The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-22
NO MORE PART TIME IN SCHOOL.
Mayor Directs the Board OF Education
to End L..

Mayor Directs the Board OF Education
| to End II.
Mayor Mcclellan wrote to the Board Of
Education yesterday, urging that steps
be taken Immediately to relieve the con-
gestion in the schools and do away, as far
as possible with the part time" system.
The Mayor pointed out that when the
present administration came into office
there were approximately 10000 children
| in the part time classes, and, despite
generous appropriations given to the board,
the school term began this year with more
than 81 900 part time pupils. While some
allowance must be made for the delays
caused by strikes on the new school build
ings the letter said, It was imperative
that something be done to provide more
accommodations.
To bring about better state o. things the
Mayor laid before the board an elaborate
plan on the Ettinger system. prepared
this summer by DR.. William L. Ettinger
at his request. This plan would enable
two sets Of classes to occupy the same room,
by a Encouragement Of the hours and the
time spent in the Fairgrounds.
One group Of classes would OCCUPY the
rooms from $50 to 1880 A. NJ, and 1890
to 23o P. NJ. and the Fairgrounds from
1890 to Has A. NJ, with intermission from
11l5 to 1890. The other group would
be in the schoolroom from 1880 A. NJ.
to 1890 P. NJ, and 2:30 to 4:9o P. NJ, with
intermission from 1890 to l:45 p. NJ, and
would use the playground from l45 to 2:3O
PM
DR.. Ettinger explained the plan in this
way:
We will suppose school has the proper
n In nd VI
heated. such playground as the modern
school building contains; We will suppose
and folding chairs. such as are now in every
evening reading, centre in the schools, we
ground viii oE for PURPOSES Of
study and physical ira ming Suppose, as
In the case in my, own building, it will &C
We then place the twenty most advanced
classes on the time division proposed and 10
children, from part time at once, while at
the same time we are afording the upper
Il this ns DONE in eve2s seRoo wRere there
dca Pe be sTesel Of esdre9
now on part time can be placed on full time.
Assembly rooms not used for class purposes
could be used in lieu OF Fairgrounds in the
operation of this plan.
The Mayor also enclosed letter received
by him from Architect G.. b. j. Snyder,
In which it was stated that there were sixty
five schools in Manhattan with Fairgrounds
and playrooms which could be utilized for
schoolrooms, and that the adoption Of the
Ettinger plan would practically double the
capacity OF these schools.
The Board of Education devoted most
OF its monthly meeting yesterday afternoon
to discussing the Mayors letter. Vice
President +. L. Babbott presided over the
meeting, Commissioner r. l.. Harrison
moved that the Mayors suggestions be re-
ferred to the committee on elementary
schools to be reported on at the next meet
ing Of the board.
Commissioner Wingate said that mas
much as the Mayor had offered to provide
the money, the work of increasing the
capacity ought to be pushed.
we have contracts now for more than
1000 sittings," said Mr.. Babbott.
I'D get more, replied Mr.. Wingate,
seven at that rate there are not enough
finance committee. remarked that the re-
sponsibility OF providing for the children
left in part time rested upon the board OF
superintendents, and that the initiative
was with the City Superintendent.
said he, 1and get down to business " City
Superintendent Maxwell has been at the !
Democratic state convention at Saratoga.
on sites asserted that the committee had
all the sites 1t could get hold Of. but the
method of procuring them was bad. Com |
missioner Greene, chairman OF the COM
mittee. said he hoped the committee would |
consider Mr. Harrisons motion and realize
that they were face to face with perma-
nent problem. He suggested that IL some
OF the vacant seats in the upper grades |
were occupied the situation might be i'm
proved.
Superintendent Maxwell. He thought the
district superintendents ought to do more.
Whatever is done" said Mr.. Donnelly, |
should come from the elementary school !
committee and be recommended by the |
district superintendents. The building and |
site committees have done all they can"
Commissioner Mack thought the local |
school boards were to blame. The parents 4
often object to the changing of pupils, J
he said, when they have to walk a few !
not prevent the boards from doing some !
thing.
Commissioner MCGOWAN, the newest |
member OF the board. amended the mo-
ton to provide for referring the Mayors |
letter to special committee instead OF
the committee on elementary schools, but |
the amendment found no seconder and was
lost.
Commissioner Wilson maintained that
the placing OF 10000 pupils under the care
to relieve the present situation, was a curse
1T is anything but education" said he
But It all comes right down to a matter
you want IL you are only willing to spend
the money"
Mr.. Harrison's motion was carried
The budget was presented by Mr.. Lum-
mis-. with the remark that expenses had
been cut down by lessening the number of
evening. sessions, reducing tho salaries OF
some OF the teachers and the number OF
lecture classes. The budget calls for
fund amounts to Sls.72s,4 s77 and the
special fund to 55os $685. This Is a
total increase OF "a 1877 ,4ss SO in the esti. I
mates. The budget was adopted.