New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
PROTEST AT PART TIME
Parents Indignant OUer Official
Registration Figures.

registration was issued late yesterday afternoon.
when Thomas +. Bussey. secretary 20 the board
OF superintendents announced that the total reg
istration In all bOroughs had been 546,e4l'
and that the number OF pupils on part time in
ali boroughs thus far was 72, sos.
According 10 these figures 1922 more pupils
have registered thus far than on the correspond
ing date last year. and there are already 5,611
more pupils on part time than there were at
this time last year.
These figures. however are far from complete.
In the first place, Of the 614 schools in the
greater city. thirty had not reported when the
tabulation closed. OF these thirty seven are in
Manhattan. in The Bronx, fifteen in Brook
lyn, four in Queens and three in Richmond. Fur
thermore, there are stin eight days Of registra-
tion. Indeed. pupils will continue to register all
through the month. and many teachers, those
pre-eminently who teach in the uptown districts.
say that October, when the families from which
their pupils come return 10 town from their
summer outings, sees by far the heaviest regis
tration.
Allowing one thousand pupils to a school
and at least one school on the East Side that has
not yet reported has a roster Of fifteen hundred
pups-it is safe 10 say that thirty thousand
more pupils will register before the full number
is entered thus bringing the total registration
up 10 $4,000.
as given out at the Board Of Education hall
yesterday is also tentative must be borne in
mind OF the thirty thousand pupils who prob
ably viii register in the remainder of this month
or in October, nine or ten thousand Will, it is
believed, be placed on part time thus raising the
figures Of those who are deprived OF the privilege
OF full days schooling 10 eighty thousand or
more Already the number OF such pupils is
SSH greater than il year ago. instesd
Of being less. as had been predicted
Given in detail, the figures thus far received
show the registration and attendance on the
opening day of school 10 have been as follows:
Registered September 10. Manhattan. 25T,s7s;
The Bronx. 52,S72; Brooklyn. 1ss.7lo; Queens.
S7,Sos; Richmond, 1o.675. This is an increase.
borough for borough. over the registration
on September II. 1905, as follows: Manhattan,
as: The Bronx. 1884; Brooklyn. s.o22; Queens.
$500: Richmond (decrease). 173. The attend
ance on Monday, borough by borough follows:
Manhattan 2ls,405: The Bronx. 45.os5 Brook
lyn lso.529; Queens. s2.20s: Richmond. S,ss5.
This represents an increase over the attendance
for the corresponding day last year. follows:
Manhattan Cdecrease). 63S; The Bronx. 1888;
Brooklyn, 1873; Queens. 2.s23; Richmond. III.
The number OF pupils on part time is divided
up among the different boroughs as follows:
Manhattan. 1857; Bronx. 1920: Brooklyn A.
4sS; Queens. SO62; Richmond. l16 In two in
stances these figures represent a decrease from
the number of part time pupils at this time last
year. In Manhattan there is a decrease Of e.4s5
part time pupils and IN Richmond Of 1s5. In
The Bronx there is an increase OF 1925 in
Queens OF 1888 and in Brooklyn OF the very
large number OF l0.s52. In fact, Brooklyn with
over $4,000 pupils on part time. is in a particu-
larly bad situation having more part time pupils
than all the other boroughs put together.
The following new school buildings were
opened yesterday in Manhattan:
Public School 80. Dominick. Clark and Broome
streets $500 sittngs; Public School 81, 9th and
also additions Public Schools 10. 25 53 Il. 10S
and l24, containing 1850 sittings.
n The Bronx. new Public School 30. Prospect
avenue and Jennings street, 2,40O sittings, and
an addition 10 Public School 10, containing $50
sittngs.
In Brooklyn, new Public School ISL Knicker-
booker avenue and Hasey street. 1900 sittings,
and additions 70 Public schools p, So and 50.
containing $500 sittings.
IN Queens. Public School ST. at Middle
Village, containing zoo sittings, and addition
| 70 Pubic School J. containing 1850 sittings.
In Richmond, new Public School = Green
Ridge. containing 100 sittings. and additions TO
tings.
In Brooklyn. Of the three schools scheduled to
+. open Monday one only was Teady-NO Isl. at
hnickerbocker avenue and Halsey street. No.
| the most congested district in Brooklyn. viii not
] be ready for several weeks though scheduled for
occupancy Monday. Consequently out of 1920
new sittings promised only 4.l90 ready
ana In use in Brooklyn.
That the situation in Brooklyn is giving the
board its greatest concern was evidenced about
the headquarters OF the body all day yesterday.
Superintendent Of Buildings Snyder spent the
entire day IN the city OF Churches trying 10
4 6tralgnten things out Up 10 a late hour yester-
Gay afternoon he could not give the members OF
the board who were at headquarters any definite
Information that there was hope OF anything
The situation, so far as Brooklyn is concerned
Is likely 10 be aired at tO-days meeting OF the
VII! piooab!y turn out from across the bridge
Sn1 they VIII come 10 the meeting labortng un-
det the belief that they have not been fairly
4 treated by the board in the matter Of the COM
pleton Of new schools and additions.
Peter CleaTy. the contractor for the new school,
H No 149. Vermont street and Sutter avenue
2 Brooklyn, has told the board that the building
will not be ready for occupancy before a week
. from next Monday Cleary appeared before the
building committee on Monday night 10 explain
why he did not have certain minor fittings in
condition for the opening on Monday Under
. his contract the building should have been ready
4 some weeks ago. Cleary contended that he had
4 been unable to get the material 10 complete the
1 JOB. and said that he would not be able TO pass
the building over completed for two weeks vet
This is one OF the largest schools in Brooklyn
and has been the bone OF contention between
residents Of the district and Cleary for soma
weeks past. IL is likely that Il VIII form the
Dasls Tor BrookIyns protest at to-morrow's
meeting or the board. Under his contract Cleary
/ can be fined $50 for each day the building has
been unfinished since May - last
In Manhattan 91JO new sittings should have
/ heen ready for occupancy on Monday but the
. non-oPening Of new additions 10 Schools 60 in
/ West 18th street, and 15S az 18th street and
available 20 800
Mayor Mcclellan VIII probably send 70 the
4 Board OF Education this afternoon the names OF
/ Two men as successors 10 the two school COM
/ missioners. Henry y. Tint OF Manhattan, ex-
/ fesiceht OF the board and member of II for
/ tne last -FOUR years. who resigned recently and