The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-22
TO STUDY DURING SUMMER
The Session of the Vacation School
Largely Attended.

vided by the PrincipaI-History,
Mathematics, Natural and Physical
Geography All in One Feature.
The vacation school Eas commenced its
third year at the GTeenIeaf Public School
Building. There are in attendance 1872 pu-
pills, twelve more than the capacity of the
school contemplates. Besides those rcgu-
larry admitted and provided with the cards
emitting them to matrjcUlate for the term
which is composed Of thirty working
school days, there were a most Of children,
accompanied by their parents. on hand
on the first day in the hope Of being ad-
mitted to the classes. Already the april
cants are numerous enough to I'LL a
school house twice the capacity of the
present building. According to the plan
instituted by the principal of the school.
Raymond Riordon. the names Of all ap-
pIicants are entered upon cards of admis-
sion, and a duplicate entry made upon a
stub to which each card is attached. Each
application is numbered. For the first
day, about 800 of these cards of admission
were issued to the first applicants. Should
some Of this number fail to attend, for
each absentee an admission card VIII be
issued to the applicant next IN order on
the roll One days absence removes a
pupil from the school, and readmissiou
can only be had by a new application.
| This is to insure for the school the at
tendance Of such pupils as are faithful in
their purpose to take the course. There
are ten grades represented in the school,
and each grade is supposed to accommo-
date classes of forty-eight scholars, max
ing $50 pupils in all, the contemplated
limit Of the school
-obCCg --7+g,-,,s r-,ooi,J
ceremonies, the children being at once as
signed to their classes, and proceeding
with the work laid out for the day. in the
excellent programme prepared by Mr..
Riordon.
Mr.. Riordon is assisted by a staff of
eighteen teachers, to each of whom has
been assigned the daily work for the
thirty school days, that make up the
term Of the vacation school. Each of
these thirty days has been set apart for
certain work in each OF the classes.
There is a kindergarten class. classes for
each If eight grades. and a class from
Business High School The regular
work of the day begins a. o'clock. and
ends at noon In the afternoon. from !
to O'Clock special wrk- sewing and
TeCreative anUsenents are in order.
The plan of work. as arranged By Mr.
z.
''corre1ated'' daily study On the assem-
bling o the scholars IN the morning, at
9 o'clock. the Bible is read. the roll is
/ called, and a chorus IS sung This re-
| QuiTes about ten minutes when the
classes commence their regular study To
each day has been assigned as subject
some geographical political division, be
ginning in the first days of the course
with the States and Territories of the
United States. History, spelling. and
arithmetic, are taught in connection with
this subject For the first day the sub
| ject Of study taken was the State Of
Pennsylvania. The history of the State
was taught in each Of the four higher
grades.
When spelling was the study. names of
the cities, and Of correlated names. etc.
were given TO the students to spell In
arithmetic. the area of PENNSYLVANIA was
determined The length Of the rivers Of
the State were estimated by the scale Of
the map. The industries of the State
were shown by the terms in which other
examples were presented The industrial
conditions were presented, and the sub
ject Of mining one Of the chief enterpris-
Is Of the State. was exhar StivcIy discuss
ed. Fiction pertaining 10 the State. Civ
| ing some ideas of its customs, etc. clos
ID the morning work The story Of Hugh
Wynne was taken up yesterday. novel
| pertinent to the subject So each day. a
geographical subject is presented and
thoroughly disposed of After the States
are disposed Of, Hawaii the Philippines.
Cuba, Porto Rico, Japan, and other for
| eign countries are studied and subjects
connected with each locality will be
brought TO the attention Of the school.
TheTs are several exceptions to the Sc
| lection OF a geographical subject for the
work Of the day on July Sd the subject
| taken Up is the Declaration of Independ-
| ence, and the historical and sociological
conditions which prevailed at that time
are taught The American flag is also
| discussed. July p has been set apart for
| the consideration of the affairs of the Dis
| trict Of Columbia Mr. Dutton, Chief of
/ the Fire Department, is expected to dis
| cuss the department under his control,
| and Majcr Sylvester and Commissioner
! MacfarIard are also expected to be pres
! ent and speak 10 the children
| In the ether grades similar work is go
! ing on Special classes viii receive in
| struction in sewing and drawing \ class
from the Business High School receives
/ one hours instruction in shorthand and
| one hours instruction in typewriting each
! day. Days are set apart for the instruc-
/ ton of the pupils of the other grades for
| the study of typewriting.
| \ play room has been provided, where
there is a piano, and niuepins. tennis
/ balls, bean bags, and sawdust for the
| amusement of the youngsters In the
| girls play yard there IS a complete gym
/ nastic outfit. and in the yard devoted to
| the girls is a large shade tent and see
| saw. During the play hours. the children
| are furnished with confidential! talks
! tending TO their moral and physical in
! provement-
! Every Saturday one half Of the school
/ will be treated TO trolley trips, picnics
and frOlics in the woods. The last trip
/ OF the season will be made 20 GIens Falls.
Concerts are to be given for the enter
| tainment of the parents of the pupils
! These entertainments viii consist of mu-
| sic numbers. recitations. etc. The clos
! ing exercises Of the school VIII be held on
/ July 81 at the jefferson School, when a
/ most elaborate programme viii be ar
| ranged
| i Piece of Stone in His Eye.
/ TRENTON. n J, June - -Thirty-eight
years ago. when George Ash now of this
/ city. then Of Baltimore county. Maryland
was a lad of eleven years, while hoeing
/ h. n,