Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-09
Pupils BACK TO
THEIR school WORK
Probably $1,000 City Schol-
arS Answer Bells After
Long Vacation
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
is PREDICTED

AFTER an extra vacation period of
hVe weeks owing to infantile paralysis
quarantine, the Wilmington schools
opened this morning for the fall and
winter work. All the schools through
out the city showed q large enrolment
ana all were busy places with the
thousands OF pupils being assigned TO
thelr various classes and the books
being given out. Never in the his
tory of the school life of this city has
the number Of pupils in the public
schools been so large and while it is
as yet impossible to state the total en-
rollment, it is thought that it will be
close to 10000.
A the Wilmington High School this
morning, no opening exercises were
held as Professor A. II. Berlin. prin-
cipal. and all the teachers we're busy
receiving new students, classifying
others and giving out books.
All the teachers are back and ready
to resume the fall work. while even
the students appeared glad of the re-
sumption of their studies.
While it is too early as yet to tell
just how many students will comprise
the enrolment at the High School
this year, a rough estimate places the
number at about / 200 and it is prob
able that there will be even more than
that number after the scare Of infan-
tils paralysis has finally been dispel-
led.
When DR.. Clifford J. Scott, superin-
tendent OF the public schools. was
seen this morning by a representative
of THE EVENING JOURNAL. he said
that there was little question but what
this would be one of the most sue
cessful years in the history OF the
schools While tn High School will be
crowded. he said that arrangements
had been made whereby the present
High School building could accommo-
date all the students. The senior room
has been made into 1--WE classrooms
and by using The rooms which have
heretofore been used for study periods
for classes and using the auditorium
for study periods, the accommodation
Of all the students has been arranged.
Concerning the new addition It is
hoped that it will be ready in time to
prevent another congestion when the
is not ready by that time the situation
will be serious as that is one or the
most crowded months in the year.
The building of the addition has been
much delayed owing to the scarcity OF
labor.
while conditions in many OF the
schools are congested," said DR.. Scott
this morning, I'VE have nevertheless
arranged for the accommodation OF
all the pupils in the city and feel
perfectly able to take care Of them. -
Tomorrow morning the regular rou-
tine class work at the High School
will be resumed. All regular recita-
tions will be held and lunch will be
served. Pupils who have been tutored
throughout the summer will be eX-
amined today The first regular open
ing exercise of the High School will
take place next Monday morning.
Throughout the city the crowded
conditions Of the schools was the
chief worriment to the teachers and
school officials this morning. The en-
rollment of practically all the schools
was such as to make doubling up a
necessity. Cloak rooms, principals
Offices and assembly rooms in many
of the school buildings are being used
to accommodate the large number of
pupils. Within the past year the city
has grown materially and naturally
the number of students has increased.
Last year there were approximate
ly 1880 pupils and this years en-
rollment will show a considerable in
crease.
Friends School and the Ursulne
Academy both opened this morning with
larger enrollments than ever before. At
Friends School several new teachers
have been secured. They are Miss
Eleanor y. Hough of Washington. d.
C.. a graduate OF Wellesley, who VIII
teach German and Latin; Miss Margaret
Bean. OF Berlin, y H., and a graduate
of Massachusetts State Normal School,
who will teach English grammar, ana
Henry F. Gingich, of Ursinus College,
who VIII teach chemistry and physics,
and who will also be in charge OF he
athletics.
Ursuline Academy also has several
new teachers on its staff. and all indi-
cations point TO its having an unusu-
ally successful year before it.