Evening star., 1942-09-21

AIldCOSlld SelllOl l1lSll SCilOOl, JolAi
T. Collins, principal, said, This
senior high school crowd looks a
little smaller to me than last years
did" At the same time, he indi-
Gated almost a hundred new resi-
dents of Washington had registered
for the junior high school in the last
week and several more were wait
ing in line this morning.
To indicate the spread of war en-
ployment among his older students,
Mr.. Collins said, pupils are registered
at the Anacostia Placement Bureau
just as soon as they finish reporting
to their classroom teacher. After
school employment totals among
high school students are expected
to be doubled, said Placement Ad-
wiser Earl T. Willis. The students
who are registered this morning
were mainly interested in after
school child care, tipping, messenger
work and department store clerking.
Most of the students came to
school this morning prepared for
only a half day and many did not
have to remain even that long. At
the door of the Anacostia High
School seven boys and girls had
tied their dogs while they went to
register, and students waiting in
line were making plans for last
afternoon movie before full-time
class work begins.
Vocational Schools Busy.
Registrars at the vocational
schools had their hands full this
morning with men and women, as
we'll as younger students, anxious
to take the new courses opened in
response to wartime needs At the
Abbott Vocational School for Boys,
women were registered for the first
time in the metal and woodwork
ing shops. A new vocational agri-
culture course at Phelps was popular
with boys who wanted to learn
poultry, greenhouse and farm work
Students who registered at the Arm
strong High School were told they
could leave the building for an
hour every day to take the course
at Phelps and in addition could 60
out to the Phelps experimental farm.
A tractor powered plow has been
installed at the farm and the stu
dents will actually harvest and
market crop. Part of the course
work will be to construct a poultry
house in the Phelps yard and to
help with landscaping in other
school grounds.
The intensive business course at
Roosevelt High School and the in
tensive shop course at Mckinley
for which ambitious students from
anywhere in the city are eligible
apparently were going to have their
heaviest registration in years, ac-
cording to school officials.
Woman Enrolls at Abbott.
The first woman ever to enroll in
day classes at the Abbott Vocational
School for Boys, opened to women
| by the Board of Education last week
was Miss Helen P. Moreland, beauty
operator who was graduated from
Holy Trinity High School about
seven years ago.
Though she was "just a little
nervous to find she was the only
woman SO far enrolled in the alb
bott sheet metal classes, Miss More
land said that a combination OF
duty and enthusiasm" would keeI
her in the class.
Il won't wear overalls though,
she said. She plans to bring fresh
apron every day from her home al
2040 P street NV.
More Are Expected.
! A dozen more women are expected
to enroll this week at either the Alb.
bott or Phelps Vocational Schools
Many more are expected when news
of the admittance of women has
been circulated. Heretofore womer
were admitted only to cosmetology
and either light trade courses" al
the Dennison, Chamberlain and
Martha Washington Vocational
Schools.
Though all the school buildings
opened their doors this morning
there was serious shortage of Gus.
todians in many of the larger build.
ings. One school listed for four Gus.
todlans had only one on hand.
"All the schools opened today,
said R. E. Robson, superintendent O.
custodians, but am worried abou
apartment managers hiring some O.
my engineers away from me wher
they begin to heat their buildings.