New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-16

Thousand children are denied the privilege OF
elementary education"
An advertisement from the same source adds,
without special reference 10 consistency;
al ghty-seven Thousand OF Your Children in
L.. No Seats for Them in the Public schools
IuSt What connection exists between the SUD
:, rs taught in the schools. instruction in which
s. supported by the tax levy and desks for chill
On. which are provided by the sale Of city
T. -.I- IS nor apparent 20 4 logical mind /
s-.l. t,seyer. consider each Of these elements,
ona sz rejecting upon educational management
of -1e schools. The other, which 1 snail discuss
frs as crtiCiSiuc my associates ana nNsef Tor
i.l-ly control - the system Of public school in
s-uorill from the physical point Of view
ASSERTION ABSOLUTELY FALSE.
Tho assertion with regard 70 the number Of
e. ilr, out ri school is absolutely false. There
S to-day not "a single child six years II age or
oaer who has applied for admission who Is not
in school receiving regular instruction This
ooitant.o0. therefore. ls one OF supreme lEnor-
srre or - complete disregard for the truth. To
demonstrate that in this particular the schools
have not been suffered 80 take 4 backward
course. ] beg leave TO add that from 1895 10
lDf. inclusive. there never was II September
when the school returns Indicate. they do this
year. that no children Of this axe had been re-
fused admission. The figures Of refusals of chill
dren FOR several years hack arc as follows.
] 1 rgls.cs
Ter admission rr.r admission.
i.ss ........... so Ri .............. s.c5l
tbs wear >@,i1G children on parJ time. the num-
hor ri whom. as later reports viii doubtless
establish has sine" been greatly reduced If
th.s figure De- s-. I,--d honestly. however. there
arc ~ BE-. found iu ir certain elements which es-
iahsh tisr the a6miuiStr ration Of thc schools
S-Hoe January J. 1,5pe. has beou conducted. i'm
ne fac ~ SERIOUS delays n completing school
bgdiuEe. Que 20 labor difficulties in 4 way
mat merits praise rather than CenSG1o- II
mus he remembered -hat d. requires. even
Under normal rordifious. from fourteen 20 six
r.ifsrs- hoe bon
ranIfeSt'y unfair. Therefore. 70 blanc my al
ministratl1n f0~ no. opening DoH classroolnS
during The first eight months 81 its work II
follows. consequently. that the new school
1nlGiugs which should have been opened hF
seIfemher 1877. should have been begun prior
M January 1892 or i. 1901 during thu prior
aauiristIs-for Tho administration which was
- roVe- ir 1901 houerrr. did Tot begin enough
SHOOTS q" Boo nr..sIod iU September. i;"i-. 10
.@Tf sor sN of tEe children. A. result tne
present acrf'r s1Ta-iou was got allowed 10 No.
81 rs uork -irs eyer child ia = classroom
- TUT INSTRUCTION. IN fat ia S"ptclni %.
1se there re~o - g2G children on part time.
Is result ~ tho failure IF tho previous al
nlrist-sf. : Co begin -ho erection or enough
Fbno'S q. r-re~ vords while Their" are ~
Present. N4.;-G children ou part time. &C.," OF
.aese "e-o inherited fro-u former aduHnlstiA-
t'is eC'.-pI.o il uucyilinS school accom-
-o'1'ors. This means that o1it lh'E'' OF N"
1a7 time children nov on tllo register can he
tfrbntol '. -rH v.ar To- f'le present "a. man
srs'ren-. and rs-s rr~ shes" l6Eo children On
JET t.~o ''erc is legitimate sNplaHatio"-
NE,E HUuDI>5Gs FOR G61o3.
The p~esar, administration has actually IN
[-Tse of .ale.IIcc Ion uoH buildings i"f '''.i"'
---en- i.rfo-tJlla .-lr. L"reTc1. trouhtt.@ ~
DOT r'e~ BIAS So delayed buildings that u
= .1oo>sItt0 jo open them ar the IT,
-N fel rho r3iaI lstfol ~ contracts. TOT
.'ails b. has neau difficult 20 secure bidders
"'aer Projected buildings. TIE 'o.t'' ST.
e Dnorr Hav would be- sufficient 10 wipe
~ ne rsrr r1u1e classes. Cor u must Dc To-
eH3ero3 tlat go ge- rid o. TWO part ilIle
asses seats need be pros ioec for only hait
re children o. register ln them. BeSia5s
tl'e eut ra-f tiule instruction. these OE-s-'
.-les would provide also some 5000 desks
q care for the increase in population
'. fler-f Orc these buildings could have boon
n fi'tf4 schedule ti.le. 7 pm confident
81 io-f.- there would be on register fewer
i'I7ffns e.'-ea consoliG a-iou. The figures of
tf.a r.-t-tratios iu the sereral -ears are
rs follows.
- - . ~ To- To-; ................. = :, : ss
rsa 10 seen from these figures that the
."rler aal-..al -frariou left moro children In
Iart tffae classes fh@n were recorded in So
= .'.F re- office and heQueathed 70 tire pres
admir- alton Il very dark heritage o.
no. Ccrgos. ior with which 20 cope
~ lieo7se-re fIsc 16C.N children Put on part
NE under abb administration Of the last tNo
.far0 srother element must be given Que
sShf This is tho abnormal increase IN regis
'iof curing the wears 1sAs2-fB. The usual
-'resss En- .7rhool registration for the several
a-sft f-.rI 1895 10 1901 Was between 1851 ann
->tFs' Tro f~~rpaee fn September. Tao. how
pss se"gl ard that in September lstj.
tyae Tnese 6gures when compared with the
- Ia registration returns - former Years. show
AZ n 1902 'o3 at least 26opo more children