Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

- RGANIZATION of the Eastern
High School Dramatic Associa-
ton for the year probably Will
be effected at Eastern this
week. A preliminary meeting
was held last week at which plans were
Informally discussed. An unusually
large number of the pupils at the schooi
last year took active part IN the
dramatic work, and it is expected that
the enrolment will be large this year
also.
Tech Life is the name which has been
selected for the new student publication
of the Mckinley Manual Training
School. The new journal is compina,
Mind, and the biweekly paper, Teen
News. Some of the issues are to be
similar to a magazine, but the greater
number are to be in the form of a news
paper.
Pupils of the school chose the name
for the new journal by ballot. A large
number of names were proposed, ous
when that of Tech Life was proposed
there was 'landslide' for that cap
4ion. This is shown by the results Tor
the three names receiving the hlghese
number of ballots. They We're as fol-
lows: Tech Life 91S:. Tech News, Al.
and Hand and Mind, Is. The remainder
of the proposed names received only
small number of scattering votes, some
as low as one.
Members of the Central High School
Rifle Club have started their first prac-
yice of the season in the armory H. H.
Burroughs again is the faculty member
IN charge.
Plans are. being made by Allan Davis.
principal of Business High School, for
each of the several sections to entertain
the school. One entertainment probably
will be given each week The programs
O. 1f TOOL ear,d
dancing numbers.
c. L. Blanchard, statistician of the
reclamation service, is scheduled to de-
liver an illustrated lecture on the work
of that branch of the government at
Tech this week.
Officers of the senior class of West
ern High School are to be elected this
week. Not enough pupils are to grad
uate in February. to warrant the for
nation of class organization for this
group. but those who expect to grad
uate in June are DESTROYS of holding
their election.
Articles on the new Central High
School building feature the issue of the
school,. which was distributed Friday
for the first time this term. Prizes of
foot ball posters for pupils obtaining
subscriptions to the journal have prov
Members of the Potomac Camp Fire
and Camp Desire, both branches of
the Camp Fire Girls at Eastern High
School, are very active. Recently
both of the camps visited Camp De-
and grounds, the use of which has
been given to the girls by a citizen of
Washington.
Plans are being made by the girls of
the camp of that name to go to Camp
Desire Wednesday afternoon. They
spend the night there. Yesterday those
Miss Emma Bender at Congress
Heights.
The girls have greatly enjoyed the
fall weather and on their trips do their
q recent outing of Potomac Council
was the singing of a number of Camp
Fire songs and the teaching of them
to a number of guests, who are to join
the organization.
Monday, pupils OF Business cele-
brated the victory of their team over
the team representing Western, with
roofing" and congratulations for the
home team.
Officers of the new general organiza-
tion of the Mckinley Manual Training
School, which is to have charge of all
activities there. including athletics. are
to be elected the early part of next
week. The election will be by Aus
tralian ballot.
From the students are to be chosen
the president, the secretary and repre-
sentatives from the four classes. The
vice president is to be member of the
faculty.
The executive committee Of the gen.
eral organization is to have the power
to recommend all appropriations. A
board Of trustees. composed of three
members of the faculty, is to have the
power of disbursement, however, and,
while this committee may not appropriate
it is to have the power to veto return
to the executive committee of the Or
ganiZa.ion its recommendations for ex-
pendtures.
Excellent progress is being made in
the new organization. according to Frank
C. Daniel, principal of Tech. More than
900 members have been enrolled and
spirited contest is in progress between
followers of various candidates for posi-
lions
Primaries were held last week This
week those who so desire are to be al
lowed to speak before tine school assem-
bly, in behalf of their candidates. T.
Thirty-eight boys have so far turned
out for rifle practice at Eastern High
School. Twice "a week they are trying
to hit the bulrs-eye under the direc-
tion of Claus ]. Schwartz, a member of
tine faculty.
Plans for a trischool debating league
which were being made by Central with
OFFICERS OF DANIEL WE