New-York tribune., 1902-09-06
PUBLIC SCHOOL ROOFS .
THE SUMNER EVENING FAIRGROUNDS
CLOSE FOR THE SEASON.

TIE =-st season Of the evening fairgrounds OF
-. -o,-s - -,,r-5c schools closes tonight The
z,--.-1--e-- has rroved an u-quaiAed success and
-. unanimous verdict q Jhe -i-ed bur happy care
-7ge-e is that TO other expenditure OF tAe same
amount of money (s25 GO for Nanhatta7s I'VE a--I
Frooslvn's t7yo) could have accomplished as nucn
lasting good neral. mental and physical toT tHe
l.ss ~ children primarily fg-ed 70 bereAc there
Nv ard that as many more roof gardens should be
opened next year.
On the principle emphasized by the creator q the
saving Let ne write nation songs ana care
not who makes its laws I IS growing 10 ne more
and more widely believed that The C--eclioH q Z
cbi-6s nav IS as important as any other part q
fits education The personal influence eIerted- the
ideas OF eou:c- courtesy. alrr1:srn incllcated II
the simple principles governing the pay ot tHo-e
three hours nightly have already borne nnlch
definite fruit
The children themselves are n mourri1g-Tneta-
phoricauy spaaking-to find the season a. an end
Even the coolness Of the last few eventrgs did not
appreciao BY diminish The crowds. between -'5 and
500 nightly being admitted mast q Tie roofs
One tail hollow chested gi-l ot fourteen or more.
with black circieC eyes and Z hacking cough. eN-
pressed 1he general sentiment when she said
II air-t thar lis 50 hot down there indicating
the narrow paper sr-ewr. cart filed street i've
stories Below but = 90 smell 50 bad The
ar OF the roots. free u the thousands Of h-tle
lungs drinking II joyously II, was the sui
t-test nights, i-nnaasura5Iy purer taa1 anything
o5Cainab.e u rne1- native regions. and often par
en1s spent with the days tlil would climb the
many steps. cause Rosie. she say = smell 30
good Ug here L wzs seldom however tnat more
rhen q hundred OF 50 adults we're IL evidence a.
any one tine though there were seats reserved for
rherc. ard their coming was encouraged In every
possible NaE-
Some q the older children brought books o.
crocheU-g- for winch -Ee electric bulbs strung
from end 70 erd of the roof space gave ample
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eatab4es, however. mad eventually 70 - taoooed
peel OF watermelon -i5 and z s.sorter'' q bright
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10Y O zen or twelve was nightly stationed Al tne
eo-+s5s- - II
0--Si SUNS -i--l Ll- 3 aD----s 70 detect oti'7
q L,-A7-s- -4--e--=s I'D '-o-@e fronts 7'aps7 -
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worked ur5e-te6. half rut1ret5 coming generation
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From the moment ~ entrance when the girls ate
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me sports and interests OF The evening a sllt,'s
'ylI--e- ID l-g HeN - --lcllcate- -Ip-- tliIS ~
tine and the EXPRESSION Ladies first Is repeated
M ne s5l l'--'s's- no1SH IN! :. = -,
a1= absence ot rough language al lHeSe p-aS
-o--s s5.- - o. = er-,sr rirl over
,u-nes r,, her --Ct5 IN = s7.e vyrathfuIly admou-
iShed thai ycUngsrer 70 go 10 h" whereupon
he instantly returned. Ladies frst:'
A--ls indeed, are the humorous haEpeIl4lle9' @i-
-ne carerakers, q whom there are two or thfee
between night and Wr5r and tie irresistbly funny
some OF the games invented By the chi 1r.n mem mem
selves are most unique. one designated "Johnny,
zoe Jae pony consists Of a line q four or more
bodies f-c- ~ 1irs an rig7ilv horizontal upon
7shich any number of other boys; one at = 1 aTne
70 keep the leaDer's feet from touching the moor
Then there Is The ..ca-oLsel close circle OF slN
0r more youngsters. with legs pilec q
heap II the centre on which peTcnes AhotLeL Ah5
small person while two larger boys. one a. eItLeL
side vrf-i rSe -s-ora srot on the floor " neTelil
thc delight OF This particular sport consists @haS @