Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-04
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Studies Will Be Resumed on Monday, the
18th Instant.
School Houses and Teachers Ready
for the Opening Day-Two New
High school Courses.

The public schools Of the District Of CO.
lun bia will open for the coming school year
promptly at 8 o'clock on the morning of
Monday. September II. In anticipation
thereof the boys and girls who have been
far away from the confines Of the school
room since the middle of last June are re-
luctantly returning to town with longing
thoughts of the joys Of vacation days and
with gloomy thoughts Of nine months Of
study before them During the past few
days the presence Of the young folks has
been noticeable upon the streets, which for
weeks have borne a deserted appearance.
A business-like air also pervades the vari-
Gus school buildings throughout the Dis
trict. Painters, white washers and scrub
bers have been diligently at work, and this
morning when Star reporter made a tour
of inspection everything looked as spick
and span as the newest of new pins. The
buildings are being thoroughly ventilated
daily, and when the teachers and pupils
once more assemble they will find their
places Of meeting as attractive and as
healthy as thought and energy can make
them.
At the Franklin building Superintendent
Powell. and his secretary. Mr. Faick, are
working like veritable beavers Mr. Powell
states that there will be but few, IL any,
changes, during the coming year. One new
building will be opened for colored pupils
1t has been named the Patterson and is To-
Gated at the intersection of Vermont ave-
nue., 10th street and U street northwest
Twenty pupils of the Normal School ten
at the Franklin building and ten at the
Dennison building, began work in the regu-
lar course this morning. This Is done in
order that when the schools open a suffi-
cfent number Of pupils of the Normal School
Will be prepared to take charge of certain
primary schools and also serve as models
for their fellow pupils.
New High School Courses.
An Interesting fact in relation to the new
school year IS that two new courses have
been arranged for the High School work.
In addition to the academic. scientific and
business courses, those entering the High
School on next Monday week will have the
privilege of choosing a technical course or
language course. In the technical course
tne branches to be pursued are: First year
English, French or German algebra man
uai training and drawing; second year
English, French or German, physics, geom-
etry' ma 1ual training and drawing; third
year-English, French or German, physics
and chemistry, manual training and draw
ing; fourth year-English, French or Ger
man, manual training and drawing, with
physics or chemistry and review ma;he-
mat1cs as elective studies Pupils pursuing
the technical course must attend the Gem
trail High School.
The studies prescribed in the language
course are: First year-English, French
German and algebra; second year-English
and English history, French, German and
geometry; third year-English, French, Ger
man, trigonometry and surveying with
PHYSICS or chemistry. history and political
English, French and German, with history.
geology, analytical geometry and college
algebra as elective studies.