The Washington herald., 1914-03-22

Supt- Z. l. Thurston, in a speech al a
| recent public meeting, emphasized three
phases of development for physical and
economical betterment of conditions
| among public school pupils. He told OF
| the work OF physicians, dentists, and city
nurses, of improved sanitary conditions OF
| buildings and open-air physical training.
| and the movement toward providing hot
lunches. even in graded schools Then
he outlined advancement made in voca-
tional training, and expressed the opinion
| that II should meet the community's needs
and not be Of n national character. His
third point was the necessity for assign
| ing one free teacher in each building to
the work of coaching pupils who from abb
sence or inaptitnde were backward in reg
! ulation grade work.
| "A message from the Underworld to
mothers will be the subject of Mrs. Mary
E. Jackson's Ialk at a meeting OF the
Parents League Tuesday afternoon at
| 9 o'clock at the Ormond Wilson Normal
School. The league Is anxious to induce
legislation to do away with the crowded
condition of Mount Pleasant schools and
means to accomplish this end will be
discussed. Mrs r. @. Aibertson will sing
group OF Schumann songs.
Sir Edward Forbes Robertson was pre-
vented by a slight cold and the snow
| storm from hearing the colored normal
school give a musical program under the
direction OF Pref. Tomlins Friday morn
ing but he sent his brother and Miss
Alexander. from his company. who praised
the students for their excellent work.
A junior get-together was held at Nc
KinIey High School Wednesday evening.
There were refreshments and dancing
Sophomore girls entertained at a tea Fri
day afternoon.
Dr. Willard s Small. principal of East
ern High School. will give a course of
lectures at Johns Hopkins summer school
this year. DIR. SpanhoOfd will be lee
turer at the University Of Pennsylvania
on Methods o; Teaching German
Tickets for the school play. Half Back
Carey" will be placed on sale next week.
II will be given en- the evenings Of April
. and 90 with the possibility of third
performance should the sale OF tickets
demand il.
Seniors at Western High are taking
course of twelve lectures on Ethics"
given by popular local speakers. Rev. DIR.
Earle Whitley gave the first of the series
Thursday morning Rabbi Abram Simon
will be the speaker this week.
The interior court OF the new Central
High School, for which ground was
broken last Thursday morning. will be
paved and equipped for open-air celebra-
tions and gala occasions in good weather.
II will be large enough for a luncheon to
be served TO .J00 people seated. and will
be used by the students. Up to date
kitchen and luuchroom facilities are in
the specifications and hot lunches will be
served to students at the minimum cost
OF production.
Dean Ruediger. of George Washington
University, and DR.. W. S. Small, of East
ern High School, were hte speakers at
the spring meeting OF the Midcity Associa-
ton. held Tuesday evening at the Thom-
son building. w. B. Patterson presided,
and there were readings by Mrs. Sarah
Morrison-Smith and Fred E Barber. and
musical numbers by Mrs Frederic De
Haas. Miss Ida O'Neill. Miss Elsie Raner.
and Franklin Jackson.
Respect for public parks and property
were brought out in an illustrated lee
ture on gardening given by Miss s. 3.
Sipe to the pupils of the Cooke School
Wednesday morning. to which their par
ents were invited.
Al the meeting Of the Emery-Eckinr-