Evening star., 1935-09-08
$4,000 PREDICTED
NOVEMBER TOTAL
Crowding in Coming Year
Anticipated as Great
as Previously.

An increase of approximately 1000
pupils over last years enrolment is
anticipated for the opening Of the
District public schools September %.
In the neighborhood of $4,000 chill
dren will flock back to school on the
first day. according to advance esti-
mates prepared by Robert Anderson,
statistician for the District public
school system. BY November, the
total probably will have grown to
$4,000 students. If this expected in
crease materializes, schools will be as
crowded during the coming year as in
the past. since the principal facilities
added are the new Woodrow Wilson
High School and the Anacostia Senior
Junior High School.
Last year. 1902 children enrolled
the first day, while the years peak
was 81 ,358.
Estimates Prepared Yearly.
Each September, Mr.. Anderson care
fully prepares estimates of the num-
Der of pupils who probably will be ne
rolled and his figures never are tar
on population studies and Shrewd cal
culations of economic and social
trends.
The unusually large opening day in
crease expected this year is attributed
to the late opening of school. The
opening day last year fell on Septem-
Der IT, making it impossible for hun
dreds Of children returning tardily to
the city from Summer vacations to
enroll on time. These, however. will
be able to be on hand for this years
beginning of classes.
Anderson figured that the 1885 sec
ond day enrolment probably would
reach $1,000, while figures for the
fourth and fifth days would be $4,000
and 80 500 respectively. These totals
are expected to grow to $4,000 by
Thursday OF the second week Of school.
1890 to Enter kindergarten.
Last years second day enrolment
was 83,979 pupils. On the fourth day,
s6,3s4 had entered school, and 86.737
on the fifth day. BY Thursday Of the
second school week, the number had
mounted to SO, 1877.
Some $500 children will enter
kindergarten or the first grade for
the first time this year. New pupils
will be admitted to the kindergartens
II they are five years of age or older,
by November /. and to the first grades
II six years old by the same date.
Parents are required to present GER
tificates of birth.
All children not on public school
rolls ut the close Of last year who
wish to enter the graded schools and
kindergartens must apply for admis-
sion tickets at the schools nearest
their homes. Principals will be at the
school buildings September 20 and Il
from to 10 am, and from to 6
pm. Vaccination certificates must be
furnished.
Because Of congestion in the senior
and junior high schools. restrictions
on the enrolment Of pupils from out
side the borders Of the District have
been ordered.
Roosevelt and Eastern will receive
no nonresident students; the new
woodrow Wilson High School will take
non-residents from Maryland only;
Western will bar all pupils from ad-
joining States until September &c.
when it will be determined whether
any can be admitted. Central and
Mckinley have set September 26 as
the date on which they will decide
to take in or refuse Maryland and
Virginia students.
Six Bar Nom Residents.
Non-residents are definitely barred
from the Paul, Powell, Taft. Eliot,
Stuart and Hine Junior High Schools,
while at the Mcfarland, Gordon,
Deal, Langley and Jefferson non-resi-
dents will be admitted after Septem-
ber rs "in such numbers as q proper
(ContinIIed on Pare 4, Column 3D.