New-York tribune., 1898-06-17
THE VACATION SCHOOLS.
DR. JESSIE BOGLE GIVES AN INTER
ES1TNG ACCOUNT OF THEM.
WEST END WOMEN ARE TOLD WHAT OBJECT
LESSONS HAVE DONE FOR THE LITTLE
TAILoRs" AND THEIR SISTERS.

WEST END WOMEN ARE TOLD WHAT ObJECI-
LESSONS HAVE DONE FOR THE LITTLE
rAILoRs" AND THEIR SISTERS
The women Of the West End Republican As
soclation held their regular monthly meeting yeser-
day afternoon Mrs. Corneia Robinson the pres-
dent being in the chair. Mrs Wentz, secretary OF
the Womans West End Republican Association
auxiliary to the Womau's Patriotic Relief Associa-
tion. presented her report Of the meeting held
yesterday morning at The Manhattan Hotel and an
nounced that the temporary committee appointed
at the last meeting had already begun raising
money 10 be given the central association
Upon motion the temporary committee OF twenty
was made permanent. and Mrs. Madeline u. MOT
ton was appointed chairman. The suggestion was
me de that collections should le taken up rapidly
possible before the association disbanded for the
summer. The treasurer Of the Woman's Repuo-
ican Association reported a balance in the treas
ury OF ss.765
Mrs. Clarence A Burns announced the death OF
Alfred A. Roe father Of Mrs s NJ. Cory the sec
retary Of the preceding year and moved that
letter expressive Of the association sympathy be
sent 10 Mrs Cory.
Dr. Jessie Boyle read an interesting paper on the
work OF the vacation schools The idea she said
did originate in New-York but IN Boston. The
experiment first began IN this city In 1894
when the Society for Improving the Condition of
tho Poor obtained permission 20 use several Or Inc
larger schoolhouses in the more crowded portions
OF the city. Their design was 20 do away with
books altogether. and teach by object-lessons only
When II became known that there was 10 be
school in summer tho pupils protest vas loud ana
emphatic until the news spread that thsre was no
study ct all. Just playing and making pretty
things" ...,.o -
came great that the second year the attendance
increased threefod. Gradually the whiting OF
sticks and OF the needle began 20 mean some
thing, and when clay modelling was made sort OF
gorhed mud-pie making the enthusiasm knew no
Bounds"
After giving statistics Of the rapid growth OF the
movement DR.. Bogie said
This year the Roard % Education. having slowly
learned It's ohcr;-icsson from the Asso'iatlon for
rated the vacation schools in It's work. thu9 reiiev-
ing the association q q er'at hurlci. mere VIII
be ten schools. beginning on July II and closing
on August 49, and there VIII hc thirty sessions IN
all the hours being from $50 m. 10 II go a. IN.
Ten principals have been engaged for the work and
two hundred teachers The Board of Education has
appropriated $1,000 and fhoro has neen private
donation OF g 100 10 carry on the work
In speaking OF the plans Of work FOR The boys,
the girls and the wee ones" Or Borle said that
one OF the things 10 h- taught the boys was simple
sewing. but ~ avoid inIuriug their pride tho
sewers were officially denomnated the little tall
ors."
Among the special features Of the schools will be
the selfgOycrnmout clubs a1d a police force she
is in order IN several Of tho schools the older
pupils 10 lo formed INTO 'unior republics
"A large proportion u the pupils arc ~ foreign
parcntago. and n s n sight 60 make an American
proud" concluded Dr Boyle. "to see The cnthusl-
Ssm displayed when they salute the Gag