The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-09-06
ATTENDANCE At
SCHOOLS LARGE
REGISTRATION REACHES 1000
MARK BY WEDNESDAY NOON
MORE EXPECTED

With every teacher on the job and
every detail of organization planned
ahead the Moscow city schools be-
gan the 1922-1923 term Tuesday with
prospects for the largest enrolment
ever. The registration Wednesday
noon had passed the 1000 mark and
considerable more pupils are expect
ed to enroll shortly.
The enrolment Tuesday evening
amounted to 989 in all departments.
Twelve more enrolled Wednesday
morning. The figures Tuesday eve
ming showed an attendance Of Ats boys
and 514 girls in the grade and sec
ondary schools.
Whitworth school lead in the num-
ber registered with 273 boys and 237
girls or total of 510 pupils enrolled.
The high school followed second with
124 boys and 208 girls, total 332. In
the Irving school the attendance had
reached 78 boys and SO girls, total
147.
According to advices received from
Superintendent Phi. Soulen, the school
year started off smoothly and har-
moniously in every department.
Friction was avoided by the coopera-
tion of the parents and pupils That
allowed the details of registration,
class assignments and securing OF
textbooks to be made Monday morning.
Registration in the high school is
being somewhat delayed by number
of pupils who have not yet registered
but undoubtedly expect to later, SAID
Mr. Soulen. The occasion for the de-
ferring of enrolment by these persons
Is laid to the urgent demand that Is
being made throughout this section
for laborers.
In regard to the situation, Superin-
ztendent Soulen stated that ''it will be
of very vital interest to those VINO
have not yet registered to do so at
once as the classes already under
way can in no way be held up. Those
who do not enter soon will be too
far behind to ever catch up and Will
be forced to lose the first semester's
credits.
'There has been a slight congestion
In the lower grades owing to the large
number of children who have entered
the first and second grades cont1n-
ued Superintendent Soulen," but we
are arranging whereby the crowding
can be overcome shortly.
ssIt is the plan to relieve the situa-
ton by making use of one room OF the
Lincoln building in the southeast part
of the city. This will take care OF
the matter and allow the children OF
that part of the town to attend school
nearer home"
The smoothness and regularity with
which the school began operations IS
laid to the organization that was per
fected before the date for. opening.
said Mr.. Soulen. "a full days work
was accomplished the first day ana
no time is being lost anywhere along
the way
"Although the present enrolment IS
not up to that of last year, there is
every reason to believe that 1t Will
be greater this term than ever. by
Wednesday noon the attendance III all
the public schools had exceeded the
1000 mark and is somewhat in excess
of the enrolment for the same period
last year
However, it is the desire Of the ad-
to get the ordeal OF ell
rolling late-comers over as soon as
possible in order that they may make
the courses offered this fall and not
be forced to remain out until the sec
ond semester becaues Of the advance
ment made by their classes berore
they enter"
Speaking of the school in general,
he pointed out the fact that there was
no flag flying from the high school
yet for the reason that the old one
has been worn out and new one has
not yet been procured. The purchase
of a new flag for the building is now
under consideration, said he, as ne
turned the leaves Of several illustrat-
ed catalogs.