Evening star., 1933-09-10
MONT'COMERY'S&
SCHOOLS TO OPEN
Enrolment of More Than
1900 Students Likely.
Will Set Mark.
1y a STAN Correspondent of The Star:


ROCKVILLE, Md, September o.
The doors of Montgomery County's "a
public schools will swing open again
Wednesday morning and school chill
dren who have been enjoying a respite
from studies during the past three
months will troop through the portals
to resume claSswOrk.
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, superintend-
ent of schools. said today that an en-
rollment Of more than 10000 students,
which would shatter all attendance
marks In the county, is anticipated for
the new term The enrolment last
year was 11,770, or $50 more than the
number that attended school the pre-
ceding year.
During the vacation period the school
administration has been buSlly en-
gagged in making minor repairs 10
school buildings and recondltlonlng the
fleet of 80 busses that transport SUI
dents living in the rural area to ana
from their homes, and everything Is In
readiness for the new term.
Buses Painted Orange.
The busses have been painted bril-
Nnat orange in order that they can pe
easily distinguished on the road, less
ening the danger of accidents to Scnool
vans and the injury OF students. Ihey
formerly were painted Somber green.
DR.. Broome today urged all children
who are years of age, or who Will
become years old on or before Feoru-
arv l. to enter school and take up the
do al the outset of Ine
term Wednesday morning instead OF
waiting until the second semester opens
in February. In addition he urged
children who are years old, or VINO
will become by February l, to enroll
IN the Kindergarten classes at the be-
ginning of the term.
Under the State law he declared. all
children entering school must first be
vaccinated against smallpox. and those
who have not been vaccinated are urged
to have this done at the county health
department or by their family physl-
clan before school begins.
conference of teachers who will
hold forth in the county'S 81 lnStitu-
tions for white children will be held in
the Rockville High School Monday
morning at $50 to discuss and outline
work for the new term, while SINH
lar parley is scheduled for teachers OF
the 80 colored schools in the audito-
rum of the Rockville Colored School
at the same hour.
First Meeting Tomorrow.
The Montgomery County Teachers
Association will hold its first meeting
of the new term in the Rockville High
School Monday afternoon at o'clock.
On Tuesday morning the teachers
will report at their respective schools
to prepare their schedules of classes,
arrange for supplies and to complete
preparations for the beginning of regu-
lar classwork on Wednesday morning.
Enrolling Of pupils in the colo.t
schools will be accomplished Tuesday
morning at o'cock. while the work
OF enrolling white pupils will be car
ried out Wednesday morning immedi-
ately preceding the opening of classes.
Nine additional teachers have been
hired by the board Of education to take
care of the anticipated increase in en-
rollment, bringing the force of instruc-
tors employed in the county to 321
Six of the teachers were employed as
substitutes last term.
School Ordered Closed.
DR.. Broome said that the Mt Leba-
non Elementary School, a one-room
building. has been ordered closed by
the board of education and the stu
dents in that section of the county will
be transported to the Damascus Ele-
mentary School instead.
1t is expected, Dr.. Broome said, that
work on the S750,OOO school construc-
ton program proposed in Montgomery
County may be started during the new
term. He said that $525,0O0 is al
ready available. but action on a re-
quest for a S2250OO loan from the
Federal Government Is being awaited
before work on the new building is
started.
The program will require approx
mately Is months to complete, DR..
BrOOme declared