The Washington times., 1905-09-17
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IN READINESS
Prepared for Gigantic Task
of Enrolment.
GREAT NUMBER OF PUPILS
Indications Are That More Students
Will Enter Buildings Than
Last Year.

Tomorrow morning the daiiy grind fto-
the school children OF Washington be-
gins.
Promptly at o'clock the toll of the
school bells throughout the city viii
usher IN the school year of 1sOS-19O6 and
from the reports of the supervising
principals and superintendents of schools
this years enrolment at a majority Of
the schools will show q decided increase
over last year
Yesterday was a busy day for the
principals and teachers. Meetings at
the different schools were held through
out the day. and all preparations on
their part were made for the beginning
of the school year.
At the Franklin school A. t Stuart,
superintendent of schools; p. NJ. Hughes,
director of High Schools, and a corps OF
clerks were on the jump all day putting
the finishing touches on the work con-
nec.ed with the opening of the school
year
Many Changes.
A great mmany changes have been
made in the school management this
year. Especially is this true of the
supervising principals. The death of DR..
Ell.s w. Brown last July and the resig
nation of j. c. Freeman a month ago
left the position of supervising prin-
cipal in the second and tenth divisions
vacant. These positions Were filled at
the meeting of the Board of Education
last Tuesday night. by the selection of
S. E. Kramer and DR.. II. l.. Bailey.
These men, however, were not as
signed to the second and tenth divisions,
but instead, general switching around
of supervising principals was effected,
w. B. Patterson being transferred from
the sixth TO the second division, j. B.
Clark from the twelfth TO the tenth.
j. C. Nalle from the eleventh TO the
twelfth, and DR.. Bailey and Mr..
Kramer were assigned 10 the eleventh
and sixth. respectively.
Position Not Yet Filled.
The position made vacant by the pro-
motion Of Mr.. Kramer from principal
of the Franklin School TO supervising
principal has not as yet been filled
Mrs. West. one of The members of the
Board of Education, IN a discourse with
a Times reporter yesterday, said that
as yet a definite decision had not been
made by the board as to who would be
appointed to the place. temporary
appointment will be made in day or
two, and until then one of the teachers
would be selected to fill the place and
open the school tomorrow. This is the
only vacancy that exists in the corps OF
instructors of the various schools. ana
the Board of Education is, pleased that
the school year is going TO begin with
practically complete faculty OF teach
ers.
No Mean Task.
TIE opening Of the schools Of Wash
ington in a successful, well regulated
way is no mean task. The enrolment
of So, ,443 students means great deal
more work than the casual observer
might think at a glance. At the open
ing CT last years school year the ar
rangements were not as extensive as
have been made for tomorrow, though
in percentage the number OF pupils en-
rolled by each teacher last year was
greater than st wiz be this year. thanks
to the consideration OF Congress in
allowing ffty-eight additional teachers
The opening of a business institution
would be considered gigantic under
taking. yet this Is what the opening or
the public schools tomorrow means.
That the efforts OF the board nave NOT
been in-yair is proven by probable In
crease OF per cent in the years en-
rollment over that OF last year FROM
the reports at hand, 52. 44S VIII De en-
rolled in the public and nigh schools
tomorrow, which will be an increase OF
l.sz7 over the total enrolment OF last
year.
Distribution of Increase.
The distribution Of this increase Is:
Normal schools. Z; high schools, ~:
Grammar and primary schools, l'Os4, and
Kindergarten. 141. The Mckinley Me-
mortal Training School, showing os-
crease of II. as compared with last year
IS the only school showing prooapie
decrease IN enrolment
To provide for the proper maintenance
OF the public school system. congress
at it's last session, appropriated approx
mately 81, 700. 600. OF this appropriation
q. .I0s. 80 was appropriated as salaries
Tor teachers. principals. and supervis-
snG principals Even considering the
ASlHa Appropriation for salaries or the
teachers, II is a well-known fact tnat
the corps of teachers in the PUBIC
schools of Washington are PAID less
than in any other city in the country
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