Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
SCHOOL FOR JAN|T0RS
PLAN OF Mr.. THURST0N
Superintendent of Schools Discusses
Proposition and Other Themes Be-
fore Mothers Congress.

If you reside in an apartment house
or some other building where janitor
is employed to give you service don't
kick these coming winter nights If he
does not respond to your bell calls, as
he may be at school.
A school for janitors, where they Will
be instructed in the higher art OF
heating buildings and. in general, any
thing pertaining to janitorism, Is TO
be held in the night public schools, II
Ernest L. Thurston, superintendent or
schools. can persuade the board of edu-
cation, at its meeting this afternoon, TO
adopt the idea. This was announced
by Mr. Thurston in addressing meet
ing of the Congress of Mothers at the
opening meeting of the season yester-
day afternoon in the Raleigh Hotel.
Discusses Work in Public Schools.
Mr.. Thurston, as is the custom. at
the opening meeting of the congress,
spoke on the work being done in the
public schools. He told the mothers
that they represent one of the biggest
links between the home and school,
Particular stress was laid on the fact
that children ought not to be per-
mitted to leave school until they have
finished their education, or good part
of it. ;,
He told of work done under his d.
rection last season in ascertaining
what is being accomplished by children
who leave school. A study OF the busi-
ness taken up by graduates from the
high schools was made last June OF
the class of 1915, while study is TO
be made of the building trades end
which is taken up by such graduates
Of 1916.
Need Of "Follow Up" Education.
The need Of a follow-up school in the
city was urged by the speaker. He re-
ferred to children leaving the Business
High School. as an illustration. who
are unable to learn shorthand. These
children" he said. Ought to be en-
couraged to return to school, but to
some other school where they would
be allowed to take up some other
study, for which they are better suited
A census taken last June Of boys and
girls of the eighth grade schools who
were working after school hours show
ed that 317 boys and four girls were
thus engaged. They were earning from
20 cents to IS a week. This. the speak
err said, shows that a large proportion
md working after school hours were
earning more than those who had left
school In the third-year high school
1o9 were doing outside work and were
earning from IS cents to $2250 a week.
In this city it was shown that over 1000
children were keeping up their school
ing and working at the same time.
Some of the records, the speaker said
are really remarkable. He said he be-
1 lieved some of the children are doing
more than they ought to.
Newspapers Supply Employment.
The continuation school was advo-
Gated by the speaker. He spoke of the
| great source Of work given to school
children by the newspapers in this city
The census showed that out Of the
5000 children working Lab were EN-.
ployed in some capacity on the news
| papers of this city and $50 of them EN-.
ployed in stores.
| The need of broadening the bushes:
course in the schools was discussed
| When the salesmenship courses are
| started in the schools the children car
get a good knowledge of this bushes:
and be of greater help to the store
keepers. the speaker said.
Mrs. Giles S. Rafter, president of the
congress, presided at the meeting. Re
ports of the executive committee ant
other officers were read. The congress.
adopted the report of the executive
committee and passed resolutions ia
| voring free text books in the schools
following discussion
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