Evening journal., 1915-09-01
'11.OOO scholars IN
schools NEXT YEAR
Board of Education Prepares
for Return Of Army
Of Pupils
STUDENTS MAY HAVE
TO BUY SUPPLIES

Final arrangements for the open
ing of the Wilmington public schools
on Wednesday. September s, will be
made at an adjourned meeting Of the
Board Of Education tomorrow even
ing. One OF the matters 10 come up
will be the appointment Of a teacher
for School No "a. This matter was
left open until the return Of superin-
tendent Scott from California.
II is expected that the matter Of se-
curing supplies for the schools. such
as books. paper. ink. etc. viii he dis
cussed No such supplies have yet
been ordered although bids have
been received and the contract price
agreed on.
Some members of the board fear Il
win be necessary to have the parents
of the children buy these supplies,
unless City Council comes to The
boards assistance and enables ii TO
overcome its deficit of $4,000 OF
course. there are a large number of
books on hand so that the number of
books to be purchased would be limit
ed There will however be large
quantities of other supplies needed.
1he entire financial problem will
likely be taken up at length.
another problem that is troubling
TIE members of the board is The fact
int many of the schools will he badly
crowded 10 was stated today that
the following schools would be con-
gested: Schools Nos a IL, 10, II, %,
"a %. 26 and 80.
At No 80 school It will be necessary
foIopen another room and it will like-
lyt be necessary 10 utilize part of the
auditorium for this purpose The
congestion at School No 4 will be so
great that ii will be necessary TO
uansfer some Of the children to some
other school likely to School No /.
Il was stated that School No. "a
would be very much crowded.
The High School will be greatly
crowded. but it is expected some way
will be found of getting alone until
the new addition can be put into use.
While "a students graduated this
Year. 200 will enter next Wednesday,
Bringing the enrolment to 1900 as
against 900 last year. There will
be an increased enrolment in all the
schools. which, it is expected. viii
reach at least 1000 The average
enrolment during the last school
year was 10.424.
The making of the summer repairs
10 the schools is progressing under
the direction of w. A. Croney, super
lnterdent Of repairs and arc nearing
completion He said today that every
thing would be in good shape for the
opening day. Hiram Yerger. chair
man of the repair committee, said to-
day that the budget allowance of ST.
500 was insufficient TO do all the
necessary work
In nearly all the buildings desks
and other furniture needed re-gluing
and vanishing. which work was done
Numerous window cords were re-
placed. In many of the buildings slate
blackboards we're resurfaced
A new floor was put IN the first
story hall at School No 6. Two out
side doors were replaced and the
fence repaired.
AT Schools Nos. % and 2S the out
side doors and doorsteps were painted
and the plaster In the basement re-
paired The outside doors and storm
shed at School No % we're repainted
A. School No. 9 a partition be-
tween two small recitation rooms was
removed in addition 10 staining and
vanishing of desks in seven rooms
and repairs to blackboards
The fire escape az No. % was re-
paired and a closet for the ianitor's
use place in the basement At School
No Is, pavements in the yard were
fixed, a new floor placed in one OF
the recitation rooms and windows,
furniture and blackboards altered.
The fire escape at School No I
was painted. plaster repaired and
furniture and windows gone over At
School No. o a platform was placed
under the blackboard in one room.
a new supply case obtained and
plaster repaired.
AT School No. "a several rooms and
the basement were replastered Re-
pairs 20 roof and windows we're
made at School No. T. AT Schools
Nos. 8 and rs plaster. hlackboards
and windows were repaired At
School No 20 alterations were made
TO the pavements, blackboards and
roof