Evening star., 1942-09-06
Pupils 10 Return
To Glasses in
Suburban Area
Maryland, Virginia
Schools to Open
During Week

More than $4,000 pupils will return
20 school this week in nearby Mary
and and Virginia.
Fairfax schools open Tuesday,
Prince Georges and Alexandria
and Montgomery Monday,
IA. New Montgomery
County pupils will be registered in
most schools Friday.
New pupils in Prince Georges
County will register on Wednesday
to starting regular class
work In most schools the following
day.
The Hyattsville, University Park
and j. Enos Ray Elementary Schools
in Prince Georges County, however.
will open Wednesday after register
ing new and old pupils the previous
day.
Students who attended the Hyatts-
vile and University Park Schools
last year will register at l pm.
Tuesday, while new students will
register at pm. Registration will
be held from am. to noon Tuesday
at the Ray School in Takoma Park.
New pupils must have birth and
vaccination certificates in order to
enroll, while all pupils are required
to have diphtheria inoculation cer-
tificates.
Vacancies in Prince Georges.
With an expected increase of ap-
proximately 1900 over the 81 900
pupils enrolled in Prince Georges
County schools last year, Supt. of
Schools Nicholas Orem said that
about 80 new teachers are being
employed Most of the increase
is expected in elementary school
classes, he added.
Teacher vacancies still exist,
however, in physical education, shop
and science in high schools, he de-
clared. Some of these vacancies
will be filed by putting in teachers
who have only their provisional
teaching certificates and by work
ing present teachers overtime, he
said.
Pending completion of the new
high school building at T. B., which
is expected to be ready for oc-
cupancy about the middle of next
month, high school pupils in that
area will report to Brandywine High
School.
In order to take care of the
increase in enrolment, high and
elementary schools at Brandywine
will operate on alternate days.
School Hours Later.
School attendance hours will be
changed to $50 am. to pm, in
stead of 8 am. to $3.50 pm. as dur
ing last year. Mr. Orem said the
change was ordered to enable chill
dren liring some distance from
schools to get up later as well as
to avoid congestion on school buses.
The Hyattsville and Greenbelt
Elementary Schools, however, will
keep the old hours, he said.
A staff of 220 teachers, 10 more
than last year, has been engaged
for Alexandria schools, according to
| T. G. Williams, superintendent OF
schools. Last years enrolment was
6,307.
Of the 10 rooms which have
been added to the school system,
six are at the George Mason School,
six at Mount Vernon, three at
Maury and four at Parker-G Grey, one
of the colored schools.
In order to avoid crowding OF
buses at rush hours, schools Will
open at $50 am, with $3.50 pm.
the closing hour for grade schools
and $40 pm. for the high schools.
New Courses Provided.
Mr.. Williams also announced the
addition of commercial courses at
the Parker-Grey School and Of
general shop course open to boys
and girls at the George Washington
High School.
The following teachers have been
added to the school staff, some of
them to fill newly created positions
and others to replace teachers who
have resigned:
George Washington High School
Lit. Col. George A. Patrick, who
will head the cadet corps: Miss Syl-
via Somers, Mrs. Frank Grifee, Miss
Kathleen McElroy, Miss Grace Mae
Reid, Miss Stuart Jones, Miss EN-
erald Bristow, Miss Ruth Trumball,
Miss Katherine Malone, c. w. Dru-
ry, Norris W. Holen.
jefferson School-Miss Mamie
Hite, Miss Evelyn Herring, Miss
Caroline Muirhead
Mount Vernon School-Miss Anne
Cook.
Lee School-Miss Rubye Gays
Pritchard, Miss Virginia Schelhorn,
Miss Rosalie Greear.
George Mason School-Miss Lil-
liam Beach, Miss Louise Gathright.
Maury School-Miss Margaret
Hazel Davis, Miss Sarah Gillenwa-
ter.
Parker Grey school-Arthur w.
Bracey.
Substitute-Mrs. Helena Powell.
Enough Teachers in Montgomery
An increase of approximately $50
is expected over the 1900 enrolled
in Montgomery County schools last
year, according to Dr. Edwin wv.
Broome, county superintendent OF
schools.
While many requirements were
necessary in the teaching staff to
accommodate this increase. DIR.
Broome said an adequate force had
been obtained and the work of the
new school year is expected to pro-
ceed as satisfactorily as Is possible
under existing circumstances"
A total of 500 teachers-457 white
and So colored-has been employed.
DR.. Broome announced. This num-
ber represents an increase OF Is
over last years figure.
The annual pre-school meeting OF
county teachers Is scheduled for
Wednesday at the Richard Mont
gomery High School in Rockville.
Although virtually all Of the
schools will register new students
Friday, the Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School will hold its registra-
ton from to pm. Tuesday.