Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11

of the presence of the fair in the grand
stand? Deprive the girls of the right to see
these games, send unmiXed audiences to do
the schools roofing, and the games would
become slow, uninteresting affairs or de-
generate into absolute brutality. In like
manner we modestly suggest that the har-
many sweet, screechy ones that fire the fair
heroes on to victory might actually bring
about an improvement, maybe revolution,
In the merits of the sport"
Miss E. S. Jacobs, director of domestic
science, or cooking and it's allied household
| interests, has just returned from little
tour of inspection of industrial work In
Maryland schools. The work in county
schools of the eastern shore. particularly
the industrial work at Salisbury, Wicomico
county; Easton, Talbot county, and Prin-
cess Ann Academy. Somerset county as
well as the county school Industrial work
at Gainesville, Baltimore county, are re-
ported by Miss Jacobs to be in excellent
condition. The particular interest In all
these industrial efforts in colored schools is
that they have been largely promoted by
local white woman's clubs who have Sc
cured teachers at the Armstrong Manual
Training School. This training of teachers
at Armstrong who are spreading lessons in
scientific and practical living is said to be
effecting wonderful economic changes in
the rural communities to which these teach
ers have been sent.
The case of w. E. Cannon, student of
Georgetown University, whose father.
Frank s. Cannon, applied to the local
courts of New York city for a writ of
mandamus to compel reinstatement as q
member Of the freshman class, from which
he was expelled by the president of the
institution, Rev. DR.. Buell. has been closed
by a compromise. Young Cannon left the
college to attend his sisters wedding Later
his trunk was shipped to him and the IA
Their received a letter from the president
that his sons name had been erased from
the books of the college.
Company A, 1st Battalion, Central High
School, will hold its second or February
dance Friday, the 10th, at the Raleigh
Capt. c. c. Taylor, First Lieut.. E. STEELE
and Second Lieut.. r. T. Mcknew are the
committee of management. This Is the first
time company has broken the tradition
by giving two dances in one year and also
has attempted to Guido even the regimental
dance in size and splendor of entertain
ment About 200 guests are expected to
attend the dance
Company gave pleasant dance Friday
night, which was we'll attended.
The last open section of the big dam at
Kingston, to hold the Princeton lake, will
be closed early in the spring. according to
latest information. 1t is estimated that
about fortnight will be required" for the
combined waters of Stony brook and the
miles of meadow land; then 1t will be
lake. The excavating was practi-
cai1y completed several weeks go and tho
dam has been ready for some time all hut
the superstructure OF the final section of
hfty-four feet, which can be put on In a
week. 1t would have been possible. there
FORE to back the water up before Christ
mas, but 1t was found inadyisabIe to do On
until certain work had been completed in
connection with the bridges at Harrison
and Washington streets. AT WASHINGTON
street the foundations are ready for the
abutments and piers. but as the superstruc
ture of this bridge Is to be concrete rein
forced with steel and faced with stone. II
is necessary to wait for warmer weather
before going ahead with such work. How
ever the dam will doubtless be closed and
the water backed up about the 1st of Anril
Mr.. Bowerman issues February educa
tionai bulletin at the public library as fol-
lows:
Educational books recently asided-Adam-
son, ]. w. Pioneers OF modern education
I60o-1700. IK-Ad1672p.
-, Bo rdsaa, Mrs G. IN, n Motion songs for
Clark, S. II. How to teach reading in the
public schools. IP-C547h.
Dexter, E. G. History of education in
the u. IKS3-D52S.
Dexter, t. F. Primer of school method
IP-D52S2p.
Diaz, Mrs A. NJ. Religious training Of
children. IKR-D542r.
Hammei. w G; A. Educational manual
training. IKT-H1S3e.
Hanschmann, A. b. Kindergarten sys-
tenn as seen In the life of Froebel. is
H197.E.
Horne II. H. Philosophy of education. |
IK-H7S6p
Krolik. s. E. Hand sewing lessons. IKT-
K915h
Monroe. Paul. Textbook I'm the history |
of education. IK-M756t.
Watts. Francis and Freeman, w. G, Ma
ture teaching based upon the general prin- |
ciples of agriculture. IP-W357n.
Wilkins, A. S. Roman education IK36- |
W655r.
Educational articles In current periodi- |
cals-Childs education. G. B. Murray De- |
lineator, January.
individuality and discipline. e. E. Hale. |
Bookman, January.
Shall foot ball be ended or snended? N NJ. |
Butler, B. /. Wheeler. J. Fl. Finley, d. A. |
Sargent, L. III. Gulick. Review OF Reviews.
January.
America and Germany, an academic In
terchange. J. III. Garfield University of |
Texas and its new president O. r. Garrs-