Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14
ENROLMENT May REACH 400
Big Increase in Number of Pupils
at High School.
Much Interest shown ny Pupils in
Special Departments Of Manual
Training, Home Economics
and Business.

The enrolment in the Burlington
high school. as indicated by fig
udes available Tuesday night. shows
big increase over that Of last
year. and It Is possible that the total
number of pupils may exceed 400 this
year. On Monday, the first day OF the
school year, the registration was larger
by 30 than on the corresponding day one
year ago. The entering class numbers
over 125 and these with the additions
TO the school expected during the next
few days, will bring the total registration
mp to high water mark.
Great interest Is shown by the pupils
In the special departments of manual
training home economics and business.
Last year there was a special assistant in
the business department part OF the
time. This year Miss Ruth Henderson
will devote all her time to the depart
ment as assistant instructor. As yet no
teacher has been appointed to succeed
Mr.. Ellis as Instructor in mechanical
drawing. supply will he engaged AT
once. and after tho opening OF the Uni
versity OF Vermont a substitute will
probably he found. In the new teacher
training course. stablished this year by
the State. 20 pupils are already enrolled,
and this department opens with n very
bright future.
Superintendent Wheeler said Tuesday
that the returns from the registration
of pupils in the graded schools are not
yet complete. SO that it is impossible to
to say, even In general way. whether
this year will show a gain in numbers
throughout the city. In the Champlain
school, however. a considerable increase
in the enrolment IS reported Another
grade, the fifth. has been added to that
school and for this another room has
been fitted MP. Of which Miss MAY Don
nelly has charge.
MARGUERITE JONES APPOINTED.
Tho vacancy in the Lawrence Barnes
school caused by the transfer OF Miss
Lucie Mckilip to the Ira Allen has been
filled by the appointment Of Miss Mar
guerite Jones of this city to the open
position. Miss Jones Is graduate Of the
Burlington high school and of the Uni
verslty Of Vermont In the class of 1911
She has had experience as substitute.
ON-RESIDENT PUPILS
Following is partial list Of stu
dents in the high school who come
from places outside Of burlington:
Annie Aikee. Colchester; Fred NJ
Abbey, Essex; Ira Bntchelder Mallets
Bay: Phyllis Brown. Jericho; Alice
Blakely, Winooski Anna Bliss South
Burlington Dorothy Bliss. South Bur
l'ngton; Mary Bliss. South Burlington;
Frank Coombs. Ausab BILE FORKS. n. "
Karl Curtis. North Ferrisburg; Com
ella Cress. Fort Ethan Allen Ella
Dodds North Hero; Eva Duhuqua
Grand Isle; Loretta Dyke, Winooski
Dorothy Drew. South Burlington: Mar
ion Ellis, Winooski: John Finnessv,
Shehurne; Walter Finlayson Ports
mouth. n. H.; Maude Gordon. South
Burlington; Ella Gordon. South Bur
lington; Amanda Hill. Isle I.aMottc
Laura Hanson. Starksboro: Grace Han
son, Starksboro; Edward Lane, North
Fcrrisburg; Mabel Lane, North Fer
risburg; Agnes Mcbride. Winooski
Cora Montgomery, Grand Isle: Wal
lace Mcneil. Charlotte; Mildred Mum
son. Colchester: Florence Morgan.
Colchester; Martha Norton. Starks-
boro: Leila Paige. Winooski: Martha
Partridge. South Burlington; Marjorie
Parsons Fairfield: Leonard Partch.
Shelhurne; Catherine Robinson. South
Hero; Catherine Root Charlotte: En-
me- Stevens, Winooslti; Lizzie stevens
Winooslki; Sue Smith, Colchester;
Elizabeth Smith, Colchester Gertrude
Sisters, Colchester: Lucinda Spear.
South rlinston; Daisy Sails South
Burlington; Jeanette Shattuck, Stark.-
horo; Wallace Simpson. Greensboro;
Lucy Stone, South Hero; Celia Smith,
South Burlington; Alice Stewart.
South Burlington Stella Shirley, South