Evening star., 1914-10-11
@H HE Eastern High School Bank

tomorrow. at which time OLD
depositors will be able to re-
open their accounts. New de-
positors will be able to start accounts
Wednesday. The institution will keep
its doors open in the morning before
the opening of school, after school and
during the "ten-minute period before
classes begin on the days when no as
semblies are held.
Officers for the ensuing term are to
be elected during the current week.
Although the bank is a new institution,
great interest in it is being manifested
by the pupils.
General activities of the pupils Of
Mckinley Manual Training School are
which it is planned to form there.
Heretofore the school has had an ath-
letic council to control athletics. but
this year Principal Frank C. Daniel
has decided to form a body which will
have control not only of the athletics,
but also of other after school" activi-
ties. such as debating, rifle shooting
and dramatics. This council, as is the
case with the athletic body, will be
composed of both teachers and pupils.
Sixty pupils have been enrolled In
Spanish classes at Central High School
this year. This is the first time in
eight or ten years, according to Princi-
pal Emory Wilson, that any consider
able interest in the subject has been
awakened A demand for Spanish has
also been felt at a number of other
schools, although the subject until very
recently has been one in which little
interest has been taken for several
years.
An informal get together" supper
was held by the faculty of Mckinley
Manual Training School Thursday
evening. about fifty members of that
body assembling in the lunchroom of
the school Many matters of interest
were discussed. Principal Daniel de-
clared that less friction existed at Tech
now than ever before in it's history.
officers are to be elected at re-
organization meeting of the Washing
ton High School Press Club to be held
at Business Wednesday evening at 1880
o'clock Other business relating to re-
organization is expected to consume a
large part of the evening.
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Tech in the future is to get it's time
by wireless-that is, it will receive the
governments MONDAY signal by that
means The wireless apparatus IS used
in conjunction with the course in elec-
tricity.
Central. for. the first time in it's his
tory. is offering French to frst-year
pupils this year. This will enable
those who desire to pursue This sub
ject for four years, as may be done in
the case of the study of German, and
as must be done in the study of Eng
lish.
H. B. McCauIey has been chosen tol
fill the place on the athletic council
of RuSinaSS HiOh hv the
death last June of H H. Roberts. an
other teacher.
Considerable interest is being dis
played by Centrafs pupils in the war
map" which has been put in the corri-
dor on the second floor. Here. by
means of small flags, the positions of
the European armies engaged in con-
hict are noted.
Several new players have been added
to Techs orchestra. At a recent as
sembly, when the orchestra furnished
music for the occasion, two pianos and
one organ were included in the instru-
ments which aided in producing the
harmony.
An issue of the Balance Sheet, the
official journal of Business High, Is
expected to appear October 20. The
faculty advisers of the STAFF running 1t
this year are Miss Sibyl Baker for the
editorial and literary features and AL
win w. Miller for the business man
agement-
The following members of the three
upper classes of Western High School
have been elected to the student coun-
Gil: Fourth year. Longstreet Whelchel.
chairman: Miss Mary Pearre. secretary:
Palmer Stearns and Miss Margaret
Prentiss; third year. Misses Grace
Beach and Anne Parker, Urquhart
Ansley and John Whelchel, and second
year. Sheppard Rohrer. Alexander Nc
Kelway, Misses Beatrice George and
Margaret Mulholland.
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Plans for an interalumni council were
discussed at a meeting of representa-
tives of high and normal schools Of
Washington at the Franklin School
recently.
Health figures from the white public
schools of the District, compiled by
DR.. Rebecca Stoneroad. director of
physical training, are causing consid-
cradle interest at present. The chill
dren examined represented every
school in the District and were chosen
by lot Following is table showing
by per cent some Of the results of the