New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-17
Writ Has Plan to Meet De-
mand and Leave Room
for 10000 Pupils,
WOULD SAVE S250,000
ON CITY ESTIMATE
Scheme Provides for $4,000
More Children than Would
That of Education Board.
By HENRIETTA RoDMAN.


At the request Of the Board Of Edu-
cation, Superintendent Writ has pre-
sented a plan FOR the reorganization OF
twelve schools in The Bronx mos. 2,
(, &, Q, 2s, 80, 40. az, ~. 40, 30, So.
There are, Mr.. Writ reports, about
$50 classes in these schools, and only
$50 satisfactory classrooms.
The Board Of Education has proposed
to build two new schools to relieve
the congestion, at a cost Of sl,OOO,Ooo'
But ~ these schools were already built
there would still be 1000 children
without satisfactory seats and no pro-
vision for normal growth in the imme-
dlate future.
Mr.. Wirt's plan provides for all the
children now in the schools and for
10000 10 come. The cost of his plan
is $3.50, 900 less than that Of the present
plan and provides for $4,000 more
children.
"But the true economy Of the new
organization. says Mr.. Writ, "is to be
found in the increased educational
facilities provided for all OF the chill
dren rather than In the increased
capacity Of the plants.
"Under the old regular organization
manual training and cooking construc-
ton shops are provided only lot the
seventh and eighth grades. There are
1ako md drawing
studios al all
"Under the new organization there
will be gardens, gymnasiums ana swim
ming pools, in addition to laboratories,
studios and workshops
Mr.. Writ spoke last evening at the
High School of Commerce, under the
auspices Of the Teachers League.
"Our problem as educators said he,
"seems TO me TO be to make the city
good place in which to rear our emil
"Tbose Of US who could afford it
have mostly tried to take our children
out of the city TO bring them up. But
this was running away from the prob
lem and leaving it unsolved TO our
poorer neighbors.
81 believe that if we get together we
can solve it, through cooperation IN
the DeEL DOSSlBit Wa NlloS W
for all children the advantages thaI
only a few have had till now
II was a fine meeting that the
Evening Mail" held yesterday in the
Stuvvesant High School. There were
hundreds from the public schools OF
the CITY brought together TO organize
school cities in the elementary schools
They decided not to have hlgh
school student az chairman Of the
meeting. and elected Duncan MacCul-
Tough. Of Public School l6.
Then they adopted a constitution.
The preamble. | gather, was not
written by the children:
believing that the burdens OF re
sponsibility borne by the teachers may
be lessened by a more generous coop,
Grafton on the part Of the pupils, ana
convinced that this object will be at
tanned by the creation Of a self-Povern-
ing body within the school. subject TO
the supervision of our principal, we,
the pupils Of the public schools Of New
York City by our representatives IN
convention assembled do ordain and
proclaim this constitution"
Note that the pupils organize to pro-
tect the teachers.
Section III states that the school
city shall not interfere or conflict IN
nny manner whatsoever with the regular
curriculum nor with the authority or
prerogative Of the principal or teach
crs.
At the close Of the meeting J talked
with the delegates from the Washing
ton Irving and Morris High schools.
ITS a good thing said Sidney
Prayer. who led a successful strike at
De Witt Clinton two years ago. But
il doesn't go far enough.
students organizations are all the
same kind. They're organized TO do
what the principals and teachers want