Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-21
TWO-SH|F SCHEME
TO RELIEVE SCHOOL
JAMS S|SEXTENDED
System Goes Into Effect at
Western High Tomorrow.
Record Enrolment.

A two-shift system, which is now
in operation at Eastern and Business
High School, will be instituted at
Western High School tomorrow to
relieve overcrowding. This was de-
cided on by Principal Newton after
a conference at noon today with the
faculty. -
The two-shift system at Western
was necessitated by the increase in
enrolment today. Only 637 students
registered at Western yesterday, but
today when the enrolment figures
were compiled they totaled TOT
showing an increase of 20. Plans for
operation Of the two-shift system al
this school were made last week by
Principal Newton. to be put into
operation when the enrolment neces-
STATED it. Upper class students at
Western. beginning tomorrow morn
ing, will attend school from $50 a.
m. to 1890 pm. Freshmen will re-
port at l pm. and be dismissed at
4:30 pm.
Record In Enrolment.
Opening day enrollments in the
District public schools have estab-
lished a new record. Figures COM
piled today by school officials show
that 1905 more pupils were entered
yesterday than on the first day of
school last year.
Despite this increase the total en-
rollment in all the schools, both
grade and high, reached only 53.s7s.
decrease of about 5000 in the peak
of the enrolment last year. In
creases. however, were reported to-
institutions. and officials believe that
when figures are tabulated at the
close of school this afternoon. the
$4,000 mark will have been reached.
A daily increase in enrollments is ex-
pected until after October l, when
it is believed at least $1,000 pupils
will be registered.
Opening Day of 1919.
On the opening day of school last
several weeks afterward the enroll
ment increased daily until the 10000
mark was reached. With an increase
of nearly 1000 on the opening day
this year. it was pointed out that if
the rate of increase last year is any
criterion the 10000 record breaking
enrolment last year probably will be
passed by October 3.
Enrollments in the elementary
schools now total 44,76e. against
1886 last year. difference of 920.
In the high schools 1856 students
have been listed. In these schools
last year, 6,965 were placed on the
Graded Schools Crowded.
Crowded conditions were reported
today in many of the graded schools.
but officials believe they will be rem
edied as soon as transfers can be
made and the schools put on an es-
basis. While some of the
rooms are crowded above capacity,
others have vacant seats. This is due
to the moving of many families dur
ing the summer from one section of
the city to the other. The most seri-
schools in Mount Pleasant. Petworth
and other subdivisions where new
homes have been erected.
Whether the buildings will be much
more crowded than last year will not
be known until after October 1, when
the peak of the enrolment is ex-
pected to be reached. School Off
cials believe there are many children
that have not returned to the city
who will be back by October 1.
Enrolment Figures Announced.
Enrolment figures announced today
by Supt. Ballou are as follows: :
Wilson Normal, 371: Miner Normal,
251; Eastern High School. $50: West
ern High School, 637; Mckinley Man
ual Training, 1.1S0: Business High
School. loo; Central High school:
D64I, LUMBAR hlSh Sciooi' i,i-o'
A Armstrong Manual Training School.
as9; White Junior High School, GIG;
colored Junior High School. 215.
In the, elementary schools enroll
nents were as follows:
First division. 4.605; third divisio..,
s,914; ;Franklin-Thomscn schools tspe-
.ial division), 629; special schools.
a37; fifth division. Sis; sixth divi-
sion. 3,318; seventh division. 3,456;
eighth division, 3,253; ninth division.
) sos; tenth division, 1874; eleventh
division, 1910; twelfth division. 1,12O;
division, 4,036; o Street
Vocational School. 43. and Cardoza
4 yocational School, 179. A total of
l4,766.