The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
MANUAL TRAINING FOR PUPILS.
An Addition 10 the Rockville High
school Opened Yesterday.


school Opened Yesterday.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Jan. 22--The Man
uaI Training School, established at he
Rockville High School under az act Of
the Maryland Assembly Of 1898. was opened
d this place yesterday in the large
room over the main school room III the
High School, with Mr. 4 Riggs Brown as
instructor. The room is sufficiently
furnished TO answer all purposes at
the present time. but as demand
occurs II viii be more fully equipped. In
terest has been manifested in this move
ment ever since il has started, and it is
understood that children from different
section of the county are DESTROYS Of at
tending this particular branch of the High
School here. The school is not under the
control Of board OF trustees, but under
the direct management Of The school
board Of the county. The State appropria-
ticn &c the school IS 1880
The January non-jury term Of the Cir
cult Court for Montgomery County was
convened at the courthouse here yes eTday
morning with Judge James b Henderson
on the bench The docket showed the
following number of cases: Criminals, IS;
recOgnizances, il; appeals, z; trials. 60;
foreign, 2; judicisls, Il; appearances, IS
Secretary-Tre s. 2. White Of tie
School Board, is arranging the programme
Of the County Teachers Institute which
will meet IN the court room here on Febru-
ary and last through the 8th. The iusi-
tute viii be under the direction of Prof
NJ & Stephens. State superintendent a
number Of prominent instructors from
Baltimore and Washington VIII be pres
ent. Miss Leila Partridge, Of Philadelphia
win give talks on Tuesday Wednesday,
and Thursday. On Wednesday at 7-30
Miss Partridge VIII deliver her hu-
InCr0us lecture The Commencement
Exercises of the Ompompanoosue Acad-
envy" for the benefit OF The teachers
library, an admission charge OF ten cents
being fixed for the lecture The colOred
teachers institute VIII BE held in the col
ored school house at this place February
Z and s. under the direction OF Prof
Kelly Miller. Of Howard University
The congregation Of the Baptist Church
this place on last Friday nigh gave z
large donation to their pastor. Rev
The Woman's Missionary Society had met
there for the evening The donations
consisting Of groceries and many useful
articles for the pastor. his wife. and lit
tie son. had been sent 10 another place
from whence they were carried a short
while before The meeting closed and taken
into the dining room The donation was
a complete surprise to the pastor and his
wife Rev S r White made few re-
marks on behalf Of the congregation. to
which the pastor responded, thanking
the mem ers for their Kindness.
pleasant evening WAS spent by
all present among whom we're
Rev and Mrs Campbell and little son
Rev. s. r. White. Misses White. Misses
Kingdom. Misses Bouic Misses Wardeid.
Miss Garrett. Mrs. ". f. Penn. Mrs Mary
Davis, Miss Pickett, Miss Welt. Mrs. E
Y. RObey. Mrs. $. E E2stburn. Mr. S B.
Haney. Mr. and Mrs c. ". Prettyman.
George Davis. ard Clifford H. Robert
son.
Roger Parker. d colored boy was ar
rested and lodged IN Jail here yester-
day on q charge of larceny "Baptist''
OIutt. coIored. Is held in jail here upon
q charge Of larceny and assault