Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

Mi.. We~tcott room in the Duliu-
ing was used
gymnasium Since that time the school
has grown from its original student body
of fifty pupils and staff of two teachers
to student body of 633 and faculty
of twenty-nine teachers.
Miss Westcott is a native of Ohio. in
which state she received her grade and
high school education in the public
schools. She taught in the grade schools
of that state for three years. following
which she acted as the vice principal of
the Winona High School, at Winona.
Mimi. for six years.
Since her residence in this city Miss
Westcott has been identified with many
movements for civic Improvement. She
is a member of the Twentieth Century
Club, the College Women's Club and other
organiZa tons, well the Home and
School Association OF Western High
School, one of the first organizations of
the kind to be formed in this city
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Practice classes i'm charge of the stu
dents of Normal School No. l will be
taken to that school Thursday morning
to sing Christmas carols. Miss Alys T..
Bentley will direct the music.
In debate on the subject Resolved.
| That the school year should be extended
over the twelve months. between stu
dents of Eastern High School Friday
afternoon the negative won. The team
| supporting this side of the question con-
sisted of Miss Helen Mansuy, Miss Elsie
Clements and Albert Weber. The al
! firmative was represented by A. ID. Gar
man. Watson Davis and ]. Reilly. Wat
son Davis was given first honors.
| Supt Davidson spoke at a meeting of
the Thompson Home and School Associa-
ton held at the school building, 18th and
! /. streets northwest. Thursday night. w
/ E. Patterson supervising principal of
! the division. also made an address Must
| cal numbers were sung by Miss Ethel
Keats. assisted by Miss Athey at the
| piano.
| The play. Every Student" which was
| to have been presented at Western High
! School Thursday evening In celebration
| of Christmas. had TO be postponed as the
seats for the assembly hall will not be
placed in position in time to accommo-
date visitors and pupils. The seats We're
| removed to permit repairs and altera-
| tons. The play will probably be given
the Friday following the holidays. The
| seating capacity of the assembly hall
will be 760.
Every Student is a modern morality
play, written by two students of the
schools. Miss Louise Maher and Miss
Mildred Leavell.
A large increase in the membership of
| the Webster Club of Business High
| School. was noted when that club met
! Friday afternoon. The Mercury, one OF
the clubs papers. was read by its editor.
! II. Bruce.
| A debate on the subject. Resolved.
| That cadet training be made compulsory
for male high school pupils, resulted in
a decision in favor of the negative. sup
ported by Messrs l.. II. Brodie, II. Bruce,
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FIR audberg and Misses Kelley and Len
| men. The affirmative of the question was
upheld by Messrs. ]. Hoover. r.
| Ehrmanntraut, Westcott and Miss G.
| Clark.
Mr.. Schweinhaut gave an extempo-
raneous talk on THE Recognition of
American Passports in Russia Reports
We're made by the membership, executive
and club pin committees.
Ernest Thompson-Seton, in an ad-
dress of more than an hour on the
Boy Scouts movement. at Western High
School Friday. urged the high school
boys to act as leaders for their smaller
brothers. He told his auditors of the
many benefits as well pleasures to
be derived from participating in scout
ing activities.
The athletic committee of Mckinley
Manual Training School. with the CO.
assist rendered the foot ball squad a
supper at the school Thursday even
ing. Impromptu addresses were made
by members of the faculty and others
present Following the supper dance
was held only the girls of the upper
classes being present
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A feed" was rendered Company f
of Eastern High School in the gym
nasium Friday evening by the girls of
the third and fourth years. The room
was appropriately decorated
Mai Henry Leonard, L. s. A. an
alumnus of the school, and DIR. willard
S. Small principal of the school. made
spoke were Miss Belinda Taylor. for
the girls; Stirling Taylor. first lieuten-
ant of the company last year Coi- Bur
ton Fl. Lowe, Capt. j. Dorland CremeI
Rice.
The Christmas celebration at Bust
ness High School will consist of the
..1,hristmas Carol" by Miss F. +.
Throrkmorton. The reading viii be IL
Illustrated The school has Just received
several lantern slides to he USED IN |
connection with the teac',hg ~ hr;Stn,ar
and slides illustrating the ShrlsthaS
story were included. Two readings Will
he given, so that the Assembly hall VIII .
not be crowded.
Tho class IF 1917 of the Business High |
Scbool presented the school with a safe |
for the bank Thursday morning. Johh 4
(iateley. president of the two-Near Grass
of 1911. made the presentation ADDRESS. |
con Cooper, president of the bank, ac- !
cented il on behalf OF the school Ihe |
safe weighs about LOO pounds.
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The Christmas play of the Central 1lsh
School TO be given under the auspices
of the dramatic society, will be an adap-
tatiou from Babes in Toyland. MIS-
EIizabetr r Walton is in charge OF the
Owing to the fact that
the entire number of students az the
school cannot be accommodated in the as
semhly hall at the same time with the /
narents alumni and visitors who are eX-
nected TO attend, two performances VIII
be given one in the afternoon and the
other in the evening.
In a deoate as TO whether or not nigh !
school fraternities should be abolished
between sections b. and CO at the Nc |
Kinlev ..anuaI Training School Wednes-
dav afternoon the affirmative side won. :
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Scenes from 'Bluebeard $ wives were
given at Normal School No i under the
auspices of the newly formed alumnae
association of that school Tuesday night
Following the presentation, Miss Rose
Parkman, a member of the faculty OF the