Evening star., 1926-09-26


been completed. it was announced
last night by Miss Sibyl Baker. COM
| munity center director. The scheduie
| this year gives more extensive op
portunity for athletics, music ana
| dramatics than ever before In the MS
| tory of the department.
| Miss Baker held an extensive CON
| ference Yesterday at the Franklin
| School with all Of her community
secretaries during which the detailed
| plans for the coming season were
perfected. During the Summer MISS
| Baker. who has had considerable ex'
| periepce as an office executive and Is
keenly interested in promoting great
er business efficiency in handling the
work Of the department. has gone
/ deeply into the vital questions pertain
| ing to the advancement Of the educa.
tiOnal and recreational activities or
! the various centers.
As direct result. East Washing
ton center will hold its activities only
at the New Eastern High School ana
the Hine Junior High will be used ex.
! clu0vely by the Southeast center.
Suge ests Closing Of Two Centers.
! Miss Baker has recommended the
closing Of two centers. Miner Normal
and Deanwood. seconded by Mrs. Ga
| hrielle Pelham general secretary in
charge of centers in divisions 1O-lS,
| for the reason that there has not been
! sufficient attendance at those centers
| to Justify their continue nee this sea-
! son.
Two temporary centerS have been
started. one at Reservoir and one at
| Garfield. with a third. Randall Junior
| High. in prospect. Deanwood and
rxfn he music
| centers.
! Miss Baker and her staff have made
| a study Of the geography of the vari-
! Gus centers and an effort will be made
| to insure eventually to every large
community in the city the develop.
ment of an active center with full
program OF educational and recre-
ational activities. At present the ap-
propria ton is not sufficient to Justify
| adding to the activities of last year.
Aims to Aid Education.
The duty of the Community Center
| Department Ia to extend the work
| Of educa ton in the city by placing
| the school buildings and their facili-
ties al the disposal Of the citizens OF
Washington, providing janitor service
| for those hours not actually included
! in the regular school periods. and with
|
Center Department in charge. who Is
| responsible for the building and the
activities held there.
| This sea son there has already been
| a tremendous increase an demands for
gymna sium privileges. not only for
groups of boys and girls. but also for
men and women. The department
could use twice as many gyms as are
at present available. the demand be-
l1> md
proper equipment permit. Centers
| used most for gym giDups will be Cen
, trail High. East Washington New
Eastern High. Southeast tHine Jun
or High, Thomson. Dunbar High and
| Birney.
Miss BAker announced that the de
/ partments cooperation last season
With the music department Of the
! public schools was so successful that
| the work has been greatly extended
! for the coming year. DR.. f. y. c.
| Barnes, music director of the public
schools has assigned Mrs. Laura
| Fairchild Ward and Miss Edith B.
Athey as supervisors Of the teaching
of instrumental music.
Glasses Held After School Hours.
| Glasses will be held after school
hours at practically all school build
|
three community music centers: vlo-
| lin and piano to be taught at Wilson
| Normal and Hine Junior High. while
at Thomson all instruments will be
taught, including saXophOne and cello.
Tremendous interest in vocal music
has developed in all centers in di-
visions 1913. and under the leader
ship of Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham chorus 1
Of 500 will hold weekly rehearsals in
prepare ton for the big community
music festival planned for next
! Spring.
, Registra ton for any of the classes
; may be made through the Community
| Center Department or at the school
buildings.
Increasing attention is being shown
! to community drama, and programs
| are heing arranged for extensive work
| in all the centers under the section
| of drama and pageantry OF the Com
munity Center Department. Groups
| Of community players will be fostered.
and the spirit of friendly rivalry is ex-
pected to develop throughout the city
in the various dramatic productions
| during the season by the. various
| groups of players.
| Increased Attendance Noted.
practically all centers show a de
| cided increase in attendance Miss
| Baker said. land the interest and sup
port of the citizens of the District in
| the work of the Community Center
Department is most gratifying. 1t is
our hope that the people of Washing
, ton will take the fullest advantage of
the opportunities afforded at our CEN
ters''
Organizations desiring to use the
centers for special occasions should
make application to Mrs. L. w. Hardy.
general secretary, at the Franklin Ad
ministration Building. Thirteenth and
K streets northwest, and orga anizations
desiring to affiliate with particular
center should likewise apply to Mrs.
Hardy Special privileges in the use
of the centers for meetings are grant.
ed to parent-teacher associa tions. citi
Zens' associations and State societies.
Miss Bakers staff, at the central
Office In the Franklin Administration
Building, includes: Mrs. l.. w. Hardy,
Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham, Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest. Miss Bess Davis
Schreiner, Miss Fl. V. Collier, Miss
g. I. Farrow, Mr.. Harold Snyder.
| Centers and Secretaries Listed.
The centers and secretaries in
charge include:
Central High. Thirteenth and Cliff
ton streets northwest. Mrs. Edith
II. Hunter.
East Washington eastern High
SCHOOL,, Seventeenth and East Capitol
streets. Mrs. l.. w. Hardy and Mrs.
E. Scott
Columbia Heights tWilson Normal
SCHOOL,. Eleventh and Harvard streets,
Mrs I. E. Kebler.
Thomson. Twelfth and L streets
northwest. Mrs. A. G. Driscoll
Southeast (Hines Junior High >SchooD,