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team of members of the faculty and alum
nj. and an interclass track meet for the
athletes of the school
Those in charge Of the excursion are:
I. Paul Taylor, tickets; Roswell w. Snow.
athletics: E. o. Schneider, jr., business
publicity.
A unique tribute to Maj. L'Enfant, who
planned this city, was paid by the pupils
of the fifth grade of the Johnson School
last Monday. when eight of them. rep
their teacher. Mrs. S. A. Nourse. to the
grave of the great man and held ex-
ercises over it. A wreath of laurel, signi-
flying victory. was placed upon his grave,
and Margaret Heiss. one of the pupils Of
the school. recited a poem in honor of
LEnfant.
The idea of the children paying tribute
to LEnfant was conceived after their
teacher had told them of the exercises
In which many of the nations great men
had taken part. The children became en-
Unused with stories of the Frenchman' S
life and decided that nothing short of
paying a personal tribute to him would
satisfy them. AS the class was too large
to take In its entirety, Mrs. Nourse took
only eight of the most enthusiastic, the
others going next day. however. with
their parents.
Students of the Central High School
have arranged a vaudeville performance
to be given at the school next Friday
afternoon at o:30 o'clock, for the benefit
of the public school playground fund. A
number of short sketches will be pre-
sented by the Dramatic Society.
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The annual election of editor chief
and business manager of the Fastener.
the official organ of Eastern High School
MI ho
morning.
The nominees for editor r-in-chief are
Burton Lowe. Dorland Cremer Uric
Mengert Stanley Smith and Raymond
manager are Clarence Weaver. Whitley
Mccoy. William Schwartz and Sterling
Taylor.
Business managers of the several ath-
the athletic council of the school are to
be elected next Tuesday. All members
of the Athletic Association of the school
will be entitled to a vote.
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Plans have just been completed by the
Mckinley Manual Training School Alumni
Association for an excursion to be given
to River View June ii. An athletic meet
for members Of the school will be one
of the features of the day.
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A complimentary exhibition of the work
of the music classes of the Central High
School will be given at that school next
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock The
classes are to sing The Cantata of
Ruth
Word has just been received here by
relatives of Claude Engle. graduate Of
the Central High School. that he has won
high honors at Antioch College. near
Springfield, Ohio. where he is attending.
He will graduate this week. His father.
James M. Engle of the sixth auditor 8
Office. Treasury Department. is now visit
ing him.
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Final ARRANGEMENTS for the annual ex-
cursion of the Alumni Association of
the Business High School are being COM
pleted. Marshall Hall is the destination
chosen this year, and the date is June 8.
The committee in charge consists of Clar-
ence C. Weademan. Chairman: John H.
Baltz, William L. Crane. Robert G. Tracy
William Patchell. Leonard Burr Lynn
Mcdowell and Joseph w. McKericher.
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An entertainment for the benefit Of the
school playground fund was given by the
girl students of Nj Street High School.
Armstrong Manual Training School and
Normal School No. last evening in the
True Reformers' Hall, before a large
audience of friends, parents and teach
ers of the students of the schools. The
entertainment. which consisted Of folk
dances and athletic events. was the first