Evening star., 1922-09-17
Jam THREATENS
SCHOOL OPENING
Enrolment of $1,000 Tomor-
row Promises 2,10O
Increase.
PART-TIME NECESSARY
PART-TIME NECESSARY
Congestion Expected to Be Great
est in History Despite
Expansion.


throw open their doors tomofto"
morning for the new scholastic year
confronted with the greatest conses-
ton in their history. Additions 10 SIN
schools and new pullnlhs' Inv
Kingsman, will be opened for the hrs'
time, but the extra ACCOMMODATIONS
they will afford. according to srhooi
officials, will not materially relieve
the overcrowded conditions
The beginning of the new term VIII
fad all of the high schools operating
ON either a double shift or overlap
ming systcn. while L number or pu-
nils in th,. graded schools will be
ulaced in part-time classes Where
they cannot expect more than oo per
cent of a normal days schooling
officials ot the schools are con
fiient that the enrolment VIZ
and prObably exceed oI,oo0-an III
crease of 2lU0 over the peak OF the
last scholastic year. The hrst naS
registration however. In the opinion
of the authorities. will not go btSolu
$4,000, while the maximum throli'iie1
will not be reached before OCTOBER l.
Graded school Additions.
Additions to the graded SCHOOLS
which will open tomorrow, are at the
Daanwood. Mott Wheatley and the
John Eaton Funds for the erectioh
of these anneXeS together Win tiiosT
for the replacement or the beti StIioo'
and the Smothers addition, We're pto
yided in the last deficiency appropria-
tion hill. Construction of the new
Bell School is under way, Dut II Is h''
exDected to be completed before
January. The Smothers School ;ldal
ton, funds for which are CONTINGENT
upon the completion oil the ON,
buildings within the appropriation
specified in the deficiency bill mas
not been started.
Opening Of the new additions, Of
ficials emphasized, Will not make II
possible for them to discontinue the
use of the one-room portable build
ings The portables at the Schools
where the anuexes have been erected
have been transferred To SCHOOLS
where congestion is expected TO De
the greatest.
With their student bodies greatly
enlarged Eastern. Western and Nc
Kinley high schools will begin the
new school year on the tWo-shllt
system of operation, while Central
and Business Will run on what school
arrangement. somewhat similar W
the dual shift plan.
DESPITE the emergency measures
for accommodating It's oNerHoW py
running on the doub'e-shift scheme
Eastern will press into use four port
ables Two of these one-room Struc-
lures already have been placed on the
grounds adjoining the school, Wnlie
the other two will be erected WITHIN
the next ten days.
Charles Hart, principal OF Eastern.
said last night that by October
he expected the enrolment at the
school will have reached 1.l15, a net
increase of III over the peak enroll
ment of last year. BY using the
four portables and crowding students
the schools would be able to accom-
modate the new students until Feb
ruary l, when new Eastern Will De
ready for occupancy
The building contractor has as
sure,i Mr.. Hart that new Eastern Will
be completed by December l. install
lation Of equipment will then be
rushed In order that the school can
he occupied at the beginning of the
second semester on February l.
The morning classes at Eastern,
Mr.. Heart pointed out. will operate
from $50 to 1890 pm, while the
afternoon shift will rub from l to
o'clock. The afternoon classes will
and third semester students. with
the exception of the cadets anu out
of-town children in this category.
Mr., Hart has planned to place them
in the morning classes. which will
be composed almost exclusively of
upper class students.
Two Hours to Report.
Mr. Hart wants all of his morning
class students to report tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock. Students who
are slated for the afternoon shift will
not be required to report until 1
pm.
Mckinley High Schools enrolment.
according to advance figures. will
reach 1850. an Increase of about 100
over last year. The morning shift at
this school will run from $40 to l
pm. The afternoon shift will start
at lis and end at ). There will
be seven periods in the morning and
six in the afternoon.
Like Eastern. the first semester and
a portion of the second semester stu
dents at Mckinley, with the exception
of the cadets. will be enrolled in the
afternoon classes. Arrangements will
be made whereby the freshman cadets
will be placed in the morning classes
TO enable them to attend military
drills.
Authorities t Mckinley want all
of their students to report tomorrow
morning at . o'clock. A general as
sembly will then be held at which the
students will be assigned to section
teachers.
Central High School will operate on
the overlapping system. The first
shift will run from 9 am. to 2 pm,
wAHe the afternoon classes will begin
at 1 o'clock and continue to 4:50.
Robert A. Maurer, principal of this
school, expects net increase of 100
in the enrolment.
Shifts at Western High School will
operate as follows: Morning from
$3.50 to 1915 pm. and afternoon 1e:45
to 4:30, DR.. Elmer 3. Newton. prin-
cipal of the school. expressed the be-
lief that the enrolment would total
at least 1000. The peak enrolment
at Western last year was 964
First, second and third semester
students, according to DIR. Newton,
will be put on the afternoon shift.
while the upper class students will
attend the morning classes. Dr. New
ton announced that all of his first.
second and third semester students
should report in the morning at II
O'Clock, while the others will be re-
quired to report at 8.
Business High School, like Central,
will have the overlapping system of
operations. with the morning shift
running from to l pm. and the aft
erncon shift from 12 noon to 4:30
pm. The freshmen will be placed in
the afternoon classes. Allan Davis,
principal Of the school, expects his
enrolment to increase about 100 over
last years maximum. which tDtaled
approximately 1880.