The sun., 1898-09-13
BIG RUSH TO THE SCHOOLS.
FULLY 10000 cHILDREN VINO COULD
nor BE ACCOM1f0DATED.


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About 100000 In All EnroIIed In the schools
Uf the "Greater City" y"-superintenden
Jaapsr Pleased with the Result-tIe
Hopes to Provide Soon forAu who Apply
The public schools OF the city opened for the
fall term yesterday. and there was the regular
annual football rush ON the part OF the parents
OF children OF school aRe who live on the east
side to get their offsprine on the rolls before
the schools were filled up. AZ some Of the
schools in the territory south Of Houston
street and east OF the Bowery the rush was
4 terrific and the services OF the police were
| needed In several instances 10 preserve order.
| There were no serious accidents, however, and
| before the day was over most OF the schools
| were running without friction or confusion.
As usual. some children were turned away for
the lack Of room. but the number was not as
great as In former years. and the school au-
thorltles hope to provide seats for all In the
near future by introducing the Copenhagen
| system in the crowded districth. The exact
number OF children who were turned away in
| Manhattan and the Bronx is not known. nor
| will it be known until to-day. when Sunerin-
| tendent Jasper gets reports from the princi-
| pals OF all the schools. II was roughly estl-
| mated, however, that between $4,000 and 90
| 600 children we're temporarily barred from
attendance. and there will be no accommoda-
| tions for them until the Copenhagen system is
| put In operation.
1t was the intention OF the school authorities
| to open four new schools yesterday. but at the
| last moment 1t was discovered that two OF
them were not quite ready for occupancy.
The new schools opened were No. 20, at Rv-
lnRton, Forsyth and Eldridge streets. with a
seating capacity Of 2,160 and No. 63, ut 11Sd
street and Fulton avenue which will accom-
modate 1.4S5 pupils The total number OF
pupils who entered the schools OF Greater
New York" was estimated at 3o5. 900 Of which
Manhattan and the Bronx had 225.00O, Brook
lyn 10000, Queens 10000 and Richmond TO-
600. No accurate figures bearing on the sub
ject could be Obtained last night. but several
officers OF the school system were positive
that the number OF pupils registered in all the
schools would not exceed 100000. The num-
ber OF teachers on duty in Manhattan and the
Bronx Is $500, and 400 more will be appoint
ed ,s as s9o9 as the necessary requirements can
Superintendent Jasper seemed to be well
satisfied With the ma1ner In which the school
been some overcrowding to-day" he said,
but that was expected. There has been
Woud @ be stranEe re- il there there we're @ none now. The
much. .talked-oi Copenhagen system Is not
new thing In this city. and there is no particu-
=, 1T used to be in the primary, schools that
hours. According 10 the; plan made neces- !
sary. wherever there is not room TO aceommo.
be continuous for four hours. It ali amounts
here; ere, .....,,- - 80. =. ..ua.,., :.
confined largely to the lower end Of the city. |
and particularly to the east side. There is |
city--that, is. above the Bronx River, but 1t ls |
not bad there. The schools are crowded only |
where the population is very dense or where |
the growth has been raDiO.
Among the schools whsre there ygva vas =, crowd
Ing this ~ m9nng ,1 Sers No a. 81 cSEystle
at So Alien street; No, Is, at Is Norfolk street
and No. 1877. at Grand and Ludlow strests,
be crowded. The number OF children In the
facilities will have 70 be very greatly increqsed
before all the children can find room. The
of saasa Rsn @ h Rs IF sh"G
schS9l could be lllled every year. ~ ,,..,o,-,
the thIckly poPulated district, too, One Of The
al the children applying for sd%ssion Is No
g at Eighty; nth street 3 and nd Madison avenue;
Eee 9e Eo Nc S. 81 ae Ct hs
Ninety sixth Street; No. SO. on East 11Gth
S9 II Le5ngcg sSe99e near az
SO, at Eagle avenue and 163d street.
%he ss si spn tie Sss e's R!
md few schools waiting for them. There, will
year there ought to be room for all.
On the west side OF the city there is some
erowding. but it i, is confined to about half
enough ;t room M are No O. at Eighty-seson@a @ street
iiii{tht street; Sg; ), e Edsfeo@6e % aysnae and ana
134th street. and No. 68. on West 128th street.
bad crowdlng: in others II is not 80 great.
But everywhere we are doing the best we can.
Every year there are about 10000 more stu;
It Is this increase which has caused the trouble.
To accommodate the Increase about i've new
begins which lasts for years.
There are four new schools opening to-day
Six months ought to see enough
Of them ready for occupancy, to relieve the
crowdinR almost entirely. and two months
later there should be room for every pupil In
the city.
There is no way Of telling Just how many
children vent S to seho9l to-day Or tn the exact exact
will be in Tomorrow. have asked an the
gtb tSs S meet 2 my y HGe s T4d 96ot srng
my questions answered / can tell exactly how
many children are in the schools and how
TGere are an SeS % e he work of
scholars OF the vacation schools, which closed
last month. on the fourth floor OF the Hall Of
with hundreds OF drawings made by these pu-
pills and many OF them were genuinely clever;
o the dEswREEs were from nature
fancy pictures in the exhibition. The subjects
were those which generally appeal strongly TO
10 600 BROOKLYN PUPILS KEPT orr