The Washington times., 1909-10-06
CHILDREN BEAMING
OVER GARDEN WORK
Little Ones Exhibit Flowers
and Vegetables at Pub
lie Schools.

''Sure, I grew 'em myself. Been
settin ready for this flower show all
summer. / like 'em and I'll stand in
strong with teacher when she secs
these"
a little tow-headed ycungster was
Juggling an armful of vegetables,
towers and fruit down Thirteenth
street TO the Franklin School. Hun
dreds Of other school children could
be seen doing the same thing IN
nearly every street IN the city this
morning. For this afternoon the an
nual Hover show of the Washington
public schools viii he held, and this
year s event is one OF the most pre-
tenuous yet held. In fact il sets a
new pace in flower shows, and though
smaller exhibitions have been held
before, the exhibit this year will be
known as The First Annual Flower
Show of the District Public schools.
one like ii will be held every year,
according TO present plans.
Found Cheating.
It's a good thing 1 did en-" the
youngster already mentioned went on.
You know Sam was caught cheatin'
and he can't bring anything at all.
On, no, sam is a coon kid who eoes
TO school around the corner. but we
play together. His mother bought
some vegetables in the market for
MIN, but teacher said they were too
good to be true. then sam ND and
toId where he got them"
MISS Susan Sipe. when told OF this IN
cident, verified 1t. Miss Sipe has been
IN charge of the work In the flower
gardens this summer.
have had a little trouble that way,
DIT there won't be anything on ex-
hloitlon today that the children did
not raise themselves she said.
The show this afternoon will be from
10 5 O'Clock and more than 100 white
schools OF the city are preparing to en-
teTtaln the parents Of pupils and
friends who viii be on hand 10 see fhe
work OF the children.
Work During Summer.
The receptions are not FOR the p1rr-
pose Of showing what the children have
done in the school yards so much as TO
show what use they have made Of their
knowledge during the summer. While
the school yards win be thrown omen
for inspection the greatest attention
viii be given to the array OF fruits.
vegetables, and flowers brought by the
children from their own home gardens.
Lessons were suspended for the
greater part OF the day in most OF the
schools TO make way for the fun this
afternoon. In all the school yards chill
dren we're busy pulling the last weed
and plucking the last withered flower.
The reports from the various playground
gardens were turned in this morning.
They were IN the hands of Miss Susan
~ mill ha s3oI l,r~
school officials who will use them as an
argument for larger appropriation
for the garden work next year.
Some Of them furnished considerable
amusement. A part Of the report of the
Rosedale playground reads like this:
Potatoes-H pecks.
Tomatoes-17 pecxs.
Beans-17 quarts.
COrn-1 ear.
The Rosedale ground. on Bennfng road,
will be one of the chief points Of interest
IN the Northeast section Here a num-
Der OF schools Joined in the work this
summer. II is this playground that Miss
Sipe IS particularly enthusiastic about
More than fifty boys worked there all
summer" she said.
Girls Barred
How about the girls? Yes, they gen
orally take part in the work. but on the
first day at the Rosedale ground but
one girl appeared and she hid a boys
hat so the boys held meeting before I
knew anything about it and barred the
girls"
At the Franklin School one of the
most .elal00zs-c exhibitions IL being pre-
pared Here the girls of the Normal
School will join with the pupils OF the
school IN arrangir & the show. Garden
inE Is required n the course Of the
Normal School an all Of the girls have
gardens at their BONES.
The flower show is the outgrowth OF
tile summer garden work inauguraIed
this year small appropriation from
Congress was used in paving supervisors
who were chosen largely from school
teachers and the Fairgrounds Of the
city as well as the school yards furnish
ed the ground to work on. Several lots
ole oil