The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
MORE TO SCHOOL
Enrolment i'm Elementary
Grades Increases 20 Per Cent.
May Be Difficult To Find Ade-
quate Quarters This Year.
H. S. ENROLMENT TO 1,40O
New PenweH School VIII Open
About February 1.
Investigation VIII Be Made In
TO School Conditions Here.

There will be an increase of nearly
$500 or 20 per cent in the Topeka
elementary school enrolment this fall
if all children who are required by
law o~attend school do so, according
TO school census figures made pub
lie today by A. J. Stout. superintendent
of schools.
The school congestion will be the
greatest in the history of the city, and
IL may be difficult for school officials
TO find adequate quarters for all pupils
IL is reported. The schools were very
crowded last year and the capacity
has been increased only by the addi-
ton OF three portable school buildings
containing two rooms each. The six
3 new Aindergartens to be opened by the
board of education this fall will help
20 take up this available space.
- -s.- Potwin School Unsafe.
The west portion of the Potwin
school has been declared unsafe and
four rooms in the building may not
be available. says Stout. The new
Penwell school building under con-
struction at Thirteenth street and Bos-
well avenue. will not be ready for oc-
cupancy- before February 1, says Stout
Another needed Improvement in the
school situation is more convenient
manual training and domestic art
headquarters for some of the pupils,
says Stout Pupils residing in the west
Oh the &6lLEdA park AASlEAtA1
near the edge OF the city limits, are
now forced to go to Polk school for
this instruction, he says. Crowded
conditions also exist on the east side
and in North Topeka. A new Junior
high school is needed in North To-
peka, officials say
The school board has purchased
available sites for needed new build
ings. but is not financially able to start
work On new structures this year.
MI n G-oN~
Altho a very large enrolment is ex-
pected in the high school this year.
there will be plenty of room, officials
. say The Junior high schools tend to
hold the enrolment there partially in
check The high school enrolment is
estimated at between ], $50 and 400.
There are 1913 persons of school
age in Topeka, says Superintendent
uSteuu. The school age is to 81 years.
OF this n1mber 1908 children are at
tending private and parochia1 schools.
Two thousand, nine hundred and thir-
ty-eight of the IS, 900 are grade school
graduates or are over 16 years of age
or under years of age Between 500
and 200 of this number will attend
kindergarten.
The number of children who are re-
qaiEed TO attend school is S.747. The
elementary school enrolment last year
was PAP. OF the 1900 increase some
OF the pupils will be forced to be abb
sent. due to sickness and other all
ments, but this will be partially offset
by the increased kindergarten ENROLL
ment.
To Make Investigations.
I'VE are going to conduct an iu-|
vestigation this fall and account 1U-
every child not in school, said Stout.
IF they are not in school, we wish to-
know the reason why
The private and church school en-
roilment in Topeka by ward districts
is as follows: Branner. 23O; Central
Park. 81; Clay, rs; Gage Park o;
Grant. A; Harrison, liz; Lafayette,
U.s. Lincoln. IT'S; Lowman, So; Polk,
50s Potwin, "a; Quincy, 1914; Quinton
Heights. o; State Street, S19; Summer,
leo. and Van Buren,, IS.
FF Four New Teachers.
The announcement of the appoint-
rlRn. of four new kindergarten teach
ers was made today by superintendent
Stcnt. They are: Miss May Keeps, OF
Lawrence; Miss Margaret Godfrey. of
Washington. Ia; Miss Rosa Walsh, OF
Topeka and Miss Laura Tomlinson, of
Topeka
Monday will be a genuine Labor day
for Superintendent Stout. He will
meet with the ward principals at 10l
O'Clock in the morning and the teach
ers at o'clock in the afternoon 20
cornplete arrangements for the open
ing of school next Tuesday.