Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28

BY far the most important event Of
the ensuing week. and. indeed. Of several
weeks In the future. according to the
opinion Of many, are the mid-year gradua-
ton exercises. A large number OF stu
dents will be graduated from the high
schools, and about 600 boys and girls will
receive certificates emitting them to en-
ter high school. The gradual growth of
the mid-year graduating and entering
classes, according to the school heads,
makes 1t certain that In the not very
distant future the half-year classes will
be as large as the whole-year classes. or
those classes which graduate in June.
Accompanying this column are pictures
OF officers Of the high school graduating
classes. They are OF the Central High
School class. Clifford Stone. president
Miss Florence Ballinger. vice president
4 Albert J. Covert. valedictorian: Of the
Business High School, four-year class. ]
r. Schram. president; Miss Eleanor Mann
vice president, and Of the Business High
School. two-year class. the members of
which will receive certificates. H. c.
SpengIer. president. Many members of
this last named class have announced
their intention of continuing their work
at Business. completing four years study
Central High School graduates. holdins
their exercises January 80. will be the
first Of the students in the schools hold
ing graduating exercises, to receive dip
Tomas. DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. chief
chemist Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture. win make the address of the even
inE. Rev. DR.. Samuel H. Woodrow will
deliver the invocation. Henry p. Blair
OF the board Of education will present the
diplomas. Capt. James F. Oyster is to
Tho cIass.niphf exercises Clifford
Stone, the president Of the class, will de-
, liver the salutatory. Miss Florence Bun
dick is class poet. Misses Louise Rochon
and Hazel Cotton viii prophesy the fu.
Vivian Groom will tell its history. Albert
} Covert will give the valedictory.
) Director John Barrett of the Permanent
can Union. will address the Business
President Oyster Of the board OF educa-
ton win preside. Mrs Ellen Spencer
Mussey. vice president of the board, will
, present the diplomas Rev. DR.. Woodrow
} will give the invocation.
J Tuesday evening Tech" graduates will
hold their class-night exercises. February
1 will be graduation night. Supt. David
son is to make the address. and President
Oyster will present the diplomas. Ernest
II. Daniel Of the board of education will
preside. Devotional exercises Will be led
by Rev. w. r. Wedderspoon Music will
, be furnished BY the school orchestra
, All the exercises will be held at the re-
, spective schools Eastern and Western
} High schools. because Of the smallness
J Of their classes will not hold formal ex-
ercises. nor will either of the normal
schools.
Charles Dickens is being studied as an
educator by the students of Normal
} School No. 1. All of Dickens ideas upon
the various problems and phases Of edu-
} cation are being considered by the young
women Of the school.
The text book which is being studied in
connection with this subject is "Dtckens
as an Educator" by James M. Hughes.
} The Ideas OF the noted writer regarding
education, as expressed In his several
books, are divided into chapters under
suitable heads.
Dickens speaks of schools in no less
than twenty eight Of his books. 1t is
n probable that some little, informal en-
tertainment may be arranged by the nor
NAL students In honor of the Tooth ami
II versary of the birth OF Dickens, in Feb
ruary.
Miss Edith Hart. who has been mis-
II sionary In China for the last five year,,
will address the students Of Normal
School. No. l, in February. The exact
II q sister Of Charles Hart, teac.. er CT
Business High School. She is home for
II year after Ave years in the missionary
field Of the Orient.
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II Oficers Of the Daniel Webster Club OF
Business High School for the ensuing
II term were elected Friday afternoon, as
II follows: President, Herman A. Schulteis;
vice president. Troy H. Brodie; secretary.
Miss Violet Auffort. and treasurer, David
II Widmayer.
Several new members were elected to
the club. Favorable reports were given
II by the pin and membership committee.
II A design. selected as the official insignia
II Of the club, bears a fac-simile of Q
D. w. C.. and the numerals 1911 sur
rounding It, The pin of the club. bearing
II this design. is Of sterling silver and is
about the size OF a dime.
II At the next meeting Of the club. to be
held next Friday, the regular form Of
procedure will be continued.
II The religious work committee of the
A Young Women's Christian Association
H entertained the young women Ct e
senior classes OF the high schools
Holmes. B. s.. religious work director:
Mrs. william Hamilton Bayly. presidens
Of the Y. w. C. A.; DR.. Ada r. Thomas.
Mrs. Hermon s. Pinkham and Miss Flor
II ence NJ. Brown. Miss Mignonette o. Buck
ingham and Miss Ludema Sayre received
the guests.
H Mrs. Edison 8. Basin. Misses Sorling
Nash, Alice Drake, Mabel Kendall and
II Esther LAnkins assisted at the tea table.
II Miss Holmes presented 2 plan for the
I orgauixation Of q Bible class, possibly
chapter. among recent graduates Of the
high schools. and q meeting has been APP
pointed to form such an organization Mrs.
Pinkham. Miss Brown and Miss Sayre
III