Evening star., 1948-09-08
PriinceGeorges
And Alexandra
Schools Reopen
10000 Students End
Vacation; PorochioI
Glasses Tomorrow

An estimated 10000 public school
pupils in Prince Georges County and
Alexandria today turned their backs
on vacation days as schools opened
in the two areas. Parochial schools
in Prince Georges County will open
tomorrow.
A record enrolment of about 49,
Sc students is expected in Prince
Georges County schools, according
to William S. Schmidt, assistant
superintendent of schools.
In Alexandria, Superintendent of
Schools T. c. Williams said he an
an increase of approx
mately 300 over the $500 pupils who
attended school last year
Most Prince Georges schools
planned TO dismiss their students
at noon in order to give teachers
an opportunity to complete regis
tration work.
Schools Overcrowded.
Oficials at the Mount Rainier,
Hyattsville and Bladensburg High
Schools reported overcrowded con-
ditions. They attributed this to the
fact that many students who for
merly attended District schools have
entered county schools as a result
of the new law in the District
which requires all students not liv-
ing in Washington-but attending
public schools hereto pay tuition.
Bladensburg High officials said
they have an enrolment of approx
imately 900 They said this was
about 300 more than the school
originally was planned to accommo-
date. Figures at the two other high
schools we're not available.
Pupils arriving at the new Land
over Hills Elementary School in
Prince Georges County were told to
re ,ort back Monday, when all facil-
tiles at the building are expected to
be completed.
Two Additions Unfinished.
The principal delay in opening
the Landover Hills project, described
as one of the most unusual of its
kind in the country, is failure OF
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission to make sewer connec-
tions in time, Mr.. Schmidt asserted.
The new building, located on a To-
acre site, cost $500,363 and includes
nine classrooms, a general utility
room, library, cafeteria, gymnasium
and Office space.
Two of five additions built on
county schools during the past year
also are not quite finished, but stu
dents attending these schools were
not prevented from attending classes
in the original buildings, Mr.
Schmidt said. These are a $541, l59
addition, consisting of six rooms, a
library, gymnasium, cafeteria and
Offices, at the Laurel High School,
and a four-room addition to the
Lakeland High School, near Berwyn.
The Laurel addition may be ready
by October l. while the Lakeland
school will be ready about next
Wednesday, Mr.. Schmidt said. The
Lakeland school is for colored pupils.
No Double Shift Needed.
Ready in time for opening classes
today was an eight classroom, cafe
terra and auditorium addition cost
ing S320.163 at the Paramount
Heights Elementary School. and a
four-room addition to the Douglass
High School, Upper Marlboro, and
two new rooms at the Oxon Hill
Elementary and Junior High School.
All three schools are for colored
students. The three smaller addi-
tions-Lakeland, Douglass and Oxon
Hill-coSt total of $140,949.
Mr.. Schmidt said no double shifts
were necessary today, but added that
at schools in Mount Rainier, espe-
cially crowded conditions existed.
District and Montgomery County
schools will begin their fall terms
Monday and Arlington County
classes will open Tuesday
The Montgomery County Board
of Education announced that new
pupils may register from 13O to 8
pm. today and from 8 am. to 3
pm. tomorrow and Friday at all
schools.
Parochial students in Washing
ton will resume their studies to-
as will those attending St.
Mary's Academy in Alexandria. ST.
Thomas More Parochial School,
will open Friday
Episcopal schools in Alexandria
will open next week, with Episcopal
High scheduled to begin classes next
and st. Stephens and
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