Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11

| cd away from the DlStric
| public schools, and the Off
Gals in some of tho schoo,:
| are still hard at work Strengthening out
| matters.
Principal Frank C. Daniel of McKin-
| ley Manual Training School is still al
| work with members Of his faculty ar
| ranging the new program. The diff
! Guilty in fixing the program of the Nc
| Kinley School Is due to the manual
| training work, it is explained. In none
| of the other high schools, it Is said, is
| any subject studied which requires more
| than one period at time to be devoted
to it, but in the manual training de-
| partment one subject needs two con-
| secutive periods. while another needs
| three consecutive periods. The Mckin-
| ley. like some of the other high schools
| is hampered by not having a sufficiency
| of teachers, say the heads.
Crowded conditions prevail at Bust
ness High School, many of the children
| having to use tables for desks in some
| Of the classes. Here again a lack OF
teachers causes trouble, assert those III
charge. The class which entered Feb
ruary was considerably larger than
the faculty of the school had expected
x x x
consented for the students of Mckinley
Manual Training School to give u min
strel show as wei as d spring enter
tainment, final arrangements are being
completed. This entertainment will be
given February 20 at 80 pm, and II
the demand warrants will be repeated
| on the evening of Washington's birth
day.
Rehearsals are being held at the
school nightly. Roy G. Claf1in, one OF
those in charge of the event, has prom
Used that no "chestnuts'' will be given.
A contest for the drawing of the best
poster is being he'd. Cash prizes are
to be distributed among the winners.
Tickets will be distributed among the
students the early part of this .week:
The cast contains F. Grow, NJ. DE
Grange. w. Peacock. E. Galleher, A.
Gibson. E. Felt, r. Low, A. Carpenter.
gan. L. Klopfer, L. Ettenger J. Rudy,
L. Hardisty, K. Walker, r.. Thompson,
H. Northup, r. Saunders, w. saunders
A. Hahn, P. Mclean, II. Lake. F. Nor
gan. g. Hauke, E, Humphrey. R. Tin
ker. R: onyun. D. Gibbons; F; bod
son, E. Mess, E. Campbell, B. Nc
Gowan, f. Johnson. E. Blau, F. Proc
tor and g. H. Wells, musical director,
and F. T. Howard, stage manager.
The committee of teachers in charge
besides Mr.. Clafiin consists of Miss Den.
mis- and Messrs. Many. McKernan, Smith
and Wilson.
x X X y
1.-THE Moral Education of the Child
was discussed at meeting Of kinder
garten teachers at the Thomson School
Friday afternoon.
X X X X
Miss Edith Hart lectured on present
Day Social and Political Conditions in
China at Normal School No. Friday
afternoon. Miss Hart. who is a sister
of Charles Hart of Business High School
in
orient under the auspices of the Episco-
pal Church. She had charge of the train
ing school for Bible women. in HankoW.
which prepares Christian converts for
work among their own eountrymen
Miss Hart has been in China for the
last five years, but is now on a visit to
her family and friends. She will return
to China early in July.
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Business High School alumni are to
give a dance at the Arlington, Febru-
airy 10.
''The Hand and Mind" official organ of
Technical High School, will be issued
February Ii.
Pennants of Company e and Company
G of Business High School are being
sold to such pupils of that school as
want them.
The 'shonor rolf Of Tech, containing
the names of all pupils who made over
90 per cent in all their studies during the
last semester, will be put mp this week.
The "honor rolf system was established
about two years ago. The names of the
pupils attaining this standard are put up
at the end of each half year.
!; X :. x
Principal Emory Wilson of Central
High School gave an address on the life
of Charles Dickens on the Tooth anniver-
sary of the birth of the great author.
The teachers of English at the Business