The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-06
GARY KIDS
RESPOND To
SCHOOL CALL
Thousands of Youngsters
Assemble at Public and
Parochial Institutions of
Learning, Fifteen Minutes
Before Usual Hour.

Elsewhere in the land the familiar
clang of the school bells called several
million school children to their books
at o'clock but in Gary the usual hour,
was anticipated by fifteen minutes.
Promptly at S:45 o'clock the public and
parochial schools of Gary began their
year.
Has SIS Teachers.
Bright and early this morning Sup
erfntendent William A. Writ, his de-
partment heads and eighty Ave pretty
school teachers were on hand in the
various parts of the city awaiting the
coming of the students.
No definite guess would be made by
the superintendent as to what this
years enrolment would be- Late in
the spring hundreds of families with
as many and even more children moved
into the city but they waited until now
before placing he young ones in the
schools. Many others have come in
during the summer SO even Mr.. Writ
would no venture a guess.
TT will be hard to tell what the en-
rollment is to be-" said the school chief
this morning. 1T will be sometime this
afternoon before 1 know the results of
the registration"
The Gary High School.
However, the teaching staff would
indicate that President Cutler and Sec
rotary Melton of the school board in
tend to take care of 270o to 1900 pupils.
The largest number of teachers will
be signed to the Emerson high and
grammar grades Seventh avenue, east
1t is expected that a gratifying increase
will be noted in the city high school
and Principal Edward Sargent has been
dax arra Of
study courses.
The TolIeston Schools.
This year the Tolleston public schools
are a part of the Gary educational sys-
tenn by reason of the annexation process
Principal Avery and a staff of eigh
teachers will be in charge of the young
Tolestonites. The remote schools a
Clark station and near Glen park
which are also in the city of Gary
will also be opened.
Increases in enrolment are expected
at the Jefferson, the Fourteenth ant
the Twenty-fifth avenue schools and tn
segregated colored school in charge o
Prof. E. C. Simpson.
With six school sisters of the Notr
Dame order of Milwaukee in charge
Holy Angels school. Seventh avenue
west, began its second year this morn
ing. Instructions will be afforded Il
the first eight grammar grades and tn
high school will be added later on
Rev Thomas Francis Jansen, recto
of the church and superintendent 0
the school, stated this morning tina
the enrolment would be guess wor
with him but he expected more tina
two hundred pupils.
IT wish you would say for me- sal
the priest, that I want all the Englis
speaking Catholic families in Gary t
take advantage of our parochis
school"
The school is under the supervisio
of the principal, Sister NJ. Benedict,
woman of wide and rare attainment
who has acquired quite a reputation &
an educator
The enrolment at st. Hedwigs RI
men Catholic (Polish) parochial scho
is estimated at one hundred by tt
rector of st. Hedwigs, Rev. P.
Kahellek This school is located
1915 Massachusetts, street south, in II
heart of the Polish district.
Father Kahelek said this mornir
that at the outset two rooms wit
teaching sisters of the St Francis ord
would afford instruction in the first s
grammar grades. However. should Il
situation require 1T another room WI
be opened up tomorrow to care for Il
additional pupils.