Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

the Public Library on An Evening with
the Swiss" Mr.. w. II. II. Smith will lee
ture Thursday February i, at Armstrong
Manual Training School on Our New
Navy"
Reorganization of the public school sys-
tenn, which is the purpose of four of the
bills now pending before Congress. Is hay
ing. even in prospect. marked effect upon
existing school conditions. Already the
board of education, which has held secret
sessions for five years. at its meeting
Wednesday night passed resolution in
favor of open board meetings, as had been
provided by the bills.
In their reports to Congress upon the
same bills the Commissioners, who have
opposed each in turn, have conceded the
point of no pay for the members of the
board, maintaining that the fee is no con-
sideration to the kind of men desirable as
members.
Now the statement is made that the board
Is understood to be collecting data for
reorganization bill of its own. A school
official is quoted having said that whel
reor ganizatfon comes and the present board
is reappointed, the heads of several teach
ers and officials known to be in favor of the
present reorganization bills will fall. 1t is
stated that at least several members of the
board have begun to solicit Endorsements
for reappointment in case of reorganization.
mo one not acquainted with the work
can imagine" said Miss E. V Brown. di-
rector of primary instruction, the many
uses of good and beautiful illustrations that
can be made for the children in the lower
grades. The frontisoieces of The Sunday
Star magazine supplement are of the high
est merit, and as many OF them depict
phases of child life they are in use IN
many of the schools.
Along the same line is the report of Miss
Westcott. principal of the Wallach night
school, where stories from the Sunday
magazine are used for supplementary read
Ing. 1t Is a novel sight to see class por.
ing over such articles the earthquake
and Eskimo dog stories of last Sunday
magazine. AS many as thirty copies of
the magazine being used as circulat-
ing library in various night schools.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for
address by Mr. Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary
of the Treasury at the midwinter con-
Vention of George Washington University
which will be held February - at Belasco
Theater His theme Will be Evolution III
Self-government.'
The exercises will begin ct 10 clock IN.
and the musical program will be rendered
by the Marine Band. The trustees pro-
fessors, invited guests and the entire SUI
dent body will meet at the university ana
march to the theater in body Seats
will be reserved for the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, the Daughters of the Revo-
luton and other revolutionary OfSd1llZd-
tions. and the boxes will be set aside for
cabinet officers, justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States and other men
of prominence. President Charles Willis
Needham will confer the degrees.
At the Western High School Friday after
noon an interesting cecilian recital was
given by Mr.. E. H Droop. The program
rendered, which was in line with the de-
sire of the music teachers to acquaint the
pupils with classic music, was as follows:
Pastorale, Scarlatti-Tausig; Movement
Perpetual Weber; Nocturne, op g. No z
Foreign Parts, Germany serenata
Moszkowski; Bandinage, Victor Herbert;
Brassin; CD The butterfly, Lavallee; Rtgo-
1etto Concert Paraphrase, List
the George Washington law school, is Wis
itipC a number of law schools up north.
He will not return till February 1.
The Board of Trade, through a subcom-
ynittee of it's education committee mas TOT
some time been inquiring into the condi-
ton of athletics in the local schools. Re-
ports have been solicited and received by
the committee through the SUPERINTENDENT
of schools from the principals of the h1gh
and manual training schools. Yesterday
the faculty advisers, board for the regu-
lation of inter-high school championship
games were asked to testify before the
committee The report of the findings of
the committee is most anxiously awaited
by the various athletic interests.
1t is announced by the board of trustees
of the George Washington University that
the new full course tuition fee of $780,
which is to be charged next year in all de-
partments, is not to apply to full course
students who have already registered and
are now in actual attendance at the uni
versity. All students are counted as fu!i
course students who are enrolled for work
t. a. ,,,ft ally1t IN
per week. and all such students will be
allowed the benefit of the present rate,
which is 1925 for full course, until gradua-
ton.
The increase in tuition was decided upon
in order to make the fees uniform in all
departments, and for the purpose OF pro-
vid!ng additional funds to meet the heavier
expenses entaied by the extension of work
In many of the departments and the en-
ployment of about twenty new professors.
Under the new rate the charges Tor spe-
cial work have also been readjusted.
Normally four years will be required for
a student to finish a course leading to an
undergraduate degree, but students requir-
ing more time will be allowed to repeat
a year at any time during the course at
one-half the regular rate. This privilege
of repeating will be of considerable advan-
tage to students who are employed in the
government departments and cannot de-
Moreover all medical students who register
next year under the new rate will have
their laboratory fees RENTED.
The board of education has provided at
the instance of the teachers of the seventh
division for a reception, February 1, at the
Petworth School, in honor of Supervising
Principal ]. r. Keene. who on that day