Evening star., 1900-10-20
AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER
WASHINGTON FAST BECOMING THE
HOME OF SCHOOLS.
Cathedral School for Girls and Wash
ingtOn school for Boys the
Latest Acquisitions.

SO many ways that it is not always pos
S bic for busy men to appreciate all the
signs that point in that direction. The
outward tendency from the center of popu-
lation. and the great expansion of the SUBJ
urbs in cons luence. is very plainly mani
fest. PerhalS one of the most notable in
stances of this is the establishment of
schools in adjacent sections, where the ad-
vantages of the country can be enjoyed, and
yet all the facilities of the city are within
the reach of the students and the teachers
The educational advantages of Washington
are evidently more widely appreciated each
year. and not only are the colleges here
receiving access.ons of pupils but the pri-
vate schools. especially those which are
mainly patrnniZed by out-of-town pupils,
are enjoying a measure of prosperity
through the increased number of scholars
never before known in their history.
The demand made CDon the educational
facilities of the nations capital has taxed
both public and private resources The
most marked development in this partcu-
lar IS the increase in the number, as well
as the enlargement of the scope of private
schools IN the suburban sect ons of the
city. On the outskirts are found large
schools. and during the past year Two no.
table additions have been made to this num-
Der.
School for Girls.
One is the Cathedral School for Girls, on
the grounds of the Protestant Episcopal
Foundation, at the intersection of the
Wood!ey and Tenleytown roads, The build
ing was erected through the munificence of
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. 1t S a splendid struc-
trre. handsomely finished and equipped
and Standing it does in the ample
grounds of the Cathedral Foundation. with
its line grove of oaks, the outdoor life of
the young ladies can be spent under cond.-
tons that are most favorable Miss Bangs
and Miss Wilton the ladies in charge of
the school. have provided in The curr culum
for outdoor exercise. so that the physical
as wei as the mental de. .,nopment lhs
young ladies' Under their charge is mat
ter Of daily care.
The building presents a pleasing appear
aEce from the outs de. and the interior has
an air of refinement and is as homeke as
ii is poSs DIE to make spaces of equal size.
The arrangement of the rooms is admir-
ably adaPied for the purposes of such a
school end h" success which has marked
the Jneni1- year assures those Interested
in this enterprise that there is a place a.
the national capital for an educational in
st.tution planned OF Just such lines as the
Hearst School. Pupils there from all
parts of the country, and IN addition a
number of people living in the city send
their daughters to this school in order that
they may enjoy the ADVANTAGES of "A train
inS under the refining and elevating influ-
ence of this place.
For the Male Sex.
little further to the north on the Ten
leytown road is located the building which
has been completed during the past season
for the Washington School for Boys. This
is new institution which has been estab-
lished here by Mr.. l.. l.. Hooper, who is the
head master of the institution.
Mr. Hooper has introduced in the school
number of features found IN few other
schools, in that it includes two separate
departments, each compete in itsef yet
closely related to the other, the day de-
partment and the boarding department.
The day department receives pupils who re-
side in Washington and its immediate vi
clnity and who thus able without go
ing away from home to enjoy the aivan-
tages Cb;ainabie only in few OF the large
boarding schools of the country. .le boaru-
ing department offers to a limited number
Of out-of-tUwn pupils a cuLgenial home,
thorough instruction and the advantages
of residence in the immediate neghborh0od
ot the national capital.
The school occupies two large :lildnSs
the residence for boarding pupils ard the
recitation hal. The former is the Golus-
borough House. which stands out so pre-
emnently on the TenleytoWn road. 1t is
one Of the finest suburban residences in
the neiShborhood Of Washington. The reci-
ia tion hall is replete in novel and interest
ing features; in the basement are the g m
nasium and lockers and shower baths and
the heating and ventila ing apparatus. On
the first and second floors are the usual
class rooms, a laboratory, a library and
the rooms Of the faculty and head master,
while the third floor is occupied by the
Kitchen and large hall whore each noon
a hot lunch is served. Immediately a.
jacent IS the athletic field with its quarter
mile track, tennis courts and foot ball and
base bail field, while the golf links of the
school extend over the beautiful ridges and |
glades stretching to the northwest.