Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES


tickets OF admission to the debate. 1t Is
hoped that incidentally more interest will
be aroused than was shown in the debate
with Virginia
The council hopes to stimulate interest In
general debating at the university and pro-
poses hereafter to allow all fiTst-honor men
In the debating societies to omit the pre-
liminary trials in contests for places on in
tercoliegiate debating teams. This Will
mean that men who do good work In So
ciety debates will be allowed to save theni-
selves a good deal Of time and trouble IN
preparing for more important events. 1t Is
probable that in the near future annual
prizes will be offered to winning teams In
debates between the various societies of the
university.
Georgetown University school of law Is
actively engaged in making preparations
for giant smoker to be given Saturday,
the oath instant, to be participated in either
as entertainers or guests by the members
of the four classes and by the faculty. 1t
is probable the affair will be held at the Ar
lington.
Principal E. NJ Wilson of the Central
High School spent three days of the past
week In New York city examining into high
school conditions. Among the schools VS.
tied were the new Morris High School ana
High School of Commerce In the latter
seven Washington teachers are at present
employed-Messrs. Grant and Minnick of
the Mckinley School, Fontaine Mills and
Cheston of the Central School and Bryan
and c. Fontaine of the Western. New York
city seemed to Mr. Wilson a Mecca for
Washington teachers.
The High School Regiment. eleven com
panies, will go to Alexandria for the parade
in honor of Washington's birthday Ques-
ton has arisen as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF the
cadets going out so early in the year, both
from the standpoint Of their preparation IN
tactics and from the possible severity OF
the weather. The recruits of the year nave
not had. it is said. a sufficient number OF
drills to have attained any great pro-
ficiency and as but few of the cadets ever
order military overcoats the danger from
the river trip and the long hours OF parade
may be considerable. Every preparation
for the comfort of the cadets, however, is
being made. and, if the weather is fine, It is
expected the regiment will make hne
showing.
The Shepherd Engineering Company of
Franklin. Pa, has presented the Washlng-
ton College of Engineering with me hish-
grade steam engine of their lat,est pat
tern. It arrived last week, and has been
duly installed in the machine laboratories
at the Van Ness house, so as to De I'M
mediately available for practical work IN
mechanical engineering. 1t Is ABOUT niteeh-
horsepower.
The Business High School will hold
lunch, the first in the new pulIdins' 1ues
day. February 20, following the noon recess;
with a possible extension of the time. IL 40
to 1890 o'clock, for the benefit OF the
Athletic Association. 1t is expected that
Central, Technical and Business Will nave
quite a reunion on the OCCASION
Prof. r. S. Woodward, president of the
Carnegie Institution, delivered an address
last week before the members OF the Uni
versity Club, $40 10th street, on the work
now being accomplished by the institution.
The pupils of the eighth grade. Webster
School had a valentine dance at noon re-
cess. Wednesday, under the chaperonage OF
their teacher Miss 5. b. Kent. MISS Ger
trude Gibbons one of the pupils, played
the piano, and Mr.. Milton Bryan. another
pupil was master Of ceremonies. The young
girls made pretty sight In their Whte
dresses decorated with red hearts, and even
the boys had red hearts for boutonnieres.
Miss Annie and Miss Edith Beatty, MISS
Pauline Becker, Miss Maud Pulilam ana
Miss Frances Scherger wore red crowns.
while Miss Leila Pritchard had a string OF
red hearts on her hair. There were tiny
red hearts in a corner of the dance pro-
gram made for the occasion by Miss Dun
lap, one of the teachers. The old-fashioned
Portland fancy" was the principal num-
Others of the heart-deciSed ladies and
gentlemen were Miss Loretto West, MISS
Ida Reed, Miss Laura Thomas Miss Pearl
He'll Miss Ruth Gibbons, Miss Viola Dan
neford Mr. William Jones Mr.. William
Black Mr.. Walter Richards, Mr.. Edelin,
Owens, Mr.. Barre Giles, Mr.. Paul Elgin
Mr.. Albert KlocZewski, Mr.. Marshall Kee-
~ Mr. Norman. Mr. Walter Stenz. Mr..
George WeIland, Mr.. Stephen Girardi Mr..
Malcolm Hay, Mr.. Joseph Johnson and Mr..
George Isemann.
The local Radcliffe College Club, organ
lied in June 1908, is becoming one of the
active centers of college work in the city.
Meetings are held monthly on the second
Tuesday. and at present the Radcliffe Col
lege library fund is of the promising
interests the gD1 reception Will be
held at 2O0T Kalorama road from to 6, at
which an interesting exhibit of photo
graphs, sea views and landscapes, VIII be
held Late in March the club will present
zone of w. 3. Yates plays at Carroll In
stitute Hall.
Miss Mary F. Griffin is the president of
the club; Mrs. Elmer s. Newton the secre-
tary. The members are Misses Mary Bacon,
Mabel Colcord, Alice X. Coyle. Frances G..
Davenport Mary c. Gannett, Maud B.
Gorham. Mary F. Griffin Henrietta NJ
Heinzen. Gena r. Harding. Ethel Ketcham.
Emma NJ. Leach, Mrs. Elmer S. Newton,
Mrs. Flora w. Patterson, Miss Alma H
Ruggles and Miss Frances a. Van SAINT
ford
The faculty of the Eastern High School
gave reception last night to the parents
OF pupils attending the school. The occa-
sion was a brilliant success. Among the
faculty are Miss Phoebe Holmes, Miss Will
kns. Miss Ann McCohH, Miss Vandoren,
Mr.. Suter, Mr.. Padgett, Mr.. Wallis, Mr.
Rothennel. Principal M. f. Swartzell and
others.
Many of the ex-teachers and members
of the alumni association We're present
and the sentiment of the host of parents
who enjoyed the hospitality of the teach
ers, was that the closer association of all
elements of the school will do much to
promote the welfare of the high school.
Mr.. Henry Gaines Hawn gave an inter-
esting talk at the Bristol School, MintWood
place, Friday evening upon his speciality,
Our Speech" Mr.. Hawn Is the principal
of the Hawn School of the Speech Arts,
Carnegie Hall, New York city, and for sew
eral years has been conducting courses of
instruction at the Brooklyn Institute In
response TO many calls he is organizing
classes in Washington. the lecture Friday
being the first of a series.
The work is in no sense the ordinary or
usual recitation or elocution training but
a scientific production of voice for every
day speech and for public utterance Mr..
Hawns preparation for his teaching is
thorough and his methods of stimulating
an appreciation of standards of excellence
in oral English convincing.
STUDENTS AT WHITE HOUSE.
Negro Melodies Given for Entertain
ment of President