Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
$1,000 D. c. PUPILS
BACK At SCHOOL,;
GAIN OF 1900 SEEN
Routine Class Work Begins
TomorroW-TWo Build
ings Opened.
GRADUAL INCREASES
TO $4,000 EXPECTED
Problem of Nonresident Stu
dents Will Be Decided Later.
Two Schools Bar Them.

Vacation for some $4,000 school
children ended today when assign
ments to new classes, class rooms and
school buildings began at 9 am in
the 174 elementary, vocational, junior
and senior high schools of this city.
Routine class work, however, will
not begin until tomorrow, when the
schedule will continue until 3 pm.
Shorter sessions were held in many of
the schools today, ending when the
new classes were organized and as
signments of first lessons were made.
The anticipated enrolment of g.
900 is based on figures Of past years
and allows for an increase of aproxi-
mately 1000 pupils. Actual figures,
however, on the first days enrolment
will not be compiled until the close
Of the schools this afternoon and the
reports of principals can be submitted
to the statistical Office at the Frank
lin Administration Building.
Newcomers Expected.
The largest new group expected Is,
as usual, new kindergarten and first
grade pupils. Close to $500 children
S and 6 years Of age are in this
classification. Other newcomers will
be transferred from other cities. To
Offset these two groups were last
June's high school graduates and
the pupils whose families have moved
away from Washington.
Although one new senior high
school and grammar school addition
were opened today for the first time,
Junior high school addition are to be
ready within the next month, the
net gain of 1000 will continue to
overcrowd the system just as it has
been for number of years. The
physical additions to the system have
fallen steadily behind the enrolment
gains since before 1929.
At Woodrow Wilson High School, on
Nebraska avenue between Wisconsin
and Connecticut avenues, an enroll
ment Of 500 was anticipated, relieving
to that extent Western and Central
High Schools. The new plant, which
has already cost $l,350,000 and for
which landscaping and the conStruc-
ton of an athletic stadium remain
to be completed, will have capacity
of $500 pupils. The plant now con-
tains Is class rooms, large number
OF laboratories and special rooms,
two gymnasiums and an auditorium
that will seat 1900.
Nelson New Principal.
Norman ]. Nelson. formerly assist
ant principal at Western High School.
Is the new principal and welcomed his
new charges today. Nelson was sue
ceeded at Western by Robert Anderson.
formerly Statistician for the school
system. Applicants for the statisti-
clans post have until Saturday to ask
for appointment, the post still being
vacant.
Perhaps the most confusing task of
the opening day was the temporary
assignment of some 500 pupils as
signed to the new Anacostia High
School, which after october will
house both junior and senior high
school grades.
Chester w. Holmes, new principal
there, directed the work of making
the temporary arrangements. Pupils
at Anacostia will come from the Ran
die Highlands, Ketcham-Van Buren,,
Congress Heights, Stanton and Ben
ming Schools Later others will be
transferred from Eastern, which is
badly overcrowded. Those entering
the junior high classes reported Is
minutes early today at the Van Buren,
annex Congress Heights and Randle
Highlands Schools.
Eastern High School conducted two
separate openings. Since the plant
Is not large enough to care for all
pupils at one time, half the student
body reported at am and will re-
main in classes until 1890 pm. The
other half reported at l pm. and will
remain in class until S pm. This
schedule will be followed throughout
the year.
May Get New Teachers.
Provisions have been made for the
addition Of number Of teachers, but
until the actual enrolment by schools
can be checked, it was said at the
Franklin School today, the number to
be given jobs cannot be determined.
Nonresident pupils, were banned
entirely today, but provisions will be
made for them after the rush Of the
first few days. Roosevelt and Eastern
will accept no non-residents at all
M. nd
Mckinley will determine whether
non-residents may be accommodated.
Next Monday Western will decide If
It has room. Woodrow Wilson will re-
ceive applicants from Maryland only.
Last year there were 2,470 non-resi-
dent pupils in the system.
Night schools also will open tonight.
Glasses in the white schools will open
at Central, Mckinley and Roosevelt
High Schools, Hine Junior High
School, Abbot Vocational School and
Webster School at $50 pm. Glasses
will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays.
In the colored schools, night classes
viii open at Armstrong and Car
dozo High Schools, Randall and Gar
net-Patterson Junior High Schools,
Phelps Vocational School and the
Briggs. Burrville, Lovejoy and Stevens
Elementary Schools.
After the enrolment of $4,000 to-
day, estimated increases are a total
of $1,000 tomorrow, $4,000 Wednesday.
$4,000 Thursday, $4,000 by next
Thursday and $4,000 by November /.