The New York herald., 1921-09-17
HYLAN126,1O5SH0RT
ON SCHOOL SEATINCS
Boards Figures on Registra-
ton Show Failure Of Promised
Facilities for All.
PART TIME is INCREASED
39,828 More Pupils Than Last
September Must Attend on
Limited Schedule.
PART TIME is INCREASED

Mayor Hylan is just 126.105 school
seats short of his election promise
four years ago to provide a seat for
every school child in the city. The
above figure was taken from the
school registration report of his own
Board Of Education which was made
public yesterday.
The report shows further that, de-
spite the Mayors recent statements
celebrating the number of new schools
he has built and intended to build but
hasn't, there are 39,S2S more pupils
this September who are relegated to
part time attendance for lack of facili-
ties than there were last September.
The registration figures show that
registration and attendance in public
schools is the greatest this autumn in
registration in day schools as of Sep
tember Il, 1921, is 909, 9,65s, an increase
Of 53,545 over the registration of that
date last year. The total attendance
at day schools on September IA Of this
year was s3s.509. as against 770.610 on
the corresponding date of 1920. an in
crease Of G7.s99. or the foregoing
1921 totals. s16.399 represents the
registration in elementary schools and
1886 represents the attendance in
elementary schools. the remainders
being in high, training and vocational
schools.
The number Of elementary pupils on
part time is 92,s75. and of high school
pupils 1920. which gives a total OF
126.105 in all the day schools this term.
The increase over last Septembers part
limo pupils Is 39,s2s, the largest mum
Der OF which are in the high schools.
The Borough OF Manhattan Is the
banner borough for elementary part tim
ers. 5.747 being the figure already regis
tered this term Even the Borough of
Brooklyn, where most Of the new schools
were opened this term. shows an increase
Of 2.5ss pupils over September. 1920 In
The Bronx. where two new schools have
been opened. there are stiIl 3,697 more
part time pupils in the elementary
schools than there we're year ago. No
new schools have been opened in Man
haitian. In Richmond. where one school
has been added this term, there are 329
part time pupils In the elementary
classes. The figures OF Queens show an
increase of 732 pupils.
When. prior to the opening or school
on Monday. It was predicted that the
total number of part time pupils would
reach close to $4,000, members Of the
Board of Education and Mayor Hylan
appeared TO be hopeful, IL not confident,
OF more satisfactory condition when
the actual totals had been compiled by
William l.. Ettinger. City Superintendent.
who issued the official tables for tnis
term The actual total OF part time
pupils is more than 10000 in excess of
the prediction. which shows that 1t was
a conservative guess.
Appended to the report on registration
and attendance for September IA, 1921,
Is an estimated registration for Septem-
ber 30, 1921. showing a decided increase
over the figures for the opening week
this year. The estimated registration in
elementary schools In the five boroughs
Is given as s35,975 In the high schools
s5,si1. In the training schools 1893,
ana IN the vocational schools 3.fO2,
which makes total registration OF
,26.ssi. This is an increase in the
estimated numbers OF 4s,476.
After Dr. Ettingcr issued the tabula-
lion Aiming ;. Prall. president OF ~
Board of Education. gave out the follow
Ing statement:
The increase over September OF last
year In elementary schools Is 40,2SS; in
The high schools. 1880: lii training
schools, .i3, md in vocational schools.
$50. making a total In all day schools %
1855. such a large increase Is I'M
,arallcled In the history OF the city
school system.
THE greatest increase ever shown
,cfore was $4,000, In 1914. The aver
lgc increase or the last nine years =
IS.500 per annum, while the Increase
his year, being 53,5s5. shows the regis
ration for September. 1921. to be 35.0lj |
above the average.
"The total number Of pupils regis !
cred is s09.63S. as against s56,113 Ia |
Il Continued ~ Nj.'f' pcrs.