New-York tribune., 1909-09-14
RUSH FOR THE SCHOOLS
CLASSROOM WORK BEGUN.
PoIygIOt East Side and Young
1merica Keep Teachers Busy.

America Keep Teachers BGsY.
The New York editions OF the little red school
houses opened yesterday with clatter, shuttle,
several mixed emotions and unestimated guam
tity OF broken talk.
When a Turkish mother, innocent OF any CONVEX
sational accomplishments except those in her
mother tongue, tries to reason with an American
teacher who is studying German, the disposition or
the child IN the is necessarily delayed There
were numerous waits yesterday.
A good teacher the lower East Side, it was
said. is a by instinct and training, self
possessed in any language, and so diplomatic that,
when child under four is presented by his parents
as nearing eight years of age. the discrepancy
shall be noted without giving offence.
There are several reasons said a principal
yesterday "why East Side parents make opening
day resemble somewhat the bank In the
first place, the school is surcease from sorrow TO
mothers with brood of young ones, and then the
idea of getting the boys TO the point that they
take out working papers often induces the proud
father to invent a lot that isn't about the age
OF his offspring"
when was this boy born?" asked L E. Gold
wasser principal OF Public School 20, at Forsythe
and RiVington streets. yesterday.
He was born a Monday, now re-
piled the father.
The principal appeared unwilling TO accept the
reply final II don't mean that" said the peda-
gogue. impatiently. Tell me about what time he
WAS born"
vich with emphasis. He is named for his grand
father" he added. peace offering, not under
standing why the principal looked sad. They called
for volunteer, aged seven, who Strengthened out
the kinks by identifying the momentous Monday
A twelve-year-old boy who landed here from
Russia an his first trip Friday OF last week
was accompanied by relative who made signs in
dicating the youths thirst for the power that
knowledge gives. The boy still wore yellow tag
lettered red-the thing that had identified him as
an immigrant 10 the ship authorities. The rela-
tive wanted TO peddle. and he had heard in Russia
Of our free schools. The boy will have TO get
further away from the date OF his admission 10
the country before he will be accepted.
scHooLYARD AS cREcHE
zone Of the things that keeps US constantly on
the defensive said the woman principal of the
large school. No Co. In Eldrldge street near Hester
lis the energy shown by mothers who feel that once
their very small CT 'dren are within the school
gates all Will be well for them Always at recess,
when relaxation is needed, babies that are too
young 20 register-toO young 10 do anything but
stay where they are put-are brought into the
schoOlyard and left there. We have TO be on
guard all the time against these infants We
haven't facilities for them. and II is really very
serious matter when dozen babies are lent TO
you. even temporarily she added.
How do you like school?' was asked a boy on
the upper West Side.
It looked awful funny" he replied. half dis
gustedy.
Considerably more than six hundred thousand
children began the school year yesterday It will
be some days before the full reports are in the
hands OF DR. William II. Maxwell city superIn-
tendent Indications pointed 10 fewer pupils on
part time in Manhattan than last year. with seri-
Gus Increases in The Bronx. The movement of
population northWard has continued unabated;
apartment houses are being filled as rapidly as
constructed, but the erection OF schools there is
al a standstill- Yesterday the Board Of Education
did not open a single new building there. and no
new structure is under way.
Conditions were improved this year in Brooklyn
where three new buildings and two additions were
opened. but the borough still has the distinction
Of having the most children part tine-more
than forty thousand. Congestion was Iessened in
the Brownsville section.
South OF Canal street the authorities exneriepcal
trouble because of lack Of school facilities on the
East Side. but that quarter Of the city taken as
a whole. Jared better than for some time Miss
Julia hInan. district superintendent on the East
Side. said:
Between Rutgers and Montgomery and Division
and South streets are tWenty-one square blocks
without schoolhouse. The city has owned a site
in Clinton street running from Cherry 10 Water.
for over three years but the board can't get an ap-
preparation for school there. However The Bronx
IS in greater need of that kind of help
AS a general proposition II believed by the
school authorities that the part time evil would
prove 10 be much less vivid this year than last
There are. however. only two schools in Man
Win q potdl Seallfg capacity OF 1900,
whereas the increase in registration IS expected
amount 10 twenty-five thousand
EVENING PUPILS REGISTER.
Twelve evening high schools and three evening
trade schools were opened by the Board Of Educa-
tion last night for the registration of pupils. They
will be open each evening until Friday. The first
term viii begin Monday.
The requirements for admission are the same as
for the day high schools. The applicant must be a
graduate Of elementary school, or have an ed,l-
cation Of equal scope Definite courses of instrlc-
tion will be provided and diplomas issued for salts
factory work. The registrations last night were
heavy. About two hundred boys over fourteen years