Evening star., 1925-06-25
SUMMER SCHEDULE
WILL BEGIN JULY |.
Community Center Depart
ment of Schools Arranges
Special Activities.

| The Summer schedule OF the com.
nunity center department OF the pub
lie schools of the District will begin
jon1cially July l. according to an
nouncement made by Mrs. Cecil Nor
ton Broy. director. With the opening
| OF the Summer season, which lasts
through July and August, there will
be two general centers in operation,
one at Central High School and the
| other at Dunbar High School Many
special activities have been arranged
Tor under the Summer program.
This Summer the big pool at Cen
tral High Center will be open TO the
publlc During the past year ex-
tensive repairs and improvements
nave been made to the pool, approved
by Vice President Ernest Greenwood
OF the Board of Education and chair
| man or buildings, grounds and equip
fnent, and new ladders, rings and
ropes have been installed by the com
munlty center department in prepara-
ton for use. In fact everything thar
could be done for the safety and con
Nenlence of the public has been taken
care OF, 1t is said. and the pool will
open for the first time or Wednesday
AFTERNOON, July !. at 1:30 O'Clock Il
VIII he open four afternoons and three
evenings regularly each week
Children's Days
Children under Is years of age "
ne admitted every Tuesday, Wednes.,
day, Thursday and Friday Afternoon !
from 1880 TO 3:30 during the Summe Z
months, and small children may 3 :.
accompanied by mothers who will allH
De permitted TO use the pool in tn =
afternoons. On Tuesday Wednesda 8
ana FRIDAY evenings there will By
three periods each. two classes of or
o.
set apart for women. and one period,
from $3.50 TO 1890. being for men. The
| pool VIII be used, not only for recrea
uoh, but swimming and diving will be
Taught by competent instructors un-
der the direction of Dr. G. Harris
White, director of athletics in the
public schools in the District, and life
guards will be on duty at all times.
including Edward Buckley. Leo kriZ
and Gordon 3. Rath.
A nominal fee of 25 cents will he
asked for all adults, covering instruc-
! ton as well as the use of pool and
showers; the fee for children under
10 years and for the mothers accom-
panying small children will be 10 cents
Tor each period in the afternoon. The
Zee is neCessitated because of the fact
that the opening of the Central High
Community Center during the sum
mer months is only partially met bv
public appropriation. and the small
Zee required will enable the com
munity center department TO cover
expenses of life guards. instructors
and other expenses incident to the
use of the pool. Entrance to the pool
is from the stadium promenade. at
| Thirteenth and Eleventh streets.
The tennis courts at Central High
Center will this season be open to the
ri, nI l.
used every weekday afternoon until
dark. under the direction Of a COM
petent instructor provided by the
community center department Either
individuals or groups may have the
use of the courts at regular times by
applying in writing to Marie Moore
! Forrest of the community center de-
| partment, with office at Franklin
School Building. Thirteenth and X
| streets. or to P. E. Blocher, tennis
supervisor and instructor at the
courts. after July l. Clubs may be
formed for tennis and a definite
schedule of time will be assigned those
who desire it.
Band concerts will be given during
the Summer at stated times in the
stadium, beginning with an opening
| concert on the evening of Wednesday,
July /, by the United States Army
Band. No admission fee will be asked
for these concerts by the department
Plans and rehearsals are now in prog
ress for the presentation of light
operas by the community opera COM
| pany, the Washingtonians, under the
direction of Rollin Bond. each Wed
nesday and Friday evening being set
apart for regular rehearsals at Cen
trail High Center.
The Summer season at the general
community center at Central High is
in charge of Marie Moore Forrest.
community secretary. assisted by Bess
Davis Schreiner. Mrs. Ida L. kebler,
Mrs A. c. Driscoll Mrs. NJ. w. Davis
and Mrs. Edith H. Hunter. community
secretaries, will also assist at Central
High. In addition Mrs L. Wynn and
| Mrs. E. Scott, assistant community
secretaries. Will be on duty.
Dunbar Schedule.
The schedule for the Summer at
Dunbar High Community Center pre-
sents two interesting activities in the
form of athletics and music. The