The Washington herald., 1911-09-11
SCHOOLS TO OPEN
WEEK FROM TO-DAY
Board of Education Desires
Simple Arithmetic.
MAKES MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Two New Buildings and Additions
to Old Ones Ready for Occupancy
Sixteen Additional Teachers
EngREsd-Only Enough Rooms
to Accommodate $4,000.

The army of 5000 school children, who
will report for work on September 1s-
just seven days away-win be delighted
to know that the one study that has
worried them ever since they can remem-
ber-arithmetic-is to be simplIfed. It
was stated yesterday that the board Of
education is considering the best method
to simplify this subject in the upper
grades. 1t is admitted that too many set
rules now apply to the study OF arith-
Of these round out and obsolete rules are
dropped the children who now seem to be
unable TO master arithmetic will suddenly
become very proficient.
1t has been the aim Of the board OF
education for many years to simplify
arithmetic and all Of the members are
constantly striving to have the teaching
methods reach the pinnacle OF simplicity.
Changes have been frequently discussed,
plished in this line. Results are sure to
appear later.
Stuart Kept Busy.
Supt. Stuart is optimistic of the success
of the scOlastic year 19l1-12. During the
hot summer months while the other
school officials have been on their vaca-
tions he has been busy getting the sup
piles and the buildings in shape for the
coming year. The new textbooks, paper,
pencils. pens, chalks. manual training
supplies and so on were all ordered for
the schools last July, and since that time
have been stored away. They are all
ready for the use of the children when
they report at the schools in seven days
Many minor improvements have been
made during the year. and here and there
In the schools of the city the teaching
force has been strengthened.
Since the beginning OF the last scholas-
tic year two complete schools have been
constructed. One Of them is at the cor
ner of Eighth and T streets northwest,
which is for white pupils, while the other
is a colored school in Ivy City, d. C.
Several additions have been made 10 the
old schools Among them are the Nc
Kinley Manual Training School, the
Western High School, and the manual
school of Georgetown Schools
in the suburbs have been carefully in
spected and have been improved
wherever improvement was found to be
needed.
Part Time Students.
II would seem. however. that there are
not sufficient number of schools in the
District to care for the children. OF the
5000 children who will be enrolled on
the morning of September 19, there will
be nearly 5000 who will be known as
''part-time" students-that is, they will
only attend sessions of school half day
All the other children will remain in the
ciassroCms for five hours, five days a
week. Heretofore from forty to fifty new
teachers have been added TO the force
every season. This year. however, there
will be but sixteen. The reason why no
more have been appointed for this year
Is obvious. There was not sufficient
money to pay more teachers, although
It is stated their services would be well
come.
The new teachers will start TO work |
On the day the schools open, and they are !
all women. Many of the teachers who !
decided to give up educational work and |
get married often do not forward their |
until a few days before the |
opening OF school. Whether any addi- |
tional teachers will have to be appointed |
his year because of sudden marriages |
among the present ranks of the teachers !
still remains to 5e seen.
I'm several of the schools new desks |
md other furniture have been installed |
rhe only thing that II mains to be done |
% the school in order to make them |
'eady for occupancy is to sweep them |
'ut, dust them. and clean the windows. |