Evening star., 1915-03-28

The victory of the Western High
School basket ball team over the teams
of other schools was appropriately
celebrated at an assembly at the
Franklin building Wednesday. Miss
Edith Westcott. principal of the school,
and Bryan Morse, faculty adviser on
athletics. were speakers.
Pupils Of Section 406 of Business
High School. under the direction Of
Miss X. M. Rabur. had charge of the
assemblies at that school wednesday
and Thursday mornings. r. Edward
Joyce presided.
A feature of the assembly was an IL
lustrated talk on THE Relation of the
Mosquito to Disease" by Miss Helen
Moore. Miss Edith Evans played the
piano, Miss Estelle Spindler gave
Spanish dance in costume and Lester
Lawrence and William Bailey played
the banjo and guitar.
Plans for class organization were
discussed at a meeting Of the senior
class of Central High Wednesday
afternoon.
Material for the next issue Of The
Fastener" Eastern High Schools S Of
ficial publication, is now in the hands
tribute the coming issue April !.
A Good Government League" has
been organized at Business High
School. officers are: President, Joseph
McGarraghy; vice president Charles
Rauchenstein, and treasurer, William
Mazo.
The Review official publication of
Central High. has scheduled in its lat
est issue several articles of particular
interest to the pupils.
Robert Haycock, supervising princi-
pal of the third division, spoke on vo-
cational training at recent meeting
of the Monroe Home and School Asso-
citation. Stephen L. Kramer. assistant
superintendent Of schools. told of the
educational facilities afforded in the
public schools Of Washington. Musi-
cal and literary selections were given,
following which a social hour was
held.
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THE Western official publication of
Western High, was issued Wednesday.
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Several pupils of Central High are
enrolled in the civics class of that
school. L. v. Lampson is the teacher
in charge. ]. H. Sherman, superin-
ures. recently addressed the class on
ways of lowering the cost of living.
A straw ride was given by the Phi
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity of Eastern
High Friday evening.
Plans for the spring entertainment
Western High School Home and School
Association at the Franklin building
Wednesday evening. Reports were
made concerning the progress of girls
athletics and the library.
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Several of the upper class students Of
Business High School related their
experiences as attendants of the school
at an assembly of Harrison School
pupils Tuesday.
Miss Kate Bucknam of Eastern High
has returned to school after an illness
| of several days. Claus Schwartz of the
count Of illness.
Betterment of motion picture shows
| was discussed at meeting of the
Parents League Of the Third Division
| Tuesday Mrs. E. b. Smith reported
that several proprietors OF motion pic
| ture theaters stated they are willing to
respond to any public demand for i'm
provement. She said 1t now remains for
| the public to make the demand and to
commend the management OF theaters
whenever films of the desired nature are
| shown.
Miss Emma Jacobs spoke Of the use
| Of model houses as a "home-school." in
which to teach the girls housekeeping
The league indorsed the movement.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, a member Of
the board OF education. spoke on the
importance OF giving children proper
| food. particularly as regarding school
lunches.
April 1s and II havet been decided up-
rife shooting tournament Of the high
schools. The match is to be held at the
Center Market Armory Of the National
Guard Of the District of Columbia
"Educa tional Tendencies Of the Times,
was the subject of an address by j. c.
Bruce, principal OF the Randall -Cardozo
night school. at the closing exercises re-
Gently. program Of musical and
literary numbers was given.
The following pupils were graduated
From the eighth grade. S. D. Mathews.
teacher-Palestine ". Peters and Ellen
NJ. Taylor.
Cabinet making. four-year COURSE F. E
Parks. teacher-James H. Wheeler and
Louis Williams.
| Automobile machinist. two-year course,
A. r. Albert. teacher-Clarence A. Frost
John T. Cant and Ralph ]. Ravnall
Apprentice plasterer, two year course.
P. A. Roy. teacher-Walter F. Honesty
and William Truss.