New-York tribune., 1921-11-08
Survey Convicts
Hylan of Grave
School Neglect
Tribune Inquiry. Conducted
Since September IL. Has
Revealed Unprecedented
Growth Of Part-Time Evil
Thousands Crowded Out
More Than 100000 Pupils
Placed in Glasses Of as
or More per Teacher

The daily survey of the public
schools of this city conducted by The
Tribune since September 12 has re-
vealed the appalling conditions
that exist within them as a re-
suit of the failure of Mayor Hylan
to keep his campaign promise to pro-
vide seat for every child. The sur
vey shows that under the Hylan ad-
min stration the part time education
evil has grown from 30,462 pupils to
the unprecedented total of l22.305. 1t
also has shown that another evil has
grown out of tho indifference of the
Hylan administration toward the needs
of the schools in the fact that no fewer
than 195,072 unfortunate children are
on the makeshift double session sys-
tenn Of instruction.
The Tribune survey commenced with
a detailed description of conditions
existing in each of the twenty ight
high schools in the greater city These
reports showed that because Mayor
Hylan has not constructed single
high school during his term of Office
36.695 high school pupils are en- part
time and 1861 others are ON the double
session. The number of high school
students on part time when Mayor
Hylan was elected was slightly in ex-
cess of 1000.
The Tribune's investigation has
sho that according to the official
figures OF Mayor Hylan's Board of Edu-
cation there are 317377 children on
part time or the double sessions. Not
one of these children is receiving
regular full education, such as was
promised by the Mayor in his cam
paign when he declared his intention
to provide seat for every child.
Diversified Glasses
The description of the conditions in
each of the city schools has brought
out the fact that even those children
who are receiving tie regular number
or hours OF instruction are doing so
under the most impossible circum-
stances. The review has shown that
more than 100000 ch ldren, or two
thirds of tie entire registrat on. are in
diversified classes, where it is i'm
possible for the teacher to impart
knowledge w tn full efficiency This
distressing condition of crowding is di-
rectly due to the Indifference and
neglect of the Hylan administration.
Split up into detailed figures, the
official reports OF the Board of Edu-
cation show t at more than a quarter
of million children are in classes of
fortyfy or more to a teacher. and
more than 10000 are in classes of fifty
or more.
According to the experts thirty-five
pupils is tie maximum for any class
where full teaching efflc ency can be
exerted. Educational autll critics have
pointed out that the result of the
crowding caused by the failure of the
Hylan administration exerts itself in
one OF two ways: either through the
adoption of part time and double ses-
sions or through increasing the number
OF pupils to g teacher.
The Official statistics of the Hylan
administrati n show the Mayor, dur
ing the first three years of his office,
provided only 4 100 new seats in ele-
mentary schools On opening day OF
school this year upwards of $4,000 new
seats were provided in twelve new
build ngs and additions But for thesc
new buildings May or Hylan was not
directly responsible. They were con-
structed out of e S11 250,O00 balance
LETT over by tie Mitchell administration
During his term o. office Mayor
Mitchell furnished 46,100 new seats in
the schools.
Many Schools Insanitary
In reviewing the various schools the
Tribune survey has shown that many