Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-17


High School took place
Wednesday and Thursday
mornings. Two teams, COM
nr,sinr two pupils each, debated the
nronosition to establish student gov
eminent at Business High School. each
team taking an opposite side OF the
question each morning. Each day
different set of judges, comprising three
teachers, judged the debate.
McGarraghy and William Mazo' won
both contests. The other team CON
sisted of Phidias Nicolaides and NOT
man Duehring; ,d tlfSt ha an5 second
honors went to Mr.. McGarraghy
Plans for a lunch and for play have
been started at the Mckinley Manual
Training School. 1t is probable tnat
the play will be given frst st., the ,ut tps
school and the school playSrounds: Inc
committee in charge consists OF w. -
Meyers, chairman, MISS oiVe pehnis
and A. ]. Marsh. Funds raised by the
luncheon are to be used for the school
only.
Several dramatic performances are IN
course of preparation at Centrad f1lsn
School. These include "A Likely .rh G s.po;
.rs" ali by W. 5. Howells; 1.-The Ad-
ventures Of My Aunt by Washington
Irving; David swan and FAM sant thsy;op ey
a moralized legend. by the same author
Friday evening the College Club OF
Business High School gave dance:
Next Friday the Dramatic Association
| of Business is to give one.
1.-THE Shadow of the Glen play by
], A. Synge, was presented by members
OF the Eastern High School Dramatic
Association Wednesday afternoon.
Those taking part IN 1T were srke eu and
Miss Marjorie Haines. Miss Vietta
Droney, president of the association
spoke on 1.-THE Irish Revival
Arrangements whereby news from
each school is to be distributed 10 othea
publications of other schools are to
be made by committee appointed at
a meeting of the Washington Hish
School Press Club at the Mckinney
evening. 1t consists of William LaClair,
Business, manager; Miss Marcella- COOK.
Eastern; Myles Connors, Mckinley, and
Miss Caroline Stone, western.
Plans are also to be made by which
advertisers may insert ads in all high
oomnittea appointed to consider this
matter comprises X. Wlliiams' NC
Ktnley; Albert Parker. Business; wal
ter Graves, Eastern, and Elmer Key
SER Western.
J. Wilder Tomlinson. past president
of the club, praised the WORK belns
done by the organization MISS LOOK
| OF Eastern was named chairman OF
COMMITTED to arrange for a dance in
the near future.
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Pupils of the English classes under
George r. Dewitt, member OF the
Western High faculty. nave In course n
Of the works of Kenneth Graham's
stories The pupils dramatized the
work themselves and now are TO re-
fore the English Teachers Journal
Club.
yellowstone Park" was the subject
Of an illustrated lecture by MI Hamll-
ton at Eastern High Wednesday after
noon.
Morton Leopold of the bureau Of
Vines gave an illustrated lecture on
iron mining at Tech" Friday after
noon.
soohomores of Eastern are to give
dance the first Friday in February.
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Vocational training is to be discussed
at a meeting Of the Monroe Home and
School Association at meeting to be
held Friday evening at the Monroe School.
! Allan Davis, principal Of Business High
school. is to tell Of vocational work In
the high schools, while Miss Anne Beers.
supervising principal of the eighth di-
Vision. is to tell Of the work being done
in the grades along this line.
Henry w. Draper, principal OF the
school, is to introduce the speakers Mrs.
James L. Wilmeth is president OF the as
sociation A general invitation is ex-
tended to all persons interested in the
| subject Of vocational education.
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| How to educate girls SO they will be
| capable mothers was the subject of an
| address by Mrs Giles Scott Rafter at a
meeting Of the Edmonds School Mothers
Club Monday afternoon. Mrs. Rafter
smoke at length on the problems encoun-
tered in giving this training and on the
methods In general use in the education
Of girls
Grade, played a violin solo. accompanied
BY his mother, Mrs. o. p. Allen. A brief
business meeting was held early in the
afternoon. At the February meeting Off
GERS are to be elected.
| Nutrition values Of various! articles