New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
SCHOOL BEGINS TO-DAY.
II ROLLCALL OF 6f5 900.
Number of Part Time Pupils Viii
BE Cut DOzcn.

The ringing OF bells throughout the city ar 8
O'Clock this morning will announce the opening Of
the public schools for the year 19J7-OS. Fully 615
900 children. from present indications. VIII be at
their desks in the public schools OF this city before
the end of the week
Yesterday observed a day of prayer for
the public schools throughout the country. All
over the city and state and generaI1v throughout
the entire country special prayers were offered up
IN churches Of every denomination for the welfare
Of the public schools the teachers and the pupils
AS both to-day and tomorrow Jewish holi-
days Superintendent Maxwell does not expect
full attendance by many thousands for the first
days. II is estimated that 100000 pupils will
be absent until Wednesday because OF the holidays.
The attendance in the public schools Of New
York City this year will. 1t is expected. exceed
that OF last year by 5000. The average monthly
attendance last year 6OOeO0. this year it IS
believed that the attendance viii not fall much
short Of $4,000
When the schools are opened to-morrow." sad
Superintendent Maxwell. we will have fewer chill
dren on part time than in years past The num-
Der I hope viii be less than 5000 this year Last
year II was 1000. Several new school buildings
have been built. and others viii be ready for use
IN a month two"
The total registration for the year can hardly bs
known for at least week. But the estimated at
tendance is considered fairly accurate. as foe the
last ten years the average yearly increase has
been about 10000
The public schools cost the city annually more
money than the total income OF all the colleges and
universities IN the United States. IL is said This
wear the educational department. has asked for
appropriation OF sssnOOO increase OF more than
Sc 100000 over the preceding year
This year the city viii spend thousands Of dorars
for carriages and car It's school children
II provides stage TO carry the crippled children
TO and from schools n Manhattan In The otner
boroughs stages run and streetcar tickets dis
tributed so that children in the SUBURBAN disrric1
may 20 10 the schools nearest their homes In no
OLD fz a
trouble taken by the city authorities TO see That
| the children have the advantages OF the pubic
| schools
Last year the teachers OF the pubic schools re-
ceved In salaries Ss-597063 This year there are
100 more teachers than last year and = IS ssc-
mated that their salaries alone VII cost the city
nearly s7OcO.0OO There are sir1nss for nors
children than people in the entire popcla-
ton OF many cities. Chicago. which, rezc 70 New
York is the largest city IN the United States. nad
| a ,uhltc school attendance OF Approximately E90os
last wear or lust about third OF the u1zrnnsr rnxs
/ New York viii have this year
| G 2 J. Snyder Superintendent of School Bucd-
ings. said there were saso5 new sitrinss proV1ded
| already for the public school pupils Gness a-s
/ distributed follows:
Ma1hstsaa s s5s1 iae 40 1esoua 1ss
| T-bA Rosrd O, Education has had comparisons
/ made Of New Yo-ks school system with rooce of
Boston and Chicago. From these II seems tnae zee
| public school education of 3 child n New 1o1s
costs from $40 70 $500 sss tran IN sftner or rnose
| cities and that there are more teacnsFs LUZ ss
number OF children
| 1t costs the city from $3.50 70 $50 TO educate .
/ child in it's schools Boston, having uaatsT1a1S
different system. spends about $50 on the eouca'n
Of each Of It's public school pupils. and Cnic1so
/ about s7sO
| ures:
No. q public Cost
CIV scaooI pupils per pupil
New York tapproxiraatA,yo------------ 10 60 So
Boston ta2g5oE,11Sss:sy7,; 3isoSo 7ss
~ To-k bad last wear teacher for every
| -yrantv-tvo pupils IN the high schools, one ror
| every forry-three in the elementary schools ano
one for every rventy-eigfr n the k1noersaEte-ls.
| Averaging the three. New York has q teecner 1Os
| every thtrty-oue pupils. Boston has teacnsr loi
| .,s- fo-t,-six children and Chicago one for every
| forty-seven-
New YORK supplies It's schools WITH articles from
list containing more than twenty thousand items
| The supplies delivered 70 the di1erent sonoOs l''
| their opening to-day cost s12SOoe-
/ -, q ra-9 70 realize said member oc r1s
BOARD OF Education yesterday. the vast problem
the school authorities have 70 meet Tnink OF tls
o-,r- oT r-eDaraton: think OF the system e r1ss
/ reoufre 70 provide the teaching of over three-
afths of million chiIdrenl II Is a vast unoer-
/ taxing and vet : think that the children OF Ne~
| York have better public school advantages 0la7
those of anv other ctv IN the country. not except
| Ing Boston or Baltimore -,
| The committee estimates that 100000 OF tns
children Of this country have physical defects ors
| or less serious which should receive attention n
New York CITY it Is estimated that 5000 children
.-a suffering from rnaInutririCn 1S70ss from en-
la-ged glands and 2SoOO0 from defective oreathins
These defects II believes. could be easily rsrnecied
| bv proper care. The report outlines a plan TOT
dealing with physical defects Of school cnlloren-
This advises thorough examination OF chidrea
nertodically strcter Enforcement OF the existing
tenement house and child labor laws and the pas
sac Of LEGISLATION TO force parents 20 take neceS-
sarv steps to provide for the physical ~eiIars u
their children