The Washington times., 1914-09-15
PUBLIC NOTICES

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE DIS
~, IRlGT % OF COLI MBiA, September T. lslt:
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS-1he public schools
Of the District OF Columbia will open on MON
DAY. SEPTEMBER Il. 1914. at O'Clock y.
N: ADMISSION ~ 40 GRADED SCHOoLs-
New pupils are admitted to the kindersar-
tens AT A MINIMUM AGE OF FIVE
YEARS. and to the first grades AT A MIN
mum AGE OF SIX YEARS. All children
not on the rolls of the public schools at the
close of last year who desire TO enter the
graded schools and kindergartens Will 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 -. from
$50 TO 1000 a. NJ. and from 4:CO to 500
+. NJ. VACCINATION CERTIFICATES
MUST BE PRESENTED. GRADE SCHOOL,
PlPlLS-All pupils In the graded schools
schools. VIII report to their last year rooms
from which those to be transferred will be
sent TO the higher classes. Pupils promoted
10 the nigh schools will report at the respective
schools a l:00A. Nj on Monday. ADMISSION
To WHITE HIGH SCHOOLS-All appli-
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 10 the High School
admission Board at the Franklin School on
Thursday. Friday. Saturday. September
H. IS. or ls. between the hours Of s:co to
12:Oo A. NJ. and 200 to 500 p NJ. The
Board will assign pupils to the examinations.
Examinations for admission to the first year
of the high schools will be given Monday,
September 2 at 800 A. NJ. at the Franklin
School. Examinations for advanced standing
In all subjects will be given Tuesday.
September q, at 800 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 factoiinsl arithmetic. United
States history and Constitution, and geogra-
ply. All applicants must present proper GER
tificates or records Of all work completed In
other schools otherwise no credit may be
W aDnip finoa may he
required, but credit may be given for some
of the work done in other schools. II certi-
rsg' OF tho Gss
trlct of Columbia, not regularly promoted,
desiring to enter the high and manual train
ing schools must present certificates from the
teacher OF the eighth grade last attended.
countersigned by the supervising principal of
the division to the high school admission
HIGH sCHOoLS-An candidates for admis-
sion to the FIRST year classes OF the NJ Street
High School, the Department Of Business
Practice. or the Armstrong Manual Training
Of the elementary schools OF the District OF
Columbia, win be examined BY the High
mani at the NJ Street High School on Thurs
day, Friday. or Saturday. September II. IS.
and ls between the hours Of 200 and 500 p.
NJ. The Board will assign pupils to the ex-
aminations. The requirements for admission
to first year classes the out
lined above for white high schools. ExaIni-
will be given Saturday, September 10. at
500 A. NJ, at the NJ Street High School.
MEETINGS OF TEACHERS-The director OF
kindergsrtens will meet all OF the white kin
dergarten teachers in the Thomson School
Building on Monday, September 81. at 2:3O
z. NJ. The director Of primary instruction
Will meet all teachers OF the first and second
grades whose appointment took effect Sep
ternber ]. 1914, and all recently promoted
third and fourth grade teachers. at the
Thomson School Building Saturday. Sep
tember 49, at 800 p. II. The supervising
teachers OF their respective divisions in their
office buildings on Saturday. September 10, at
1890 A NJ. The principals OF the white high
and manual training schools will meet the
teachers OF their respective schools at their
school buildings on Saturday. September l9.
1914. as follows: Business High School at
200 p M: 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 $3.50 J.. NJ
at the Franklin School Building MEET
INGS OF COLORED TEACHERS-The high
and normal school principals will meet their
teachers at the respective school buildings on
Saturday. September 10. at 1000 A. NJ The
supervising principals will meet the teachers
OF the several divisions in their office build
ings on Saturday. September 10. at 1890 A.
NJ The assistant directors OF special sub
tects and departments will meet their several
groups Of teachers at ll:0o A NJ. Saturday,
September ls. 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. M. Saturday.
September Is. In the Assembly Hall Of the
n Street High School. NIGHT SCHOOLS
Public night schools will open on Monday
| night. October s. 1914. Notice will appear
later in the newspapers SIGNED: ERNEST
L. THCRSTON. Superintendent OF Schools