Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
LIGHTING ruE LAMPS or LrsRSrx,
The Night school. 10 Re Opened N..s Nom
day Night.

WHERE STUDENTS vHo WORK DURING rHr nay
WILL BE TAUGHT AT SIoHT-aBour 2. SO TO IN
ACCOMMODATED THE QUESTION or rrxr BOOKS
AND A fREE LIBRARY.
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT THE PUBLIC
~ Night schools Of this city viii reopen for
the season. THIS means a good dead 20 hun
dreds OF young people in Washington, for il IL
the only Opportunity that most Of them have 20
improve themselves in the rudimentary
branches OF human knowledge. The schools
will be run this year on about the same plan a.
last year with the single exception Of the
Night High school, which will be improved
and enlarged.
Applicants for seats in the High School have
been reporting AZ this week to Mr.. c. A. Davis.
the principalo; the Business High School of the
day system, and obtaining tickets Of admission,
and 1t looks now as II there would full at
tendance on the first night Last year there
were too many pupils at this school. which was
located in the Thompson School on 18th street,
and the result was not satisfactory
IRIS year the High School. which has passed
ont OF the experimental stage OF the first wear
oil ITS existence, viii be located in the quarters
OF the business High School in the franklin
/
workfor about go pupils The Improvement in
the course will be In the line OF larger teaching
| force, which viii include seven excellent in
sTuci"rs IN the various branches taught.
| THE MONT HIoH SCHOOL
This part Of the general school system has
become such necessity to the city that there
Is no longer any doubt Of its permanence. and
II is regarded by supt Powell as one of the
most inn ortant parts OF his work. He said 20
srAR reporter that there was a time q few
years ago, when Washington was far behind
the rest OF the country in regard 10 the facili-
ties 1t offered TO the poor people of the city for
parliamentary education. All of the largo cities
have instituted and successfully CONDUCTED
large systems OF night schools and Washington
had great deal OF ground TO cover when IL be-
gan, nve years ago, 70 provide places for the
education OF folks out OF working hours To-
day. IN his estimation. there 10 nothing TO be
desired, unless il should be n larger fund for
the hitting up Of schools. the employment Of
more teachers and the offering Of better sc-
commodations. Yet very nearly all who apply
Tor instruction are taken into the schools aud
the needs Of the system are but small when one
regards the vast amount of advance made
| IN the brief period Of its existence.
This matter Of q High School for the more
advanced pupils gave considerable trouble two
years ago, when the success Of the lower
branches was fully assured and there seemed
TO be demand for something better than plain
| instruction IN the three Rs" and other first
principles The organization Of the Night
! High School Was looked upon with some disfayor
by those who thought that the system good
| enough as II stood, but the experiment OF lase
year WINS SO generally successful in spite Of the
disadvantages under which IL grew, that in
continuance this year has never been doubted
WHAT Is TAUGHT.
The theory Of the High school Ia not 10 give
finished education TO . man, but TO afford
him an opportunity TO learn some Of the neces-
sary things that go to make up q mans daily
fund OF Information, to enable him 70 know
how to study, to let him into the way of cover
ing some Of the ground IRON which his daily
work and tasks excluded him. The subjects
| taught this year are as follows: Bookkeeping,
shorthand. typewriting. mechanical drawing.
Mathematics. including arithmetic, algebra and
geometry; English. including grammar and
literature, and Latin. The relation Of this
school 20 the other schools may be seen by
comparing the two courses Of study. That af-
forded in the lower grades of the night schools
comprises reading. writing, arithmetic.
geography, spelling, grammar and U. T. his-
tory. There are two grades In these lower
schools, thu lower taking all Of the subjects
4 covered by the higher, but in less degree Of
depth and including n study Of civil govern
ment rather than history.
| Last year there were z. 800 pupils under in
struc,ion In the night schools, and there will
be as many tins year. There cannot well be
more, rs the room is now all taken up. There
hnIfl. s.4s -
! nose. and the teacbiny fayca "a io.a,.d -
! lows, In The first six a,vis,ons tonr .chaSi.
and si.teen tescba,s. in ,ha Sa,,,,,hs "a a'..T,s
divisions. five schools and twenty teacb.r.e nv.
school in. Hllsd,le with ,xo ,s.che-S 80, -, =,
| Georretown with one. ono ia ,h. NJ, S,,s,S-
ING With three. one coaling ,..ch.r. -.
teacher AT the Nexboys, Home ana On. =, a.
| Messenger Rows Home 1bis mal.s ,o,.i =
twelve schools in the regular system ana es,x-
| two teacbers Tba cool;n,r $500. -. -
cral lessons and the ,eochars ~ ,hs g. 800
ab,e inrtitu,ions are in n senss ,na.,,andsrs
| iu their work thougb foilow,ng a., M.
| Powell $ general ins,rnctions n. % ,,o,lod
The general appropriation for The school.
amounts 10 sc 40 az winch ~; ooo il TO- -
pay of teachers ana the remaindsr sor con.
| tiny.nt exnen-es snnarin,snasn, panai,
| thi1ks that With a f,nd ~ sIo aoo . -. -
could give 10 .yory o.. ~, sss,s.ss =. ~ =.
oood sdnco,ion i, ,ha r,a,r..a,s a. a. -
$780, a.. a...,,aa,.s 'l.' 10 "
s1n,.ii ,aa.h,n, go Thosa ,s.I''.. y. w
=, a.. rsaniar hn,iS;,,,.s ,a. VI .oy
h,,, ~. -. o..1 ~, nau, tnous.haS
- e '' No"e so'e'' iioiA WIG siNe VI WIG
e''n-
THE QUESTION OF BOOKS.
30 Tar II has been impossible to do anything
IN the line OF furnishing books TO those pupils
who are unabIe 90 purchase them sl,bon.h =,
some casas ,sx, hoals j., h,s,o-,,a,rs ,a.,,,.s.h
have heen Ioaned rom he ra,,ns o,.s,t;al.y
a., a,,- ,syniIs Th.sa ~ &c a. - ~