Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-08
|IlSY SCHOOLS
FOUND UNFIT
'oNOPENING DAY
CARRIER Reports $2O,-
.soOO Plant Hopelessly
~ insufficient
my ON HALF TIM e
..,,,nes in outwOrn Condition
~ inadequate to House
Pupils

.,,h the opening OF Phila..
u,eo''ss u,.,o 'ssoecoOoo school plan., az
ifpp',, Insufficient TO cope w ~ 80
N7''. came the report Oh ene 80,
s'''.a-n.s,,n n..,s,,ntendent Of Schools VI, n,n Syn
H sup that OF the buildings unaule ~
v.''s. 's..nsatlsfactory ana II vi ''
~ "A be replaced. aronr.d
rfh 81 Doctor CARRIER oroppeu
y, Is'sp"nshell in the midst OF tne Coin-
| NJ no'nSs,u, nss,s,nentary Schools at meet
riils, on e,sr s,srnoon in the rooms OF the
hs th'. arsducatlon, City Hall. The re-
f'1p q attention to the insanitary
~ ea.s mai prevail in many buildings,
c'n1uOls. uOls.s,,sfactory lighting, TO the lack
y 'nt u"s~ sasce. 10 the impossibility OF
'oo. sr.,yuctures without closing en-
r1''snss A the inadeduacy OF ordi-
4 NJ pulHss.rcee and to almost innu-
NY .o'.aIier but no less unsausfac-
r'''ne s,,,ors sr which exist throughout
x, city schools
-vousANps ON HALF TIME
.s,ussnd classrooms were inade-
" Nan at . o'clock this morning the
.,mv Of boys and girls rushed into
y, .ssts Thousands of sons ana
..,,,,rs Of taxpayers were told that
- S.rs to reesive half education
.. ma school board had been un-
4. 10 fnd room for all.
,.,v hundreds of children were denied
~ tor even an hour At the Horace
s,,,,d Furness School, Sd and Miffiin
-,..,. one Of the largest elementary
,,,,s IN the world, boys and girls were
=. away without books, informed that
/ Al, could not be admitted until new
,.lt,,me classes were organized.
FOREIGNERS D1sMAYED.
1 u. vounTsters were accompanied by
1 ~, nsreuts. the majority Of whom are
/ y tsrslrn birth. They had emigrated
~, countries where they were told that
4 simsr,cs is a land of opportunity" and
4 -somss H. Johnston, the supervising
,,lueOsl had great difficulty in explain
4 nr u. situation to them. Eighty appli-
4 tsr,s for admission to the elementary
4 rhcos were successful. while 20 kinder
4 urien pupils were enrolled.
. Yesterday was enrolment day for new
L rkolsrs in every elementary school in
r M clty, and unprecedented figures were
n rrorted Seventy-five boys and girls
+ rho bad never attended school demaAded
4 Entrance into the classes of the Morton
+ nhcc, at SD street and Elmwood ave-
+ me Il vas here that Byron A. Phillips.
l. III principal. sent letters to 600 parents,
hiofmlng them that they would be IL
4 r1sed to violate the compulsory educa-
ton act because the school was incom-
ykls The contractor who was erecting
q addition to the building disappeared.
NJ Philips decided that he would not
iusuhed in enforcing attendance in
htf hnished structure and left the
t1,5ton to be decided by the mothers
usualges. conference was held yes
cray afternoon between officials of the
+ hrd Of Education and the Globe In
nrnlT Company. at which the latter
ipsd TO finish the school The Indemn-
y Company had furnished the bond for
noe Soaring. the missing contractor,
was legally obligated to perform
nl work.
nsrt figures on the part time evil will
~ % obtalnable until the end of the
Nan New classes will be organized al
~! every day, additional pupils will be
esHea Wherever possible and many of
" pupils will be transferred from one
khool to another.
generally conceded, however. that
Y census will show that the system is
n'''ssd in greater congestion than in
p ume In the eity's history. In the
~ q this condition. the schools are
.Aaou permanent head. DR.. William
4 y Jacobs worried himself to death while
v'csAlhg the superintendent chair. ac-
.''ups % his associates. His successor
~ y. neen chosen and meanwhile DR..
'snl : earoer is acting temporarily.
Eementary Schools Committee of
noafd OF Education will meet this
~'.lnoou, but II is not likely that the
,snn'endency will even be discussed
M likely that the office will he
~ nsn Tuesday at the monthly meet
ue BOARD. Two new officials are
.,~r~s oi tne executive branch school
'n They are DR.. Louis, Nusbaun,
ifa1enis, associate 'superin-
o'.'or Nusbaum will be chargsa a,,,A
c,.'.s IVY oi organizing the continuation
c.lns, s"cn the school board mvst
hhr,s N accordance with the child
~ ~ ~" . isiO. Mr.. Frasee will suner.
~ a. many vocational courses that
ue.r.. aaoed part Of the curriculum A
Non sh.ts sAlsts In the Board OF Fduca.
ridsa tne death OF william T,