Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-10
Fall Terms Begin on Monday,
September 20.
RULES FOR new PUPILS
Instructions Issued for the Guidance
Of Eligibles.
BUILDINGS OPEN NEXT FRIDAY
Principals Will Be on Hand to Re-
ceive Applications for Tickets
Meetings Of Teachers.

Formal announcement was made to-
day that the public schools Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will open at 8 o'clock
the morning Of Monday, September 90.
Percy M. Hughes, assistant superin-
tendent OF the local educational system.
caused to be published the usual in
structions for the guidance of the chill
dren who will be eligible for enroll
ment.
Mr.. Hughes instructions cover not
only the requirements for admission to
the graded schools and to the white
and colored high schools. but take up
also the rules which will govern both
teachers and pupils in the opening
days of the sessions Of 1909 1910. An
nouncement also is made Of the open
ing Of the kindergartens and Of the
night schools.
Admission to Graded Schools.
All children not on the rolls of the pub
lie schools at the close Of last year who
desire to enter the graded schools will be
required to make application for admits
sion tickets at the schools most con-
venient to their homes. Principals will
be at their buildings Friday and Satur-
day, September II and 1S, from $50 to
10 am and from 4 to pm. Vaccination
certificates must be presented.
Admission to White High Schools
Examinations for entrance to the Cen
trail, Eastern, Western and Business High
schools and to the Mckinley Manual
Training School will be held Monday and
Central High School. Examinations for
10 ~, III xxf1l1 ,o
given Monday. September 20, at am.
examinations for entrance to the first
year Tuesday, September q, at 8 am.
A conference between all applicants and
the High School admission board will be
held Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
September 16, II and Is. from to II
am, or from 2:3O to 4:3O pm, at the
Central High School, room "a. On those
dates applicants will be certified for ex-
animation. All applicants must present
Examination will be required. but credit
may be given for some OF the work done
in other schools, If certificates are salts
factory. Pupils from the eighth grades
Of the public schools will not be ex-
amined.
Admission to the colored High
Schools.
All candidates for admission to the M
Street High School or the Armstrong
Manual Training School not transferred
from the eighth grades Of the District OF
Columbia will confer with the principal
OF the school they desire to enter.
Meetings Of Teachers.
The director OF kindergartens will meet
all Of the white kindergarten teachers in
the Normal School hall In the Franklin
School building Friday, September II, at
2:3O pm.
The supervising principals Of the white
schools win meet the teachers of their
respective divisions in their ONCE build
ings Saturday, September Is, at 1870 am.
A general meeting of all teachers, prin-
will be held at 1890 am. Saturday, Sep
TENDER Is, In the assembly room Of the
M Street High School.
The principals of the white normal,
high and manual training schools will
meet the teachers Of their respective
schools at their school buildings satur-
day. September Is. at 1880 am.
Night Schools.
Public night schools win open Monday
night, October 4. Tickets Of admission
will be issued Saturday evening. October
2, from to o'clock. at the following
buildings:
White night schools: High School
Business High School building, 9th street
Graded schools-Franklin School. 18th
and X streets northwest; Gales School.
list and G streets northwest; Wallach
School, It'll street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast; Jefferson School. 9Th
and D streets southwest. Cook
ing schools, 212 II street northwest;
646 Massachusetts avenue northeast:
18th and Kenyon streets northwest.
Colored Night Schools.-High School:
Armstrong Manual Training school I'm,
dustrial course). p between LIST and I'd
streets northwest; Mott School business
course), 9Th and Trumbull streets north
west Graded schools: Garnet School,
10th and u streets northwest; Stevens
School (also cooking), 21st street between
K and L northwest; Garfield School, Gar
field. D. c.; Lovejoy School, 18th and D
streets northeast; Phillips School, N street
between 9th and 18th streets: Birney
School, Nichols avenue, Anacostia, d. c.;
Randall School (also cooking) LIST and I
utr southwest