The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

morning. DR.. Hannaford taught two
years in the college at Petra, an ancient
city situated far below the level of the
Dead Sea
At the meeting OF the wallach Mothers
Club Monday afternoon. DR.. Rebecca
Stoneroad related in detail the many in
novations introduced by officials and
teachers into the schools for improving
the general health OF children. She spoke
Of modern c.-somatic ventilation. drink
ing fountains, outdoor health exercises,
sanitary toilet facilities. and book in
spection.
Miss Anne Wilson. director of art in
the schools, has been invited to send an
exhibition OF the work Of the Washington
schools to the exhibit OF Eastern Art
Teachers Association. which will convene
at Atlantic City during the Easter holi-
days.
More than $500 was cleared from sale
Of tickets for "Pinafore" recently present.
ed at Tech 1t will be turned over to
the athletic fund.
The Alumni Association Of Business
High School met Thursday evening and
appointed a committee of thirty to ar
range details for the annual excursion in
June.
Pupils in the lower grades OF the north
eastern section OF the city, who have
been reading the story of Beauty and
the Beast" were entertained by a local
moving picture theater Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons.
Assistant Superintendent s. f. Kramer
made an address before a large assembly
of the newly organized Mothers Club. OF
the Brent School. Wednesday afternoon
DR.. E. s. Kimball also spoke. Refresh
ments were served.
W. II. Haycock, recently appointed
supervisor Of the Third division, will
speak on THE Boy at the meeting of
the Monroe Association next Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Atkinson. the president,
will read . paper.
Director Blanchard, of the Reclamation
Bureau. gave an illustrated lecture on the
and girls of the Monroe. Ross and Hub
bard Schools last Thursday afternoon
The "Mid-City Association" will hold a
mass meeting Of all the schools of the
fourth division at the Thomson assembly
hall on the evening OF March II.
Francis Nesbit. son of C. F. Nesbit, in
surance commissioner, is making good at
Michigan University with an average of
?S9 per cent for the years work.
Special exercises. with awarding of
prizes and certificates, were held at the
closing exercises of Business High and
Thomson Night Schools. Friday night
At the closing preliminary debate al
Eastern High on the literacy test for i'm
Albert Weber won first, and
Francis Drafendorf second honors.
"An-High-school-Nig was observed
by the Bethed Literary and Historical AS
scciation Tuesday evening when a pre-
tentious program was given by colored
high school pupils.
An enjoyable all-high school night en-
tertainment was given last Tuesday
evening at Bethel Literary under the
auspices of the pupils Of Armstrong
Manual Training School The program
was as follows:
Piano solo. Rustic of Spring" (Sind-
ing). Jennette McGhee; essay, "A Brief
History of the District of Columbia"
James Taylor; solo. In the Deeps of the
Daisies Ruth Cox: recitation, IAN Ode
to the Negro Race (James Johnson).
Edith Welsh; piano solo, "Bamboula''
(Coleridge Taylor, Jewell Jennifer: reci-
tat.on. 'The Boys" (oliyer W. Holiness.
Frank Jones: solo. ''Good-by. Sweet
Day., .Williebelle stitt. recitation. The