The sun., 1910-06-05
NISDGND BODY, TOO, TRAINED
mn WANING OF GOOD CITI-
/ENS ~ SCHOOL M

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Ifvolr interest happens 10 be In children
A. ,unn or in citizens In the making. In
sducl ton. in New York's race problem.
.8 hu,..iv training or in any other Of several
.-,sr-ely human concerns you could no.
vrar. spend more profitable day Of study
han "a one Of the bigger public schools
q N-w York; but Il the race problem
s.a,aNv interests you q yearning for
.r-.rvstions can best bs satisfied per-
hal. bv a personal study Of what may
d. -arn m Public School III.
That - one of the biggeat echools IN
ls rtv. fronting on both iOsd and IOtth
.frs.is near Fifth avenue. and Il had on
.ra iav when a SUN reporter visited Il
rs.en.v 800 pupils registered. Con-
.-srinE ths location. overlooking Fiith
avenue and one Of the prettsest pATts of
sr.ral Park, Il surprises any one who
r,s ro' made a study of Manhattan
-,rraton centres TO hnd that - Der
,an' efthe pupils there are Jews. Russian
srseIv. Wi,h some Polish and Austrian.
mo district from which the school
t-ars pupils is small. from i0Oth TO lOsth
s,rset. from Firth avenue 10 Madison
,rsri- for the girls. from Firth avenue to
rsrk avenue for the boys. These children
do not come from the homes Of the poorest
isws but from homes Of parents who
ave made the first upward move from
.bs more congested districts east Of the
Rou~ry and who are. many Of them.
m their slow but sure journey 10 lees con-
sssied districts and finally. some Of them.
ON d,stricts not oongested at all.
Nevertheless many Of these children
come from homes in which a. yet no
-srrarnsnts have bsen introduced. from
r,~es oi southern European peasants.
-srsn's who lack IN physical or mental
.rares That must be known in order IN
,ro-ariato the reasOn for certain parts Of
.1o Instruction given IN the school and
20 rrsults.
rs'ore a visit 10 the schools various
4srarments you learn some statistics
which give a notion oR tho sire ot the
liant - ~ say. There are siVty-Eour
-oorrs in the big schoolhouse In which
seventy four Glasses are taught. the ex-
csss n classes Icing provided for by the
rarr time system, some younger classes
vhirh 20 in at half past . IN the morning
sinc succeeded In the same class rooms
nv ether part time classes which 20 in
A. half past y.
Thess classes using the same rooms
rhanze hours at intervals. 90 that pupils
md their parents enjoy equally what
ever advantage may attach 70 morning
.sssions. The eagerness II parents that
'hsr children shall receive school instruc-
i'm l. in evidence every day when at ii'1O
.roras Of children. many brought by their
r,athers. gather on the sidewalks waiting
20 10 admitted 20 the afternoon sessions.
I have repeatedly told the parents that
'rsv should not bring their children there
an hour before they can be admitted.
aid Henry p jenkins, superintendent
p tha school. "but that impressss the
s-ents no more than my request 10 those
who come alone not 20 come until is IL
-n,e 20 admit them The school is con-
.ssted. % they fear that unless they are
more than prompt they nav b shut
.' The eagerness of the 'hildron
% 20 20 school is generally a. great a. that
'he rarents that they should 70
Z. nay not be the same in all public
.-a,ols The next schoolhouse EAST Of
o.. III. taking in the next narrow strip
- hat foreign territory houses chill
..eu 4 Jewish parents and Of Italian
rar,nts almost equally. while the second
,.bool east. that nearest the Fast River.
s as nearly Italian in registration a.
so 10 IL Jewish.
NJ, juvenile army Of 500 is provided !
With eighty teachers Pupils are taken In
a'Svsar. and the eight grades they may
n1sz through prepare them for admission
p. me high school
That then. Il the constitution of the
AMY vhich Cen. Jenkins and his eighty
cTrcrs a-e eVpsctcd 20 educate In mind !
70d nnier the new system also train in
..dv and u is in this latter task that most I
..i'r-' are chieAy interested. especially /
. respect 10 the effect the physical train |
.1s 'ss nu 'be mental.
Or mo ground floor Of the building IL I
srge play yard. a smooth fOored court |
l.rh svarms with younger pupils during
--.e,s periods. There the classes at play
arc not much nterfersd With or directed
" rsa-hsrS although they are always
,e7t lr her observation. and the teachers
-roulrsily DO direct the play to the
s~1 that il shall be varied. interesting and
r.' rough. II Is in the big gymnasium
.0 rhs top hoor. light. clean and well
-s7, lafst tha, systematic physical train
e -sgIns almost from the beginning with
gr.s 20 'hs older grades with hoys.
The 2 rs q the frst year grades march |
'. The " nuasium once a week and re-
eve prehminAry instruction. calls
'rsI0rs marching and dumbbell drill; |
his 20 the accompaniment Of piano |
ms.' gni"r instruction Of the teachers |
~ ths lassas and usually under the leader |
-.i1 o' an advanced pupil. This amounts
70 s setting up exercise for the more
aigs1r-t work % follow.
f'r 'h" uupils il is pure fun. form Of
'sr h"ft-r than any they can devise for |
'"us-. - q the streets their only other |
playground The awkward and slouchy |
ar' 'a-el and smartened In appearance |
~|f ."Ear.ahly on the days when this |
.r .--akIug ~ exercise u taken they |
'l1r ra'ter after it.
' - ra"r the girl pupils have passed. |
.f" .s fourth 70 the fifth grade classes |
.a '..r fraTing begins In what waa at |
TN .i."t hard names by those who |
'@lr 'Haf teachers were giving girls /
'-. T- fancy dancing instead Of gram |
-7 arithmetic. The nth and sixth l
F'f -r' are drilled Tor eHercias and |
- '.a seventh ard eighth year CLASSES /