Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
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told of the value OF the sirship in warfara
and in the fields Of commerce.
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Officers of the four-year class of Busl.
ness High School, which is to graduate in
February. We're elected "Wednesday az
follows: President. John T. Schram: vice
president Miss Rose Eleanor lann: Sec
rotary. Miss Christine Lee birmingham:
treasurer. Arthur Bull Cole: executives
committee Miss Florence Mary Beall AMI
Julian Eiseman. The two-year class viii
form Tuesday.
The annual reunion of the Central High
School Alumni VIII be held the afternoon
OF december %. Although ne said T.
would be diffiC ult to estimate the number
OF alumni who will attend the reunion
Principal Emory Wilson said he expected
al least 500. Holding the reunion i'm tho
afternoon is departure from last year.
but the plan has been tried in previous
Years.
Supt Davidson. A. r stuart director
of intermediate instruction and Seldrn
NJ. Ely. supervising principal OF the nftit
division. made addresses at a meeting o.
parents and teachers held at Blake school
recently. Mrs Davidson was also pres
emit Mr.. Ely preside
An exhibit OF the work Of tho pupils oc
the school was made. and proved interest
ing to the parents violin solo Was
given by Miss Graham Teachers nr~sen,
were Miss Emily :Scrivener. principal OF
the building: Misses Purman Gardner.
Mussoh, Arthur Graham and Worster
Many teachers of the public schools.
Were present at reading Of unpublished
stories by Mrs. Philip Gerry at stone
leigh Court Tuesday afternoon.
Talks on How to Read a Newspaper''
and The Value Of Concentration" were
given by Principal Allan Davis to the
BUSINESS High school students this week.
Mr.. Davis told them To join what the,
read 10 what they already knew and to
use the Information they gathered to re-
construct the knowledge already in hand.
lie urged them not to read indiscrim-
lnatelN, but to read only those things in
which they Were Interested or which
would prove OF benefit to them
The speaker said that he believed one
OF the signs of good teaching was ones
ability to concentrate his, mind on the
subject before him
BESIDES the musical entertainment At
Iech IN celebration OF Christmas. an
! hounced IN this co umn last week. the
senior class. including both the February
and June graduating classes will have a
Christmas tree. This viii be directly be-
fore lunch. while the other celebration
Tor the entire School-wili be directly
after the lunch period The tree viii
bear present" for every one in the
class
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A general "housecleaning has been
given in the room OF Miss f.. V. Brown.
director Of intermediate instruction. All
the old specimens of the workmanship
of the lowergrade pupils have been re
moved and a general encouragement l.
being made Many new articles are be-
ing hung on the walls, while others are
being placed on shelves about the room.
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ord. which chronicles the notes OF inter
est of that organization and those of the
school is being printed in a different
form than previously. Ii appears more or
newspaper than magazine. 1t has
been said to catch the eye more than
did the old design.
The annual dance of Company l.. OF Nc
kinley Manual Training School, has been
announced for February . 1t will be
given at Mrs. Dyer's.
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Roscoe c. Bruce. assistant superintend-
ent of colored schools, has given talks to
the teachers of the fourth. NTH. sixth
and seventh grades on the teaching of
English compost on during the last week.
Tomorrow and Tuesday he will complete
the talks. They are being given at the
Sumner School.
! Circular letters nave been sent out to
the graduates of Normal School No. ?.
telling them that examinations for teach
ers' license. No. l. emitting them 10 act a.
teachers in grades of elementary schools
of New York will be held at that city
January = and -. The letter states that
New York public schools are very at
tractive for many reasons including the
salary schedule.
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\ meeting of the Home Teachers Asso-
citation of Anacostia was held at Camp
bell A. NJ. +. Church Tuesday evening
Addresses were made by Asst Supt.
Bruce ]. L. Walker. supervising princi-
pal of the division: Miss +. f.. q. Merritt
assistant director of primary instruction.
and Miss +. J. Smith. principal Of the
building. The meeting was we'll attended.
\ meeting of the parents and ,eachers
of the Joshua X. Giddings School was
held Thursday night at Ebenezer Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Attn and ID streets
southeast. The opening address was made
by Miss Louise A. Smith. principal of the
building. Rev. :. II. Brown. pastor Of the
church. and q. Addison Turner also spoke.
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''rhe Work That Is Worth While"
formed the topic of an address by Judge
William II. De Lacy OF the Juvenile
Court at meeting Of the Home and
School Association Of Normal School No
=. at the sumner building, Friday evening.
Musical numbers were furnished by pu-
pills of Washington Conservatory of Mu-
Mrs. Harriet O. Marshall. DR.. {. w.
Childs presided
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literary ard musical program was
given at the Garnet Night School Friday
evening celebrating the Christmas hol-
days j. e. Payne, principal of the
school presided Mrs. Lucy James spoke
on The Beauties of Washington. Miss
Mary Scott read composition on Christ
mas. REGULATIONS were given by Misses
S +. Collins, Amy Rice. Harriet liarris
and Rebecca Carter Musical numbers
We're given by Misses Roberta Cuyler,
Katie Murray. Bertha Murray and Mary
Dodson. Songs by the school concluded
the program. The Garnet Night School
has the largest enrolment of any ele-
mentary night school i'm the District
Notes.
Supt- Davidson visited several schools
last week. He is still busy getting ac-
quanted.
Pupils of Business High School
made happy 90 by receiving their
ports Tuesday.