Evening star., 1921-09-19
MORE THAN $1,000
ON SCHOOL ROLLS
Belief Expressed That co..
600 Pupils Will Be Regis
tered by End of Week.

Fresh from three months of liberty,
more than $4,000 boys and girls of
Washington today took the city's
| rendered. There were no bands play
ing. no crowds cheering and no VIC
| torious salutes fired.
On account Of the general upset con-
dltions In the schools, the teachers
ana omcials this morning were unable
| to take census of the children. How
ever, before the school buildings are
locked up this afternoon officials will
nave detailed, records Of the first days
enroliment, which is expected to tolal
about $4,000, or surprising last year
tne END OF the week it is expected
the registration will hover around
eO.V0O, and by the latter part of Oc-
toDer. when the peak will be reached.
omcias believe there will be at least
$4,000 in the schools. an increase of
approximately $500 over last years
maximum.
"StnEger Hours" I'm High Schools.
AS predicted. the opening found all
of the high schools overcrowded, with
| student bodies even larger than last
year. when the two-shift and stag
gered-hour systems were introduced
cess students. These emergency relief
| measures have been resorted to again
! this year.
"A large and flourishing first-year
| class, was reported by Charles Hart,
principal of Eastern. He said that by
the close of this week he expects at
least 900 students to be enrolled in
his institution. an increase of 125
over the maximum enrolment of last
June.
Frank c. Daniel. principal of Tech
High School, made a hasty survey of
| his institution soon after the opening
and informed newspaper men that cit
| looks as though they are pretty full"
Mr.. Daniel believes that his registra-
tion will reach about 1900. Tech had
last year.
! Reports From Other Principals.
| "The students are coming in ac-
cording to our estimates" said Allan
Davis. principal of Business 1t was
estimated by Mr.. Davis that his in
crease this year would be about 100
enrolment of 1900.
| Central High School officials did not
have time this morning even to make
an estimate of the enrolment. Alvin
w. Miller. assistant principal, how
ever, said that Central had all the
students it wanted and all that it
| expected"
Western High School. it is believed,
will enroll between 800 and $50 stu
dents. This institution had about 500
on its rolls last year.
| From the reports, the Columbia
Junior High School is enrolling more
new students than any of the senior
institutions A clerk in the office of
Miss Alice Deal, principal, exclaimed
between breaths that the principal
is rushed to death and is unable to
take a count of her students" She
| added that "the children are Just
piling in here
The Columbia Junior High enroll
ment is expected to go beyond the
| 500 mark. There were approximate
| ly $50 children enrolled there last
year. The increase this year, it was
said. will be made up principally of
nonresident children who are enter
| ing the District schools for the first
| time.
In Elementary Schools.
Enrollments in the elementary
schools were reported to be heavy,
! especially in the residential sections
of the northwest and the newly de-
| veloped subdivisions. In the third
| division the additions to the Takoma
and they help to relieve the conges-
| ton to certain extent. The OPEN
! ing of the West School annex, how
ever, was deferred until tomorrow
| morning, while workmen rush it to
| completion.
The new John Burroughs School,
| 18th and Monroe streets northeast,
! also was opened for the first time.
There are nine classes at this school.
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