Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

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change Of Importance takes place. a.
least one very important change will
take place in December-the present
superintendent. DR.. William NJ. David
son. will leave for Pittsburgh, where ne
is to enter upon the duties Of the su-
perintendent, and a successor may NC
chosen before he leaves.
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Mckinley Manual Training Schooi
pupils celebrated the winning of the foot
ball championship by their team at the
school Wednesday, when a general as
sembly was held. w. C. Myers, member
of the athletic committee, representing
the faculty, and Louis Mattern. also OF
the faculty, were two Of the principal
speakers Frank C. Daniel, principal OF
the school, was also one of those "ho
nraised the boys for their work on the
gridiron.
The fourfold victory will be more
formally observed Tuesday evening,
when a supper will be rendered .ne
Supt. W. NJ. Davidson, Ernest l. Ihurs-
ton. the assistant superintendent,
Henry r. Blair president of the noa -,
of educa ton. ana other ofhclais VIII oo
present. g. a.. iob.,
was conclusively shown. it is salo, W
the fact that on the morning 1oilowlis
the game real pink sheet sporting ca
ira was issued.
The Review. CentraTs official pubiica-
tion made its first appearance VI NY
year Wednesday. 1t contains hul aIi
of special stories and arucies M a
ton to the presentation VI
TOPICS Of the school
One of it's editorials. entitled ma
VS.. Efficiency" has been discussed a.
some length by many Of those VINO aa
read it. After discussing tue - fur-
subiect as follows, it promises TO lul
nish an efficient remedy at iatel ua a.,
LAS the school year opens, session a. ...l
session. we are confronted py tIe san" w
old unsolved questions. VI Us ne, n,,nil
toward his studies Some time III ING
distant past students came 10 senoo
to study and did so of their own ites
will. Besides. they studied more ''i"''
their allotted share. -. +bo
.Rut that was in the distant past-the
very distant past. Now. If one Oh oui
teachers were 10 find a pupil DONG NOR.
than his or her assignment, We on
that the aforesaid teacher Woulu iai'...
To-day the struggle is for MARKS anu
not for efficiency. One goes to a diploma
on 'F"s' as quickly as on r. :. put Win
a great deal less trouble. So the ase.as
high school student prefers the ioau'
80 secure this end. moderate STUDY
.cribhfne, cheating and 'bluffine are
universally used 1t is easy TO stuas
oral work little, to secure written "oi
for copying purposes from some star ..
the class. to have short slips of paper
judiciously arranged for ready reference
and to try "A bold bluff and succeed.
Every day il is done. and Wncn the
high school career is ended the users OF
these methods stand on par, as lar as
a diploma is concerned, win the nara
working the brilliant or the CONSCIENTIOUS
student.
1t is not Il thing that is fair. 1t Is no.
a thing that is honorable or that reflects
on the credit OF the school, and ii IS not
a thing that is useful in the long run.
When out in the world or in college the
high school culprit viii have bitter re-
grets. The results OF their high school
methods of study We need not refe
to: it must be obvious.
Yet things like the ABOVE exist. in
crease and thrive. 1t is almost universal.
In that case. it behooves us to attempt
TO stay their use. From the student:
the initiative must come; from them it
has always come where such methods
have been stamped out
More than S,u was collected AT Busi~
ness High School for the Thanksgiving
fund. This was a larger amount thar
ever before subscribed by that institu-
ton.
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specimens Oh Inc NOlk zone hN Inc
handicraft department Of the Mckinley
School are TO be on exhibition in room
';ui when the ilandicraft Guild gives it,.
exhibition Wednesday. December =: The
exhibition will be open from to pm
| and 80 to pm 1t is expected that
some very excellent and pretty samples
of the work will be displayed at this
time.
Now that the high school cadets have
received their uniforms. the regiment has
taken on an appearance truly military.
From present prospects it is believed that
the regiment has before ii one of the
most successful years in its history A
few innovations are to be introduced. The
/ setting mp exercises executed with guns
add spectacular feature 10 the drill.
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Foot ball Cs We're awarded TO the play
ers OH Centrars team Wednesday, Sup.
Davidson and Emory Wilson. principal OF
the school. We're two of the principal
speakers. Others We're John Thomas the
coach; Cornelius Judwin. the manager:
Robert Acorn. the captain of this year :
team. and Cliff Richards captain-elect
of next years players. Manager Judwin
was presented with a small gift by the
Centralites for mis- work in managing the
team.
| Speaking of the schools of Washing ton.
son said:
| AT Washington l found the most in
teresting situation in the world. There
| discovered great teaching force.
well differed. with a splendid board of
public education
| And well did the new organization re-
| spond to the new leadership. No body
of citizens and patrons and staff of
tea cheers in the world could be more com
pletely devoted to the cause OF public
| education than those in the city OF
Washington. The schools are destined
| when the Congress of the United States
is fully aroused to its responsible ity in re-
| Columbia to become model public
school system for the world.
| To-day it will rank with the best cities
| of the republic. To have had small
| share in working out some of the prob
| lens in connection with that educational
| system I shall always count as one of
| the highest privileges of my life
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Business Highs official publication.
The Balance Sheet was issued Wednes-
day.
Members Of The Armstrong Alumni AS
ISOLATION held a meeting in the gymna-
stun of the school recently. A large
number OF graduates were present. This
Is the first year in the history Of the
school that the Alumni Association plans
to participate actively in the various
activities of the school.
Business matters of importance were
settled and plans arranged for the winter
reunion December 26. Every Wednesday
night for the remainder of the school
year the gymnasium of the school will
be used by members of the association
for class reunions and athletic work.