Evening star., 1922-09-18
STUDENTS..SH)RM
DOORS Of (; SCHOOLS i:;||I
Young Folks Anxious to Take
Up Studies After Long
Summer Vacation.
$4,000 ON OPENING DAY
1900 Teachers Assigned Work to
Pupils-Lack. Of Room Again
Handicap.

Like we'll oiled machine, the DIS
trict public educational system today
began another nine months contin-
uous grind. bringing to an END the
summer respite of a vast majority
of the city's juvenile population ana
some 1900 teachers. Virtually every
cog in the huge school machinery De-
gan to function promptly at O'CLOCK
and by noon thousands Of pupils were
conscientiously trudging the endless
path of knowledge with visions OF the
vacation season slowly passing INTO
oblivion. -
When the school bells announced
the beginning OF the new SemoS aron,daS
year the children were croW1eo
al ound the doors of the various oulIo-
ings impatiently awaiting their open
ing 1t was sight strangel! uniake
the days of the little schooihouse
when schoolboys trudged, snalI IKE
unwillingly to school.
1000 at Central High.
Long before the opening hour smaii
groups of children congregated M
front of practically every public
school. The most spectacular sient
was at Central High School. which
was completely fringed at ABOUT o:oV
o'clock by more than 1000 stuoents.
The beginning Of the new term was
marked by little Of the customaI.y
disorder. due to the most Infinite
preparations made during the SUM
mer by school officials. Pupils Were
assigned to seats and given supplies
and studies were taken up in eaInes.
Early returns to school au.nor-
tiles from principals indicate an un-
Virtually all OF the high and eie-
! mentary schools heard from by the
officials indicated that the reg1stra-
tion was larger than anticipated.
Exact Figures Unknown.
Accurate enrolment figures. how
ever. will not be forthcoming until
late this afternoon. when supervisory
officials make their reports to the
administratlon headquarters al .ne
Franklin School. The officials. how
ever, are confident that today'e en-
rollment figures will reach at least
So 900 These figures will steadily
increase until about October 15. when
| the peak will be reached. At that
| time the officials expect the enroll
ment to total about $1,000.
Failure Of a number Of the addi-
tions completed during the summer
somewhat disappointed the officials.
Definite arrangements had been made
| to open the new Kingsman School
and the additions to six other build
ings, but a survey today by the au-
roe and Deanwood additions had been
completed for occupancy. The in
! ability to open the new Kingsman
| School and the additions to the Bu-
l chanan, Mott, Wheatley and the John
Eaton. 1t was said. was due to the
l 1on nlr ~ f,rrn
| ment. which has been delayed in
transit on account of the railroad
strike --.--- .-,~-------
Central. Eastern and Business high
| schools, opened with a registration
exceeding the: estimates S4 their re,
i-wesrert;- according to earTyt reports,
| had enrollments approximating the
estimates Of the officials.
Marked Increases Noted.
| Supervising pdncipals of the first.
I'thirds fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and
ninth. divisions predicted marked in
! creases In enrolment over that re-
| Congestion in several grades was
brought to their attention early this
morning in every division but the
eighth, which, though running ahead
Of last year in the number Of pupils
seemed in atfairly comfortable con-
| dition.
In the first division about 6.4oo
children were admitted and six port
able classrooms. four 1T the Eaton.
| one at the Tenley and one at the
vantage. The third grades at the
Eaton and Dennison schools were
forced to operate on two shifts but
the remainder of the grades in the
schools Of this division operated with
| Considerable congestion was noted
in the third division. in charge OF
Robert L. Haycock. He said this
| morning that nineteen portables were
| in use and that several grades wore
doubling up at the Petworth. West
and Brightwood Heights schools. The
! Takoma Park School also was crowd
ed. due to the influx of the MARYLAND
children. An unusual number Of kim
dergarten and first grade children
! sought admittance in this division.
| Fifth Division Crowded.
| More than $500 children crowded
into the schools Of the fifth division,
Selden NJ. Ely, supervising principal.
said this morning The John Bur.
roughs and Langdon schools reported
crowded conditions, while the three
portables at the Gage School also
were filled to capacity.
! Miss Flora L. Hendley. in charge of
the sixth division. reported the work
4 ln6 Ol Two 5ulltS dI Suo Vh0ASAoy
! School and five portables In use. Two
are at the Blair, one at the Madison
and two at the Wheatley. The pri-
| mary grades are doubling up In all
the schools OF this division.
Spots of congestion came to the at
! tention of Ephriam G. Kimball, super
intendent of the seventh division, but
he predicted that this would be elm
| mated as soon as the now Richard
Kingsman School Is opened. AS the
[ situation is today, portables are in
use at the Maurey, Edmonds ana Pea
body schools and two shifts are In
operation at the Edmonds.
An increase in the enrolment over
last June in the eighth division--S,406
is looked for by Miss Anne Beers
supervising principal, but not to the
extent that the schools In her section
| will be overcrowded.
All Past Records Beaten.
Hosmer M. johnson, In charge Of the
ninth division, said he believed the
enrolment superseded that Of any
restion which, however, he hopes to
see relieved as soon as the new addi-
tion Of the Buchanan School Is ready
for occupancy. This, he thinks; will
he in about two weeks. Two shifts
are now operating In the nth. sixth
| and, seventh grades at tho Bryan and
Lennox schools and In the primary
grades Of the a Crancn. Tyler and
the rolls of this division this morning
| BISHOP WHITEHEAD DIES.
Sudden Heart Attack Il Fatal to