Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
4,9BO ENROLLED
IN C|TY'S SCHOOLS;
INCREASE IS 1910
Two Carloads of Furniture
Still Sought for New
Buildings.
NO OTHER PROBLEMS
OF CONGESTION FOUND
Junior High Enrolment Shows
Largest Gain in District
System.

The enrolment OF the public schools
reached 1890 yesterday, representing
an increase Of 1910 over the second
day of the school year in 1880.
Meanwhile, no specific problems Of
congestion other than those evident
Monday were reported to Franklin
School Administration Building. School
authorities, however, still are seeking
Two carloads Of furniture destined for
installation in the new school buildings
opened for the first time this year. No
child Is without a seat in the interim.
however, as the temporary chairs pro-
vided by the business manager of the
school system yesterday still are being
used.
The junior high school enrolment
Tor the second day represented the larr-
est increase in the number of pupils
In any phase of the school system
There was 1878 carried on the school
DOCKS. On the same day last wear
the junior high schools were accommo.
dating 1881, or 1893 less than those
enrolled yesterday.
Other Figures Given.
The senior high schools, with 1885.
were 900 pupils ahead Of last year. with
the vocational schools, with a total roll
OF BIS, exceeded the comparable figure
OF last year by IS. A gain of as IN
the teachers colleges enrolment was
recorded yesterday with the enrolment
The elementary schools, however. stu
were 1908 below last years figures. The
total elementary enrolment to date is
4I,4O5. as compared with 4e,008 of q
year ago.
Central High School has the largest
single enrolment with 1853. which was
231 ahead of its secondary figure for
last year. Mckinley High School, de-
signed to accommodate / 300 pupils, en-
rolled 2.55l yesterday to register the
largest single gain of any high school.
Western Total Drops.
Eastern High School with 2.199 was
70 ahead of last year, while western.
which last year was forced on a double
shit program OF classes by excessive
enrolment, was SIS below a year ago
with a total roll of 1880. This school
received its chief relief from the new
addition to the Gordon Junior High
School adjoining It and from the Alice
Deal Junior High further north In
Western Highs territory.
Dunbar still led the colored senior
high schools with total enrolment of
i,S5T, giving IT gain of So. Arm
strong followed with roll Of 1859,
while Cordozo was last with $50.
Langley Junior High School, adjoin-
ing Mckinley, Is laboring under ter
rifle roll The Last pupils enrolled
there yesterday forced the authorities
to consider moving some of that schools
pupils into available space at the Gage
Elementary School. The second high
esq junior high school roll was at Hine,
where 1858 students enlisted.
Other junior high school enrollments
on the second day follow: Stuart, GAG;
mcfarland and Paul, each GOT; Cor
don, 894; Powell, 694: Jefferson, SGT;
Eliot, 528, and Deal, sos.
The Shaw Junior High School, with
1924, led the colored Junior high school
field. Other colored junior high en-
rollments were: Randall, Lib; Garnet
Patterson, s61; Francis, 672, and Car
dozo, 258.