Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
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To ENTER SCHOOLS
Officials Kept Busy Issuing
laSt.Minute Notices to
Prospects.

With q steady stream of applicants Tor
admission to Washington senior high
schools filiry through its entrances, and
the school officials busily' engaged In
issuing last-minute notices TO prospec-
tive pupils their parents and to the
teachers of the system. the Franklin
Administration Building of the pubic
schools today presented a scene of bus
Ting activity in preparation for the
oncning of the school year Monday
morning At Q o'clock.
Two-hundrcd boys and girls who
either were being transferred from
private paYochial or out-of-town senior
h'2h schools or similar institutions in
the District system or seeking entrance
in high school for the first time from
nnn-public elementary schools had been
interviewed by members Of the board of
admission nv noon today. At least
twoscore other APPLICANTS were waiting
IN TIE Franklin Building auditorium
az that tins and these. with the youths
who viii call at the building this after
noon. will be interviewed later today.
These applicants are required to pre-
sent credentials signifying their elegi-
bility for entrance in senior high
school of the local system. Those who
cannot present such evidence are being
advised to return to the Franklin Build
ing at 9 O'Clock Saturday morning,
when they will be examined in the sub
jects required for high school entrance.
Personnel of Board
The members of the board of admis-
eions on duty today are: Perry p. Hay
IF the Mckinley High School. chairman:
Miss Mabel c. Halves. representing the
Junior high schools. secretary: Dr. A.
L. Howard Of Business. Miss p E. Sher-
man. Central: Miss LA Monk of East
ern End Miss j. B. Edmonston of West
ern High School.
While the board of admission was
in session. DR. Frank w. Ballou. SUPER
intendent of schools: Robert L. Hay
cock. assistant superintendent in charge
Of elementary educat ton. and Seldom M
Ely chairman of the school safety COM
mittee, sat in annual conference with
Mai. Edwin B. Hesse. superintendent of
police, to discuss safety problems aris-
ing from the opening of the city schools
Mai. HesSe promised to station police
men at all the danger points" near CITY
schools in all sections. and declared his
intention to study the situations sur
rounding new buildings with view to
Offering adequate protection through
the stationing of additional policemen.
The school which will receive partic-
ular attention of both the Police De-
pertinent and school officials is the
New Mckinley High School. Second and
T streets northeast
Mr.. Haycock said today that the ave-
nues of approach to the building will
Dc watched to determine the most heavi-
~ Travelled routes before police guar
diars will be assigned. AS last year, the
police guard throughout the city will
be on duty at the various schools
each school day from $50 to 9 am.
from II m. to pm. and for a period
beginning at pm. Both Dr. Ballou
and Maj. Eesse will issue public state
n1ents in accordance with their annual
custom concerning punils' safety on the
streets within a few Gays. II was indi-
Gated today.
LaSt-Minute Notices.
The last-minute statement issued
by Dr. Ballou was one notifying teach
sYs and principals throughout the school
system IF the necessity Of receiving
from each pupil entering school for the
first time documentary evidence of his
age.
IAN exact record becomes absolutely
necessary for a proper classification of
pupils, for correct census records and
for the effective enforcement of the
childs labor law" Dr. Ballou set forth.
Listing the acceptable evidence of age.
DR.. Ballou includes in his statement
birth certificates issued by an office of
vital statistics as the most satisfactory
record: passports and pabtismal rec
ords If satisfactory records cannot be
presented. The superintendent in
structs the principals to exercise their
own discretion in determining whether
an affidavit must be required.
In accordance with the practice of
previous wears. the department of
school attendance he's requested the
principals of the various buildings to
make reports as TO the names. ad-
dresses grades and dates of birth of
all children between the ages of and