Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES


The centennial exhibit of the Washington
! school, system will be given December IA
| and Is. The celebration will be character
| lied by great public meeting. at which
prominent persons In educational circles
will make addresses. The entire school
| world of the District since early last spring
has been preparing for the exhibit which
will be the first of its kind ever held In
the city
Manual training work has been exhibited
| IN the various shops, school compositions
annually at the Franklin. drawing dis
plays at the various high schools and the
work of the technical schools at the Nc
| kinney and Armstrong. but never before
| has the attempt been made to display the
| entire work of the system. $500
| -Four buildings will be used for the ex-
| position The new Business High school
will contain the academic high school, nor
NAL grade and kindergarten exhibits. The
Mckinley Manual Training the advance
| and grade work in manual training. The
| EXHIBITS of the colored school wi be d.
| yided in the same manner between the NJ
/ Street High School and the Armstrong
! Manual Training.
The Catholic University and Trinity Col
| lege. both recently the recipients of large
| monetary gifts, Will hold formal receptions
| during the week. Wednesday the Aneien.
| Order of Hibernians will present schol
| arship to Trinity, and the same day at
the meeting of the trustees of the univer-
| sity two new chairs of learning viii be
| formally announced. With the secur finan-
| cfal condition of the university the prog
| ress of the new undergraduate courses and
| sured
Cardinal Gibbons, chancellor of the Cath
| olic University of America, at Washington.
| makes report on the financial security of
| the university in a circular letter addressed
| 10 the AtNOlic clergy of he fry m
| tended to call attention to the annual COL
| lection for the institution
The receipts of the university from April
| i. loo3, TO october 1, 1903, were S616.65S. 80
IN this amount are included all sums re-
| ceiVed from collections, endowments be-
! quests and sales OF property. During the
| same period the university has continued
It's work without interruption, has increased
| IT'S teaching corps and has paid all the or
| oinary expenses of academic work. 1t has
| also dlsbursed for additional equipment
and buildings $15,39S.25
| In the meantime no new debt has been
| incurred On the contrary, S1G6. 141. CO has
peen PAID upon the total Indebtedness
| mere Is now no floating debt The entire
| dept or the university is now $4,000 and
| VIII be reduced by December l. 1905 to
sto,oVO. This means not only that the uni
| versity has met its obligations but also
| that considerable saving has been effected
IN the item of interest
Furthermore, there has been invested in
| nrst-ciass securities $3o5.0O0. the income
| OF which Is available for defraying the cur
rent expenses. AS the debt disappears a
larger proportion of the annual income will
De devoted to permanent investment The
| university, freed from. all liabilities will
| De safely established upon what we may
| Wen call the peoples endowment
| Inc CORRECTION last year showed an in
| crease over that of the previous year. While
the amount In 1903 was S105 051 IS the
| amount In 1904 was S116. 300 So These re-
| suits indicate a growing confidence in the
| university and in the system of finance bv
| when IT'S funds are now administered, and
| that TINS confidence is well grounded will
| appeafei rem a review of the financial con-
dltlons during the past two years.
| Interest in The Stars art contest has
| reached the colored night schools the stu
| dents of which vie with the pupils of the
DAY school in bringing in coupons for their
| respective buildings. Very often publ in
the day school has a parent in the night
| school, which, from reports, makes a very
interesting situation at home as to VIII,
shall turn in the coupon
The assistant director of night schools in
snort talk to the teachers and students
urged an active interest in the matter
bringing to their attention the fact that
they enjoyed the school room decorations
as much as the day students and ,haf}thty
conq ana would enjoy them more if they
Iiid the consciousness of having contrib
ueeo 70 their being there. The application
OF d sentence from Booker T. Washington's
recent commencement address as to the
power OF beautiful painting or a beauti-
Iul plant or beautiful piece of statuarv
TO hit up all mankind and by its beauty
and pureness to make all mankind who
saw better for having seen. is said to have
struck a responsive chord in both teachers
and students.
The board of trustees OF the Catholic Uni
versfty has arranged to meet in regular
semi-annual session at the university next
Wednesday, November S, beginning at 10
am. The board is composed of Cardinal
Gibbons, president; Archbishop Williams of
Boston, Ryan of Philadelphia, Ireland of
st. Paul, Mimi; Keane of Dubuque Iowa
and Farley Of New York; Bishops Macs of
Covlngton, KY; Foley of Detroit, Horst
mann of Cleveland and Harkins of Provi-
dence, X. l.; Mgr. O'Connell, rector of the
urer, of Baltimore. Michael Cudahy of Chi
cago, H.. and Secretary of the NAVY
Charles j. Bonaparte. Two new chairs of
learning are said to be established, but
what the branches are is not stated
| A movement has been started to extend
George Washington athletics to shooting
and FENCING, and 1t Is understood the uni
versity authorities will lend every encour-
| agement to the project. If thirty students
can be found to indorse the idea a meeting
Will be called to discuss plans for the study
| of arms and ordnance and for the installa-
| ton of an indoor range for rifle and re-
volver practice
Should such an organization be formed
\ 1t Will probably join the National Rifle AS
ISOLATION of America in order to secure its
| issue of rifles and be able to compete in
rife matches.
Enrolment In the department of graduate
| studies at the George Washington Univer-
sity is increasing. and now includes seven
candidates for the master of arts degree
eight for the master of science four for en-
gineering degrees, three in attendance and
twenty prospective candidates for the de-
gree of doctor of philosophy. making a total
| of forty-two.
1t Is interesting to note that this year a
| woman student. Miss Clara s. Ludlow has
| been admitted to graduate work in med
icine
| The October bulletin of the university. Is
sued last week, is a strictly scientific num-
| Der, and contains much valuable informa-
| ton for alumni and patrons of the institu-
| ton. Mr.. Otis D. SWEET, registrar and sec
rotary Of the board of university publica-
| tons, has charge of the distribution.
1t Is announced that the presidents coun-
| ell. which appoints the board of pubIica-
| tons, under whose editorial supervision the
| bulletins are published purposes to make
| the bulletin an organ of the educational
| and scientific activities of the university
The university catalogue will CONSTITUTES
| one number and scientific numbers are to
| be published from time to time Containing