New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-12
zoo High School
Students on Strike
Against Long Day
High School of Commerce
BOYS Riot Following
Parade
Fourteen Are Arrested
Inquiry by Aldermen Asked
BY Delegation From Three
Institutions
Fourteen Are Arrested

&c, long. Remember, II we don't set
orr rights Monday morning well walk
On. Monday afternoon
WEI tts thIcat, the boy rebels Of
the H.eh School Of Commerce wound
NJ Yesterday o protest against the
lo,- sctoo. day. II began with a small
riot before school in the morning, after
r.raa. O. two hundred strikers"
from The High School Of Commerce,
mas. O., ne Witt Clinton High School
sid her,. down Broadway 20 an annex
a. l-s W.. ToIty-s'Xth Street Here
thew called 90 the boys within 70 join
then. Ic.co suppressed the boys, ar
resting fourteen Of the more unruly.
Delegation Airs Grievances
Meantime student delegation. rep
reser-..e .re TWO boys schools and the
Wa..ca High school for Girls, was
v.sHrl tre Board OF Aldermen at City
Tau. where the Committee on General
Welfare was holding G hearing on the
schto. question. The President of the
Board Of Education. William q. Will
eoX. also pas present, and the students
stated 90 him that they had tried in
vain TO obtain q hearing on their grew
ences f.eu Che Board OF Education or
frou John J.. ll,lsley. assistant super
irtecGar- Of education in charge or
rilr schools. They presented petit
for 90 tac al.crwanic comm ttee asS X
irs r- a- rve tgauon into the evils
O. .le .0-s day. from the point Of
view O.. the scholars.
The trouble was caused BY the school
day beng heightened one hour, the
pupils maintaining it prevents them
from earning any money outside OF
school hours cr from having any out
door recreation after school.
P-es ems Wilcox said he had not
been aware chat the dissatisfaction
was SD general. and that "a special COM
mite. which was investigating the
mater. would make report within
two uesss The committee, which con-
sisted OF Hiss Anna Lederer, OF Nad-
leigh ugh school; sidney hurian, OF
Harry Ialey. OF De WITT Clinton, then
returned 90 their schools, where mass
meetings were held IN the afternoon.
Asks Strikers Be Spanked
A.. the High school O. Commerce.
Principal Arthur IS. WOltson said that
only about enc hundred and nifty boys
had been on strike. He said:
"I shall pay 40 attention % them,
beyond marking them tsrdy or absent.
en- not intend 20 make martyrs out
G. .ot o. kids. The only serious feat
ure " the day was thcir actions down
yea the annex. When ] was told Of
the arrests there, ] wanted the police
90 spank them and send them home"
The twelve boys OF school age among
fle arrests We're sent 90 the Children s
Court and arralgned before Judge
iayo, who gave them "a lecture and
SEN. thcm home.
According TO some authorities, the
reason for lengthening the school day
ls TO provide tine for the compulsory
military training prescribed by the new
state Jaw. others see in ir the first ster
lu the "Garyiz.u- If the high schools
and others explain 10 on the theory
that 10 is better for the pupils 70 dc
tatir studying IN the scnoo. building
aicr the eye of teacher than al
home.
Early ir the year the Wadleigh Higt
school girls addressed a round robin
I'D the Board Of Education, complaining
shat the.r auditorium was too crowded.
80 make study possible. Permission
was then given for the girls 10 study
. their c.a- -rOoms, and the agitation
was slppo cd % be over.