The Washington herald., 1915-11-07
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS

Three important recommendations. sub
mitted recently by Supt. E. L. Thurstor
| 10 the Board OF Education. have beer
approved by that body. BY the new plan
of promotion of teachers 1t will be posi-.
| BILE for q pupil TO remain with the samt
| teacher through three or more grades
The second innovation looks toward the
| consolidation of buildings. making II pos
! sible for an eighth grade teacher TO teach
one subject only in several buildings
| the Office of supervising principal will be
| merged. gradually. into director alont
| special lines, giving these officials tht
opportunity to specialize in certain
branches of school work.
The Gait prize exhibit is attracting
| much attention at Business High School
The interest on fund Of $500 left ter
years ago by William Gait is awarded
| to students of the school submitting the
| best exhibits in history or sociology anC
| geography. First prizes are so and sec
ond prizes SD in gold. The contestant:
and their exhibits are A. X. Fox. play
grounds: Rose Wolf. Assyrian history
Clara L. Beckwith. flax. and Louise X
Epley, potatoes.
During the last few years Tech has had
one OF the largest rifle clubs in tbs
United States. At 4 meeting last weei
the club elected the following officers
President \. o. Ridgeley; vice president
L. W. Himmler: captain. J. W. Stockett
secretsry-treasurer. c. y. James.
Pocahontas Camp Fire Girls enter
tanned at a supper and hike las
| Wednesday night at Miss Margare
Nerrilrs camp in Chevy Chase
The Agora of Tech was reorganized
last Wednesday with the following
officers: Gunderian as chairman, Cham
! sergeant-at-arme.
John Manning. chef of the Bureau OF
Mines, was the speaker at John Eaton
School Thursday evening. He spoke OF
precautions taken TO insure safety in
coal mines. Following the lecture. Edgar
p. Turner was made president and Mrs
Husband vice president Of the associs-
| ton.
Teachers Institute will hold morning
afternoon. and evening sessions at Con-
SregationaI Church November Is and
70. with a formal opening on the evening
! Of November II. when there VIII be an
organ recital and a lecture by John
Barry. Other speakers will include CON-
missioner p. P. ClaNton. James Hosac. OF
| the l nlNeTElIN OF N-AlGdIOS
man. of the Ethical Culture School. OF
BROOKLYN; DR.. Puffer and Miss Meta
Anderson.
Assembly-hall and luncheon chairs were
put in place at Western High School
during the week. and enough biology anc
physics apparatus has been installed to
| begin laboratory work in these sciences
during the coming week.
Margaret Hildreth. of Central. ha
summarized Shakesperesn comedy song
| into an attractive hbretto. which VIII o.
presented with the Shakespearean drama
given by the Dramatic Society at th'
| Christmas entertainment.
Mother ssose" held court at the Nor
mai School Wednesday night when thu
| Alumni Association welcomed the las
wear graduates to membership Old Moth
| er Hubbard Little Red Riding Hood anC
Mistress Mary received the guests-al
| of whom came in costume-and JACK!
Homer sat in the corner and serVet
tempting refreshments.
Business High School last week organ
lied an inter-semester basketball league
which will pIay off games weekly, unit
the championship team is decided
Supt. E. L. Thurston Is getting to
rsther a summary of the uses, othe
than regular day school teaching. mad
of public school buildings Seven citizens
associations. dozens of mothers cluo
and parent teacher associations and sew
eral social center units, use the build
ings, regularly. The great dihhculty en-
conntered is the lighting problem TO
evening meetings.
Jude Iatimer gave a half hour talk OF
| Good Citizenship" Wednesday after
| noon to 600 boys OF the schools of Eas
| Washington, at Apollo Theater.
Class of 1916, Western High School. ha!
elected the following officers: Franz
Bridget president; Anne farker' VIC
president; Harriet Miller, secretary.
A THANKSGIVING play. My Lord in Liv
cry" to be presented by underclass'
men at Tech, just before the holidays.
Miss A. B. Lewis, chief attendance Of
hcer, explained to the ladies of Towers
Mothers Club at their meeting Monday
afternoon, methods employed by thu
| c,hFldren's Bureau for inducing children
TO give I'D truancy. Miss Faye Bumph'
rev gave two contralto solos, after which
election of officers was held.
Little Mothers Club, connected VIII
the model home" Of the northeas'
schools, is given a half hour lecture
each week on the diet, bathing, sleep
and general care Of infants.
Friendship Club, Of Central held 6
meeting Thursday afternoon in the Y
W. c. A. parlors. old-fashioned dance:
and songs furnished amusement, and re
freshments were served in the gym
after the business Of the day-the cleo
'tion of oficers-was disposed of.
! A perpetual memorial to Miss n. NJ
Mack. for thirty years a teacher In tht
Washington public schools. has beer
given the Towers school. Of which She
was principal. by the presentation of 9
collection Of pictures, books. and work,
Of art.
Ludlow Street jail. alias the million.
aires club" costs New York County s.
day for each inmate. that representing
the luxury in which the law maintains
men prisoners who have defaulted In
their alimony payments. and other civil
prisoners who may not be put in the
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