Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

schools at Its meeting FRIDAY AFTERNOON
passed the following resolution:
1.-THE board of education learns with re-
greet of the death thestwentieth instant
| of Miss Amanda L. Grant, the principal OF
the Brent School. and desires to record its
appreciation of her faithful service, both as
| teacher and principal, during her long con-
| nection with the schools of the District
| The Wallach night school will hold its
| Christmas entertainment in the assembly
/ hall of the Eastern High School, Friday
| evening, January 8. Dr. y. ): U. Fierce,
| pastor of All Souls Unitarian Church. will
| give his lecture, "A Night in the Neither
! world which he illustrates with stereop-
ticon views of Luray caverns and Nam
| moth cave.
| 1t is the general policy of the night school,
| teachers to hold Christmas entertainments
for their pupils the first Friday after the
holidays, as the attendance before Christ
| mas falls off considerably in consequence OF
the opening of the stores at night. the en-
| tertainment acts as incentive Tor a
| prompt January enrolment. Miss West
| colt, the principal of the Wallach schooi, =.
| departing from the traditional program, out
| believes that DR.. Pierces lecture Will prove
attractive to the pupils their friends and all
| East Washington citizens who are interest,"
| ed in the development of night schools.
The Eastern High School Literary Society
| has been reorganized and has begun active
| work. The officers elected at the first meet
| Ing are as follows: President, ME- Esln'
| OF; vice president, Miss Hester Tyres, VI +,
and secretary treasurer, MI. feussei
| Thompson, 07.
| The first debate of the year was held on
December 10 on the subject, Resolved, that
| churches should accept money eHered by
Mr.. Rockefeller. The affirmative was sup
| ported by Miss King, Mr.. Ramsey and Mr..
Handy and Mr.. Clark. The decision was
given in favor of the affirmative, while Mr..
Clark and Miss Bane of the negative were
given first and second honors, respectively
A committee was appointed to challenge
Western to an inter-high school debate.
One of the inspiring incidents for the pu-
pills of Armstrong Manual Training School,
in addition to the exhibit, was the return
for the Christmas vacation of many of last
years graduates who are engaged in pro-
longing the work of industrial instruction in
the schools of the south. From Salisbury,
Princess Anne. Easton, Elkton and Cations
vile, Md, come reports from Armstrong
graduates which bring true and durable in
spiration to present students to be up and
doing that they, too, may have the privi-
lege of making some sacrifice for the adj
vancement of those of their race less for
tunate in advantages than they. Like re-
ports come from graduates who are doing
the work of old Armstrong at Port Conway,
Va, and at Dover, Del.
The exhibit of the work of the colored
night school which was installed at Arm
strong shows in a most convincing way
what is being accomplished by the more
than one thousand men and women who
are in attendance. With only two hours
night for three nights a week and a total
of only twenty nine night sessions this
term, the quality and quantity of work ac-
complished was marvellous. 1t was sug-
gested by many who viewed and carefully
inspected the work that if those who make
appropriations could only have seen the
work that an extension of the term from
,t,rI,+
days would have been assured The night
schools reopen Wednesday, January 3.
A very pretty home wedding which in
terests Armstrong occurred on December 81
when Mr.. Matthew Morton, teacher of
chemistry, was united in marriage to Miss
Lucy A. Turner, former teacher in the
normal school of Gloucester Va
DR.. n. Monroe Hopkins assistant pro-
lessor OF chemistry a the George Wash
lneton University, will probably withdraw
from the largest part of his lecture work
at the institution in order to be able to
devote himself mainly to the duties of his
new position as chief electrical engineer
of the bureau of yards and docks in the
Navy Department to which he was recently
appointed. DR.. Hopkins will be obliged to
work, but it is understood he will continue
10 o1rect the researches of graduate stu
dents who enrolled In his department
for the present academic year.
The Christmas recess of the George
Washington University closes Monday and
ON Tuesday morning work will be resumed
In all departments During the past week
all classes have been suspended, but the
laboratories have been open till o'clock
IN the afternoon, and few students who
spent the holidays in Washington reported
daily to carry on their experimental studies
without intermission.
1t is announced by the faculty of the in
stitution that the midwinter examinations
a Of Ian
During the Christmas recess two OF the
eluca tors who have been lost to Washing
ton have visited their old field-Dr. T. NJ.
Lane, principal of the academic section of
the Brooklyn Polytechnic, and Mr. John T.
Truman, superintendent of Schenectady.
The officials of the Corcoran Art Gallery
announce the opening January 5 of an ex-
hibition of 1913 water-color paintings by the
great oriental painter. j. James Tissott.
These are the illustrations of the Old and
New Testaments which have attracted SO
much attention from biblical scholars and
painters in recent years. The gallery will
be open to parties OF twenty or more school
pupils in charge of a teacher all through
the week, the usual charge on certain days
being waived in the interest of education
Last Tuesday night the Graduate Club
of the George Washington University
gave a reception in the library and west
hall of Columbian College Mr.. Andrew
the club, and DIR. Charles E. Munroe head
professor of chemistry and chairman of
the committee On higher degrees, assisted
by other members, acted as the reception
committee. Dr. Wilson made short ad-
dress of welcome. after which DR.. Frank
Leighton Day, who was recently appointed
to fill the chair of Biblical literature, de-
Evered an address Methods of Grad
uate Work. Refreshments were served
afterward and an impromptu program of
dance music was rendered on the college
plano for the benefit Of the guests
The graduating class of the Georgetown
University Law School last Monday night
presented the popular foot ball hero,
Branch Bocock, with a set of law diction-
aries. Mr.. Bocock, who played quarter
back during the past season, will. 1t is in
timated, be the captain Of the Georgetown
varsity foot ball team next year. The
Western High School attributes its victory
in the high school championship games to
his friendly coaching.
The presentation speech was made by the
president of the class. Mr.. Leahy. Other
addresses were made by Messrs. Kennedy
Murphy, Geoghan Yeatman and Mccarthy
The occasion was one in which law and
foot ball played tie game.
The history teachers of the Washington
htr were all in evidence at the