New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-15
ran Mounts
Guard lii Hvlala
School Fmsco
Education Board President
Will Dole Out Such Facts
and Figures as He Sees
Fit for Public TO Know
Sum for Repairs a Myth
Even Meager Appropriation
Leaves Schools Without
Penny After November l

AIMING s Prall, president. of Mayor
Tasnss Bosrd of Education. scored
b-;liant victory yesterday over the
enemies vino have been causing His
Hanor SO much pain and annoyance BY
Insisting that all is not we'll with the
schools These misguided people have
even ignored sill the things that the
Hearst newspapers said about them and
have kept right on using facts and
dsures to prove their contention that
the Hearst Hylan~T ammanv organiza-
ton had persistentIy ignored the needs
Of the schools.
These enemies, who are undoubtedly
slied with the interests that are ar
rayed against the people, will NO longer
BE able TO use figures to the discon,-
fit4re OF the champion of the people.
because Commissioner" Prsll. IN a
moment OF brilliant conception, has or
dsred that they shalt not be given OUT
in future except through himself.
Figures Not Available
in trusting moment The Tribune
requested certain figures covering the
sgt eight years from officials of the
Board Of Education That trusting
moment occurred four weeks ago, and
esch day since then the representa- sive
Of The Tribune was politely informed
thst they had not been compiled.
To the discreet inquiries of this rem.
resentatlve it was positively declared
there was no intention of hodirr bach
anything. Nc. indeed Yeste rtfav. how
ever, he was informed that Mr.. pralI
had decided that no further statistic
would be given out by any one excenf
My. PraH IN order TO prevent any pos
sssie misuse or misrepresentation -
This IS not censors hip-me RELY g nre-
caution IN behalf of the interests of
Hyian.
In the optimistic statement Mr.. Pran
Issued last Saturday be said that
Mayor Hylan's Board of Estimate had
appropriated S4,S65, 931.eo this ysar TO,
repairs OF school buildings; although
Mayor Hylan himself has never claimed
Hore than $4,000 900.
The fact is that nc such sum has
been appropriated. The Board of EST
nate Topped off S27,o00 900 from the
budget OF the Board of Education this
year, and passed the buck to the Iegis-
lature, which passed it back. Since then
se,ooO,uoU mas been raised by the
istue OF special bonds, $4,000, o0e has
been transferred from other purposes
and S7.00o,o00 has been received from
the state. The Board Of Education still
faces deficit OF S10,o00.0oo.
Schools Face Empty Treasury
It has sufficient funds to carry it to
the first of November The officials
ct the board have given orders to pro
cred with necessary repairs, uuon the
Presumption that the money will be
forthcoming later in some way or an
ether. In any case, the work win have
been done then, irrespective of the at
titude Of Mayor Hylan.
The schools will then be face to face
with this unprecedented situation.
they will either have to close down,
or else the deficit will have to be met
liz some other way. # it is not met
through special bonds, it will have to
come from other funds of the Board
Of Education, and by that time the
OILY remaining funds will be those
for paying the teachers salaries.
Bad as this situa ton is, it will be
Infinitely worse next year, according
y present forecasts, because the adj
vance registration shows an UMPIRE
ccdented increase in the number OF
pupils il both the elementary and high
schools. and it is getting worse every
month because of the accunulative eff
feet Of the administration neglect.