Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-31

Counties tie for second place
with $500 each.
The District expects only
about half the increase of its
three suburban neighbors, with
an enrolment climb slightly
under 2,400. Arlington, Alex
andria and Falls Church are
prepared for jumps as well, but
on a smaller scale.
The picture is generally
brighter for part-time classes
and double shifts as more
school buildings come into use,
but more than 5000 pupils still
will experience these effects Of
school overcrowding. In some
cases, the situation will i'm
prove as the year progresses.
Part Time Glasses
Even with a big improve
ment over last year. some 3,846
District first and second grad
ers in IS schools will attend
liz part-tim classes. School
officials have brought the fig
ure down from last years 5,446
part-time pupils by more ex-
tensive use of auditorium and
basement space for class work,
and with the help Of lat new
teachers.
In Montgomery, more than
100 youngsters will start the
year on double shifts in nine
elementary schools. The prob
lens will be relieved in many
areas of the county when new
schools or additions are COM
Ipleted. The current construc-
ton program calls for compile
ton of 293 new elementary and
secondary classrooms during
this calendar year.
Fairfax and Falls Church
schools open Wednesday; Ar
lington, Montgomery and
Prince Georges on Thursday,
and the District and Alexan-
dria a week from tomorrow.
Here are some of the high
lights of school preparations in
the seven jurisdictions for the
coming year:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The city's public schools look
forward to an enrolment by
October of l13,505 students, an
increase of 1891 over the num-
Der as of October, 1857.
The number of elementary
school students will Jump from
72,766 last year to 75,438 and
Junior high pupils will increase
from 1870 to 20,018, according
to the estimates, while senior
high students will drop from
1889 last year to 1881.
The rest of the vocational
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Veterans High School Center
and District Teachers College
classes.
No new buildings will be
ready for the opening of school,
but there will be an addition at
Payne Elementary to accommo-
date 1853 more pupils and addi-
tons to Anacostia High School
accommodating 400 students
and at Young Elementary for
210 pupils will be ready during
the fall. Several other additions
will be ready during the new
year. as well as two new build
ings; the Drew School at Fifty
sixth and Eads streets NE, 35
rooms, and the Hendley School,
Sixth and Chesapeake streets
Sc, 26 rooms.
Children must be 5 by
November /, instead of by
January is as was formerly
the case, in order to enter
kindergarten this year, and 6
by November / to enter first
grade.
There will be a Junior pri-
mary program for children
too immature" to go into first
grade, although they have
completed kindergarten.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
School officials estimate a
student enrolment of SO, 453, of
whom 1896 will be in the
elementary schools.
Two new schools. Newport
Junior High in Wheaton, and
Stephen Knobs Elementary in
Kensington will be ready for
the opening of school.
The 293 new claSsrooms ex-
pected to be completed during
the calendar year include also
the new Burning Tree Elemen-
tary to be ready by October Is,
and the Sligo Junior High by
January.
Additions are expected to
be ready at the Alta Vista,
Grosvenor, Hillandale, Meadow
Hill, North Chevy Chase, Roll
ing Terrace, and Somerset ele-
mentary schools and the North
wood High School by opening
day.
New facilities ready this
week include a total of 81 ele-
mentary classrooms and So Sec
ondary classrooms.
Additions to the Pleasant
View and Wood Acres Elemen-
tary Schools and a new library
for Montgomery Junior College
viii be ready next month.
In January. officials expect To
open additions to the Bannock-
burn, Four Corners and Rock
ing Horse elementary schools.
A 14-classroom addition to
Western Junior High and a
gymnasium and two-classroom
addition to Sherwood High
School also are scheduled for
completion in January.
FAIRFAX COUNTY