Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

Il GAIN vacation time is here
- The three months holiday. to
~ which large portion of
Il Washington's population has
been looking forward. is no
longer a dream. but a reality-at least
it will be in three days.
CLOSING days" of this decade differ
largely from those of a decade or two
ago. when the little red schoolhouse
on the hill" was the place of learning
but the spirit of vacation has changed
but little. No doubt the. majority of
the boys and girls of this city already
have made plans for their vacat on and
have decided upon hundreds of things
which they want to do
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The final intras~pool debate Of East
EN- High School was held Wednesday
m corning the subject being. Resolved.
That free text books should he fur
nished in Washington high scnoo-s.
The affirmative won First honorS
we're awarded Miss NJ. Cook. while
Watson Davis won second honors.
Prizes in the menu contest recently
he'd between the gir's of Tech were
awarded Thursday. The contest includ-
ed the making of menus for three days
given and the cos. of one meal outlined.
The prizes were donated by DIR. George
~ Kober.
Miss Ethel Dearborn won the first
prize Of $40 in gold The second and
third prizes. each consisting of s. in
gold. were won by Miss Edith slime and
Miss Madge Thornton. respectively.
Misses Dorothy Crisp and Anne Mitchell
received honorable mention. Twenty EIGHT
papers were submitted.
A lawn party is to be given by students
Of Normal School No. ] tomorrow. at the
home Of Miss Anna Crook. in Brookland.
The graduating class OF the school will
not hold ass night exercises this year
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f.mblems for their work in school ac-
tivities were awarded pupils at Central
week. Business High School. in accord
ance with lis new plan. presented BIS
for several branches of efficiency. In al
cases where the emblems were presented,
the general qualifications of the pupil
were considered as we'll as his activities
in athletics. debating. etc.
a committee of teachers made the
awards. which consisted of a small
bronze medal with the school seal on one
side and the letter b on the other.
Campbell. r. +. Stanley and F. r.
Throckmorton. w r. Hay, H. II.
Roberts and W. Miller. Principal Allan
Davis presided
Awards were made to the following for
their work this semester: For school
betterment. Katharine Farrar and A.. Nj.
Phillips for marked general efficiency.
John P. Eckert. Graeme Bannerman.
Anna NJ Finch and Hattie E. Goodrich;
for marked efficiency in business man
agement Mary Ruth Fitton and William
Zupnik: for marked literary efficiency.
William S. Lyons, Harold f. Bruce. Leo
pold V Freudberg and Irving +. Frank:
for marked military efficiency. r. +.
Glessner, Leon r. Cooper. l.. r. Pedloe,
~ w. Barrett. T. Campbell. f. S. HAS
lip, r. w. Ehrmanntraut. l.. J. McCarfy,
F.. l.. McA!eer and c. A. Robinson. and
for marked athletic efficiency, Mildred
Coates Ethe5 Bergman, Gertrude Mann.
Harry l.. Harris, Robert Brennan. Wal
ter Donn Horace Derrick. E. l.. McAleer.
Willard Warthen, Edward Widmayer and
William Zupnik.
Certificates were given to Central stu
dents who had taken part in the dra-
mates this year. and watch fobs bearing
the school letter TO the debaters. Rife
.C.s' consisted of the c with a small
target inside. Fobs were given for de-
batting at Technical, and circle inclos-
ing ''T was presented TO the athletes.
Eastern High Schools yearbook was
issued Thursday.
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Central High School held a matinee day
Friday. Pupils whose promotions were