Evening star., 1925-08-01
SUMMER BIBLE
SCHOOLS SUCCESS
Survey of Work Shows
Second Year of Opera
ton Effective.

summer Bible schools this year, made
as many Individual schools are clos
ing or about to close, indicates a
highly successful season, in the opin-
ion of those in charge.
The second year of the Summer
Bible School in the Fourth Presbyter-
ian Church has proved TO be success
ful in interest diSplaey and knowledge
gained. Many different phases of the
Bible work were taken up in such an
interesting way that children were
not wearied of any one subject.
The work followed is classified un
der nine headings: l. Psalm Memory
Work; ,. Miscellaneous Bible work:
8. Bible Pamphlet: g. The Life of
Jesus: 5. The Waye of Life 8. Cate
chism: Z Geography: s. History; 8,
Music. The first year receives three
honor marks for each point gained,
the second year il given two honor
marks, while the third year acquires
but one making il hardest for them
to attain honors.
The opening and closing exercises
are featured by Bible and music
matches. talks on musical composers
and biblical plays. Recess was spent
in rehearsing various children FOR
parts in the PLAYS that feature each
Friday closing exercises. Last week
Moses in the Mullrushes' was pre-
sented. This weeks playet is The
Proving of Abra ham and next week 5
up, Up From Egypt.
Wallace Memorial School.
A demonstration program OF the
work completed in the Wallace Me
mortal PRESBYTERIAN Summer Bible
school was held on July % at II am.
This program was arranged to cover
the work that has been done by the
pupils of the Summer Bible School
10 show in part what had been ac-
Complished in short term of tve
weeks The Scripture pa ssa ges. aues-
tinns. etc. are a part of the system
of study being followed by many
Summer Bible schools in Washington
Al the present time. All of the bows
and girls begun al the very begin.
ninc Of the course and have advanced
some of them as far as the NTH grade.
The Summer Bible School of the
Baptist Mission held the closing exer-
ciseS on Thursday in the chapel. The
special features for the schools clos
ing were the pageants. memory Bible
work for which recognition was given,
the singing of our Christian hymn in
NJ Chinese by the entire school and GER
tifiCateS awarded.
The Summer Bible School of the
Church of the Pilgrims closed the sum
mer session on Monday night. This
school had 9S enrolled. using the
I.athem Bible School curriculum. Civ
ing splendid demonstration of the
Bible memory work from the use of
the Lathem text books.
Braddock Episcopal School.
The Summer Bible School of Brad
dock Episcopal Church will hold the
closing exercises in the church on Au-
gust at II o'clock am. This Sum
mer Bible School is decidedly an all
Bible school. with curriculum of all
Bible without any eXpressional activi
ties and a great success. Rev. Blan
kinship. the rector. is directing the
work in this school.
The curriculum of the Takoma Park
Presbyterian summer Bible School is
hat of the Lathem system. This
school will close on Friday the first
year of the Tathem Bible School work
Mount Carmel Baptist Summer Bible
School is registering a very large en-.
rollment and is working with the Sec.
ond Baptist Church in the community
project.
The Washington Bible School Asso
citation officially reports the best sea
son in summer Bible school work in
the District of Columbia. Never has
2 sea son had as many Summer Bible
schools which were first-year schools
movement has there been as many
schools and as great number en-
rolled. The Bible school method piar
and curriculum is accepted and ia
vored by pastors directors teachers
parents and pupils. A full and com
plete list of the final reports that are
coming in may be had at an early
date Of all schools using the Lathen
system.
The closing exercises of the daily
vacation Bible school of the Central
PRESBYTERIAN Church will be held Fri
day morning al 10 O'Clock. The school
has just concluded a successful ses
sion. during which about $50 children
have been enrolled.
In spite of the intense heat during
part of the term the average attend
Rnce has been very high. and the
children have done excellent work in
memorizing passages from the Bible
and the hymns of the church A
conducted in which the children have
shown marked proficiency.
Classes in basketry. carpentry
knitting, sewing. making of scraT
hooks for hospitals. and pa per work
have been conducted. There also has
been kindergarten which has beer
we'll attended.
ne CnuTcn Also operates n large
playground which has been open tC
he daily vacation Bible school This
playground has been open to the
community. At all times the play has
been under the direct supervision o
the teachers of the school and the
superintendent of the playground a
public exhibition of the work of the
school will be given Friday mornins
st 10 O'Clock. to which the public i:
invited.