Evening star., 1921-09-18

Enrolment records are expected to
be shattered when washington's
public schools reopen tomorrow
morning for another term. confronted
with overcrowded classrooms and
other undesirable conditions Con-
servative estimates of school authori-
ties last night place the prospective
registration for the new school year
at $4,000. an increase of approximate
ly 1900 over the peak of last year.
Between 200 and 500 of the new
pupils are scheduled to enter the
junior and senior high schools. while
the remainder will be enrolled in the
graded schools. About 800 non-resi-
dent children are included in the 1.500
To accommodate the increase in the
graded schools there will be only
thirty-two additional classrooms
ready for occupancy tomorrow.
Twelve others are under construction
and will be completed within a few
weeks.
Staggered Meurs.
The high schools. however. nave no
extra accommodations for the excess
student bodies and s<ain will be
forced to operate under the staggered
hour or two-shift syttems. These
conditions. in both elementary ana
high schools. mean that hundreds OF
children will be reiegated to abbrevi-
ated courses and receive only so per
cent of a normal educa ation.
The new John Burroughs School, at
18th and Monroe streets northeast,
will be opened tomorrow. This school
has eight rooms and will relieve to
small extent the congestion in the
fifth division.
The eight-room addition to Petworth
School. which was recently complet-
ed, also will be put into use for the
first time tomorrow. Other recently
completed additions which will be
reauy for occupancy tomorrow are
at the Takoma, Burrville and
West schools. Although the addi-
tions to the last two schools con-
tam eight rooms, only the tour rooms
on the upper floors OF each of the
buildings are ready to be occupied.
ihe remaining four rooms in each OF
these additions will. be finished in
several weeks.
workmen are now putting finish
ing touches on the four-room addi-
uon at the Ii. u. Cooke School. This
addition is expected to be ready for
occupancy shortly after the Thanks
giving holidays.
Finishing OF these additions will
complete the emergency building pro-
gram. Work on the new schools pro-
vided for in the current appropria-
ton bill will be started before De-
cember.
New High school Pupils.
Eighth grade pupils. promoted to
the high schools. are requested to re-
port to the institutions tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock. with the ex-
ception of those who are to enter
Eastern. Charles Hart. principal of
Eastern, wants his new students in
the school at 9 o'clock:
Tech High School probably will re-
ceive the largest number of new stu
dents. 1t is estimated that the en-
rollment there will be about 1.s00, or
200 more than last year. This school
has a normal capacity of about l.l00
students.
In order to provide accommodations
for the excess students at Tech. Prin-
cipal Frank C. Daniel said that he
probably will have to Introduce the
staeEered hour system of operation
this year. Under this plan. the man
ual training shops will be run two
hours after the regular closing time.
and the students who attend the late
classes will not have to report at
school until about 1890 o'clock in the
morning instead of 3 o'clock. Mr..
Daniel pointed out that he has not
definitely decided on this plan. but the
ARRANGEMENTS for the operation Of his
week.
Central High Crowded. s.F
Central High School. with a capacity
Of $500 students. will be called upon
this, year to accommodate S.100. an
increase of, about 100 over. last year.
Freshmen at this institution will be
forced to attend classes in the after
noon from ! to 4:2o o'clock. in order
to meet the congestion. The remainder
Of the student body will attend on
regular hours.
The two-shift system will be operat-
ed at Eastern to provide accommcda--
tions for the excess students. The n
rollment at this school will reach 900.
The maximum enrolment last year
, As IT'S. Eastern was constructed to
Net the school needs OF East WASH
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