The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-29
NO FLAWS IN SCHOOL FIGURES
ug uI\THROP REPIIES TO RE-
>IiRIH az m as tTTlCk.
Sa,. the budget was Mlsrrad and the
unrrau o. Unfair Teacher who
wants to IB~ Principal GrIs Injunction
an Italian ENhibit for Turin

rr. y-' thursday ia regard to IN" school
budget lHr 1911. saying that estimates
us-, - on false CONVENTIONS and or
r,r.r figures. II invited the board 60
nrc.ar' - side ~ the argument. Pr-si-
aer, e.rton l.. Winthrop, Jr. read the
rsf.v rt y"~ter'iay's meeting ~ the board
10 -ti that the bureaus charge Of -ex-
.,s.r,f.un by actual statement 81 Nv
.-rr. ., on - without any adequate
t,.r- Hi- letter - the bureau SAYS.
r....r 80 ~. points Won have submitted
..-.f OIL. hog 20 reply A. follows
.n fp.Ir estimate for inll YOU re-
... ut. to run certain schools during
,-s .n''- september "a December.
,a.r .r.,1 YOU vere told at your March
ne Dol. f1.u. would not be- open until
No .-. ... 90. laiI
r.- "n r"latrS apparently to the esti-
Pa. ueN teachers IN elementary
-. Inca answer - that the said .sti-
-a.a .Ns made up not on Informal ion
-s-. sos % March 1910. but nn Information
-a.a.. from our Bureau 81 buildings m
'.-, .r three months later The only
49, 'Hr which provision NaS asked
wei. ... srnou.s -. The BronN. iG7 BrnoS-
v' .rI 2, Queens. and additions to old.
", 70 BROOKLYN and -. Queens The
g.. rtH.' date ~ opening of these schools
v1. H,ri nv our Bureau III buildings In
= no. ne summer 81 IAN instead ot
10 s~. .r. 80. 1871. a. was estimated by the
49, NIrr,u IA March
500. secured an alleged growth Of
-s.s ."- which YOU must provide, not by
,.r.".us comparable monthly or annual
tu,... ... me or more months. but nv sub
tn us me neat in the lowest register.
NlE ..nw The very high register. December
apparently YOU have failed To -se that
'r" alleged growth 81 eS.uun Is not a state
rrer. .. an annual growth. a. - implied m
'.' r". b.t a statement oi the incrsa-..
100 '.' .mher ~ pupils on register hetW cen
me date from which that part Of the budget
r..ar a. - teachers salaries for 1871 was
prepared May 1i.Ioin and the end ~ tho
,l."r lpr year. December n. 1910
'''T 'hree Document \ Of the budget
~ No nemcntary school estimate IN which
he - vtN was mentioned related solely -
~ salaries during 1911 ot teachers TO 10
appointed between September l. 1910, and
december n. 1919 and tho Use II the table
--nN Hg the registration on May 20 and
December ~ should not have been mis-
nccrs'ood " the item had been read with
any care. II the increase Of
'..sn ugpils had been taken ~ an index ~
80 annual growth ~ the schools. as YOU
mr.,. instead Of an indeN 20 the probable
r'ut ions during tho fall term. provision
could not have been asked consistently
,nr less han Seo teachers. instead ~ for 17n
- Tho average net enrolment Increase
since lGoi has been less than i.uH and sin,e
~ only 20 US IN spite Of reiterated claims
.ra' vny must provide for from :5"nn 70
I"'n more children each year
n" Increase In the net enrolment j. an
ndeN 20 tho growth Of the schools hut in
,Smgrh a. the net enrolment comprises the
number nf different pupils taught during
20 year " IL not a. acrura'e an Indication
n n" growth FOR the purpose 81 estimating
hs need for new teachers A. the incrras-
y the number Of pupils on register and
Untitled "a instruction on particular daT
f-oughoU' a number ~ wears The results
~ aimed from either met hoi 81 determining
10 growth Of the schools do not differ
0a'"-islly Tho increases 81 net enroll
u"rf since 1919 have averaged over - al. I
Is an n. readily seen upon examination
= 'l" ann .sI r"Upr'~ - The 'I'y ~uI-rtn-
! avn Unable '. '.rH'. tho reiterated
Airl- that n" unjust prov ...s tor from
Z. OsD to lu.ur NOR" 'hiltr"u -a'I wear
Perhaps th,- oppression may nav" r.'n sod
n spaaking Of the n"~"--i'y for providing
~ the Increase m al iaN schools m Nriuh
as- IL j. substantially true A. ., shoe II ~
he faoi that M. inCr"a~.. N net enrolment
md the increi~' IA register for al schools
averaged -S.s5s anU .av'1 f"-p"'' Iyely.
