The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-08
VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOLS OPENED
New Interdenominatio Effort
for Young People Is Eff
fcctive To-Day.
KEEP CHILDREN OFF STREETS
Aid of Parents Asked in Work
for Mental and Moral
Uplift.

Tnterdcnominational schools to fill
the idle hours OF children during the
summer. both rs :, mental and moral
aid. have been established, and are to
begin this morning. one at the Seventh
street Christian Church. the other ut
the Methodist Institute. on Nineteenth
street The founding of these two
schools is the result of the labors and
ideas of Il number of ministers and
!aymen in organizing n Daily Vacation
bible School Association. II promises
large results if the parents of the
children Will cooperate with the lead
crs az the movement and send their
children to the schools Rev j. !
Scheicr pastor of the First English
Lutheran Church. is president OF the
organization. Rev. w. 4. Cooper pas
tor Of the Central Methodist Church
liz secretary, and u. X. kellogg is
treasurer. Members of the central
committee are; Revs. Wesley Iutchin-
sor. I. tla@ctt Skinner. !. +. Ribble.
!. W. Dixon. w. l.. Young. James
buchanan. w. Russell Bowic. Russell
Cecil. I Wilson and IT, n. G. Mac
lachlan. and y. w. Patterson, Thomas
Pc'ndextcr, 7. NJ. liundley. Jacob I'm
III. w l.. Sydnor. l.. l. Thomas
son and $. Il. Bishop
rWo SCHOOLS OPEN
THEIR DOORS TODAY
The school at Seventh street Chris
tian Church will he In charge of w
NJ. Cooper a:S principal. and the schoo.
nj the Methodist Institute will be in
charge OF NJ NJ. Gray as principaI
Each school will have three other
teachers. one each for the kindergar-
ten. manual arts and music. Tn. staff
Will be supplemented by volunteers
from different CHURCHES. The term Of
tho school VIII be from four 10 six
weeks. and sessions will be held daily
beginning ut $40 o'clock eXcept Sat
fridays and sundays. The morning
sessions will he devoted to organized
school work. ana the afternoon scs-
sions TO supervision of outdoor games
These schools while new ia Rich
mond are not new in other cities. nai
timorc. Philadelphia, New York, Al
lanta and many other cities have con
Quoted them, for several years. and
ing the summer problem of the chill
dren when the supervision Of the pub
PROGRAM ANNoUNcED
FOR VACATION SCHOOLS
The schedule of the schools will he
as follows:
First hour. DIFFERENTIATION and
visitation by STAFF doors opeu and
registration.
Second hour. o:ac--openins cxer-
portion. repeated in concert Lords
Prayer said OF sung; hymn. kinder
S Sabi, s"es , ont; two.ininute talk on
breathing exercises. singing lessons
calsthcnics with music: Bible lessons
IN three sections, represented By chill
dren or taught with sandtablc or given
with stereopticon or told AS story by
teacher
Third hour. lo:3o-Manual work and
play In sections: hammocli- king
older boys: work for children's hos
pital: raiiia work; basketry for girls
and smaller boys: sewing for girls !.
Bible blankbooks and sandtable work :
hrst aid, older boys and girls: play,
al: closing exercises: school reasseuI-
bles; daily saluatc to flag. america"
or hymn; childrens bcnodiction
march ont to music.
Afternoon, two hours 2:30--Dpen-
air games organized and directed. en-
cursions. visitation of homes and stu
dents conference on Monday.