The sun., 1908-06-03

suppcftf 10 has been suggested that Nom
hership dues be fixed at u per month. Com
tflbutions Of all kinds ara nseded and arc
urgently requested. y
The e;prinoipals, teachers and others who
are interesting themselves to get breah.
fasts for the children before coming 10
school know we'll tho almost unnatural
sensitaveneas OF the East Side, and 80 they
were all unwilling yesterday 10 give many
details OF the cases Of poverty that have
come 10 their notice. Names and addresses
OF dozens Of children who, the teachers
have found upon inquiry, have reported
for their school work on empty stomaohs.
haustion before the morning sessions were
over, were shown to the reporters. Straight
way many OF the school officials Interested
developed an unwarranted fear that the
names would be published. Some OF the
eohool officials tried to.depreoate the stories
ments made by Miss Richman at the board
meeting OF the day before had become
public.
children faint from many causes" be-
gan Miss Richman, when asked about the
school children that have become ex-
hausted from hunger in the class rooms.
Next TO food, the crying need among the
school children OF the East Side is shoes.
IL has occurred to me that one thing that
might offer immediate help would be TO
the children themselves at once and let them
AZ their own and each others shoes 80 that
they would be fit to wear.
AS member Of the school board, Miss
Riohman continued. Il have no right to
identify myself officially with any move
nent without proper sanction, and l do
not wish II understood that am going out
clde my prescribed duties. But as a resident
Of tho East Side I(always shall gladly help in
any movement that makes for the ameli-
oration Of conditions Of the people around
me. One suggestion that should make
10 that luncheon tickets be got out for the
children on the plan that obtains in some
Of the high schools. Let those who can pay
for the tickets do so and let some Of the
tickets be set aside to be distributed free
TO the children who we learn, upon proper
Investigation. cannot afford to pay for
them.
4 do not care to 60 into the matter any
further until action more official and def
mite is taken
Il was Mrs. Feltenstein. secretary Of the
the mother who rises early and leaves the
house 80 that she will not hear her four
little ones crying for their breakfast be-
fore starting Oh with their books for school.
sThe conditions on the East Side Just now
a<e deplorable,' Mrs. Feltenstein. said at
afternoon. Always Of course there is
much poverty among the East Side tene-
ments; but since the business depression
OF the last few months settled ulnpn the
workers the !. poverty is worse sPerhaps
I'VE shall appeal first to the Board Of
Education, and II help cannot be offered
by the board We shall have to cast about
for some other means to get food for the
children. I should like to see coupons
- -A.At IL
would be good for a certain amount Of
nourishing food distributed, among the
principals, They could give these coupons
to children worthy of aid
Mr.. Wsiinslry, who has been interesting
himself in the hungry children, yesterday
that was drawn to his attention by teacher.
In one floor Of = tenement yesterday after
noon he found a father and mother, both
anxious 70 get work but unsuccessful in
obtaining it, who have to send their three
children out In the morning absolutely
dren do not como home at noon because
they know that there Ii nothing for them
there to. eat. Once a day. at dusk, they
manage to screpe together a cup OF tea
may be called such, 10 harder and harder
TO get al the dsys pass.
There were rosy checked children with
laughing dark brown eyes playing about
the paved school yards OF the East Side
yesterday, and IL must not be under stood
that all is misery and starvation. But in
among the happier little ones are many
more than one cares TO think about, who
slowly are growing weaker from lack Of
food. During the first weeks that the normal
conditions Of business violently were
shaken throughout the country the workers
Of the East Side did not feel any incon-
vsnience. because they are thrifty souls who
carefully nurse their savings. Now the
savings Of hundreds have dwindled to
nothing and the readjustment of things
has not quite come.
And 90 In one district in which there are
four great public schools and another in
which are seven schools-some of which
contain more than 1900 pupils to build
ing-the principals and the girl teachers
are going down into their own purses to
buy food for their charges in many in
stances that were heard OF Yesterday. And
at the noon recess you might see the wan
faces Of children not fOrtu nate enough to
know little Miss Sachses whose fathers
own restaurants where they might be in
vited to 60 for a glass of milk and who
must stand dinnerless in the shade OF the
brick walls and wait listlessly for the after
noon session to begin