New-York tribune., 1903-01-11
LoNGACRE LEAGUE ORGANIZED.
An Association to Look After the Welfare OF
the Young.

At largely attended meeting of men and women
in Public School No. 81. No. $40 West Fortyfourth-
St. Friday night. the Longacre League, a non
sectarian non-poltical peoples association OF the
section lying between Thirty-fourth and FIFTY
ninth sts- west of Seventh-ave was formally ana
successfully launched by the adoption of the 1oi-
lowing declaration of purpose:
Believing that the best interests of any neigh
part of its residents. who thus may meet on com,
mon ground of interest for free discussion couhse'
in order to promote the Tefare bder OF tne
We the undersigned citizens. join in ORGANIZING
fae peso of the district lying
tween Thirty-fourth and Fifty-nirth sts' west OIL
The objects of the league are take UP for dis
First-our schools: their welfare and needs.
Second-Provision for wholesome and Instructive
aHd 0d ali Subjects Vital to the
of the neighborhood that may be regularly prought
residents Of the neghbQEEhood E and adjonins tiGD
help in advancing its objects.
The league had organized at meeting held
Tuesday night by electing Mrs. Henry Parsons
president. and George Eastborne secretary, and
by adopting its name The Iongacre League,
which old New-Yorkers will recognize as appro-
pirate since the territory was old New-fork $
former truck garden district and was called Long
Farm.
The subject under discussion at the meeting Fri
day night the unSanltarE an0 inadequate Sciooi
accommodations of the Eleventh District. And
there were present to hear the report of the
leagues committee on schools, President Burling-
ham and Commissioner Mack. of the Board of Edu-
cation; ex-Commissioner Dewitt J. Seligman and
members of the Local School Board. The report
showed that the West Forty-seventh-st. girls
school greatly overcrowded, and that the press
Ure had become so strong that large room on the
ground floor where artificial light had constantly
to be used, and where the ventilation was exceed
ingiy poor. being used for three classrooms,
with curtains for partitions The sense or the
meeting that an addition in the rear should
be built for the West Forty fourth-st. school, on
lots already owned by the city, affording accom-
mediation for girls grammar department, and
hundred thereby relieving the pressure on the
Fory-seventh-st school. and that the latter should
be replaced with modern up-to-date school build
ing
After the discussion President Birmingham ad-
dressed the meeting He told Of the forty eight
thousand sittings that had been contracted for in
the board would REQUIRE S00,000 more this year.
The schools had been placed. he explained, in
pressing. where the children entirely without
accommodations were attending half time. and.
although this was not such district. he urged
upon his audience that they should nevertheless
continue TO agitate the question until they got
what they clearly entitled to-ths very best in
schools and parks for their children Commissioner
the people would get what they dema 1ded II they
persisted.
Buildings of the Board OF Education, was read.
pointing the to be followed In getting
what the district needs and letter sent by the
secretary to the board. expressing the league s
thanks for the of school No. 81 for it's meet
ings was approved. The league meets each Friday
at p. and is another testimonial to the broad
couraging the greatest possible of school build
ings by the public.