Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-06

Medicines for poor. ............., 1850 30
Central diSpensary 24OO 90
WOmen'S d1SpenSary. . l5O 90
Homeopathic diSpenSary medicines 24O 90
Aged WOmen'S Home $50 90
Night lodging house. Observation-Disclosures. 400 90
benevolent society OF Washington. 400 90
Police distribution. Observation-Disclosures. 1900 90
house OF Mercy. Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
uissionerS.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800 II
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING AID FROM
DISTRICT REVENUES.
A clause In the District appropriation act ap-
proved July s. 1884 u. s. Stat. at L., vol %, p.
l2O prescr1bes that the Commissioners shall
thereafter investigate the management of all in
may DE appropriated for out OF the District reve-
nueS In whole or In part, and require an itemZed
report OF receipts and expenditures to be made to
them to be transmitted with their annual report
to Congress, with such recommendations as they
may deem proper concerning the necessity for
such institutions, together with a plan for their
orgahlZatlOn and management and extent OF APP
preparations necessary Tor their maintenance.
For the purpose Of obtaining Information as
1ully In detail possible concerning the fnStitu-
IONS designated In the act OF Congress, the COM
lnlSS10nerS Selected an officer and sent him to
thOSe several institutions. with instructions to In
vest1gate their operations and make report to
them. The officer In question has made his report,
ana II IS appended to and makes part OF the pres
ent report OF the Commissioners and is referred to
as very complete and reliable statement OF the
condition, management and possible capacity for
good OF the Institutions mentioned In COM
pleting his report this officer makes use OF the
iOllowins language, and attention is particularly
required In order that all Of the charities included
In the provisions OF the act of Congress referred to
may have proper supervisors:
"The foregoing are all OF the institutions which
nave furnished me with detailed reports, and
which l have examined personally under your
direction. would call the attention OF the Com
m1SSlOnel to the fact that many OF these inStitu-
lions are duplicating each others work, and as a
necessary consequence, are much more expen-
In favor or the objects were more concentrated. 1t
Is my opinion that some plan OF general control
and unification could be adopted whereby the
large amounts appropriated out OF the District
revenue for these various charities could be more
prudently, more economically and more satisfac-
torily applied to the objects for which the money
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
No public interest OF the District OF Columbia
Is watched with more sOlicitude by our citizens
than are the public schools; no trust demands
more wisdom in its management. More than
twenty-five thousand representatives OF the hearts
and homes OF the District seek instructions in
these schools every school day OF the year, many
OF whom receive no other scholastic training.
Year by year the schools not only increase in
number, but the Commissioners believe that they
also improve in their methods Of doing work, en-
large their sphere OF activity and usefulness, and
consequently 3S n occupy more prominent place
ency are shown alike by the number attending
them and by the character OF those who seek
their benefits. During the past year the schools
have had high degree OF prosperity, doing eff
Gent work with little to disturb their quiet pro-
gress. The commissioners have been pleased to
note the harmonious working Of the different de-
partments and various kinds OF schools and to ac-
cord to those who do the work in these respective
places the credit which they richly merit.
ment has been added to the Washington high
school, which, though small because OF the amount
OF money available for its establishment and MAIN
tenance gives great promise OF future usefulness
Three hundred boys now receive systematic train
ing In the use OF woodworking tools each week.
It IS proposed at an early day. out OF and far as
the means at their disposal will permit, to extend
the advantages OF this manual training to the
scholars OF the colored high school.
six 1866 pupils were enrolled in the schools dur
ing the year, OF which twenty thousand six hun
dred and sixty-six Ce0666) were white and eleven
thousand three hundred and ntnety-three u1,3 1899
were colOred.
The average enrolment was twenty-six thou
SAND nine hundred and eleven 26,911), and the
twenty nine (2 O2Y. Many details OF interest are
given In the reports OF the superintendent. OF
particular interest are the tables that show the
relations OF the different departments or kinds OF
schools, both for white and cOlOred pupils
Appended to this report as part thereof will be
found the report OF the trustees OF public schools
and OF the superintendent OF white and cOlOred
schools in this District. These documents chal-
lenge the most careful consideration OF Congress,
because from them it appears that there exists d
ton for the needs OF the District.
The Commissioners believe that every child seek
ing admission to the schools should be provided
with seat. The nations capital should not be
behind other cities OF corresponding size in fur
nishing educational facilities to its children.
CoLORED HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
Arrangements must soon be made for other ac-
commodations for the cOlored high and normal
schools as the Commissioners have been notified
to surrender possession OF the leased building on
18th street, between and q streets northwest In
which those schools are located.
The Commissioners contemplate the conStruc-
ton OF school building on the lot upon which the
Sumner building is situated. II this should meet
the approval OF Congress the schools now occupy
ing the sumner building could be transferred to
the new building, leaving the Sumner building to
be occupied by the high school.
FIRE DEPARTMENT..
The appropriation for the support OF the fire de-
partment for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1886,
were