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


Catchy: "A Trip to Holland, Nellie Dodd
song. "yesper Hymn by the school: reci-
tation. "old Ironsides.'' Ethel Mcwiliiams:
"A Trip. to Dublin" Sybil Reed recitation,
/ Integrity and Industry Marguerite Gate
| ~; song Home. Sweet Home by the
school: Inspection of pupils work. by the
| visitors.
| The Armstrong Manual Training School is
1 constantly being called upon by institu-
| tons In the southland to furnish teachers
| for manual training subjects. A recent call
1 has been made by the Christfanburg Insti-
| tute at Cambria, Va. for teacher of sew
! ing. Miss Catherine Fletcher. graduate
l of the class of 1904 who has had expert
| ence in Avery College Trade School in Allie
| gheny. Pa. has been designated for the
| position. Another request comes from the
/ executive committee of the Agricultural and
| Mechanical College OF Greensboro, N. C,
| for director OF mechanical industries. A
| graduate of this years class has been rec
| commended for the position, and will enter
upon his duties next September
The principal of the Armstrong Manual
| Training School delivered the commence
| ment address at the State College at Dover.
Del. last week. Among the teachers of this
| institution two of Armstrong; gradu-
| ates, Joseph r. Cogbll of 1908 and Everett
Brown of 1904, the former having charge
| of the machine shop and mathematics work
| and the latter of woodwork and mechanical
drawing.
| A bright feature of the Armstrong Man
ual Training School which Is very encour-
| aging to its graduating class of the present
| year Is the return of former students who
are employed I'm the southland. Among
these may be mentioned Miss Lula New
man. teacher of cooking and sewing in the
Eikton Industrial Academy; COgbill and
| Brown. teachers of machine work and me-
chanical drawing In the State College at
Dover. Del; Miss Lola LeBrandt. teacher
of cooking and sewing at Princess Anne
| Academy. Maryland: Miss Estee Kennedy.
teacher of cooking and sewing. Industrial
School, Salisbury, Md; Miss Nellie John
son. teacher of cooking at Easton, Md:
Miss Bertha Stokes. teacher of cooking and
| manual training for girls, at Gainesville.
Md; Mr.. Henry Grant. teacher of music,
Livingston College Salisbury. N. c.. and
Miss Carrie Gray principal Port Conway
| Industrial School Their presence has been
| an inspiration to the graduating class, to
the principal and teachers, for the accounts
of their successes I'LL all with a spirit of the
highest endeavor to prolong the work of
| the Armstrong Manual Training School for
! the benefit OF those less fortunately stu
ated.
| DR.. Miles Farrow. organ!st and cholrmas-
| ter of st. PauPs Church. Baltimore Md.
| has been appointed feadmaster of St Paul's
| School. connected with the church Dr.
| Farrow has been connected with St Pauls
! Church for the last fifteen years. He has
| one of the best trained choirs in the coun-
| try, the best facilities for training choir
1 boys, and, being head of the school, he will
| now have greater opportunities for making
| more out of what in the past he has been
| rather restricted. When the Rev. Dr. j. 8.
| b. Hodges. the rector emeritus. resigned,
4 several months ago, after having served
| the congregation for a quarter of a century,
| 1t was feared that the school would fall,
! but the trustees and vestrymen of the parish
/ as soon as they heard that Rev. Mr.. Wood
| was to leave seized the opportunity of max
ing the one man who was best suited
| take hold of the work. Mr. Farrow holos
fIn ncfan IF hn hnl
| well as of all musical and church people IN
Baltimore and Washington. He under
| stands boys and knows how to manage
| them in all stages The Rev. Mr.. WOOD,
| having resigned, intends tn take up parish
| work Incidentally II Is reported that Mr.
| Wood expects to get married in the near
future, in Washington, to washington
! girl.
George F. Bowerman in the June Educa-
tional Bulletin. No. 8, announces that sug-
gestions are wanted for Teachers Library
| and Bulletin. He says:
ITO the Teachers of the District of Co
Iumbia I shall be glad IL the teachers who
have found these bulletins or our Teachers,
; library or both useful to them during the
past year will write to me to that erect IN
order that may know whether II is oesir-
| able to continue them another year. Also
IL there are ways in which you think they
can be improved I shall be glad TO learn OF
them"
Recent Books on Education
I George, M Nj.
mary and intermediate grades IP-G29Is
Hyde w. D. College man and college
woman. IKR-H9a3c
O'Shea, NJ " Dynamic factors in educa-
ton. IK-Os432d
Paulsen. Friedrich German universities
and university study. IXE-P2soo p
Scott, F. N. and Southworth. g. A Les
sons in English. X-Sco3SS2 l.
Educational Articles in Recent PERIOD
icals-
American teacher in the Philippines ].
A Leroy. Outlook. March 81
| Education for social efficiency. NJ V.
O'Shea American Journal Sociol. March
Effects of school life on children's health.
G. w. Johnston. No. Amer. r. June
Filipino teacher on American teaching. In
dependent. March %
Legalized ignorance in the national capt.
tai. E. Y O'Brien. Charitie-. Mar
Model schoolhouse. C. C. Johnson. Worlds
| Work. June
Oyerwork, idleness or industrial educa-
ton. w. Noyes Ann. Amer. Acad. March
Sex in education. E. L. Thorndike. Book
| man. April.
| Burbank Century. April.
| Urgent need of trade schools F. A van
derlip. Worlds Work. June
washington College of Chestertown. Md,
is to begin its commencement exercises
next Friday This is the oldest college in
| the state of Maryland. President James W.
Cain, formerly of Yale University. is said
| to have been assured OF substantial state
| aid, and he is making ample preparations
| to accommodate 500 students In the near
| future.
| The following is the program for COM
mencement week: Friday. June 5. ami
| versary of Adelphia Literary Society. Sun
day June IT. 1890. baccalaureate sermon
by the Rev. John H. Wiley D.. D. Of
| W. Micou, D. D.. of the Virginia Theolog
ical Seminary. Is to deliver an address to
| the Y NJ. C. A. Monday. 1890. senior nor
| NAL class day, and at pm James T. Ell
legood viii deliver an address to the Mt
| Vernon Literary Society. Tuesday. at 10
| am the defamation contest win be held
| In the town hall; laying of the corner
| stone to the new administration building
| by Gov Edwin Warfield. Commencement
| exercises win be held at 10 am. Wednes-
day, which win be followed in the after
| noon by a base ball game. At pm. the
commencement ball VIII be held.
The statement of appropriations and ex-
penditures made by Member Parker OF the
school board showing balances on hand
June 8, 1906. is as follows: Contingent ex-
penses-Appropriation $38, 900: expended.