Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

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| Franklin for the annual report Of the board
of education. to be published In about
month is 81 ,676, Us. 90 OF this sum 81 ,667,-
| 1859 was spent for day schools and
| IS. 492. 90 for night schools. These expenses
| were covered by deficiency appropriations
of 81 600 for repairs and improvements to
! school buildings and grounds, 5000 for
! heating and ventilating apparatus. 10000
| for fuel, and the general appropriation of
| s1.63S ,S27 for day schools and $500 for
night schools. total of 81 .6so. 327. These
appropriations have balance of S4.O6S.45.
Free lectures to the people will be given
this week after the close of the centers for
/ the holidays at both the Public Library and
the Armstrong School DIR. w. L. David
son will lecture at the Public Library Tues
day, January o. on Switzerland I" Mr..
| Woodworth Clum will lecture at the Arm
! strong School Thursday, January II on
California and the Grand Cannon of the
Colorado.
Mr. James A. Monaghan, NJ. A. lecturer
on consular service at the George Wash
! ington University, will go to New York
city next month to deliver lecture on
'.The Real Yellow Peril before the Catho-
| lie Club of the metropolis
The Carnegie Institution today issued its
| fourth annual report or year book for 1905
| L lie volume Is heavy quarto, containing
accounts of the scientific research carried
| on by the endowed scholars during the
past year. The book shows much progress
| along lines of special inquiry.
A pleasant New Year reception was given
| at Georgetown University by the president,
| Rev. David Willhouse Buel. 8. J. The re-
ceiving line formed in the Hirst Library.
Music of exceptional character by string
| quartet. under the 'cellist Earnest Lent.
and refreshments by the college caterer
| added to the festivity.
|
stunned it's sessions after the holidays We'd
| nesday evening with a large attendance IN
| all the classes.
/ ON Wednesday evening next, Mrs. Nam
| nette B. Paul, the president of the Alumni
| Association will begin course OF lee
| lures on parliamentary law, which VIII
be free to the students and alumni OF the
| college.
The class of 1908 has elected the follow
| ing officers for the ensuing year: Miss
| Elizabeth Tyler, president Mr. Dliiard'
| vice president; Miss Anna Anderson secre-
| tary; Mr. Evans, treasurer MISS Mary
| O'Toole class orator for the college pam
! quet The class is to be the guest of the
| president at her residence on = street on
! Saturday evening.
The night high school. which reopened
| Wednesday at the New Business Hlgn
! School Is profitng by the equipment OF
| the enlarged institution. Two classes FOR
! the instruction of pupils in shorthand, type
| writing and a thorough course in business
methods, in addition to the regular classes StS
| have been organized. Mr. Emery M VIII
| son. principal of the night high school, Is
still enrolling applicants
| Mrs. Howard L. Hodgklns has been re-
| elected president of the board of lady man
! ayers of the George Washington University
| Hospital. During the past year this board
| raised over $500 for general purposes.
Company dances given by the officers of
the High School Cadet Regiment are now
the order of the evening. Rauscher's and
Mrs. Dyers have some regimental groups
| every week. Second Lieutenant Richard
| McKnew of Company A. Central High
School. will give dance to his company
and their friends at Rauschers saturday
evening, January 10.
Companies E and G of the Business High
School will change the usual program this
year by giving combined company dance
Friday evening, January =, at the National
Rifles Armory. An effort is being made to
have this first dance since the occupancy of
the new building a reunion for all pupils
of the school,
The annual reunion and election of class
officers of '9S Eastern High School, was
held New Year day at the home of Miss NJ.
Elsie Turner. Supper was served amid dec
orations proper to the occasion and the alma
mater. The officers elected for the ensuing
| term We're: President, Mr.. Carl Bostrom;
| vice president. Miss May Lyon; secretary,
| Miss Margaret d. Davies historian, Miss
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| ley. The members present We're Misses Ba-
| ker, Bartle, Burke, Davies, HUTCHINSON,
Kuhnel, Lyon, Turner, White, Mrs. Bertha
| Mcknight Adkins (and Mr.. Adkins) Mrs.
Lucinda McGroarty Bethune Mrs. Hannah
Hughes Bishop (and Mr.. Bishop Mrs. Beu-
| lah Bohrer Thrift. Mrs Gertrude Bright
| Milans, and Messrs. Bethune. Bostrom and
Marsh (and Mrs. Marsh).
Mr.. Bernard r. Green DR.. S. w Stratton
| and Prof. Howard L. Hodgkins have been
appointed a committee of investigation by
the trustees of the Washington College of
Engineering to visit other engineering col
leges. inspect their equipment and study
their methods of work. The trustees wish
to collect the largest possible amount of
data for consideration in planning the work
| for students i'll the new college.
At the dedication of the great Emerson
Hall of Philosophy at Cambridge, Mass,
Wednesday. December 81 two Washington
| men made addresses. Rev. Frank Sewall,
pastor of the Church of the New Jerusa-
em opened the exercises with an essay on
! "Swedenborg's Influence Upon Goethe "
DR.. w. T. Harris. commissioner of educa-
| ton, concluded the program with essay
| on "The Kantian Doctrine of God as Com
pared with that of Plato" Addresses were
also made by President Eliot and by l'r.
Edward Emerson. son of the poet. Over
| the entrance of the new hall Is carved the
biblical sentence, What is man that tnou
art mindful of him. which have come to
| be interpreted not as an implication of the
puritan doctrine OF the WOrmllke lnSgnlil-
canoe of man. but of his dignity and i'm
| portance, since even God pays attention
| to him. DIR. Edward Emerson suggested
! that the inscription should have been En-
| ersons celebrated line, Where there Is no
| vision the people perish. but witty Har-
| ward professor. recalling the fact that for
| years neither Harvard nor Yale had real
| ICED the power of Emerson's thought or
| invited professional service from the great
! teacher. who had long been recognized in
| Europe. maintained that the motto should
| have been the line from Emersons poem
| 'Brahma," They reckon Ill who leave me
out"
The Debating Society of the National
! University Law School threw open its doors
| last evening to members of the fair sex.
| and there were several ladies present to
| hear discussion of the subject affirming
| that United States senators should be
| elected by direct vote of the people"
| Messrs. Kemp. Fields and Gardiner spoke
| in the affirmative and Messrs. Wilson,
| Whitney and Bramball in the negative.
| The decision of the judges. Messrs. Wright
Brown and Glider, that the affirmative
| presented the best argument They selact-