The Washington times., 1921-09-20
57,238 ENROLL
IN SCHOOLS AS
TERM |SbEGUN
Last Years Record Broken by
3,26o-Peak Load Expect
ed in November.

Record.breaking enrolment Of 57,23s
marked the reopening Of Washington
schools yesterday. $3.50 more pupils
through educational gold fields than
previous year.
Increases were noticeable in practi-
cally every school division of the city.
and in every educational branch from
the primary grades through high
school and the normal institutions.
Both white and colored normal schools
reported heavy increases In the ranks
Of those wlso would be teachers upon
the completion of their school courses.
November Peak Point.
Increases revealed in the reports
were not accepted by school authori-
ties yesterday as meaning a pure in
crease in the number of children of
school age. but were inclined to place
some Of the responsibility on the fact
that many families have returned from
their vacations earlier than usual,
placing their youngsters on the rolls
on the opening day rather than later
In the season. Further increases are
anticipated, however. until the usual
peak load point Is reached In Novem-
Der.
Much of the total increase thus far
reported is traced to the high schools,
where 1.035 more students registered
than in 1920. High school totals are
1925 for this year and $500 for last
year. Elementary schools reported an
increase Of 2,417 over 1920. distributed
for the most part in schools situated in
sections which are expanding. The
new John Burroughs school, Eight
eenth and Munroe streets northeast.
opened yesterday with BAT pupils.
The new school Is one story high and
contains eight rooms for classes rang
ing from the kindergarten through the
eighth grade. The eight-room addi.
tions to the Petworth and Takoma
schools were also opened for the first
time yesterday. Both eliminate the
use Of several portable school build
ings. and the Burroughs school re-
places six such buildings.
To Play In Streets.
Boys and girls attending schools not
equipped with Fairgrounds will be al.
lowed to play I'm the streets adjoining
their school houses during the regular
Irecesses and the .poon hour Police
have been ordered to close the streets
to traffic during these hours. Warn
ing signs have been placed on all
streets approaching schools and police
have been instructed to watch care
fully the activities of motorists In the
vicinity Of the various school buildings.
Enrolment figures for the individ-
ual high schools follow. In each case
the larger figure In the enrolment for
the first day Of 1921; the lower. for the
first day of 1920.
Central High school. 1856 and 2,641;
Eastern High school, S11 and b8s;
Western High school. 6S5 and 637;
Business High school, 1855 and 1,100;
Mckinley High school, 1,292 and l,lSO;
Armstrong High school, 731 and 4S9;
Dunbar High school. 1857 and 1.120.
The enrolment at Columbia Junior
High school for white pupils was 500,
M against 619 last year. Enrolment
at Shaw Junior High school for colored
pupils was 319. as against 215 for last
year.
Following are enrolment figures for
the elementary schools by divisions.
In each instance, excepting the twelfth
division, the larger figure Is for 1921,
the lesser for 1920.
First division, 4,S46 and 4,605; third
division, 1859 and 1894: Franklin
Thompson, 642 and 629; Fifth division.
317 and 237; Sixth division. 1896 and
3,31S; Seventh division. 3,433 and s,456;
Eighth division, 3,427 and 3,253: Ninth
division, 3,637 and 3,6OS. and special
schools, 317 and 237. Colored schools:
Tenth division, 4.139 and 3.734; Elev-
enth division. 4,2S1 and 4.02S: Twelfth
division, 1.10S and 1,126; Thirteenth
divisions 1898 and 4.036; Cardoza voca-
tionaI, 22S and 17s; o street vocational.
so and ~.