Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25


evening next as to the matter of assigning
time for competitive examination OF can
ddates for the position made vacant by the
resignation of Miss Steele. an art teacher
at the Central High School. No examina-
tion of applicants for positions in the
high and manual training schools has ever
been held. according to the custom for the
grade schools. The action OF the supefin-
tendent is generally construed as forerur-
ner of regulation In that respect. TO De
applied at least to all candidates for posi-
lions in the special departments. The usual
method has been merely to pass upon the
candidates recommended by the directors
in charge. The new method. 1t is believeft,
will contribute much to the efficiency of the
teaching corps and to a more regular sys-
TEN of secondary school appointments.
Dances for the Technical School are an
nounced for April for Company d and for
April 16 for a general school dance as an
Easter celebration.
The forty-fifth annual convention of the
National Educational Association is an
nouneed and will take place in San Fran
cisco, Cal, July TIA. The leading topics for
the general sessions are The Making of
Teacher. THE Compensation of Teach
ers, The Personality of the Teacher,
The Teacher as Citizen Economic Re-
lation of the school, Special Education"
and Growth This last topic will be pre-
sented by Luther Burbank. the eminent
California naturalist An address on the
| chief characteristics of California and the
| Pacific Coast viii be prominent feature
of the closing session.
Or. Flournoy Menefee president of Wash
ington College. I'd and T Streets northeast,
| directed one of the most pleasing recitais
that has been given in any of the girls col
| leges of this city during the present season.
when on Friday evening the play, "A Rus
| sian Honeymoon" was given by the girls
| of the school of expression. The scenes
were laid somewhere not so dtstantly re-
moved from darkest Russia, and led
| through the simple life of seIfdom to that
| of the more pretentious within the walls
of the nobility. GuStave, Count WoroffSk1,
Russian nobleman was we'll portrayed by
Miss Amelia Virginia Menefee. Miss Eva
Barnard, as Polesca. and Miss Helen
Knowles, as Ivan, displayed much dra-
matte talent. The Russian proverbs which
the little father of Russia Is ever fond OF
repeating to his subjects We're given by
Ivan with much gusto. Mieheline, his
daughter, as portrayed by Miss Ora Baker,
told much of the simple home life of the
Russian peasantry. With the pompous air
of the officer of the Russian Cossacks Miss
Baxter Claybrook acted admirably the part
of Koulikoff Demetrovftch, the intendent
of the Chateau Woroffski the home of the
count. Miss Junette Block, Miss Sarah
Scott and Miss Ursie Bolnger also did well
in their parts of the performance.
H. F. McQueeny, superintendent of
janitors, has for some weeks each Saturday
morning been holding meetings of all jani-
tors of a division at the divisional head
quarters. for the purpose of systematizing
and unifying the work of the CORPS Yes
terday Mr.. McQueeny spoke in the hftn
division. directing the men in charge of the
buildings to the best methods In taking
care of the buildings In the matter of heat
ing ventilation, lighting. sanitation and
the protection of equipment. Mr. NC
Queeny's long experience and efficient serv-
ice at the Eastern High School particularly
qualify him to perfect a thoroughly ade-
quaIe system of janitor service.
In consequence of a seeming tendency to
Introduce bows methods into the conduct
of the girls inter-high school basket ball
competitions, it has been decided to suS-
pend the interschooI series of games Tor
year, if not indefinitely. The fnterciass
games will continue for the sake OF eXer-
else and diversion, but the influence Of an
excited audience of locally interested
friends is so much deprecated as melting
the players to overwork that as early as
last December the director of athletics and
the principals of Central. Western ana
Eastern schools recommended to the super
intendent that the interschool games pc
discontinued No reflection is made by TINS
action on the officials who have had the
coaching of the girls in charge, as they
have Systematically conducted the games
according to the rules laid down at the or
ganization of the league. The trophy, now
in the hands of the Eastern team, VIII,
after the close of this school year, be
handed over to the superintendent:
The season of the girls basket ball
league Of the high schools came to a close
Thursday last with the Central-Eastern
game at the Western High School. At the
suggestion of Miss Wescott and Miss
Brewer, the Western Athletic Association
entertained the visiting teams and the
fierce spirit of contest was swallowed up IN
chocolate and bonbons. After the refresh
ments and revival of energies the girls en-
joyed an malgamated school dance.
DR. Joseph Dunn, who holds the chair of
Gaelic at the Catholic University, Brook
land is leading the movement to bring to
Washington the noted Irish nationalist and
author DIR. Douglas Hyde, who is now In
America lecturing at the leading unfver-
stiles.
1t is planned by local Irishmen to give
DR. Hyde, whose chief topic of discussion
Is the revival of the Gaelic language, pub
lie reception and mass meeting, probably
Sunday. May G. During the week follow
ing it is hoped at least three lectures will
be given by DR., Hyde at the Catholic Uni
verslty. Mr.. P. Il. Moran. district presi-
dent of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Is
promoting the arrangements.
Announcement is made by Joseph S.
Chamberlain, secretary OF the Johns Hop
kns Alumni Association, of a smoker to
be held at the University Club. 10Th and K
streets. for Monday evening, April 2. at
$40 o'clock.
Df. OtlNer FaSSIS VIII make an INFORMAL
talk, with photographs, on the Ice Fields
of the North Atlantic and Prof. Richard
T. Ely of the University of Wisconsin, for
merly professor of political economy at the
Johns Hopkins University, will speak on
certain economic problems.
The course In parliamentary law given at
the Washington College of Law by Mrs
Daniel Paul closed last Wednesday The
dean, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey expressed
herself as greatly pleased with the method
and system of instruction, and Mrs Paul
was given a vote of thanks. Mrs Paul is
an aiumnus of the college of the class of
1900, and is now president of the Alumni
Association.
Cards have been issued for parIor
meeting at Justice Brewers, for Satur
day, March 81, at 1890 a. M. In the inter
est of the Manassas Industrial School
Mr.. Oswald Garrison Willard of New YORK
and Miss Jennie Dean, the founder of the
school, will speak.
Z The college alumni of Howard JJniyer-
sity held a meeting Friday evening the
occasion being a reunion and dinner
former association OF college men had be-
come merged into general alumni BODY