Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
Among I
the Schools

ASTER, Just three weeks from
IL today. brings the scholars of the
public schools OF the District OF
Columbia ten-day vacation. To-
gether with four-day rest at
Decoration day, IL would be lazy
scholar. indeed. who would complain OF
too much school I'm the year 1912. Four
days will he given the schools at Deco
rftion day because May 10 falls on Thurs
FAY. The custom Is that when a holiday
/ in to make good measure. and also be-
cause 1t has proved practically useless
to teach anything in q week that Is
broken up with q holiday Thursday. n
school day Friday and q holiday Satur-
day and Sunday.
The telegraph lines Of this country
should be owned and operated by the fed
eral government, according to a decision
reached in an intraschool debate held by
day afternoon. =
| Following the transfer of J. L. Tunstall.
first sergeant of Company A. Central
High School to the position OF battalion
adjutant this week. other transfers had
| to be made to fill the subsequent vacan-
cies which occurred. They were: Third
| Sergt. F. c. Martin of Company ]. to
first sergeant. Company A: Private GIL
bert j. Cox. Company l. to corporal. Com
| pany A: Corpl Kenneth p. IAttauer.
Company A. to fifth sergeant. Company
/; Private Stuart p. Heitmuller. Com
pany A. to private. Company 1.
An address on How to Tell to Children
the Story OF the Origin Of Life." by DR..
Adelia Winbigler. and an address on
Food Values" by Mrs. Giles ecott
Rafter Of the Mothers Congress. were
/ Cent 50 -
ers and friends of the Arthur School held
Thursday afternoon at the school
/ Preceding the addresses children OF the
school, accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth
diers Chorus" ''Old Dog Tray" The
Watch on the Rhine" wind Of the Sea-"
Good Night" and Keller's American
Hymn Gloria Cation. a pupil OF the
! freshments were served at the conclusion
OF the program
Preparations are being completed rapid
ly for the business High School luncheon
to be held Thursday next. The proceeds
OF the function will be given over to the
athletic fund of the school. All the pupils
are hoping for fair. mild weather that
day, OF course.
Company K of Mckinley Manual Train
ing School has arranged to give a dance
at Mrs. Dyer's April 10.
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Central High Schools chorus. contain
ing between $50 and 200 voices, h to sing
at the Church Of the Covenant at the
evening service OF May 5.
| The two-day conference concluded at
| the New Willard Hotel yesterday took
up matters OF Importance to boys and
large number of persons interested In the
welfare of the school children Of the
4 community.
Principal Allan Davis Of the Business
High School spoke at assembly Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week on the
value of tree and shrub planting ~ well
as flower planting. While he urged his
auditors to plant flowers. particularly the
nasturtium. he also urged them not to
| forget what a beautiful tree the holly u,
nor the pretty hedges which can be made
from red cedar. +"
The Players Club" of Tech met Friday,
afternoon.
| Six-week advisory reports were given
out at Eastern High School Friday ait
| ernoon These are the first marks given
nature. For those pupils who entered In
| February they are the first high school
reports received, and give the nrst &C
| curate estimate to these new pupils as to
i T Z
| line of work.
The Students Council Of Western High
School has offered a gold medal to the
boy or girl who writes the best school
song. While the reward Will undoubted-
| ly produce a suitable new school song. 10
will also probably be the means OF dis
covering a large number OF musicians
and song writer's.
What kind of a spring entertainment
for the benefit of the athletic fund shall
Tech give? That is the question the
teachers committee, which has the anair
in charge, are still trying to answer. No
definite decision has yet been reached
concerning the affair. The committee in
charge is composed Of Nelson McKernan.
J. E. Smith. Leroy Burch. A. b. Many.
Misses Olive Dennis, E. r. Bond, Eva
Baker and NJ b. Sewell.
Central High School students will prob
ably hold their spring lunch May ~.
though the date has not yet been den.
nitely settled. =.
A meeting OF the hand and mind board
of Mckinley Manual Training School was
held Friday afternoon.
Dr. Elnora c. Folkmar spoke at
meeting of the Emery lexington Home
and School Association. held In the Eek
ington School Friday afternoon. Miss
Adelaide Davis. vice president OF the
organization, presided. Musical selec-
lions were furnished by Miss May ID:
Jack and Miss Elizabeth Grahame. All
mothers of the children Of Ahe schools
were invited to attend.
Children and teachers alike are looking
| forward to '.plantin' time" Nasturtiums
will be the" plant this year, having
been chosen by vote as the flower Of the
National Capital for 1912. Though the
weather is not proptious for garden
work, planning may be done on paper.
Make your plans for planting first ana
then plant is the advice given by expert
gardeners. Better results in beauty.
quality and quantity can be obtained by
planning the work previously, 1t IL argued
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President Cooper Of the Washington
High School Bank read his report to
the students of Business High School
recently, showing the bank to be In
good standing. One Of the great bene-
fits which the members of the board OF
directors of the bank are receiving IL
parliamentary practice, according to
Principal Davis.
A musical was given at Central High
School Wednesday by Mrs. Welsh ana