Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-25

The unannounced speaker for the George
Washington exercises at the Central Hlgh
School wednesday proved to be the secre-
tary Of the Treasury, Leslie NJ. Shaw Inc
sneaker objected to being publicly quoted,
as he did the day following at the conFoca-
ton exercises at the Belasco Theater; but
that did not prevent his making what the
principal OF the school called the very best
eulogy of George Washington and the very
best speech he had ever heard.
John Burroughs the friend of Emerson,
Thoreau and Walt Whitman, has been in
Washington for the last ten days and de-
lighted the girls of the Normal School No. l
with one of his characteristic talks on ma
ture. Himself the author of delightful es-
saws on literary topics and nature. Mr..
Burroughs says books and schools do not
ALWAYS so lead child to literature or ma
ture as to produce the main purpose.
What is needed is not analysis. he says. but
the getting out into the fields and woods
and learning the ways of nature so as 10
feel the interest OF love.
For the Washington birthday exercises at
the Business High School the assembly hall
was used for the first time a place for
school gathering. The low platform. ex-
tending all the way across one end OF the
room, was very prettily decorated with
palms and bunting. DR.. A. 2. Farden, who
was introduced by the principal. took
charge of the exercises, and Commissioner
II l. West delivered the address, having
for his theme Washington as Business
Man" The chorus which Mr.. Halstead has
been training for the dedicatory exercises
sang 'Harki Hark! My Soul" and Amer
ica," under the leadership of Mr.. Joseph
Finckel
lowing flag regulation;
Flags shall fly at full staf from all
school buildings as follows: on school days
and all national holidays from $50 o'clock
am. TO 4:30 o'clock pm; on Memorial day,
May 30 flags shall be placed at half staff
from $50 o'clock am. TO 4:90 o'clock p. m
provided. that at such other times than
those hereinbefore mentioned, when fla gs
are placed at half staff by special order or
the board for any period of time Sundays
and Saturdays shall not be included there
In, and said flags shall be at half staff for
said entire period of time from $50 O'Clock
am. 10 400 o'clock pm"
February p being national holiday
flags were at fun stan from $50 m. TO
4:3o pm
The Radcliffe Club Of Washington has in
preparation a play of W. b. Yeats which
the members propose 10 present some time
next month. The principal parts have been
assigned TO Mrs. Archison Hasson Miss
Dorothy Hillman Miss Juliet Patton Miss
Alice X. Coyle. Miss Mary G. Gannett and
Miss Henrietta Dunlap.
The AFFAIR IS proceeding in most bust
ncsslike manner. matters Of music cos
tunes and properties being in the hands OF
committees.
Mr.. f. c. Wilson Of the medical depart
ment has been elected manager of the
George Washington University foot bal
team for next season. lie was chosen by
ballot, the other nominations being Mr.. G.
y. Chapman. medical; Mr. Z. II. Andrews
law. and Mr.. Richard Braga, Columbia
College.
\ number Of this years problems as
signed to tho members of the George Wash
ington University Architectural Club have
been criticised. and the first mention
awards are as follows: An arcaded gallery
Mr.. J. A. Sullivan: Renaissance ceiling
Mr.. r. S. Bubb; Gothic entrance. Mr.. {.
r. Lombard; a Louis XVI chimney piece
Mr. II. p. Illman.
Mr.. II. z. Illman who has been student
In the architectural school since 1892 has
been appointed student assistant IN archi-
lecture
The athletic council OF the George Wash
ington University has decided that the
members of the base ball and track teams
may wear the W. under certain condi'
lions. These VIII be fixed by a committee
which will consider what qualifications
privilege
Mr.. H E. Johnson of Columbian College
Will read paper THE Disappearing
Carriage Used In the Army Coast De
lenses at the next meeting of the Societ,