The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11

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colored schools during the last
session and the general figure is
not expected to change much
this year, he declared.
Advance registration for stu
dents in the Pascagoula schools
will begin ON Monday morning,
Aug. 81, and continue through
Friday, August 25, Thomas r.
Wells, superin, endent of schools.
announced this week. The peri
DDS for registration each day will
be from $3.50 ann. to 1880 am.
and from 1880 pm. to 4;30 pm.
All students from the seventh
and 18th grades, inclusive, will
register at the high school build
ing, while students in the first
six grades will register as fol-
lows:
All those living south of Pars-
ley street and east of S. Pascal
goula street, will register at the
Beach school located at the cor
ner of Washington avenue and
market street. Elementary stu
dents living in all other areas
south of Lincoln avenue, vii reig-
lister at the South Pascagoula
Elementary school, located on
Buena Vista street at Lincoln
avenue. All elementary school
students living north of Lincoln
avenue and south of the L & N
railroad track will register at the
Central Elementary school, locat-
ed on S. Pascagoula street at Du-
pont street. AL. elementary stu
dents living north of the L & N
railroad track will register at
the Lake Elementary school, To-
Gated at the corner of Lake ave-
nue. and Spring street.
1t is imperative that every stu
dent who a possibly do so, go
to the proper school for this adj
vanced registration. Due to the
large number of anticipated stu
dents and the many difficulties
involved in arranging for the
double shifts it will be necessary
for all students not making this
advance registration to wait until
school has started and all other
students have been properly reg
istered and assigned to their re-
spective schools and teachers,
Mr.. Wells said.
Immuniza.ion Required
We would like to remind all
parents that no students will be
allowed to enroll who have not
been vaccinated for smallpox,
inoculated for typhoid, and who
have not had the Sehick Test for
d%iphtheria. These NEGOTIATIONS
may be obtained free through
the County Department of
Health. located 0 n Frederic
street, one block from Delmas
avenue. These NEGOTIATIONS and
vaccinations may be obtained
through your private physician,
but a written statement from
him must be presented. In case
these services have been secured
from physicians and public
health offices in other cities of
the state or other states, written
evidence of same must be pre-
sented. Parents of beginning chill
dren are particularly urged to
have a complete and thorough
check of their child made through
the local health department. For
further information on this mat
ter, call the health department.
100.
The opening date at which ac-
taal school attendance will be ex-
pected of all students is Friday,
Sept. 8. However, all teachers
in the Pascagoula system will re-
port for a three-day orientation
program to start on Tuesday,
Sep sember 5. For detailed infor-
nation concerning school enroll
ment call the nearest elementary
school or the office of the high
school principal, 1877.
Living Quarters Needed
School authorities are request
ing that any person with an avail
able room or apartment for
teachers to contact some school
official so that teachers may be
assigned to some living quarters
as early as possible. There are
not nearly enough rooms regis
tered with the authorities to take
care of the number of teachers
necessary to staff the schools
which have a large, and growing,
enrolment.
"We will need a good many
more teachers than we had last
year." Mr.. Wells pointed out,
and we cannot hope to get
teachers of any efficiency and
ability unless we can offer them
comfortable and respectable plac-
es to live. On the response of the
citizens of P~ascagoula to a plea