The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
Assistant Superintendent Blewett
Says Enrolment the First
Week Will Break Records.
EQUIPMENTS MUCH IMPROVED.
Four Principals and Successor to
George l. Murphy Will Be Sc
lected at Meeting Next
Monday.

Seventy thousand pupils will be enrolled
in the st. Louis public schools the first week
| of the scholastic year. beginning Septem-
Der s.
This is the estimate which Assistant SUI
perintendent Ben Blewett puts upon the
public school attendance next year.
This number exceeds by $500 the enroll
n,ent of 1923, and is $500 greater than the
attendance in 1902
THE estimate of 10000 is based upon the
| attendance of the last two years. and upon
information which tho Board of Education
has in its possession" said Mr.. Blewett.
1.-The enrolment of the first week of 1903
was 66.515. This is an increase of $500 over
the preceding year. and the indications are
that this years increase will bring the en-
rcllment up to the figure named above.
THE first days enrolment last year was
6l.S47. That of the preceding year was Co.
2gS. an increase n first days attendance OF
1,6Oa in round numbers. This years first
days attendance will eclipse all previous
records"
The capacity and the equipment of the
public schools of st. Louis are better ana
more complete than ever before. Two new
High Schoo. buildings are being erected, ex-
tensive repairs are being made upon the
Irwin, Blair and Ames schools. and new
buildings are in process Of construction TO
replace the old Blow and Cote Brilliante
buildings, and an addition of seven rooms
has been made to the Benton School,
MCKINLEY SCHOOL PLANS.
The Mckinley High School at Russell and
Missouri avenues will be ready for occu-
pancy. February /. The James E. Yeatman
High School, at Garrison avenue and Natu-
raj Bridge road, will be finished in time to
be utilized at the beginning Of the scho-
lastic year 19O4-5.
Superintendent Soldan to nominate the prin-
cipal of the Mckinley School at the begin.
ming of the school year. and SupeIintenaen,s
Soldan's selections probably will be sent IN
at the first meeting Of the board.
The early selection is made IN order that
the principal may assist in the formation
course of study. and have everything In
readiness for the opening OF the schooi
February wit
Schools viii each accommodate from LOO
to 100 students. They are designed 70
relieve the present congested condition OF
building has been accommodating about
twice the number for which 1t was re-
signed. 1t is estimated that the enrolment
hatt the new Soo se anS iSe hrs' week WIN
There are vacancies in the principalships
of three ward schools: Charles. Sommer mas
from Laclede School. and the vacancy IN
PestaIozzi School caused by the death or
Mrs Rose E. Tanning last spring viii nave
to be filed. At the meeting OF superinteno.
ents next Monday nominations for these
three vacancies will be made.
1t win also be necessary at the mee sung
oessor ~ the late Assistant Superintendent
George T. Murphy. whose death occurred
June 80 The biennial term ,o Of all as tine As
the dsv Of the Superintendent meeting.
and nominations for these places viii also
be made and forwarded to the Board OF 70.
ucation. Superintendent Soldan's assistants
now are Ben Blewett and Charles NJ. Eos
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