The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-05
JUNEAU SCHOOLS
Open TODAY FOR
1950-1951 Term

"All in their places, with bright
shining faces, Juneau's school chill
dren entered into their first day OF
the 1950-51 school year this morn
ing.
Registration was completed IN the
morning in both the Public and
the Parochial Schools and regular
class periods we're resumed and con-
tinued through the day.
Registration day was big day
for parents of the kindergarten and
lower grade students who as IS
usual each year, accompanied their
youngsters to school to give a help-
ing hand with the hard words
on the registration cards, and to
meet the teachers.
While figures will not be avail
able until tomorrow Superinteno-
ent of the Public Schools Sterling
Sears said the number of students
registered this year equals that OF
the 1949-50 term and apparently
will be greater in the grade school
and POSSIBLY in the high school.
Out of town high school students
this year number four so far, all
from Tee Harbor. They are John
Rosalie and Margaret Maloney and
Bill Ritter.
Added Classrooms
For the first time the Juneau
Public Schools has this year had
to find classrooms outside the school
building for the first grade due to
the increase in student enrolment
One class is being held in the Soc
ial rooms of the Methodist Church
and the other in the social rooms
of the Northern Light Presbyterian
Church. Students were enrolled in
the two new classes in quick time
this morning and the schedule COM
pleted in time for. the morning
walk at recess period.
Three classes of the Fifth Grade
were enrolled at the Willoughby
Avenue School. superintendent
Sears said the usual hot lunch
program will be resumed within
the week and is available for STU
dents who live at a distance from
the school to make this service de-
sirable.
All members of the teaching stesSf
of the public school were at their
desks this morning except Max
Lewis, teacher for the full time art
course to be offered in all grades
and the high school this year Mr..
Lewis has advised Superintendent
Sears it was necessary for him to
undergo an emergency operation
for knee injury last week. He
Is now convalescing in a Seattle
hospital and expects to arrive IN
Juneau near the end of September.
Both the public and the parochial
school buildings underwent thor
ough renovation during the sum-
mer months and students we're well
coined to school rooms bright with
new paint, cleaning windows and
desks looking shiny new with coats
of fresh varnish.
ParOchial School
Total registration in the Paro-
chial School at noon was 1903. This
figure is about the same as last
year according to Sister Mary Mar
cellus, teacher in charge. Total
registration last year was 1877 and
it is expected this figure win be
reached before the end of the
month when students have returned
from a summer out of town.
The hot lunch program will be
carried out again this year as it
was during the last school term
and will begin next month. New
equipment has been added to the
lunch room to facilitate the service
this year.
Rev. Robert Whelan is superin-
tendent of the Parochial School
Sister May Marcellus besides her
duties as Sister. in charge OF the
school program, will teach the sew
enth and eighth grades. Sister
Mary Rose will teach the first and
second grades; Sister Mary Bernard
the fifth and sixth grades and the
third and fourth grades will be I'M
der the direction of Sister Mary
Ethel.
The gymnasium has been COM
pletely renovated and will be put
to good use in the physical educa-
ton program, including basketball.