New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-01
PART TINE PROBLEM.

PLANS are on foot to lessen the burden of the
part time problem. Two years ago great cutlery
made by the parents when the school author
tiles proposed to transport the children free Of
the empty seats. The plan, if permitted.
would have Immediately eliminated part time. The
proposal is to establish pre- academic schools.
These schools would draw off the children of the
last elementary school years from the ele-
mentary schools and place them in centrally
located buildings. The upper classes in the ele
mentary schools small, many children
leave school to go to work they
fourteen years of Nevertheless, the classes
are the most important ones in the schools. and
must receive special attention, which it would be
impossible To give with coupling up. part time
congestion. BY the removal Of these classes TO
centrally located schools. the home schools would
have many more seats, and i'm the central pre-
academic schools the small classes could be united
leaving vacant This plan is still in the
experimental stage. 1t has been tried with
I'm The Bronx A more thoroughgong experiment
il under observation in Manhattan. This being
carried at School "a. in 12Sth street near
Madison avenue and at School sc, Hester, Es-
and Norfolk streets This latter school is
known the most expensive public elementary
school in the world, having cost $1.300.0OO. 1t is
particularly adapted the requirements of a pre-
academic school
The last year has been important for the
high schools and other ins ,tutions of learning in
the school system. The attendance on the high
the year The De Witt Clinton High School
in Tcnth avenue, between 18th and 59th streets
was opened this year, also the new Com
merc'ai High School in Albany avenue between
Bergen ana Dean streets. Brooklyn Not long ago
the cornerstone of the new Eastern District High
School was laid, ia Marcy avenue. between Rodney
ANA kcap streets, Brooklyn. = site for girls
technical high school mas been selected in Irving
Place. between 1Gth and 18th streets 1t IS on The
east side ri the way. Its viii be $6l50UJ max
the in M, cir,
The plot extends lSi feet Irving Place and rams
back ls3 feet 18th street and lG6 feet on nth
street.
In the last year the pupils in The training schools
lor teachers have increased in number from e84 to
l.4l4 gain Of $50. Most Of these pupils are WON
en- Although there are about twelve thousand
teachers in New Works school system. there seems
ro an Indefinite need for more. especially for
more women teachers. At the beginning of the
year for the consideration OF $500 paid 10 the
state. the city took possession of the Jamaica Nor
NAL School For years the city has received as
teachers most Of the graduates of the institution
ana il was thought only fair that the city should
have a chance to dictate the curriculum. After ii
service of thiity-seycn wears. President Thomas
Hunter Of the Normal College. Park avenue. he
6Sth 6gth streets. Manhattan. Will retire
at the beginning of the fail term. His salary is
s82j0 a year. Before Or. Maxwells salary. was
raised from IS COO $4,000. q few weeks ago
rumoTed that he would perhaps succeed DR. Hunter.
Laura T.. Leal, woman superint endent and profess
of ethics, has left the college Miss A. T.
Hickinbottom will succeed her superintendent.
'ut the professionally has not yet been filled For