Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
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spoke briefly. A large audience was in
attendance.
Frank Roach spoke on modern filing
systems at Business High School Thurs
day. His lecture was illustrated by
lstereopticon views
"E's'' and class numerals were awarded
to the foot ball men Of Eastern High
School last evening. They were rendered
"a supper.
Techs foot ball men were rendered
supper Thursday night A phonograph
which was used in the entertainment was
used to give musical to the teachers at
lunch time Friday
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| Mrs. Ella Flagg Young. superintendent
of the public schools of Chicago, and her
party of educators. who visited this city
last week to see the public schools here.
highly cOmplimented Business High
| School. A party OF teachers entertained
the Chicagoans at lunch.
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| Prizes have been offered by the Suffrage
League of the District for the best essays
by school children on whether the right
of suffrage should be granted to- the
people of the District, with local self
government and representation in Con-
| gress.
Members of the Daniel Webster Club
of the Business High School were sur
prised at Wednesdays meeting by visit
Of one Of the ex-presidents of the club
Irving Frank. He made short address
| in which he told Of the benefits derived
| from taking part in debates, and how one
without stage fright
That the date of the inauguration be
changed was the question debated by the
members of the club. The affirmative.
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Miss A. Kimmel and l.. Walters. while
the negative was led by r. Shipley and
Henry Vanderlip. The judges gave first
hOnors to Miss A. kimmel.
A business story was the feature Of the
first edition of the Prophet by its new
editor. Roland Reed. The subject mat
ter in the future issues Of the Prophet
will pertain to business. according to the
announcement by its editor.
His ideas of dancing was the topic for
an extemporaneous address by NJ. r.
Dickie. In concluding his remarks he
said that dancing should be abolished.
Leopold Freudberg presided. The next
| meeting of the club will be held January
| 3, 1918.
| Considerable interest has been express
| ed by teachers here in verse just pub
] lished in the Ohio Educational Monthly.
| 1t is on a subject which seems quite a
| widespread topic-salaries.
The verse follows:
The Teacher.
She knows full we'll the verbs and nouns.
Can locate all the streams and towns,
And trace linguistic UPS and downs
And all for forty dollars.
In mathematics. science art
And agriculture's busy mart.
She always takes the leading part
And all for forty dollars.
Her garb is always trim and neat
Her shoes lust At dainty feet
Her wardrobes always quite complete
And all for forty dollars.
She goes each year to summer school,
To learn the pedasogics rule.
And all for forty dollars.
She gives her substance to the poor
Receives the pleaders at her door.
And buys their tickets by the score
And all for forty dollars.
She teaches thirty girls and.boys,
Smiles through their questions and their noise,
And all for forty dollars.
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Roscoe c. Bruce, assistant superin-
tendent of colored schools. was the Off
cial representative of Harvard Univer-
sity at the Inauguration of DIR. Stephen
NJ. Newman as president of Howard
University Friday.
Mrs. Ella Flaeg Young. superintendent
Of public schools of Chicago, and Mrs
MacMahon. one of her party which Wis
tied here last week. paid visit to Normal
| School No 2. They were accompanied
| by Dr. w. NJ Davidson, superintendent
of the District public schools. and Mrs.
Caroline w. Harris, a member of the
| board Of education.
Mrs. Young said she was pleased with
the work being done at the Normal
School DR.. Davidson also spoke briefly.
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Preparations are going forward for the
athletic meet to be held partially under
the direction of the Colored Public
Schools Athletic League at Convention
Hall during the week Of inauguration.
Many boys of the colored schools are ex-
pected to be represented in the athlet C
events.
a meeting for the purpose of organiz-
ing the Banneker Home and School Asso-
citation was held Thursday. j. C. Payne.
the principal. presided.
Among those who addressed the
meeting were Mrs G. w. Harris of the
board of education. DIR. Lucy z. Moten,
| principal Of Normal School No. 2: DR..
w. S. Montgomery. supervising principal
! of twelfth division; James E. Walker,
supervising principal of the thirteenth
division: James Stockett of Providence.
r. l.. and Miss X. r. Martin. teacher of
the sixth grade.
/ The parents offered their cooperation
with the movement.
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