New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-12
|QU|T PLAY FOR SCHOOL
100000 City Children Return to
Study, Catholics Included.
CONGESTION NOT OVERCOME
Municipal Research Bureau to
Begin Investigation of Edu-
cational System.

Both the public and parocbial schools OF
the city opened Yesterday morning. and
nearly nine hundred thousand children put
aside their playthings and took MP their
books Superintendent Maxwell estima ties
that by September 80 the registration in
the public schools will have reached 1000
an increase Of 2o.co over last years ss0.f2l
In addition 10 the public schools. the Cath
Ollie elementary schools. OF which there are
So in Manhattan, Il IN Brooklyn and
Queens. 20 in The Bronx and I'm Rich
mond. will have a registration Of more than
$4,000 pupils Practically all the city's 525
schools were we'll filled yesterday. most of
them to overlooking. II is estimated that
the increase I'm part-tne pupils will be
about loCoo. from 5i.4n on September 30
last year to 65.3s7 OH June 80 this year
Superintendent Maxwell said yesterday
that with the exception Of one school.
which owing TO the fault Of IT'S principal
had been unable to open. the seating Of
the children had proceeded with great
smoothness
He added. however. that II would be fully
a year before the part-time evil was les
sened by the completion Of new school
buildings. though he hoped that by the
completion al the end OF the month o.
new schoolhouse I'm the Eastern Parkway.
Brooklyn, the NUMBER Of part-time pupils
would be considerably diminished.
Crowdino in. Brownsville.
The worst crowding was in the BroVns-
vile section of Brooklyn while some Of
the uptown Manhattan schools were not
registered 10 their capacity. To marshal
the 900 900 children there was an army OF
1900 teachers. and with scarcely an ex-
ceptiou these we're all az their posts when
school opened
The Bureau Of Municipal Research sent
out a statement YESTERDAY in regard to the
staff of experts which is TO study the
city's educational methods. The experts
VIII watch how the children are regis
tered, will collect information as 10 the
benefits or evils Of part time, decide
whether large classes can be reduced ana
look into many other subjects.
Professor Paul II. Hsnus. Of Harvard.
is at the head Of the commission He
viii be assisted BY Professor Frank Nc
Murry Of Teachers College. who will de-
vote his attention 70 the methods used by
teachers ana primo pas w III i aim i
Bachman. in the Investigation Of the in
termediate schools. the equipment for spe-
ciaI branches and the non-promotion
blanks filed out by teachers for the two
terms Of the last school year, by Pro
fessor f. g. Elliott. in looking into the
methods of the Board OF Education and
OF the CITY Superintendent and his eight
assistants, and by Dr. Jesse y. Burke. in
the study Of attendance. special schools.
truancy and the enforcement Of the at
tendance law by police magistrates.
Investigating Course Of Study.
Professor Hanus himself will devote his
attention 10 the course Of study. especial
" the question Of the need Of more yoca-
tional work in the high schools. The
commission IS working under an appro-
priation OF $4,000 which was voted last
year by the Board of Estimate.
The crowd Of children was so great and
they came so early that many Of the
schools opened their doors at 1880. Among
these was the Morris High School, where
Principal Denbigh estimated that there
were 80 more pupils registered than last
wear. when they numbered $3.50. The
same condition prevailed largely through
out The Bronx and in the downtown dis
tricts Of Manhattan the usual crowding
existed Almost all Of these schools had
large numbers OF part-time pupils.
The number Of sittngs in the schools
this year is more than 5000 in excess Of
last years provisions. In addition to the
new school in Eastern Parkway, Brook
lyn which is 20 open the latter part Of
the month. two new schools will be opened
in November. one at Varick and Houston
streets and the other at Lott and Hopkin-
son avenues.
These two schools will scat about 5000
apiece. There are also number Of new
Catholic schools under construction, TWO
of which-the Guardian Angel School. in
West 23d street. and -. Mary's School in
Jackson street--were opened yesterday.
The Catholic School Board has recently
issued new course Of studies. which will
be introduced this year into all the Cath
Ole schools.