Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago Washington had not
SO much to offer visitors In the way of
us;nL4.o g.. sights" or features of
sights 1or attraction as ii has
Visitors. today. Outside Of the
House, the Smithsonian Instit ss WV, ,.1ss
about all there was to be seen Of in
terest to the tourist. The Star Of Sep
TENDER "a, 1880, says on this subject:
THE return Of the Falr season il
only apparent through the influx al
visiting strangers From now on sheen
Ism bridal couples will be seen on the
streets ana at the several points of at
traction in Washington; not only these.
Dut some who generally wait until Au-
tumn for their season of recreation.
Just now the Smithsonian Institution
seems to be the special attraction for
visitors. 1t is estimated that for the
past week the average OF visiting stran-
gers has aggregated 400 daily, Manv are
disappointed because the New Museum,
which is to be filled with many famil-
lar contributions from the Centennial
and the many curioSities Uncle Sam
has gathered in the past century, Is not
open to the public. The building itself
Is completed save the floor and the IN
PRODUCTION OF heating appliances The
appropriation having been exhausted, it
Is possible that the flooring viii not be
laid until next Spring and the building
viii not be formally opened until that
time.
"One Of the features of the Smith
sonian collection which is now attract
ing more than usual attention is the
grouped Photographic collection of the
eminent scientists of the world. IN
Guided herein are also the photographs
Of the correspondents Of the institution.
IL is q study to analyze these faces.
They differ as do the lights and shades
OF picture, and yet in each face there
is to be found some marked character
istic. 1t would seem, for one thing,
that scientific men as a rule are blond
and have blue eyes"
That subdivision of Washington which
is known as Anacostia. on the southern
TrA side of the Eastern
oAAVAtV"A Branch, was long ago
New School f for sn Uni SssT. n. and nc,
habitants felt that they were diserin,-
mated against in the matter of public
improvements. In The Star of Sen.
TENDER 81, 1880, is the following letter
from q resident:
AFTER waiting patiently for many
years, the people of Uniontown are to
have a new school building. Through
the efforts and hard labor of several OF
our leading citizens a beautiful site was
obtained in exchange for the old one In
the sandbank where the old dilapidated
structure stands that Is called the school
mouse. Work on the new edifice has
commenced and our people feel indig-
nant and disappointed because 1t was
not located on the summit Of the lot,
where 1t would have Splendid drainage
on all sides and at the same time show
on the building to q fine advantage
Instead Of this 1t Is placed too near the
street and midway down the hill, where
IL must receive the wash and drainage
OF the ground In the rear, which Is
about 8 feet higher than the doorsill
OF the lower story. ! have been In
formed that through the negligence OF
some one no provision has been made
for ventilating the building. The 400
children that will ere long NIL this
structure must be slowly and gradually
poisoned by breathing again and again
the same air until 1t becomes heavy
with poisonous gas. A visit in cold
weather to our old building. when the
schools were in session, win reveal the
noxious state of the air. 1t Is q won
der that our children have been able to
live in such an atmosphere. Again, the
pupils that win occupy the school rooms
In one-half Of the building will. have
their eyesight endangered by facing q
glazing light. This blunder could have
been obviated by placing the cloak
room in the opposite end, the scholars
being thus enabled TO receive the light
over left shoulder and from the rear"