Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-21
IN The THIRD DIVISION
STARS ART CONTEST EXPLAINED
TO PUPILS AND TEACHERS.

Miss Gertrude L. Brinkhaus, director Of
The Stars school contest, was the guest
today OF the third division of the graded
schools which embraces the buildings in
the northeast and southeast. Supervising
Principal kimbal who has his office in the
walfach building, corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and It'll street southeast, this
morning conducted the director over this
building and the Towers. which is on the
same block. and introduced her to the
teachers and pupils of each room. At noon
the director was the guest of the teachers
of the wallach at luncheon in the building.
Soon after / O'Clock she and DIR. kimball
started out to visit the other southeastern
schools, the Lenox. Brent and Dent.
DIR. Kimball, In presenting MISS Brink
haus, told Of The Stars movement for finer
and more artistic decoration of the local
public schools and of the splendid offer that
the paper has made to present TO the schools
sending in ths greatest number of votes
| magnificent collections of statues and other
plaster art objects. the same size as. the
originals and cast in the finest mods In
existence. These, II was explained will
make the handsomest and most refined dec
oratlons that modern school building can
have.
the teachers in every room, commenting
upon the interior equipment of the schools
and suggesting where in her judgment i'm
proyements might be made. She explained
In detail the voting contest and answered
all manner of eager questioners to the best
of her ability.
Enthusiasm Manifested.
Enthusiasm was manifest on every side
and those who have been falling behind in
the work of gathering the votes which ap-
pear in each issue of the paper announced
fyof tn hni off nc
in order that their building may stand
good chance of securing one of the collee-
TONS
The idea of school decoration as a public
spirited enterprise was commented upon
most favorably by all of the teachers.
Nothing could be more in line with the true
spirit of education and culture, was the
generally expressed opinion.
If the increasing interest in the contest
does not lead the teachers and pupils Of the
Lenox. Brent and Dent schools to keep
Miss Frinkhaus longer than the allotted
time at each, she will go with DR.. kimball
tomorrow to the schools of the northeast,
also in the third division.
The pupils in that section have already
been among the foremost vote-gatherers,
and have displayed exceptional interest tn
the contest The teachers are eager to
talk the matter over with the director. and
ure to hearing her discuss the subject Of
school decoration and the matter of voting
for the statues
The widespread interest that has been
aroused in a short time by The Stars move
ment is to be seen on every side. The
other day stranger came into the town.
He had not heard anything about the mat
ter. He whistled to newsboy near the
railroad station and asked him what papers
he had. The boy told him.
But, say, mister" said the wee young
eter, looking up, half afraid, into the mans
face, 1.-The Star Is the paper to buy. It's
going to give the schools lot Of fine
statues"
Best Paper, Anyway.
"But what has that got to do with which
paper buy" asked the stranger, who was
from the middle west-that state, to be
particular whose citizens always have to
DO shown thing before they will believe
it.
"oh. it's the best paper, anyhow" was
the reply.
The man was interested. He wanted to
know what made this particular youngster
SO DESTROYS to sell the paper.
What is all this to you, my little man?'
he asked. -zs--..
The youngster hesitated. Then he looked
up and answered boldly:
II was a-thinkin that perhaps you might
be willin' to give me the coupon out of the
paper. The school I go to when 1 aint
selin' papers is trying awfully hard to get
the statues, sir"
The stranger did not exactly understand,
but he was convinced that something of the
right nature was influencing the newsboy.
SO he bought the paper and gave him the
coupon, after looking carefully to see that
there was nothing on the back that he
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