Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-12
OPENING THE SCHOOLS.
The Teachers Getting Ready for worn
Next Monday.

SCENES AT THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO-DAY
ISSUING TICKETS TO NEW APPLICANTS-EAE
SUPERINTENDENT GOES AROUND, &C.
To-day was an important one in the public
school teachers calendar. 1t was the day on
which they reassembled after their summer
vacation frolics. if such a term can be applied
to the prim and innocent holiday diversions OF
the school marin. 1t was the last day also on
which, according to the official program, tickets
of admission to the schools were issued to ap-
plcants. 1t was day Of vexatious trial to the
supervising principals, and 1t is surmised that
1T has not been q day Of unallOyed happi-
ness to the new school superintendent, who
was obliged by custom to go from district to dis
trict and exhibit himself TO the teachers like q
South Sea idol carried from community to com.
munitX, to become, in each successfully, an OBJ
ject of generation. Mr.. Powell, however, bore
the ordeal with remarkable fortitude. He con-
tented himself with meeting and becoming ac-
quainted with the teachers, and made no long
speeches.
"This is not the time to make speeches"
observed MIR. Powell to a STAR reporter, who
hailed him in transit; ga man ought never to
make a speech to people who don't want to
hear speeches"
The teachers assembled in the various divi-
gram announced in yesterdays STAR, and were
met not only by the superintendent but the su-
peryising principals and trustees.
RECEIVING NEW PUPILS
each division were overwhelmed with the
waves of new applicants who swept in upon the
shore of the public school SYSTEM if the strip of
hallway in front of the supervising PRINCIPALS
Office can be likened to the seashore. In most
OF the schools rampant OF desks were arranged
IN the halfway, forming dyke or seawall upon
which the murmuring waves broke. The su-
pervlSfng principal, thus protected, was aided
10y bevy OF clerkesses selected from the teach
ers. These young ladies rapidly filled out the
tickets and the applicant then passed into the
awIui presence or the supervising principal to
sue for his all-powerful signature and be as
signed TO school, Many ladies, who came with
their children, wanted to stop to discuss the
school system with the superintendent
BAD MAN AT THE END OF A TELEPHONE
When a woman applied for admission for her
children In division in which she did not re-
side and was refused the necessary ticket she
invariably delivered an address in high key
on the rights of taxpayers. One such lady
asked the supervising principal to telephone
to him through the telephone" she said "Don't
let him come here to see you. Don't do it. He
is very excitable and don't know what he
might do If he came" The principal wisely de-
cided not to communicate with so dangerous q
man, even at long range, for fear of accident.
Many of the children came with their Satchels
and books, and some with their lunches ex.
pecting to be sent at once to the school room.
No tickets will be issued Monday, as that day
will be devoted by the teachers to recognizing
the schools and making transfers. After that
day the supervising principals will again issue
tickets.
The tickets of admission are in the following
form:
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT OF CoLUM-
BIA.
WAsH1NGToN,-...,...... s.;
~ No Grade No b ivijnnr NJ " ocnooi
Admit the Bearer~................... ..
iffound qualified, into your school, when q w.
cancy occurs.