The citizen., 1913-09-12
Pnhlic Schools Oman

Returning to work after a vacation OF
about three months The youths Of The city
and county weudrd their way 10 school
MONDAY morning. Bright and earv the
Smdl. It my ut cati iren V..~ tp propagation
for he opening hour and the streets OF
/ frederick were alive with the chi 'ren,
with books and slate, OH their way TO
school
That the schools Of the city will be
/ crowded this session, or until after Christ
! mas, when the Washington Street School
will probably be completed to take the
/ place OF the South Street School, was
shown by the number which enrolled at
/ the city's schools the first day On this
/ account, it is expected that for the pres
EN- the compulsory school attendance
law will not be rigidly enforced in the
! city
Altogether there were 1875 pupils 10
enroll IN the different schools on Monday.
This is the largest number in the history
of the public school system for the open
ing day. OF the total of 1875, I95 are
colored pupils, and the other 1880 white
children.
Last year there was a delay in opening
the North Market Street School. so that
the figures on the first day were not COM
plete. However in 1911. the total num-
Der OF pupils IN the city schools was 1880
tcolored schools not included).
A gain in the number of pupils over
the first days enrolment last year was
shown by the figures obtained at the
Boys High School. Elm street. Professor
Anon Burgee, principal. Last year there
| were I2S scholars in the High School
Department. while this year the number
was I7o. With the other grades In the
building the enrolment Monday morn
ing was ;55S, gain of 62 over last year,
when the total was 276. The other teach
ers besides Prof Burgee are S. Fenton
Harris, Miss Mary OFT, Harry J. Ketau
yer, A. NJ. Isauogle, Spencer Stull, c. NJ.
Phleeger. w. G. Grimes. Miss Isabella
Zimmerman, Miss Louise Blum.
The total enrolment at the Girls High
School, East Church street, was SIS.
Last year the total was SIS on first day.
The High School proper has an enroll
ment of $50. The teachers are Professor
Charles Remsberg, Miss Lille Weiner,
Miss Pearl Eader, Miss Katharine Vein
er. Miss Blanche Stone in the CONNER
cial Department, and Misses Edith
Thomas and Emily Cooper in the Domes-
tic Science Department. The other teach
ers at this school are Miss Nellie MatenY,
Miss Edna Schaeffer, Miss Anna Sim
mons, Miss Katie Murphy, Miss Alice
Shope, Miss Katie Shank, Miss Ruth Gil
bert, Miss Nellie CARROT, Miss Edna
James, Miss Ora Schmidt, Miss Hulda
BruSt.
The attendance at the North Market
Street School was 55I. This number is
considerably larger than the opening at
tendance last year. when. because of i'm
provements being made to the building,
the school was not put into use until late
in the season. This year everything was
IN readiness. The teachers are George
r, Miller, principal; Miss Kate Bartgis,
Miss Hattie Boblitz Miss Pauline Gilbert
Miss Beulah Moberly, Miss Hal Lee OFT,
Miss Blanche Kefauver, Mrs. Green. Miss
Alvida Delashmutt, Miss Irma Biggs.
With a gain of 7S pupils over the en-
rollment on the first dav last year, the
South Street School opened on Monday
with a total OF 500. Following are the
teachers Chester Glenn, principal; Miss
Margaret Duvall Miss Mary Burger,
Miss Bettha Trundle, Miss Charlotte De-
Lashmutt; beginners department, Misses
Sadie Hahn and Edith Miller
In order to relieve the congested con-
ditions IN the colored schools of the city
another teacher has been added TO the
staff at the Seventh Street School and
rearrangement has been affected. The
following plan has been adopted: All
colored boy pupils from all parts of the
city are to attend the Seventh Street
School. All colored girl pupils are to at
tend the Bentz Street School with the ex-
ception of the primer and first reader
students residing north of Church street.
The latter will be taught at the Seventh
Street School.
A total of Io3 pupils was enrolled in
the Seventh Street School This is the
largest enrolment on the first day in the
history of the school. The teachers are
Miss Prcilla Butler, principals Miss Esther
Wise, Miss Jeanette c. Brunner. The
Manual Training Department. John w.
Brunner, supervisor, will teach all the
students.
At the Bentz Street School the enroll
ment on the first day was the largest in
the history of the school. The teachers
are James H. Drummer, principal; Miss
Ella Z. Holland; Domestic Science De-