Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

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A very instructive lesson In the quarter
Ing of beef was given to the cooking classes
of Armstrong School by Mr.. A. Solomon
Thursday, November 16. There were a
number of visitors present, including the
directress and assistant directress of cook
Ing in the public schools and the mem
bers of the various cooking classes i'll the
night schools. The fore and headquarters
were the first cuts. The character and
| quality of the various parts were carefully
demonstrated. After the hindquarter had
been treated likewise the lesson closed
| with the principals thanks to Mr.. Solomon
the physical laboratory to observe an APP
paratus illustrating the circula ton and the
heating capacity of water in our homes.
The removal of the classes in mechanical
drawing to the Van Ness building leaves
a large room in the Columbian College
building TO be used by Prof William a.
Wilbur for the English classes. Hereafter
the west hail, formerly occupied by the
English classes, will be used for special &C.
caSions.
Mss c. V. Barbour Mr.. Karl NJ. Block,
Miss NJ. A. Mcmahon, Mr.. a. D. Stivers
and Mr.. w. II. Houghton have been APP
pointed as members of the executive COM
mittee for the senior class of the George
Washington University, to serve for the
present year.
The senior medical class of the George
Washington University has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year: Mr.. Mead
Moore. president; Mr.. Earle C. Stevenson,
first vice president; Mr.. ]. R. Loughl.n, sec
ond vice president! Mr.. A. Camp Stanley,
secretary; Mr.. II. B. Montgomery, treas
| urer; Mr.. A. N. Tasker. historian; Mr.. ].
l.. Arntzen.- prophet; Mr.. o. S. Phillips,
sergeant-at-arms; Mr.. w. II. Smith, jr.,
class editor for the Mall.
Among the varied interests of the stu
dents of Armstrong Manual Training
School athletics for both girls and boys oc-
cupieS a prominent place. At meeting
of the girls last Tuesday afternoon 1t was
unanimously voted that the enthusiasm for
athletics as previously manifested will not
be allowed to wane, and that permanent,
conscious effort will be made to stimulate
the increasing effectiveness of athletics Tor
girls in the school. The Olympian Athletic
Association has been enlarged to include all
the girls. The name will be the Arm
strong Athletic Association, and various
plans for making the organization attract
i've as well as successful are rapidly being
developed. Basket ball, however, will be
the leading feature of the year.
Armstrong takes especial pride in Horace
Anderson now of Normal School No. .,
who received second place in the recent eX-
animation for drawing teachers by the
school board He Is a former graduate or
her four-year course.
Lectures announced for the coming week
In the course of free lectures to the people
under the direction of the board of educa-
ton are as follows: Cruising in the Medi-
terranean," by Mrs. NJ. Landon Reed,
Tuesday, November q, at the Public Ii
brary; In and About Shakespeares
Home" by DR.. w. L. Davidson. Thursday.
November %, at the Armstrong Manual
Training School All lectures begin
promptly at o'clock, admission being with
out card.
All the candidates for the Armstrong
foot ball team were given try-out last
Thursday against the Howard University
second team. Though the score of ~ to o
was rather one-sided, the game served Its
purpose in enabling Coach Murray TO pick
the team most likely to meet M Street
High School in the final game of the cham
pionship series. Armstrong was handi-
capped to some extent by the fact that
most OF her players We're men who had
| never played in a regular game before,
tage of persistent daily practice with the
strong varsity. In the second half Cox
at quarterback showed himself a worthy
understudy of Capt. Hardy.
The final game with NJ Street High
School is to be played at the American
League Park on Monday, November q. A
some silver cup to be contested for in the
future. The proposed trophy, which is now
on exhibition to the public In the Office of
the principal of Armstrong School, stands
nearly eighteen inches on a base of ebony,
has three deer horn handles and suitable
space for appropriate inscriptions.
The Columbian Women of the George
Washington University held meeting in
the library of the university Saturday.
November II. TO listen to reports from
representatives from Wellesley. Smith and
the University Of Chicago upon students