New-York tribune., 1907-09-18
PART TINE PUPILS FEW
PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT.
Seating Capacity Nearly adequate
for the First Time an Years.

The reports from the public schools of the greater
city giving the number Of pupils registered up to
September Is made public yesterday by Will
lam H Maxwell. the City Superintendent. These
reports show that the registration 90 55 larger
than at the time last year, while the at
tendance exceeded that Of last year by 1882
For the first time in several years the number
of pupils part time showed decrease from
the preceding year. On September II. 1906 there
were a,1s3 public school children receiving only
three and half hours schooling day, instead
Of the full time of five hours This year. on Sep
tember 13 only IS $40 were receiving the part time
instruction. This due to the fact that a total
of 32s00 sittings in the five boroughs had been
provided.
Only in Richmond and The Bronx has there been
any increase IN part time pupils. In the latter
borough, despite the provision of 4500 stings,
there $40 more pupils on part time than there
were last year. In the Borough of Richmond.
where year ali pupils received the full amount
of schooling an increase of go in the registration
on September 13 and of 769 in the attendance has
required the placing of 90 pupils on the part time
list.
The largest percentage of increase in the num-
ber OF pupils registered in The Bronx and
Queens. In The Bronx every district shows an
increase in the number Of school children. While
only about 5000 children attended the public
schools in that borough last year. there has been
an increase this year OF more than 1900 How
large q percentage OF increase this represents Is
seen by contrast with Manhattan, where there has
been increase OF only oSoo Al d lOIdI
of more than 2S0,0o0.
The district reports from Manhattan show gen.
eraI decrease in the number of pupils In the
schools below l4th street, especially on the East
Side which is made UP by increases In all the
districts in Harlem. On the East Side the de-
crease ranges between 2o0 and eco. Above 1oOth
street the increases IN several districts exceed 1000
In District o. which is bounded by Elghth avenue
and 135th street and the Harlem and North rivers
there are SIT more pupils this year than at the
same time asst year. while the largest increase. 1850
is found in District 10. which consists OF that part
of Manhattan bounded by Fifth avenue lolst
street, East River and S6th street
In Brooklyn the percentage OF increase IN the
number of pupils registered is only about Two
thirds that Of The Bronx. For several years there
have been almost twice many part time pupils
in this borough as In all the four others COM
bined This year there are still 41,47 part time
in that borough 1874 more than the total num-
Der of part time pupils in Manhattan, Inc Bronx
Queens and Richmond combined
All children in New York are legally entitled TO
enter the public schools when they become six
wears OF age Last year there were almost 5000
nupfs under this age admitted to the schools. This
wear 1895 had to be refused admittance-492 in
Manhattan 65s in Brooklyn. 2oi in The Bronx. 1Z2
in Queens and 20 in Richmond.
The high water mark Of part time instruction
was reached in October 1893. when there were d.
ss5 children receiving only three and half hours
instruction day. on September 90 OF the sue
ceeding years the number has been. first, SoZzb;
next, 6.4s5. and finally, last year, 8sA'-