Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-19
Heavens Weep in Sympathy
With Washington Small Boys.
STARTS OFF WITH CLOCK
Not q Hitch in the System on First
Day, Says Supt. Stuart.
CLASSES ARE EARLY AT WORK
Attendance Of Pupils This Morning,
About 10000, Cut Down
by the Rain.

Heaven wept when the schools opened
this morning. thereby gaining the friend
snip or a large army Of youngsters who
were also weeping. fguratively. because
they had to go back to school and tell
dear teacher they were glad indeed to
see her, and that they had been inn
proving their minds every single day
curing vacation. A large army OF young
sters. indeed. for the forecast for the first
day runs In the neighborhood of 10000
The first day OF last year saw 4,1s2
children This year the rain probably
kept a few away. but. on the other
hand. the normal increase and the alley
crusade may have had an interesting
effect upon the total. The oft repeated
approximation of $1,000 school children
is based entirely on the enrolment for
the total Of last year. counting the many
hundreds Of children who enter at odd
times from now on, but especially when
Congress cOnvenes
everything is lovely in the schools TO-
day. including the teachers in their new
dresses. Two or three snoopinp reporter.
went about trying to find out "sensational
developments" I'm the line OF badly dons
repairs and school buildings not -eadv
put al they could find was Capt. oyster
standing in the midst Of a circle NJ i,.,
1875 normal school girls telling them bov
mucn ne loved TO see them all back m
work, attentive to their duties how nice
tney looked, and the regular mascuIine
conversation under those far-from-un-
Start Without a Hitch.
No Capt. Oyster didn't have anv k,ck.
to make. supt. Stuart, who ia routed
today from his sanctum by a nair or
reasS-trousered gasitters. and who is
situns In lonesome state In the room Of
'ne BOARD OF education. says that. bar
ring few annoyances in the vav AZ
slow deliveries Of contract worL ~.
,.c .Sn,ne started or finely this morning
WIN the hrst turn OF the crank. md thai
.ns me mixture a worked properly. the sears
slons s G11ee Iise snS ara the engine was hunmins
True Il is the schools startsa on ex>s.,v
- the teachers were On their Oeoond
lap instead Of the first day. The belI rsn~
aua. IA marched 7the -pupiia. Ihay WDro
lists We're made out--and presto, TSs
promoted pupils went on th1fr war wafh
tneir hearts in their moutha hecaMae
sney loved their last years teacher 20
aWrsty s,srst much and this years teacher
this morning there were actuaIIy cIsssss
ssecNlne. which Is going some, to uuofe
secretary Harry o. Hine of the hoard Of
eaucstion. However. the recitations VEN
inSreH IN tne way OF outlines Of the work
JUST 10 snow the Glasses what the neuv
teacher was like and what the style Of
teaching would be. Teacher and nneIl
we're fencing. as 1t were; feeling then
way TO see just what vulnerable xrpt
armor. ueie"slfv
The Very Smallest Scholars.
Prettiest OF all this morning u.. ,h.
little army of kindergarten children Il
is lucky ge for those OF US between
-FOUR and six years. They get the pick o,
the school rooms, the largest school
rooms, the lightest rooms. and have espe-
cial attention paid to them in a hundred
ways. They did not all come to school
today. because of the weeping heavens,
out this afternoon many OF the kinder
garten teachers went about securing the
neighborhoods to bring the little people
In: The kindergarten rooms are nurs-
cries. with very small Furniture and
charming little tables. which group to-
gether In community sort OF way 30
make wonderful bits of invention out Of
green blocks. red blocks, colored paper
and the like. The blackboards in the
more modern kindergartens are now
81 ScI pOdIUS, tlS OiO Oldck-0n0- white
chalky stuff is trying on the eyes The
green makes a soft background. and
also makes good field on which 60
hang pictures. Some Of these kinder
gartens have The entire story OF fairy
land running round the room in a border
of pictures The children are very small
Of course. They were dressed in sun
little skirts and short socks and sailor
clothes this morning. The Dutch crop
was rampant, and the little bare-legHed
Rir1 with 1ando1c Uhn noYciSfo In,
to climb up to see what's out the window
vas there with all her pretties on.
In the High Schools.
The high schools do not get started
with such a rush as do the lower GRADES.
They will not be entirely started until
tomorrow. when the entrance examina-
tions for new scholars are completed
The Western High School IL not entirely
ready. either. The sound Of the hammer
is In the halls Of learning at that particu-
lar point. as the addition to the building
is still In process The big change in
the high school curriculum is at the East
ern High. where Supt. Stuart has started
commercial training course. Business
High School Is crowded and will be al.
ways, It is presumed, and the new COM
merciai course at the Eastern will attract
many a scholar who would otherwise 90
a long distance from Capitol Hill to the
Business High.
High school fraternities are going TO
be let alone this year. said Supt. Stuart
today. IL they behave themselves. The
minute one Of these Greek letter boys
with trousers which come nearly to his
mid ankle tries to run the school on the
strength of his knowledge Of the fearful
my steries which make the novitiate tresn-
BILE with fear. this same young knight Of
the fancy socks Is going to be stood In
the corner and spanked. Said Mr.. Stuart
today on this subject:
1--WE have had no trouble with the
lately. and the matter lies
dormant at present. AS long the fra
ternities do not attempt to control school
politics the board of education will not
interfere We would rather encourage
other societies, though, such as the de-
batting and musical clubs.
Cream Of the System"
And now by tho process OF gradatiol
the traveller comes to the top of the
Franklin School building. where the 1856
normal school girls got together thin
and gladdened the hearts OF
Miss Anne Cooling, principal. and the
other teachers Of that school
Supt. Stuart says that the normal
school girls are the cream Of the school
system, SO they put the cream at the
top Of the educational milk bottle-which
[s the attic Of the Franklin building. An
even hundred girls are In the entering
class this year. Every one had on q
fresh summer dress today and bright
smile. 1t was announced this morning