The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11
NOES OF THE SCHOOLS.

supt Thurston has spent the past
week visiting schools. with . view to
setting In close personal touch with both
seschers and pupils.
AmonR SUPERVISORS great care b being
/ taken to satisfactorily establish the new
system OF inventory and accounting. or
eanised and perfected by DR.. William
n. Davidson. former superintendent Of
echools- UurinS the week meetings have
been held at which detailed instruction
was given to principals and teachsrs
and the inventory Of school property
promises to be the most accurate and
compiete in the history Of the schools
All social functions and outside school
activities were suspended ut Tech dur
; ing the past week out Of respect to Mrs.
Frank c. Daniel. whose death occurred
last Monday.
Director w. l. Tomlins has begun
work for the big choral event with which
IL IL planned to close the school year In
June. During December large bodies Of
pupils were directed In chorus work by
Prof. Tomlins at the various high school
assembly halls. and he viii continue this
leadership for the remainder of the year.
cussed the courses of study pursued in
the high schools and for what these
courses prepare q pupil at q special
meeting of the Emery-EckinGton Homo
and School Association. held In the Unit
ed Brethren Sunday School house Friday
evening The speaker was introduced
by Selden n. Ely and the meeting was
In charge Of Mrs W. W. Frye, president
Of the association. Many parents Of the
seventh and eighth grade pupils were
present.
The Webster basketball team de-
feated the Army-Navy Props. IT., In 4
hard-fought game. Is to II. on Wednes-
day.
Miss E. NJ. Kerr, who spent the Christ
mas holidays at Irondale. Ohio. Is
seriously III in that city. and viii not be
able to resume her duties at the Abbot
School.
An interesting talk on methods used
In Indian schools was given Monday by
Mrs. Irene Sayles. teacher In the Wis
consin Indian schools, before the Mothers
Club Of the Towers School.
Both mystery and interest surround the
Minstrel Show" which the boys OF
In the assembly hall of Business High
School next Thursday night The chorus
Is under the direction of Cadet F. +.
stearn. Of Company Z.
Resolved: That cold, storage is bene-
ficial to the people of the United States
was the question up for discussion by
the Central High School Debating So
ciety last Wednesday afternoon. First
honors were awarded Miss Elizabeth
Cullen who took the negative. Judges
were Miss Elsie Hill. r. L. Yates. and
Ward Hetfield.
Miss NJ. G. Gibson and Miss X. NJ.
Raber. teachers at Business High
School, have returned from a brief visit
to Atlantic City.
"reminiscences OF School Life" was
the subject of +. A. Booths talk
Wednesday night at the Brookland As
ISOLATION meeting. Mrs. C. v. Burnside
presided and music was furnished by
Misc n. II. Selah, Miss Mildred Cove.
Martin McHugh and Theodore F. Smell.
with a reading by Mrs Henry Savage.
Next Wednesday evening there will be
a meeting of the Gales-Seaton Associa-
ton. when the annual election of officers
Will take place.
DR.. c. NJ. ESbert Will give an address
on Helps to Mothers and Teachers" at
the meeting of the "allach Mothers
Club tomorrow evening. There will be
a musical program and readings by pu-
pills of the fourth grade.
The season has been so open that the
girls hockey teams of Western High
School. under the instruction OF Miss z.
II. Thomas, still are playing on their
athletic field. adjoining the school cam
pus. Two new tennis courts are being
put in shape for the spring season. The
lodge" or cabin on the athletic field will
be- fitted up with lockers and dressing
rooms.
The question of a school branch of the
Public Library in the seventh division
will be discussed at a business meeting
Of the Mothers Club of Peabody School