The Washington times., 1902-09-28
GOSSIP OF CURRENT EVENTS IN EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES
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Training Schools were examined at the
respective school buildings. At the same
hou, like examination for entrance to
the NJ Street High School was held in
that building
High School Enrolment.
The registration in the Central High
School Monday morning was 524. The
Western had IN enrolment of 236. and
the Eastern of PSI. The Business High
School started Monday with 637 pupils,
and the Colored High School with 534.
These figures indicate total enroll
ment in the highest grades of 2,212, and
about 800 are undergoing examina ton
in the several schools. and will be add
ed to the lists.
The following shows the enrolment
at the several high schools as 1t ap-
peared Tuesday morning:
Central-First year, boys. 62 girls,
144 Total. 266 Second year, boys. 81;
girls, 30. Total. 127. Third year. boys,
22; girls, 70. Total. 10l. Fourth year,
boys, 81; girls, So. Total. 30. Total for
school. 524.
Eastern-First year, boys, 2l; girls,
II. Total, 80. Second year boys, 10;
girls, Sc. Total, 10. Third year, boys,
s; girls, SO. Total. 81. Fourth year,
boys %; girls 80. Total, SO. Total for
school, 2S1.
western-First year. boys, 2s; girls.
81. Total, SO. Second year, boys, 2l
girls, 81. Total, So. Third year, boys.
30; girls, 81. Total, go. Fourth year.
school. 23e.
,sv how ,s,-rs.
PAS. Total, 1868. Second year, boys 81;
girls, 137. Total 234. Total for school,
637..
| NJ Street (colored)-First year, boys.
"a; girls, 126 Total 100. Second year.
boys. "a girls, 1OS Total, 1872. Third
year. boys, 80; girls. 81. Total. 1885,
Fourth year. boys. IS: girls, SS. Total,
| 1Cs Total for school, 53i.
Rapid Rise Of Student.
Possibly no pupil Of the Washington
high schools ever attained a more rapid
or well deserved promotion than Leroy
Birch. now teacher of shop work in
the Manual Training School Only last
year Mr.. Birch entered this school as a
pupil. In that one year he demon
strated SO conspicuously his unusual
ability in the branches of instruction
given at the institution that he easily
assumed the leadership OF his class. AT
the beginning of the present school year
he was promoted to a position in the
faculty of the Manual Training School.
Mr.. Birch's completion of the pre-
sc-ibed four-year course in the brie!
space of one year, at the same time re-
ly everyone else in the school, has ex''
cited the unbounded interest Of the pu-
pills. Before entering Tech" the young Z
man, who is still but eighteen years of
age, was pupil at the Western and a
cadet in Company H. He was one of the
leading spirits in almost every organiza-
tion among the male students since the
Western moved into Its new building on
Thirty-fifth Street. At one time-and.
In fact, until he left the Western-he
was the lender OF 1.-The Ten Greatest" !"
an organization which, as its name i'm
plies, was one of the most conspicuous
student bodies in the local high schools.
But besides being a prime favorite and
leader of the pupils Birch was very pop
ular with the faculty of the institution.
He was rated as one iof their brightest
and most promising pupils.
Left Western for Technical.
A year ago he decided that the curric
ulum of the Manual Training School Of
fered more promising field of work
Tor him than the regular high school
course. He left the Western and AT
the beginning of the last school year
was enrolled as pupil at Tech" His
exit from the ranks of the Georgetown
school was deeply regretted by all who
knew him there.
A careful study of the work of the
Manual Training School convinced him
that he could easily double up and take
the four-year course in one year. He