The herald., 1897-09-27
BACK TO THEIR STUDIES
VACATION Is OVER AND THE
SCHOOLS OPEN TODAY
Improvements and Enlargements oi
School Buildings-A An Increased
Attendance Expected

School begins today. Analysed care
fully by any student in grammer that
sentence might be decided incorrect and
very bad English, but good or bad its
meaning Is much to the thousands of
children in this city. This years vaca-
tion has been several weeks longer than
usual, but now that it is at an end what
child is there who would not have 1t a
month longer If possible. But longer va
cations would not be productive of the
results for which the schools are estab-
lished, and this morning bright and early
the younger generation will be called to
breakfast earlier perhaps than usual,
and then to school.
More of them will be in attendance this
year than at any previous time in the
history of this city, for the enrolment
of children Of school age is larger than
it ever has been before. 1t Is Of course
impossible to give exact figures now, and
they will not be forthcoming until the
teachers of the several grades report
just the number Of pupils in their re-
spective rooms. 1t will be nearly week
before these reports are completed. Sec
retary Johnson stated. Saturday that
there would be nearly or quite 1900 child
rer. in the schools this year who were not
included on the rolls last year If two
thirds of the increase in the number of
possible scholars here are sent to school.
1t is expected that some Of the rooms
will be badly crowded, and, that many of
the pupils will have to be transferred to
other schools than those which are in
the district in which they reside. This
crowded condition in some parts of the
city is an argument in favor of the pro-
posed Improvement and enlargement Of
the schools as will be attempted through
the issue of bonds. In many Of the build
lngs important Improvements have been
made during the summer months, both
for the purpose Of making more room
as well as to make the convenience great
err At the high school several Of the
rooms have been changed and one or two
partitions have beenbuilt. so as to- better
divide the several departments. The
need for a new high school will be shown
by the number of pupils who will flock
there this morning, and it is matter OF
doubt as to whether the building will
properly accommodate all Of them.
School superintendent Foshay has
CdlleQ attention 10 the udDlt some par
ents have of not sending their children to
school the first day, or keeping them at
home until late in the morning so that
they themselves can accompany the
children and see that they are placed to
the satisfaction of the parent. The super
intendent states that this in some in
stances delays the organization of the
schools and makes it impossible to get
early reports of the total attendance.
He therefore requests all parents to have
their children in school at the opening of
the session.
In the kindergarten work children be-
tween the ages Of four and half and
six years are admitted. If, however,
these schools are crowded the prefer
ence will be given to children between
five and six years of age
Pupils to attend night school must be
at least ten years of age, and if they
attend that class of schools they will NO t
also be admitted to the day schools.