The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-10
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS.

Supt TThurston has called fol
statistics from supervisors and directors
| on which to base plans for tentative or.
ganization for next year. Promotions OF
pupils and teachers. supplies. repairs to
buildings and grounds. books to be de-
| stroyed as unfit for future use, play.
ground equipment, designations from the
teaching corps. and requests for leave OF
absence are among the data asked for by
the superintendent
The third In the series Of life insurance
lectures was given by w. L. Hoffman, of
the Credential Life Insurance Company.
to the seniors of Business High School
Thursday morning The concluding lee
ture Of the series will be given next
Thursday. Parallel series are being
given at George Washington University
and at the Y. NJ. C. A.
Handmade novelties will be for sale
at the luncheon to be given by Technical
High School May p and q The girls of
the domestic science department have
made hundred pennants. in maroon and
gray, the school colors. The boys in the
art metal shop have contributed an equal
number Of watch fobs with the embossed
initials. T. H. s.
Ofhcial announcement has been made
that the kindergarten festival POSTPONED
from last Wednesday and Friday will be
held on the Smithsonian grounds next
wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Dr. W. s. Small sang the tenor role in
Liza Lehman's Daisy Chain" which was
one Of the numbers on the program of en-
tertainment at the meeting Of Eastern
High School Association last Friday
evening. Other members of the quartet
were Miss Mildred Jacobs, soprano:
Llewellyn Jacobs. alto. and Ernest Kah-
lert. basso. The Girls Glee Club rendered
Del Aqua's "Chanson." and the cadet
company gave an exhibition drill.
Camp cooking is a new phase of do
mestic science. which is being taught in
the normal school. Glasses of young
women spend an afternoon Of each week
at the recreation lodge on Sycamore Is
land, where an open-air camp fire is built
and a meal prepared. Friday was field
day" for seniors. which they spent in
search Of birds and flowers.
An exceptional program of talks and
music furnished entertainment at the
meeting Of the Carberry Association last
Friday night. Supt. Thurston gave his
views on the problem of the retarded
child" Henry p. Blair. president of the
board of education and Director ]. c.
Of the manual training de-
Dartment also were speakers. Mrs.
Maude Howell Smith gave q monologue
md A. L. Simpson sang several tenor |
,olos.
THAT socialism Is the only solution for |
Dur present economic problems' was the |
subject Of a debate by the Central High |
School debating society at the Public |
Friday evening. The affirmative |
'ide was represented by Milton. Davis, |
Ind White. Wilson. Weikert, and Hamil-
on upheld the negative.
Prof. Halstead p. Hoover Is coaching
'oloists and drilling a chorus In the
Program set to music from Tennyson's
Princess" This play Is to be given by
he Central High School Dramatic Asso-
,iation at the class night exercises in
une. Gladys Wilkinson is to take the
tile role with J. c. Engel as prince,
nd John Irwin as king.
Legal rights Of women in the District
Vere discussed pro and con by Prof John
'aul Earnest. Of George Washington Uni
ersity. at meeting Of the Dent Moth