The Washington times., 1902-01-05
IN EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES,
Notes of Interest the Students From All Sections
the City.

| has made arrangements to enter Johns
| Hopkins University next fall
The prosperity of the Enosinian Debat-
| ing Society. founded in 1922, has become
| very marked. The new members are
] bringing in the zeal and interest wanting
among the veterans. and the older mem
bers supply intellectual elements lacking
| in the freshmen. The debates have been
of unusual interest. as the subjects are
based on live topics of the day The
| recent debate on the Booker Washington
dinner attracted large audience
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity has no
chapter here, but is represented in the
university by members from several chap
ters scattered over the country. They
will hold numerous smokers during the
winter.
Central High school.
At Central High School everything has
assumed its customary hustle and hard
work. The teachers are back, and the
pupils are slowly recovering from their
Christmas holidays. Thursday morning
all had bright and happy look on
their faces as they entered the portals of
education, and after large number of
greetings of the season they all settled
down ana began their regular studies as
though nothing had ever interrupted their
pleasure"
Miss Augusta Choate, of Bryn Mawr
Pa, has been appointed English teacher
at the Central. Miss Cushing, who has
been filling the vacancy temporarily apaIn
resumed her much-needed year of rest.
The girls basketball team under the
direction OF Miss Elsie Saunders. can
taln' Is doing some very good work. They
are practiclng constantly, and are endeay-
orihg' they say, to get some club which
mas enough nerve to tackle them In A
game. -
Thursday and Friday Central was visit
eu oy lorty or hfty of its odd members
who are now attending universities
Miss Orr. English teacher. has returned
TO Central after a very pleasant and ON
JoyaDie trip to New Haven, Conn.
Western High School
The Western High School has recently
been painted. and an iron fence has beap
placed around it, and in consequence pre-
sents an exceedingly neat and attractive
appearance. The extensive lawn in front
OF the school, however. is somewhat short
of grass, which has led a number Of the
pupils TO suggest that the study of aeri-
in
Latln, so that they might be enabled IN
raise respectable crop of grass ON tho
lawn. ~ ING
Inc faculty recently sought to atone for
Its deficit OF herbage in front of the in
Stitutlon by causing numerous large and
neatly painted Keep on the Grass signs
to be planted on the lawn.
very recently the 'Phruight Gather
ers' an organization among the male
pupils decided that it was high time to |
go in search of their regular coIIaction |
OF 1rult. After much deliberation as I
TO whether they should seize upon ink !
wells or pupils books, they concluded !
IKE the lrishman's goat, that the new |
Keep on the Grass" signs bore an in |
Nlling appearance. That night they as |
sembled and descended upon the school |
IN the darkness. Every sign was taken |
up and removed to a safe place of hiding. |
Inc next morning the faculty discoy-
cred the loss of the emblsms in which |
IL had taken great pride. A thorough |
investigation was made but the identity
of the Phruight Gatherers" was not dis !
covered, nor have the signs been re-
turned.
The faculty Of the Western has recentIe
had an addition in the person of DR.. Fox
VINO is competent instructor in history.
Dr FOX has studied extensively abroad
particularly at Heidelberg. Germany. He
is also member of the debating society
at Columbian University.
Miss Reynolds, head of the English de-
oartment in the high schools. is teach
ng that subject in the fourth-y year classes
1t the Western
Many graduates of the school who are
low attending college visited their alma
mater on Thursday and Friday, having
to their homes to spend the
christmas holidays.
The debating club of the Western.
which now has a membership of over
lightly pupils, will hold its next debate
IN Tuesday, the subject under discussion
,eing Should the Railroads Be Owned
,y the Government" The club has
,hosen its best members to participate
n this debate. and it promises to be one
If the best of the series.
Business High School.
One of the first questions asked about
my institution of learning is apt to be,
What place in the worlds affairs do its
.raduates occupy?" No graduate of the
BUSINESS High School need be ashamed