Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
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The school circle looks rather depleted
just now. Is a large number of pupils.
teachers and officials have gone away to
spend their Easter holidays. Many of
the teachers have gone as far north as
Boston, where they will study school
conditions.
Another week has passed without the
assistant superintendent OF schools being
named. Every one in the school system
seems to be lin the dark" except Supt.
Stuart.
The meeting Of the board of education
quite lively as we'll as interesting.
1t was reported that the boards edict
declaring for simplifed dress had been
we'll received.
The investigation of the high school
fraternities by the board is expected to
be interesting. to say the least.
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Meetings Of home and school associa-
| tons We're held nearly every night last
| week. Much interest is being taken IN
| nected with the schools, from the pupils
in the lowest grades to the highest
| officials. Although the weather has been
growing warmer, the meetings have been
| we'll attended and much enthusiasm has
been shown. 1t is thought that by the
time the next scholastic year is well I'M
der way not a school in tine District will
| be without its home aand school asso-
ciation
r j,
Preparations for the annual spring
plays and entertainments are being made
in all the high aand normal schools.
The June graduating class OF the
Eastern High school last Tuesday
elected the following persons to par
Glass poet. Sterling Wilson; valedic-
Itorian. Miss Lenora Baker, address to
the undergraduates, w. W. Gibson, and
class historian, William McCahery
Class prophetSa have not yet been Sc
lected, but Will be in the near future
by the respective sections. -.
| Several graduates of the Eastern
High School visited the school last
week: Among them were Bennett
Champ Clark. '0s, son Of Champ Clark.
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
ern, and J. Herbert Babcock, 10. cap
tain Of Company F last year.
A Observation-Disclosures Association"
was formed at the Brookland Public
School last Tuesday afternoon. officers
being elected as follows: President.
Mrs. Marian Hillman; first vice presi-
dent, Rev. Edgar C: Powers; second
vice president, Miss nj. Z. Little; sec
rotary. Mrs. Eva Hess. and treasurer.
Mrs. Flora Gooch. Committees were
appointed as follows: Program, E. w.
Turner, chairman: Mrs. Harriet Burn
side. Mrs. Helen holster. Miss Katie NJ.
Gibbs and Miss Mamie Lynch; men,
bership. James F. Ntzhugh,, chairman;
Mrs. Clayton and Mrs. j. p. McBeth.
All persons present at the meeting
became charter members of the as
ISOLATION. Meetings are to be held the
third Tuesday OF each month, at which
programs tending to develop closer re-
be given.
The Mckinley Manual Training
School exhibit OF work last week was
declared to be a. most interesting one
by those who visited It. 1t also gave
the parents Of the pupils chance to
see the work that was being done in
the school.
Chester A. Gauss, an Easter High
School graduate, class of 1908. has an
article in the current issue of the Edu-
cational Review on the defects of pres
ent-day educational methods. from a
students point Of view. He is stu
dent at Lehigh University at present.
Among some of the things which
Mr.. Gauss criticiSes are the lack of
businesslike methods n the educa-
tiona1 systems throughout the country,
the too numerous subjects pursued by