The Washington herald., 1913-05-04


his welfare I'M both home and school
life. during the entire week Sessions
of the international Kindergarten Union
and the annual game festival on the
Museum Grounds have shared honors
with the May celebration at Neishpor-
hood House Not only were kindergarten
/. schools of the city closed THURSDAY aho
Friday to permit teachers to attend the
convention, but grade teachers We're ex-
cused in season to hear some OF the
orators and thinkers who addressed tne
convention.
Central High School will hold its an
nual luncheon next Wednesday on a
scale never before attempted In addi-
ton to a sumptuous spread with all the
accessories novelties OF many KINDS Will
be for gale verdant young "freshies''
will offer shamrocks In needlework.
painted souvenirs and numerous other
devices, for sale; butterflies chrysan-
themums and scarlet mortar caps are
souvenirs for older classes. The alumni
have devised Wilson high ball, which
doesn't look-at ali as 1t sounds. 1t is
an armlet with c. H. s. closely worked
into a figure OF a baseball. One Of the
most original souvenirs is a small PEN
nant inscribed ."The hand that held the
pen that spelled New Central" Below
is pasted a photograph with "Old Gem
tral'' in the background and the pen
with which President Taft signed the
ID. c. appropriation bill, now the prop
erty of Central High School. clearly
outlined in foreground In the hand Of the
principal. Only the hand SHOWS on the
picture
Advisory marks went in last week. and
some of the athletes will have 10 make
good before they can again take their
accustomed places in sports. At Eastern
three baseball stars are temporarily out
of the game, and as the Capitol Hill
school is the only one from which re-
ports have been received, there are
doubtless other teams where "subs" will
have a chance to show their skill.
Western High School will hold its an
nual field day May g. when all forms of
outdoor sport, for both boys and girls,
will be on the programme of events.
Western is the only high school where
there is hockey team. 1t has not yet
been decided whether the athletic field
of the Friends School will be 15sd or
that of the Cathedral School for Boys.
Miss Gail Calmerton, director of pri-
mary instruction in the public schools OF
Fcrt Wayne, Ind. has spent the past
week getting new ideas for her work
from the schools of Washington and the
meetings of the international Kindergar-
ten Union.
Tomorrow night benefit performance
of "A Royal Family will be given al
Columbia Theater for Teachers Aid and
Annuity Association. Next Thursday
business meeting of the association will
10 hald tho Fro nllip Ruildinp
Miss Mabel Thurston, sister of the AS
sistant Superintendent and connected with
the editorial department Of the Youths
Companion" will speak to the girls of
Tech next Friday afternoon at l o'clock.
\ number of guests have been.invited to
meet Miss Thurston.
Thursday morning some very useful
prizes were presented to Business High
School boys and girls for being most sue
cessful in the sale of tickets for the
luncheon given recently The prizes in
Guided umbrellas, tennis rackets, sweaters,
shoes and other kinds of out door para
phernalia. The final report from the
luncheon. as submitted by Charles Hart.
chairman of the finance committee, shows
a total receipt of sSOsl2 This fund will
be kept i'm reserve for various kinds of
school activities. :
Pupils will be excused in time TO at |
tend the special matinees for the per-
Torrance of Little Women next We'd |
nesday. Thursday and Friday afternoons
n written request of parents. Popular |
prices will prevail on these dates for both |
children and parents.
Dramatic season at both Eastern and |
Western has closed for the year.
Peace Day" will be observed in all |
the schools on Friday May 16 In many !
,ases the celebration will take the form |
Of general building exercises, with an |
address by prominent speaker. and |
music, recitations, and readings by pu- I
pills Where this plan is not convenient |
Individual schools will give independent |
programmes The Bureau of Education /
las distributed some exceptionally we'll |
selected programmes for the day, and |
Mrs. Fanny Fern Andrews, secretary |
IF the Peace League, spent last Monday |
With officials of the city in arranging the |
general plan of peace celebrations.
Every year the Association Of French |
Professors of America arranges a COM
,etitive examination in the french lam
,uage for all high schools of the coun-
ry. Ambassador Jusserand is honorary
PRESIDENT of the association. Ruth NJ.
Brown, a pupil of Mile. Liebschutz, of
-entral High School, received fifth men,
ion in the examination held last month.
Committees on elimination, time sched-
les and other details regarding the |
evision Of the course of study have
ompleted their work and are ready to
eport But even this cannot account
or the swarm of well-dressed. voluble
ook agents who lowered about school
ficials last week No radical changes
n textbooks have even been considered. I
On May Day" the camp fire girls Of
'entral High School reverted to an old
english custom, and one which New
England children have always kept up
ince Mayfower days. They gathered
profusion of wild flowers and arranged
hem in dainty little baskets which they
laced on the desk of every teacher,
S well as the principal. This evidence
f the fulfilment of spring greeted each
member of the faculty when he reached
he school at~S:3o in the morning.
Secretary Garrison will follow the
ustom of'other Secretaries of War, and
eview the high school cadet regiment
t the White Lot on Tuesday afternoon.
The review is a white glove affair
where every man makes a point to look
lis best, but at the competitive drill
e strains every nerve to do his best,
IS well. for the coveted old tattered
ag is the prize to be worked for.
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