Evening star., 1895-09-21
READY TO REOPEN
The High Schools About to Enter
on Another Useful Year.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES
Program to Be Followed by the
Numerous Pupils.
ATTENDANCE WHLBELARGER

The opening Of the High Schools next
Monday will inaugurate another nine
| months tourLe Of studious application on
the part of the pupils which will be tenn
pered, as formerly. by the numerous recre-
ative features for which these institutions
have become pleasantly noted. The forma-
ticn Of the classes will be followed by the
organization Of those social and literary
clubs which have been 50 successful In the
pest. and the more athletic Of the stu
| dents will welcome the cool weather. when
| spcrt on the gridiron will De healthful and
exhilarating. Naturally the chief interest
| Of the High School boys, and 1t might be
| added Of the girls also, Is centered about
the High School Cadet regiment, and the
prospects now are that 1t will consist Of
strong companies, this being particularly
| the case at the Business High School. Ma
| tor Burton Ross and Mr.. L. H.Reichelderfer
| about October 1, and Immediately thereaf-
| ter the regiment will be organized and
placed under the command of temporary
officers until the records Of the candidates
for the permanent places have been exam
lied and the most efficient young men Sc
lected.
The Eastern High School.
The pupils Of the Eastern High School exc
| pect to secure the honor of the lieutenant
colonelcy. as there are about ten or twelve
| cadets who will return for the fourth year
| class. The Eastern held it last year, and
| there were nothing like as many fourth
year cadets.
| in the appointment of Miss May Dean q
| teacher of mathematics while Mr.. Pfeiffer.
who taught chemistry last year, will be
succeeded by Mr.. Suter.
A
received last year will be held Monday
morning, beginning at O'Clock, when the
| delinquents will be expected to be present.
At the sane time all the second, third and
fourth pupils will report at the same rooms
they occupied last year. to be assigned to
their respective classes, divided into Sec
tiCns and given a list of the books they
will need, after which they will be dis
missed for the day. Pupils from the eighth
grade sch OILS will assemble at IL O'clock
girls in the frst-noor study hall and boys
in the study hall on the second floor, where.
after receiving study course blanks and
list Of the books they will require, they
will be dismissed until Tuesday: All other
applicants for admission and those whose
names are not on the certified lists for pro-
motions will be required to apply at the
office for directions.
This general program will be followed at
all the otter high schools.
Changes ut the Western.
There have been substantial changes at
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Washington, which is used for the Western
High School. A large room on the first
floor has been divided by a partition and
made into two class rooms, while the same
course has been followed with apart
ment on the second floor. This was made
necessary In order to accommodate the
expected increase in the number of pupils.
The physical laboratory has been moved
down from the third to the second floor
+ on account of the limited water pressure
in Georgetown. Mr.. Halling who taught
chemistry and botany last year, has ac-
cepted commercial position in New York.
and his place will be filled by q new teachs
er Miss Martin. who taught French a4
Western pupils in that language hence
forth.
The Central Loses Prof. Smith.
At the Central High School there has
been an important change, which was also
unexpected. Prof George Smith, formerly
in charge of the English department at the
Central. and who was expected to resume
his duties this year. has been appointed
an instructor in English at the Columbian
University. There is general regret among
the trustees at the loss of Prof. Smith,
whose capabilities as a teacher have been
so thoroughly proven. Mme Marie Parct,
formerly the French teacher at Cabell
Institute. will fill the vacancy at Central
caused by Miss Martins transfer to the
Western. Many of the Central professors
and teachers had summers full of :nci.
dent. DIR. Wilhelm Bernhardt, head OF
the German department, published Ger
man book, accompanied with English notes,
entitled Visit to Charles Dickens"
Prof. Camille Fontaine: head of the French
department, also published a couple OF
works on his language.
Miss Helen NJ: Reynolds spent the sum-
mer travelling in England and on the con-
tinent and on her return voyage had q Sc
ries Of exciting adventures in storm
which struck her ship Miss Annie Nor
row Wilson also travelled in England and
on the continent. Miss Eugenie Liebscnutz
Stunning her duties, and Miss Marie Siebert
will also be delayed because she cannot
take passage from Europe In time, the home.
coming steamers being crowded to theiP
capacity with passengers who reserved 40.
commodations some time ago.
General and Thorough improvements.
There have been many changes in the
building and the improvements in the
library add a great deal to its conveniences
and comfort 1t is not expected that there
will be any further complaint on account
of insufficient heat, as there have been add
ed to the apparatus in the building large
number of improvements. Six heaters
have been placed in the lower corridor for
the boys and six radiators on the 1rst
floor four in the corridor and one in each
of two class rooms. The light in class
rooms and has been improved by paint !
ing the wall a bright color. An office has
been fitted up for Miss Reynolds, the as
sistapt principal in charge of the girls, on
the girls floor. This has been secured by
partitioning off half of the cloak room
Colored High School OvercrOwded.
Principal Cardoza of the Colored High
School expects that the attendance this
year will increase 10 per cent over that OF
last when the highest enrolment was COS.
He believes the figures this year will reach
675. The Colored High School building at
lst and NJ streets is built to seat 444 pupils.
and it was only by using all the available
room last year that it was possible to acA
commodate the greater number which at
tended 1t is expected that the building this
year will be very much overcrowded. and
that an annex will be absolutely neces-
sary. With the increase this year 1t 10
thought that II may be possible to form
a battalion of three companies at the Col
ored High School. The program for Nom
day at the Colored High School is the
same as that at other schools. Mr.. J:
Frank Allan, a graduate Of the class OF