Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
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Schools

- PRING and spring fever have, as
usual, arrived together and II
would not be the most surprising
~ thing in the world if the jO.Ooo
and more boys and girls attending
the public schools of the District were
found to be about as much interested III
base ball. buddin gtrees and returning
birds as they are in the three RS II
might be well to remember, though. that
the tedium of the three RS is somewhat
offset by the fact that many schools nave
their own base ball teams, and that Duo-
ding trees and returning birds-not 10
mention those wonderful tadpoles that
turn into frogs-form a topic or interest
for many nature-study lessons
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That without seriousness and definite
ness an education is proftless was
declaration made by President Warfield
of La Fayette College in an address on
THE Purpose of an Education at Cen
trail High School, at assembly this week
The speaker declared that culture that
failed to have definite aim was profit
less and that education was a serious
business, in which every one should do
his best.
Need for educational motion pictures
and the good which might be accomplish
ed through them were topics discussed by
Miss Cecil Norton, teacher or the
Grover Cleveland School at Business
High School Wednesday and Thursday
mornings. Mrs. Edith kingman Kern
also spoke Thursday morning. telling or
what had been done to improve the comic
supplement of newspapers.
Miss Norton has just finished an eN-
tensive investigation of the mot1on-pic,
ture problem. She visited New York and
there interviewed several large film man
ufacturers in an effort to have them
put out educational films regularly. She
was also instrumental in having him
produced here under the auspices of some
of the school teachers. This film will be
shown in a local theater in the near
future.
Arrangements for the musical comedy
and minstrel show which is to be given
by the pupils of the William Mckinley
High School the evenings of April IL and
l. are rapidly being completed. The
musical show is in two parts, and has
a large chorus, of which eighteen are
girls attending the school, Dancing Will
follow the performance.
Leading roles in the musical comedy
will be taken by Ralph Foster Edwin III.
Felt. Marian Cramer, Ellie Judd and
Doris Farrar. Several 'specialties' will
be given by other performers
George Herbert Wells and Theodore
Howard are in charge of the minstrel
performance. Ernest Galleher will act
as interlocutor. and the end men will
be Henry Berliner. Harlow Burnside,
Don Holmes and J. Raymond Wells. Ed
win Felt, Alvin Lake and Archie Gibson
will sing solos.
Prof. Paul Hanus of Harvard Uni
versity will address the Federal SCHOOL,
mems Club at a meeting to be held in
the near future at the home of Prof
Thomas w. Sidwell.
Scenes from the plays of Shakespeare
will be given by pupils of Central High
School for the benefit of the Fairgrounds.
luncheon to be held by Business High
School are being completed rapidly. The
event. which will be held the latter part
of the present month. is in the hands of
q committee headed by Miss NJ. E. Heller,
a member of the faculty.
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Joan of Arc" a cantata. is being re-
hearsed by pupils of Central High School.
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Tech will soon have a permanent
school seal. as a committee has been
will consist of a member of the faculty,
q member of the alumni. member of
the school and one person selected by
the three first chosen.
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Lectures on Philadelphia and the Cen
trail High School Of Commerce of that
city, will be given by Sidney l.. Struble
and Charles C. Guilford,. both pupils Of
Business High School. this week. The lee