The Washington herald., 1913-05-04
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS

[ dance. and country dance. win be IN
troduced into the scene from winters
Tale" and will be sung and danced In
Last night Techs minstrel. show and
troupe, giving the musical comedy, The
Girl from Havana" repeated 'thei- Wash
ington success at the Colonisl Theater
at Annapolis. Nd, to crowded house
| OF local residents and people In naval
| circles. The performance was given UNI
der the auspices of the Civic League,
! which guaranteed the school actors sl2S
for expenses and Is per cent Of profts.
large number. of parents and teachers
| went over in the morning and returned
with the company after the performance.
DR.. william. M. Davidson superiptsnd-
ent of schools, has called q meeting of
| supervisors at the Board of Education
committee, on 2 the Fourth of July
pageant. 1t consists OF Mrs. Gienna
Tuinin. who had charge of the, suffrage
pageant and Miss Ethel Smith, the sec
rotary of the Drama League.
Hygiene Of the Teeth" was the SUBJ
ject of Dr. Louise Taylor Jones prac-
children last Thursday evening. Miss
| Cecil Norton. who has amade On en-
haustive study of the question of moving
pictures. gave a pointed and original
scheme for their use in connection with
the teachers work. Musical numbers
were furnished by Misses Elisabeth Ora
hame and Annie L.. Willis.
An interesting and effective method Of
teaching music through color scheme
was demonstrated by Mrs. Fanny E.
Hughey its founder, at the Thursday
meeting of the Grant Toner Association.
The method has been in vogue some time
in St. Louis, the home of Mrs. Hughey,
and is being presented in the East now
through the generosity of q wealthy st.
Louis business man. Mrs. Edith King
man Kern, Of the Board of Education.
invited Mrs Hughey to demonstrate her
work before the association.
series of model lessons in arithmetic
are being given in Mr.. 8. NJ. Eiy's divi-
sion. Miss c. M. Byrn. of the Gage
School. gave lesson before all Of the
sixth grade teachers on Thursday; Mas
X. M. Gibbs gave a similar lesson to
fifth grades at the Emery, Wednesday,;
Miss A. NJ. Sisson will give an eighth
grade demonstration on Wednesday next.
and Miss Z. j. Lackey, the seventh grade
on Thursday. A discussion follows each
lesson.
DR.. Frederick I. Bartlett addressed the
Mothers Club of the Dent School Friday
afternoon. Il
Thomas Fisher. of Eastern High School, |
successfully passed the examination for |
the Naval Academy and left for Annap-
oils last week. He will be greatly missed |
on both the football and baseball teams |
of the school. |
Miss Leila j. Spindle, who took a spe- |
cial course in mechanical drawing and |
lettering while at Tech two years sago. |
passed the civil service examination last |
year and has recently been promoted to |
$3.50 position.
An old English open-air festival with |
folk songs and dances will be held on /
the roof garden of West School to raise |
funds for school apparatus.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins talked to EN-
cry Campfire Girls last Monday on |
housekeeping and questions Of civic in
terest. The girls attended the May fes-
tival at Neighborhood House Wedns-
day.
Groups of childrn are being chosen
from each school for the great athletic
of DR.. Rebecca Stoneroad at American |
League Park May g About 5000 chill
dren will be represented in the various
exercises.
Pupils of the Washington Conserva-
tory of Music gave a concert at NJ
Street High School Wednesday morn
ing
d. S. Goodloe. principal of the Mary
land Normal and Industrial School, Of
Bowie, Md, talked on The Progress of
the Race" to students of Armstrong
High School Wednesday afternoon.
Dr. Isabel Lamb continued her talks
on hygiene for girls at M Street Tues
day afternoon. Il
The following officers were elected for
Alumni Association at the
Wednesday evening meeting: President,
r. /. Waugh; first vice president. II. l..
Stevens; second vice president, Miss G..
Allen: secretaries, Thomas Green and
Miss A. Marshall; treasurer, Arthur AL