Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-25
$40 A YEAR FOR
EACH SCHOOL
Child
NEW YORK MAKES AMPLE PRO-
VISION FOR EDUCATION
OF THE YOUNG

VI n TOON0
New York, Sept. 25-Three quart
ers of million school children COM
pose the record-breaking enrolment
at the opening of New York's public
schools. With this enormous number,
the city still finds itself unable to take
care of all pupils, and approximately
10000 of them can be given only part
time instructions. This, however, is
a great improvement over last year
when part-time pupils numbered al
most 100000 Each pupil, it has been
computed by the board of education,
costs the city in the elementary
schools $4024 per capita and in the
high schools $105. so each year. The
annual cost of instruction in all de-
partments of school work is more than
$29, 10000 which does not include
tie cost of books, supplies and other
expenses. connected with instruction,
amounting to $1,700,0OO annually.
Aside from the direct cost of instruc-
ton, the city spends nearly s1,2OO,OOO
a year in the maintenance of its
schools and school sites. The sites
arc valued at $32,000,000 and the
buildings and equipment at $112,0OO,-
600. There are many other items
which contribute to the expense of
the educational system, The enforce
ment of the truancy law last year cost
S121 900, and the cost of each pupil
in the truancy schools was 1852. More
! than $1,000 was spent for water. AL
| together it is believed that through
its public school system New York
spends more than any other city in
the world for the education of its
youngsters.
Rooster Is Barred
| That the morning crow of the roos
ter is not likely to be heard in New
York after the first of November Il
indicated by regulations which have
Just been approved by the sanitary su
perintendent of the department o
health Under these regulations al
persons will be prohibited from rails
ing chickens in their backyards wher,
there is another residence or public
institution within rs feet of the poul
try enclosure. Furthermore, sucl
chickens as are kept will be of tn,
feminine variety since residents ar,
not to be allowed to keep roosters
While it is the general impression
that the chicken raising industry il
New York has not reached develop
ments of any pretensions, reports 0
the health department show that las
year no fewer than 5000 permits wer
issued in the greater city to rails
chickens, and that the number @
chickens represented by these pei
mits approximate 100000. The neN
regulations arise from the necessit
of more effective health ordinances
In many cases in the past agents O
the sanitary division have found tha
chickens have been cooped up on fir
escapes and that small poultry farm
were being conducted for a profit 1
spite of the limited area. Under sue
con ditions it is believed that chicke
raising is inimical to health, and it
pointed out that 1000 inspections wer
made last year to determine whethe
the premises were suitable for tn
raising of poultry Undoubtedly ther
will be a protest from the tenemen
dwellers who have found the fire e'
cape a profitable chicken farm, bu
the vote of thanks from the neighbor
who have been aroused at sunrise b
the growing of the roosters ever
morning should far outweigh this i
making New York roosterless tow
Free Markets Doomed q "a
It is now feared that New .Yor
tICity's free markets may have only
p l.hrief existence because of termin;
tioD of either stormy or cold weathe
These free markets are those estal
lished on city property in an effol
to reduce the cost of living, to whic
farmers bring their products to /
sold direct to the public, thus elimil
sting the profit of the fmiddleman.
! is now pointed out. however, tn;
, hone of these market places are ad
, quately protected from cold and TIL