New-York tribune., 1921-06-18


toe old, to be in any wav fit for ese
and needs painting throughout
Conditions as found in each of the
forty schools were:
MANHATTAN
..FyAaic School ic. rl7th street ana st.
pairs. Has had ieaky raof for swo years
Public School II. ala West Seventeenth
Street Erected ninety wears ago, this
building is stiil in service, IT has had no
reisairs for thres years Il Is ain9y and
dark, The sanitary equipment is cid and
fnsnc : s.hooi ps. II. ESQ East Houston
street--Built eighty years ago with an
s9ns% added twenty eve Years ago, this
Sea9ol serves .. 800 children The rooms in
he old building are crowded. but the gem
sral conditions and repair are not bad.
Play space both inside and outside the
school Is quite tnadeouate.
Public School l5, 72s Fifth street--Buiit
eigntysave years ago. with another build.
building should be torn down, as Il Ia un-
suitable In every particular, The school is
and double session from $3.50 to 4.
Insanssary Plumbing Found
Public school fs 2os West thirteenth
strcet-suilt sixty three years aso The
there are six parochal schools in the vi
Gritty There have been only superficial "a,
plumbing Is in very bad condition being
wet and foul smelling, The rooms are
small and all OF them dirty and dingy.
Public School Is. I2l East Fifty first
Street--Buftt sssxty-stx years ago and male
ing use OF two one-stery buildings in the
next street this school accommodates ,2eo.
boys Too many children crowded into
small. HI-nshted rooms, in antiauated, un-
suitable seats. Plumbing old and out OF
repair Repairs of all kinds have been
utterly neglected for several years and the
butIding is in a despiorahie condition.
Street--Buiit seventy years ago. this an
cient school serves 2,7oe children. It is
very mach overcrpwded. and has ten part
time classes. 1t has Inadequate and very
poor sanitary equipment.
Public school %. fo4 Sheriff Street
Built almost seventy years ago. this school
two rooms for about 5000 children and
ten classes on part time. 1t is located In
fast growing foreign neighborhood. The
building is in very bad repair and has
inadequate and wretched sanitary equip
msnt.
Public School SO. 2s5 East 125th Street
Built seventy-two years ago. this school
serves 2, coo children. There are 400 more
children than there are seats which
makes duplicate sessions necessary. The
school has sanitary squad which keeps
the sanitary standards high. There have
0efa enee sehoes 81 ss SIS west Forty
Street--Built sixty-tsiree years ago. the
school serves about 1000 boys and girls
Fire protection is good. Plumbing poor.
our of repair and dirty Is really beyond
repair and modern system should be In
Public School 81, l7s East 1l5th Street
This school, in an uptown growing
neighhorheod, has registration OF 5000.
The building is about twenty 1--WE years
old with an annex built fifteen years
later. 1t is very much overcrowded.
Three sessions are necessary daily and
then the school rooms are crowded; as
many as seventy pupils put in one room.
The kindergarten, supposed to accommo-
date twenty-seven, has class or SIXTY.
~xye 10
as there are four classrooms In the yard
and It is constantly used by the changing
classes
Public School los, Lafayette Street
Built eighty years ago on loaned land.
this school is in as bad condition ar any
In the city Rooms are small. badly
many of them. and all artihciaily lighted
There is large percentage OF detective
of walls is fearful, in spite of efforts of
teachers to cover up dirt and dilapfdation
Fire escapes are Inadequate The plumb
ing is of the oldest variety and is poor
Public School 1g7, SIS West Thirty
seventh Street--Accommodating 900 chtl-
dren. this building has had only tenn
porary repairs for many years walls are
peeling and the ceilings are leaking in
many places. The sanitation is in very
bad condition in some places
Julia Richlnau High School, 60 West
Thirteenth street-This school is o,- SO no
to describe it. The building Is in terrible
condition, very badly lighted and a fire
trap It should be condemned.
School for the Deaf. 22S East Iwensys
third Street-Buiit fifty 1--WE years ago, TINS
sehool is most antiquated and unsuitable
for the use OF the deaf. Is very badly
lighted. sanitation is inadequate and mas
no decent play space. As this Is the only
school for the deaf in the five boroughs,
it should be housed in a new and well
equipped building. where the necessarily
specialized instruction, can be given
The Bronx
Public School /, 145th Street and College
Avenue-Built fifty-fve years ago the
school serves approximately LOCO chill
dren. 1t is so overcrowded that 1t mas
eleven classes on dcAble time and two on
part time. The building Is i'm. as good
shape as possible. considering that 1t Is
old and of antiquated construction
Public School 5, 2436 Webster Avenue
Built about fifty. years ago. the school
serves 1.5oe children, is crowded and in
bad repair. The plumbing Is very old and
the roof in very bad repair. The whole
Public School Ss, 157th Street and Third
Avenue-This school has been condemned
and win not be used after this term.
Public School 4s, Hunts Point-A fine
the existence Of a huge dump, three hun
dred feet away. which should be eliminated,
as it Is uIrbearapIe both because of the odor
and because of the flies. 1t Is constant
menace to the health of the teachers and
children
Girls Commercial High. st. Marks Ave-
nue--Built fifty years ago, this school
serves about 1.700 girls, is very much over
crowded and badly in need Of repairs. The
sanitation is Impossible. Old, inadequate,
dirty; can't be condemned too strongly.
Lighting is poor; needs artificial light in
most of the rooms. There are almost no