1" volunteer IN
spscions lu tl. facfD5lre Mayor SI.fOy would not
appoint any volunteer inrrerior. The paid factory
Inspector has declared that the las g. uncOnat!-
,utonal Tho vt4ue ~ his opinion on that subject
has not been tested
Jacob \. Hli-. The author ~ no book How tho
Other Ha.f Lives" recently surprised Mayor Strong
hy making an application 10 Ice appointed a factory
Inspector without pay. lie also has interested the
Ciiy Vigilance League "a tho subject. and the In
cncc OF the I."agIe may be used 90 Induce the
Mayor 70 make tn appointment nj. Mr. I.s rs SAID
that there should D. not only ono lut twenty such
unpaid factory inspectors 20 ala IN the enforcement
OF the factory Lass.
II tn. children ~ tie tenement 'uHe districts
must play H. tho streets for Of other ioOm IL -
absolutely necessary that Tie streets should b"
kept ~ clean as possible. The Tenement lou,"
C,mrni tee commended that iao system ol asphalt
pavcments be extended IS rapidly as possible IN ne
tenement districts because that kind Of pavement
f. OF all others easiest % keep clean. account OF
it, smO0ihncss. Such pavement is also safer for
children 10 play on. and n unused trucks can h"
kept OUT Of The streets at night the children can
L Her ltf.