The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-01

tional Association for Relief of Destitute
Colored Women and Children, $500;
Newsboys' and Children's Aid Society, ST.
coo; Washington Hospital for Foundlings.
$4,000; st. AIMS Infant Asylum. 800;
German Orphan Asylum. sl,SC3 Municipal
Lodging House. $4,000; Soldiers and Sail
ors' Temporary Home. $500: Woman's
Christian Association. $4,000; Young Wo-
mans Christian Home. 81 900; Hope and
Help Mission, S2,G10.
Estimates are included for various in
situations in support Of the insane. the
deaf dumb. and paupers. as follows: For
support of the INDECENT insane of the Dis
trict Of Columbia in the Government Hos
pital for the Insane Sl36. SEQ: for deporta-
ton from the District of Columbia of nom
resident insane persons, $1,000: for ex-
penses attending the instruction of deaf
and dumb persons, residents of the Dis
trict of Columbia, admitted to the Column
bia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. I'M
der the terms and conditions of a contract
to h2 made with the said institution by
the Board of Charities, not to exceed Si0,-
500; for relief Of the poor. $4,000; for
transportation of paupers, $4,000; for the
purchase by the Commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia ground suitable as a
81. 1000.
The aggregate estimates for charity and
correction are about $1,000 less than those
of last year, made by the Superintendent
Of Charities.
The people of the District are by no
means unanimous in their views upon the
question of home study for children at
tending the public schools. The grumblers
l,I - ,,,, t,n D-,d Inv hGir
sensations to the School Board have sue
ceeded in having home study eliminated
from the grades below the sixth, and even
there in having ii reduced to the mini
num- But now the other side is being
heard from and letters are being written
to the authorities and to the press by those
who do not believe home study an I'M
mixed evil. A mother of both boys and
girls. who requests her name not 10 be
published. but who signed it to her let
ter. has sent the following to The Times
THE Board of Education fears the effect
of home study on the children below the
sixth grade Has the honorable board been
on the streets after dark since their deci-
SIGN was made? If SO i am sure they have
seen an effect, and a very serious one, OF
the no home study regulation. The only
thing that has kept many children OFF the
streets after dark was the fact that les
sens had to be studied. Now the children
are free to roam, tree to spend more time
with the cigarette, more time with COM
panions whose influence is wholly bad.
1T may be said that they should not be
on the streets. but they are there. Proof
is nightly at hand. The average child Will
not hurt himself with overstudy, and the
other kind will study in spite of all OBJ
stacles. No home study will make the
lazy pupil more lazy, but will, on the
other hand, give him the approval of his
conscience. Those who have not the wis
dom to know what is best for them need
protection. while those who have the wis
dom realize that they need 10 study, and
are sensible enough to do SO. even if their
study must lack the direction of COM
petent teacher.
Must my boys and girls spend the time
that l allow them for study in trying to
ascertain what to study? The question is
practically one of giving home study or
turning the little ones loose on the
streets"
member of the School Board said
yesterday that the position of the Board
had perhaps been misunderstood and that
they were receiving some blame in the
matter not well founded. He said that
it had been the purpose Of the Board TO
reduce rather than to prohibit home work
it eff in the lower grades and by re-
ducing the volume of such work in
the grades above the sixth thy
had adopted the middle course between
the views Of those who wanted no home
study and those who wanted too much.
This member OF the Board said that the
difference Of opinion existing upon the
subject was due to viewing the problem
from opposing standpoints- Rich people,
In enid rhn hr--
TO effort are these who complain most
loudly against the home work OF their
children. while those of the poorer peo-
pie who have the greatest incentive to
labor and 10 develop habits OF industry
and of intelligence in their children are
those who are satisfied TO have their
children work an hour or two each night
on their lessons.
In further conversation this member of
the School Board said that he was glad
to have the matter discussed as widely
as possible. fer in that way public senti-
ment would be formed and the school
authorities would have something tungi-
Bile to work en-.
The Commissioners yesterday app inted
]. p. Stirewalt sewer Taper in the En-
gineer Department at $1,000 per annun,
vice II. T. Conboy. resigned.
The proposal of Fred Drew to i'm
prove the grounds Of the Johnson School
building, dated October q. 1900. has been
accepted,
The following work will be done und r
the assessment system: That now gran
lite curb be set and brick sidewalk Ia d
on the south side of Street northwest
from First Street to Second Street, at an
estimated cost of s1,114, to be assessed
against lets IN block 10, Stellwasen and
Edmonstcn's addition to lie Droit Park
and in block 4. Bioomingdale. fronting on
said Street between the limits named.
DEATHS OF THE DISTRICT.