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of cocaine and morphine, were given by
DR.. Lyman r. kebler OF the Department
of Agriculture. before q meeting of the
Hubbard Home and School Association.
held at the school Friday evening. DR..
kebler's subject was. The Dangers of
Patent Medicines.
! Stephen +. Kramer. supervising princi-
pal of the division of which the Hub
bard is a part. spoke on Responsibility
of Parents. School Spirit was dis
icussed by George Provost, member OF
the association. Several vocal SOLOS
persons attended.
/ Cadet uniforms will be delivered this
week so that the boys may have them to
wear during the THANKSGIVING holidays.
The suits will not be delivered from a
central station as has often been done in
former years. but will be received at the
respective schools. There they Will be tried
on and any alterations needed Will be
noted. The alterations will be made In
this city. although an out-of-toWn man
ufacturer has the contract this year Tor
making them.
Central High School Dramatic Associa-
ton has about 100 members this year
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The Origin of Thanksgiving was re-
lated by Miss Cole of a nearby seminary
to the pupils of Western High School
! Friday afternoon.
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! The last match in the outdoor rifle
| tournament of the boys of the high
schools. it is expected. will be held at the
Congress Heights range this week. This
match will be for the Secretary OF war
| cup. 1t was not shot at the time of the
other matches in Edsals. Va, recently.
because of the lack of time
| Parents day was held at Central High
School Wednesday. About 400 parents
attended
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The Daniel Webster Club Of the Busi-
| ness High School held its first public
+! meeting for the present school year in
| the assembly hall Wednesday.
The feature of the melting was debate
on the question. Resolved. THAT large
| standing army is a menace to peace.
| The judges awarded the decision to the
/ affirmative which was upheld by Miss
| Pauline Smith and Miss Katie Grossbere
| while the negative was supported by Miss
| f. Cunning and Harry Turnburke. First
| honor was given to Miss Pauline Smith.
| while the second honor went to Harry
| Turnburke.
An extemporaneous speech was made
/ by l.. Brodie on the Panama canal.
! Miss E PreSsnel. the new editor OF the
| Mercury read an issue of her paper. Her
| articles on various questions of the day
proved interesting, while her jokes Kept
| the audience in constant laughter.
debate on the question, THAT immI-
| grafton shall be further restricted by
/ law will be held December 4. II. Van
I delip and l.. Bonnet will lead the affirma-
/ tive while Leopold Greudberg and H.
Libscomb will uphold the negative.
!
| tessori method of education at the NJ
/ Street High School Thursday afternoon
| before an audience of teachers and school
| officers
] "The Laws of Friendship was the sub
/ ject of an address delivered by Roscoe
| c. Bruce assistant superintendent OF col
| ored schools, before the Christian En-
| deavor Society of the Fifteenth street
| Presbyterian Church recently.
Mr. Brace declared that "by the caliber
| and quality of a mans friends as well
as by the character of his deeds man
| is known: that just to the extent We
estimate the qualities of our friends we
| estimate ourselves Ones good VIII
| belongs to many, but ones friendship De-
longs to the elect asserted the assist
ant superintendent. I'VE may wish all
well, but when 1t comes to performing
real friendly act-when the true laws
, of friendship operate-we elect the per-
''The mere good fellow is not always
an exemplar of friend Mr.. Bruce
continued. In this day especially man
! is prone to be mere good fellow, but
his goodness is not deep-seated: his good
ness does not extend deep down to the
| source of friendship-his heart.
He who violates the confidence of the
stranger without grave cause stands, and
| of right. in the shadow of suspicion. but
| he who violates the confidence Of a friend
let him be cast into utter darkness.
! One law of friendship is often broken
| by an overzealous friend, said the speak
| er. In his efforts to serve his friends, he
| said. he oversteps the bounds of sound
sense and does his friend a real injury.
But" continued Mr.. Bruce, ''the un-
and a joy. Sometimes friendly advice
reaches the point of harshness, but IL is
better to err on the side of harshness
than to be deceitful with friendship. There
is no friendship that Is not founded upon
self-respect and mutual respect Friend
ship cannot be one-sided-it must be
mutual.
Formal organization has been completed
of the athletic associations of the Arm
strong Manual Training School and Of the
business branch of the NJ Street High
| School. located at the Phelps building.
The activities of both associations will be
| based on the general plans suggested by
the Public School Athletic League.
Officers elected by the Armstrong asso-
citation are: President. James Burwell;
vice president. Miss Marion Giles; secre-
tary. George Ferguson; treasurer. Ben
jamin Washington: assistant treasurers.
Miss Amy PendletOn and Emerson
Goines. Members of the executive or
games committee are w. B. Hartgrove.
James Cowan. E. B. Henderson, William
johnson. George Allen. James Taylor and
Lawrence TAILOR. and Misses Theresa
Lee O. Cromwell and B. E Miller.
At the business branch of NJ Street High
School the following officers We're chosen
President, Andrew Harris; vice president.
Miss Effie Gaskins: secretary, Miss Nir-
ginia Robinson; treasurer, ID. B. Thomp
son; assistant treasurers. Jesse Wallace
and Miss Amanda Wood; games commit
tee. e b. Henderson. DR.. H. l.. Bailey,
s E Compton. Misses j. +. Brooks and NJ.
o. Williamson. and representatives from
the several years as follows Fourth year.
Miss Annie Mckenney; third year, Miss
! Alice Lyons; second year Thomas Parks.
and first year. Miss Erma Russell. s.
F. Compton will be in charge OF the
| coaching.
Miss A. j. Turner assistant director OF
| physical training in the colored schools,
/ is giving a series of six lessons in folk
| dancing at the Armstrong School. The