New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02
WOMEN ARRAIGN TANMANT.
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN DEPRIVED OF
THEIR RIGHT" SAYS MRS. CLAIR
FNCE FIRMS

The members and friends OF the West End Wom-
ans Republican club turned out in goodly numbers
yesterday afternoon nj the clubs headquarters.
No ~ Boulevard. the special attraction being
paper by Mr.. Clarence Burns on the Public
Schools OF To-day in New-York CITY"
Greeted with applause. Mrs. Burns with charac-
teristic directness struck into her subject.
"A little over a year ago." she said. when three
new high schools were opened. the pubic-school
system was made complete for the first time in
many years. $4,000 appropriated FOR four
new high schools. and buildings OF the most modern
type and equipment are in process Of construction
Meanwhile the three high schools have been opened
in grammar schoo. buildings which have been
adapted their The high school s the
natural outcome Of the elementary education, and
possesses advantages peculiar 10 Itself. The even
ing high school for women. which opened
year ago Is well attended and successful In every
way. The classes In bookkeeping. stenography,
mechanical drawing. and so forth, are particularly
useful 10 those who have already entered CONNER
clal lie. In city Of the world is the Study OF
civcs and patriotism OF so much importance as In
New-York. with It's large foreign population. In
school on the East side there children OF
twenty-eight nationalties."
After IA brief sketch OF the childrens free play
grounds In the tenementhouse district with the
assertion that the happy result OF organized games
was reag IN the b oeh1oT
her paper which elected hearty concentrations
from her audience.
we indebted" she said. ITO the reform ad-
ministration OF Mayor Strong ard a Republican
Legislature Albany for the many improvements
IN publicschOOl system, for the improved build
ing. and. most Of all. for fearless Board Of Edu
cation, whose policy has been intelligent broad
and progressive Now, what condition exists in
our public schools to-day?
Last month nearly five thousand children were
refused admttance TO our schools FOR lack OF room:
sixteen thousand children in New-York and twenty
four thousand in Brooklyn were forced 70 be
taught In halliday classes known as the Copen-
hagen system. There now some buildings ready
for occupancy which cannot be used because the
present Board OF Education has failed TO provide
money for furniture.
For many years our school teachers have been
underpaid. Some teachers who have taught faith
fully for fifteen years paid 1913 annually others
are breaking down under the strain OF teaching
ne set OF children In the morning and another set
IN the afternoon. Many OF the children In the
public schools have no teachers at all, but are IN
charge OF children under fifteen years OF age who
act as monitors Thousands Of children are thus
ton but We have a Speedway that cost several
million dollars. Many people hoped me schooi
budget for 1899 would afford some RELIEF, but In
stead cuts have been made IN every department:
An attack has been made special training ana
high schoos and every dollars Increase asked Tor
ing music drawing cooking and physicai ram
Inc has been cut out was the amount asked Tor
To- increase teachers salaries next year Those
,r,c-,s,ad in the summer Fairgrounds VIII Dr sorry
"a near that the $1,000 asked for them "ar also
,ef,sed The Mayor has put himself on record az
being opposed modern methods In educd t, az
az having desire to economic In everything PEI
ta,ning 10 school matters. IL IL the same oid pc
itt,cal plan OF Tammany-to keep down the 'AA f-'e
A. ths expenss OF tho pub schooiA