Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26

been appointed on the faculty OF the
Business High School to fill the positions
vacated by l. B. McNeal. who has gone
to Pennsylvania to practice law. and Ed
win Foote, who has accepted position
In New York school.
Five prominent members Of the local
school system have been out OF town
for the last few days. They are Capt.
James F. Oyster, president of the board
of education; Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey.
vice president Of the board: DR.. Willard
8. Small principal of the Eastern High
School: Miss Edith Westcott. principal
of the Western High School. and stephen
E. Kramer, director of intermediate IN
struction. The three last named are at
ence. National Education Association, at
Mobile. Ala Capt. oyster is at Atlantic
City, N. J.
Material for the permanent exhibition
Of the work Of the local public. schools,
which is to be installed at the Thomp-
is being received daily.
A luncheon in honor of the BIRTH
days Of Miss A. V. Shorter, principal
Of the Enoch Ambush School. and J.
e. Washington, one Of the teachers.
was rendered them by the other teach
Those present were the Misses e. F.
@. Merritt, I. Wormley. E. Williamson.
R. Williams, A. v. Shorter. E. v. Camp
BELL W. F. Hall, H. I. Ease, NJ H.
Wormley. Mrs. C. Watson and Messrs.
]. e. Washington, ]. E. Walker and
S. D. Matthews.
H. o. Tanner. a prominent artist
who had two paintings, THE Holy
exhibition at the Corcoran Art Gallery
recently. spoke to 500 children at the
Mott School Friday morning He told
them to remember that their success
or failure in life depended upon them
selves individually. Miss M. P. Shadd,
supervising principal of the eleventh
rector Of primary work in the Balti-
more schools. were among others who
made addresses.
Mr.. Tanner spoke at the NJ Street
High schol Friday afternoon.
That the teacher needs the co-ope-
that there should be more intimate
relation between school and home was
the gist of an address delivered by
DR.. William v. Tunnel OF the board
Of education at recent meeting of
Normal School No. ..
The teacher Is vital force in child
culture" declared Dr. Tunnel, 'and
the destiny Of our boys and girls is
in the teachers hands"
John Dancy spoke on the life of
Frederick Douglass. It was decided
that the association should meet once
a month.
George Washington as a Friend of the
Negro Race" formed the subject OF an
address delivered at the Armstrong Man
ual Training School Friday evening by
J. D. Baltimore. teacher Of that school,
to the pupils Of the night classes. Mr..
Baltimore declared that Washington was
g friend Of the negro and did not say
Keep the negro down and prevent him
from reading and writing"
Archibald Grimke addressed the stu
dents OF Normal School No. Friday
afternoon on the life Of Frederick Doug
lass. The speaker declared that the rise
OF Douglass from the condition of a
fugitive slave to place OF prominence
as one Of the foremost American anti
slave orators, was a miracle Of Ameri-
can democracy.
Mr.. Grimke said that Douglass had
learned through bitter experience the
lessons essential to the life Of freeman
trade to sustain himself, self-reliance.
lessons In leadership and practical &C.
quaintance with slavery az Affecting mas
ter and slave.