The city schools inaugurated regular work for the fall term Tuesday morning with a record enrollment of students. Every room was crowded to capacity, Superintendent Harding said, and the formation of new classes may be necessary.
Figures showing the actual enrollment were not available, but the superintendent said the numbers in several schools was larger than had been expected. The year’s enrollment is expected to reach 9,500.
The schools opened Saturday morning when the students received their promotion certificates, book lists and completed all arrangements for entering actively into their studies Tuesday morning. Regular schedules of work have been worked out now and the authorities expect study work to proceed with ease and system.
The faculty has been increased by several teachers to accommodate the increased number of students. The teachers organized for their duties at their first monthly meeting of the term held in Mr. Harding’s office Saturday.
From The Charlotte News, Sept. 6, 1921
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County Schools Open Fall Term. . . Prevalence of Male Teachers Is One of Features of Session
The eight months’ schools of the county began their sessions Monday morning and, according to Superintendent J.M. Matthews of the county school system, the attendance was larger than usual for the opening day. No announcement could be made as to exact figures but the reports from principals of all the schools indicated the attendance was surprisingly large.
The nine-months' schools opened a week ago and they were reported to have opened under bright auspices. The other schools of the county will open from tme to time until about the middle of November.
One of the matters up for consideration at the meeting of the County Board of Education Monday afternoon was motor bus transportation, which has been tried at several places in the county and fund to work admirably. Parents and teachers are reported to be warm advocates of the new method and several new districts are in line for this new phase of school development as soon as the financial arrangements and other preliminaries can be made. The board granted the request of the patrons of the Knox and Central schools in Steel Creek township for motor transportation to the Observer school house.
One of the features of the school openings is the large number of men teachers engaged this year. For several years past men teachers in the county schools have been very few and last year there were only three. This year there are more than 35 men teachers in the county schools, and the standard of teaching has been raised in several respects.
From The Charlotte News, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1921
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