Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26
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Verena Schmid, and the treasurer, Walter
w. Burdette A large percentage of the
class was represented.
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+ Matinee days will be held by both East
ern and Central high schools Friday.
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Girls of Eastern High School organized
a new camp of Camp Fire Girls, Tuesday.
Miss Burroughs a teacher in the graded
schools here, will be in charge A gem
eral meeting of all the camps was held
and plans for hike in the country
were made.
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Company and Company G of Business
High School held joint dance in the gym
nasium of the school Tuesday. According
to Principal Allan Davis the dance was
one of the. most successful ever held at
Business
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Officers of the Mothers Club of the
Weightman School were elected at a
meeting held recently, as follows: Presl-
dent, Mrs. II. T. Watson: vice president,
Mrs. r. Z. Harris; secretary. Mrs. e. Z.
Green, and treasurer, Mrs. f. NJ. livery.
Mrs Joseph F. James gave an address
on Games in the Home" Franklin T.
Howe, Sd, recited Henry Ward Beechers
The National Flag" About 80 parents
were present. The next meeting of the
club will be held February 10.
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Ernest L. Thurston. assistant superin-
tendent of white schools. will speak on
THE Right School Spirit at a meeting
of the Lincoln Park Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION at the Maury School Wednesday
evening DIR. E. G. Kimball, supervising
principal of the seventh division, Will also
speak.
Several classes of grade pupils have
been started in the new Normal School
No. 1.
Prof. Henry Suzzalo, professor of So
GEOLOGY of the Teachers College of Co
lumbia University, will lecture on "A
Modern Conception of Culture" in the as
sembly hall of the Central High School at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon under the
auspices of the District of Columbia
kindergarten Association.
Members of the Daniel Webster Club of
the Business High School presented Fri
day one of the finest debates they have
ever held according to the opinion OF the
judges. The question debated was that
a single tax on land is better than the
present system of taxation. The Judges
were at first at a loss to whom to award
the decision, but finally gave the decision
to the affirmative. The winning side was
upheld by Leopold Freudberg and Henry
Vanderlip, while the negative was up
held by Miss A. Pauline Smith and IL
Roland Reed. First honors were given TO
Leopold Freudberg.
Things That Were Luxury Before
Are a Necessity Now was the subject of
an extemporaneous speech by Miss h.
Grossberg She showed how matches
were regarded as a luxury in the days or
old and how all of the other inventions
grew to become a necessity in the present
age.
The effect of moving pictures on the
people will be debated January 81. Men,
bers of the club will take part.
1.-THE Bad Boy was the subject of a
lecture given by Jacob Riis Tuesday aft
ernoon at the NJ Street High School
Prof. Henry Suzzalo of Columbia Uni
versity will lecture this Tuesday on ''The
Need of Social Point of View
That proper meals are closely connect
ed with ability in studies was the asser-
ton of Mrs. Caroline Harris. member OF
the board of education. before meeting
of parents of pupils of the John F. Sla-
ter School, held at that school Thursday
evening.
Those who study the welfare of chill
dren no longer doubt the connection be-
tween poorly cooked food that is not nu-
tritious and poor lessons in school,, de-
clared Mrs. Harris. Saying that present
economic conditions are such that many
parents are unable to provide for the
proper physical welfare of their children,
she hoped for time when free, nutri-
tious lunches will be given TO school chill
dren who are unable to get them other
wise.
Other addresses were made by o. T.
Taylor. E. G. Evans and Mr.. Brown and
Miss NJ P Shadd, supervising principal
of the division of which the Slater School
is a part Musical numbers were given by
Mrs. Helen Boyd, James Marshall and
James Wright. The parents Pledged their
co-operation to the school and its nstitu-
lions. Mrs. Harris shook hands with the
bows who had won in the basket ball Sc
ries.
DR.. William NJ. Davidson, superintend-