The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
NEWS NOTES FROM THE SCHOOLS.

Business High School will give lunch
con March p for the benefit Of the school
athletic fund. Miss Hay Is chairman of
the COMMITTEES In charge.
Miss Elizabeth " Brown visited. the
schools Of New Orleans last week, and
this week is attending the National Edu-
cation Association in So Louis. She, is
accompanied by Miss Given. Of Chevy
Chase. &.sr.
For several years past it has been a
custom for the Giee Club of Armstrong
Manual Training School to give a morn
ing OF song at Western High for the
benefit OF the playground fund. This
year the entertainment will be held Aarch
S at p. m. for the nominal price of 10
cents 10 pupils and . cents TO outside
guests. Wonderful plantation melodies
and old time Southern songs are to form
the entire programme. The proceeds
Will. as heretofore, be handed over TO
the board OF education with the recon-
mendation that they be used for the
benefit OF the Armstrong Fairgrounds.
The mild weather Of the past week or
So has made 1t possible to use many
Of the Fairgrounds, and all the para
phernalia Of outdoor sport Is being set up
for use. Some OF the apparatus has
been used on pleasant days all winter.
Championship in debate now hangs be-
tween Eastern and Central High schools.
should Central win the next decision,
1t will be her fourth consecutive year
Of victory. The open shop is to be de-
Tended by Central. and Eastern will nut
up big fight for the negative Trial
debates are being held in both schools,
and the fnal contest promises TO be q
very close one.
Miss N. C. Breen, a member OF the
normal school faculty, explained TO the
students in lecture given Tuesday the
system OF irrigation used in the West.
Last summer Miss Breen made a trip
through this region on her way to Alaska
The slides for the lecture were furnished
by the Irrigation Bureau OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The Washington Humane Society has
commenced It's crusade in behalf OF kind
treatment to animals by giving addresses
to school children A representative of
the society makes a brief talk in each
room, hoping to enlist the sympathies of |
pupils on the side OF kindness to all crea- |
lures.
An unusually fine specimen of sand |
board teaching has just been completed !
In the secoud-grade practice room, con-
nected with tho normal school. The |
Eskimo home, or igloo, built Of blocks |
OF ice, has a background of giittering |
hills and frowning icebergs. while polar |
bears and seals disport themselves on
floating cakes of ice. The light from the |
burning whale-oll lamp shines through !
the low doorway and a team of dogs ls
ready for dash overland. The glisten-
ing white scene is made out OF ordinary
cornmeai and salt, coated with plaster
OF paris, and sprinkled over with snow ,
flake powder used in Christmas decora-
tions.
Rabbi Abram Simon is to address the
March meeting of the Central Home and
School Association at Mckinley Manual
School
A thrilling story of dangers escaped
In his trip through Labrador was told
by DR.. James Taylor In his address TO
he Normal School Friday afternoon. DR..
Taylor made many pictures on his Jour
aey throgh this frozen region with Dr.
-.e "eiI-s .C.'a Ls.G.,.o-I mis-
sionary.
Bryan Assembly Hall has been COM
,leted. seated, and lighted, and is now
available for evening assemblies OF cit
zens and schools Of the southeast. II is
ocated at Thirteenth and ID streets
southeast. and Is the only large hall in
his section.
Supervising principals met in confer
ne at the Franklin School Thursday
afternoon. Division work was discussed
md plans were made for harmonizing
he first report Of the new semester.
Miss Ruth Amiss has been chosen val
-dictorian OF the class OF ~ at rrp
High School. She has uniform record
e Els throughout her entire high school