Hyde Park High School - Aitchpe Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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preceding- year, and this number has been increasing- until at the present writing- the enrollment exceeds 1,300. As the building could not be made to accommodate more than 1,000 it was necessary to dismiss a portion of the school for the remainder of the week, until additional rooms and teachers could be secured. Three beautiful rooms were secured at the McCosh School, and two more, not so beau- tiful, were rented at Woodlawn. Three new teachers were eng-ag-ed and two were transferred from the main building-, so that school could be opened the next Monday for work. These two branches were maintained until about Febru- ary first, when they were both removed to the new Walter Scott School, where they now occupy pleasant quarters on the third floor. It seems unfortunate that the school cannot be accommodated in a sing-le building-. But the g-rowth of this community is so rapid and the resources of the city, which are available for High School purposes, are so limited, that there is no hope of relief in the immediate future. The opening- of the next year will probably bring- an increase in numbers which will make the Hyde Park Hig-h School the larg-est in the city, if not in the west. An effort is being- made to restrict to some extent the size of the entering classes. The plan of requiring- an exami- nation for admission has been earnestly advocated, but it is probable that some system of probation or trial will finally be adopted. The one most favored allows the entering- classes a trial of four months, and if any prove themselves unable to do the work satisfactorily, they will be sent back to the Grammar Schools, while those who have attained a proper standard of scholarship will be retained as reg-ular members of the school. This plan is in operation in many colleg-es and meets with g-eneral favor. The work of instruction in all departments of the school is carried on bv a force of thirtv-seven teachers, in addition

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IReview of the l eai The first day of the current year broug-ht consternation to the hearts of those whose duty it was to provide accommo- dations for the pupils and to org-anize the school. Provision had been made for an increased attendance, but the multitude BIOLOGY LABORATORY. which crowded the rooms and surged throug-h the halls and corridors of the g-reat building- had not been anticipated. The increase in preceding- 3 ears had been great, but this was unprecedented. It is estimated that no less than 1,200 pupils were present on that day, which was an increase of more than 300 over the attendance on the first dav of the

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to the principal, who is not able to do any class work. All of last year ' s teachers returned this year, except Mr. Kern, who resig-ned to accept a position in the Chicag o University. Probably no school of similar grade in the country excels this in the strength and abilit} ' of its teaching- force, and the work which is beings done here is attracting- attention and commendation from our leading- colleg-es and universities, as well as from the public at larg-e. PHYSICS LABORATORY. The course of study is the same as in former years, but there is manifest a g-rowing- spirit of earnestness on the part of the student body, which is very g-ratifying to the instructors, and the character of the work is undoubtedly improving- from year to year. To this end the equipment of the school has been g-radually increased until to-day it is nearly complete.