Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27

High School will be held in the Assembly
Hall of the school Tuesday evening, May
%, 1906, at o'clock.
The songs for boys. for girls. the general
choruses and the solos are entirely by
Western students. The soprano solos by
Miss Ethel Holtzclaw, '03, are regarded
with special interest as the evidence of the
methods of voice training in the schools.
The program Is as follows:
Chorus, 'Larghetto" arranged from Bee
thoven's Second Symphony. Edgar Still
man Kelley. Songs for boys-"Out on the
Deep" Frederick N. Lohr; The Lake
Franz Abt (obligato by female voices).
Violin solo, "Berceuse,' GODDARD Miss Enid
Holden, 90 Choruses-"Who Is Sylvia"
Franz Schubert; Young Thoughts Have
Music" E. r. Kroeger. Piano solo, Ka-
menoi Ostrow. Rublnstein, Miss Martha
Poole. 90. Chorus. '-The Three Fishers. -
bers" Horatio Parker. Songs by girls
Request" Robert Franz: Dedication"
Robert Franz: The Rose Complained"
Robert Franz. Chorus, Canadian Boat
Song" Maurice Arnold. Soprano solos
''Wohin." Schubert; L heard a Gull" Sind
ing; "Valse from Romeo ct Juliette." Gou-
nod; Miss Ethel Holtzclaw. '03. Chorus,
Crossing the Bar Henry Holden Huss.
Tuesday, May 20. from 10 am to IL
o'clock the campus at Howard University
VIII be In possession of the children con-
shutting the kindergartens OF the tenth,
eleventh. twelfth and thirteenth divisions
OF the PUBIC SCHOOLS. The occasion VIII
be the annual game festival OF the kinder
gartens in the four divisions 1t Will be n
gala day in which all the parents and
friends of the little ones are expected 70
participate.
AT recent meeting OF the Social Set
ence Club of Forest Glen, Md, held at
Carroll Springs Sanitarium at that place d
debate was held on Tine School City" the
application to school ffe of the principles
of municipal government so warmly advo-
Gated by Mr.. Wilson L. GIL and others.
The affirmative side of the debate was
taken by Mrs l.. II. Engle of Forest Glen
and the negative by Mr. B. H F,verman
of Washington, both of whom read able.
carefully prepared papers. An interesting
discussion, participated In by several mem
bers OF the club. followed the debate
The Social Science Club OF Forest Glen
was organized about five years igo Tor The
study of sociological and kindred ques-
lions. and has had a very successful ca
reer under the able leadership OF Dr. j.
Waiter Fewkes of the Smithsonian lnst.tu-
ton. Several of the teachers at the NJ
tional Park Seminary at Forest Glen are
enrolled among its members
Mrs John Hay has recently given TO the
department of politics and diplomacy OF the
George Washington University large and
valuable collection OF books from the libra ~
OF her distinguished husband, whose schoI-
arly attachments and wide knowledge or
GIT and It's value to students of diplomacy
and political science.
Prof Charles c. Swisher LID. who oc-
cupies the chair of history and politics in
the university, states that the collection Is
certainly a very valuable one, contaia.ng
rare volumes that are now out of print be-
sides q large number OF the latest works
along the lines of political science and his
tory. Mrs. Hay has by this gift opened
the path along which the eminent states
man walked to his place of distinction.
showing by his own iilustrious example
what others may do by similar toll ard
fidelity. With such an addition to the H.
brary as this and the many other cppor-
tunities for the study of politics and ci-
plomacy which the city of Washington CT
fers, that department will doubtless be "a
the United States what the Ecole des Sc.
ence PolitaQues OF Paris is to France
Through the action of MIR. Parker for the
military committee the tender by the Wash.
ington Base Bali Club OF their grounds for
the drill of the Separate Battalion was ac-
cepted recently. and the secretary instruct
ed TO convey the thanks of the board. The
drill viii be held the afternoon of Friday
June 8. Mr.. Gordon requested on behalf
of the Armstrong and NJ street schools
from which the battalion Is formed. thai