Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
fHILDREN READY;
vSTHOOLS UNABLE
TO TAKE THEM
,,.rv Buildings Not Ready
for occupancy-Term
Starts Tomorrow
art TIME SCHEDULES

,.u.dslphia public school system
me "-,. the most disorganized con-
uhis yea. /, has experienced Never
tiiions so many schools been un-
pe,S.v s.,.d for the children expected 70 az ~,
prey Al investigation made TO-DAY Us
teno' mr., II. Raub, associate superln-
Dr. A .cboois, indicates that num-
ienoen. soo,s cannot be opened ana that
ter Of sono0 forced to maintain part
rme ss,N ...rs sent to the parents OF the
- .'', ~, nupils Of the Thomas o. morton
w t.' sad and Elmwood avenue stat
son0s,' ,ne sanitary condition OF the
ms ~, ss such that parents could not
0s.s,,. ~,c.eeuted II they should refrain iro'"
~. their children to the schooL In
.enuss sass department conditions are & ~
ns MI the 600 boys may DC Neps ',,a
~. building by parents, II ~ ,ha cow
,ne ~ wlthout fear of action py '"e CUM
os..rv oe,.v school law authorities
puls0'y ..r,s,ns was I'm the process OF re-
,lne .s.tcr bv f. Roe Soaring. who dis
con..S rnvsteriously at Atlantic CITY
appes., conference between the Globe
reoe,,,, Company, bonders of the con-
lnosn va the Board of Education VIII
uaer. this afternoon to learn whether
z. re company will continue the interrupted
work. a..
-. i.u, compels attendance at the
~. ,schools Of first-class cities only
w.r ths school is within 10 squares or
~ pupIrs residence.
An examination viii be made by Doc
49,, paub. Of the Herbert School, IN
p-,dsshurr. Two wings are In process
- completion there, and progress mas
ham slower than expected, so that part
lime will have to be resorted 10 Tor some
Ths Wier Mitchell School, at 56th
sr.st and Kingsessing avenue, will not
4. ready for occupancy until January,
according to Doctor Raub.
Three new high schools that are being
srected at a cost Of more than $2,OOOOOO
viii mot be ready for occupancy when
lhe term opens tomorrow.
Even with half-time classes, which Will
\, organized, facilities will fall far snort
Al meeting the needs of all children who
ssmand admission, DIR. John p. CARRIER,
acting superintendent OF schools said
today. ,.uA
All Of the annexes of the present high
.chools will be utilized and gymnasia
,IIl be converted into classrooms. Part
lima classes are a permanent institution
m the elementary grades, but in the high
schools they have not been needed for
several years
When contracts were awarded for the
eonstructior Of high school buildings in
l.rmantown. Frankford and South Phil
adeiphia IL was announced that the struc-
lures would be completed during the
present month. Later II was said that
although the buildings might not be COM
pleted, II would be possible to. occupy
part Of each of them at the beginning
Of the term.
WORK LAGS.
Today Doctor CARRIER learned that the
school at Oxford pike and Wakeling
sweet. 1Frankford would not be finished
for at least another month: that the Ger
mantown High School, at High and lain
Streets could not be completed during
October, and that the South Philadelphia
High School for Girls would not be fin
ished until January.
The West Philadelphia High School
viii be oyercrowded Built two years
ago at cost of $1.5000O0. II was forced
last year to accommodate a larger stu
dent body than the plans of the school
provided for.
An increase OF at least 10 per cent.
over the last enrolment is anticipated.
The high schools will constitute only
one OF the many problems that will con-
'front.' the educational authorities The
dementary grades will also be congested,
and with the organization of continuation
classes impending difficulties will be in
creased. While these classes will cause
aooed trouble to the Board of Education
.ney VIII be boon to graduates of the
rmiadephia Normal School.
NEED MORE TEACHERS.
Unsuccessful In obtaining positions
slIer three years. efforts. many of them
me1e nriven into other occupations.
establishment OF the continuation schools
unuer the new child labor law will pro-
vac positions to young women whose
snanees heretofore seemed hopeless.
Mnen the new high schools are opened
snere VIII be a considerable shift In the
,acuities. DR.. Harry f. Keller. formerly
n,v,sessoi OF chemistry at the Central
nsn school and head of the Department
selenee, Will be principal of the Ger
us,nlown High School. Miss Mary 8
nolmes, now head of the Germantown
Dne,a. a oi ihe Girls High School. will be
Doe'or kelier's assistant.
,,oeorge A. Shook will be princinaI ~
@ new Frankford school Professor
srg', Well known In Frankford and
svys ss.2 a wide reputation as a teacher M
tcutiye. a" eoucationai ex'