Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29

ISOLATION at the lexington School, Miss
Adelaide Davis. principal of the Emery
School. touched unon many points OF
interest. These included: New courses
Of study. the teachers institute, in
creased supervision of children during
recess. value of parents visits to
schools, helping Of defective children
and an explanation of the new reports
and other school forms.
Mrs. w. W. Frye asserted that secre-
taries should he furnished to school
principals. The association went on
record as favoring the wider use of
school buildings. Mrs. Eacho and Mrs.
McCullom We're selected as delegates to
the Federation of Clubs and the Moth
ers' Congress. respectively. The next
meeting of the organization is TO be
held December 3 at the Emery t.chool.
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Several teachers of Central have been
vising other schools during the last
week
Several Tech girls linked" To the
home of Miss Dorothy Seaton at Bon
Air, Va, Tuesday.
Saturday tie next meeting of the
High School Teachers Association is
to be held.
Several of the school publications
were issued Wednesday so that the
pupils might have them over the toli-
days" All of the journals are making
good records this year and include
many new features.
Tech Life the new paper at Mchin
ley Manual Training School. is one OF
the "newSieSt' of the various publica-
tons, being issued every two weeks
and not partaking OF the magazine
form which the others adopt but rather
the form of a newspaper.
One of the most Interesting depart
l f.f n.
High is that devoted to What the
World is Doing" 1t is designed to make
the pupils keep awake to the things
worth while which are Transporting
all over the world. Another feature
proving interesting is one devoted to
telling boys and girls what not to do.
This carries with il a small illustra-
ton.
Central Highs the Review features
a number of articles and stories Each
of the schools activities receives con-
siderable space for keeping the pupils
in close touch with school life.
Another publication which is taking a
form more like a newspaper this year
is the Street Bulletin. published by
the Street Vocational School in con-
nection with the work of the printing
department. THIS paper tries to be of
interest not only to the pupils and
those Immediately connected with the
schools, but to those who are interest
ed in education in general.
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Below are given a few editorials and
extracts from editorials appearing III
the several publications.
! From the Balance Sheet:
But it is not enough to merely up
| hold and work in the various activities
about our school. but every pupil and
tea cher should have Il conscientious
! thought about the schools standing III
| the neighDorhood and city. We should
make those who come in contact with
us in public places as well as in init
mate relationship feel that We and
| they are the better for our having
| mad the Business High school fnfiu-
| ence We are ourselves labeled in a
more distinct manner than the pupils
of the other high schools, I think. be
| ca use most of at some time expect
| to meet the world i'll a business way 5,
| and be recommended by the Business
| High school: therefore, let us keep i'll
! mind the three outlets for our good or
/ bad impul Ses-ourSe!TeS, our intimate
| friends ana the world at large. Let us,
/ Just now, for the sake Of our school.
| be giving our best to our world, and
| its best will surely come back to us.