The Washington herald., 1914-05-03

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| that there will be few changes in text
books for next year. though the three
years option on free textbooks expires
with the current school year. The out
look for free textbooks in high schools
| is favorable. and courses OF study in
academic and technical schools are be-
ing revised and simplified.
| The Harvard scholarship. awarded an
nually by the city alumni, of Harvard
| University, to a Washington public
schoolboy. has been given to Joel
Rogers. a senior of Central High School.
| General characteristics and the suitable
ity OF the man for the place are classed
with high scholastic record in awarding
| the scholarship.
c. f Miller. of the Miller Automobile
Company. will include his experiences as
practical stenogrspher and typewriter
| in his automobile talk TO the students of
| Business High School next Wednesday.
The second lecture in the life insurance
course was given last Thursday by DR..
w. l. Dublin.
Dr. william NJ. Davidson. former
superintendent Of schools. Is spending to-
day in Washington. Tomorrow afternoon
he will deliver a lecture before the Ele-
mentary Teachers Association, OF Balti-
more, Md.
Assistant Supt s. f. Kramer has OPEN
ed bids for high school cadet uniforms.
Bids are returnable May u.
The annual kindergarten open-air fes-
tival will be held on the Smithsonian
grounds Wednesday morning. May 6. at
10 o'clock. In case of stormy weather IL
will be postponed until Friday morning.
The Marine Band will play and the hum
dreds of little children will sing and
dance and play games.
Tennyson's princess" will be pre-
sented by the dramatic society OF Cen
trail High School at class night exercises.
II will be under the direction OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Walton with ]. c. Schaefer
as stage manager and large stan Of
assistants
School officials. former pupils. a host
of friends and everybody connected with
Central High School are deeply interest
ed in the progress toward recovery OF
Douglas Wilson. the only child of
Emory VI. Wilson. principal of Central.
and Mrs. Wilson. a former Central girl.
The little fellow. three and one-half
years old. underwent an operation for
appendicitis at Children's Hospital Thurs
day afternoon and was doing well. ac-
cording to latest reports.
Miss NJ A. Weinberg. of the Dewitt
Clinton High School of New York. was
a visitor in the schools during the past
week.
At the annual competitive drill to be
held June /. . and 3, a departure will be
made in awards. In addition to the pen
nant prize company, the next two rank
ing companies will be known as honor
companies. The awards may be made
by the Secretary of War. The date for
the dress parade on the White Lot will
be May ls.
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw-Gawler and sgd
ney Lloyd Wrightson gave classical
musical program at Wilson Normal
School Friday afternoon.
Miss Flora Hendley advocated properly
selected moving picture shows as an aid
to education In a talk before the Parent
Teachers Association OF the Johnson
Powell School Friday afternoon As su-
pervisor OF the Sixth division, Miss Hend-
ley has used the movie for several
years in teaching nature, history, ntera- |
ture and civic betterment. |
A cantata, Queen Of the May" will |
be given by a children's chorus, under |
the direction Of Miss NJ. Z. Bowen, at |
Trinity Parish Hall on the evening OF
May Is.
Returns from the school play, Half |
Back Carey" given at Business High |
School last week, exceeded 800.
Central High SShool will hold its an
nual luncheon next Wednesday. All |
kinds of souvenirs, novelties, and bizarre |
paraphernalia, will be on sale In the |
corridors The remnant bargain" sale
Of left-overs will be held Thursday.
Western High School pupils are now
housed at the Franklin and
Fillmore buildings with every courtesy
possible extended them from other high
schools part of the fire fund.- Of
Il0,O0o which Congress provides for
is being used for clearing
the debris from the burned building and
the walls. The athletic |.
fields were not badly damaged and are
being used by boys and girls for outdoor
sports.
The Philologean Society OF Eastern
High School entertained at dance
Thursday evening.
The. Friday Morning Club will give a
,oncett for the benefit Of school play l.