Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
TOMORROW MARKS.
SCHOOL REOPEN|NG.
FOR AUTUMN TERM.
65,500 Boys and Girls Ex-
pected to Enroll in Glasses
First Day.
PORTABLE BUILDINGS
ARE CONTINUED IN USE
Peak of Enrolment Anticipated
Near End of Coming Fall
Semester.

Approximately $500 boys and girls
are expected to be enrolled in Washing
tons public schools when they reopen
at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, and
while none of the new school buildings
now nearing completion in various parts
of the city will be ready to receive them,
school officials are confident the new
structures will be available for use at
about the same time the years peak
enrolment is recorded near the end
Of the first semester.
As it is. the school year for the chill
dren will begin tomorrow with the same
facilities with which last year was
ended so that not only will u portable
buildings be continued in service, put
before the first three weeks are enoeo
several thousand children Will De placed
in part-time classes.
School officials, headed by DR.. Frank
w, Ballou, superintendent, however
are optimistic over the outlook for the
1q29-3O school year as a whole. They
point out that by February l net
increase of "a classrooms VIII be sup
piled through the completion OF the
new school buildings TINS numoer %
not only will provide amply for the
annual normal increase in enrolment,
hit will permit the reduction OF some
of the congestion from which the
schools have suffered for so many years.
Work Overtime.
While they specialized yesterday upon
the coming year and the events IL VIII
witness. the school officials worked
overtime on the last-minute prepare
ttons for the enrolment of the cltys
greatest number of opening day pupls
ever received. ..,.
Through the last-minute instructions
and announcements which were loICn t-
coming from the busy offices, parents
were advised that all pupils returning
tn their former school buildings LOT
promotion would report at O'CLOCK 10
their last year rooms. From there tnS ;y
will be sent to the higher classes. Puplls
who are being transferred from olle
building to another and who dld not
obtain transfer cards from their olo
schools last June are to report 10 tne
old school first. Pupils who received
transfer cards in June, however, Will
report direct to their new schools:
pupils entering school for the nrst
time. either in kindergarten or IN tne
first grade, are to be taken oy CneI
PARENTS to the school building nearest
{ta;r homes Parents of these young
sters are asked by the school ofticiais
tn take with them birth certincaIe
ar other acceptable documentary eVl.
r3ence of the little pupils age, so that
an accurate record may be made IN
the administration Offices OF the cnuos
school entry. All new pupils, tne ON
cials point out, must be vaccnateo De-
fore they may be received In class.
First Day Roll Small.
The first school-day rolls never are
as great as the subsequent enro!lment,
II was explained at the Franklin ad-
ministration yesterday. but. because
school is being opened a trlne later
this wear than usual, slightly greater
number of pupils may enter school to-
morrow. In their estimates, officials
have established 1900 as the normal
annual increase in first-day rolls. Last
wear. 63.128 boys and girls entered
school on the first day, so that tne
estimated roll of $500 for tomorrow
represents an increase OF z,S.l Over
last year. It would not be improbable,
however, they said, If the increase
reached the 1000 mark.
The wears highest enrolment Will
ne reached in December, when roll
of $500 probably will be reached.
Shortly after the peak enrolment IS
recorded, all of the buildings now
nearing COI1DI6blOIl, VIII bO ASoNJ W.
receive classes. In the "a elementary
classroonns which they will add to the
total of school facilities, additional &C
commodations for 3,040 children Will
be provided The first of these struc-
lures. the eight-room addition to the
Burrville School and the addition to
the Francis Junior High School, both
colored, will be ready for occupancy
october /, or very shortly thereafter.
The Francis Junior High School will
provide six classrooms for seventh and
eighth grade pupils.
First One Complete.
The eight-room addition to the Ray
rnond School is expected to be the first
of the new white schools to be COM
pleted and its first classes probably will
be seated early in November. The re-
manning new schools and the number
of classrooms which each will afford
the relief of present congestion are the
Ben w. Murch, 8 rooms; the new
Ianedon, 10 rooms (this is a 2O-room
structure. but the IL classes now housed
in the old Langdon School will be
transferred to the new Structure);
Powell School, rooms; Paul Junior
High School, IL elementary grade
rooms, and the Adams, 16 rooms. All
of these buildings will be occupied by
the beginning of the second semester.
Inc AuuIOlOLldA AoNAhOACS WAAANAA
structures will provide after caring for
the normal numerical increase in en-
rollnents, DR.. Ballou said yesterday,
probably will be applied toward the re-
duction of the part-time classes which
of necessity will be organized almost
with the opening of school. The Y
portableS which will remain in use, he
said, have been inspected and found
safe, so that officials are planning an
assault upon the part-time class evil.
Last year, 1t was shown, there were
approximately 5000 children In part
time classes in District schools and It
Is likely that less than this number will
receive abbreviated class accommoda-
ton this year. At the same time def1-
mite advance has been made in the re.
duction Of the amount Of rented school
quarters. Only $1,000 was appropri-
ated this year for rental of properties
used by the schools, whereas last year
1000 was used for this purpose.
From 1919 until 1925 the annual rental
Of these properties was $16,50O, so that
this years figure represents a reduc-
ton Of more than so per cent in the
use of such quarters.
Conditions Changing.
DR.. Ballou said yesterday that it Is
barely possible also that one or two
portables might be eliminated in Feb
Tuary. although he was not willing tt
k,anlpo defiuife assertion on this DOint