Evening star., 1915-04-04
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Schools

| ''The Galloper," by Richard Harding
Davis, has been selected as the spring
play of Eastern High School this year
| Because of the lateness of the seiec-
! tion some work is to be done on 1t
during the holidays. 1t probably will
| be given the middle Of May.
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Miss Ida Harry has been selected as
the yaledictorian for the senior class
of Mckinley Manual Training School.
The selection of valedictorian at the
Mckinley School is not by election, but
automatically, the member of the class
making the highest average during the
first seven semesters at the school win
ming the honor. The eighth and last
semester does not count. as this time
is given over to the valedlctor1an Tor
average since she entered Tech Is
95.32 per cent.
Advertising is being taught the com
mercial classes at Business High
School under the direction of Miss Re-
becca Stanley, a member of the faculty.
Each pupil in the class makes study
of the advertising of some particular
firm or product After learning all he
can about the advertising of the firm
he chooses he makes a Written report
to Miss Stanley and then reports to
his class. Advertising matter of va
rious sorts is obtained from the firms
and displayed in conjunction with the
talk. The pupils have had willing and
interested answers from nearly every
firm to which they sent for information.
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Emory Wilson, principal of Central
High School, expects to visit schools
of st. Louis and Minneapolis in the
near future, for the purpose of In
specting their equipment. The inspec-
tion will do much toward determining
the equipment which the next Central
High School will have.
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Tech Life. official publication OF
a new bulletin board, designed and
made by Olaf Saugstadt, one of the
members of the faculty, who now has
the supervision of the publication. The
ored as to appear to be Of metal At
the top is carved design similar to
that appearing at the top of the BIZ
weekly publication. At the bottom are
is difficult" The board is hung just in
side the entrance to the school.
Charles W. Russell, former minister
to Persia, gave anecdotes of his ex-
periences there, and a description OF
the country and Its people, to pupils
of Western High School al an asse mbly
at Woodward & Lothrop's auditorium
Thursday morning.
Plans have been started for the an
nual luncheon of Central High School,
to be held May 19.
Although the full returns are not yet
in from "On to Frisco" the musical
comedy recently presented by pupils
of the Mckinley Manual Training
School, It Is believed it is the biggest
t.rr
had.
Arrangements for benefit are being
made by the Eastern High school
Alumni Association. 1t probably will
be held May 21 at the Columbia Thea
fy.''
DR.. Paul Bartsch delivered a lecture
at the Business High School Tuesday
evening before parents of pupils Of
the school.
Mckinley Manual Training School is
to give lunch, probably the latter
part of May.
Mrs. GIenna Smith Tinnin gave a
number of readings before the Central
High School Dramatic Society Tues
day afternoon.
Stephen i. Kramer, assistant super
intendent of schools, was the principal
speaker at meeting of the Dent
School Mothers Club Wednesday aft
ernoon He conducted a question
box" during which he answered many
questions which were asked him bear
| ing on education.
The Phi Alpha Epsilon Fraternity of
| Eastern High School is to give a dance
| at the Cairo Saturday evening.
| Prof. Alvin Dawson of Lafayette
| College described life at that college
| In an address at the Mckinley Man
| ual Training School Tuesday.
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| Officers OF the Washington High
\ School Bank at Business are to give
| their annual dance at the school April
| Is.
| Motion pictures taken at Lehigh Uni
I yersity were shown at Tech Thurs
1 day morning. Leonard Sargent. a grad
! uate OF Tech and now a student at the
! university, lectured on life at the in
| stitution.
| Mrs. A. B. Sloane. formerly of Sweden,
| addressed the Emery lexington Home
and School Association at q recent
meeting, on the subject Of vocational
! training She explained the advan-