The Washington herald., 1914-02-15

February and March are perhaps the
two best working months of the year; IL
is the season when school activities of
all kinds are in full swing. Home and
school associations are busy with CO..
operative schemes and social welfare
work; dramas. plays. sports, and games
are at their height. and in the midst of
it all the grind OF hard study goes stead
lily on.
\ large delegation OF local school people
will attend the Superintendent Conven-
ton which will be held at Richmond Va.
frCm February .; to s. Superintendent
=. !. Thurston. Assistant Superintendent
s. f. Kramer. Miss Elizabeth v. Brown.
director Of primary instruction. the super
wishing principals. and a number of teach
ers are planning to go.
DIR. william M Davidson. former super
intende1t of schools here. and now fIling
the superintendcncy OF the Pittsburgh
school. expects TO make brief visit in
Washington ell route to the Richmond
convention. where he will probably be
ono OF the speakers.
The spring play at Eastern has been
written by Miss Maude G Gunthcr The
title is "A knight OF Arthurs Court"
and was inspired by Abbey's pictures OF
the Holy Grail. The cast will be COM
posed OF forty people. and there arc to
be many beautiful tableaux.
Girl Reporters" and a brief outline Of
a newspaper career for girls was the
main theme OF Clinton HATS talk
Wednesday afternoon at the Webster
Association meeting. though he was
scheduled to talk on Street Safety" He
noticed the eighth grade girls taxing
notes on DIR. L. b. Thompson's safety
tank. and this suggested an interesting
STORY" on possibilities for n newspaper
girl.
Miss Annie Wilson. director of art work
I'm the schools. entertained at an exhibit
and tea Tuesday and Thursday after
moons OF last week AT the Berret Build
ing Her guests were supervisors men,
bcrs OF the drawing corps, and princi-
pals.
Invitations are out for a meeting Of
the ''Midcity Association at the Cleve- |
land School next Tuesday evening This |
building is ono Of the first in the city to |
maintain an active social cc&cr and has |
enlisted the Interest and cooperation of |
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter OF the |
President. |
The Eastern High School Home and |
School Association was entertained by |
the boys glee club. the camp fire girls
and the physical training department at
its meeting Friday night.
A number of new pictures. purchased |
by Miss Margaret Merrill in Germany |
last summer. have been hung In the cor
ridors of Eastern High School.
Eight all-star vaudeville numbers are
on the program OF entertainment which |
Business High School Alumni Associa-
ton will give next Thursday evening" |
The Athletic Association of the school |
will come in for a share of the proceeds
The somehow child" the child who
comes up some way, almost Topsy-iike
without any particular training or guild
ance was the subject Of a powerfully hu-
manistic talk by DR.. f. Reed before a
largely attended meeting of the Wal
ZACH Mothers Club last Monday after
noon.
News has been received from Miss Jo-
sephine Burke. principal of the Eaton
School,. en- route to the Philippines via
The Sandwich Islands. Miss Burke is
taking the long sea trip in an effort to
regain her health.
Resolved. That no contributions shall
De solicited for any purpose from pupils
n the public schools" will be debated
,ext Thursday at Eastern High School |
BY Misses Reynolds, Burgess. and SEQ
ieid for the affirmative. and Misses
Michael, Buckler. and Jarvis for the
negative.
Cadet night" a rally Of old cadets.
cadets, their wives or sweet
,cai-ts will be held at Central April "a.
There will be speeches. songs, dancing.
md a good ''old Central time
Miss Grace NJ. johnson. formerly Of the
High School. of Springfield,
Mass, has been appointed teacher OF
ypewriting and stenosraphy at Business
High School.
Washingtons birthday celebrations will
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