The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS,

community CHRISTMAS spirit has been
holiday habit among public school pupils
Tor several years past. but with the keen
awakening all over the country Of the
SOCIAL service and social center thought.
school people at the Capital seem to be
4 taking more than their customary de-
4 light In spencer's Injunction, "Be merry
all, prepare the song, the feast, the ball;
to welcome merry Christmas"
Christmas Songs Of Many Lands"
collection OF rare old Christmas carols,
dating from compositions Of the thir-
/ teenth century to modern times, and IN
cluding German. Italian. Bohemian, and
French devotional folk songs. were given
by Gurle Luise Corey In song recital az
! Eastern High School Tuesday afternoon
| The short explanatory talk. with which
/ Miss Corey preceded each number, made
the program doubly interesting and edu-
cational. Miss Edith Keyes was accom-
panist.
DIR. Luther Gulick. of the Russell Sage
Foundation, and president Of the Camp
| Fire Girls Of America, has made It plain
| to the high school girls OF the city in a
series Of lectures, that in the present
| generation girls must take part In COM
munity life. He emphasized the dignity
Of service in his talks to each OF the
FIVE high schools Of the city during the
past week.
! Officials and teachers of the city will
tender a farewell reception to DR.. Will
| lam NJ Davidson. superintendent OF
schools, at the Wilson Normal school
| tomorrow evening, from to 10 O'CLOCK
| The reception will be held IN the gym
nasium, which has been beautifully deco
/ rated for the occasion. Later IN the
evening guests will gather in the as
sembly hall for meeting over which
Henry p. Blair president of the board
CT education. will preside Speeches viii
be made by Capt. J. F. Oyster, formsr
president OF tie board, and A T. stuart,
former superintendent of schools
Shakespearean scenes cleverly intro
duced by Puck. with music from the
Dances OF Henry VIII and Ballads OF
Robin Hood" will make a classical pro-
gram for the Christmas entertainment at
| Central Tuesday There will be per-
| formance In the morning and one In the
| afternoon Mrs Elizabeth Walton Is In
charge Of the dramatic club.
J The forty-page Christmas issue OF the
Balance Sheet will come out tomorrow
and will be accompanied by an attractive
calendar for the new year. Tuesday
morning the prize Of money, offered by
the publication for the three best ortgi-
nal stories, will he awarded the victors
In the closing assembly Of the year.
Shaft and drift methods of mining,
digging and loading ore, and safety de-
vices used in the operation OF mines were
explained by Morton Leopold. of the
Bureau of Mines, to the pupils Of Tech
in a talk at the school Friday morning.
He gave practical demonstrations OF the
use Of safety lamps, the pulmotor and
oxygen helmet
Old grads Of Central will meet in a
rally at the school at . o'clock December
Is Men and women of fifty and boys
and girls in their teens will Join hands
and voices to push the New Central
High School" to q successful finish. Fred
L. Fishback, president Of the alumni
association. viii introduce the speakers,
including C0rcoran Thom, Harry Meem,
and Emory Wilson, principal Of Central
All graduates of the school, back to Its
beginning in the T0s, are urged to be
present.
Football "ws" will be awarded West
ern High School gridiron heroes at as
sembly tomorrow.
Miss Ethel Prince, teacher of art at
holiday season in Havana, Cuba.
A nine-column cut Of a picture of the
,000 pupils of Tech will be displayed on
the front sheet of the Christmas issue
OF Tech News" on sale tomorrow. 1t
marks the anniversary Of the first sue
cessful high school newspaper, and the
advance order for 1t has been so great
that several hundred additional copies
have been ordered.
Washington High School Bank officials
will held their first dance in the gym
nasium Of Business High School tomor-
row evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hart,
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. w. Miller. and Miss
Margaret Grahame acting as chaperones.
c. Duvall Perkins won the medal given
by the National Rifles Association in the
membership match of Central High
School last Wednesday afternoon.
The affirmative won the decision in the
question:: Resolved, that the present
form Of the government Of the District
Of Columbia should be changed to a mu-
nicipality," discussed by members of the
Daniel Webster Club at Business High
School Friday afternoon. First honors
were awarded Eugene Crews.
At the wallach School next Tuesday
morning a devotional service of sacred
Christmas songs, with the story of the
Nativity, will be the chapel exercises.
The afternoon will be given over to
Christmes festivities. The girls vol |
ley-ball team has raised a substantial
charity fund, which It will dispense |
among the needy girls.
Lloyd Brodie, Arthur Perry, and |
Robert Brennan will impresonate "Ye
Three Sober Gentlemen" and Bessie |
Ramsay, Marjorie Burtlett, and Lucille |
Price, the Three Pretty Girls" in the
old-time play to be given at Business |
High School Tuesday morning. Theo- |
dore Otte will be Santa Claus.
A combination of Christmas play, |
alumni association meeting, reception, |
and dance will be the order of the day |
at Eastern next Tuesday. The play, i
"A Christmas Box" was written by
former member of the faculty. Miss |
Phoebe Holmes. the gifted musician
and writer, At the alumni meeting |
Bennett Clark, parliamentary clerk Of
the House of Representatives and son |
Of the Speaker, will preside. DR.. w.
s. Small, principal of the school. will !
make an address,, and the glee club |
will sing q selection of carols.
A huge tree. set up In the main hall, /
around which Rafberod all the uupils of Il