Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
PUBLIC TO VISIT
i SCHOOL GARDENS
Inspection of Pupils Work
in Special Program In.
vited Tomorrow.

School gardens of many public
schools here will be thrown open for
inspection by the public tomorrow.
which Is the annual garden inspection
day.
Many distinguished visitors are ex-
pected to be among those who visit
the gardens, the work of pupils who
have been participating IN special
school garden program.
The gardens will be open from 8
to 3 o'clock and in many schools COM
mittees of parents will assist the prin-
cipals and teachers Of elementary SCI
ence in receiving their guests.
The garden supervision of division 1-9
Is in charge of Miss Esther Scott, as
sisted by Misses Beulah Dove, Gertrude
Driscoll, Ruth Melroy, Helen Stohlman,
Edith Robinson, Lucille wilkinson and
Mrs. Mabel S. Weidemann. In division
1913 P. J. Rayford is director, assisted
by Alfred Brent, Mrs Jennie Brad
ford, Mrs. Maude Hawkins and Rex
ford Ovelton.
Most Interesting Gardens Listed.
Gardens OF special interest include
the giant vegetable garden at Reservoir
School, Elliot place and Potomac ave-
nue.; the flower garden at Fillmore
School, Thirty-fifth and r streets: the
flower garden with sundial at H. D.
Cooke School, Seventeenth and Euclid
streets; the rock garden at Raymond
School, Tenth and Spring road: the
first season garden at Benning School,
Benning road and Minnesota avenue
northeast; the Edmonds- Maury garden,
Twelve and-a-half and B streets north
east, which had to make two starts due
to vandalism and the many featured
garden at Wheatley School, Montello
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In addition there are the flower and
vegetable gardens at John Burroughs
School, Eighteenth and Monroe streets
northeast; the manual training depart
ment's pergola and other additions to
the garden of the Deanwood School,
Nottingham street and Lane place
northeast; the garden along stream
at Birney School, Nichols avenue and
Sheridan place southeast, and others.
The formation of junior garden clubs
In many of the schools this year has
added interest in the gardens. and 1t
Is hoped by the teachers that more
will be formed so all schools in the
city will have gardens.
Others to Be Opened.
Other schools whose gardens will be
opened to public inspection tomorrow
include Brightwood, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets; Buchanan, Thir-
tenth and streets northeast: Bunker
Hill. Fourteenth and Michigan avenue
northeast; Corcoran. Twenty-eighth
and M streets; Jackson, r street and
Avon place. Keene. Blair and Riggs
roads; Kingsman. Fourteenth and E
streets northeast; Wallach. Tenth and
D streets southeast; Webb. Fifteenth
and RoSedale streets northeast. Will
son Teachers College, Eleventh and
Harvard streets Woodbridge, Carlton
and Center avenues northeast.
Birney Annex, Fifteenth and w
streets southeast; Garfield, Alabama
avenue and Twenty street south
east: Crummel, Gallaudet avenue and
Fourteenth street northeast Burville,
Fifty-second street and Division ave-
nue. northeast; Giddings, Third and G
streets southeast; Military Road, Mill
tary road between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. and Reno, Howard
and FeSsenden streets
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