The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-19

making the school tree as attractive
as possible.
The NTH grade pupils at Edmonds
School expect to have a great deal OF
I'm by exchanging presents. Every
child Is to bring a present for the one
across the aisle. The presents are not
to be expensive or useful, but are to
have something to do with the persons
Tor whom they are intended. The boys
are to get tree and the girls are to
prepare candy and popcorn balls in the
domestic science department
The entire school probably will meet
Tor an hours carol service before dis
Inissal on Wednesday.
Carbery has not planned a regular
program for celebration OF the holidays,
bul all the classes are busily rehears-
Ing Christmas carols and may have a
meeting OF the school to sing them some
day next week
The stair landings at Carbery have
been made very attractive by a num-
Der or potteo plants and casts OF the
ParthenOn frieze.
Bryan School is fortunate in having
an assembly hall. where the grades from
the third to the eighth will assemble for
the Christmas celebration. In previous
years, the second and first grades have
had their celebrations together in the
assembly hall apart from the rest of
the school, but this year the second
grade Will have to have an entertain
ment by itself. since the first grade
teacher will be needed at the same time
10 play the piano at the upper class
party.
The second grade at Tyler School.
Eleventh and G streets southeast. Is to
devote Monday and Tuesday to the
making of Christmas presents CaIen-
dars. book marks. and Christmas cards
viii be made for the children to take
home with them on "Wednesday. On
Wednesday there Will be a tree, tim
med by the children: Christmas carols
Will be sung and Christmas poems given.
In addition. some Christmas stories may
be oranRtiEed.
Two Washington teachers are taking
courses at the House Of Play, which by
the way. has changed its name TO THE
World Of Play" Dramatization work is
required In all the grades of Washing
ton up TO the sixth, and the method
used in the schools Is much like that
followed in the World OF Play" Miss
Edne Ellis, first grade teacher of Van
Buren, School, Anacostia, one OF those
taking the course. tried some of the
methods in first grade drsmatiIing a
short while ago with marked success
The nrst Of what promises TO be a
series of basketball games between
grade teams and high school teams took
place at the drill hall Of Central High
School yesterday. when tho team repre-
senting Morgan School played Group
HI of Central. The majority OF the
Central girls have been playing has
ketbau for only a FEW months. while
the Morgan girls also lack experience
II the first game proves successr,Il
the Central girls ma arrange a series
Of games with such teams as Chevy
Chase. Eaton. and Grover Cleveland
The last-named schools have already
played each other at least once this
fall.
The HI group team played the fol-
lowing girls against Morgan: A San
ders. ID. Tillman. II. Morris, Z. Rod
NJ. Weinmuller. H. Hoffman, and r.
Thompson.
PetwOrth School has not planned any
definite celebration for the last day GI
school. The seventh grade MAJ have p
party on its own, nut there is to be
no general festival.