Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20

tne preceding scholastic year These as
slstants VIII succeed their respective su-
periors In the following May, and in the in
tervening months they will be expected to
gather experience and familiarsze them
selves with all the defaiIS M afin,nistra
ton.
A corporation known as the University
Ratchet Is to be formed, to be governed by
board of directors. consisting of FIVE
board wiu be appointed by President Need
ham. but after the first year the president
viii appoint only the faculty members
while the board itself viii appoint the stu
dent members.
Besides the faculty members of the board
or directors President Needham viii be en-
powered to appoint an auditor to whom
the business management should regularly
be referred.
One acre of the property of the Catholic
University of America, near Brookland, has
been leased to the Missionary Society on
st. Paul the Apostle" a New York cor
poration. for ninety-nine years at an annual
rental of 81. A new college is to be, erected
on the property and maintained by the
lessee.
Provision is made for a renewal of the
lease for an additional term of ninety-nine
years and for the purchase of the building
by the university in the event that the mis-
sionary society determines not to renew the
lease. The paper filed for record is signed
by Cardinal Gibbons as president of the
university.
The Stuart School will hold it's commence
ment exercises Wednesday, May %, at y
O'Clock, at Gunton-Temple Church Gen.
George A. Forsyth will present diplomas to
Miss Marion Beatrice Abbot, Miss Eiinor
Russell Abbott, Miss Olivia Ashford John
son, Miss Blanche Olive Judd, Miss Mar
garet Ellington Parker. all of this city;
Mis- MISS Elba Brown Cotton of North Caro-
Ina, Miss Margaret Rutter Elliott of Penn
sylvania and Miss Elizabeth Phifer Will
hanson of North Carolina
The Political Study Club held its last
meeting for the season on Friday, May 10,
at the hospitable home of Dr. and Mrs
Wright, Carol Springs Sanitarium Forest
Glen. Md. This little club of women has
done much work along the lines OF civic
study, especially as to conditions affecting
Washington. The past winter the subject
Of the school city has been investigated and
discussed. 1t was decided to continue this
work for the coming year A luncheon was
served by the hostess.
Not to be outdone by any phase of school
work at the Eastern High School last even
ing the German department distinguished
itself by music and drama 1t is feared that
While the Eastern students manifested pro-
found knowledge of the Germanic tongue,
they displayed a curious ignorance of Gus
toms. and 1t is more than feared that they
have laid themselves open to the charge of
lese majesty by presenting in tableau the
majestic figure of Kaiser Wilhelm H. l.
may be regarded as an unfriendly act With
only one year of German the pupils present
ing HEN" did remarkably well and Miss
Williams "Iphigenie'' was really excellent.
The glee club sang well, and Mr.. Bryan
showed himself as proficient in singing as in
the other lines in which he has won school
fame.
The entire program entities any reader
TO college entrance. 1t reads as follows:
Dramatish- musikalisher Abend, yer austal-
let Won den Schulern der Eastern High
School, Sanistag, den 10, Mai 1906, abends
uhr.
Education by means of the bath tub is
the latest scheme of the wealthy Anglo
American, Joseph Fills. So strongly does
he believe in this idea that he has just
backed his faith by an offer of So, geo to
the London county council for providing
what he describes as an experimental
health center" at one of the day schools in
London.
The Woman's College of Baltimore is ap-
preaching an important epoch in It's career.
The fifteenth class of its brief and brilliant
history will be graduated June next. Two
days later-June 1.-THE institution must
have round 100000 in hand or secured
If it is to be able to protect and secure
100000, this $4,000 being the amount of
a debt that must be provided for upon the
date named. In other words S3J0,000 of
the total of $500 600 has been pledged for
some time, provided the remaining $150OOO
shall be similarly pledged on or before
June T. OF this $4,000 one-third has been
arranged for, but is also contingent upon
the pledge of 100000 by June 1.
Superintendent Maxwell of the New York
public schools. has advised all teachers to
see that pupils carry their books on the
right side on the even days of the month
and on the left side on the odd days of the
month. whether passing to and from their
homes or in changing classrooms, and that
the number of books should be reduced to
the minimum The purpose of this order is
ito avoid one cause of spinal curvature"
The report of the committee on the four
year course for the undergraduate depart
ment of the Johns Hopkins University has
been adopted by the board of trustees of
that institution. The new plan is expected,
says Dean E. II. Griffin of the university,
to provide a four-year residence for those
who need it. without depriving those COM
petent to complete the work in three years
of the opportunity of doing SO; to enrich
the departments of instruction, offering
much wider variety of elections to the stu
dents, without impairing the integrity and
of the groups, and to promote
more intimate and confidential relations
between the students and their instructors.
In spite of the fact that the team repre-
senting the Georgetown Law School was
bested in debate by the Notre Dame team
of South Bend, Ind, last Thursday even
ing, the visitors had no cause to cavil at
their reception. The Georgetown law de-
baters, with true hospitality, entertained
their conquerors, and good fellowship eff
faced the pangs of defeat.
The board of trustees of the Capital City
School of Nursing announce the annual
commencement, to be held at the Wash
ington Club, ITO l street. next Thursday
evening at o'clock The presentation of
diplomas will be made by Dr. g. Lloyd
Magruder, president of the board of d.
rectors The invocation will be by Rev. L.
F. Zlnkham, also of the board. The adj
dress of the evening will be by Rev DR.. c.
Ernest Smith and remarks to the gradual
ing class by Miss Janet E. Richards There
will be music. The class consists of Misses
Musser, Covington. Sapp, Spalding Hall,
Colyer, Rinker, Page Townley, jefferson,
Keinner and Doolittle.
Invitations have been issued for the COM
mencement exercises of Laise-Phillips
School at the New Willard Wednesday
evening next. The speaker of the even
ing will be Representative j. Adam Bede
Of Minnesota. The opening prayer will be
by Rev. c. Ernest Smith, rector of St
Thomas Episcopal Church. and the diplo-
mas will be presented by Mrs. Phillips. the
of the school. The candidates for
graduation are Misses Carrie Jewel Custer
Of Charlton. Iowa; Lollie Edna NJ Dennis,
Estelle Virginia Eaton Edith Finch, Marie