Evening star., 1911-06-04

Just one more week and the school
year is practically over. Books. pencils.
pens and ink will be laid aside and the
rooms of the schools will be forsaken for
open fields. Fairgrounds and even vacant
lots Commencement exercises Of high
schools, normal schools and the eighth
grades Of the smaller schools Will soon
be things Of the past.
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Flag day yet remains to be celebrated
Preparations for suitable exercises to
mark the day are being made at all the
schools. The exercises will consist OF
songs. speeches and recitations calculated
to wake patriotism and love of country
in the pupils.
The awarding Of trophies to the win
ners in the recent indoor rifle match, IN
which q. large number Of the high school
cadets Of this city participated. marked
an epoch In the school year. the inter-
est in the development OF good marks
manship and the knowledge of handling
the rifie seems to be rapidly increasing.
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The final intrascholastic debate OF the
Eastern High School was held in the as
sembly hall of that school Friday morn
ing on the subject Resolved That in
terschclastic debating should be aben-
doned In the Washington High Schools"
A unanimous decision in favor of the
judges. consisting of Clifford v. Church.
Rev. c. w. Whitmore and Miss Sarah E.
Simons. head of the English department
of the local high schools. The judges did
not consult before returning their dect-
sion. but wrote their decisions separately.
The winning team was composed of
Warren r. West and Misses Helen Wright
and Orrie NJ. Munnerlyn. while II: Bur
ton Lowe. Riehl Arnold and Miss Ella NJ
Watkins comprised the team supporting
the affirmative side Of the argument.
Books will be given to Warren West
and Miss Wright as prizes for winning
first and second honors. respectively, in
this debate tomorrow. This debate was
between the six debaters who best with
stood a severe test Of trial and semi
final contests in which a large PERCENT
age of the members OF the school par
ticipated. These two debaters. who won
said. may be considered the best debaters
in the school.
DR.. willard S. Small. principal of the
school, presided at the debate. The head
debating coach for the debating teams
during the year was William c. Van
Vleck, a teacher OF English at the school,
Other teachers Of English who helped In
coaching the teams are Misses Anne NC
Colin. Bertha l.. Gardner. Elizabeth Brit
we'll and Marian Clark.
The debate Friday morning formally
closed the debating season at the school.
but q social was given by the debating
society at the school Friday evening.
The debating season this year Is said
to have been one of the most successful
ever had in the school. Much of the sue
cess is said to be not SO much due to
the work OF the teams In the fnterhigh
school debates as in the intraschool de-
bates about ninety persons in all hav-
ing participated in the intraschool de-
bates during the year.
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lawn fete was given by the pupils Of
the Chevy Chase School last evening on
the school grounds A maypole dance,
Swedish weaving dance, a Spanish dance
and a minuet formed the program given
by the children. Numerous other at
fractions were furnished, however. such
as fortune telling Music was furnished
by members of the Marine Band. The
dances were directed by Mrs. Hitz and
Misses Alton, Cunningham. Edikson. De9-
ser and MacNulty
The Central High School Alumni Asso-
citation will hold its annual excursion next
Saturday at Marshall Hall. The steamer
Manchester has been chartered for the
three trips and a large number Of Cen
tral students, alumni and their friends
are expected. Two special attractions
have been arranEed-a base ball game
hAfueAn fhA rAarf4nr achool team and a