Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

to this city Mr..
Davis received the DEGREES. B. S. and NJ.
S. from Columbian University and the
degree LII NJ from the National Law
School. He also studied medicine for
year.
He has held his position as princi-
pal of the Business High School ever
since it's organization in 1890. when 1t
was started in the old Thomson build
ing at 18th and L streets northwest.
His first experience in teaching was at
the age Of eighteen, in the old high
school. He taught physics under Prin-
cipa Paul, at salary OF so per
month 1t was some time later before
he was able to teach in a commercial
course. for which he had always
wished.
Mr.. Davis was president of the busi-
ness section of the National Educa-
tional Association in 1900. he Is
delegate to the Federation of Citizens
Associations, a member OF the Champef
of Commerce and mehaeet .,,o c;,v
Federal Schoolmens Club or TINS CITY,
He has been prominently connecteo
with the Southeast Citizens AssocIa-
ton since its organization IN lso9: ne
has a son in the second year at Eas.-
ern High School and son ana
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"That presidential candidates should pc
elected by direct primaries was the
proposition debated by students or tne
Central High School last week. The team
supporting the negative, consisting OF
Messrs. Kennedy, Hoover and Littauer.
won the decision. Misses Karpeles. ram
khersley and Enfign argued for the al
firmative.
Offisers of the debating society have
fn11 President
renee J. Heller; vice president, Miss Mar
jorie Barnes; secretary Miss Frances
OFT; treasurer, J. Eggleston; CHAIRMAN l., OF
program committee. Charles }. SHAW Inc
and Miss Elsie Hill, both members OF the
faculty.
officers of the senior class Of the West
ern High School were elected wednesday
afternoon, as follows: President, Leopold
Krentzlin; vice president, Miss Margaret
Booth; secretary, Miss Florence Plper'
treasurer, Thomas Stone.
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Supt Davidson addressed the first year
students of Central High School Monday
morning.
Trial. debates at the Western High
School, by means of which the team to
represent that school in the interscho-
lastic debates will be chosen, will be held
Wednesday afternoon.
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Students of Mckinley High School
are planning great work in debating
been formed and many intersociety de-
bates are being arranged.
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H. II. Kfmball of the weather bureau
addressed the students of Normal School,
No. 2, on "Meteorology" Friday after
noon.
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The opening of the National Museum
Sunday offers teachers of night schools
an opportunity to take their classes to
this place of education. Many pupils of
the night schools have never been to the
museum. Because most of the pupils of
these schools are employed in the day it
is impossible for them to go to the mu-
scum on any day other than Sunday, and
the Sunday opening has already been util-
lied for this purpose.
The Washington High School Bank,
conducted by the students OF business
High School, has SO far proved very sue
cessful according to Principal Davis
and Charles Hart, who have it in charge
1t now has more than 80 depos1tors and
more than $500 have been deposited in 1T.
The proceeds of the new Tech lunch
room are being deposited there More
than twenty students of the Gales Night
School, who became Interested In 1t while
learning some of the principles of bank
ing have also opened accounts at the
bank. While the banks officials are not
making any prophecies as to its future
they say they would not be surprised Ii
students of other schools also opened &C
counts.
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Material for nature study is being dis
tributed by Miss Susan b. Sipe of the
Normal School, who has the school gar
dens in her charge. The material includes
various kinds of seeds, dried plants and
other products of the gardens, and is
used mostly by the grade schools.
Parents who have children in Wallach.
Dent, Towers and Brent schools are 10
form joint home and school, associa-
ton, as are also the Edmonds and Maury
schools. These schools, as several others
have DONE are organizing joint as
sociations because they each cover
about the same territory and IN the haif-
year promotions children of these schools
are transferred from one to the other.
Therefore, with joint association, 1t Is
pointed out, a parent need not change
from one association to another although
the child may attend any of the schools
in the association.
The cadet regiment is well on its way.
Officers meetings are being held and the
companies are getting into good shape
rapidly. The weather recently has been the
kind generally considered to be the best
sort for drilling, and if it continues ex-
cellent progress will be made. 1t is eX-
pected.
The spelling list which A. L. Stuart,
director of intermediate instruction, pre-
pared in an effort to improve the spelling
or the schools of this city has been dis
tributed. Among the words upon which
1t places special emphasis are: Respect
ably society, aqueduct, benefited, con-
scientious, chrysanthemum. physician,
mischievous. synonym and vicinity The
entire list contains nearly $50 words.
1.-THE Unity of the Schools was chosen
by Supt. Davidson as the subject of an
address to the kindergarten teachers of
this city at meeting held at the Ihom-
son School recently. He said that the
kindergartens were a definite part of the
unit. Miss Susan Blow of st. Louis who
is regarded as one of the greatest kin
dergarteners'' in the United states, is
still in Washington, visiting schools.
The Stanton Square Home and School
Association composed of teachers and par
ents of pupils of the Carbery, Hilton and
Peabody schools, held it's first meeting OF
tho season recently at the last
named school, DIR. Davidson superin-
tendent of schools; A. T. Stuart, director
of intermediate instruction. Capt. James
r. oyster, president Of the board OF edu-
cation. Henry p. Blair and Mrs. Eliza
beth Hoeke, members of the the board OF
education; DR.. E. G. kimball, supervis-
ing principal of the division of which the
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