Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04

and fifth grades particularly, IS improving
In consequence OF the Woodward state
ment regarding the smallpox situation. In
the fifth grade on Friday only fifteen were
absent out of forty-four. and in third only
thirty-two out OF eighty-nine.
CONSIDERABLE interest is being shown In
the semi-centennial celebration Tuesday
next pm. at the Maryland Agricultural
College.
The program includes addresses by Presi-
dent Sylvester of the college, Gov. Warfieid
of Maryland. President Remsen of johns
Hopkins University. Prof L. NJ Bailey OF
New York Secretary Wilson of the Agrfcul-
turai Department and Prof. Francis A.
Soper of Baltimore Bishop Satterlee will
pronounce the invocation and Rev. Dr. D. j.
Stafford the 4benediction.
Mr. r. c. Monaghan of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor lectured before the
sisters alumnae and senior classes OF the
Immaculate Conception Academy Menday
evening February 20, in the school hail.
Mr. Monaghan's subject was Italy ana
England which he handled In most en-
tertaining manner, making some very strik-
ing and interesting comparisons between
the two countries. The lecturer proved
that the decadence of Italy was caused by
her loss of coal and iron, and showed how
England's power was caused by her sreal
the conditions that will arise in Two or
three hundred years when England's coal
supply Will give out, and now Italy Is
steadily progressing and becoming great
country through her great water supply. AT
the conclusion of the lecture Mr.. Mona gian
held impromptu reception, the audience
expressing much pleasure in his lecture.
.Baruch Spinoza'' will be the theme of
discussion at a commemorative meeting of
the Society for Philosophic Inquiry. to be
held Tuesday. March 9, 4:4J p.m., at the
George Washington University Hail. The
meeting will be open, and addresses will be
made by Prof p. 1. Dewitt, s.. j., of the
Georgetown University on The Corner
Stone of SpinoZa's Ethics by DR.. f. HI.
Bigelow of George Washington University
on "Spinoza as the First Representative of
Modern Higher Criticism by DR.. VIM. NJ
I Coleman on tSpinoza's Relation to Modern
Germ an Philosophy, and by Rabbi Abram
Simon on "Spinoza and His Relation to
Preceding Jewish Philosophy
Central High School held a preliminary
debate Tuesday to select speakers for the
interhigh school team. The question read,
Resolved. That the Chinese exclusion acts
should be repealed" The affirmative speak
ers were Messrs Paine. KuschWitZ and
Noyes: the negative Gllfllan. Meagley and
Schneider. Each speaker had period of
five minutes and one of three minutes. The
second speech was one of rebuttal. The
affirmative opened the debate, and the
sides were taken up alternately. In the
second series of speeches the negative
opened. Messrs. Paine, Gifllan and
Schneider We're selected to make up the
team.
Arrangements and dates are being made
TO meet the teams from the Eastern and
the Western
Mr. H. G. Hawn of the Hawn School of
the Speech Arts, who this winter is con-
Quoting classes in what is charac teriZed as
"oral English from conversation through
ia una a 10 ntTl1
School Friday al lis to the pupils of the
advanced classes. Mr.. Hawn is giving
fortnghtly talks on the subject at the Bris-
toll School in the afternoon and evening
| lessons in the Colorado building. The
| classes are well attended, and as at the
Central High School great enthusiasm is
! expressed at the novelty and efficiency of
| the methods employed. There is no aim to
make elocutionists of the students, but
merely to develop an appreciation of the
| beauties of the English language and skill
in its use.
| Mrs. John w. Hoyt, No. 49, the Victoria.
| is volunteering course of weekly lessons
| on Memory" in the interest of developing
| and cultivating what many regard an
| almost forgotten function of the mind
| These lessons are to be given on Saturdays,
| and are free. AS is said in her circular,
/ the practical utility and ideal beauty OF
| the work being sufficient compensation.
| Three classes are to be formed-frst, chill
| dren from five to ten; second, girls and
boys from ten to fifteen, and third. young
| people from fifteen to twenty 1t is hoped
| in time to publish the lessons carefully di-
| gested as a manual on memory.
| Mr.. w. II. MCDOWELL of the law depart
| ment of the George Washington University
/ has been appointed debating editor for the
| Mall Because of the resignation of Mr.
| f. S. Hemmick the 1907 class OF Column
| bian College has been Obliged to select
| another representative on the Mall edito-
| rial staff. choosing Mr.. H. F. StonebrakeP
! for the position.
Mr.. E. P. Gates "a member of the class of
| 1!ES. Columbian College, has been appoints
| ed to the staff Of the Hatchet, the students
| publication of the George Washington Uni
| Versity.
The chess club of the University of Vir-
| ginia has sent the George Washington Uni
| Yersity challenge to a series of games to
| be played this spring. As only one member
| Of the chess club of last year is still at the
! George Washington University the chal-
! lenge has not yet been accepted. Neverthe
| less efforts are being made to get a team
! together and make proper response to the
| proposal
| The joint debating contest between the
| Needham and Columbian debating societies
| of the George Washington University.
which was scheduled for Friday. has been
postponed till March o. This was done at
| the request of the teams representing each
organization, in order to give the members
a better opportunity for preparation.
Messrs. NJ. s. Ross, Eugene Young and
w II. MCDOWELL have been appointed to
speak for the Columbian society. and
Messrs E. ]. Lundy. A. M. Beeler and J.
T. Kennedy viii uphold the honor of the
Needham The question is Resolved tifat
the Panama canal should be built by the
contract system rather than by the United
| States government directly"
An interesting feature of the eighth grade
work at the Webster school is the practice
given in solo singing. Glass singing Is prac-
| ticed in all schools. and from the kin
dergarten through the high schools great
| choruses chant the national airs and we'll
selected anthems. But as an exercise in
independence with the idea of gaining self
confidence and losing self-eonsciousness
| teachers are approving the method in vogue
at the Webster. Every member of the class
| sings and when called upon stands up and
| delivers song with as unaffected a man.
| ner as recitation In arithmetic might be
given.
| In other grades the custom Is growing,
| and when FIVE or six-year-old stands be-
| fore her class and sings song every pupil
| knows there is certainty of having high
| ly intelligent musical audience, and the
| song must be given with skill.