New-York tribune., 1921-10-15
Cllrran Insists
l1ylana Is L 'ryingg g
To Dod &c Issue
Coalition Candidate Again
Challenges Mayor to Deny
Lamentablc Conditions in
the City's Public Schools
Urges Voters 10 Register
Declares Every Glass on Part
Time Is Accompanied by
Two OH Double Session

DCCida CD Every OAaSS OH arr
Time Is Accompanied by
Two OH Double Session
Henry II. Curran, Republican, -coali-
ton candidate for Mayor, speaking be-
fore the Mems Club of the Bedford
Park Congregational Church, in the
Bronx, last night, again challenged
Mayor Hylan to deny the figures pre-
sented by the coalition candidate which
show the lamentable condition in the
public schools and the lack of any eff
fectual attempt on the part of the Hy-
Ian administration to remedy those
conditions. He declared that Mayor
Hylan was trying to dodge this most
important issue of the campaign.
Mr.. curran also made last appeal
TO all those who had not registered to
do SO before the registration places
close tonight for the last day.
"The holidays are over" he said.
The worlds series has ended. 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 four years. l want
to urge as hard as | can that we all
register before the polls close to-mor-
row night. There is only one day left.
Don't let it go by without registering.
Don't let that happen I know you
won't. If you don't register you cannot
vote. Don't lose your vote this year.
register-and VOTE
Gave Hylan Figures
Taking up the school issue, he said:
Three nights ago in Brooklyn gave
Mr.. Hylan some figures concerning the
schools. | said that he could not
dodge nor deny these figures He has
been silent The figures we're Official
records | told him that he was elect
ed because he guaranteed a seat for
every child and that more than 10000
more children were on part time to-
day than there were when he was
elected.
81 told him that he could not dodge
nor deny that some 10000 school chill
dren are on a makeyhft double ses-
! sion program, and | told him that near
ly one-half Of all 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.
}1ylan's answer to all this? Dare even
Mr.. Hylan deny what every school
child, every parent and every school
teacher IN New York knows very well .?
What is his excuse?
And tell you now that even these
astonishing facts do not show the real
situation. The teachers tell me that only
those classes are reported as being o1 IN
part time which cannot be kept under
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 are usually two more
classes on double session or divided
session, and these divided or double
session classes, as a rule receive less
classroom instruction than do the part
time classes.
Children in Basement
"Divded session classes arc snend.
ing the full day in or near the school
/ building b. 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
bulldlng or on the staircases, or on
the SIDEWALKS in front of the school.
" 20 is gong to he responsible for the
chllls and colds which VIII strike these
| n Il
/ drive through these hallwayso Whv. |
am even informed that in many cases
INC earnest teachers in their heroic
> etorts to give the children the attor-
1oh they require actually attcmpt to
/ give instruction in the halls and base
ments But even tho most oarnost
teacher hnds 1T difficult to instruct the
children when they are required Ia
stand IN line to await their turn to
| occupy the seat which each was nro,,Y
'sed ana which they now have to divide
with others ''0
"How would Mr. Hvlan like to stand
/ in hnc himself? He does not even have
| TO stand TX Il subway train He rides
I back and forth to his office, but those
/ thousands Of little school children have
to stand around waiting for their chance
to get what le promised them and what
I they are entitled to have
DclleEc thc*c facts alone viii 20
a long way toward inducing any Of our
/ citizens who have failed so far to reg
lster to hurry to the polls to qualify
themsclvcs to vote this foll I want
to drive this point homo to you lust
as strongly as | can. Mr. Hylan cannot
escape his esponsibility to the children
Of New York by talking about other
/ things.
"Thrcc doys ago ] gave him chance
4 to deny that Of which | accuse him.
Has h. denied it? Can he deny IL?
! ASK the school children, ask thcir
fathers and mothers, ash the teachers. y
Sub Committee Named
John ]. Lyons, Mr. Curran's cam
4 raiRn manager, announced from cOali-
ton headquarters at the Murray II II
Hotel yesterday the following sub
committee for the canpaign: On bud
get--CharleB II. lIilles. chairman Sen
ntor william M. Calder and Joseph NJ.