Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-20
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Superintendent Powell Says the Outlook is
Exceedingly Bright
A Noticeable Increase In the Number
of Pupils Expected-The New
Business High School.

Superintendent Of Public Schools VIM. B.
Powell returned to Washington last evening
after a vacation of nine weeks spent in
Ell gland, Scotland and Ireland He is in
| excellent health and enjoyed his outing
| thoroughly. it being the first he has taken
Stree coming to Washington a lumber Of
years ago.
To a Star reporter today Superintendent
Powell stated that the outlook for the COM
ing year is exceedingly bright, and he loks
for a noticeable increase in the number Of
pl pills over those in attendance at the last
| session of the schools: Everything is in
readiness for the opening Monday morning,
according to Superintendent Powell, who
does not think that the present spell Of hot
weather will have appreciate effect
| upon the number of pupils who will report
Monday.
Superintendent Powell had Just made an
inspection of the new Business High School,
formerly the offices of the District of Co.
| lumbia, and expressed himself as highly
pleased with the condition of the structure.
1T is fifty per cent better than any quar-
tiers We have had in the past for the Bust
ness School," he said. land the sanitary
ar other arrangements are all that could
be desired. Although there are several
finishing touches yet to be added, the school
will open promptly on time Monday morn
ing"
Meetings of the Teachers.
AS is the custom, the annual meetings of
teachers, preliminary to the opening of the
schools, will be held tomorrow as follows
Fifth division at the Curtis School, 8 am. ;
first division at the Dennison School, 10
am; sixth division A at the Franklin
School, 1880 am; second division A at the
Seaton School, II am. second division 3 at
| the Gales School. II 81 am; third division
at the Wallac he School, 80 pm. sixth d.
vision L at the Tyler School, PM; fourth
division at the jefferson School. pm. !;
seventh division at the Sumner School, 3
pm; eighth division "a and b at the High
School, 4:30 pm.
Miss Edith c. Wescott principal of the
| Western High School, has called meeting
of the teachers of that institution for 10
o'clock tomorrow morning at the school
building.
Admission to Graded Schools.
The Issuing of cards of admission to the
grades below the High School began this
morning at o'clock at each Of the school
buildings. Heretofore it has been the Gus
tom to issue tickets through the supervis-
ing principals of the several divisions, but
now they may be secured from the princi-
nal of each building The demand today
was not otherwise than encouraging. These
tickets are for new scholars only and may
be obtained at all the school buildings this
afternoon from 4 o'clock to g o'clock and
tomorrow from am. to 10 am. and from
| pm to pm. Children holding tickets
do not report Until Tuesday morning next
at o'clock. The principals of the High
Schools may be found at their respective
schools at the time mentioned In the fore
going.
Probably the busiest person in the city
today is Mr.. Joseph G. Falck, the popular
secretary to the board Of school trustees,
dental to the resumption CT the school ses-
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