Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

-HE last scholastic week Of the
year 1912 is at hand: likewise
the second six-week period OF
the scholastic year Is closing
Numerous entertainments and
other school activities are planned for
this week, including, of course. the usual
Christmas entertainments. Later will
come the annual reunions of several OF
the high schools.
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Advisory marks for the second third
of the first semester went in Friday in
some of the high schools; in others they
will go in tomorrow morning. AS soon
as possible reports will be given out
premature Christmas gifts, as 1t were.
While in a large majority OF the cases
they will undoubtedly be good ones. some
will probably bring with them feeling
similar to that OF one whose stocking
Santa fills with coal and switches
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High school boys Of Frederick, Md,
visited Central and Business high schools
this week They danced in the gymna-
SUM at Business at noon on the day OF
their visit there.
Boys of Tech are preparing to issue
weekly paper, the Bulletin. 1t VIII con-
tain various items of school interest. 1t
is said.
The Review. Central High Schools Off
cial publication. Will be issued during
the ensuing week.
Eastern High School Dramatic Society
gave a scene from las You Like 1t as
a part of the program at Wednesday
meeting Those who took parts were
Miss Hourwich. Miss Howell and Messrs
Reilly, Beck. Johnson and English.
Miss L. Graves spoke on The Work
of Lady Gregory and Miss Prince told
of the Drama League. The plot OF AS
You Like It. was outlined by Miss H.
Mansuy. THE School Children's Fes-
tival' was given by Miss NJ. Cook. and
T.. Chisholm told of the work OF Soth-
ern and Marlowe.
AS winner of the Garfield Park play
ground division championship. the Brent
School was recently presented with the
III. p. Blair trophy. The Brent School
won the inter-schOOl championships for
the years 1910 and 1911.
The Blair trophy. which is the property
of the Fairgrounds. is awarded annual
ly. The trophy is hardwood shield
embossed with bronze figures and plates
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Night schools closed for the holidays
Friday night.
Wordsworth's works were discussed at
a meeting of the Philologian Society OF
Eastern High School Monday afternoon
Several of his poems were read and his
relation to English literature since his
time was discussed.
Tech riflemen have a new target now
at which to shoot. 1t was completed
in the forge shop of the school under
the direction of Leroy Birch, who has
cha Of no forge work The tar
get is large and of substantial steel and
is on wheels so 1t may be moved easily.
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Bids for the class pins of the June
graduating class of Central High School
will be opened December 20
Cadet uniforms this year bear the reg
ulation army braid. which. 1t is thought.
makes them more attractive than in
former years. Both epaulets and chew
rons of the commissioned officers and non
commissioned officers have fields of light
blue instead of dark blue. as In previous
years. This makes them visible from
long distance.
Company D of Mckinley Manual Train
ing School has arranged to give dance
at Mrs. Dyers. January 10.
In a debate on the question that the
people Of the District should choose the
Commissioners and elect a delegate to
Congress. held at Eastern High School.
the affirmative won by a decision of two
to one. First honors were given Miss
Jessie Handy while second honrs were
awarded to Misses Mumerlyn and Or
lando.
Alumni associations of Mckinley Man.
ual Training School. Central and Eastern
High Schools have planned to hold their
reunions in the Christmas holidays
Techs will come first. being scheduled
for December % in the evening. Promi-
nent men. who have not yet been an
nounced, will deliver addresses Musical
and other numbers will be features of
the program Following this refreshments
will be served and dancing will be held.
Music will DE furnished by the Tech or
chestra. No business will be transacted.
Ii is announced.
Eastern and Central will both hold
theirs December 30 AT the latter school
and at the first named will begin at s
O'clock in the evening. Brief addresses
and musical numbers by alumni will fol-
low general reception at Central. Re-
freshments will be served.
Besides brief addresses and musical
numbers. the play which is to he given
by the pupils for the school Friday after
noon will be repeated. A class roll will
be called to see which class is the most
widely represented. Refreshments will be
served and dancing will be held.
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Ten-minute talks on the work in the
sixth and third grades We're given by
Miss Kupper and Miss Seymore. re-
spective teachers of those grades at the
Dennison School, before the Parent-Teach-
ers' Association of the Dennison held Fri
day evening. The association Endorsed
the suggestion of DIR. Davidson that edu-
cational motion pictures should be shown
in the schools. The association also in
dorsed Capt James F. Oyster for the po-
sition of District Commissioner James
D. Buhrer. president of the association.