Evening star., 1932-09-11

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Economies Necessary.
Another feature of the 1928 school
year in the District of Columbia sys-
tenn will be the operation Of classes
with stricter regard for economy than
perhaps ever before. The operation Of
the economy act, carrying the provision
that no vacancies may be filled except
by signed order of the President of the
United States. is expected to result in
an intense use of the teaching person.
mel, even to the point of the establish
ment of larger classes per teacher.
And with this outlook the public
school authorities announce their plans
for the actual opening of the buildings
under them. Children who will have
reached their fifth birthday anniver-
sary by November / will be admitted
to kindergartens. Those who will be
years old by that date may enter the
first grade of the elementary schools.
These children, under the official in
structionS to be issued tomorrow, should
be taken to the school building nearest
their homes. Principals of all elemen-
tary schools will be at their respective
buildings next Friday and Saturday
from am. to 10 am. and from pm.
to 6 pm. for the purpose of registering
new pupils.
Since the law requires that such pu-
pills be vaccinated, parents must pre-
sent to the principals they interview
certificates OF vaccination. Likewise,
because the age limits for beginning
pupils are matters of law, parents must
present birth certificates or other ac-
ceptable documentary evidence Of their
children's birth date.
All elem.=sxsry school pupils who
were in ths schools last year, except
those promoted to junior or senior high
schools, are to report to the class rooms
they last occupied on opening day Of
school. From these they will be sent
on to their new locations.
New Students Instructed.
Pupils who we're promoted to higher
schools are to report to their respective
senior high schools at am. on open
ing day.
Students who are entering District
high schools from without the system
have still another procedure to follow.
White pupils are to appear before the
Board of Admissions, in session at the
Thomson School, Twelfth and L streets,
on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week between 8:45 am. and pm.
They must present certificates or ortl-
cial credentials from their former
schools showing the work which they
have completed. Colored applicants
for admission to high school are to ap-
ply to the Board OF Admissions at the
Dunbar High School on Wednesday and
nf this hpTuRpn QAh
am. ana pm. They, too, must show
credentials as to work accomplished.
New junior high school pupils are to
follow the same procedure set up for
elementary school pupils-they wiz pre-
sent themselves at the Junior nigh
school nearest their homes.
While pupils will return TO their edu-
cational routine a week from tomor-
row, September 10, the 5000 teachers
OF the system will report Ior duty TINS
Friday, when they meet with their re-
spectiVe supervising principals These
sessions, scheduled for 1890 am, Will
be held as follows: Division l, at the
Gordon Junior High School; division 3,
Raymond School; division 5, Langley
Junior High School; division 8, Wheat
lev School: division 7, Bryan School;
division 10, Morgan School; division II,
Cleveland School, and division 13, Bell
School.
Faculties of the teachers colleges ana
of the senior high schools will meet at
their respective buildings at lO:5o am.
Friday. thus week. Similarly, the vo-
cational school teachers will assemble
at their buildings at the same time.
Roosevelt Prepared.
The opening of the new RooSeVelS
High School, which was compIeteo anu
+nrned over to the school authorltleS
Ieta last month. is being preceded by a
rnsh of last-minute preparations tnls
week One of the biggest tasks con-
fronting the administrators Is the IN
stallation of the pupils furniture. Inc
first of three carloads of this equlpment
reached washington only last THURSDAY,
snd crews of Workmen attacked tne JOY
cf Installing it Immediately. Otner con,
signments of desks and chairs VIII
reach washington either TO-DAY OF eail y
this week. Confidence Is felt IN Ine
ability of those in charge to nave tne
furniture ready for use by the opeiiAie
day.
Much of the schools equipment, now
ever, will not be available for use Ior
an almost indefinite period. This oe-
layed equipment will include, notaDly,
the laboratory devices and much OF the
cafeteria furniture. Contracts for the
delivery of supplies are yet to be exc
cuted. Meanwhile, the Roosevelt High
School is confronted with the same SIT
uation that marred the opening several
wears ago of the new Mckinley High
School at Second and T streets north
east. In that structure students ano
teachers used boards laid across boxes
and barrels as cafeteria tables for some
weeks. while the laboratories were
equally as makeshift for months.
Allan Davis, principal of the RooSe
welt, which is the successor to the olt
Business High School at Ninth stree
and Rhode Island avenue, already ha
the names Of 1920 students who expec
to enroll in the new school. He nov
is working out schedules OF classes AM
taarber aesionmerlts with his faculty. S