Evening journal., 1918-09-09
STUDENTS BACK TO
STUDIES NEXT WEEK
High School Addition and
No. y School Will be
Ready for Pupils
NO GERMAN In
THE CURRICULUM

Two new public school buildings
will be opened at the opening Of the fall
school term on next Monday. The
addition TO the High School and the
new No. % School In the old Pulaski
Hall at Second and Justison streets,
will be ready for occupancy at the start
Of the school year. There are now 81
city school buildings and about 800
teachers.
The new School No. p was decided
upon after the investigation Of the
school conditions at the old place Of
instruction for the Negroes, over a
church on Second street. disclosed
the conditions 10 be extremely bad.
The approximately $50 children were
formally instructed in quarters over a
church on Second street. Pulaski Hall
was purchased by order OF the Board
OF Education and remodeled 10 flt IL
for the purpose desired. The old
school was never named because
taught in merely rented quarters. but
IL Is proposed 20 pick out a suitable
name for the remodeled building
There will be four colored teachers.
all specialists in community center
work. and the aim will be 10 make the
school a real center for every member
OF the family. The building vii be
open evenings and Saturdays for the
benefit OF groups beyond school age.
Open air sessions for tuberculars chill
dren are among the plans on foot
The extra children in the local pub
lie schools, according 10 Or. Clifford J..
Scott. city superintendent, viii be cared
for in the same manner as was done
last year, some Of the expedlents be
ing, lengthening the forenoon session
for some groups OF pupils and length
ening the afternoon session for others.
The total enrolment Of the VIII
mington schools last year was esti-
mated by Or. Scott as between 1900
and 5000. and the average attendance
around 1900. There are 81 buildings
and something over 300 teachers. The
teachers have received an increase OF
pay since last season. but nevertheless,
more or less Of a shortage Is threat
ened. since all the teachers have not
yet been secured. They have been en-
gagged from far and wide, even as far
south as Florida. to meet depletion in
the ranks.
All AlANfAN NNAAAH nAAA ANNAht NNA'AN 49,
liable feature OF the last session. cited
by Or. Scott, Is that the promotions
were a fraction over q per cent Of the
total number OF pupils.
According 10 resolutions passed by
the board. there will be no study Of the
German language in the Wilmington
schools this year. In modern Ian
suages, the students will have both
French and Spanish offered them.
In the matter OF increase in popu-
latlon. DR.. Scott points out that a
large proportion Of the city's new resi-
dents are men without families. How
ever. the industrial expansion Is bound
10 make itself felt in the number OF
children OF school age. And the hard
est part Of the problem DR.. Scott
mentioned. lies I'm the fact that II j.
impossible 10 tell just where this IN
crease will show itself most. only re-
ports coming in after the opening day
will show with exactness Just where
the overcrowdng will most manifest
itself. And then. the extensive govern
ment housing project is expected TO
furnish a school problem In Itself.
Soft coal viii be used in the city
schools this year by order OF the fuel
administration, in place OF anthracite
as heretofore. The change necessitated
some changes in the heating apparatus.