The Washington times., 1914-09-12
PUBLIC NOTICE

| BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE Dis
| TRICT OF COLUMBIA, September L. 1874
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS-1he public schools
OF the District OF Columbia will open on MON
DAY, SEPTEMBER q, 1914. at > O'Clock A.
New pupils are admitted to the kndergar-
tens AT A MINIMUM AGE OF FIVE
YEARS. and to the first grades AT A MIN1
mum AGE OF SIX YEARS All children
| not on the rolls of the public schools at the
close Of last year who desire enter the
graded schools and kindergartens VIII make
application for admission tickets at the
| schools most convenient to their homes
Principals Will be at their buildings on Fri
day and Saturday. September Is and 10. IRON
p. ". VACCINATION CERTIFIcATEs
MUST BE PRESENTED. GRADE SCHOOL.
PUPlLS-An pupils in the graded schools.
schools. will report to their last year rooms
from which those to be transferred Will De
sent to the higher classes. Pupils promoted
schools at II 90 A NJ on Monday. ADMISSION
TO WHITE HIGH SCHOOL-An appii-
cants for admission or for advanced standing
ness High Schools. and the Mckinley Manual
Training School. other than those who at
tended the eight grades Of the District OF
Columbia, must report to the High School
Admission Board at the Franklin school
Thursday, Friday. or Saturday September
L.. Is. or 10. between the hours of 900 to
ls:o0 A. NJ. and 200 to 500 p NJ The
Board will assign pupils to the examinations.
Examinations for admission to the first year
OF TIE nlsn scnOOlS Will De given on Monday,
September q. at 500 A. N. at the Franklin
School. Examinations for advanced standing
IN all subjects will be given Tuesday.
September p, at 500 A NJ at the Franklin
School. For admission to the first year pu-
pills must be prepared to take examinations
In English. grammar and Composition. al
zebra Through factoring) arithmetic, United
States history and Constitution, and geogra-
ply. All applicants must present proper cer-
tifcates or records OF all work completed In
otner schools, otherwise no credit may be
gfveh fpr such work. Examinations may be
required but credit may be given for some
Of the work done in other schools. il certi-
been attending the eighth grade Of the Dis
trlct Of Columbia, not regularly promoted
desiring to enter the high and manual train
ing schools must present certificates from tie
teacher Of the eighth grade last attended,
countersigned by the supervising principal of
sns division myiSst 10 the high school admission
HIGH SCHoOLS-All candidates for admis-
sion to the first year classes Of the N Street
Practice. or the Armstrong Manual Training
school except graduates Of the eighth grades
OF the elementary schools Of the District OF
Columbia, win be examined by the High
School Admission Board (Mr Glenn, Chair
mani at the N Street High school on Thurs
day, Friday. or Saturday, September L. IS
NJ. The Board will assign pupils 10 the ex-
aminations. The requirements for admission
TO first year classes are the same as out
lined above for white high schools. Exami-
nations for admission to advanced Standing
will be given Saturday, September Is. at
SOD a. NJ, at the n Street High School
MEETINGS OF FTEACHERS-The director OF
kindergartens will meet all Of the white kim
dergarten teachers in the Thomson School
Building on Monday, September IL at ;:S0
2. NJ. The director of primary instruction
will meet all teachers Of the first and second
grades whose appointment took effect Sep
tember !, 1914, and all recently promoted
third and fourth grade teachers. at the
Thomson School Building on Saturday. Sep
tember ls. at 800 p NJ The supervisinS
principals of the white schools will meet the
teachers OF their respective divisions In their
office buildings on Saturday. September I9 at
1880 A. NJ The principals OF the white high
and manual training schools will meet the
teachers OF their respective schools their
school buildings on Saturday September is
2:W p. NJ: Central High School at 800 p.
NJ; Eastern High School at 800 p. NJ: Nc
kinley Manual Training School at 1870 A.
NJ: and Western High School at $50 P. NJ
at the Franklin School Building. MEET
lSGS OF COLORED TEACHERS-The high
teachers at the respective school buildings on
Saturday. September 19. at 1000 A. NJ The
supervising principals will meet the teachers
OF the several divisions in their office build
ings on Saturday. September - at 1880 A
u. The assistant directors OF special sub
jects and departments will meet their several
groups OF teachers at Hoo A. NJ, Saturday
September 10. at the NJ Street High School
The general assembly OF teachers in colored
schools has been called by Assistant Super
intendent Bruce for 1000 A NJ Saturday
September %. in the Assembly Hall of the
N Street High School. NIGHT SCHOOLS
Public night schools will open on Monday
night. October 5. 1871 Notice Will appear
later in the newspapers. SIGNED: ERNEST
L. THCRSTON. Superintendent OF Schools