Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-24
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
ACT TO RELIEVE
contested ROOMS
1880 Pupils Enrolled on
Second Day of Term, Set
ting New Record.
CRANE EXPLAINS DELAY
In NEEDED FOUNTAINS
Were Ordered Last Winter, but
Repair Shops Were Unable to
Rush Installation.

with the official count already show
ing more than 1880 pupils enrolled ir
The public schools yesterday, the Sec
cnd day of the year, school officials to-
day set in motion remedial measures for
the relief of the few seriously congesteo
buildings.
At the end of the day yesterday
telephoned reports from the schools to
the office Of George D. Strayer, statisti-
clan, gave a total enrolment Of 73,147
The receipt of formal reports this morn
ing, however. indicated at noon today
all District schools yesterday may have
exceeded even that record enrolment
by 200.
Fountains Ordered January 1.
Meanwhile. Jere ]. Crane. first as
Ristant superintendent in charge of bu-
giness affairs, replied to the charges
Of the Francis Scott Key Parent
Teacher Association that the School
Board had done nothing to provide that
school with additional drinking fountain
facilities. The association complained
late yesterday that with one fountain
for an enrolment of 236 children, many
boys and girls yesterday had to forego
either their needed recess recreation or
o drink of water since the recess period
was not long enough to permit that
number Of children to reach the foun-
tain
Mr.. Crane displayed official record of
his order for the installation of two
additional fountains dated January !,
1880. The order as recorded in his
flles, bore the insignia, emergency. y
When called upon for an explanation
today the District Repair Shop ex-
planned the delay by claiming the
abundance of work placed upon it not
only by school repairs but by the re-
Mobilization of the District Building
made it impossible to install the foun-
tains. The work win be rushed imme-
diately, however, it was promised.
Additional Teacher Assigned.
Robert L. Haycock, assistant super
1ntendent in charge Of elementary
schools announced today that he has
assigned another teacher to the Key
School to permit the division of a class
Of 60-odd children into two groups.
Thus. two part-time classes are being
established.
At the same time, Mr.. Haycock made
It known that the enrolment and at
tendance in the kindergartens of the
city are being watched very closely.
He will hold conference with his field
Officers and with the director of play
grounds at the end of this week, be
said, for the purpose Of studying the
trend in these classes. No kinder
garten will be closed until October IA
but, If on that date, a class fails to
show an average daily attendance of
IS, it will be closed.
The conference at the end of the
week may possibly determine upon the
transfer of more kindergarten teachers
TO the elementary grades, Hayccck ex-
planned. Such transfers would be Or
dered If the study of the first weeks
enrolment gave reasonable assurance
any of the remaining two-teacher
kindergartens did not warrant an extra
instructor.
Mr.. Strayer pointed out that study
Of the enrollments today showed the
Wilson Teachers College to have five
man students this year, compared with
Ahe lone man it boosted last season.
%ns veteran male returned this year as
4 sophomore, while the remaining four
Ire freshmen.