Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
RITH spring less than one week
M distant. activities IN the
AAH schools are looking toward
w outdoor fields instead OF the

M schools are looking toward
wv outdoor fields instead Of the
indoor halls. Base ball and
track in athletics: outdoor rifle shooting,
instead of indoor, and garden work In
real gardens rather than nature study
from books, will soon be the order OF the
day.
Many important events will be held
during the coming weeks. These Will IN
clude spring plays. musicals, annuai
lunches and the competitive drill OF the
High School Cadets. The date of the drill
has not yet been fixed. but it will prob
ably be held during the week OF May H.
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Mrs Archibald Hopkins addressed the
girls Of Central High School "Wednesday
on the work of the Civic Federation.
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Demonstrations in physics and chem
istry will be given at Business High
school at morning assemblies next We'd
nesday and Thursday. The demonstra-
tons, which will be accompanied Dy ex-
planatory lectures, may include Demon
stration with wireless telegraph ap-
paratus.
Technical High School pupils will be
given a musical Tuesday afternoon at
/: 80 o'clock. Those who will take part
are MRS. FRANK byrdIH, tnc ulI ~, -
K. Miller, Miss Randall, Miss Mabel Rob
ert, Mrs Duff Lewis and Dore WOLF
steiner.
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Methods of reporting congressional de-
bates were described by Fred lriand,
official reporter Of the House OF Hepre, ,
sentatiyes at Business High School
Thursday He demonstrated shorthand,
and, following his address, answered
many questions asked him by pupils OF
the school.
Gustaye Blumenthal spoke on '.Voca-
tional Guidance at Eastern High School
Friday evening before the Home ano
School Association.
Central High School athletes who prac-
tice on the lot at the side OF the school
usually have. quite an audience curing
their work, as the old board fence mas
a low wire one substituted. Many per-
sons, some interested in them and
others merely curious, stand by the
fence on good days watching the boys.
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INQUIRY as to the methods of working
the .'out of school credit plan," which
was recently adopted at Business High
School, and described in previous issues
Of The Star. have been made by the au-
of Columbus, Ohio. Fourteen questions
were submitted to Principal Allan
Davis.
officers of the Daniel Webster Club Of
Business High School were elected as 1oi-
President, Henry Vanderlip; vice presi-
dent, Miss j. T. Kimmel; secretary, w.
Douibring. and treasurer, Miss L. Beay-
ers.
L. Horn made an extemporaneous ad-
dress on the suffrage parade of March s.
He was followed in a general discussion
by Henry vanderlip. Leopold Frendberg
and Miss Throckmorton. A copy or the
Mercury, one Of the clubs papers, was
read.
That the United States should intervene
in Mexico will be the subject Of debate
at the school Wednesday. Henry Van
derlip and Miss J. T. Kiminel VIII sup
port the affirmative, while the negative
will be upheld by Leopold Freudberg and
Miss K. .Grossberg.
Members of the class of 1907 of Normal
School No. will hold their annual re
union April IL at True Reformers' Hail.
A program of brief addresses and musi-
cal numbers will be given. ]. Moria
Saunders, the president, Will PRESIDE.
7. D. Baltimore, member of the Frank
lin Institute of Philadelphia and instruc-
tor of steam engineering and machine
shop practice of Armstrong Manual
Training High School, recently delivered
a lecture on THE Steam Boiler; Its
Care Management and the Principal
Causes of Its Deterioration. The fatigue
of the boiler plates and braces, due to
expansion and contraction and increase
and decrease of pressure was shown by
special apparatus made by the lecturer.
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Agricultural education will form an i'm
portant section or the International Con-