The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-23
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED.
Teachers and Scholars Enter NiEor-
oUSIy Upon the winter, work.

Teachers and Scholars Enter igor
oHSIy Upou abe winters work.
Fortv-s.ven thousand children present
ed themselves for instruction 70 I.2'.
teachers in tEe l-5 school buildings of N.
District this morning The new school
year opened with scarcely an unusual
feature. II is yet too early To accurately
estimate the enrolment of the first day.
From the statements Of supervising pri1-
eipals and the principals of the various
high schools however. it is evident THAT
the attendance is "a slight increase over
that Of last year. when the total enroll
mout WIS t1.1Ig- That was AN increase
OF so over the preceding year Those
who make conservative estimates say that
there is not such large increase this
year as there was last Forty-seven
thousand, il is thought VIII approximate
tho total
Tho opening of the schools was attended
with no exercises whatever The entire
executive and instructive force from the
superintendent. a. II. Stuart. down To-
teachers I'm the lowest grades. lost no
time in getting down 90 business. There
was practically no study, and "A number
81 She schools were dismissed NJ noon
Most of tho attention of teachers was
given TO the new pupils. Their names
Were enrolled and they were ,Xamiaed
as TO the studies they had pursued at 9TH
or places. old pupils generally knew just
where they were To go and fen into their
res3octiv" grooves quickly and naturally
IT the office OF Superintendent Stuart
everything was business. Although dur
ing all the summer months, when pupils
and teachers have been enjoying vacation.
preparations have been busiIy goius, on in
this ciiicc fer the opening Of the schools
there still remained a great deal TO be
done.
In the grade schools there will be pur-
sued this year practically the same course
of stuGy in effect last year. A number of
new textbooks Will be introduced s =.
Simmons. custodian of free textbooks. is
barTicaded in his supply room at the
Frarzlin School behind stacks of large
vol Imes all ready 10 De sent out TO teach
rrs throughout the District There viii
be between N.elo and $1,000 books sent out
TO replace those which have been worn
ont or lost during the past year and to
provide for new pupils entering the
schools. Reuuisiti1u is made by the teach
grS or through their supervising principals
and The books are sent out by the wagon
load 60 the different buildings and Ia turn
/ distributed TO the pupils E no return them
I az tine end Dl the year gr when the. have
finished that particular branch Of study.
.
/ ported this morning that the enrolment
[ was about The same as that 90 last year.
with a possible increase or account Df
I the opening Of the course in manual train
9 ms Heretofore the instruction Ia manual
training has been afforded IL the
shape Of technical COURSE and connected
iutiMlt,,- with the curriculum of the
. FtiGh. school Hereafter the two WiII Ae
+ 0iStl1rt The present quarters of the
Manual Training school IN "a small build
ing opposite the Central High School on
/ o Street, are ridiCulously inaueG-8H-e-
Both teachers and pupils are locking iar-
ward CaEcr!y 70 the opening OF the Man
ual Training school 40 l. about January
]. More fortunate iI this respect are the
CplOTed pupils. Manual Training School
/ no. .. whore they VIII De afforded iustruc-
+ ton. VIII De opened some time in EOvern-
At all the High Schools. Central West
. grn. Eastern. business. and toIDrcL, the
first day was devoted TO the enrolment
/ OF rev pupils and their ASST gnmrut. TO-
E EsrGer with old pupils 20 courses and
| classes. To1rorrow this work viii con
Jiuuc and on Wednesday the routine Of
7 class work win be taken up
The small building in which students
+ OF the Business High school are quarter
I year as IL has been heretofore The open
ing OF a special one-year course resulted
. in q largely increased attendance. II il
. keeps up the principal. Allan Davis VIII
: be confronted with serious problem in
/ aCcomm,datiug all who wish 70 gain the
. TUdimeuts OF business education. In
, the mrdGtime the Business High School
D Alumni Association Is making every ef-
/ fort 10 secure the speedy erection OF
NV building.
/ The attendance IL the Kindergarten di-
, vision Of the schools IS steadily iugr-as-
4 Ing from year to year as new bludergar-
. tens are being opened and additional Ia
. Cilities provided for instruction iu this
. important branch OF public education