The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
NEWS NOTES FROM THE SCHOOLS.

Every boy and girl in the District Of
Columbia Is going to have chance to
vote, not for President or city ofnctal.
but for your choice of q flower for the
Nations Capital for 1872"
The voting will take place In your own
schoolroom next Wednesday. January
II. Pick out the flower you want in your
garden next summer and vote for II
When seeds are distributed In the spring
buy the flower elected and plant It
lots Of it-about your home.
The children Of Minneapolis voted 2,Oo1
strong last spring In favor OF the mas
turtium, and until Jack Frost nipped It's
beauty the city was clothed Is the bril-
liant coIoring and glossy green Of the
fayortte flower. Maybe the descriptions
Of weIl-known flowers which The Herald
win publish Monday. Tuesday. ano
wednesday may help you in your de-
cision. But vote now. and when sprins
comes plant.
dress on nervous diseases before the Sea-
ton-Gales Parents and Teachers Asso-
cIatIon last Tuesday afternoon. DR.. suter
presided. Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter advo-
Gated the pensioning Of teachers. s. n
Ely, supervisor OF the Fifth division
represested the schools. Miss Alys Bent
lev and Miss Bugbee furnished the musi-
cal programme.
Monday afternoon the Eighth grade pu-
pfIs of the Sixth division will meet al
the Dixie. corner Of Eighth and II streets
northeast. for concerted musical work
There being no large assembly hall IN
this division, Mr.. Eastwood extends the
courtesy OF his hall for school use AFTER
the meeting Mr.. Embry and Mrs BAH
will address the Boy Scouts OF the diVi-
sion
Basket-ball is in full swing at Western
High. -Four intraschool games have been
PLAYED on during the week The second
year team Is the strongest novice team
the school has ever had. Miss Thomas
bps arranged for contests with Madeira,
Holton Arms, and Gallaudet schools.
Central will meet Western toward the
close Of the basketball season.
The Associated Charities have notified
the board OF education that they have
received s,os7.29 from the Thanksgiving
onerinp Of the children OF the District
oF Columbia. to be used for shoes, cloth
isr and other necessities as they are re-
otIred by public school children THIS
is an increase of $50l-40 over the lsl0 or
fering.
II has been found necessary to engage
Business High School hall for Miss Ma
Euire's lecture on Friday, January Is, to
accommodate a large audience. Miss Ma
Ruire Is supervising principal OF the
wharton district Of the Philadelpnia
schools and an entertaining lecturer
A letter Of thanks has been received
by the board Of education from the
American Chemical Society for the use
OF Mckinley Manual Training School dur
ing the recent convention of the Ameri-
can Scientific Association.
Assembly Hall, at Western High, has
recently been fitted out with 80 seats,
arranged in amphitheater style and fin
ished in malachite green. harmonizing
with stage curtains and other decora-
tons.
Rehearsals for midyear graduating ex-
ercises are being held in all eighth grades
and high schools. Where classes are small.
as at Eastern and Western High, no FOR
NAL exercises viii be held, the graduates
lOllluk NnG INb N@--~
closing celebrations.
The actual standing and popularity Of
the fresh air school is shown by an
Increased enrolment this year over last
Tbtrty-three boys and girls now do the
prescribed fifth grade work comfortably
tucked" in wraps and blankets. 1t was
a fourth grade last year, but as both
teacher and pupils had earned promo
ton. and for the purpose OF following
still further the influence OF the fresh
air system, the fresh air school Is now
the nth grade at the Blake School
Health Onicer woodward keeps In close
touch with the records carefully complied
by Miss Gardner.
Tuesday of last week Miss Atlee de-
voted to firing the pottery made by the
atypica and ungraded pupils. Bowls,
cracker jars, pitchers, and an exquisite
vase were in the collection. These are to
form a part OF the permanent exhibit
planned by Mr.. Patterson The up-to-
date kiln for this work Is installed in the
basement Of the Henry School
Miss I,ucIlla E. smith. the pioneer Nor
mai School principal of washipgton's
public schools. Is the guest OF Miss Janet
McwnIiams. Of 2l52 X street. Miss Smith
began the work OF training young teach
ers at the Franklin Building in 1874, and
during the twelve years following was
untiring in her efforts to make the Wash
ington Normal School the equal OF any
in the country She wili spend the win
ter season in Florida with her brother.
DR.. c. w. Smith. a prominent physician
of Cleveland, Ohio.
The Kindergarten Association met at
The Thomson School Friday afternoon
at 2:sO o'clock. Miss Dudley Manning
gave a preliminary talk on the Binet
test. and Mr.. W. B. Patterson made the
address OF the meeting on the unusual
child