New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-15
THE SCHOOLS OPENED.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX THOU
SAND PUPILS ON THE REGISTER

ADMISSION REFUSED TO MANY-THE PREFER
ENCE TO Pc GIVEN TO THOSE DIRECTLY
AFFECTED BY THE TRUANT LAW
Vacation yesterday and thousands Of
long youngsters wendell their way to school,
filling to their utmost capacity and in some cases
overlooking the limited accommodation provided
by Father Knickerbocker's Board of Education
1t not only the crowded East Side schools
that had 10 refuse education to children. but also
several schools In the uptown and Harlem dis
tricts. The centres OF population in this city
change so frequently that at times schools which
were once overcrowded find themselves with seats
10 spare. and schools which formerly only
partly filed full to overnowing Conse-
quently. while there thousands Of children
who cannot get admission to the public schools
there are schools which not full. but these. It
ie hardly necessary add are exceedingly limited
in number
John Jasper. the City Superintendent Of Schools
was busy man yesterday. lie said that the
schools which were not ready for occupancy would
be so In a few weeks. Mr. Jasper thought that at
least three or four schools should be added yearly
TO Keep up with the rapidly Increasing population
Inc superintendent conferred I'm the afternoon
WITH the principals of the schools that were yet
closed. and also with other principals and num-
Der Of teachers
In all. he sad. there 256 primary and grammar
grades in the citys schools. OF these 2i2 were
opened The number Of applicants for admission
was larger inan at any tine in the history OF the
pubic schools Of this city. In the schools opened
there were on the registers about 176 000 OF this
number many did not apply. and in other cases APP
plcanis were turned away
MI Jasper Instructed the principals to give the
preference 70 the applicants who were between the
ages Of eight and twelve this covering the period
during when the law declares the children to be
iruants II they in the schools For those tots
who are between five and eight years it is proposed
that halliday schools. OF three hours eacn be estab
lished. and thus twice the number can be accommo-
dated
TWO new schools were opened yesterday, one al
Eighiy-eghih-st.. near Second-ave. and the other
AT Eighiy-second-st and West End ave The former
took in yes;erday 800 pupils but the figures for
tho latter could not be obtained Superintendent
Jasper said he thought that II the city had ample ac-
commodaions there would be least 22O 900 children
on the rolls many would then be taken from the
private schools by their parents who feared over
crOwdinS, ana sent 10 the public schools. on those
nSureS ne would estimate the entire scnOOl pOpuld-
ton as 2-OVD in tn" public schools 10000 in the
private and 10000 in the parOchia schools. The worst
overcrowding ne had found in the Seventh. Tenth
and Twelfth wards and the upper part OF the Nine
ieentn Ward. The schools accommodate e
on a general average. about 100 TO 100 each.
The BoaNd Of Superinicndenfs held a meeting at
the Board Of Education yesterday. The work
of school inspection WAS mapped out.
Several hundred children were vaccinated by the
Health Board physicians yesterday. preparatory to
their entrance mo the public schools.