Evening star., 1932-09-20
STRICT BAN LIFTED
At ROOSEVELT HIGH
FOR NEARBY PUPILS
Others Taken in Addition to
Those Enrolled in Busi-
ness Courses.
THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR
ENTRIES STILL OPPOSED
City Day School Figures Climbing
Steadily Toward $4,000 Mark,
With 76,155 Listed.

The bars were let down to students
living in the vicinity Of the new The
core Roosevelt High School by DR..
stephen E Kramer. first assistant su-
perlntendent in charge of high schools.
at noon today, following a personal
survey OF the territory and the enroll
ment demands being made at the new
81 100000 institution
meanwhile. the enrolment figures Of
1o'l55 for the opening day yesterday
were slowly mounting toward the 30
ouG estlnate made late last week Alto
eetHer' 6z,428 persons enrolled in the
gay ana evening schools yesterday.
me Gay school enrolment was 68 969.
100 over the opening figures of a year
ago, but much of this abnorma! in
crease is explained by the fact that last
ycars frst school day was a Jewish
religious holiday and many children did
hoI enter school until day later.
Boundary Lines Fixed,
In announcing the lifting of the strict
pan which ne had placed on new MI
plIs for the Roosevelt High School, Mr..
Kramer declared that all high school
chiidren living south of Farragut street
and north of Spring road, and between
ROCK Creek Park on the west and SOL
oIeIS rome on the east would be ad-
mitted to the first and second wear
classes.
Until today the building enrolled onlv
1t last June, and those who are to
pursue intense business courses. The
business course student will continue
to be admitted to Roosevelt from all
sections of the city.
The new first and second year stu
1F7rV Wi 1T =
today. however, need not be business
Stuoents. but may be those who seek a
standard academic course. DR.. Kra-
mer would discourage third and fon-tb
year students from efforts to enroll at
Roosevelt on the ground that these
higher years Of academic work had not
been fully developed at the old Business
High School, which the Roosevelt
School succeeds.
BY the time the first and second year
students enrolled this year are ready
for the third and fourth year work.
he said. Roosevelt's academic depart-
nent will be ready for them. In estab-
fishing the boundaries today Dr. Kra-
rler said that this territory will be ex-
tended if the new enrolment does not
seem to tax its capacity to the point
Of congestion.
@,Joo LHter OCNlral.
Central High School yesterday ad-
mitted 2586. in comparison with 2.265
last year. Mckinley was second yes
terday with total Of 1852, against the
2,l72 OF last year. EaSternS opening
day roll was 2,348 yesterday. compared
with 2,o77 a year ago, while Western
compared with the 1,4S8 it admitted
year ago. The new Theodore RooSe-
velt High School enrolled 1403 persons
yesterday. although it already had the
names Of 1920 persons certified for
entrance there at the close of school
last year. The school expects to make
up the difference before the end Of
the week
Dunbar led the senior colored high
schools in enrolment with 434,
against the 1.348 of last year. Arm
strong High School opened the year
with 1872, an increase Of 70 over last
year.
Of the 4,089 students who enrolled in
the night schools last night, Mckinley
had the largest number, registering
1.490. The new Roosevelt was second
with 1900. Central was next with
Sic. while others included Hine, 444;
Webster AmericaniZation School, ITO,
and the Abbott Vocational. 169.
The Garnet-Patterson led the COL
ored night school enrolment with a
student body of 644. followed closely
by the Shaw, with $50, and the Arm
strong, with SAG.
Other colored night school enroll
ments follow: Francis, 109; Lovejoy.
104; Bell, 100; Burrville. 38, and Briggs.
f. The total colored night school en-
rollment was 2.l84.
Enrollments in the night schools are
expected to be brought up during the
first two weeks. SO that the expected
1000 mark will be surpassed.