Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

students at one time and the oral
recitations. which he condemns as be-
ing of no benefit to the fellow pupils
of the reciter He advocates having
| answers in books to the questions and
problems submitted, and also concise
ness.
An entertainment and exhibit OF the
| work Of the pupils of the Deanwood
| School was held Wednesday evening at
the school. The exhibit included work
in cooking, spelling, quick number
work" carpentry and singing.
F. L. CardoZa, principal of. the school.
directed most Of the program. assisted
non and E. b. Lewis.
Addresses were made by Arthur New
\ man, head of the physics department OF
Armstrong Manual Training School:
Principal Cardoza. James l.. Chestnut.
Frank Wells and Rev. Thomas Keene.
graphophone recital directed by Err
nest Dodson, and the reading of Dunbar
| program. after which refreshments were
prepared and served by the eighthgrade
| girls. .
| A program of biographical sketches.
recitations and songs in German, the lat
ter being illustrated with stereopticon
views. was given at the NJ Street High
School Monday under the auspices OF the
German Club of that school The en-
| tertainment, which was we'll attended
by both teachers and pupils. was en-
1 titled. AN Hour With Goethe and
Schiller"
Officers Of the club are: President.
Miss Nora Newsome; secretary, Miss
| Gertrude Taylor, and treasurer. Julian
| Thompson. Miss Georgiana r. Simpson.
teacher in the school, directed the
work OF the club.
/ X x
Our Human Hunger" has been
| chosen as the subject OF a lecture by
| Dr. Earl Barnes. TO be delivered at the
NJ Street Hight School April 26 at $50
| o'clock in the afternoon. This is the
last Of series OF six lectures Of The
Teachers League Course" which have
| been given al the school during the
| past week.
Several addresses and musical num-
bers formed the program at a meeting
Of the Lucretia Mott Home and School
Association in the school Wednesday
| evening for the purpose of more firm
| ly organizing the association.
Oh1cerS were elected as follows:
| President, John H. Cook; vice presi-
dents, DR.. S. s. Simmons, Mrs. Coralie
Franklin Cook, and Prof L. Il. Moore:
secretary, W. W. Cochran: assistant
| secretary. J. W. Butcher. and treasurer
| Rev. D. d. Wiseman. Two members OF
| tie executive committee were named.
~ ~ NC iioiicu IA vic near
future. They were Robert A. Pelham
| and Mrs. A. NJ Curtis.
DR.. Edward Williston addressed the
assembly on THE DUTY Of Parent and
Teacher Toward the Healthy Develop
ment of the Child Rev Francis
Grimke, trustee of Howard University.
delivered an address on THE DUTY OF
Parents in the Moral Training of the
Children" while Prof Kelly Miller
spoke Of the duty OF both child and
parents as good citizens. Miss Marion
Shadd. supervising principal OF the
eleventh division, outlined the work ot
the teacher in building the characters
of the children. Several brief adj
dresses were made by parents
Musical numbers, both violin and
piano. were furnished by Misses
Phyllis Terrell, Eleanor Rivers. Bertha
Williams. Nalene and Vermelle Turner
and Alfred Layton. At the close os the
meeting refreshments were prepared
and served by the girls of the school
Visits to public buildings during the
Easter holidays were planned at A.
meeting of the Parents Teachers. Asso-
citation Of the Ivy City School. held
Thursday evening. A movement was
started for the decoration Of the new
Ivy City School when IL is completed
A number OF new members were taken
into the association. After the bust
ness of the meeting had been trans.
acted refreshments were served.