New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-14
100000 CHILDREN
RETURN TO SCHOOL
Most Progressive Year in
City'S Educational His
tory Begins.
IMPROVED FACILITIES
PROVIDED FOR ALL
10000 on Half Time, Against
$3.50 Last Year-PaTochial
Schools Increased.

Children Of every race and natonsl'
ity-ineIuding Italian, French ana
English, Irish and German and Jew
100000 Of them--vill flock into the
public schools this morning. for the
openinR Of what promises to be the
most progressive and successful year
in New York school history.
Vastly improved facilities for indus
trial training, resulting in large
measure from Mayor Mitcbel's study
Of the school system Of Chicago, and
twelve new buildings that will provide
1885 additional sittings, provide
anlpler opportunities to New Yorks
children than they have ever had be"
fore.
1--WE shall begin the year with less
than 10000 children on part time, as
compared with $3.50 the tirst week OF
the fall term of last year, said Presl-
dent Churchill of the Board OF Edues-
ton yesterday, "and these conditions
will steadily improve; 1859 more sit
tings will be ready in q week or two
and 2,6S9 by October /.
There are in course Of construction
mere than thirty other buildings and
additions, and the need OF additions!
funds for new buildings is urgent. we
are cooperating with city officials WITH
3 view to devising an appropriation Tor
this DuEpose."
the Mayors trip 70 Chicago, where ho
had studied the school syStem, had
given impetus to the plans for securing
broader industrial training IN the
schools Of this city. Dean Herman
Schneider of the College Of Engineer
ing, University of Chicago, and VIII.
lam Writ, Superintendent Of Schools OF
Gary, Ind, had been retained, he SAID
TO make q report on the subject.
"They propose g bureau to CONDUCT
cooperative and continuation schools
The necessary changes have been MADE
in the schools selected TO increase the
industrial education shops. Boys and
girls will be given school repair work
and will make school supplies IN the
"Pre-vocational schools for children
from twelve TO sixteen will enable
them better to determine the Work they
are fitted for"
Meanwhile the Catholics, not to be
ortdone by the city, are opening seven
new paroehial schools, whose cost runs
up to 100000. Last year there were
20 parochisl schools in Manhattan ana
26 in The Bronx. In Manhattan there
were $1,000 pupils. This year there
will be $4,000. Last year in The Bronx
there were $1,000; this year there will
be 10000. The figures for growth
for Brooklyn are 10000 last year and
$4,000 this year.
ST. Francis Xavier high and grammar
schools opening to-day will have sou
pupils in the former and 1eo IN the
latter, and a new feature Of the high
school will be lectures to evening
classes, after the manner Of public
schools. The classes, the tirst to be
offered in Catholic high schools, will
be in English, modern Languages and
To-day. too, the first Catholic high
school that is free, and for which the
CITY Is indebted 10 the Jesuit Fathers,
opens in Saith st. and Park Nv. Its
eauipment 10 probably the most mod
efn In New York, and its cost is esti-
mated at 100000.
The front elevation Of the structure,
five stories high, has massive stone pill
lars, and court provides the maximum
amount of light. The auditorium,
which runs on the 85th st. front, will
seat 100; the chapel can be entered
both from the school and from the
street, and q spacious roof garden pro-
vides ample space for play.
Father Hearn, to whose enterprise
the new building is due, was formerly
prefect Of studies in Boston College,
but was before that nine years at st.
Francis Xavier College, in 10th st., this
city. In 1903 he succeeded the late
Father William Psrdow as rector OF
st. Ignatius Loyola.