Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-09
$4,000 CHILDREN
IN READINESS FOR
SCHOOL OPENINGS
Enrolment So Far Exceeds Last
Year by $500
Pupils.
OPEN-AIR ROOMS PLANNED
FOR ANAEMIC YOUNGSTERS
Fewer PART Time Classes This
Year, Owing to New
Buildings.

Approximately % 900 pupils will enter
the public schools when h reopen
Monday, which is from 1000 to 2,ooo
more than was enrolled at the begin
ring of the fall term last year.
Part of this increase will be taken
cure of in the new Montgomery Street
school and the addition TO the Madi-
son School. both of which were visited
by the building committee of the Board
of Education yesterday afternoon. Al
though no formal action was taken
toward accepting either of them, the
committee was plee sed with the work
in each case, and they will probably
he accepted at the meeting to be held
next Tuesday afternoon.
A speeially-constructed room in the
Montgomery Street School for anaemic
children or those with a tendency to
tuberculosis is a further development
here OF the idea that these physically
hampered children should pursue their
studies practically in the ope air. IL
is in effect an open classroom, Where
the pupils will have plenty of fresh
air all the time, with an even empera
lure maintained of about so degrees.
The children will be rain to do their
work in this atmosphere, and expert
ence has proven that they will be sub
iect to no discomfort. There Will be
other provisions throughout the city
for pupils similarly handicapped. The
day tuberculosis camp in South orange
avenue closed last night, and the thirty
Inmates will be turned over to the
Chancellor and Elizabeth Avenue
schools.
Open Air Room M belmont.
1t is likely that another open-air
classroom will be provided in the Bel
mont Avenue School in the near future,
and it is hoped by those who are ac-
tive in furthering the advancement of
this plan that a similar room VIII De
established in every school in the city
eventually.
Besides the Montgomery Street
School and the Madison addition extra
accommodation will be provided in the
Ridge Street School, the addition to
the Webster Street School. two addi-
tional classes In the South Tenth Street
and the Chestnut Street schools for
ungraded pupils, new classes in the
courts of the Sussex Avenue School
and a portable building with two class
roolns at the Fifteenth Avenue School.
Because of the additional facilities
there will be fewer pupils on part time
than there were last year From 1000
10 500 of the Younger children will be
in part time classes, which is consid-
cred a good showing in comparison with
other cities of the country that are
growing as fast as Newark.
A large number of new pupils were
registered at the various schools yes
terday and the previous day, and the
principals were kept busy preparing for
the organization of their classes next
week. The figures of the enrolment
will not be available for a few days.
Approximately 300 grammar school
graduates are 10 enter the Barringer
High School Monday. They will re.
port there at / o'clock instead of at
., so as TO give the other High School
classes an opportunity to organize
during the morning sessions. This
Year the annex in the Technical School
will be done away with, made possible
by the opening of new classes at the
East Si0e Commercial and Manual
Training High School, where there Is
an increased enrolment of $50. Both
the Market Street and State Street an
nexes will have a full enrolment OF
pupils. Examinations will be held at
the Barringer High School Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday for pupils of
private and %parochial schools who seek
admission.
Pupils who will be on short time
when the term opens will get an oppor-
tnnity for a full day at school in
February when three new schools will
be opened. those at Peshine avenue,
the West Side, and the new CONNER
clal and Manual Training High School.