The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-23

The knell has sounded. From the belfry
Of ever. schoolhouse that has d belfry.
bells. sweet toned or cracked. win send
their sad tidings TO the children this
morning.
Those bells that have bid their fathers
10 pick up pencils and states and sponges
and all the other unhysienic accountor-
ments of the long ago viii this morning
stick dassers into the hearts of the sons
and command them To be joggin' along
to school with fearful heart and the most
approved books and sanitary writing
paper.
AT I the dread summons from anxious
parents VIII be sounded on the bedroom
door. Johnnie or Angela viii rub their
eyes, and in a semi-couscious awakening
viii plan some joyful exploit for the day.
But in an instant the DOGGY man viii
grab them, and he viii hold them and
tell them that il is the day for the open
ing of schools, the awful, IatefuI Septem-
Der %. That slauEy, much abused TWEEN
ty-three' has been a nightmare for the
last two weeks. and has come on with
appalling speed and overtaKen the little
ones just as they were beginning TO en-
joy the nice fall weather.
~ 5.l5 they viii be dressing and Won
derlng to themselves why such things as
schools were made 10 torture little chill
dren. like the ogres of Mr. Grimm tor
tured little Saow-white.
VIII Hope 90 BE workers.
They viii hope that by this time next
year they can go TO work and be elevator
boys or little cash girls and be done with
the decOrous classroom for good and all
They VIII wonder why DIT. Chancellor is
such a tyrant and Miss T. seems to
take fiendish delight i'm giving out COM
plicated problems. They viii not con-
slider thai even Dr Chancellor likes his
vacation. and that after a summer of
late rising Miss 4. hates to get out just
as much as they do
Breakfast Will De- a dismal meal No
Sunny Jim viii perch on the back OF
the chairs. bur q strange creature. who
looks Ike before taking" will be omni-
present and Will be dressed 10 represent
BLACK Care, which cannot be dispelled.
Then the procession viii start
But there is some consolation in the
fact that there viii probably be only a
short session to-day. Possibly nobody
has said SO. but il has been done in that
way, and the children always expect il.
having saved this afternoon 20 have a last
fling 90 complete their interrupted games
and 20 hurl their last recriminati0ns at
the schools.
Expect Large Attendance.
School authorities expect the largest
attendance that the public schools have
ever known. Fifty-dve thousand children
can be accommodated and it is probable
that at least $1,000 win be enrolled. Al
the high schools. those who are taking
special courses. or those who failed last
year, have been provided for. and this
morning examinations Tor each of the
ave high schools viii Doe held IN the re-
specuve buildings. Entrance examina-
tons will be held tomorrow for the first
year pupils AZ the Central High School
Some difficulty may be experienced in
finding room for ali the high school stu
dents. The authorities OF the Business
High School are fearful that they viii
not De able to accommodate all the ap-
plcants. even though four rooms of the
Eastern High School are given for the
use Of business pupils. The same diff
Guilty may be experienced az the Nc
Kinlev School and that Institution may
be- compelled to use some of the rooms Of
tie Central High School
The new course which has been tusu-
tuted at the Business High School seems
q have been greatly desired for many ap-
pications nave been received from those
four years.
Il is thought that nearly a thousand
children in the primary schools viii be
compelled 90 take their studies I'm rented
buildings as viii most of the pupils in
CaTpcnIering ana sewing This, however.
viii not be a great Inconvenience. and II
Is said that as soon as possible buildings
viii DE secured which VIII house the at
tendance for many years to come.