Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

week Diplomas Will be pre-
scented to midwinter graduates
In all the high schools TINS
wael, with the exception OF
Eastern. where the graduation eAeioi'e.
will be held one week fro" 'oihoi
Certificates will also be issued 10 '"'
several hundred boys and girls WHO ar
completing the eighth grade.
+,verything in the schooi system
nresent is looking forward to the nan
year changes. which are second oh'y -
the September organization
The United States is not justified II
making war on Mexico, according to tue
outcome of a debate held by puplls "
Fla stern High School Wednesday.
Workings of the United States govern
ment were depicted by pupils OF business
High School Thursday morning, wneI
senior members of the classes stuu ins
governmental and industrial propieIis
held an imitation meeting Oh .ie iaooo .,
of Representatives dlo Ao'ei
the cabinet. :, -.,, ,
Members of the House" considered a
bill to give the District suffrage ana iatei
the matter was taken up IN the caplie'
The classes are under the d1rectlon OF
NJ ColVsr NeriWether and Miss Ida N
Campbell
"yyhat the Public Schools Are Doing for
the Health of the Children was descrlD-
ed by DR.. Rebecca Stoneroad director OF
ply steal training, at meetlhs Oh tne
ing. DIR. Stoneroad explained that scnooi-
rooms of the present day are Well llghted
and we'll ventilated.
She also described how both chairs and
desks were made adjustable to the needs
of the user and how gymnastics were
used to offset the strain of work done al
the desk. Especial stress was placed on
exercises for the back, said the speaker,
in order to counteract the tendencies
caused by desk work.
Germany was described in lecture
given by DR.. A. w. Spanhoofd, head OF
the department of modern languages
in the high schools, at Western High
school Wednesday. DR.. Spanhoofd's lee
ture was illustrated by lantern slides.
Tuesday evening will be class night al
Mckinley Manual Training School, The
propram for the entertainment follows
Address Of welcome, Benjamin G. Damn
class history, Lester F. Kirchner; piano
| solo, Miss NJ. Hazel Chisholm; class
prophecy. Robert F. KOhr: faculty adj
dress. Frank c. Daniel. principal Of the
school; violin solo. Ralph Goldsmith, &C,
companied by Miss Edith Strasburger
address to undergraduates Miss c. Mar.
garet Davis; reply, J. Raymond Wells, and
| valedictory, BENJAMIN q. Damn Musical
| ing School Orchestra will also be given
under the direction of its leader, Dore
Wolfsteiner.
.Bs," the school insignia of honor OF
business High School, will oe distributed
to nearly twenty-five pupils tomorrow
morning. The trophies will be awarded
for athletics, rifle shooting. school better.
| ment and other similar qualifications.
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princeton University" formed the sub
iect of an illustrated lecture by Mr.. Muir
raw of that institution, at Central High
school Monday. The slides were said
to be very pretty and the talk very in
teresting.
Officers of the Teachers Annuity and
Aid Association of the District were elect
ed as follows at the annual meeting of
that body: President. e. G. Kimball;
first vice president. Rebecca Stoneroad;
second vice president, Nora Hoegels-
berger: recording secretary. Flora L.
Hendley: financial secretary, Anne
Beers: treasurer, A. T. Stuart; directors.
Anne NJ. Cooling, Josephine Burke. Mary
Bannon and Rebecca Stanley. The pres
emit membership was reported to be 81.
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Western High Schools two cadet COM
panies gave joint dance at the Brighton
Friday evening. The feed" which was
to have been rendered them Thursday,
was postponed until this week.
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A reception and reunion was held by
the four-year class of 1911 of Business
High School Tuesday evening at the
home of Miss Lena Harris, S07 l. street
northwest Among those who attended
the, function were the class president,
Il cor, Shora. the vice nresident Miss