Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29

BOYS and girls and men and women Of
Washington who are employed during
the day will soon be given an opportunity
to attend a night industrial school. which
will open next week in the Mckinley
Manual Training School. Plans have
been made to receive registrations next
Wednesday evening 10 ascertain how
many wish to take the various courses
offered. Registrations will also be received
next Friday evening from to $50 O'Clock
and the sessions for work will begin Mon
day of next week at 7:30 O'Clock
Glasses will be held three nights each
week-Monday. Wednesday and Friday
between 1870 and $50 O'Clock. In some
courses it will be necessary to report
only one or two evenings a week. The
classes will be formed from those who
are the first to register, and will contain
from ten to thirty pupils.
If necessary, a waiting list will be es-
tablished, as those In charge of the school
will not permit overcrowding to interfere
with the effectiveness Of the work Pupils
Of day schools will not be admitted
1t is hoped by the promoters that this
is the beginning Of a great Industrial
school, on the plan Of the German con-
tinuation schools, and of numerous
schools in the larger cities of this coun-
try One aim will be to supply the needs
of men employed during the day who
wish to increase their efficiency In their
present occupations, or to prepare them
selves for vocations that pay better. An
other aim will be to provide much needed
opportunities for women to learn in a
thorough manner the various aspects of
home making and home keeping. third
aim will be to encourage practical In
terest in arts and crafts on the part OF
those who have leisure to devote to this
fascinating work.
1t is hoped that courses will be organ
lied which will run through a period of
three or four years, with a certificate or
diploma at the completion of the course
In this case the work of the present year
will count toward a certificate. There is
little doubt. 1t Is said. that this work.
once established, will develop steadily and
rapidly. 1t is pointed out that there is
no good reason why the splendid equip
School should not be used for educational
purposes every evening and every Satur-
day during the summer vacation as well
as during the usual school year.
The Courses Offered.
The following courses will be offered:
In the wood shop-Wood turning, COW
ering cylindrical forms between centers,
face plate work, chuck work and polish
ing; patternmaking. making from sketch
es patterns Of parts of machinery used in
the shop. coremaking and molding in a
limited way. shrinkage Of various metals
used in common practice: joinery, leading
up to cabinet work. such tables,
chairs. tabourets and desks.
Blacksmith shop-A short practical
course in forging, including drawing, bend
ing, upsetting, punching, welding and gen.
eral work in iron. A course In the working
of cast steel. comprised of tool making,
Of lectures bearing on the physical prop
critics Of the metals and their manu-
facture.
Machine shop-Vise work, chipping and
ding; drill press. drilling, counterboring,
tapping and roaming: lathe work, turn
parallel bars. v blocks and rectangular
blocks: milling machine. taps. reamers
and gearings: grinding machine. man
drels, centers and cutters.
Applied electricity--To include lectures
and recitations on the fundamental laws
which govern the practical application OF
electrical energy to modern uses. One
half of the time will be devoted to lab
| oratory experiments on electrical meas
urements. application of Ohm's law tC
! series and parallel circuits. storage bat
teries. installation and care of motors
and generators.
Mechanical drawing. to consist of a
thorough instruction in the principles of
| the third angle, or American shop sys-
tenn; following this, simple machine de-
signs and use of empirical formulae. or
| architectural drawing. including the Tus-
can, Doric and Ionic orders, with the pro-
lection Of their shadows. Special work
will be given if there is sufficient demand
for 1t.
Freehand drawing. to include princi-
pies of design. principles of perspective,
sketching Of machine and architectural
details, drawing from nature, with the
| idea of adaptation to metal, cloth and
wood. and the application of design to
Art metal shop-Work in copper and
brass. construction Of silver jewelry, SIM
pie stone setting, enameling on copper
and silver. Design may be taken in con-
nection with this work, class. limited to
twelve.
Home economics-Sewing, to cover the
drafting. cutting, fitting and making of
undergarments, shirt waists and skirts,
hand embroidery and tailoring.
Course in Millinery.
Millinery course, planned SO that pupils
may learn to make their own hats with
judicious expenditure of time and money.
Foundation work, the making of buckram
and wire frames and the covering of
these, to be followed by practice in
the various bindings and folds, the reno
walton of materials, the making of bows
and ribbon flowers, and the final trim
ming Of the hat will be features of this
course.
Cooking-Composition and classification
of foods.
Lessons in cooking meats, vegetables
plain desserts. etc.
Invalid cooking.
Planning and serving of meals.
G0MPERs PETITION FILED.