New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
Cannot Expand Schools.

or tho amount cut from the Board or
Education all but $4,000 was taken from
the fund for special branches In day eie-
mentary schools President Winthrop OF
the Board Of Education said that unless
this money was restored IL would be I'M
POSSIBLE 10 expand the system 10 meet the
growing needs Of the community. He
referred to the fact that while the Board
Of Aldermen cut the special branches
down to $500. 900 last year, the board was
able N get the additional $4,000 need
ed By transferring it from another fund
There would be no possibility OF sueh
transfer this year.
The Mayor went at Mr.. Winthrop rather
sharply. 81 want to know from what
fund that money was transferred, ne
asked II will tell you plainly that unless
YOU can tell me 7 will not listen to your
argument with much favor"
Mr. Winthrop looked around to Mr..
Maxwell and Mr. Cook, the auditor. They
did not agree at flrst, but finally decided
that most of ii came from salary ac-
cruas.
"The Board of Estimate and Apportion-
ment gave us this year just 81 ,00o. 600 over
what we had last year" said Mr.. Max
well. III this 500. 900 is not put back we
will have the smallest increase we nave
had since 1903. Then we were obliged to
get an additional $4,000 in revenue
bonds.
"The daily attendance in the schools on
October / was only 1900 more this year
than last" said the superintendent. "A
smaller increase than usual. attribute
that TO the Balkan war. as many OF the
European countries have stopped emigra-
t,on as much as possible and families
have moved back from here. But the
war IN going TO be settled and / think
he rush to the schools next September
will more than make up for what we lost
his year"
Mr. Maxwell said that IL the money was
,ot forthcoming he would have 10 dis
.harge some Of the special teachers. Il
,eleve." he said, that nothing, not even
,eading and arithmetic does so much
rood as to teach the girls how to COOK
ana sew and the boys how to use their
lsnds.
III is no wonder the Assistant District
Attorney lis saying the city is infested
with gangs of young ruffians. They Will
blame the schools for this condition, and
pssslbly we are responsible in way
Pleads for Milk Stations.
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman argued for the
retention Of the item to pay for super
visor for the ffty-three public milk sta
tions.
Controller Prendergast explained that
the 10000 for the Department OF Health
10 enable II TO maintain record OF the
health and dietary for the dependent
children of the city kept in private in
s,Ifutions was the result OF an agreement
between him and the institutions. Last
wear the city forced them to keep such
a record themselves. They complained
OF the expense, and were only TOO giao
10 have the city take 1t up,
DR.. Ira s. VILE spoke on behalf OF the
INSPECTION service Of the Board of Health,
which, he said, would be crippled II the
cuts of the aldermen were permitted to
remain. His argument was supplemented
nv a representative of the committee on
prevention of tuberculosis and Dr. Miller,
of the New York Academy OF Medicine.
Alderman Bowling. the Tammany lead
or. who was present to defend the cuts
which were made by him, declared:
The suggestion that any man would
rive up a place under the New York City
government because his salary was not
raised is enough 10 make anybody laugh.
oh, no; this government is the happy
hunting ground. and we are all going to
stay here"
Henry Moscowitz argued for a veto of
all the cuts that affected social service
work. Alderman Walsh IN an impas-
stoned speech declared that the poor did
not want to be pauperized by paternalism
on the part OF the government.
George L. Rives. for the New York
Public Library. declared the Intelligent