The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-11

Many Leave Unprepared.

Many Leave Unprepared.
In outlining the need OF a vocational
training he pointed TO the appalling num-
Der of pupils in the city schools who
leave before graduation and who. he as
sumed. entered the worlds work but III
prepared.
"About 10000 children he said, leave
each year before they complete the eighth
grade. Many of them go into Industries.
Their training in cultural subjects is not
complete. The school ought to stretch out
It's hand and take possession of these chill
dren for a part at least, OF their time
each day. They are doing IT, and doing It
successfully, In Milwaukee. They are do
| ing IT, and doing IL successfully, in Chicago.
| I'VE want that too. think, established
| in New York. We want the supplementary
| continuation school. We want II for its
| cultural value, and we want II for It's
technical value in training these young
men TO take their places in the COM
| munity.
Now see what happens in our public
| schools to-day In our elementary public
schools there are or were In the year or
| l9l2-l9l3 approximately 1900 students.
In a single year there were $4,000, but in
the eighth year. the graduating year OF
| the elementary schools, out OF that &c.
| 900 there survived but $4,000.
| "Forty-one thousand of the graduates
qualified for entrance to the high schools.
| but OF the 9l,OOO VINO quhllleu dplbTpNl-
mately but $4,000 actually entered the
high schools. And in the fourth year
| the year OF graduation from the high
school, but 4,079 survived.
Now, there is the mortality OF the pub
lie school system Of this city. Where dc
they 20? They go somewhere. How are
they equipped to do the work that they
take up? Vast numbers of these children
leave the schools under II years OF age
Vast numbers leave the schools under IL
years of age. They find their way into
business, into Industries and Into com
merce. Is the New York school system
equipping these children TO participate
effectively in commerce, in Industry anc
in husineSs?
Chancellor Brown speaks.
Chancellor Brown delivered the address
! of the afternoon before an audience o
1000. lie spoke on public service anC
urged upon the graduates that they coul'
render no public service OF greater I'm
portance in these days than that a maj
build up good American home.
Following Chancellor Browns address
the candidates for honorary degrees wer
presented. the Chancellor addressing I
sach a few appropriate remarks.
/ The following received degrees:
, Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, docto
l OF laws.
. Secretary OF War Lindey NJ. CARR
( son. who was formerly Chancellor OF New
8 Jersey, doctor of laws.
Ex-Justice David Leventritt of the Su
= preme Court who is now chairman o
= the committee on character for admission
: to the bar In the First Judicial district
v doctor OF laws,
: Prof Charles Schuchert of Yale Uni
e versity, an authority on paleontology
4 doctor OF laws.
DR.. Francis Hovey Stoddard, dean o
arts and science OF New York Unversit,
doctor OF laws.
II Frank Weitenkampf, chief OF the art
3 and print department of the New Yor
e Public Library. translator. author an
~ editor, doctor OF humane letters.
n The Rev Percy Butler Wightman, pas
tor Of the University Heights Presby