The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-07
,l]IGGEST YEAR
IS FACED BY
CITY SCHOOLS
Registration Begins for Year
at High. Schools School
Book Stores Are Crowded
to Sidewalks.
COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN

o1oAiSs suUSlllutlOQS, vacancies, ETC.,
In the high school, w. G. Bate. prin-
cipal, said every thing would be run
ming smoothly by the end of the week
Chapel in the high school was JAM
med Tuesday morning with old stud
ents, probably over 500 The OBJ
pupils, approximately 200 or more reg
1stered Tuesday afternoon.
Although ninth grade pupils will op-
crate as a part of the Junior high
school, they will be housed until the
completion Of the new school, in the
high school. Junior high school chapel
will be held on Tuesday morning Of
each week and senior chapel on Fri
day morning.
No Coaches Yet Secured
basketball, football and a physical edu-
cation teacher in the high school has
not been solved. Principal Bate stated
that IL possible a man to take care Of
the boys physical training and coach
basketball and football will be secured.
Otherwise member Of the faculty,
whose name has not been announced,
but who is prepared to take the bas-
ketball, will have that end of the ath-
letics while another man will be Sc
cured for the other lines.
Miss Waite Teaches Art
Miss Blanche Waite Of Cincinnati
will have the art department of the
high school, succeeding Miss Emily
Maue. Miss Waite has studied in the
University of Cincinnati and in the
art school in Cincinnati. She was a
teacher in Kalamazoo, Mich, last win
ter, and has done considerable work in
portrait painting.
At the last minute Elan Moore, who
was to have been in the history de-
partment, resigned and his place is
yet to be filled. Moore did not appear
Monday and telegram was received
from him Tuesday morning stating he
had accepted a position elsewhere.
There is still one vacancy in the
English department which is being
filled temporarily by Mrs. Eleanor
Shute Hollowell.
Expect Biggest Enrolment
Complete enrolment in all the
schools in the city cannot be deter
mined until after registration has
been completed but it is expected to
exceed that Of any year in the history
of the Richmond public schools.
Glasses will begin Wednesday and
by the last of the week vacancies will
probably be filled and the educational
institutions of the city will be in opera
ton.
The book stores of the city were
crowded out to the sidewalks Tuesday
all day with school Riddles clamor-
ing for their books, all talking at once
and all complaining about having to
wait. The text book supply is expect
ed to amply meet the demand.
Handbook Innovation.
An innovation at the senior high
school is the hand book containing the
program of studies, curricula and in
formation for pupils and parents.
Among other bits of information in
the handbook is a paragraph concern
ing home study.
"All pupils in the Senior high school
should expect to do some home study
work regularly and parents are asked
to cooperate. A majority of the fail
ures in school work are traceable to
irregularity in study. Pupils should
forego social activities on evenings
preceding a school day
Concerning the social life Of the
school the booklet says: "1t is the aim
of the school to provide proper social
activities for the entire student body.
The social life of the school Is under
the direction of a committee of the
faculty composed Of the dean for girls
and the sponsors of the three classes.
This committee will formulate such
rules and regulations as are deemed
necessary to insure the character and
conduct of all school social activities.
The dean will be in charge Of the
school social calendar and no date may
be set for any student activity except
with her approval"
Miss Lanning Is Dean.
Miss Alice Lanning is dean Of girls
and q new Office has been arranged for
her on the second floor just west OF
the principals office. 1t will be ready
For occupation some time this week.
]. z. Maddy. new supervisor OF
music. announced Tuesday morning
that the first orchestra rehearsal will
be held Wednesday at $40 p. m. and
on Thursday at 3:20 p. m. of each
week thereafter. One rehearsal will
Re held a week. The orchestra will
play at the senior chapel Friday morn
ing
On Monday. Wednesday, and Friday
Of each week. Mr.. Maddy will be in his
room on the fourth floor Of the high
school. Tuesday and Thursday will
w spent III tllt SIdut StIooi1, "hSiS Z
choral work and instrumental classes
will be conducted, particularly violin
classes.
Orchestra Is Higher.
An orchestra and choral class will
be conducted in this Garfield Junior
high school. as is customary.
Mr.. Maddy announced that in the
high school there will be Junior
chorus and senior chorus, the former
required and the latter elective, the
orchestra. a band. for which is needed
four bass instruments, a mans glee
club and woman's glee club. Orches-
ira rehearsals will begin at once. The
mems glee club will be organized next
week and rehearsals started, after
which a girls glee club will be or
ganized.
Schools in the county opened Mon
day morning with few vacancies but
County Superintendent c. o. Williams