The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia September "A. 1918. The Public
Schools Of the District Of Columbia Will open
on MONDAY. September 3. 1913, at O'Clock
A. NJ. ADMISSION TO GRADED SCHOOLS.
New pupils are admitted to the kindergartens
AT A MINIMUM AGE OF FIVE YEARS,
md to the first grades AT A MINIMUM 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 viii make application for admis-
siol. tickets at the schools most convenient to
their homes. Principals will be at their build
ings on Friday and Saturday, September 20 and
q from SO to 10 A. NJ. and from 4 to $50 p.
NJ. VACCINATION CERTIFICATES MUST
BE PRESENTED. The law requires that, "No
child shall be admitted into the public school
who shall not have been duly vaccinated or
otherwise protected against smallpox" GRADE
SCHOOL PUPILS. All pupils in the graded
schooles last year, except those promoted to the
high schools. will report TO their last year
| rooms form which those to be transferred will
be sent to the higher classes. Pupils promoted
to the high schools will report at the respective
high schools at Il A. NJ. on Monday. Septem-
ber q ADMISSION TO WHITE HIGH
SCHOOLS. All applicants for admission Or for
advanced standing in the Central. Eastern
Western and Business High Schools and the
Mckinley Manual Training School, other than
those who attended the eighth grades Of the
School Admission Board at the Franklin School
on Thursday, or Friday, September 10 and %,
between the hours Of 3 to IL A. NJ and 2 to
5 P. NJ The Board will assign pupils to the
examinations. Students entering the high school
through the high school admission board will be
assigned by that Board to schools Other than
the Central High School except in cases ap-
proved by the Superintendent where material
hardship would result from such assignment.
Examination for admission TO the first year Of
high schools will be given on SATURDAY, Sep
tember q at A. NJ. at the Franklin School.
For admission to the first year pupils must be
prepared to take examinations in English,
Grammar, and Composition, Arithmetic. u, s.
History and Constitution, and Geography All
applicants must present proper certificates or
records Of all work completed in other schools,
otherwise no credit may be given for such work
Examinations may be required. but credit may
be given for some Of the work done in other
schools II certificates are satisfactory ADJ
MISSION TO THE CoLoRED HIGH
SCHOOLS. All candidates for admission TO
the first year classes of Dunbar High School.
the Department Of Business Practice, or the
Armstrong Manual Training School. except grad
uates Of the eighth grades OF the elementary
schools Of the District Of Columbia will be
| examined by the High School Admission Board
at the Dunbar High School on THURSDAY or
Friday. September 10 and %. between the hours
of and p. NJ. The Board will asisn pupils
to the examinations The requirements for ad-
mission to first year classes the scsne as out
lined above for white high schools NIGHT
SCHOOLS. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
OPENING OF NIGHT SCHOOLS WILL BE
MADE LATER. tsigned) ERNEST l..
THURsrON. Superintendent Of Schools
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