Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-04

the barometer has fallen from the New
England coast westward to North Dakota.
The temperature is lower in The east
year at lexington will not in any way re-
lieve this locality.
'.The eight-room building asked for the
third division. southeast, is needed to re-
lieve the Brent and Lenox schools, which
are now greatly crowded. The third and
fourth grades, well as the first and sec
Ond grades, in these buildings are now on
half time, thus working injury to a large
number of pupils. The building should be
located somewhere between Sd and 9Th
streets and Pennsylvania and Virginia ave-
nues.
1.-The addition to Birney school is asked
to accommodate the children now attend
the Hillsdale school, very old structure
that has been pronounced unsafe. On the
Birney lot there is now four-roomr build
ing, but there is ample room for the addi
ton asked. Considering the rapid growth
of population in this section it might be
wise for the honorable Commissioners to
consider the propriety of either estimating
for an eight-room building or of waiting
year. so that an eight-room building could
be more easily secured. The schools here
must he relieved very soon.
Manual Training Schools.
Appropriations are asked for manual
training schools to supply room for schools
now in existence which are sadly restrict
ed in their usefulness for lack of room
and appliances. These schools, which are
now doing excellent work, corresponding
to that of the high schools In other
branches of education, are an outgrowth
of a system of manual training which be-
gil.s In the primary school, and continues
throughout the entire system of schools.
This manual training in the entire system
of schools is varied in character, and is
efficient in it's operation in each grade ard
re re
Of any other branch Of education. The de-
m;tnd for more room and better equipment
is urgent. failure to provide suitable &C
ccmmodation fer the High School Of this
department of education will cripple it
for doing the work expected of 1t by the
community.
Have No School Building.
"Twinirg City suburb has no school
house. The citizens have had 10 suffer
hardship by sendirg their children INTO the
city over the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge,
or to Anacostia, the nearest school to
the m being long distance fer little chill
dren to walk. We the curre-lt year
renting a second-story room for the ac-
commodaticn OF small children. in which
there are forty-three pupils in attendance.
but the room is not fit for school use. A
two-room building would undoubtedly
serve for several years. but it is thought
that 1t would not be economy or wisdom
to erect a building having less than four
rooms.
The Grant Road school building IS for
co!ored children. 1t has two rooms that
are small and without ventilation, and in
which nearly 90 children attend school.
there being two halliday schools In one Of
the rooms. The lot upon which this struc-
ture stands Is large and well adapted to
school purposes. 1t Is located near the
Armes mansion, at the junction of the Con-
necticut avenue extended street car line
and Grant road. The need of a new build
ing is very pressing.
Benning Road.
This growing suburb has a school house
of four rooms. The cooking and manual
training classes are taught in rooms a mile
distant. An addition is asked to this buili-
ing such as was made to the Brightwood
School, and also to the Brookfand School. as
well as that at Tenleytown. The addition Is
urgent, although the number of pupils Is
not such as to overcrowd the school rooms
new In use. The necessity for the addition
is, however, great, because the school has
to provide instruction for the eight grades
below the High School, and because the
manual training and cooking and cutting
and fitting classes cannot be accommodated
| in the present building.
The kindersartens.
1.-The sum Of twelve thousand dollars is
asked for kindergartens, that we may
branch of education. This money will be
used for payment Of teachers, janitor ser
| vice, fuel. school supplies. first equipment
and rent wherever the latter is necessary.
"One-half of the rooms that will be need
| ed for the expenditure of twelve thousand
| dollars on Kindergarten may possibly be
/ found in our own school houses. 1t is best,
however, not to depend On this possibility.
| The other half will have to be rented GER
| tainly. and perhaps all of the rooms.
THE cost of a single kindergarten will be
| approximately as follows: Room rent, 300;
janitor's service. $144; outfit. $50; fuel. $40;
| teachers service, $4OO; contingent expenses,
| $3.50; total, 1,U30.9O.
1T Is proposed to put a kindergarten in
! each division as an experiment. Eleven
| kindergartens. one In each division, will
| thus cost twelve thousand dollars. I be-
| lieve the time has come for Washington to
take this important step in education"
Contested Election Case Decided.
Judge Nicol Of the circuit court OF
| the Alexandria, Va, district this morn
ing rendered his decision in the con-
tested election case of Corbett VS.. Car
son. which was argued in that city
on Thursday last. 1t will be remembered