The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-12

The first calendar month Of the year
is one of the busiest of the school year.
With the Christmas holidays past, an I'M
broken month of strictly scholastic work
closes the first semester and leads 10
the midyear promotions, which now form
an integral part of the school system.
This necessftates reorganization, ana an
onward step for most of the boys and
girls in the schools.
Actual promotions will be made on
Monday. February 3. but week before
that date lists of promotions are SUD-
mitted to Assistant Superintendent T. X.
Thurston to facilitate an uninterrupted
plan of school activity. Where pupils
have failed to be recommended for pro-
motion to high schools, they Will be
given another opportunity to make
good" by taking what is known as the
principals examination" IL they so de-
sire. Announcement Of the time and
place will be made later. g..
Ernest H Daniels, member of the
Board of Education, last week continued
his plan for visiting 6ll of the schools
in the District, by personally greeting
in her school room, each teacher of the
third division.
Western High School entertained the
parents and friends of the school on
Thursday afternoon between and b
More than 800 guests attended the re-
ception.
Work on the new Normal School is
nearing completion, though an infinite
number of minor details and changes IN
interior arrangements are yet to be ad-
justed. Some OF the rooms will be used
by pupils of the Ross School after Feb
ruary l, but il will be month later be-
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old home at the Franklin and give their
housewarming in the beautiful new
building. Even then. the critic schools
will remain as at present. and normal
girls will continue their practice work
at the Franklin, Seaton, and Thomson
schools.
The Carberry School entertained its
Mothers Club on Friday afternoon, and
in the evening the initial meeting of the
Carberry Alumni Association was held.
This is an original venture in alumni as
sociations, and doubtless will keep eighth
grade graduates. especially those who
do not take the high school course, in
touch with old school friends and teach
ers. The constitution was adopted, and
long list OF old grads" put down their
signatures for membership in the asso-
citation.
Clara Ascherfeld, pianist OF the Pea
body Conservatory. Baltimore, delighted
the pupils of Eastern High School on
Monday last with an artistically render
ed programme of piano classics. Her
technique was fluent and accurate, and
her Interpretation both sympathetic and
masterful.
The League for Decoration of School
Buildings has had some particularly
praiseworthy improvements made in the
Dent School during the recent holidays
Halls and stairways have been kalso-
mined and the principals rooms and
teachers rest room provided with pic
lures and attractive draperies. On Fri
day Miss Annie NJ. Wilson, director Of
drawing, gave a talk on American ar
lists before the Mothers Club. and Miss
Wines amused and instructed her audi
ence with a clever chalk talk on hats
of different periods.
Mrs. Arthur Bean, whose husband is
in charge Of the Phillips Brooks center
for Harvard students. was a visitor in
the schools during the week As Miss
Ruth Richards she will be pleasantly re-
membered as a former teacher in Lang
don.
The teachers of the Arthur School well
coined Miss B. B. Howell to her new
position among them by an informal
luncheon Wednesday.
At the meeting OF supervising princi-
pals. held at the Franklin Building last
Tuesday afternoon, the much-talked-of-
question Of home study for children
was discussed; its kind the amount of
time spent in preparation. the desirable
itv of independent thought, and original
research.
girls athletic meet was held in the
gymnasium at Central High School Fri
day afternoon. In the basketball con-
test the First Junior team was the
victor. Running goal tossing. games of
various kinds, and events planned for the
exhibition kept tine interest alert of the
audience Of mothers and friends who
had assembled to see the sport.
Every fire extinguisher in the schools
has been discharged. examined, and re-
charged with chemicals and a tag bear
ing the date of reCharging attached to
the eXtinguishers. During the past week
all OF the janitors were assembled at
Central High School hall. where Mr.. c.
n. Robinson, of the fire department. gave
them explicit instructions regarding the
care and use of fire apparatus. fire
was built in the yard and he demon
strated the. quickest and best way of ex-
tinguishing it
The Eastern High Home and School
Association met in the assembly hall Fri
day evening with a good attendance A
social and musical programme was the
order of the evening.
DIR. NJ. Louise Strobel gave an es-
pecially helpful and interesting talk to
the mothers of the Blair School children
Thursday afternoon, speaking on Prob
lens Connected with Young Children"
The attendance was the largest of the
year. and the interest keen in the medi-
cal aspect of ordinary troubles with little
children.
The Technical Alumni Association has
organized an employment bureau in
charge of Mr.. L. w. Mattern, of the
school. Its object is to bring the seeker
of positions in touch with the employer.
A list of vacancies is kept up to date.
and graduates are notified of available
positions as soon as they are listed. 1t
is one of the many cooperative schemes
Of helpfulness employed by this school
to keep its graduates in touch with their
alma mater.
Midyear graduating exercises of the
Central High School class will be held at
the school February 5. Glass night ex-
the class dance will be held January
"a. One of the features of graduation at
Central is the cessation of school work