Evening star., 1932-11-27
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

washington's public schools were not
entirely satisfactory in many respects
900, so years ago, even 90
Cold School today there are de.
PuiId;nos fciencies in number
oulluinss' and size and equip
ment. This was particularly true In
the matter of heating facilities, the Inc
adequacy of which caused much
trouble. In The Star Of November a.
1882, is the following news report:
THE officials and teachers Of the
public schools are now meeting with
much embarrassment in their work on
account Of the deficient heating ar-
paratus in several of the school build
ings. In some Of the buildings on cold
days the schools have to be dismissed.
The Gales and Webster buildings are
practically closed in cold weather on
account of the failure of the contractor
to complete the heating apparatus. In
other buildings 1t appears the children
suffer with the cold. Trouble Is expert
enced in the old part Of the Jefferson
School Building, containing 16 school
rooms, whenever the mercury begins to
fall In the morning the teachers and
pupils in these schools have to wear
their outdoor wraps. The trouble
about the heating Of the buildings Is
said to grow out of the pending con-
troversy between officials as to the
direct and indirect systems OF heating.
This morning all OF the schools ex-
cept one in the Webster Building were
dismissed soon after they assembled,
some of them to reasSemble at l
O'Clock, some we're closed for the Gay.
The schools in this building have been
dismissed in the same manner during
the whole Of the present week. When
a Star reporter called there about noon
some of the teachers were gathered
about stove temporarily erected In the
corridor. The acting principal said that
the school rooms on the first floor were
the coolest, as the basement beneath
them was open. 1t was the practice, she
said, not to keep the schools In session
when the thermometer registered tenn
perature below go. The reporter was
taken into one of the lower rooms,
which the young lady who presided
there as teacher described as an ice
house The thermometer in this room
when school assembled in the morning
registered 48. The teachers do not
think that the health of the pupils has
vet been affected in any way, as none
of the scholars has been allowed to
remain in cold rooms. When the
schools are dismissed until / O'Clock
many of the children remain home dur
ing the whole day. When the schools
are dismissed for part of the day the
teachers give out work to be done by
the pupils during the intermission so
as to enable them to keep pace with
pupils In more fortunate schools"
Fifty years ago the United States
Capitol was made the scene Of a
National Art and
GARFIELD Falr Industrial Expost-
at the Capitol IL s10n for 8gnd the tof ofnss sSs
erection in Washington Of memorial
to James A. Garfield, late President of
the United States. Preparations for this
event had been in progress for many
weeks. Almost the entire building was
turned over to the promoters OF tila
exposition, which became known tn
local history as the Garfield fair.n
The rotunda under the dome was the
scene of an exhibition of paintings and
art objects by nationally known artists.
Statuary Hall was occupied by numer-
GUS booths dedicated to the States, at
which wide variety of articles were
on sale. In the crypt beneath the
rotunda was an exhibition Of merchan-
disc. The Stars account Of the OPEN
ing OF the exposition covered half of
the first page Of the issue of November
rs, 1882. President Arthur and his
cabinet, the justices of the Supreme
Court, the diplomatic corps, the general
of the Army and his staff and fha
admiral Of the Navy and his star At
tended the ceremony. After music bv
the Marine Band and prayer by Rev.
F. d. Power, the President formally DE-
clared the fair open to the public. THE
exposition lasted for one week. With
constant and heavy attendance, and
netted a large sum, which became the
financial foundation for the C5arfieiS
Memorial Hospital in this city. -