Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-11
Opening of 1911-12 Term One
Week From Today.
TOTAL OF $4,000 PUPILS
Conference of the Chiefs During the
Present Week.
WORKING OUT THE DETAILS
But Few Appointments to Be Made
to the Teaching Force-Prob-
lens Presented.

The public schools OF the District will
open one week from today, and the
5000 or moro pupils will begin the term
Of 1a11-12 As far as the work OF the
school heads Is concerned the work has
already begun. Every remaining day this
week as was the case today. there will
be conferences held by the various chiefs
OF the system. and late in the week be-
tween the teachers and minor officials
and the chiefs.
complete list OF the several meetings
will be made public tomorrow. Thursday
or Friday afternoon in all probability a
meeting Of the board OF education viii
he held. The remaining appointments
promotions and readjustments Will be
attended to at this meeting. Though
there are comparatively few changes to
be made the school authorities say these
few are really more difficult TO determine
than the others have been.
1t is not yet known accurately how
many of the young women who gradu-
schools will be appointed to the teach
ers' force. but it is thought there will be
few appointments made between now and
the first week of school. Hope for the
graduates is held out, however, by past
experience, as many weddings do not take
place until October.
Glass of 1910 Provided For.
OF the class of 1910 of Normal School
No. 1. containing eighty-three members,
but two remain without positions as
teachers. These two will be offered places
In Virginia in the near future it is un-
derstood. Not all the members of the
class are on the teaching staff of the
District schools. but many have received
appointments in Maryland and Virginia.
AS the members of this class, which was
larger by about ten than the class of the
preceding year, have been placed, it is
hoped by the authorities that the class of
1911 will be equally successful. although
but few vacancies have occurred so far.
Wednesday afternoon the supervisors
Of the several divisions will meet in
executive session at the Franklin build
ing with DIR. Davidson. superintendent
of schools. Matters of school policy
plans for the ensuing scholastic year
and various school problems will be
discussed. Later in the week the super
visors of the divisions will meet with
the teachers and principals of the
schools in their divisions A meeting
of the teachers of the colored schools
will be held at the NJ Street High
School Saturday morning at 1920
o'clock.
No set speeches have been arranged
for any of the meetings, but 1t is ex-
pected that DR. Davidson, Ernest l..
Thurston. assistant superintendent of
white schools, Roscoe c. Bruce, assist
ant superintendent Of colored schools.
and members of the board of education
will make addresses.
High School Board to Meet.
Meetings OF the thigh school board
composed Of one representative from
each high school, will be held al the Cen
trail High School on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week, both morn
ings and afternoons to confer with
students who wish to enter the high
schools. but who have not successfully
passed the eighth grade examinations
emitting them to admission. Exanina-
tons for such candidates will be held at
the Central school on Monday and Tues
day.
The many large and small problems
Whlcn always rise up at the opening
OF the school year are being dealt with
as rapidly as possible. 1t is expected by
the school chiefs that while the usual
congestion will occur in certain vicini-
ties. no unusual conditions will prevail
at this years opening. Every effort will
be made to lessen the congestion as
much as possible. Whether the .open-
air school will be feature has not yet
been decided. but it probably will be,
owing TO Its success last year.