The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-26
VALUABLE TRAINING
Fur POOR CHILDREN
Work That Is Being Done at
the Vacation School.
A HOST EFFECTIVE CHARITY
Sessions Held Daily at Which Various
Practical Trades Are Taught With an
Idea Of Aiding the Pupils to Earn a
Better Livelihood.

What shall be done with poor chill
dren in sumner has been the burning
question with the benevolently Inclined
CT Washington for many years. Tho 20
lice records have shown that the evil
genius has been NEST active during this
period Of incidence for children and
the problem Of occupying the young
sters' minds has been q perpIexing one.
The vacation school plan, 50 success
fully worked out by Mr.. Raymond Bior-
don, in addition to its success aIcng
other lines, it is believed has become a
must effective charity. since Il aims to
form rather than to reform the caar-
acter Of the poor who are ,crdiaIly
welcomed into the schools and brought
under the influence Of refined teachers
TO be instructed along JnaFy Lines Of
han1iCTaft for six weeks during the
sumner. Industrial work IS preferred
because Of its novelty and usefulness,
for that in the grades during the regu-
lar term is Of an academic character.
Keeping Children From Mischief.
The work at stevens vacaticn school
is OF this direct, practical character,
and the verbal and written messages Of
grateful appreciation received by Mr..
F. l. Cardozo, IT., would seem to irdi-
cate that some measure of success lad
been achieved. It is admirably located
and planned TO carry out the plissicn-
airy and other purposes Of the scheme.
IN = h. a--.. ----H
courts. wnTlh as a result OF the Eork
ef Christian people, pour forth their
child population 10 be kept out Of mis-
chief Tor three hours Of each day. Il
has become more popular, however.
than in-ended, for children are cuIn.ng
not only from tie places mentioned.
but from distances 50 remote as Tenley-
town, Resign and Brizhtwood-
Daily sessions are held from TO 12
O'Clock. The program Ior the fifth TO
the eighth grades is so arranged that
each class is divided into three sec
tions. and each OF the latter takes
three subjects every DAY Experience
shows that such arrangement is most
feasible, especially for advancement IN
the seventh grade, by way OF illUstra-
ton, from 9 10 10 O'Clock daily a sec
ton works at dressnak s.S, another az
embroidery and third at cooking: at
10 O'Clock q shift IS made, and from that
hour to i o'clock the foregoing sec
tons wiz work, respectively. at type
writing. drawing. and Venetian iron
work: and finally. from II 70 Z O'Clock
At millinery, carpentry, or cooking.
Studies That Are Taught.
Mrs. Alice r. Dunbar has made short
hand and typewriting so popular that
not only pupils from the grades, but
many from the ManuaI Training, High,
and Normal Schools have been attracted
10 her classes Much ground has been
covered, and such enthusiastic interest
awakened that her pupils viii PROBABLY
ind means to continue after the ses-
sion is over.
Mrs. Mccoy. Of the Indian once, vis-
tied the school recently, and was so de-
lighted with the novel idea Of convert
ing tin cans and old scraps OF tin into
useful kitchen and household articles
that she accepted one as q souvenir.
and later sent the lad who made II 25
cents Mr. Baltimore, much amused,
stated aiteTward that his boys and
girls had earnestly besoUght him &c
have more OF such articles made inme-
iiateIy.
The exhibition in the millinery and
basketry department Is both interesting
and suggestive. Miss Beatrice Lewis.
herself an expert, had on hand at the
beginning several models OF hats,
baskets. etc-, and since then her pupils
have been taught how TO make hat
frames, cut, sew, and braid strips Of
tissue parer, and then to form trina. and
finish the nat SO that there are already !
for inspection over fifteen hats made by
have q hat to wear foE the rest Of the
summer at least. Baskets. mAts. doll [!