The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-16
For More Than Twenty-Five
Hundred Children the Vaca-
ton Period Has Ended and
Work Must Be Resumed.
ARE BADLY CROWDED
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
1t May Be Necessary for Some
Of the Students to Do Their
Studying at Home---At the
Garfield School.

To more than $500 school children
In the city of Richmond the summer
is ended. The fishing rod. "Ole Swim
min Hole" and all those things which
contribute so much to the enjoyment
of the Richmond youth during the
heated months, has been relegated by
them with a sigh, while the school
book has been taken up and will
reign supreme for the next nine
months.
Richmonds new teachers We're in
their places this morning. The build
ings which have all been given a
thorough cleaning and overhauling
during the summer months, presented
a cheerful appearance. far different
from that which hundreds of pupils
were no doubt prone to imagine. Sew
eral thousand of dollars have been
expended by the Richmond public
school board during the present sum-
mer in the way of improvements on
the various ward school buildings
that they might present nothing but
the best appearance on the opening
day. With excellent buildings, and
what is still more important, an ef-
ficient teaching corps, the year just
beginning is predicted to be the best
in the history of the local schools.
Superintendent Mott is highly optimis-
tic in regard to the coming sessions
and is particularly well pleased with
the new instructors.
Courses Not Much Changed.
The courses of study for the coming
year have been but little changed and
remain practically the same as they
did last year. During the present
semester. however. it is asserted that
a change will be promulgated in the
high school course to take effect at
the beginning of the spring term.
Principal ID. L. Ellabarger, of the
high school who for the past few
years has been confronted with the
almost insolvable question of seating
the hundreds of pupils registering
there, was confronted with the same
problem this morning. 1t was esti-
mated that there were at least four
hundred students in their seats at the
opening. They were seated irrespec-
tive of their classes as it was I'M
possible to seat the various cNsses
together. At nine o'clock when the
students took their places, many OF
them were compelled to sit two in
seat owing to the cramped condi- |
tions. Later in the day many othG |
students enrolled still further crowd |
ing the building
May Study at Home.
Prof. Ellabarger stated that he fear
ed that he would have to make ar
rangements for a number of pupils tc
do their studying at home, going only |
to the high school building for recita- |
tions. With the cramped conditions
1t is thought that this will be more
feasible and a better grade of work |
can be done than if all are cramped |
into the old quarters.
1t is said that the commercial de-
partment of the high school. which is
rapidly gaining much favor, it being
considered the best high school course |
in the state, is largely responsible
for the increased attendance at the |
high school. BY continuing in school
students secure a commercial educa-
tion in the junior and senior years,
along with their other high school ed
ucation and in addition to saving |
much time. many of them save much |
money. No new additions have been
made to the commercial department
since last year.
No work was done in the schools
the first day by the pupils as regis /
tration occupied the attention of both |
instructors and pupils. In the after
noon the classes were arranged
Tuesday morning actual recitations
and work will begin in earnest.