The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
RETURN TO BOOKS School Boys and Girls Again Start Their Studies After Enjoyable Vacation.
DOUBLE SESSIONS NEEDED
Many Rooms to Accommodate Two Different Sets of Pupils--High School Opens Thursday.

Everything Is in readiness for the opening of the grammar schools in this city today, and preparations have been made for record breaking attendance. It Is estimated that the increase in both the grammar and high schools will exceed I50 and to provide for these pupils many double sessions will be ne- cessary in spite of the fact that the new Ivy street school will formally bpen its doors.
 Several rooms of this building were opened last year to provide for the overflow in this district but the school was not officially organized. The building contains eighteen rooms but only seventeen of these will be used this year. The office of the supervis- ing principal of the district will be To- cated In the building. The Greene street school Is not yet completed but In all events will be ready for occupan- cy by the first of January. It Is also an 2,ighteen room building
 Arrangements, however. have been
 
 iy odd rooms throughout the city EThese double sessions besides proving bothersome are also considerable ex- pense to the city as they necessitate the employment of two different sets of teachers.
 As far as Is now known, nearly all the teachers will be at their rooms T f.. vl, tbie- son of Scranton street school Is abroad and will not return until September If; Miss Hofacker Horace Day school, is also abroad and will return to her school work early In October; Miss Beecher of the Lowell school has ap- piled for a leave of absence until Jan uaty l.; Miss Eggleston of the Win chester kindergarten will not return until about October 1. The following teachers have been assigned to the va cancies not filled in June; Alice c. Clark, substitute, Scranton street school, grade vI-VII; Charlotte M Fleischner, assistant Eaton school, May 1. Condon, assistant Roger sher- nan school; Wlnifred A. Thompson, assistant, Winchester and Sabina H. Connolly and Irene K. Dunn, assistants at Ivy street school.
 The high school will open on Thurs day morning at S:25. The freshman class however will meet in the school building tomorrow morning where they will be met and addressed by pr. J. P Cushing, headmaster of the school. and director of manual training, Charles P Kirschner.
 owing to the large number of pupils who will enter the High school Thurs day 1t has been necessary to engage also several additional teachers These are Ellen F. Smith, Caroline Hyde Catherine Quint. Gussanda Countwat and Josephine Powers It Is interesting to note that of the new High schoo teachers engaged, six are regular grad uates of the school It is expected tha' crease in the number of pupils at tho High school The number in attend ar1ce during the fall will probably bt between 1,900 and 2.0o0. The first veal class will probably number 500 Witt this large number of pupils the entire school is full, and no vacant rooms remain.
 school will be held to-day and to-mot row. The following is the order 0 their occurrence
 This morning at o'clock-spellint and grammar.
 This afternoon at 2 o'clock, history
 Tomorrow morning at g o'clock geography.
 Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock arithmetic,