The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-02
SCARE IN EAST SIDE SCHOOLS.

started by q Little Girl Who Said shs
Had Seen satan-Nany children Put
lndcr Intense Nervous Strain-AnNict,
OF Teachers, VINO Feared . Panic
The psychology Of the modern crowd
long ago began to attract the attention OF
students Of sociology. Books have been
written on this theme and scientific men
have striven TO analyze and describe the
forces which move great bodies Of people.
Tho psychology OF the child crowd. how
ever, Is a subject to which few have 80 far
paid any attention. DR.. Addison b, Po-
land, who a few years ago was one of the
assistant superintendents Of schools in New
York city and now Is in charge OF the
schools Of Newark, had n strange eSpe-
rience while working among the schools
OF the East Side. which he will not Vol
| forget. which taught him that edu-
| Gators have still much 70 learn about
handling large numbers Of children in the
schools Of a thickly crowded district.
Il once saw said DIR. Poland the other
day, "a disturbance start in one OF tho
downtown schools which spread for blocks
and blocks. took In a number of schools
and lasted for more than a week. II was
| one of the strangest experiences | have
| had during my entire educational work.
Il am not sure. but l think tho business
| began in the Stanton street school. and 1t
extended finally as far up the Fast Side
ss Twenty-third street. II began with a
| wee slip Of a girl. a tiny child and In no
| time several thousand children were under
It's spell.
Il cannot say that II demoralized the
schools, for the classroom work went on.
doubt II the character Of the classroom
work done was Of 50 high a grade as be-
fore and after the disturbance, however,
for the children were under a great strain,
under the spell Of what they thought was
an impending disaster. and we we're much
agitated ourselves, not knowing when a
! panic might arise. when serious damage
might have been done.
1T started one morning. shortly before
noon. on a hot day near the close Of the
| school year. in u ] remember ! visited
the stanton street school that morning
TO examine a class Of about forty boys
who were candidates for admission 10 the
City College.
INV father-in-law. q resident Of DAYTON.
Ohio. was visiting ne and he accompanied
mo 20 the school lie was a profound
Hebrew scholar. had passed ten or q dozen
years Ia and around Jerusalem as a mIs-
sionAry and was deeply Interested In Soing
among the Polish Hebrews on tho East Side
sAs We came oct Of the school We noticed
that the street Was nh 81 with children.
They were IA a high state u excitement
about something.
we inqulref and soon learned that q
A at. 0tFN NHAn lad aHUH int. the laE@nl0NN
81 the school about nom time, when tho
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