Evening star., 1953-09-06
Area Schools
Getting Set for
Fall Glasses
Virginia System
Reopens Tuesday;
D. c. Next Week
By james G. Deone

lie school systems reopen their
doors this week, with some
double sessions slated in every
one except Alexandria.
Tuesday is opening day in
Alexandria, Falls Church and
Arlington, Fairfax and Prince
Georges County. Nearly $500
pupils will start out on part-time
schedules in the last four.
Washington and Montgomery
County public schools also will
have pupils on double shifts
when they open a week from to-
morrow-the District about 800
and Montgomery more than
1000 New District and Mont
gomery grade school pupils will
register this week.
Record EnrOllmentS.
All school systems are expect
ing record enrollmentS. The
double sesSionS-Some students
attending in the morning. some
in the afternoon-are resulting
from failure of new construction
to keep pace with spiraling en-
rollment.
Catholic parochial schools
throughout the District area also
are opening this week. Those
in the Washington archocese-
which includes five Maryland
counties-will open Thursday.
Those in nearby Virginia, which
come under the Richmond do
cese, reopen Wednesday.
The Washington Catholic en-
rollment is expected to number
$4,000. A total Of 5000 is ex-
pected in the Virginia parochial
districts. These also will set
new records.
Some in Quonset HutS.
Some small fry will be report
ing to shiny new claSsrooms-
800 of these are due to open this
week. Other pupils. though. will
take up quarters in quonset huts.
and many classes will be over
size.
Arlington's new $2.5 million
Wakefield Junior-Sen High
School will open in a photo
finish. Some of it's rooms won't
be ready, so some classes will
meet in corridors, the lobby.
clinic and at nearby Claremont
Elementary School.
Double shifts in Prince Geor-
ges are expected at Langley Park
and Ager Road Elementary
Schools and probably Seat Pleas
ant and Landover Hills. Ten
new grade schools are opening.
although two-Forest Heights
and Kentland-will open a week
late, giving their pupils an extra
vacation.
Lucky Alexandria, where ev-
erybody will be on a full-day
schedule, is opening one big new
grade school, Patrick Henry,
which has IS classrooms.
Arlington's expected enroll
ment is 20,500, a gain of 1000.
Expected gains in the other sys-
TENS are $500 in Prince Georges,
for a total Of $4,000; $50 in Falls
Church. for a total CT 500; and
500 in Alexandria, for a tally of
10000.
Registration to Start.
The expected $4,000 enroll
ment in Washington Maryland
parochial schools represents an
increase of 1000. A similar in
crease is anticipated in Cath
olic schools in nearby Virginia.
The Washington archdiocese
schools opening Thursday in
clude those in Montgomery,
Prince Georges, Charles, Calvert
and st. MaryS Counties.
Registration for new elemen-
tary pupils in the District pub
lie school system is scheduled
Wednesday and Thursday from
9 am. to noon and l to 4:3O
pm.
Children who will be 5 by next
January Is are eligible for kin
dergarten. Parents are required
to take them to the schools near
est their homes and to present
birth and vaccination certifi-
Gates.
Registration for night school
also is scheduled this week. Stu
dents should report at $50 pm.
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday
at Roosevelt High School (white)
or Cardozo High School (col-
ored.
In Montgomery County new
students will register from 9 am.
to 3 pm. Thursday and Friday
Birth and vaccination certifi-
Gates are required.
The District is expecting a
record enrolment next week of
more than 100000. Montgomery
expects a total of $4,000.