The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-11
They 0uinumber Males in New
York State byMors Than 100000
PUBLIC SCHOOL PROBLEMS
Portable Structures TO Nee; Requirements
Of The Overflow Street Cars Given
fSy BY TTaciIun Company.

New York Sept lO.-Whether New York
Is exhibited a tendency to join effete
civilization IS question open to much
debate but about one symptom OF that
state there can be no doubt for figures
falsify only when made to do so and the
fsures OF the latest United States gov
ernment Of 1900 are supposed to be above
such weakness or perversity. According
TO the latest bulletin just issued by I'm
Gle sam 5 census bureau there In a heavy
preponderance OF females-the excess be-
ing over 10000 and nearly one-haif OF the
number In the city OF Brooklyn. Life Is
not so strenuous across the big bridge as n
is In New York, rents are comparatively
low, and living IL less OF task Hun
dreds, even thousands OF men who work
In Manhattan, at moderate to small salar-
les. are able 10 live I'm houses in BROOKLYN
instead OF the small apartments which
men OF their income would be compelled TO
occupy In the metropolis.
But while thesethings may conduce TO
larger families. their bearing on the ques-
tion OF the preponderance of females is
not altogether clear To add confusion
To the problem. New Jersey. the northern
part of which occupies much the same re-
lation to New York as "a home for its work
ers that Brooklyn does. has no such ex-
NcoS belHs only lfc
PUBLIC SCHOOL PROBLEMS.
With the opening OF the public schools
on Monday next some serious problems
will force the board OF education, as ma
terial changes in the system are made by
the new charter. which goes into effect
then. All the borough boards are abol-
ished, and the central board will consist
OF forty-six members--twenty-two from
ManhHffan tun
from Richmond. The members will be ap-
pointed by the mayor for a term OF five
years and will be I'm complete charge of
this board will be I'm omplete hharge OF
the whole system.
One OF the problems is to provide accom-
modattons for the overflow of children
those unable to secure admittance or to
attend the regular schools. This is to
be met In part by the use of portable
school buildings, OF which a dozen or
more will be erected I'm different parts of
Brooklyn.
Inter changeable sections, each section
being In itself a complete unit, make up
the newschool houses. The outside is
covered with ordinary siding, such as
is employed In permanent frome struc-
lures, and the inside Is lined with mar
row-tongued, grooved and beaded yellow
pine. The floor and ceiling are provided
with resisters, permitting perfect ventila-
tion. The building is usually kept com
Portable I'm all kinds of weather. The
school children enter the building from
the front of II. going under a porch. On
their way TO their seats they hang their
hats and wraps In small wardrobes which
are erected outside OF the classroom prop
err The teachers desk is I'm a small re-
cess. where are the books. blackboards,
and maps.
Seats are provided for ffty-four child
ran he h,If ha fod \.
water or stoves. The schoolhouse can be
taken TO another part OF the city and
placed I'm position for an afternoon session
with an additional piece OF timber or q
screw.
STREET CARS GIVEN AWAY.
An old illustration OF the rapidlty with
which traction equipment Is advancing
was furnished by notice sent out this
week from the offices of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company. which offered to
give away, absolutely without cost 10 the
recipient 70 trolley cars, i'm good condi-
tion. warranted sound. All that was
necessary 10 get one was TO bring along
truck 10 carry II away, as the wheels
and running gear were retained by the
company.
Apparently not confident that applicants
I'm sufficient number would appear, the
company argued at some length to prove
how highly desirable these cars were.
The notices say, among other things,
that some Of the cars are 30 feet long,
and would make excellent seashore
houses for boating and bathing purposes.
They can also be used for chicken or pig
con houses, and Ia some cases, they
could he made To serve as good camping
out houses for summer.
The railway company has utilized the
same sort OF cars as they are anxious
to give away for offices and eating rooms
for the elevated-railwav employees and
out IN Maspeth and Fresh Pond there are
families living in homes made OF the old
fashioned cars, while In one Instance, at
least. an enterprising liquor dealer near
the Long Island railroad track at Fresh
Pond. has managed 20 make a Raines-
law hotel out OF half dozen cars Joined
together and divided by partitions.
WORM PLAGUE AT THE WORST.
New York is In the throes OF a cater
pillar plague. Small caterpillars with
green. wrigging bodies. large caterpillars
with black, horned heads. millions OF
caterpillars dropping from the trees,
crawling everywhere. make trouble for
visitors 90 the parks. The worm plague
Is at it's worst. From a small beginning
I'm some OF the trees i'm the city hall park
the plague has spread to Central Park
and Riverside drive. Harlem Is infested.
Every tree In Battery Park Is weighted