New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-11
THINKS NIGHT SCHOOL
PUPILS Should PAY
Or. Maxwell FavorS Charging a
Registration Fee to Assure
Better Attendance.
MIGHT BE RETURNED LATER
Board Of Education Sweeps
Aside superintendent OBJ
lection to It's Plan to Re-
duce Part Time Evil"

charge will be made for admission to
night schools Of the city II a plan favored
by Or. William II. Maxwell, City Super
intendent Of Schools, is adopted by the
Board Of Education.
In his fifteenth annual report on even
ing schools DIT Maxwell suggested that
all applicants for tuition at night he
charged q small registration fee. This he
would have returned to those who were
reasonably regular in attendance. In this
way the superintendent hopes that
thoushtlesS registration would he pre-
vented and regular attendance stimulated.
The Board of Education rode rough
shod over Or. Maxwell Yesterday when
he opposed plan which some contended
would 90 far toward reducing part-time
IN the schools. The sponsors for the new
plan are a committee composed OF John
u Haaren, William l.. Ettinger and Miss
Grace G. Strachan. appointed by President
Churchill DR. Maxwell asserted that he
had received yesterday from a Brooklyn
school principal-Joseph Wingeback-a
plan which would 20 much further toward
SOWING the pdrt-tliNe llOtlelp.
4 resolution was adopted al once re-
questing DR.. Maxwell 10 transmit this
plan TO the board. but the city superin-
tendent after the meeting, said he did not
have il with him. He declared the prin-
Ciple Of this scheme was TO hold three
classes In two rooms instead Of two
classes in one room. a feature Of the plan
adopted. and would mean extending the
school hours 10 4:30 p N. This plan.
some contend. will reduce by more than
half the number of part-time pupils,
which is estimated neIr 10000
The principal recommendations Of the
committee were
First-That for pupils OF the first year
four hours instruction be considered full
time.
Second-That wherever possible a
double system" plan providing FIVE
hours instruction daily be established in
contested schools not relieved by the oper-
alton of the first recommendation.
When Superintendent Maxwell said this
amounted TO calling part time full time
pr. Ira ). Vile asserted that the superin-
,endent was trying TO becloud the issue.
ID ny S4tlllE a. wei az ptNd-OS4O - OA4i'AS
Or Vile favored the plan.
1T ought 10 be defeated" retorted DR..
Maxwell. sharply. Dr. Maxwell contended
;hat children Of foreign population should
nave FIVE hours in school each day. that
they might learn English quickly. He op-
posed the reduction of school hours also
because OF the advanced ages Of some OF
the children In the first grade
Commissioner Levy injected a little
humor into the debate by saying that Or.
MaxwelTs arguments were only social
ones
"If carried out TO their conclusion"
said Mr.. Levy. the city would have to
furnish covernesses for children when out
Of school or pay some one to give them
baths every day
Action on the 1914 budget was deferred.
The estimate this year is ti0,lS9.02l, an in
crease Of s4,9s2174 over last year. The
general school fund covers Sc 626,182 No
salary increases were included.
The board unanimously favored the bu-
redu Of reference and research, approved
by the Board of Estimate, plans for which
are now before the aldermen. Comms-
sloner Somers said such bureau would
be most useful