Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-10
1000 WILL FINISH
VACATION STUDIES
Exercises Will Be Held Fri-
day, in Which 70 Per Cent
Will Be Promoted. :

Washington's most successful ses~
sion of Summer schools will rome tca
close on Friday when approximate.
ly 1000 children will take part in
some form of graduation exercises. Il
was announced today at the Fra nioS
lin School.
1t is estimated by W. r. Patterson.
In charge OF the white Summey
schools. and Leon l.. Perry in charge
of the colored Summer schools. that
no less than 20 per cent of the pupils
who have spent the hot months IN
making up their studies will he pro-
NOTED as result of their enterprise.
At the Central High School 80 out Of
class of 1O7 SIR students who we-e
kept back last June will receive be-
lated diplomas and enter the high
schools next month.
In the II elementary summer
schools. 2 junior high schools and
classes at Central High School. "a to-
tai Of 4 500 has been registered. wAi!4
in the colOred schools the total reached
2.406.
Four Types Of Programs.
-Four varieties Of closing day pro-
grams will be held next FRIDAY at the
Summer schools. They Will take tuN
form % d reception 10 parents. an
exhibition of industrial work pteScn-
tatlOn of a play or miscellaneous ga
tertainment. The programs IN Ina
white schools are in tentative shape
at present. II was announced today
The work IT the vacation schools
says statement issued a the Fran.
lin School. despite The unusual wea' ~
or conditions. has been eminently IN
teresting and delightful Pupils AMI
teachers have worked with cnthUs'a-rp
and determination. The perCcn'a Is
OF attendance has been eKCeDtiOua "
high and the accomplishments hat0
been satisfactory"
Thirty-nine candidates for Eradua-
ton will receive certificates from fha
Dunbar High vacation school and no
elementary pupils will be awarded
diplomas from the John +. Coo> ,ara-
ton school. The elemontary schools
will award certificates Of promotion 10
ALL pupils who have been in attend.
anCe for q or more days and who
have completed satisfactorily tho VA
cation school work.
Exercises to BE Friday.
Commencement exercises will be
held in the Dunbar High SChool Audi
forum on FRIDAY morning At 1870
and the new John +. cook School
Auditorium at II o'clock.
The tentative entertainment Sched-
ule in the colored vacation schools ~
lows: Dunbar High school j. - TO-
wan. teacher in charge Address.
Charles Wesley: presentation Of dipio-
mas. Il. i. Perry, supervising p"lnci-
pal. in charge Of vacation schools.
New Bell School. Thomas Heath
man, teacher in charge Address,
The Purpose and Value of Vacation
Schools" Supervising Principal j. 4.
Bruce
Burrville School. Miss r., r.. Perry,
teacher in charge Invocation and
benedictiOn. Rev. J. L. King. address,
Rev. j. L. King; presentation of at
tendance certificates. \. @. Stafford
Cleveland School. Miss V. r., Chase,
teacher in charge Rev,
II. f.. Wiseman, address, Mrs. Ga
brielIe Pelham.
Cook School. Miss II. j. Moore.
teacher in charge Invocation, Rev.
George Lucas. address. Rev. W. a.
Taylor presentation of diplomas. Rev.
f.. !. A. Bennett presentation of cetN
tificates of promotion. DIR. j. II. john
son: presentation of attenda nee certif-
cafes, Or. W. :. Montgomery.
Lovejoy School, l.. G.. II. Bradley.
T.. Wiseman
MaGruder School. Miss a. F.. PAYNE,
teacher in charge Address, Rev.
James l.. Pinn.
Phillips School. Mrs. r. +. Clarke,
teacher in Charge-Address, Rev.
James e. Olden,