Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

fare and a third on the certificate plan in
Connection with the A. L. A., June IS and
July Z.
| In the rapidity of Its development and the
excellence of It's management the free public
library system of Brooklyn is perhaps at
| the head of all similar systems in this
| country. Mr.. David A. Body Is president
of the board of trustees. He has been
connected with the library since ii was first
made a public institution about ten years
| ago. He viii speak on the public library
| as municipal institution at the meeting
| OF the Library Association at Narragansett.
| About twenty-five states now have what
| are called library commissions These are
| appointed by the governor to look after the
! interests of public libraries in their respso-
tive states. They are granted appropria-
| tons. These vary from 500 to 10000 per
year. With their funds the commissions
usually engage library expert. who travels
| about the state, visits libraries, visits towns
which have no libraries but are looking
with favor on the thought of having one.
organize, reorganize and generally promote
the library idea. One of the meetings at
l the conference of librarians at Narragan-
sett Pier. June 20 to July g. will be that of
the League of Library Commissions This
| meeting will be presided over by Mr. Henry
| e. Iegler secretary of the Wisconsin free
library commission and president of the
| league. Wisconsin,, under Mr. Legiers ad-
mlnistration, is doing more for public IL
braries than does any other state save New
| York.
| The Yale alumni advisory board met at
| New Haven yesterday for the first time.
| me board is a new organizat ton formed at
the suggestion of President HadIey, who
/ hrst brought the idea forward at the COM
mencement last year Later he outlined the
| intended scope of such body at a meeting
OF the Western Alumni of Yale at St Louis
Inc membership of this board of made up
| OF twenty-five representatives selected by
| vote by local alumni associations All sec
tlons OF the country are represented and all
but one member was present at today's
meeting.
A petition was submitted to the board of
education Thursday by a number of citizens
OF Southwest Washington requesting that a
seventh grade be inauguratet- in the An
thony Bowen School, 9th and E streets
southwest. The petitioners cite that great
injustice is done pupils. parents and teach
ers oy not giving the school a seventh
grade, IN that pupils are compelled to go to
more distant buildings in order to have the
advantages of the grade, and teachers are
kept for years without promotion The Pc
tition was referred to the superintendent
The largest class In the history of the de-
partment was graduated from the Harvard
law school yesterday, 1856 men receiving
their degrees.
"Sing-Out Program" Friday. June 10 in
Rollins Chapel, under Jno. ]. Burtch. class
chor1ster, was one of the most attractive
features of the closing exercises ia Dart
mouth Patterson, 90, of Supervising
Principal w B. Patterson of the second d.
vision, local public schools, was one of the
second tenors.
The program included professional and re-
| cessional from Mendelssohn's War March
of the Priests from "Athatie" prelude.
'Adagio' tB fiaD, Hayden, organ and VIC
lin tE. H. Neal. '06) anthem, Unfold Ye
Portals Everlasting" (redemptionl Gounod
| by the choir with solo nv 7 T n.
| sponsive reading, selection 80; Gloria Patrf
Tails. congregation and choir; Scripture
lesson. Isaiah 42:1-12: Amesbury. Come,
| Let Us Anew Our Journey Pursue" Ar
mold, by the choir; solo. by J. J. Burtch;
| prayer. hymn No. 81 (St Ann's), by the
| class. and benediction.
The entire choir included Charles II.
| Morse. director of music; tenors-Herr, 'O6;
Saeger. 'O6; Davis, OF; Gorby, '07; Jamf-
son, or; Minch, OF; Chesley. 'os; Wyman,
Os; Bullock, 90; Swenson, 90, and Walker,
,oS singing first: Redman. 'o6: Thompson,
| 'O6; Crocker, OF; Post, '0T; Cunningham,
'os: Soule, '0s; Mason. 90; Patterson, 100.
| and Rogers, 90, seconds. The first
bass bases We're Burtch. ,0e; Felt, 'os Spencer.
,os; speare, Os; Atwood 90; the second
basses: Pierce. 'Oe: Hfestand '07: Ross,
'0S; sanborn, 'os; Shaw, 'os. and Naylor,
| 90.
| Prof Wilbur Jackman of the University
| of Chicago School OF Education is leading
ID movement IN 1aVOr OF erecting Chicago
| schoolhouses out in the suburbs far enough
| so that each may have five acres of ground
| around 1t. He thinks that the coming sys-
| tenn OF municipal ownership of street rail-
| ways will solve the transportation problem
by providing special cars or car lines for
| the children free.
| Because the use of tobacco has become
| habitual with over 10 per cent of the boys
| in the Burlington (Vt.) High School, Princf-
| pal Thomas and the corps of teachers under
| him have taken steps to reduce the practice
| II possible At meeting the teachers
| unanimously decided that no boy who uses
| tobacco can hold school office or be a
| member of any school organization, includ-
| ing athletics and social clubs.
Morality taught by illustrated lectures is
! the innovation which Edward NJ. Fairchild
| lecturer for the moral education board has
| two months. So far he has delivered his
| two lectures. entitled The True Sports
| man" and What About Boys Ffghts?' to
5000 children, and 1t appears that they
found the method interesting and helpful
| His next subject will be What 1 Am Co
Ing to Do When Am Grown Up"
corps of lecturers will be established, and
the work Is to be extended to all parts of
the country.
Arrangements are now complete for the
meeting of the Maryland State Teachers
Association at Ocean City, June %. n, %
| and 20.
This will be the thirty-ninth annual ses-
sion and 1t is expected that the attendance
will be larger than at any previous meet
ing of this body
Among the speakers will be: Gov War
field of Maryland, DR.. M Bates Stephens.
DR.. S. Simpson, the president; Mr.. Adams
chairman committee on education, Mary
and legislature. 1905, principal Gainesville
High School; County Superintendent Mel
win. Kent county; Miss Ada Scott, Sails
bury; Lieut.. King, principal Baltimore
Polytechinuue. President Sylvester Mary