Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
Among
the Schools

~ 1rTIT but three school days ins
the last week, IL Ii hardly
NAk necessary to say there Was
)" mot. much doing except the,
Washington birthday anni-
versary celebration. Preparation for the
entertainments on this day, or. rather. the
day preceding. occupied the time OF manys
Of the pupils Of the capitals public
schools, as we'll as the teachers. z
General school activities will reopen to-E
morrow after the brief holiday. one-haltt
Of the first six weeks OF the present SEM
ester has passed. and the marks are al!
ready casting their shadows" on the re-
ports for the six-week period in the high
schools. !
The girls OF Central High School were
addressed by Mrs. Martin. dean or the
Woman's College Of Cornell University
Wednesday.
Another meeting Of officers of the home
and school and parent-teachers assoc
Citations has been called at the Cairo for.
this afternoon. to consider the federation
Of these organizations and also to take
up several topics regarding chud well I
fare. u
Now that the weather Is becoming good
for outdoor drilling the High School Ca
diets will have q chance to exert thar en-!
ergies to the fullest in preparation foisT
the annual competitive drill. The ca-S
diets have an unusually large enrolment
this year. and one of the keenest compe-S
titions for the flag that has ever been
seen Is expected this spring. Z:
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Full directions for planting the mas
turtium, 1.-The flower of the National Cap
ital for 1912" will soon be issued through
fha sob hat I'd frlsN~
be decorated with this flower when sum-
mer time arrives. One OF the characters
istics which made the nasturtium the'
most popular flower" was the fact that
soil, Ii Is pointed out, no matter how
poor. and does well in sunshine or shade.
Prepared In proper manner. nasturtiums
leaves are edible. !
The boys Of Tech had all the success
with their minstrel show they expected
land then some" :
Speakers at the George Washington
birthday exercises in the colored schools
were as follows:
Tenth division-Briggs School. Mrst
School. II. e. Wilson; Philips Sc hool.r
John H. Paynter: Fort Reno School,. &
C. R. Richardson; Wilson School.
r. c. Bruce. assistant superintendent.
VI COiOFCu SSHoOtss I" oi"iCS peiioo'st
r. w. Berkeley.
Eleventh division-J. F. Cook School
&c. 8. Hill: Fort Slocum School, j. II.
Gillem; Garrison School. Zeph p. Moore
presiding officer. and Rev. A. c. Cars
ner: Langston School. J. c. Napier. reg
istrar Of the Treasury; Mott SCHOOL,
DR.. w. II. Shepherd of Central Africa i
Bruce School, Rev. d. F. Rivers. Pat-t
terson School, Mrs. Garry Cnncrd. /.
Twelfth division = Abby Simmons,
School. Mrs. Edgar Stevens; Payne.
School, Miss Marguerite Ferguson: Logan
School. Rev. w. ]. Howard: Douglass
School. Rev. Corrothers; Bannaker
School, DR.. s. L. Thompson and Mrs.
+. N. Taylor; Lovejoy School. PRESIDING
| officer, Miss c.. ]. Diggs: Deanwood
School. Rev. F. I. A. Bennett and pre-
siding officer. Rev. Eugene Broadas:
Crummell School. L. N. King and pre-.
siding officer. Capt. Charles Young, u
| s. A.: Smothers School, Rev. w. H.
| Tyler: Burrville School. DR.. w, w.
Jones. !
thirteenth division = Ambush School,
Rev. J. H. Randolph: Bell School, John
E. Spyhax: Birney School, Mrs. J. T..
Layton; Bowen School, Rev. c. H.
Young and presiding officer. w. H. Scott;
Cardozo School. DR.. w. ". Turneli:
Giddings School. Mrs. Leila Pendletons
and presiding oflicer. Miss Louise Smith:
Lincoln School, Rev w. II. Barnesse
Randall School, Rev. w. A. Ray: Syphax
School, DR.. M. w. Clair. =