The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

into the work He has been a supervisor
sincs 1884. and director OF the atypical
and ungrsded schools. which schools he
organized at the request % the board
Of education. since 1901.
As president of tie Special Child Club.
as a lecturer and writer en- the defective
child. and as the promoter and organizer
OF psyc biological methods for their de-
velopment, he has won national recogni-
ton. He is the author OF a history Of
the District Of Columbia. and q school
history Of the United States.
His wife was enc ot wsshington's best
known vocalists twenty years ago. His
son is connected with the Library OF Con-
gress. and his daughter with the public
schools.
DR. Davidson never addressed a more
enthusiastic audience than the large
body OF foreigners and grade pupils
who listened intently to his rousfng
speech last Wednesday evening at the
Franklin School, A roll call of nation
alities showed the Russians far in ad-
vance of all others. with Greeks and
Italians In second place. Eighteen for
eign countries were represented and
for each Or. Davidson had some word
OF appreciation and praise. The AFFAIR
was given under the auspices of the
Council OF Jewish Women.
Ivy City Citizens Association has
asked the board of education to put a
bell in the beIfry of the school build
ing. They think 1t may be an aid TO
prompt attendance at the school ses-
sions. as II its ringing will announce
the correct time to many homes IN
the outlying sections, where accurate
timepieces are the exception.
1t has been decided that the class of
1912, Central High School. is to have
year book" Pictures and brief sketches
of the entire class. class officers, debat-
ing and basketball teams will be
grouped on Its pages. Victories on
gridiron. diamond. and track are TO be
chronicled. and every interesting event
of the school year is to be recorded for
reference in the days to come. IL
promises to be a fittinE memento OF
the closing year with old Central. Mr..
willard Pollard hsa been selected for
its editor.
Rev. DR.. Montgomery. OF the Metro
politan NJ. Z. Church, was the orator at
Central High: Dr. Davidson at Western:
Rev. DR.. n. II. Holmes at Business; DR..
Thirkield at Tech. and DR.. John Van
ington Birthday celebrations.
The Comptroller Of the Treasury holds
that while he does not agree with the
doctrine contained in the decision Of the
Court of Appeals In the case OF the Dis
trict against Mildred Dean. he viii feel
bound by IL. and in the absence of any
further legislation the regulations Of the
board OF education will be binding upon
the accounting officers. This will be in
effect after July 1.
Central Home and School Association
several hundred parents and
friends last Wednesday evening at Nc
KinIey Manual Training School DR.. Earle
Wilhey and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey
infused touch OF patriotism into their
addresses on a closer union both In mat
ters educational and national Miss Viola
Schippert and Miss Hin. both members
OF the Rubinstein Club, delighted the
audience with their exquisite music.
Miss sanderlin Is teaching the girls of
Business High School the dignifed min
uet, with its sweeping curtsey. and other
colonial dances barking back to the days
cf powdered hair and stately propriety.
She usually closes the hour with some
merry folk dance Of the foreign peas
antry.
Miss Elizabeth V. Brown has been pre-
sented with a model trolley car which |
has the ideal low step she has so va
liantly advocated. but Il is q paper model |
and was made by a fourth grade boy
OF the Morse School. The children have
been studying methods Of transportation
and have modelled In clay and paper |
every sort of transportation device from |
the OK cart and jinrikisha. to the modern |
auto truck locomotive and ocean grey
hound. During the past week reproduc- |
tons Illustrating old plantation life, CO. |
lonial homes. furniture. and costumes |
have been made and painted by these |
little people.
A series OF tableaux. Illustrating the |
entire life OF George Washington, were |
pictured before a large gathering OF par |
ents at the Ketcham School Tuesday |
Afternoon and TO a delighted body Of |
school children Wednesday afternoon. |
Patriotic songs and bits OF story and |
1ratory were cleverly interpolated into |
The scenic effect.
A series OF interpretive reeitais by |
Prof. s. II. Clark. Of the University Of |
Chicago. viii be given at Metropolitan /
n. +. Church March. IS 20. and T. The /
course. which has the approval OF Dr. /
Davidson, includes Ulysses" by Stephen /
Phillips; she Stoops 10 Conquer" by
Oliver Goldsmith. and Wagner's "Parsi-
al. as retoid by Haekel Or. Clark has i
book on How TO Teach /
and Is a close student and
'lever imperscnator Of the drama Thel