Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-26
EASIEST Of TRIPS
DIARY REALMS
Trains With Children Aboard
Depart From the Hyde
School "Station."
All aboard!

All aboard!
Whittier? Any place fancy may lead.
Simply go to the Hyde School station
take a train-or rather book-and leave
for Europe, Asia Or Australia; go to
fairyland or the land Of the past or even
Of the future. Specially conducted tours
by Misses Emelyn Shedd and Eleanor
Bowers.
Miss Shedd has charge OF the story
telling" work at Hyde School and vicin-
ity through there summer days. while
Miss Bowers has charge Of the storybooks
which are loaned to the boys and girls
Of Georgetown land adults II desired). by
the Public Library. The Hyde School
is a library and story telling center the
year round. but in the summer time 1t Of
fers special inducements for the young
folks.
Every Thursday morning the Hyde
School is opened from to IL O'Clock 10
allow the children to exchange the BOOKS
they have borrowed. AT this time also
Miss Shedd devotes about an hour and
half to telling the young people stories.
Lots Of Storytelling.
This Thursday morning reading does
not by any means comp etc Miss Shedd' 8
morning Of the remaining weekdays she
visits some smaller center which has
been selected, and there, gathering the
children about her, tells them tales or
teaches them how to play games.
Miss Shedd, like James Whitcomb
R.ley's "Raggedy Man."
Knows bout Cunts an Griruns,. an Elves.
An the Sauidgcum- Squees at swallers Themselves!
is constantly called upon by the
youngsters to tell stories Of fairy
and folk lore. She tntersperses these
Arthur's knights Of the Round Table and
short. humorous anecdotes. But of all
kinds of stories in the repertoire Of Miss
Shedd, the fairy tales are In greatest
demand.
So. too. Miss Bowers finds the call for
the boons which are taken out. Fairy
tales come first, especially among the
girls, although many of the boys prefer
the books which relate adventures and
tell the wonders OF electricity. Miss
fairy tales for the children This is diff
ficult, however, as the demand for them
il not limited to Georgetown, but Is city
wide.
Interest In Good Books.
The plan OF the Hyde School story-te!l-
ing and book-loaning centers Is to get the
children interested In good books. The
trips to various small "centers" about
Georgetown are made not only to tell
stories to the children and teach them
games, but also In the hope of getting
them Interested enough to come to the
branch library and get works OF literature
which are recognised as being whole
some for children.
instruction in organised play is especial
ly important. though. 1t Is said, many
Of the children get into fights in their own
games and have to be constantly sup
pressed" Through the efforts for or
ganised play the children are shown that
they cannot have as good time fighting
as they can If they play fair and are
willing to give in to their companions
About 400 books are actually in the
library. but the number is limited prac-
tically only by the number in the Pub
lie Library. Cards taken out at the
main institution are recognized at the
branch. Lists Of books which are suit
able for children in the several grades
are kept In the room devoted to library
purposes. These lists are marked by
grades, and any child desiring one can
make application for the book and OBJ
tain 1t If it Is not out at the main
library.
May Read Under Trees.
Three bookcases and a shelf or two
contain the volumes at the Georgetown