The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-16
SCHOOLS ALL READY
TO OPEN MONDAY
Examinations to Various
Classes Will Be Held
Monday and Tuesday.

Preparations are complete Tor the
opening of the school year next Monday
morning. and while the younger element
is ga p ring together its textbooks and
SCHOOL .ags, the small army of teach
ers is putting the finishing touches 10
tic opening days program.
Examinations for admission 20 ad-
vanced classes Of the high and manual
! training schools viii be held in the Cen
Z ,rdl High school at O'Clock next Nom
day morning.
Students who formerly were enrolled
Z Ia the high and manual training schools
VIII report at their respective schools At
. o. clock Monday morning. while those
who have been transferred from the
eighth grade schools To the high schools
win report at II O'Clock.
examinations for admission 10 the
first year class of the high schools will
I be held at 9 O'Clock next Tuesday morn
ing in the Central High School
The demand for admission into the
kindergarten grades promises 70 be
greater than ever this year Tickets
OF admission TO these and the graded
schools viii be distributed at the va
ricus schools September IS and 70. be-
B tween $50 and 10 a. m. and and p
m Parents are urged TO make appli-
cation FOR admission TO the schools
nearest their homes. Each child will be
compelled 10 show a certificate OF vac
cinatiOn upon entrance.
The Board Of Education is anxious
. to impress upon those who desire 10
enter the high and manual training
schools this year, and who have not
. heretofore been pupils IN the District,
that application must be made 70 the
board OF examiners at the Central High
School, Thursday Friday. or Saturday.
. September II, IS. and l9, between 9
. a. m. and u. and 2.2e and 4:30 .. m.
A meeting Of the teachers of the first
nine divisions and their respective ST.
Z Hrr Is rHrfI no 81
Offices Of the latter al II O'Clock, Sat
urday morning
Teachers OF the tenth. eleventh.
twelfth. and thirteenth divisions will
meet their supervising principals N the
N Street High School, Saturday morn
ing at II O'Clock.
Repairs Viii Be Made.
At q conference between President
Oyster Of the Board Of Education. Com
missioner NIacfariand and Captain Kel-
lev. Of the Engineer Commissioner
ONCE. this morning, President oyster
was assured by the representative Of
the District government that all Interior
4 repairs 10 schools would be made be-
fore the beginning Of the term neEC
board had feared that such thing
| would not be possible in 50 short a
( time.
Commissioner Macfarland further as
sured President oyster that the repc rts
Of the health officer and also revised
/ reports Of the fire chief on pres mt con-
ditions in school buildings would be
| forthcoming this week.
Reports Long Awaited
The board has been awaiting these
reports for some time. as they are ex-
/ pected to point out all existing def
CienCies.
President Oyster. Vice President Cox,
] q nd EuupriuTen1pur Smart will resume
their Inspection OF school buildings this
afternoon
A special meeting Of the BoarL Of
Education viii be held tomorrow after
noon and make final arrangements for
the opening Of the schools Monday
next