Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-24
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what do you want Santa Claus to
bring the school system for Christmas?
That was the question propounded to
several school officials by Star reporter
yesterday Following are the answers.
Supt William M. Davidson: IT want
him to bring peace and harmony on the
administration side and an abundance of
the spirit of progress. / want him to
bring to the teaching staff joy in their
work and the highest professional ideals
attainable. l want him to bring the
boys and girls all that happiness may
bring as they struggle onWard and up
ward toward the realization Of splendid
manhood and womanhood. And may the
Christmas spirit be the spirit which shall
permeate the schools every day Of the
school year"
Asst. Supt. Of White Schools Ernest l..
Thurston: Teachers want school pen
sion bill. That is the big thing in the
minds of great many
Director of intermediate Instruction A.
T. Stuart; 1.-THE law for the retirement
of superannuated teachers. Nothing
comes before that, not as a matter of
charity, but to increase the efficiency of
the service"
Director of Primary Instruction Miss E.
" Brown: 'The retirement bill. Nobody
would say anything else. We want that
right in the top of the stocking"
Asst. Supt. of Colored Schools Roscoe
school teachers and principals. and the
teachers retirement law
Incidentally. 1t might be added, the ma
jOrity, If, indeed, not all the school off,
Gals, are believers in Santa Claus 1t
may not be the, same, material Santa
spiritual Santa every whit as real. DR..
Davidson and several other heads in the
school expect to have Christmas trees
this year.
II have no sympathy with the people
who try to rob us of the legends with
which the history of our country and the
history of the world are connected" de-
clared the school superintendent recently.
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In mahy of the lower grades the pupils
made their own candles for the Christ
mas trees. Candle making is taught in
the lower grades-not as a profession. of
course. When the candles on the tree at
the Thomson kindergarten were lit a
novel preventive of fire was used. Boys
sponges on the ends of window poles
Their services were not needed.
Central High School was presented with
banner for having won the Central
Tech exhibition foot ball game given re-
Gently for the benefit Of the Fairgrounds
and the Boy Scouts. DR.. Harry Kauf-
mann made the presentation address.
while George Hamilton, captain of the
team, accepted it on behalf of the school.
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Although they couldn't present. their
Christmas play because the seats in the
assembly hall were not all in place. the
cred Thursday and sang Christmas car
OILS. Following this the seniors held an
informal dance in the gymnasium. The
play prepared. "Every Student" will be
given as soon as possible.
Diplomas are being. prepared for the
schools. The semester viii end in about
month.
Miss e. v. Brown, director Of primary
instruction, has gone to Indianapolis for
the holidays She will attend the meeting
ton, to be held there.
c. b. Gilbert. former superintendent OF
Rochester IN. W schools, and prominent
as an educator, visited the Washington
school officials Friday.
Thomas w. Miller, quartermastAr for
the Sd battalion, and w Davis of Com
pany F, Eastern High School, qualified for
i Junior marksmen in rifle match held at
Business High School range Tuesday aft
ernoon. They made scores Of Al standing
and A prone and 80 standing and a
prone, respectively.
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The Company L dance has been post
poned from February to February 3. 1T
will be given at Mrs. Dyer's. This will
be the second Of the Tech company
dances
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Enos w. Mills gave lecture on nature
Gently. He was introduced by Richard B.
WatrOus.
The toys used by Santa Claus in the
play given at Central High School Thurs
day afternoon and evening were after
ward taken to the orphan asylums and
distributed to the children there. The
toys were brought to school by the Gen.
| trail students.
| A feed" was given Eastern High
| School foot ball team Thursday evening
at the school. Addresses were made by
members of the faculty and the team.
X X
The Christmas entertainment and a
parents day were combined at WOODBURY.
| School Thursday Stephen E. Kramer
| supervising principal Of the third divis-
ION, maze an a0QroSS, In winch ne told
| Of the influence Of a teacher on a child's
mental, physical and moral growth.
| Hundreds of graduates OF the high
schools Of this city who have been away
| at college have returned and are still
returning from their new alma matters.
X X y \
| DR.. Philander p. Claxton. United States
| commissioner of education, has consented
| to address the colOred teachers Of the
public schools at the M Street High
School at $50 o'clock the afternoon q
February 6. His subject has not yet beer
announced. ~
The class of 1907 Of Normal School No
2 met Friday evening to make plans fol
tina annual reunion of the class. It was
decided that the reunion should be held
the middle of February. The exact date
and other details will be arranged at q
meeting to be held January g.
Special efforts will be made to have
every member of the class attend. It is
expected that many Of the members who
are not now living in this city will come
here for the event
/ The present officers Of the class are
President, J. Moria Saunders: vice presI.
dent. Miss jamie B. Cole; secretary, Miss
M G. Scurlock, and treasurer, Samuel D.
Matthews.
Playlets showing Christmas in various
lands were given at Normal School No.
2, Thursday, by the practice classes, UNI
der the direction of the normal students.
The playlets were written by the students