The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

Building TuoDday afteFnoo0. HIS mlt1A
address of the year was hslpful ard IN
spiring to those who hsva direct anpsr-
vision Of large bufldings whsre hun
drsds q chfldrsn are IN daiiyi aftsod-
ance.
spsaking Of the Home and School A.
ISOLATION and the duties of the school
principal. hs said that each PRINCIPAL
the minds Of their Children. their teach
era, and their patrons. the highest ap-
probation Of the public schools ~ An
instiest3on. and that they should eesk
in every way to bring about . sympe-
thetic and cordial relation between the
homo and the school.
He urged that It was the duty Of the
principal TO keep In touch with the spirit
Of the times. which 10 making for such
rapid Improvement In the growth Of our
public schools. and to keep himself well
informed Of the educational thought and
the literature Of the day. He insisted
that principals should In every way en-
courage teachers to pursue such lines Of
study az will lead to . moro thorough
scholarship. q larger professional growth
and culture. and the consequent in
creased efficiency In their work.
He also urged that school authorities
should regard 1t as a duty to see that
their schools approached the ideal Of
discipline-to the end that severity shall
yield to gentle nrmness: that harshness
shall yield to kindness; that. hasty judg-
ment shall yield to q study Of the pu-
pills motives: that the mere exercise Of
authority shall yield to q sympathetic
control Of their children: that the meth
DDS of the martinez in discipline shall
yield to the methods which make for the
pupils training in self-controi-the d.
rect resultant Of which is true charac-
ter-the aim Of all discipline in connec-
ton with the public schools.
The ohicers OF this association are
Miss M. G. Young. president: Miss
Josephine Burk. vice president; Miss
Pimper. secretary. and Miss Metalla
King. treasurer.
Work on the new James Ormond Wilson
Normal School. at Eleventh and Harvard
way or tunnel which connects II with the
Ross School. west Of II about eighty feet,
is nearing completion. 1t will be used
as q thoroughfare between the two build
ings, and patronized by both teachers and
pupils. especially in stormy weather.
The central heating plant for both
School. and pipes for conducting heat to
the Ross building line the wall Of the un-
derground passage. 1t il more than like
ly that the classrooms at the Ross will
come directly under the supervision Of the
principal Of the Normal School.
Teachers Aid and Annuity Association
met at the Franklin building Thursday
afternoon. at I o'clock. DR.. Z. G. KIM
ball presiding. The treasurers report
showed the firm financial standing Of the
organization which is one Of the most
useful Of the many connected with the
schools.
Miss Stockard. lecturer on chiidren's
literature at George Washington Univer-
sity. and head Of the kindergarten depart
ment Of the normal school will talk to
the Emery campfire girls tomorrow at
$50 o'clock. on the kind Of stories to tell
children.
Mrs. Henry is Temporarily fllinK the
vacancy in the eighth grade at the Hilton
School. caused by the promotion Of Miss
May Rawlings to the principalship Of the
Wallach building.
Webster Home and School Association
held its first meeting Tuesday afternoon.
New officers for the year were elected
and the seasons work discussed and out
lined.
Mckinley Manual Training Night
School is not able to accommodate the
40 students who have applied for ad-
mission to its classes. Many have been
placed on the waiting list and will be
notified by mill when vacancies occur.
At present the classes are running on a
one-night schedule, with the exception
Of advanced mathematics, which Prin-
Frank c. Daniel Is himself conducting.
A large class In chemistry was organ
lied Friday night. and in addition the
school offers elementary and advanced
courses in electricity. mechanical draw
ing. metal and wood working, millinery.
sewing and tailoring.
Sessions are held from 7:30 to $50
o'clock Monday. Wednesday and Friday
evenings.
club held at the Morse School last
ficers were reelected: President. Mr.. w.
B. Patterson: vice president. Mrs. NJ N.
Bridges; secretary and treasurer. Miss
L. A. Bentley. The next meeting win ne
held November 6. at SO Sixth Street
Southwest, when Miss AtLee will repeat
her popular art lecture and Mrs. Star
row will exhibit the work done In special
schools.
A meeting Of directors Of Pupils
Bank" was held Friday afternoon at
Business High School. The president. c.
c. Clifford, reported that up to date
there had been 80 depositors. and that
the cash receipts since the opening of
newly elected directors Of the bank:
Ccrl Schwartz, William J. Whaling, L
Poindexter. Miss Elsie HUNT. Miss Lo-
lila Osbourne. John Henry Yates, Alfred
c. Jackson, Theodore Thomas. Miss A.
Noel. c. G. Wassman. F. Pimper, d.
Wynkoop, G. Elliot, J. Hoover. Miss G.
Adams, J. E. Loveless, L. Stidel, Miss X.
Grossberg, T. c. Hammett, C. B. Nash.
G. Vanderiip. w. M. Walker, p. Miller.
Miss Grace E. Won Fossen. NJ. Stamp,
Nj. Doehring. w. Ridgway. George W.
Simms. J. Biron. Leroy McCarty. Miss
Cleary. Emma E. Jones, E Hellmuth.
C. NJ. Noetzel. Thomas Bredford. r.
Throckmorton, Solan E. Steven, and
william Seltman.
Eastern High School football team
went to Winchester Saturday for
Practice game with the Academy team
Ct the Valley City.
Daniel Webster Club met for general