The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-16
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charge of their particular branches, as
heretofore. Mrs g. E Fuller will again
make her rounds of the various schools,
pointing out the sad discrepancies in
the formation OF ellipses. curves. and an
giles. and will once more dilate upon the
eye measurements aud the beauty and use
fulness thereof 10 the construction of
working. mocha meal. bilateral, and all
other kinds of drawings.
There will be much rubbing and signing,
both from the weary, fidgety little ones and
their pat lent tea cters, over the sadly oblique
squares and woefully crooked lines which
grow so persistently under the restless
fingers. Then, too, the silent rooms and still
halls will suon resound, not only with the
ringing childish laughter, but also with
the shrill cracked tones of the scales and
little songs which require such laborious
lcrilling before they acquire the least sem
bIancc to harmony. Miss Anna Z. Scamneil
will doubtless have reason TO feel fully as
proud OF her classes this year as in the past.
for the singing hour is the one to which
the children universally look forward as
sort of semi-play hour. and it is long
time before they can appreciate the fact that
melod does not consist chiefly and only Of
force.
One OF the prcttest schoolroom scenes
is the physical culture drill, which now
forms such an important part in the routine
of the work of every grade. The regularity
of movement and the uniformity Of TIE long
lines are a tribute to the patience aud per-
severance C II pended in this line. The intro
duction OF physical culture ID the public
is nF ba
for in the practice and pursuance OF its rules
les the safeguard OF the health and grace
and even beauty of the coming generation
LEARNING HOW To WALK.
By degrees the girls are learning that
there is a right and wrong way to walk,
stand, sit. rise, go up and down stairs, and
having the Benefit OF Miss Stoncroad's
practical illustrations and her Clear and
concise directions as to the evils and ad
vantages Of both, it is likely that the good
results will be strongly in evidence as time
goes on.
sthe city continues to grow and the sub
urbs become more and more populated,
the necessity for more and larger schools
becomes apparent. The suburban children
being obliged to come into washington each
morning necessarily crowds out many OF
those here Ill the city. Consequently ap-
preparations are constantly being made to
avert these difficulties. such is the case
at Langdon, where there are no acoommo-
cations for children OF the higher grades.
though there is room in the school for
the little ones. The erection of a building
has not yet commenced, but it is antici-
pated that the new structure will he ready
for occupancy in the early springtime.
MEETING OF TEACHERS.
The first teachers meetings will he held
Saturday, September 10. The teachers Of
the Fifth division will! confer a the Curtis
School at O'Clock 4. m: those of. the
First division at the Dcnnison at 10 4. m:
the Seventh at the Franklin at 1890 a.
m; the Second at the Seaton at / a. H.;
the Sixth a the Gales at / 80 a. m; the
Third at the Wallach at 80 p. M. the
eighth at the Tyler n = p. M, tnr Fourth
ut the jefferson at 3 y. M: the Ninth at
the Sumner at p. NJ, and the Tenth and
Eleventh divisions at the Sumner at 4 80
p m.
The procuring Of admission tickets is
always more or less of q tother to the
Iarcnts and guardians as well as TO those
whose duty it is to issue them, for, as one
OF these so.ely tried and muci-eDduring
unfortunates aptly expressed II: People
who want tickets always pick out the build
'Ig from which they 1--we the farthest and
expect to get their children in there. for
some uHaccountablc reason"
Therefore. for the benefit of those who's,
little ones are to take their first import
ant step in life's great school this year,
let it he known that admission tickets may
heobtaincd Frida and Saturday September
Is and 10, from 8 to 10 a. NJ and from
1 to D. m at tie various school buildings.
THE NEW BUILDINGS
Several new buildings will open for the
first time on the 21st, including the Green
leaf building. on Four and-a-balf street.
near N southwest; a four-room structure at
Woodhurn, to supply the place of the old
Soldiers Home SCHOOL, a new fOur-room
building at GieSboro, and four-room addi-
lions to the Tenleytown, Brookland and
Brightwood schools.
There are also several new buildings
and additions for the coiorcd pupils. The
entire number of pupils who may he accom-
modatcd by tie new buildings and improve
ments exceeds thousand, since there is
room for nine hundred in the white schools
and eight hundred in the Colored.
With such advantages as are open to
the children of all nationalitieS, who live
anywhere within access of the city or
suburban schools. there is no reason why
thecomipg generations should be compclledto
earn its livelihood by manual Iator, through
lack of know led ge of some thing better. None
are iebarred from enjoying the privilege
of learning to read and write, as well S the
higher branches not even the loneliest most
poverty-strickeD little waif. for tie board
furnishes the textbooks and necessary ar
ticles for study to those whose crcUm stances
would otherwise prevent their attendance
in school.
Osborne & HOban Ovsters.