The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-19
Grade School Activities

In spite OF the disagreeable weather,
the Mothers Club of CRrbery School.
beld q most successful meeting last Fri
day, more than fifty mothers attend
ing. The president. Mrs. E. B. Bayles,
conducted the meeting. Miss Ella Jacobs,
supervisor of domestic training in the
public schools, talked Interestingly on
the values OF foods and the planning
OF meals. After music by the school,
lea was served
Brooklsnd School has postponed its
contest for the gold medals offered by
the W. c. 7. U. until Monday evening.
The speaking will take place in the
Masonic Temple az Brookland, and is
10 begin at O'Clock.
Alfred Bell, a pupil of Potomac School,
broke his arm while sliding down the
chute-the-chute at the school play
ground Wednesday.
Mise NJ. Gertrude Young. president OF
the Principals Association and principal
Of Carbe-y School. addressed the Moth
ers' Congress at the Tuesday meeting.
She is g firm believer in the value Of
parent-teaeher associations, and advises
every parent with a child in school to
make the acquaintance OF his teacher
and principal
Basketball is so popular at Dennison
School that the ball itself is much
Overworked at recess. With football and
baseball shslved for the present. bas-
ketball Is rapidly supplantinz red-Ine
ana Chinese tag as recess game.
Of course. Christmas parties and plans
are a great deal more exciting 10 the
public school children these days than
me three RS" Every school is 10
have some sort OF d celebration II IL
IS only 20 be a carol service before dis
missl on the thrilling last day Of
school Already many of the rooms
have been decorated. and a general air
Of festivity is noticeable.
wsliach is to have what ono Of the
teachers calls "a community tree" All
the Oh 'ldren are 10 assemble In the hall
for a general celebration Carols will
be sung. the story OF the Nativity read
from the Bibe. and, best OF ali, huge
and gayly decorated tree wifi occupy a
prominent place.
The fifth grade at Wailach is gay
With red and green decorations. Large
red Christmas bells bob from the CELL
ing, and q Jar OF pine branches has
been strung with red paper chains a
present from the first grade
The model first grade was SO eager
20 begin Christmas festivities that It's
tree is already trimmed and ready for
inspection The fifth grade boys
brought II from the woods, but the
children OF the grade made and placed
All the decorations OF course, the tree
had TO be A rather short one, so that
they could reach the top from nearby
rad ator. and the trimmings make Il
very gay. indeed. There will be many
pleased mothers on Christmas Day.
when they receive the presents their
youngsters have been manufacturing
for them this week
haury School is TO have a tree for
The whole building for the first time in
it history Before this. II had been
Thought that II would be impossible 20
Hcc ommodate the 400 pupils of the
Efh DOL IN the rather small hall. How
ever. this year the entire school will
as sInble 20 sing carols around the
ls' ted tree like one big family. AL
tho .gh the younger children are to have
celel ations Of their own. the rest Of
the cnool will devote its energies to