The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
BOOKS TOOPEN
SEPTEMBER 20.
Pupils to Trudge Back to
CIassrooms at O'Clock
Monday Week.

DR.. Frank W. Ballou. superin-
-sndent OF District schools, yester-
Jay afixed his signature to the
death warrant of Good OF Ysca-
tion. The warrant reads:
The public schools Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will open on
e. Monday, September 20, 1920, at .
o'clock a. m"
DR.. BaIlou issued a further state
ment, telling of the scheduled exe-
cutiOn in CHASTITY detail.
New pupils. to enter kindergar-
tens. must be at least 5 years old
by November l. Six years by the
same date is the minimum age for
admittanCe to the first grades.
Children not on the rolls last year
may apply for admission tickets to
graded schools and kindergartens
at the schools nearest their homes.
Must Be ynecinated.
Principals will be on hand Fri
day and Saturday from $50 to 10
o'clock in the morning, and from
to $50 o'clock in the afternoon,
to receive applications. VaCcina-
tion certificates must be presented
by new entries.
Last years graded school pupils,
except those promoted to high
schools, will report on Monday to
the rooms they occupied last year.
from which they will be sent to
higher classes. Those promoted to
high schools will report to the re-
speCtiye high schools at II o'clock
Monday morning.
Applicants for admission to high
schools, who did not attend Dis
trict graded schools. will report to
the High School Admission Board
at the Franklin School on Thurs
day or Friday, between the hours
Of 9 o'clock and noon, and from
> TO o'clock in the afternoon. The
hoard will assign pupils to the eX
aminatiOns.
Examinations Saturday.
Those entering high schools
through the admission board will
be assigned to schools other than
Central High. except in cases ap-
proved by the superintendent. EX-
aminations for admission to the
freshman classes in the high schools
will take place at the Franklin
School Saturday morning at 3
o'clock. The subjects will be Eng
lish. grammar, composition. arith
metiC. United States history and
Constitution. and geography.
The admission board will ex-
anime applicants who did not at
tend District graded schools for ad-
mission to the first year of the
colored high schools Thursday and
Friday at Dunbar High School be-
tween . and o'clock in the after
noon.
Night school Plans Later.
The Junior High School for white
pupils will be located in the old
Central High School Building
seventh and o streets northwest,
where applications for admission
will be received on Monday. The
cOIored Junior High School will be
in the NJ Street High School. First
and VI streets northwest. Opening
Of night schools will be announced
later
Supervising principals will meet
teachers at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning in their respective offices.
HiEH school principals will meet
teachers of Eastern. Western and
BUSINESS High Schools at the re-
speCtI-r high schools at o'clock
SaJurda afternoon, Mckinley High
a. 3 .ock, and Central at $3.50.
TEarl rs new to their grades or
rh.- local system will confer with
aHy director of primary instruction
~ g'C oCk Saturday afternoon in
the Thomson School.
Kindergarten Teachers.
Tho onening meeting for teachers
IN the kindergarten department will
1a held n the Thomson School at
ESQ O'clock Monday afternoon.
The seventh grades of both Junior
.aEE schools can accommodate
limited number of pupils. it was
announced. Principals will be in
their Offices each morning during
the week to receive applications
for admission.
Pupils who attended the graded
schools here must obtain their dis
charge cards and scholarship re-
o ports before applying for admission.
Should more pupils apply than can
be accommodated, those whose re-
ports are the most satisfactory will
he given preference.