New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
FUSION BOARD GRANTS
RECORD SUM TO SCHOOLS
Allows S38,OOO,O 900 and Pro-
videS Teachers for All
Grades in System.
TO CARE FOR DETECTIVES
Also Gives Increased Facilities
for Industrial Training, Play
grounds and Night
Glasses.

Controller William A. Preudergast.
chairman OF the budget committee, made
public last night the budget OF the Board
Of Education for the year 1914 The fig
ures show that the Board Of Estimate
ana Apportionment has allowed the sum
OF t3S. 1913. 4C6 % for the maintenance OF
the schools during tine coming year. This
represents an increase over 1913 OF g.
$3.50 SO, and is the largest increase
since consolidation. with the exception
OF 1872, when the increase was augmented
by the passage of the equal pay law.
The allowance of the general school
fund for 1914 makes provisions for all
teachers requested by the Board OF Edu-
cation for the high schools and for all
teachers requested in elementary schools
10 care for increased register and the
reduction of oversize classes This is
the first time since consolidation that the
Board OF Education was granted money
to I'LL all vacancies and 10 provide for
all the teachers necessary TO furnish
every class with regular permanent in
struction.
In its estimate. the Board OF Education
made a request for thrty-four teachers
TO be appointed In the fall of 1913 and
forty-one teachers for 1911. all Of whom
would care for the mentally defective,
blind, deaf, tubercular and otherwise
abnormal children. This request was
granted by the Board of Estimate, IN
Guiding an allowance for special rooms
and supplies.
Provisions are also made for Industrial
training. Seventeen teachers Of cooking
and shop work were appointed this fall
and twenty-five will be named in 1914 AT
total cost OF $1,000. A new salary
schedule for shop teachers has been
adopted for the purpose Of securing a
better class Of instructors. The shop
work will be extended. and the allowance
for the Vocational School for Boys and
the Manhattan Trade School for Girls is
increased from $500 To $4,000
An appropriation Of $4,000 is made for
the continuation and extension OF evening
schools. representing an increase Of
N2ic0 over 1913
The allowance for 1914 for vacation
schools. Fairgrounds, recreation centres
and baths is $500 more than In 1913.
This will mean the operation OF twenty
eight new baths
The budget allowance also provides for
janitor service incident to the opening OF
ten social centres In school buildings.
Provisions are also made for the opening
Of l63 after-school athletic Fairgrounds.
at a total cost OF $4,000. These will be
distributed over the five boroushs and
represent a new undertaking by the De-
partmont OF Education
Summing up. the increases in the gen
eral school fund. apart from those due
10 providing FOR the activities OF the
Board of Education now organized. are
practically limited TO the extension and
introduction Of three lines of activities:
First. increased facilities to care for
mentally and physically defective chill
drcn. second. increased practical oppor-
turitics for such children In the elemen-
tary schools as will probably drop out
before completing the worn of the last
two years. and for such day workers as
choose 70 take advantage of the practical
opportunities offered az night 10 increase
their Industrial efficiency or 10 better
prepare themselves to take up the duties
OF American citizenship and. third. to
provide increased play opportunities for
children after school hours and for in
creased opportunities for adults to bet
ter use their leisure evening hours 10
their advantage and TO the advantage Of
the city.