The sun., 1914-09-15
SCHOOLS OPEN WITH
TEACHERS IN PLENTY
Substitutes Get Opportunity BY
Reason Of European War
Absences.
CHILDREN RUSH TO DOORS
Thousands Make Early Start In
Effort to Get the
Choice Seats.

II ono were % judge by the early
hour at which many OF the children "a,
out for tho opening OF tho publis schoo,
yesterday II would appear that thousand
OF youngsters were impatient to get harl
~ their studies The schools were 70 opea
at o'clock. but In many districts ~
Manhattan and Tho Bronx children wcr.
to be seen In the streets with school books
under their arms AS early as o'clock
The motive for this unusually eariy
rising was perhaps to obtain a fayor.
seat In tho classroom on the prinuiple
that the first come tho first served T-o
gates were thrown open as early az 3
O'Clock at most OF tho schools so as 20
permit the battalons OF youngsters tha,
had assembled on the sidewalks TO DO
sheltered In the yards until tho principai,
and teachers were ready TO receive than
and assign them to their proper ciaa,,r
Tho school day was used In orsar
fzlng tho hosts of pupils into olasse,
There were many children who had moi
registered last week. as tho school au.
thorities had provided, and the tAanher,
were kept busy In taking down tho nsr,e.
and pedigrees of these and ASSIGNING
them 10 classes. City super1nt ondent
Maxwell sad there was no troubl. IN
providing teachers for the vacant plaza,
caused by tho absence OF those THAI W..
detained N Europe By the war.
subStitutes Got CAa.n>
Tho normal Increase In cns esarn,rr
stan or the elementary schools hSnanss
OF the enlarged school population -,
year is about 365. These wore ea.ci,
provided from the waiting nss o,
teachers who had been graduated sro,,
the training schools and were ra,,enr
experience as substitute insti1Ictorg
After iilt1g the normal vacancies thar.
were ehouHl left 70 take the places OF
those in Europe
AS to tho number OF pupils that sho wed
| up at the first day Of tho new term
/ the statistics Will not be compiled To-
I several days. Nor viii II be known how
many children are to be put in part tirne
4 Classes this year until the school pr,r-
cipals have made their reports TO Super.
i,tendent Maxwell. 1t Is expected tina,
ths Increase IN tho number of pupils o,,
the admissions at tho opening or ,hc
schools last year will be about 10000
The centennial OF tho writing OF 9Th
Star Spangled Banner" was observed ir
all OF the schools at noon by singing the
anthem and saluting the flag Tho
teachers gave the pupils n short history
oi FRANCIS Scott Key. the author and
the conditions under which tho hymn
was written.
DR.. Francis Paul. principal OF publ
school III, assumed the princ!pl.
ship OF the De Witt Clinton High School
Yesterday. John l.. Tildsley moved 10
the principalship OF the High School o.
/ Commerce.
Luncheon service improved.
Many improvements have been mad,
In the Julia Richman High School, but
especially in regard to the luncheon
I service. which WAS so generally com
mended at the last session. The oh,cc'
OF establishing tho service has been -
provide the girl students with the be-.
quality of food at reasonable prices and
at the same time AFFORD an orportur'i
to the pupils to study food hygiene and
the underlying principles OF good cooh
ing.
The service is conducted hy ~
students Association and the New yor,
| School Lunch Committee. The enternrisN
costs from $4,000 10 100000 year
An expert dictitian is in charge OF the
/ work.
The menu II varied from day 10 dav
Hot luncheon with dessert costs 10 cents
at most \ salmon sandwich 's cents
milk or cocoa cents. bread roll cent
butter cents, brick ice cream cent'
and hot meat dish with two vegetable
and bread 10 cents.