Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
FICTION AND
HUMOR
Motor Courses Begun With Students Now Open Teacher

tice what they have learned from text
books and laboratory experimentation
Formerly Mr.. Cornell found diff
Guilty in walking through the Central
corridors, as invariably he would be
waylayed by one Instructor or another
who wanted TO find out something or
another about automobile engines
Eventually the automotive engineer
decided that there was only one way
to eliminate the huudred-andone mo
torcar questions which he had to an
swer daily. lie consulted Principal
Miller Of Central and secured official
consent to give an Informal automO-
tive course. open exclusively TO mem
beers Of the Central faculty. Beginning
about IL months ago, this remarkable
exploration into the mysteries OF
motordom was inaugurated. The class
met once weekly, from 10 to IL, each
Saturday morning. One.hah the pc
Rod was spent in the lecture room
and the balance in the automobile
shop.
From IS to 90 OF the teachers and
instructors, including both men and
women, attended the informal classes
regularly Many Of them were auto
mobile -shy They knew next TO moth
ing about the gasoline vehicles. Mr..
CorneU's practical lectures and inter
esting shop work educated these
adults The majority of those vino
completed the work purchased auto
mobiles and have Escn enjoying the
machines ever since.
In addition to buying their cars
these school teacher motorists have
also performed most Of the mainte-
nance work necessary to keep their
machines in good mechanical condi
ton from that day to this.
WHEN the faculty course in auto
w motive mechanics was offered
the second time, the interest and en-
thusiasm were even greater than
previously. From a dozen TO 10 new
automobiles competed with all makes
and models Of cars for parking space
close TO the high school, as many
new drivers were added to the ever
increasing army of American auto
mobile owners. Timid teachers lost
their timidity as they gained famili-
arity with the working parts or the
motor car. Those who previously had
wanted cars but were afraid TO puf-
chase, because they feared that they
would not be able TO handle ana care
for such machines, found solution oi
their difficulties in the miniature au-
tomotive school"
During the late Winter of 1927 Mr..
Cornell plans to repeat the faculty
course in automotive engineering.
This time 1t will be open TO all schooi
teachers and instructors in the District
high schools. There are no charges
or fees whatever for this class room
and shop work. Unquestionably the
facilities of the Central automotlNe
laboratory will be taxed to capacity,
as washington teachers in full force
intend to avail themselves of this re
markable opportunity to learn al
about the why's" 'whenS and
'wherefores" of the motor cars which
thew now own or which they intend 10
purchase.
Central High School students VINO
have completed or are taking the
Cornell automotive courses never lack
for sparetime work, if they wish 20
earn some extra pin money SerN
ice stations in all sections Of the city
are on the lookout constantly for such
experimental sparetlHies labor n II
chine shops and garages also empto9
the boys during their rush seasons,
when they need extra help. Neighbors
hire the boys to repair their cars on
Saturdays and holidays. Some OF the
Young fellows work in pairs and keep
a number of District automobiles IN
fine mechanical condition on regular
assignments.