Evening star., 1934-09-18
SCHOOLS JAMMED
BEYOND CAPACITY
AS RECORDS FALL
D. c. Enrolment of 77,9O2
for First Day Presents
Serious Problem.
1000 MORE PUPILS
TODAY SWELL TOTAL
Eastern and Western High Off,
cials Meet Situation by Using
Staggered Hour System.

Record f1rst-day enrolment figures
in the District public schools indicate
that overcroWding, which presented a
serious problem to school officials last
year, will be even more acute during
the coming term.
The total enrolment for all schools
was 77,902, as against the total first
day enrolment last year of 77128,
showing an increase of TIA. En-
rollment of approximately 1000 ad-
ditional students was expected to
swell the total today.
School officials said first-day figures
probably will be between 5000 and
10000 less than the maximum en-
rollment experienced during the year
Three high schools are badly over
crowded even now, and eight junior
high schools have enrollments con-
siderably in excess of their theoreti-
cal capacity.
Junior High Rooms Jammed.
Both Eastern and Western High
Schools again are using a staggered
hour program to care for extra stu
dents In the junior high schools, no
such plan is employed, the students
being crowded into class rooms.
Eastern High School, with flrst-day
enrolment of 2,576, set the record for
the largest number of students and
also for the worst case of overcrowd-
ing. The capacity of the school is
estimated at 1000. This years en-
rollment at Eastern is 294 less than
the flrst-day enrolment last year,
however.
Roosevelt, with 1772 students, was
272 above its capacity, and 1913 above
last years figures. Western accom-
modated 222 students above its Ca
pacity yesterday with an enrolment
of l,722, an increase of 154 over last
years.
Central High, with an enrolment
Of 2,230, and Mckinley, with 1889,
were slightly under their estimated
capacities.
Deal Badly Crowded.
In the case of the junior high
schools, Deal presented the worst case
of overcrowding, with 982 pupils, and
y Capacity O1 OOO. ILLS 4A6 01 -
represented an increased enrolment
over last year of 81. Hine came next
with l,l04 students and capacity of
875, an increase Of 50 from last year.
Other junior high schools whose
irst-day enrollments were in excess
of their theoretical capacity were
Eliot, Gordon, Langley, Mcfarland,
Paul and Powell.
The three colored senior high
schools all were below capacity en-
rollment
The total enrolment for the senior
high schools was 1854, as against
a capacity of 1920, and for the
junior high schools 1921, as against
O capacity of $4,000.
The white senior high schools en-
rolled 1O,289 and the colored 3,265.
These two divisions have capacities
of 9,070 and 1850, respectively. The
white junior high school enrolment
was 11,277 and the colored junior
high schools 4,844. Their respective
capacities are 10,390 and 5,610.
Marylanders Are Barred.
Maryland students desiring senior
or junior high school courses in the
District were hard put yesterday to
find a school which would admit
them. Deal Junior High School,
hardest hit of any of the Junior highs
in overcrowding, was unable to accept
out-of-town students, although this
school is most conveniently located
to Maryland students in the Chevy
Chase Bethesda section.
Paul Junior High School, another
institution convenient to Maryland
students. closed it's doors to them be-
cause of excessive enrolment. The
senior high schools also were dis
couraging Maryland entries.
The night school first-day registra-
ton totaled 3,701, E. j. Lockwood, di-
rector, stated. He predicted, however,
that this figure would be doubled by
the end of the week
Both the Wilson and Miner Teachers
Colleges showed slightly decreased
enrolment from last year. Wilson re-
ported 400 students, as against 500
the first day last year. and Miner 367,
as against 424 last year.