The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-24

We'll, there's Red, Where you beena
Red?' was his exclamation. as he took
the last landing in "a jump and alighted
with thud that brought rrproof from
his new teacher. What choo been dom?
Dere's Spider. too! Hello Spider Whose
room are you in? Huh? You are! Gee,
she's nice; wish l was tOO,'
SO there was one grand, big reunion in
the playroom- The rain poured. but no
matter; Incidents OF vacation time. ana
experiences in the swimming hole over
Swallowed the gloom of the opening of
school and the weather. 1t was "a long
time before there was any thought OF
home, and when he finally turned that
way, drenched 20 the skin. his greeting
Was very much similar 10 his seud-off,
which morning send-on was echoed
throughout the neighborhood something
like this:
Hard Getting Started.
You Johnnie, Amt you out of bed
yet? Get up. you little rascal Don't YOU
know you have got TO so TO S, lool?'
And twenty minutes later again the
shrin cry. Johnnie, come down here
this minute It's almost s O'Clock. and
your breakfast is getting cold" And
again, PA, won't you speak 70 Johnnie?"
Pa enters the room.
Don't you hear your mother?'' he en-
phdsiZes angrily, and gets a surly yes.
sir" And after final pat TO his we'll
piastered hair and a brush 70 his spick
and span trousers and new shirt, and
final jerk at his stiff tie. he went down.
humping his heels Ola each step. At the
first admonition to hurry, the protests
wellcd from his despairing heart
It's raining awful hard, ma, and III
get all wet, and ruin my clothes, and
maybe ketch cold and die" These and
many others met with rrpr0of. and the
dialogue ended with a surly;
well. I don't wanna go to scho0l." that
ended in a wall, following a loud pUli-
tive clap This was forgotten, however.
in a mothers caress and final inspection.
a little twist 10 the lie. and Johnnie
started
FatefuI Ring Of School Bell.
Johnnie. have you got your rubbers
on? Well. you come back this instant
and get them" Il don't wanna wear
any old rubbers," Johnnie answered. as
he began Peerius under the sofa and be-
hind doors.
once IN the school pIayroOm. Ire forgot.
for "a moment. however. his desolauon
in a mad romp with his old acquaintances
Of the year before It was not long.
though. before there was "a deep Iuell
from the beIfry, that sounded in the dis
NAL morning air like the wall Tor q de-
parted soul; and with due aJmonition
Johnnie fell into line.
He discovered that, according TO his
antiCipatiOns. the first day was a more
or less short one, and there was no work
He then began 10 fancy that even the
rain he had welcomed in the morning
was against him, TOO. as he could not 90
out after being dismissed.
Enrolment Unusually Heavy,
Despite the rain. the enrolment was un-
usually heavy Many buildings were
crowded beyond their capacity, and IN
several rooms pupils We're seated on the
extra chairs, and in some instances on
the teachers platform. The normal size
Of a grade is forty-eight pupils OF under,
but in a number Of rooms there were
nearly sixty.
Teachers and pupils became acquainted.
and preparations were made for an ear
nest start to-day. Yesterday was taken
up IN assigning the children, qnd trans
ferring them from one grade to the other
constituted the days work.
Johnnys older brother. who went 10
the high school for the first time. came
back home with a proud and naughty
spirit. and when Johnny sought To fra
ternize with him, disdaiued him with up
lifted hand. William was "a Mr.. now.
His teacher had called him Mr.-AIr.
Wigs, she said-and all the other pu-
pills to be in the class with him called
him Mr.; teacher told them to.
Tells About High school Courses.
Assistant Superintendent Hughes has
gotten up, In circular-form, a long list
OF Instructions. pointers, and general in
formation about the various high school,
courses, that win be distributed TO all
those desiring them. The circulars are
complete, giving all possible information.
even to the textbooks prescribed and
their price. It contains the fun courses,
and gives the elective studies in each
from which selection may be made The
details of the new four-year course at
the business High School are given. as
is also the Information that pupils may
transfer from the two-yeaT TO the four
year course at Business at the end Of the
first year without condition, but that
pupils transferring on completion of the
second year Of the short course. must
take extra work in language or science
in place of beginners shorthand. law,
and possibly some typewriting.
business Course Requirements.
A diploma viii be given on completion
Of the four-year course; a certificate, on
completion OF the two-year course.
Drawing viii be required the first year
and will be elective other years
Music or public speaking will be re-
qUired of al pupils in each year
Physical training viii be required of all
pupils in each year
In the first and second years, an addi-
tional hour per week will be given TO
oral reading and spelling.
A foreign language begun IN first or
second year must be continued for at
least three years.
a pupil may elect back more than one
year, only by consent Of the principal
Academic school Requirements.
\ major study is one to which is regu-
larry assigned at least four periods Of
school time per week.
Candidates for diplomas must pursue