The evening world., 1913-10-10
MOTHERSPROTEST
SCHOOL SITUATION
IS |NT0lERABLE
Fifty Residents Of Woodhaven
Visit City Hall With Long
List of Grievances,

Fifty crusaders-mothers ail--their
modest boot heels flushed with gold col.
ored mud and their eyes alight with the
righteousness Of their cause. faced the
Board Of Estimate to-day. They were
from woodh aven-which is In the City of
New York. (see Brooklyn IL" mapJ
'If the board does not give us relief"
said the lady whose voice could be
heard most distinctly. "we'il have
terrible revenge. Wei move to Hobo
ken. where there arc no school children
on half time, let alone quarter time.
Woodhaven. according to the ladies'.
has proved y shattered dream for most
OF them. They call II a mirage on the
Long Island horison. painted by real
estate Eeniuses and snatched from real
ization by intolerable school and travel.
ling facilities.
Most VI the pilgrims from Far OIL
W0odhavsn had gone as brides to the
cory little settlement Immediately after
their honeymoons. when the appeared
on Park Row after their journey across
the bridge the baseball fans Elared.
Here. they thought. was a band Of suf-
fragettes bent on trouble. But the ladies'
quickly passed on 70 the City Hall nurs-
Ing their wrath.
WONoERe WHY SHE LEFT
HAPPY JERsEv HOME.
While waiting to be heard by the
Board OF Estimate the woodhavenites
told a few thinss said one com.
plainant:
Ever hear OF Copenh ha9en classes -
morning session for one batch OF chill
drsn and afternoon for the other2 Well,
I'll wager my baby against your necktie
that you never heard Of woodhsven
classes. The boys and girls OF our cor.
| ner OF the universe nave quarter time.
There are four different school sessions
In one day. And thir ts In Greater
New York"
Said another: There are six hundred
children without desks The bo,s and
the girls eat their lunches Ia the yard.
rain or shine. w haven't an eiemsn az y
graduating class. And In spite of tina,
you newspaper men write Jokes about
Jersey. where l came from wonder
why ! ever did leave home to camp N
the backyard OF Greater New York;?
when 1t Is raining" said another
mother. "the boys and girls come home
with mud up to their knees. No. thcy
don't get that way looking for mag
nollas or bulifroEs Look at our heels
| Another claimed there were no coat
rooms-that the sogEy wearing appare
Of boys and girls was piled on the win
dow silis. ohutting OF ventilation.
AIR A eAeEBALL cRoWC
COULDN'T BREATHE.
Many Of the children. who travel ,
mile and q half TO school. are provided
with transportation by the Board o
Education. Stages are used.
III you bottled = quantity Of the al
and germs In ons Of the stages" SAX
mother. land turned II loose on Parl
Row you'd scatter even . bsssbsl
crowd"
Woodb aven has been fighting for bet
ter schon, accommodations for e!gh
years
While the ladies waited In tho rear o
the Council Chamber they began y
ask questions.
who 10 that gentleman who hook
or7" was the hrtt.
THAT u ComptrollU Prende&ast.
some one replied.
And the man next TO him. girls
hs u for all the world like our grocer
Mr.. Muller.
EASY LAplEsi THAT'S TIL
MAYOR"
EASY, ladies!" warned the guid,
that 10 the Mayor Of New York"
"WAe q Tie nAA W. loaa0 - YtAAe