The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

steiner the cello. and the sextette from
Lucia" and the trio from Faust" by
the Metropolitan Opera Singers from q
vjctrola record.
The College Club will entertain its
friends at an informal dance during the
Easte. holidays.
How Half-a-Cent Can Reduce the
Cost of Living was discussed In i'm.
promptu debate by the Central High
School Society last Wednesday after
noon. The debate with Baltimore City
College is scheduled for next Thursday
evening. 1t will be held in the assembly
hall. and will be a public affair The
question up for discussion Is: Resolved:
That the Wisconsin Presidential primary
should be substituted for the present con-
vention system in the nomination Of the
Presidential candidate" Central 10 to
Yates, and Pratt: Fowler acting as alter
nate.
The advisory marks Of the semester
in high schools went in last week. All
the boys on the Western baseball team
are eligible for work on the team. The
first outside game will be played next
Wednesday with the Georgetown "Preps."
Miss Helen Lockwood has been as
signed to the part Of Princess, and
Ralph Ogle will impersonate the King.
her father. in the German play king
Droffelbart," which Eastern High School
has decided shall be its spring play
this year. 1t will be presented in April
THE Evolution of the Train" was the
subject of a clever "chaIktalk' given
by Miss n. ]. Russell to the mothers
of the Abbot School. Tuesday afternoon.
GustaSe BlumenthaI. the Australian
psychologist, was the leading speaker
Friday evening at a special melting of
Eastern High Home and School Associa-
tion.
DR.. ". NJ. Davidson. superintendent OF
schools. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. and
Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern, of the Board
of Education. and Mr.. A. T. Stuart.
director of intermediate instruction. will
speak at the union meeting of associa-
tons of the fourth division which will
be held at the Thomson School on the
evening of March IS.
The Carberry Alumni GIee Club fur
nished the music for the Friday even
ing entertainment of the Home and So
ciaI Association. Miss Florine Walker
and Miss Lea gave recitations. Assist
ant Superintedent E. L. Thurston and
DIR. +. q. Kimball were the speakers.
The kindergarten children. dressed in
colonial costume. danced the minuet-
DR.. Tom Williams spoke on The Nerv-
Gus Child" at Congress Heights last
Friday afternoon. The president OF this
association is Mrs. NJ ]. Merritt. and
Mrs. ]. D. Tice is secretary.
Rr. Dykema gave a finished lecture
cNr
before all school officials.
principals. and heads of departments at
the Thomson Building Friday afternoon.
Holton Arms defeated the girls basket
ball team, OF Central High School in a
lively game at tins Holton Arms gym
A horsewarning and exhibit was held
at the remodeled Morse -School Tuesday
evening. The first public use OF Super
intendent Davidson's personal GIT TO
special children-a cabinet victrola-was
a feature of the evening
Armstrong Night School held its grad :.
uating exercises and exhibit of indus
trial work on Friday evening. An ad-
dress was made by 9. NJ. Dudley Dr.
Charles H Marshall. Of the Board of
Education. awarded the diplomas.
A half-hour of song was a pleasing
Incident Of the Tuesday morning assem-
ply at Armstrong. Misses Laura and
Marie Miller. of Winnipeg. Manitoba,
we're the soloists.
Mrs Ida Wells Barnett a leader in
.lyb work in Chicago, spoke to the boys
and girls of NJ Street High School FRI
lay morning on Ideals Of Youth and
How to Keep the Life Pure"