New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-23
OTERCROWDED SCHOOLS.
FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT
AND EAST NEM-YORK.

COMPLAINTS FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT
AND EAST NETWORK
There have been some complaints OF the crowdirs
OF children out OF the schools in the part OF the
city known odd Brooklyn" but no such condition
Of things has yet been found exist there In the
Eastern D!stric, and East New-York 1t is esti-
mated that in these parts Of the city between 3or
and 400 children are kept out OF the schools.
In school no Sc. at Irving-ave and Harman-st.
which IS branch OF No - there is serious case of
overcrowding The German population in this dis
trct is very dense. Miss Adelaide :. l.. Franklin
the principal said yesterday that between four and
five hundred children NJ least had been excluded
from the school because there was 10 for
them The seating capacity Of the school is LIP
but about 80 pupils are on the register I'm the
lower primary grades" said Miss Franklin "ony
those children admitted for the first three day
who had been on our waiting list since September.
1875 All grades are filled. and all our classes
have more pupils than there sitjngs Some Of
the children. therefore. have no desks" There are
three halliday classes In the school Some OF the
parents have visited the school and threatened to
complain the Boa-d OF Education because their
children are excluded The teachers wish they
would believing that this IS the way TO i'm
press the Board with the necessity Of more accom-
modaiions
At School No. S. at Evergreen-aye and Covert
81 admission has been refused 3l4 children prin-
cipaly in the primary grades Although the seating
capacity OF the school r. only LIS. there are 1850
children on register There six halliday classes.
accommodating about sixty pupils each Andrew /.
Sherman il principal OF this school.
Principal James j. McCabe. Of School No =. AT
Wall and Beaver ST.. has similar story 10 tel.
He has registered nearly 100 children. which is
about 100 over the number OF sittngs in the schoo.
There are four halliday classes with sixty chill
dren in each. Mr. McCabe hopes for relief when
the addition 10 No H. OF which No. - l. a branch.
is completed Another branch OF No. - Is No. . IN
Ellcrv-st near Broadway. Miss Emily j. Black.
the PRINCIPAL Of this school. has been obliged To
turn away nifty applicants for admission
Still another branch Of No. - Is no %. at starr
-, and Central-aVe.. OF which Mrs. Alice F. Field
X princiual THIS school. which has a seating ca
pacty OF 1868 registered lZOV pupils and was then
obliged TO turn away Pc more. There are TWO half
day classes In No 100 at Hamburg-ave. and Cor
nciia-st OF which Joseph V Wiheihec Is principal.
about $50 children have been refused.
In East NeW-York there f. also overcrowdng.
Principal a a Ashmun, Of School no. 70. on
Wvoua-st near Fulton says That many OF Ms
classes are badly crowded one grammar ass OF
bows has forty-eight seats and siXty-two pupils.
the same grade Of girls has hfty-on" seats and
sixty-two pupils. The first primary boys class has
nftS -onc seats and seventy five pupils. ana IN"
same grade OF girls has hfty-one seats and sixty
eight pupils o..
refused admission to about 1870 children. He now
has on register about 200 though there are only
about llgb sittings