- % ne u'"I- for new pupil, are usually
.r-rJ.r.I separately 10 the estimates Tor
I-uanf1ry hiVh. training aui trgan'
rhHr.a. o. - more rrphahl" that tie "N-
.ra--ipn il ta-eu from -urI- document re-
t'IIs 90 the erection Of new elementary
.funI r.iIIIng.. concerning which subject
la- been rer~a'.i'v urged that buildings
% ..ar'"I with suT,.au' raptditv &" pro
10 'lr from -I.ueu 90 1"wp additional
.ru- each year ~ order that within a
o-iof ~ 'H~e" or fprT years all pupils On
~ .3rr. may H. gwen fIIi time inst ulo' i@u
1f nat dea,irncte- IA past ISSUES 81 cor
ara'n -'o,, may o." made ~
. iur normal enlarge men' 81 N" school !
.'"fn IN 1911 NoJ a-k for enough money I
70 lr'yiie not FOR from 80 V" 20 ap.tsn. |
- Tor 7s.Oop pupils a. the average Ter |
sIi'l nost for all pupils. "r for all ~" ct /
..' "4 high school Increa-" plus U".'.O ele- /
.or'try children
In - report 20 the BOARD 81 Education 7
admitting 'he e~',ma'" for 1911 the com
utica on fnanc" compared the "-tima'" .
.r 'HI. HI'h m. appropriation Tor irlI .
sI I.. mated the iu,r"t-" 81 . 3D.. ~ ~ .
70 'i, GENERAL s~hoo. fund a. for normal .
H'af..ru-rr % ~" school -y-'"m. 1911 .
th- vO.4 normal being g-'d - Dis .
ingut-h f'p' tom from 80 amount pro 4
o-ed fDf 'r' suggested revision 81 ~" .
arhsr-' -t1r. schedules amounting 20 /
Siss731. So. nave divided the amount ,
= las aaI a. o. per capita cost uf 81 - .
- being the ."r capita cost chary~abl" /
. no genera school fund estimated on !
d" monthly average -sgst"r a. -ta'~i on /
%. ~ Of the eleventh annual report Of /
. cry Superintendent ~ SCh0 oils. and !
moe the quoiieni ~" odd ~ M" /
..n-~ - new pupils for which -u'ficien'
nave been asked This incr"a-.
.ps.gtI ~. hoW"N"r. includes the
ed increases IN all actiyit~.. many ~ .
.," not 81 all based on increased ~
" iu dav schools or form no part
900 Mug the per capita coat Tor dav
p. uHgu- Tor example there -
.... 20 IA. new pupils TO ~ admitted
n .. ."r urr-ass ~ SJOS $50 IN the cost OF
..... -l'ou.- and vacation schools.
ru..u Gre not included ia de-
... .l' p..r ,tptfa cost for dav schools
.'IF..u H EuIId APPEAR that 'h"r"
..rsa. .. r.H gyp.l- Items which whIl" .
q .l.f ar.. 'rn.niug per capita
.ru'. .u r.. Ft. D." charged In their
..'r F. f.. H...#. e. automatic
.. see u' .,.tr...- .. f"Irh"r- already
-..rfI'. s....... %. .tbll-hmeut of
.Tr.r. H..H. r. -....... =. fssI evening
.-afHu- 20 % .. -..... o. Commerce
o. - fsfH'... ..Eu -sfVOl- I
... .orp- o. f....r ..... .-.-. -.,sE
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