Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-16
WILL TEACH AVIATION
At ARMSTRONG SCHOOL
Model of Airship Will Be Used.
Repairs Made to Engine
Room of Building.

Two unique courses will be features of
the curriculum at the Armstrong Manual
Training School on street between list
and Sd streets northwest
One is school for automobile mechan-
les and the other is a small, but popular.
course in aviation. No flights are at
tempted. however. The only atrship the
school owns is small model. which
travels on a trolley wire, but its motor Is
driven by electricity, and the first prin-
ciples of propelling plane through the
air are thus learned
instruction in the mechanism of an au-
tomobile is CLEANED in the physical labora-
tory. A friend of the school put small
car at the disposal of the principal. 1t
is never ruin out in the street, but the
boys take it to pieces and put it together
again Four boys from the school gained
Chaufeyrs licenses at the District buiid-
ing last year after. instruction in this
course.
The physical laboratory also has wire
less telegraph apparatus. which is in
great demand by the students.
Improvements to Boilers.
That the engine room and boilers at the
Armstrong Manual Training School have
been in condition that endangers the
building and the six hundred students
who pass in and out of the structure daily
is the statement Of DR.. Bruce Evans, prin-
cipal of the school Hydraulic tests on
the boilers and engines and complete
overhaulng after two years OF recon-
mendations have shown that there has al
ways been great danger OF breakdOwns
and explosions
Work is now being done in the engine
room which will, ii is confidently believed,
put the boilers and engines in absolutely
1rst-class shape Four big tubes have
been taken out OF the boilers and nearly
all of the steam pipes leading from the
boiler To the upright engine have been re-
placed with heavier and presumably safer
material.
The work is III charge of George 7.
Reveile of the department of repairs. Mr..
Reyelie showed a Star reporter yesterday
afternoon a section of pipe that had been
taken from the old work and pointed out
flaws in it which he considered serious
and dangerous. New piping of far heav-
Ter grade is being put in to replace the
old
Many time have / watched the boil
@rs with a great deal of apprehension"
said DR.. Evans. II have seen leaks in the
pipes and have told the engineer here to
keep me informed Of the condition all
TIC time. Many of the boys working in
the engine room in the ordinary course
Of instruction have known of this weak
ened condition and have co-operated with
nc vi uOIIiS everything TO run the plant
right in view of the situation
DR.. Evans said he had sent about
twenty reports of the condition of the
boilers and engines to the District build
Ing through the regular school channels.
School Will Be overcrowded.
An appropriation OF $65, 900 for a new
engine room and addition to tie school
was made last year. but 90 far no work
has been done on the erection of this
new structure. As a result the school
will be overcrouded this session.
TIE first year pupils will be taught from
J pm. 10 4:30 p. m. The second, third and
fourth year pupils will be taught from Q
am. until 12.J0.
Other repairs at the school have called
for mingled high praise and vigorous con-
domination from school officials. Dr. Evans
is especially pleased with the painting
work done under the direction of Henry
story superintendent of repairs How
ever. DIR. Evans Is not at all pleased with
q large hole in the middle Of the machine
shop floor. Alongside the hole is a large
pile of lumber. which had lain there for
three weeks. according to DR.. Evans.
waiting for some one from the repair de-
partment to do the patching necessary.