The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-09-04

next IueSQay, Septemper [.
 Children in all grades except kin dergartens, should enroll promptly. Parents having children to enter in the kindergarten should take them to school and enroll them at 10 a. m. This class will ne later divided, part attending tNe morning session and part at the afternoon session.
 All grade schol children are to go directly to their rooms when they enter the building and be enrolled there. Students new to the Juneau Public Schools should take their re- port card, transcript of credits, or other evidence to show the grade they have completed.
 High School Notice
 High School doors open at 9:25 and at 9:30 all students of all class es will assemble in the study hall. Instructions for registering will be given at that time. All students will be in school all day. beginning with the first day. It will take most of the morning to register and in the afternoon text books will be issued and lessons assigned.
 A general teachers meeting has been called for a. m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Doors will not be opened to parents or students until 9:15, unless the weather is bad, in which case rooms will be provided. In no case will doors be opened before g a. m
 Text books will again be furnished free to all students.
 Admittance to the first grade of boys or girls who will attain the age of six years by next January 1st is announced by Supt. A. B. Phillips and kiddies who will be five years of age by the coming first of January will also be admitted to the kindergarten.
 Special Information
 The high school year is divided into two parts, each part consisting of semester, or approximately one half of the school year.
 Students may not enter high school until the elementary (grades 1 to 8 grades have been completed.
 When first entering high school it is necessary for first year stu- dent (freskman) to select studies from the program offered. He is given assistance in this by the teachers and it is the purpose of this little introduction to aid the be- ginning student in selecting sub jects and the advanced student to correct deficiencies. Naturally there are some subjects they cannot take and some that they know nothing at all about. Some of these latter are what are called required" sub jects. Then they can make their own choices from that are called "elec- tive' subjects.
 Credits Required
 Thirty-two credits are required for graduation from the Juneau High School. Of these, thirty must be what are termed academic" cre- dits and these must be divided into two majors" and two minors" A major is any subject taken for three years. For example, English taken for three years is major; biology, chemistry, and physics (three years of science) is a major. 4 minor is any subject taken for two years. For example, French I and II; III and w would be a minor. Physics and chemistry would be a All students are required to have two years of history, including History, four years of and one year of science be- sides meeting major and minor re- quirements for graduation.
 Foreign language, taken for twol years, is not required for graduation. However parents are urged to have their children take at least one for eign language as most colleges now require it for admission.
 No subject, regardless of the of credits can count for more than one major. For example: | years of typing and one of short- hand constitute a major. But two years of typing. two years of short hand, and two years of bookkeep- Ing do not constitute two majors nor does it constitute a major and a minor. It is all commercial and counts only as major or minor but not as more. A person can have four majors and no minors, or three majors and one minor for gradua- tion. But no one could graduate with three minors and one major or | tour minors.
 Listed below are subjects accord- ng to the classes in high school. No student may carry more than four academic subjects without permis- 'ion oi the superintendent or high 'chool principal A student taking i've subjects must have A-B aver lge or be fourth year student.
 Freshmen list Year.
 Required-Algebra. English I and T. .