Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

| Miss Marie Hofer,s classes in folk games,
| which have been held at the Franklin and
at the NJ Street High School during the
| past week for the purpose OF instructing
| the applicants for the directorships OF
Fairgrounds, have proved great inspira-
| ton. The dignified teachers have been
| playing games of all nations with the zest
| of children Miss Hofer Is the acknowi-
edged authority on the subject In this
| country and has done much work along
similar lines IN Chicago, New York and
the south.
A petition urging the location of kin
dergarten in the neighborhood of the Ross.
or Hubbard, School was presented to the
board of education Friday by Franklin +.
Wilson. which was signed by many parents
living on Columbia Heights The petition
was addressed to Supervising Principal
Charles s, Clark. and represents the wishes
of parents living near the Ross School II
Is understood that had those living within
a possible radius of the Hubbard been APP
preached signatures of more parents OF
children than could be accommodated In
one kindergarten could have been attained.
The chairman of the board of faculty ad-
visers Emerson w. Matthews. In answer
TO the recommendation Of the board OF ed
ucation that a rule be promulgated and en-
forced that no boy in the public schools be
permitted to play foot ball on public
school team without the written consent OF
his parents, reports that the advisers have
taken action. A written notice will be
given to parents of every prospective player
at the opening of school of the desire OF
their son to enter the prospective foot
bail squad. and that he will be permitted
to do unless objections from his parents
are fled with the principal of the school,
in which the wishes of the parents
will be fully carried out. The board OF
advisers propose to enforce such rule
at the beginning of the school year
The graduating class OF the Washington
Normal School. No, 1. will hold their class
night exercises at the Franklin School
Tuesday, June 10. 1906, at O'Clock. Com
mencement exercises will be held the same
day in the morning
In an effort to decorate the new Langston
school application was made to the board
| of education Friday evening by the prtn-
clpal, E. d. Barrier, for permission to hold
| pay luncheon in the building Tuesday.
June IL. from II to O'Clock The board.
| on the motion of DR.. Kingsman, waived the
rule forbidding such affairs. Ii Is under
| stood that whatever funds are raised VIII
| be used to purchase pictures, castles and
| other objects suitable for the improvement
| of the appearance OF the school.
| Candidates for the Normal School No.
| reported at the Franklin Thursday ana
| Saturday for written examination and will
| report Monday and Tuesday for oral and
| music tests. About sixty appeared in Eli
| from Central, Eastern, Western and Teen,
| of which six were kindergarten applicants.
! Candidates for entrance into Normal No. z
| reported at the Sumner. There were tifty-
| six. of whom an unspecifled number will
| take kindergarten courses. Sixty students
| will be allowed to enter in Normal No. 1
| and forty in Normal No. 2
The examiners for the white school are
| Mr.. Gordon. Mrs. Myers. Miss Cooling and
| DR.. Kfmball: for the colored, MIR. Bundy,
| DR.. Montgomery, Miss Moten and Mr.. J. b.
| Clark. The written papers are examined
! for arithmetic and composition by the
| supervisors: for biology. literature. Ger
| man and Latin, by the teachers IN the re-
| spective subjects in the high schools and
| for the drawing by Mrs. Fuller and Miss
| Wilson or Mr.. Munster.
Youth and a lack of practical experience
| prevented eight members of the outgoing
| class of the college of pharmacy, George
| Washington University, from receiving
their diplomas Those who are under the
| ban are the Misses Hazel Nortean Agnes
| Nortean and Addie Criswell and Claude j.
KEN, D. j. Mattingiy, Milton L. Goldsmith
| B. B. I4arick and Fred o. Bennett. 1t Is
said that one day in February OF this year
DR.. Henry E. Kalusowski, dean and pro
fessor of pharmacy, appeared before the
class prior TO lecture and explained that
negotiations had been completed for the
| dDiilallOH OF the COtIe&S or PnarmaGY WIFI
George Washington University.
| All were willing. but both the dean and
the members of the class had overlooked a
provision which required a candidate for a
degree to be twenty-one years old and tC
have had four years of practical instruc-
ton in a pharmacy under the direction oil
a common preceptor. In addition to having
pursued the three years course of study
prescribed by the university.
Appeals against the rule when the affilia-
| ton had been completed proved of nc
| avail. 1t is said that the younger members
of the class will receive their diplomas al
the winter convocation on February Y
1907.
An examination will be held Friday, june
10, at clock In. at the Franklin School
for position training teacher In the kin
dergarten department of Normal School No
l. Persons desiring to enter the examina-
ton must make application to the board
The position was made vacant by the res
ignation of Miss Grace Fulmer who has
accepted a position at Columbia University
| The board OF examiners viii be Mrs l. G.
Anne M. Cooling, principal of the Normal
School. and Miss c. r. Watkins, director OF
| kindergartens
This morning at College Station, Prince
| George county. Md. the Maryland Agricul-
tural College begins Its golden jubilee cele-
| bration.
The bacealaureate sermon will be del.y-
| Curtis Lee Laws of Baltimore and DR..
| James b. Clayton IF this city will deliver
| the address at the farewell meeting of the
| Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday evening.
On Monday will occur the tennis tourna-
| ment In the morning. and the field and
| track events and drill and battalion parade
| in the afternoon. The days program will
be closed with the class-day exercises In the
| evening, the address being delivered by j.
| Enos Ray OF the class OF '92.
The annual meeting of the alumni will be
| held Tuesday morning and in the after
| noon the annual ball game between the
college and the llumni will take place at
| 2:3o o'clock. and the battalion review at
| 30 pm. The final meeting of the literary
societies and the joint debate for the alumni
| medal will be held at pm.
The commencement exercises viii take
place In the college auditorium at IL am.
| Wednesday. The address will be made by
! Isaac Lobe Stratus of Baltimore and the
presentation of diplomas by Gov. Warfield
of Maryland. The festivities will close
Wednesday night with the commencement
bali.
Mrs Sarah L. Wise, teacher OF the sew
enth grade. Smallwood School. inaugurated
in her school last Wednesday the class-da y
texercises. rather an interesting innovation In
| the life of the graded school The move
i rnent although only tentative and expert