. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. nd entertainments inconnection with these schools whichshould be genuine neighl)orhood centers?I saw the lights flashing out on the roofsof many schoolhouses and the i)eoplewho had been eagerly watching for tliesebeacon signals coming hopefully andjoyously to places where they could fintlneeded and welcome instruction and jiuredelights. I saw the lights, l)ut alas! they shoneonly in imagination. How could theseimaginings be realized? Where was theplace to l)egin? Why, t
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. nd entertainments inconnection with these schools whichshould be genuine neighl)orhood centers?I saw the lights flashing out on the roofsof many schoolhouses and the i)eoplewho had been eagerly watching for tliesebeacon signals coming hopefully andjoyously to places where they could fintlneeded and welcome instruction and jiuredelights. I saw the lights, l)ut alas! they shoneonly in imagination. How could theseimaginings be realized? Where was theplace to l)egin? Why, there was the new-Washington School House close at hand,with splendid tiled roof with wire meshesenclosing it. It is situated in a verycongested district. That surely was thevery j)lace. On visiting this schoolhouse,it was found to possess many advantagesand conveniences for carrying out theplan. Not only was there the roof readyat hand, but in the basement was a largecool hall seating 700 people, ec|uippedwith a grand piano and an electricstereopticon, and having convenient classrooms leading out from it. 218 NEW BOSTON. CLASS AT WASHINGTON STREET SCHOOL Having made application to the schoolauthorities for the use of this building,and upon consultation with them, it wasdeemed best to commence modestly inthe basement with classes in Englishfor foreigners, and not to attempt toput the roof garden plan into operationat once. And so we opened the schoolhouse andstarted the work. The results have beensatisfactory and gratifying. Classes havebeen held five nights a week during thehot summer season, and the only diffi-culty has been that we have not hadteachers enough to make the classes assmall as would have been desirable, andto establish new classes as the demand forthem arose. Every educator knows thatyou can only get the best results withsmall classes. And this is peculiarlytrue in the teaching of English to foreign-ers. For here, of all places, it is the per-sonal touch that cou
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