New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26
NO ROOM IN SCHOOLS
FOR 100000 CHILDREN
0ne.Sixth of City's Total En-.
roIment Must Stay Home
or Roam Streets.
BOARD is NOT BLAMED
Consolidation of Glasses, Trans
fer of Pupils and Utilization
of Armories May Be
Urged as Remedies.

When the public schools OF New York
city. which has Just contracted TO spend
$3.50 100000 for subways, open mex,
month 100000 boys and girls, or one
sixth of the total enrolment. will be
obliged 10 stay at home or be allowed to
roam the streets because enough money
was not provided to build schoolhouses to
accommodate them. There will be about
70 per cent more OF these part timers
as the "schoolless" children are called
than there were last year. and there were
about per cent more then than there
were in 1911.
Every year in September the principals
Of the schools take a census or pupils VINO
are crowded out Of their classrooms' Out
later on their number Is reduced a li'tie
bv consolidation" or the evening up OF
the large and small classes. The ehor-
NOUS and always indeterminate growth OF
nopulation in the greater city, especially
In Rrooklvn and the Bronx. is responsible
for the city's inability TO furnish enough
seats 10 go around.
The Board OF Estimate voted S6'o'o'V"
OF corporate stock last July LOT 'ne
erection of schoohouses. That ought 10
build thirty modern buildings ana mouse
5000 boys and girls In the elementai
schools alone. To prepare the plans get
them approved and put up the schooI-
houses requires two years. however. ana
hui ready there
will be at least 200oo more part timers
making 1900 in 1915 II the city, Tor IN
stance, decided then 10 spend slo'o''V'o
more to put up fifty more buildings 10 &C
commodate $1,000 pupils. the increase III
population would furnish at least "'"'
more to clamor for seats. 1t would take
fifty new buildings seating ZOO each OF
one hundred with a capacity or LUZ each
10 give seats TO all the children who VIII
be on part time next month.
The Board OF Education early last sum-
mer appointed three members TO the Com
rnlttee on Part Time to study this depior-
able problem. John II. Haaren, at present
acting city superintendent. DR.. William L.
Ettinger. associate superintendent aud
Miss Grace G. Strachan. OF Brooklyn, are
the members. Mr.. Haaren is chairman.
After an exhaustive Investigation lasting
all summer the committee Will be ready 10
mako a report TO the board on Septem-
Der 10.
"All that can be said at this time is
that we are prepared TO recommend an
expedient solution OF the whole problem
without the expenditure Of a single dollar
above what Will be set aside from the
corporate stock from time TO time SAID
Mr. Haaren. There is TO be no criticism
OF the Board OF Education for alleged
faulty Judgment In the location OF new
schools"
Consolidation OF classes. transfer OF
pupils from crowded districts and the
utilization OF armories and public build
ings. It is believed. Will be found among
the recommendations Of the committee.
c. B. J. Snyder. Superintendent OF
School Buildings. reports there will be
one new building and additions TO several
old ones opened in Manhattan next
month, giving 2.l32 new seatings. The
Bronx will get seats for 1854 additional
pupils with one new building and one adj
dition.
In Brooklyn 1888 more seats will be
provided in addition to the new Bush
wick High School. In the East New York
section. where overcrowding and part
time have been prevalent Queens will
get no increase. Richmond will get new
building. to seat $50 pupils
The school census OF 1912 showed that
Manhattan had 1444 on part time. Brook
Ign 1886. The Bronx 29.5l6. Queens $3.50,
and Richmond IS. In addition to this,
Brooklyn in one high school alone had
700 on part time. making the grand total
for the city &.47. an increase OF $50
over 1911.
According to Superintendent Snyder.
construction work was hampered this
year by a congestion in the steel in
dustry. the Ohio floods and the granite
cutters strike which was settled last
month The work OF preparing the plans
and specifications for the thirty or more
buildings that are TO be erected from
the issue OF corporate stock last month
is going along rapidly, he says.