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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
3
Kindergarten pupils in Washington area to enroll September 6 at 9:00 AM and may go home after enrollment. First graders enroll at 9:00 AM and may leave, but must return for 1:60 PM session. Grades 2-8 enroll at 9:00 AM and attend both sessions.
Editors note that people neglect eye health but historic Hammurabi code valued sight. John G. Smith, a machinery salesman, reports buying reading glasses every six months to track changes in his vision over five years. He keeps a careful log of dates and strengths.
Bus service at opening largely unchanged with no charge for Ivanhoe Manor K-5 riders to Franklin and Lincoln School pickups. Kindergarten in the area rides free to Lincoln, with 1st to 5th graders in Harvey and McFarland areas eligible for free rides to Roosevelt or Washington Schools. Five month bus passes priced at 7.50 available for certain Lincoln and Roosevelt routes for grades 6-8. No kindergartners this year.
Pupils in grades six to eight attending Roosevelt Sec and Washington School may ride the school bus by buying 750 tickets for five months in advance from Vincent T Harmon, principal at Washington School. Residents south of Washington School and west of the ICRR and Halsted Street Section qualify for the same bus service.
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