Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
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Schools

Ofncers of the College Club OF Bust
ness High School were elected wed
nesday afternoon. They are: Presi-
dent Robert Miller; vice president.
William Griffin: recording secretary
Miss Estelle Milne: corresponding sec
rotary, Miss Edith Hall; treasurer.
Romine Taylor; reporter, Carl Gill:
sergeant-se-arms, Albert Anadale.
Miss Hall and Messrs. Griff.r and
Anadale were appointed a COMMITTEES
to arrange for a dance. Misses Louise
Martin, Helen Dunbar and Marion VIII
iiams were appointed a committee 10
make plans for a hike"
The College Club Is arranging for an
unusually active season. Miss Mar
garet Graham is its faculty adviser
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Principal Frank c. Daniel of the Nc
kinney Manual Training School Ia
planning to reorganize tho nre driii
there. The pupils get out OF the build
Ing In 4 short time at present, out MT.
Daniel believes the time can be To-
duced by making certain changes.
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Enlistmen.e continue to come in at
Eastern High School All the BOYS are
being urged to join, and It II believed
that by the time the last enltstnen Is
In that an unusually large percentage
Of boys will be enrolled.
Westerns foot bail victory over East
ern. recently, WAS celebrated by an as
semoly at Western Wednesday.
The Review, Official publication Of
Central, was issued recently. Among
the most Interesting features are a
poem telling of the old Central and the
the teachers. and AN Open Letter"
which was received by one Of the first
year pupils from his sister, graduate
of the school,
Steps which the United States should
take to promote trade relations be-
tween North and South America are to
be discussed by members Of tho Daniel
Webster Club at debate to be held
November 10.
Officers of the Brent Homo and School
Association have been elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. William Martsch;
vice president, Mrs. Thomas Green;
secretary, Mrs. Frank Baptista, and
treasurer. Mrs e. A Ellis.
A program Of work for the winter
Is being planned. At the last meeting
Mrs. Martsch told Of the work which
had been done at tho last meeting Of
the Congress Of Mothers.
Officers of the senior class Of McKin-
ley Manual Training School have been
Clarkson; vice president. Miss Jose
phine Mitchell; secretary. Norman
Barnes: treasurer. Miss Mary Tyner:
sergeant-at-arms, Howard Fellows. and
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ard. chairman: Francis E. Hildebrand,
Austin Amer and Miss Winifred Soleau.
Centrars Dramatic Society IL to de-
vote itself this year largely to Shake
spearean work.
Rehearsals are being held for 'The
Corner Drug Store" the play to be
given at Business in the near future.
Miss Irene Postles ard c. Albert Parker
are to have the leading roles.
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Techs junior class held q meeting
Wednesday afternoon.
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Graduates of the class of 1915 of the
Cage School recently held q reunion at
the school Miss NJ. E. Bond was teach
er of the class. Class officers were elected
at the reunion. They are: President,
Arthur Fowler. now at Mckinley; Miss
Louise Espey, now at Central; Gwynn
Coe, now at Business, and treasurer,
Miss Marcel Bussard, now at Central
The organization plans to bring about
a closer union between the grade school
and the high school classes by means Of
occasional talks and dramatizations be-
fore the classes preparing for high
school.
Work which is being carried on by
the Parents League Of the third dtyi-
sion of the public schools was discussed
at an informal meeting of mothers in
the league. held at the Wilson Normal
School Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Ida
e. Kebler, the president, told Of the
progress which has been made by the
league. Miss Anne Cooling, principal of
the Normal School. who was thanked
spoke briefly. Mrs. Nanette Paul gave
talk on common law. The meeting
was followed by a social hour" at
which refreshments were served.
Girls of Central High School COM
pleted their annual singles" tourna-
ment Tuesday. Miss Edith Pierce, '1s,
King, '16, Is runner-up. Results of the
final match between Miss Pierce and
Miss King were SIS. ca and 6-3
Twenty-eight girls were entered in the
tournament, winch was directed by Miss
Miriam Kleeblatt. '1s. tennis manager.
The finals were attended by Principal
Emory Wilson and several members of
the faculty.
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Because OF the get together social,
which Is to be held in the near future.
the November meeting of the Teachers
Association Is to be postponed
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That an educated person is one who
is trained to do what he ought, when
he ought to. as 1t ought to be done, was
by Charles M. Thomas, teacher
of psychology and education in the
Miner Normal School and chairman of
the executive committee of the Colored
Teachers Association of the District of
Columbia In an address before the Fort
Reno "a-ent-Tea cheers Association at
the school Friday evening He said
that pubic schools aim not at tntelli-
gence. for that is native capacity and
a variah one. best developed through
rea ding and conversation to give ideals
and ideas. but they. in cooperation
with the home, aim at right habits.
The speaker held that mere intelli-
eence without right personal habits.
civic Ia BITS, school ha bits and the hab,
Its induced by correct inst ructio-! In
the school arts made a nerson a r,en