The evening world., 1903-09-14
MORE THAN 100000
PUPILS IN SCHOOLS
Greater New York's Facilities
Taxed to the Utmost on Open
ing Day, After the Long Sum-
mer Vacation. nMn.

After nearly three months OF vacation
more than a half million children re-
turned to school to-day. Some came
back brown and strong from a rest
that was all play: o~thers-the great
m~ajorltv-no healthier or stronger than
when they marched ont of their class
rooms to begin that period which is
awaited with so much anxiety by those
who love their studies as well as those
who do not.
The problem OF caring for this great
army of children is not only an m
portart but a serious one. The strikes
which tied up the building trades for so
many months have rested with a heavy
hand upon the school children Of this
city. The increase oven last year made
an increase OF finised buildings a neces-
sity. With perhaps an addition OF
10000 children. the problem will be a
veXatious one If ell are to receive in
struction.
Superintendent Maxwell refused to-
day to say just how many children will
attend school this year. how many will
be prevented from such attendance and
how the department will meet the ext
sencies of the situation.
superintendent investigating.
81 will let you know tomorrow" he
said. II nave men making the rounds
to-day, taking figures in all schools, and
these will be made public tomorrow.
not before. But this may be said: Every
child over six will have a place IN the
public schools. The fact that no child
over six will be refused accommodation
In the public schools menus that this
city Is practically In a position TO fur
nish education 10 ali children. for a
child's actual systematic school life
does not begin until that age"
There were 4sS. Ola children registered
Mt the beginning of the fall term last
year, and according to the estimated e.
crease there will be 10000 more this
year. If the strikes had not
tied UP mi prevented the COM
pletion of the buildings now in
course of construction the School De-
partment says 1t would have been able
to cope with all the difficulties which
stand in Its way. Where the lack of
room is felt the most Is on h east
side. Teachers. principals and members
OF the education board are devoting all
their energies to an amelioration OF the
cramped conditions IN that locality.
According to the superintendent OF
Scnuv,, -. re iii DC ht,e delay IN stare
Ing the courses CT instruction. The
eacheIs reported Tor uuty last FRIDAY,
ana the shapinE Of the studies was
madL then. Part time classes came
under consideration at that tlme IN
meetings held Jointly between the dis
trio. superintendents and the principals.
Five New schools Opened.
Five new schools opened their doors
to-day The Hish School of Commerce
OF. West Sixty-ifth street 10 one of
these. and has seats for l.7o0 students.
Tho other schools are on Washington
Heights, East Houston street, In Fiat
bush and the Eastern District. Brook
Tic new course Of study adopted by
the Board of Education will be put, INTO
Ms nhattan and the Bronx the full
course will include eight years instead
OF seven, which was formerly LA force.
The class libraries to be established
by A2 schoola. About 2oQ.O 900 books Will
b. placed upon their shelves.
The authority and strong hands q
mob Of children In order when Public
s sse 3 o Ssi j, When Gli tse registry sRs gs %ss
opened last Wednesday some 100 CHI
" III 10y
day set for registration made a wild
rush to eat down the barriers Get
against them. Two policemen were
commodate all who applied Miss Mary
r, Davis, the principal. found that It
would be necessary to secure permission
TO establish four more Part-ums csasses.
= Superintendent OF School Buildings
Snyder, assisted by a corps of examin-
ers. was ~ early making an examfna-
ton Of the condition Of the buildings,
old. new and unfinished. "
At the. Board Of Education, 1t was
said that n lumber of designations had
been received. II was stated thht there
would be no trouble IN filling any such
vacancies that might occur. The fol-
lowing new principals were installed:
Wills A. Huntley, School No. 90. Brook
Ign; Miss Helen A. Hulssamp. Gram
School No. 1856. Manhattan; Anna
A. Short. Grammar School No. ISL,
BROOKLYN: Frank K. Montfort, Cram
School. Queens. ana William
spraGue. Grammar School No. 1ss,