SUB-NORMAL CHILDREN 108 



SUB-NORMAL CHILDEEN IN NEW 

 YOEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



To ascertain the trend of the American 

 race, which is either on the upward or down- 

 ward course, I have analyzed the statistics 

 of the city schools of New York City, dated 

 July 31, 1915. The statistics available 

 show that New York City has as good con- 

 ditions as the other cities of the United 

 States, better in fact, than some cities like 

 Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Boston, Newark, 

 New Orleans or Cleveland. I believe we 

 can count on conditions in New York being 

 as good, if not better, than the average con- 

 dition prevailing in the United States, as 

 a nation. One exception, of course, must be 

 made to this statement — in any comparison 

 of subnormals, the negro of the South must 

 be excepted, as the whole race is more or 

 less backward. 



In the report ending June 30, 1915, I 

 studied the figures, carefully compiled by 

 the Superintendent of the Schools of New 

 York, to ascertain the per cent, of those 

 who fall below normal in their school work. 

 There is in New York City, as well as in 



