The New York herald., 1921-10-15
CURRANDARES HLAN
TELL SCHOOL FACTS
Says Pupils i'm Divided Session
Glasses Are Worse Off Than
on Part Time.
KEPT WAITING FOR HOURS
Conditions So Bad Efforts Arc
Made to Teach i'm Halls and
Easements.
KEPT WAITING FOR HOURS

The part time figures do not tell
the whole story of the failure of the
Hylan administration in its school pro-
gramme, Henry II. Curran, Republi-
can-coalitlon candidate for Mayor, de-
clared last night In a speech to the
Mems Club of the Bedford Park Con-
gregational Church, 201st street and
Bainbridge avenue, The Bronx. For
every class recorded as a part time
class, he said, there are two divided or
double session classes in which pupils
receive even less instruction than they
do on part time. though they are COM
PEELED to spend a whole day at the
school houses.
Mr.. Curran challenged Mayor Hylan
to explain these facts, with the school
figures already given out. and again
asked him what had become of the
slogan on which he was elected "A
seat for every child"
Plea for Registration.
The candidate made plea for full
Registration. and asked for show OF
hands on those who already had regis
tered A count showed that 90 per cent.
Of those present had registered and the
others promised to do so to-day. The
school situation, however. took up nearly
all of Mr. curran's speech. lie said:
"The holidays are over. The world
series has ended. New York won. There
Is nothing ahead of US now but clear
track right down TO election day for all
of US in every borough Of the city to
put our heads together and sit down to
an honest discussion of the kind of city
government We want for the next -four
years. We know what we have had
during the last foJr years.
II want to urge as nard as can thai
we all register before the polls closs
tomorrow night There Is only one das
left. Don't let it go by without regis.
tering Don't let that happen / know
you won't Now l want to have little
talk with yoI.
Three nights ago in Brooklyn I gave
schools and said that he could not
dodge nor deny these figures. He has
been silent. The figures were official
records. told him that he was elected
because he guaranteed seat for every
child and that over 10000 more school
children are on part time to-day than
there were when he was elected.
Half Of Children Hampered.
II told him that ne could not dodge
nor deny that some 10000 school chill
dren are on a makeshift double session
programme and ] told him that nearly
one-half OF all of the 100000 school
children OF New York are not making
the progress for their ages which they
should make because of the hardships
which his indifference to the children
has imposed upon them. What is Mr.
Hylan's answer to all this? Dare even
Mr. Hyan deny what every school child.
every parent and every school teacher
in New York know very well? What Is
his excuse?
And tell you now that even these
astonishing facts do not she - the real
situation. The teachers tel me that
only those classes are reported as being
on part time which cannot be kept un-
der the supervision of teacher in or
near the school building for the full
time OF five hours. ! am told that for
every class that Is recorded as a part
time class there arc usually two more
classes on double session or divided
session. and these divided or double
session classes as n rule receive less
classroom instruction than do the part
time classes.
Divided session classes are spend
Ing the full day In or near the school
building. BY this ] mean that when
one class occupies the room the chill
dren OF the other class stand In the
dark. damp basement of the school
building or on the staircases. or on the
sidewalks in front of the school Who
is going TO be responsible for the chilis
and colds which will strike these chill
dren when the cold blasts Of winter
drive through those Railways?
Why. / am even informed that I'm
many cases the earnest teachers In their
heroic efforts 20 give the children the at
tention they require actually attempt TO
give instruction In the halls or base
ments. But even the most earnest
teacher finds II difficult to instruct the
children when they are required TO stand
in line to await their return 10 OCCUPY
the scat which each was promised and
which they now have to divide with
others.
Eylnn's Easter Journeys.
How would Mr.. Hyian like TO stand
ia line hiinself7 lie does not even have
10 stand in subway train. Tie rides
back and forth 20 his office but these
thousands OF little school children have
TO stand around waiting for their chance
20 get what NE promised them and what
they are entitled to have