The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS

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Monroe School for the entertainment OF
their parents at the association meeting
last night This is one Of the new fea-
lures introduced into the child's reading
lesson of to-day. They act the story as
well as read it, DR. McAtee talked on
"Children's Diseases" and S f. Kramer
spoke OF the relation OF the home to the
school.
The Brent School will be awarded the
Garfield playground trophy next Friday
afternoon. Miss Roper will make ths
presentation.
Mrs. William Won Boyer and Mr. Rich
ard Lorleberg entertained the pupils oe
Western High School Wednesday morn
ing with delightful musical programme
arranged for plano and cello.
Athlete posters will be q novel feature
OF the Christmas issue OF the Balance
Sheet
The College Club Of Business High
School will give a dance Just before tho
Christmas holidays.
Resolved: THAT emigration should be
further restricted" was the subject Of
debate OF the Daniel Webster Club. FRI
day afternoon. The affirmative was SUD-
ported by Messrs. Bonnet and Tanderlip,
while Messrs. TrendberE and Lipscomb
upheld the negative. Miss Pauline Smith.
the vice president. presided. and Miss
Theodore Presnell read the Mercury.
Special teachers received checks for
longevity pay due them on Friday last.
A plan for unifying the standard Of
making awards for the school insignia Of
Business High School has been decided
upon by a committee of five and adopted
by the faculty as whole
Girls committee OF Tech will give an
girls OF the school on Friday, Deem
ber ~.
A talk on simple graduation gowns
was given to the girls Of the February
class OF Central High School by Mrs.
Hoegelsberger, lady principal OF the
school.
The Federal Schoolmen's Club met at
the Continental Hotel on Friday evening
for a business meeting followed by 4
ment of Agriculture. spoke on the Re
cent Progress in Agricultural Education
and T. T. Wong. chairman Of the Chi
nese indemnity fund. outlined advance
ment made recently in Chinese education.
Thanksgiving collection taken in the
schools amounts to above $500. a slight
decrease from last year. This will be
turned ever to the school fund and dis
bursed through a committee Of the As
sociated Charities, OF which Assistant
E. L. Thurston is cha r
man
Miss Jessica Marshall. supervisor Of
schools in Toledo. Ohio. and a delegate
to the Rivers and Harbors Congress,
visited the atypiCal schools on Friday.
Miss Marshall has under her charge all
Of the special schools Of the Lake City.
Central High School Alumni Associa-
tion VIII hold its annual reunion on the
afternoon Of December 30. when all the
old grads" are invited TO be present and
join in the good times for which old Cen
Central is famous.
Night schools will close for the holidays
on Friday next, and reopen Friday,
January 3. 1913
The Christmas play Of Eastern High
School will be Spreading the News" by
Lady Gregory. and will be given n the
assembly hall on the evening of Decem-
ber 20.
About fifty were presen; at TIE first
meeting of the debating society OF Weston
High School held on Wednesday.
The Camp Fire Girls Of Eastern High
tramped from the Chain Bridge 10 SyCa-
more Island last week, under the chaper-
onage of Miss Merrill. one OF the guar
dians.
The FIRST Battalion dance will he given
at the Arcade next Friday and COMPANY
l dance at the Cairo. Decemhcr =.
Miss Wills gave a pracucaI tcmrer-
ance talk from scientific facts gathered
abroad to the pupils OF central High
School al assembly "Wednesday morning.
Capt. r. c. Bruce has been s..s by
President Lowell. of Howard University
as delegate representing the university
at the inauguration of DR.. $ r. New
man a. president of Howard In versity.
At the executive meeting OF the \Iunns
Monday. December So. waa,
decided upon for the annual reunion oG
grads at Eastern High SchoJ.
Misses Robertson and Wills spoke on
the Harmful Effects of Alcohol at
Armstrong Manual Training School Fri
lay morning.
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