Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-22
SCHOOLS OPEN;
ENROLMENT TO
REACH $4,000
'THR0NG VAINLY SEEKS TO
ENTER POLYTECHNIC
FACILITIES NOT ADEQUATE FOR
ALL APPLICANTS
Approach of Circus Day Reduces Fig
ures in Some Portions Of the City.
Book Stores Do Rushing
s. Business

The big thing in Los Angeles yester-
day was going to school; everything
else gave way to it, although the com
ing of the circus did not take second
place without a struggle. Grand
mothers and grandfathers, parents,
school children, teachers officials and
employees of the city school system and
of the board of health had a busy day
So did the stores where school books
are sold, which last night, as one small
boy put 1t, were badly mussed up
The enrolment in all the schools yes
terday was 32,8S7, not including the
waiting list of 500 at the high schools.
This means an enrolment of $4,000 at
the beginning of next week. Yester-
days rolls were 1900 greater than the
attendance recorded on the first day
of school last year.
At the high schools the big problem
of caring for the students looms up,
and the necessity of another high
school building, which has been urged
by the superintendent of schools for
two years, has been brought out fore
IDLY. Pupils at the Polytechnic high
began getting in line at 3 o'clock Sun
day afternoon, and all night children
who thought they would be first for
enrolment were arriving. Fifty were
on hand at midnight, and when regis
tration commenced at 8 o'clock yester-
day morning 1000 children were waiting.
The first boy registered was Dee Fife
of 113S Magnolia avenue, II years old,
and his name was followed by that of
Stuart Boyle, 143 East Thirty-sixth
place, II years old.
1--WE didn't sleep last night" said
Dee. After had been there five hours
Mr.. Francis let us in the building, and
they gave US coffee and sandwiches.
We weren't a bit lonesome and didn't
mind it."
Girl Waits All Night,
A girl, Minnie Stevely of 563 Fremont
street, was third. Her mother came
with her, but in the evening when she
was assured that her daughter would
get through the night safely she went
home.
Forest McCara of 124 East Twenty
fourth street was the last registered at
Polytechnic high. The first on the
waiting list was Leland Goldman, 1908
South Main street.
At the Los Angeles high school the
rush was not so great, but 200 were on
hand by o'clock yesterday morning.
The schools capacity of 1000, and Poly
technic highs of 2100, have SO over
flowed that the high school waiting list
will be 500. This may be in small part
taken care of at the Gardena high
school, which will be open to a limited
spend the additional carfare. A spe-
cial Communication rate may be arranged
IL enough pupils go down from the rest
of the city.
"It is too bad, but am afraid some
who ought to have the advantages OF
the high school must walt" said DR.
| E. G. Moore, superintendent of schools
last night. 1--WE have been reaching
this for two years, for we knew that II
was a condition that must be con-
fronted. 1t will take at least two years
to build a suitable high school after
one is started. Where do you think we
will be by the time we have new
building?"
The offices of the superintendent and
his assistants, ]. B. Monlux and M. G.
Bettinger, in the Security building were
filed all day yesterday with parents
asking transfers and principals who
submitted knotty problems to be
Strengthened out.
Attendance al School