Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-22
D.. c. PUPILS GIVEN
MAKESH|FT CHAIRS
Crane Supplies Seats for All.
Initial Enrolment $685.,
With Part Time Classes.
REPAIR SHOP d

Every child In the new public school
buildings today was provided with q
chair.
These accommodations, makeshift as
they were IN some instances, contrast
ed strongly with the scenes In the new
er buildings yesterday. when several
hundred children were obliged to sit
on the floor or on schoolground lawns,
because shipments of school furniture
from Massachusetts were missing some
where along the way"
Following his survey yesterday Of the
school buildings and his fruitless search
for the missing two freight cars Of
furniture, Jere j. Crane, business man
ager Of the school system, issued rush
orders for the installation before o
Der Of chairs to accommodate every
child.
Consequently Mann School, in Wesley
Heights, and La Fayette School, in Chevy
Chase, today had clairs--aIl kinds of
chairs, folding, metal and wood chairs,
used in the combination assembly halls
gymnasiums; ordinary bridge set
chairs, common bent wood chairs, and
q few regulation class room chairs,
Initial Enrolment Falls.
Desks, however, still were lacking, and
pupils were piling their books and other
assorted chairs. The desks are expected
in this week.
Although yesterday witnessed the en-
rollment OF 1853 fewer boys and girls
than entered school on opening day a
year ago, the initial roll Of 68,935 served
to force the institution of three pairs of
part-time classes. Two of these were
created at the Orr School, where an
oversize class built itself up quickly
remain on part time pending the COM
pletion this term Of the Orr Schools
new addition.
Similarly, an oversize class at the
Key School had to be split into two
part-time classes, pending the compile
ton of that buildings second-fioor adj
dition. The third pair of part-tine
classes was established at the Adams
School, where heavy initial enrolment
placed an unexpected burden on the
buildings organization.
Holiday Cuts Total.
Despite the absence of many Jewish
pupils, kept from enrolling in the Dis
trict public schools yesterday by their
observance of Yom Kippur, senior high
schools showed an enrolment gain over
the opening day Of school last year.
Secondary schools, including the ninth
grade in Junior high. enrolled 400 more
students than In 1880. Their total was
14,809
The senior high schools also showed
gain, enrolling 1892 as compared
with ii 1878 year ago.
Teachers College received 500 stu
dents, as compared with $50 a year ago
on opening day. The vocational schools
recorded an increase of 81 students,
with 1877 enrolled on the first day,
The decrease occurred in the ele-
mentary schools, which also included
junior highs. Their total enrolment
yesterday was 52,7o7, which was 1902
fewer than on opening day last year.
Central High School led the senior
high rolls, with 1895 students, ~ more
than year ago. Mckinley was sec
ond, with 2,i72, an increase Of 8, while
Eastern was third, with 2,0T7, a gain
OF IL. Western enrolled i,4Sa yester-
day, II less than last year, while Bust
ness enlisted 914, as compared with
the 1,l72 1t enrolled last year.
Langley Junior High School led all
the junior high schools in the white
AAFNNAOAA2b WANAA a SObnA Va Ago4 ~.
This school was SO congested, in fact,
that plans were made today to use two
available rooms in the Gage Elementary
School, at Second and u streets.
Dunbar In First Place.
Hine Junior High School, with I,044
pupils, was second, while Stuart Junior
High, with 875, was third. The enroll
ment at the other white junior high
schools follows: Gordon, S26; Paul, S6l !;
Powell, 503; Macfariand. TIA; jefferson,
SIS; Deal, 43e, and Eliot, 49,.
Dunbar High School led the colored
senior highs In enrolment with l,34s, O
gain OF ~ over last opening day. Arm
strong was second with 1902, an in
crease Of 1873. while Cardoza brought uu
the rear with 426. which was i22 over
last year.
Shaw Junior High enrolled 1,25e ID
lead the colored section, while Randall
was second with 1919. Other colorec
junior high enroliments were Garnet
Patterson, el7; Francis. $40, and Car.
doza, 253.