New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
STILL SHORT OF SCHOOLS.
TIME CLASSES-HALF A MILLION
To BEGIN ATTENDANCE
ON MONDAY

The schools Of this city will be opened next Mon.
day TO more than half million pupils. Ths
number of children that sought admittance in Sep
tember of last year was 4hOss- Allowing for
per cent increase the number Of pupils this year
is estimated at 529S7
In the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx
S1,sos pupils sought instruction in September OF
last year. and il is estimated that about $50 900 will
report next Monday in those bOrOughs
Because of lack of accommodations it is expected
that more than 5000 will be put the waiting
list In Manhattan and The Bronx boroughs. and
as many 14O00 in part time classes. The ma
tortty of these will be children in the congested
East Side below Fourteenth-st 1t is estimated
that in the entire city many 10000 will be put
in part time classes for lack of room.
In an effort TO meet the increase in attendance
| sixteen new school houses have been built twelve
of which will be ready next Monday. and the rest
by October 10 Three new schools have also been
leased making total of nineteen additional build
ings. OF these eleven in Brooklyn. six in
Manhattan and The Bronx. and two in Queens
The locations of the new school buildings are as
follows:
BoROUGHs OF MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.
Public School No III Misunderstanding and One
sts between Fifth and Madison svesi
physical and manual training rooms.
coIIlster open Monday; twentynne cIassrOon phg
Public school No rs
Sf1%een Grant and M0TTsays sixteen classrOouls two
subdivided ii required and manual
Public school No 81. addition. onehundred snd-six,y-
and Workshop work delayed by strikes; building win b
Public school addition. southwest conner Of Fo,
and one-hundred and-stxty seventh sts sixteen class
Public schoS, oS, No annez @ Ceased sHding No Isl
Of school sessions on September 9.
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN.
The following new school buildings and additions
will be ready for opening September .:
kins-st.; eighteen cassrooms. one assembly and
Public School No. 1O5. addition Fort Hamiltor-avsx
between Fiftyeighth and Firyninth four class
R1tIssSs PgSs ssho0 @ NS 3 FsaEa and
Public school No. i2s Ivingavs between willoughsy,
and suydam twenty ciassroOms. assem-
Public school No 126 MeseroIe- ave- between Lorimer-
st and Guernsey-st thrtyfour elassrooms.
Public school 10, l27 seventh-ave between Seventy
eighth and seyeut-ninth sts twenty cIassroops
Eghty-hird and Eighty-fourth twenty
and an an assembly room, -
Fortthrd and Fortyfourth sts; twenty elassrooms
Public school No 1s4 Eighteenth-ave. and oceas
Parkway; twenty classroons and assembly
The following leased buildings will be opened for
school sessions on September 9:
Annex. Erasmus Hall High School. No s7T F1atbusn-
av an S fGSe sebao Ssous S S NS PYD 81
garten; will accommodate about fifty pupils.
BOROUGH OF QUEENS.
Public School Long Island City; tuentysx class
rooms. assembly and playroOms in base
ment; first half OF building will be openina
4 september O. 1901.
and one assembly rooi building will be ready for
| october 15 1901
! OF the six new schoolhouses for Manhattan ouIv
! one. and that the smallest. is in the eongested
I East Side. Borough Superintendent Jasper said
| yesterday that plans were being made for a new
| school building the block bounded by East Hous-
I ton. Manhattan. Lewis and East Third sts This
will late GV-a
pupils; Mr. Jasper said that three buildings were
| needed the East Side.
| Brooklyn has the lions share of the new build
ings this year. because It has most suffered from
lack of room The number in part time classes In
| Brooklyn last year in September was 390S7. In
/ Manhattan and The Bronx there only 1855.
| There Will be three hundred new teachers next
| Monday.