Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13

surface geology, phy sizes, &c, &C., the children
are not necessarily overloaded with work. The
practical effects Of such work to relieve the
pupils by giving variety for the work is not
| done to get definite results in botany, in 20
ology, in physics. in geology, in chemistry, but
| is done chiefly, as have tried to show. to give
opportunity for the right kind of training in
English and to properly prepare the child in
| the lower grade school for learning to read,
and to train the pupil in the advanced grades
Of school to read and examine profit bly and
economically for definite results. Other re-
| suits are sought and obtained, for, when this
work is properly done, done in such q way as
| to make the best teaching of English possible
the most valuable training Of the mind results,
and besides much vuluable information is OBJ
| tanned. II, however, the information were the
| end sought. and this information were given in
| a hotch-potch way, today plant, tomorrow a
manufactured product another day an animal
! or If the information were given in methOdicai
connected manner, but were given didac tically
by lectures or by having the learner read, and
| then, if he were tested from time to time by
easily be made TO overcrowd aud to burden
the child.
HEALTH KxERCIsRs.
FINALLY. want to call your attention to the
| variety Of the work done in the schools
requiring change in the exercises, thus in
| surfing that rest which il better for health than
| inactivity.
Res. is not quitting the busy career,
| II, in addition to what has been said in the
foregoing, fair percentage Of the time and
efforts Of the schools is given to health exer-
cises' especially adapted to the needs of the
children, circumstance rs they are, and fur
! thermore that 80 per cent Of our school rooms
| are well ventilated. that the seating is health
| ful and that the surroundings are cheerful,
| clean and agreeable, it must be conceded that
! the hygienic condition Of the schools il good
| and should be gratifying to you and TO the
| parents who send their children to them.
NIGHT SCHOOLS.
| ''The value Of night schools has become moro
apparent year by year. A few pupils come to
each school ut its opening for adventure or
! they come expecting 10 find learning made
easy but being defeated in the one or dissp-
pointed in the other. soon withdraw. This
dropping OF Of attendance leaves q most earn
est, deserving company Of learners. The school
becOmcs Mt once interesting and efficient. No
money or efforts expended for education in the
| District gives more valuable or satisfactory re-
turns than that paid for the night schools The
| experiment OF adding some useful technical in
struction to the curriculum Of these schools the
past year was only partially successful. The
! school OF cookery was well attended and sue
cessfully managed, but the number desiring
| lessons In sewing was SO small it was thought
best, after three sessions, to discontinue the
school. teacherwas furnished for night school
to the Ncwsboys' Home, the results Of whose
| work were mQst gratifying. Tho night school
| Is the last enort OF the state to educate the
masses before resorting to eompulsi0n.
Lass HARD TO REACH.
'The pupils alluded 10 In The foregoing, who