The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
AMONG EDUCATORS.

AMONG EDUCATORS.
The Kappa Delta Sorority VIII hold
national convention tomorrow and Tues
day OF this week at the Shoreham. A
large attendance is expected from all sec
tions OF the United States. The sessions
viii be held from 20 y O'Clock and from
I. to O'Clock on each day. Miss Anna
Paxton, OF Bristol Tenn. president OF
the association. win preside. Tomorrow
evening the visiting delegates VIII be en-
tsrtained by the local members al ban
Quet al the ShorehaIn, at which the deco
Tations viii be OF white roses and ferns
green and white being the cOlOrs OF the
society. On Tuesday afternoon the mem
/ bers WIN be given a reception by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft az the White House,
and the day viii close with a large thea
ter party. probably % see Mary Manner
( ing
/ The Davis prize speaking contest viii
be held in the University Hall al George
Washington University next Tuesday
evening at 8 O'Clock by the Columbian
{
@husetts, instituted the annual speaking
contest IN 1ss7. when ne gave sum OF
money 20 be used for buying three prizes
10 be given for excellence IN public speak
Z ing. The subjects wiz be The ethics OF
/ college students" Mildred Floyd John
ston. Postal savings banks" James Will
I tam Berry: "ElOCutfOu IN government OF
me United States Franz ". r Dahn.
! a memorial session OF Congress- Tench
! TiiEhman Marye: The nations debt 70
/ Hamilton" Joseph Ryland Curl The
4 committee on award consists OF Prof ].
I G. Monet. department Of law; Emory II.
/ Wilson. principal Central High School.
nd Allen d. Albert, jr
A party of students from Beicourt
Seminary left Washington the middle OF
the week for New York. chaperoned by
Miss J. Thomas. a member Of the faculty.
to remain during the Easter holidays.
The party included Misses AIacBeile Cas-
4 try, OF birmingham. Ala: Lille Fergu-
son. of Cls-ksville. Tenn; Ruth Hand
ford. Of Arkansas. IdZette KimbTOugh,
nj Mississippi: Elizabeth RObinsG1. OF
Louisiana: Zelda King. Of Tennessee. and
Gladys Smart. OF Arkansas.
An open meeting Of Washington Semi
nary Alumni was called by the president.
Mrs Louise Bride varnen. recently.
which was also attended by the faculty
and students OF the school An address
was made BY Mrs Caroline Gihllan
about Noel House. which IS the center OF
the social work done By the alumni Mrs.
/ GIhllan announced the plan Of work for
the Mothers Club OF Noel House. which
\ Is the special care OF the alumni. and
/ thanked them for the assistance already
extended 10 this good work Reports
7 were then read from the card party
given for the benefit o. the charity fund
/ OF the Alumni Association bv Mrs Louise
Bride Varnel and Mrs. A. Richmond
MulloTny.
! 4 meeting OF the officers OF the Wash
! ingtOn Seminary Alumni was held last
Monday az the seminary % discuss the
plans Tor enlarging Tire charity fund and
20 make arrangements Tor the coming
annual dinner. 70 be held before the close
OF the school year.
MS II. c. Winston. who has been the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs George r. Win
ston. al Madison Fan Seminary for sev-
eral weeks. returned 20 her home a Kan
sss City Thursday.
Miss Pearl White. CT Dallas. Tex. who
has been visiting her niece. a student al
Madison Hall Seminary. has gone 70 New
( York 10 spend the Easter holidays
Tuesday afternoon a creditable dramat-
&c performance was given by students OF
Central High School when they present
ed two scenes from Aristophanes' comedy
OF The Birds" The students taking
part IN the performance are Pietheterus.
Gus Reinburg. and EveIvipedeo. Horace
Nuber Ctw0 gamblers fleeing from Ath-
ens): Epops. the ''HoopOo Bird "a man.
who has put on plumage). Lenwood OFT;
! Prometheus. Lawrence Heller He-mes.
George Quintsr; Hercules. Walter White
"a barbarian god; Trochelus. a servant
Dorothy McCleary; a Daw. Esther
Wright: a Crow. Gertrude Heilprln;
Chorus OF Birds. Ida Bean, Helen Buell.
Dorothy Clark. Ethel Davis. Gertrude
[ Heiiprin. Elizabeth Hubbard Julia John.
ston. Ruth JDdsOn. Louise Lyons. Dor
Othy McCleary, Bertha Moore Nellie
Morris, Alice Simonds, lydia Stearns.
Grace Wsring. Esther Wright
The members OF the senior English
class OF the L4aise-Phinips School held a
debate last week. Miss Clara Jean Walk
ct. Of the faculty. presiding. The Cues-
ton under debate was: Resolved. That
novel reading Is a waste Of time The
students arguing in the Affirmative were
Miss Martha Hazel Simons. leader;
Misses Marguerite Stewart. Jessie Les
Zimmerman. and Mary Elizabeth Simons:
negative. Miss Mary Louise Wieder.
leader; Misses Mabel Fletcher. Mildred
Grice. and Marguerite Catlin. A decision
IN favor OF the afirmatives was rendered
by the judges, Miss Walker. Mss Dor
othy Dyer, and Miss Grace Cooke.
An attractive programme viii be given
at Madison Hall Seminary. Tuesday
evening. by Miss Eva Whitford. who IS
well known IN musical and dramatic cir
cles in the city She viii be assisted by
Miss Regina Elizabeth Winston al the
piano. and her programme viii include
two spring songs, The Happy Song
CDel Reigol, and The Spring Song
CWhitel; "A Birthday Song tCOwen)
some Irish songs. The OUId Plaid Shawl. %
and His First Love-" and You'd Bet
ter Ask Me- UJOhrl. Mss WhitfOrd also
gave some recitations. "Gunga Din and
Danny Deever'' CI[ipling): The Quarrel
Scene from The School for Scandal. 90
and The Sleep Walking Scene from
Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Wednesday morning last IN chapel