Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22

Asking for SS5.G0O for night schools, a
sum just twice as large as ever before re-
ceived. b. w Murch. director of night
schools, and supervising principal of the
second division. discussed with DIR. David
son today all the plans for the opening
of the night schools. which will take
place Monday evening, October 2. The
request for $4,000, if approved, will be
forwarded by the board of education to
the Commissioners for the estimates of
next wear Mr. Murchs argument is that
the people of the city demand that the
night schools shall be opened more nights
a year.
To enter a night school. tickets of ad-
mission must be obtained: and these will
be issued to all who ask for them Fri
day and Saturday evening, from o CLOCK
until s O'Clock, at the following buildings:
White Night Schools.
High schools-Business High School. 9th
and Rhode Island avenue northwest; Nc
Kinley Manual Training School. 7th and
Rhode Island avenue northwest.
Graded schools-Frankln School, 18th
and X streets northwest: Gales School,
LIST and streets northwest; Waliach
School, 9TH and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast: jefferson School, 9th and u
streets southwest
Cooking schools-212 H street north
west: 6I6 Massachusetts avenue north
east: Rerret School, 14th and Q streets
northwest; 1888 II street northeast
Colored Night Schools.
High schools-Armstrong Manual Train
ing School industrial course), r street
between 1st and Sd streets northwest:
Mott School business course), 9Th and
Trumbull streets northwest.
Graded schools = Garnet School (also
sewing,, 10th and L streets northwest:
Stevens School (also cooking, sewing and
manual training). 21st between X and l.
streets northwest: Garfield School talso
cooking and sewing, Garfield, d. c.;
Lovejoy School, 18th and D streets north
east; Phillips School, N street between
nth and 2Sth streets; Birney School,
Nichols avenue. Anacostia, d. c.; Ran
dali School talso cooking and sewing), 1st
and l streets southwest: Deanwood
School, Deanwood, D. c.; Lincoln School,
manual training, I'd and c streets south
east.
Increased Amount of Instruction.
If Mr. Murchs plans materialize, the
night schools of the District of Columbia
will eventually give several times as
much instruction as they do at present.
where now they are open but sixty
Mr.. Murch's figures as contained in his
formal request show that teachers, jani-
tors and supervisors for the night schools
now cost the District $40 a night. There
are fifty-four teachers. of whom forty
eight teach three nights a week, five
teach two nights a week and one teaches
| one night a week. Teachers are paid
| s. night for this work, which is con-
| sidered wearing and difficult, and not
paid for in accordance with its value
or its effort.
/ Mr.. Murchs report says:
Since il is possible toward the end Of
| the term to consolidate few classes the
present available appropriation CSs, $50 for
white schools) will permit the schools
this year to be kept open about sixty
| nights. | feel that it should be pos
sible to keep all the grade schools open
| about seventy-five nights and the Bust
ness High, the Mckinley and the Frank
| lin about ninety nights"
! Mr.. Murch asks for an increase in the