The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13

ETolessor w. b. foWell, arrived in the city
yesterday morning. and appeared at his desk
in the Franklin Building promptly at 0
O'Clock, ready for the work of preparation
for the lew school year, which begins next
Monday week. A HERALD reporter found
the professor looking quite well after his
months vacation with his family in the Cats
kills. To the query whether he found his
vacation too long he replied:
''No, indeed, it was not long enough. There
is always work to be done for the new years.
schedule without an interval after the closing
of the schools, and two or three weeks work
before they reopen, so you see that months
vacation is none too much.n
"Do you consider three months from the
closing 10 the opening of our school building
too loug vacation in view of the fact that it
is said that our school accommodations are
yet too limited to meet the demand, and that
shorter vacations would meet the require
mentsgn
I've heard that idea advanced before,n said
MIR. Powell but l do not approve of shorter
vacations for this climate. 1t is too enervat-
ing. As tits, our best teachers are constantly
breaking down. Teaching is one of the most
exhaustive occupations, and do not think
that enough of the superfiuons element would
attend summer session to pay for the extra
work Besides, the whole school schedule
would have to be readjusted to inaugurate it,
and larger appropriations would have to be
made to cover the expense. In my opinion it
is impracticable at present.
''Many of the best educators spend their
vacations in conducting summer schools at
the seaside or some educational centre like
ChautaUQua, or they are gathering informa-
uon Tor future use by travel or special study
mo, do not think we have any too much
vacation for this climate. But when it is
over am ready to take up my work again as
are those associated with me-
''Six Mew school-houses,' ne continued.
''haye been finished this year from appropria-
lions made at LAST Vnar'S sRsSiOp of
and SIX more are expected to be ready for oc-
cupanc? before the school year closes, which
Will virtually give us twelve new school
bujldlngs this year. We hope that the Capt.
tol Hill High School building will be ready to
use at the close of the Christmas holdays''
1he TWO busiest seasons in the course of the
public schools for the teachers are opening
and closing weeks. Just now they are in the
midst OF lnaugurating the system for the COM
ing school year. AS usual the greatest activity
is seen shout the headquarters of Superinten-
dent Powell in the Franklin School Building
out IN otner school looms the painters and re-
pairers have been busy, and in some other
sections handsome new school buildings have
IN East Washington the handsome new
High School Building on Seventh street is up to
the third story, and promises to FL a long-felt
want IN that section, as well as be .!n nrnament
aIchitecurally. On Eleventh street southeast
there Is fine new school-house named the
Tyler Binding. 1t is built after the plan
which has been found so convenient here
eight rooms opening on a central hall, with
entrances right and left. The Tyler Building
has The outward rectangular effect, relieved
py an Cctagonal bay window on the northeast
corner snrmounted by pyramidal roof and
lagstaii From top TO basement this building
lsperfecf. There has been considerable shifting
otposiiions of teachers on Capitol HILL and the
Tyler Building will be supplied chiefly from
an exodus from the Wallach. Miss s. t.
Langley viii be principal, and have charge of
the eighth grade. Miss Langley has fine
reputation as teacher, being one of the
most experienced of the corps Miss s. B.
Neutz Will teach the seventh; Miss B. L.
woodward the sixth, and her sister, Miss S.
X. woodward, the fifth; Miss S. A. Tichenor.
the fourth; Miss c. G. Discs, the third;
Miss H. 4. Gibbs, the second, and Miss c. j.
Mathis, me first grade in this building.
Al Anaeostla the supervising principal
.. 5. Clark. Mr.. j. L. Fireman, late prin-
cipal, going to the second building, while Mr..
Clark fnds himself located across the river in
Anacosiia. Mr.. j. F. Fisher, who will be the
new principal of the Monroe Building. will
also teAcn The eighth grade. and Mr.. S. n.
Ely, the seventh grade. The other schools
wiil be offcered as during last season.
a handsome new school building fills the
bill at M Pleasant, and Miss Annie Loomis
remains principal. She is one of the Oldest
and most experienced teachers.
Miss Frances Fairly, of the eighth grade.
Force Building, has had leave of absence
granted 10 January l.
Miss Emma j. Woodward has resigned TO
90 into The Wimodaughsis as secretary Other
designations are Miss M. W. Brooks. third
grade, Henry building, and Miss Mary j.
Davis Of the sixth grade Morse building.
On Thursday and Friday, morning and
evening all the large school buildings will be
open Tor the purpose of issuing admission
tickets 10 scholars, except in the Fourth
Division, where all applications must be made
At the Jefferson Building.
Miss Louise SaXton, of Mount Pleasant.
and recent graduate at Wellesley College,
has accepted position in school at Mont
pelier, VT
Excursion to Antietam and Gettysbure.
Under the auspices of the Pennsylvania
Club there VIII be excursions to Antietam
and Gettysburg Thursday, September II, 1891.
At Antetam the 29th anniversary of the bat
tie will be celebrated by reunions of regi-
ments from Pennsylvania, New York, Della
ware, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Gettys-
ouTg with It's hundreds OF superb monuments
is the best marked battlefield of the world.
Roundtrip to Antietam $1.75. Round trip
TO Gettysburg 50. Train leaves B. & o. Depot
1880 a. In. Tickets for sale by s. Y. Holiday,
Commissioner OF Customs; b. f. CrawshaW
General Land Office; John l. Rankin, Deputy
Sixth Auditor; George Ii. Moore Department
of Justice; H. G. Cobaugh, A. B. jameson,
Treasury Department; William Platt, D.
Elwell Sharretts, War Department; L. II.
Patterson, }. C. Quein, Government Printing
Office; r. M. S. Young, w. q. Russell, Post
Office Department; j. w. Deneane, Patent
Office Building; Charles nj. Bryant, JOS r.
Lott, r. c. Cheesman, Pension Office; George
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Fair Navy Department; II. A. Myers, Agri-