Evening star., 1941-09-14
1900 Catholic Pupils
Resume Glass Work
By End Of This Week
Gonzugu Leads High
Schools With 500
Students Enrolled
By JERRY OLEARY, Jr.

More than 5000 Catholic high
school and junior college students,
some of whom are already at their
desks, will have begun classes for
the fall term by the end of this
week.
Largest single enrolment was re-
ported at Gonzaga College High
School, administered by the Jesuit
Fathers. where 500 students were
registered, including 1870 freShmen-
one OF the largest flrst-year enroll
ments in the history Of the school.
The two other Catholic high schools
exclusively for boys, ST. Johns Col
lege and Georgetown Preparatory
School, expect about 460 and l2o
students, respectively.
At Gonzaga, which resumed class
es last Wednesday, a change in
graduation requirements for seniors
will permit students to graduate with
a minimum Of 16 credits instead
of the usual 18 under the Catholic
high school system. Gonzaga re-
mains unique in local high school
classes in teaching the Greek Ian
guage to certain OF its pupils.
Cadets to Wear Capes.
St Johns, for many years es-
tablished on a semi military basis,
will require its cadets, colorfm IN
their scarlet and gray uniforms, to
wear the huge, flowing capes in the
West Point style. Spanish IAN
guage courses have been added 10
the Christian Brothers school cur
riCulum and, in addition, four years
of Latin instruction will be inaug-
urated. Formerly only three years
of Latin were offered. The school
library was renovated during the
summer months and numerous vol
umes added, bringing the number OF
available books to more than 5.O00.
GEORGETOWN Preparatory School,
In Garrett Park, Md, an animate
of GEORGETOWN University, will COM
mence fall classes for day students
this Thursday, while boarding stu
dents will report on WEDNESDAY.
About 125 high school and junior
high school students are expected TO
swell the school enrolment to near
Capacitv. An advantage held by
graduates of the preparatory school
is the nine-hole golf course ana
numerous other athletic fields lalo
out on the broad acres surrounding
the school, A working agreement
with the university admits gradu-
stes of the prep school to the hlgher
institution on practically hal1-
scholarship basis.
Holv Cross Academy, expecting
$50 high school students. VIII re-
sumo classes on Tuesday, Wnlle
D1lnbarton, the affiliated college,
commences the fall term with 2oo
students. Tomorrow night 60 adult
members of the Dunbarton College
night school will return at CLOCK
In the night school a new course
international relations and contem-
porary history-has been added 10
the regular curriculum.
Convent Registration.
High school pupils at the George
town Visitation Convent-famous
red-walled Washington institution
register for 1941-42 classes ton1or=
row and return to class Tuesday.
On Wednesday approximately 100
college students of the convent reg
lister, with opening classes sched-
uled for the following day. About
$50 girls are expected to sign Tor
the high school department.
Another Northwest washington IN
stitution which maintains both high
school and Junior college depart
ments. Immaculate. this year Will
inaugurate a new Red Cross health
course. A member of the faculty,
herself a graduate nurse, Will IN
struct members of the class IN care
of the sick in homes and elementary
first aid. Expected to register We'd
nesday are 100 high school students,
who resume classes on Thursday,
and on Thursday so Junior college
girls will register for classes begin
ming Friday.
Addition of numerous new ousl-
ness machines - including comp
tometers. calculators, ediphones and
heightened interest
In business courses at Immaculate
Conception Academy, which opened
its doors last Monday. A mass was
sung for the 200 returning students
of the school, to bless the efforts
of the new school year, last Fri
day in the Immaculate Conception
Church. Reputed to be the Oldest
Catholic high school in Washington,
last year Immaculate celebrated its
18th anniversary.
Holy Trinity High School, another
Georgetown school for girls, also
opened last Monday, with $50 STU
dents. The school lays particular
emphasis on its Journalism course,
each pupil being given opportunity
to take active part in the produc-
ton of the school paper.
The entire building Of st. Patrick'S
Academy for girls, in downtown
Washington, has been renovated for
the fall term, which opens for 300
students tomorrow. Sacred Heart
Academy students resumed classes
last Tuesday, as did approximate
ly 200 students of Notre Dame
Academy.
st. Paul's High School and ST.
Anthony's High School, both affiil-
lated with the parishes of the same
name, are the only two Catholic CO.
educational high schools in Wash
ington. Both resume classes tomor-
row, with $50 and $50 students, re-
spectively, expected to register.
Shorthand Course Added
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