Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
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the division to which the Carbe,S be-
longs. Refreshments were served.

E. G: kimbalI. supervising principsI~or>
the division to which the Carbe,S be-
longs. Refreshments were served
That liquor OF all kinds should be pro.
hibited from sale in the United States
was the question debated by members Of
the Daniel Webster Club of the Business.
High School at the school Friday, Feb
ruary p. The judges awarded unani-
nous decision to the affirmative. which
was supported by L. Mazo and Miss II.
Karr. The losing side was composed OF
William L. Cox and Miss Louise Jacquit.
Joseph McGarraghy made an impromptu
speech on Good Roads, Henry Wander
lip presided.
A program consisting of songs instru-
mental solos, essays, recitations and
similar features was given by the Philo-
mathean Musical and Literary Society of
the Armstrong Manual Training School
Wednesday afternoon. Those who con-
tributed numbers included Miss Willie
belle Stitt. Miss Catherine Short, Miss
Victoria Johnson. James Taylor Miss
Ruth Cox. Ira Warf. Forester Hendcr-
son, Mss Grace Minor. Misses Brandon.
Stitt. Henderson. Taylor, Walter Smith
and Patrick Toliiver.
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Miss Louise y. Smith. principal OF the
Joshua r. Giddings School. mad the
principal address At the Lincoln-Doug-
lass exercises held there. Others who
took part were Miss NJ. A. Madre.
Runetta Stewart, Blanche Hale. Mary
Campbell. Edna Frazier, Viola Webb,
rMarcellina Underwood Isabelle Garner,
Henry Holton. Alice Winston. Louis
Robinson. Mary Foreman. Antoinette
Mitchell. Beulah Greene, Aldean Jeffer-
son, Ethel Brown and T. Gibson.
Prof William II. Richards Of Howard
University Law School was the principal
speaker at similar exercises held at the
Armstrong Manual Training School. g.
c. Wilkinson presided.
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Apropos of the anniversary of the
birth of George Washington. the United
States bureau of education has dis
tributed circulars quoting Washingtons
views on public education. The quota
tons follow:
knowledge is in every country the
surest basis of public happiness. Speech
to Congress. January 8, 1870.
Promote, then. as an object OF primary
Importance institutions for the general
diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as
the structure OF government gives force
to public opinion, il is essential that pub
lie opinion should be enlightened. Fare
well address. September IL, 1896.
I'm a country like this. where equal
liberty is enjoyed. where every man may
reap his own harvest. and where there
is SO ample a field for every mercantile
and mechanical exertion. if there cannot
be money found to answer the common
purposes of education. it Is evident that
there is something amiss In the ruling
political power. which REQUIRES sleads.
regulating and energetic hand to correct
and control it.''-Letter from Mount
Vernon April %. 1sSs.
'It (education) contributes to the Sc
curity of free constitution In various
WAYS: BY convincing those who are IN
trusted with the public administration
that every valuable end of government is
best answered by the enlightened con-
fidence OF the people, and by teachins
the people themselves to know and value
their own rights: to discern and pro-
vide against invasions of them; TO DIS
tinguish between oppression ana tne
necessary exercise of lawful authorNN.
between burdens proceeding from DIS
regard to their convenience ana those
resulting from the inevitable eXigencies
of society: to discriminate the spirit o.
liberty from that OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. chei :
ishing the first, avoiding the last ana
uniting a speedy but temperate v.giiahGs
against entertainments with an involahie
respect to law."-Speech to Congress.
January s, 1l9o.
"A plan for the establishment of a uni
versity in the federal city has frequently
been the subject of conversation: brt
In what manner it is proposed to COM
mence this important institution, on how
extensive scale, the means by which IL
is to be effected. how ii is to be sup
ported, or what progress is made in II,
are matters altogether unknown TO me.
have greatly wished to see a
plan adopted by which the arts. sciences.
and belles-'etters could be taught In their
fullest extent: . and (Which with me
is consideration of great magnitude.
by assembling the youth from the diff
ferent parts of this rising repub ic, con-
tributing from their intercourse and in
terchange of information to the removal
of prejudices, which might perhaps some
times arise from local circumstances.
The federal city, from its centrally and
the advantages which in other respects
it must have over any other place in
the United States, ought to be preferred
as 4 proper site for such a university.