Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-17
HIVE BEGINS TO HUM
Activity Among School Officials
at Franklin Building.
OPENING TWO DAYS AWAY
Usual Increase in Attendance Ex-
pected by the Teachers.
MEETING OF MODEL TEACHERS
One Building Not Ready for occu-
pancy-Rules for Entrance.
High Schools.
OPENING TWO DAYS AWAY
MEETING OF MODEL TEACHERS

Inc FRANKLIN oCIOOl "dhCo up
this morning from long summer nap and
began to take on the appearance of real
live establishment. With the opening of
the schools only two days away now, the
educational beehive is beginning to buzz.
and the Franklin building being the hive
wherein the head bees spend their bust
ness hours things are going at lively
gait.
One of the busiest of men is A. T. Stu
art, superintendent of schools. He has been
in conference with all sorts of people all
day long. When not in conference he has
been answering telephone calls or deciding
whether Johnny shall go to the Force
School or whether Sally can enter the
second-year high school and untangling
all sorts of little snarls. He said this
morning he expected no surprises in the
way of overcrowding at any school. The
regular normal increase in attendance
each year amounts to about 21a per cent
The Mckinley and Business high schools
are jumping ahead faster than that. but
the new buildings will take care OF the
great increase.
The only thing in the way of perfect
ly smooth reopenng Monday is the con-
dition of the Garfield School. The old
building has been half torn down and the
new one is ten days from completion.
and say that the Garfield School will not
be opened Monday, but every one in
school circles wonders how it can be
opened that day. Supt. Stuart and Capt.
Oyster, president of the board of educa-
ton. may decide what to announce be-
fore tonight, however.
1t has been suggested that some of the
rooms in the unfinished building might be
| used for school purposes. but the prac-
| tice in Washington has been not to set
| foot in a building until it has been form
| ally turned over to the city by the con-
| tractors.
/ "Model Teachers Meet.
| There was a meeting of the ''model
teachers in one of the rooms near Shpt.
! Stuart's Office this morning. These are
the top-notchers-the teachers who have
| been selected from the vast army of edu
Gators to teach first and second grades
| and to run their classes SO that other
| teachers and Normal School pupils can
| learn just what is what in the educating
| line. They were presided over this morn
| ing by Miss Elizabeth V. Brown. She
| was inspiring enthusiasm and giving out
good news of all descriptions. The model
| teachers. fresh from hammock and vaca-
| ton. looked just nice as they possibly
could look-and there was hardly a man
| in sight.
The candidates for positions as teachers
| in the atypical and incorrigible schools
were busy with their first days examina-
ton. The atypical schools are ungraded
institutions. where each teacher has ten
or less pupils who are in some respect
abnormal. There are children in these
schools whose physical and mental de-
velopment has not kept pace with that of
other children, and who have required
individual instruction to 2 great extent.
1t is difficult to find trained teachers for
these schools. The special field for in
| struction for these teachers lies in man
ual training, basketry, clay modelling.
sewing, etc.
High School Entrance.
Assistant S4pt. P. M. Hughes issued the
| following statement concerning high
| school entrance today:
'All pupils of the Washington High
and Manual Training schools who were
| enrolled therein at the close of last year
will report to their respective schools
Monday, September 20. at 3 am.
"All high school pupils who were condi-
toned in any of their work last year, and
desire to remove such conditions, will be
| examined at their respective schools Mon
day. September 20. at am. At the same
hour an examination will be given at the
Central High School to all persons who
desire to enter the advanced classes of
the high or manual training schools.
"All pupils transferred to the high or
manual training schools from the eighth
grades of the District will report to the
high school which they desire to enter
Monday. September 20, at IL am.
Candidates for Examination.
Candidates for admission to the first
year classes of the high or manual train
ing schools will be examined at the Cen
trail High School Tuesday, September 81.
at am.
.'All candidates for admission to the
white high and manual training schools.
whether desiring to enter the frst-year
class or one Of the advanced classes,
should confer with the board of admis-
sion to the high schools in room "a, Cen
trail High School, Saturday. September
1S. between the hours of 8 am. and II m.
and 2:3O and 4:3O pm.
"An candidates for admission to the
colored high and manual training schools
will meet the board Of admission to the
high schools at the NJ Street High School,
same date and hours"