The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

Midyear promotions will be made at
the close OF the week. Formal graduat-
| ing exercises will be held only in high
schools and eighth grades, and even these
will De simple in character. consisting OF
an address by a prominent citizen and
few concerted musical numbers.
In the Georgetown, or first division
| schools. exercises will be held In Curtis
Hall with Barrymore Angus as leading
speaker: Senator johnson. will make the
address TO the eighth grade graduates OF
F, the second division. and Arthur Ramsay.
principal Of Fairmont Seminary. and
William II. Saunders. president of the
Mount Pleasant Citizens. Association.
will be the speakers at Emmanuel
Baptist Church, where the graduating
exercises of the third division will take
place. The seventy-hve graduates of d.
vision four will be addressed by Thomas
w. sidweli. principal of the Friends Sc
lect School. and receive their diplomas
from Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern. Of the
Board OF Education, who will later In
the day deliver the graduating address
TO the 10 boys and girls OF division FIVE
Hon. Charles Cleighton Carlin will be
orator OF the day and Assistant Su-
perintendent Z. l. Thurston will deliver
the diplomas. to the graduates Of the
sixth division at Douglas Memorial
hold their exercises at Eastern High
School hall. with E. ii. Daniel, Of
the Board OF Education. as speaker, and
Mrs. Frank Byram in charge of the mu-
sic. Representative George O'Shaunnes-
sey of Rhode Island is to address the pu-
pills Of South Washington. and Henry p.
Blair, vice president OF the Board Of Edu-
cation, award the diplomas. The pupils
OF Anacostia and extreme Southeast
Wa GhfnoTOn IN ha adj af IN
Hall by Samuel w. Graffiin. with Mrs. F.
Il Thompson In charge of the music.
All other school functions and engage
nents scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
will give way or be postponed, on ac-
count OF the lecture to be given at Cen
trail High School by DR.. SuzzaIIo, Of Co
lumbia College, New York. He is counted
one OF the original thinkers on education
al subjects, and his practical ideas meet
the modern demands for a broad. bal
anced education in an age OF specializing.
The lecture is given under the auspices
OF the Kindergarten Association, and the
proceeds will be added to the fund being
accumulated for the entertainment OF the
International Union which is to meet in
Washington in April
William Dean Howell's dainty little play
over the Teacups'' and scene one from
the act of midsummer Nights Dream"
will be given by members OF the dramatic
association on Tuesday afternoon next
The Shakesperean cast includes Misses
Mann, Leet and Dorney, and Messrs.
Barr. Clark. Rice, Powell, Cole. Schwab.
and Hogan. Sudermann's version OF
THE Far-a-way Princess will be pre-
sented by the entire membership Of the
club in February
The question OF home study received
still further the attention Of the super
vising principals at their meeting held
at the Franklin last Tuesday afternoon.
4 resolution was also adopted decl-ring
these officials opposed to admitting chill
dren to even high-class moving picture
shows after nightfall. unless accompanied
by a responsible adult.
Capitol Hill Parent-teachers Association
held an ideal meeting at the Wallach
Building on Tuesday evening, with a
large attendance, among whom were sew
oral distinguished guests Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Ralph Given, related many