The Washington herald., 1918-09-20

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia. September II. 1918. The Public
Schools Of the District Of Columbia will open
On MONDAY. September 9, 1913. at . O'Clock
A. N. ADMISSION TO GRADED SCHOOLS
New pupils are admitted to the kinderyartens
AT A MINIMUM AGE OF FIVE YEARS.
ind TO the hrst 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
kindersartens viii make application for adrnis-
siot. tickets At the schools most convenient 10
their homes. Principals will be at their build.
inU on Friday and Saturday. September 20 and
q from so TO 10 A. M. and from To SO p
NJ. VACCINATION CERTIFICATES MUST
BE PRESENTED. The law requires that, .'No
child shsll be admitted into the public school
who shall not have been duly yaccinated or
otherwise protected against smallpox" GRADE
SCHOOL PUPILS. All pupils in the graded
schoo!es 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 viii report at the respective
high schools at II A. NJ on Monday septem-
Der .. ADMISSION TO WHITE HIGH
SCHOOLS. All applicants for admission or tor
advanced standing in the Central, Eastern,
Western and Business High Schools and the
Mckinley Manual Training School, other than
tbose Who attended the eighth grades Of the
pistrd OF Columbia, must rpport TO the High
School Admission Board at the Franklin School
on Thursday. or Friday, September 10 and 30.
between the hours Of TO u A. N. and 2 to
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 frst year Of
nigh schools will be given on Saturday, Sep
ternber 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 Conposition, 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 fH some OF the work done in other
schools II certificates are satisfactory AD-
MISSION 10 THE COL0RED HIGH
SCHOOLS. All candidates for admission to
the INST year classes Of Dunbar High School
the Department Of Business Practice or the
Armstrong Manual Training School. except grs T.
ustes 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 assign pupils
to the examinations The requirements for ad-
mis- son TO trst year classes the same as out
lined above for white high schools NIGHT
SCHOOLS. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
OPENING OF NIGHT SCHOOLS WILL BE
MADE LATER. (signed) ERNEST l..
THURsroN, Superintendent Of Schools
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