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generation a heritage improved. II that
be possible. Civic betterment Is one
Of the phases of this attempt at I'M
provement Of general conditions. and
though in this District we have to un-
Idertake these tasks hampered by the
lack of franchise, direct statements OF
authorities. with plans for specific I'M
provements, are often success1ul III
! bringing them about"
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, In debate between teams represent.
| ing the senior and junior classes OF
! Central High School Wednesday after
| noon the seniors, supporting the az
| firmative side of the discussion, were
victorious. The proposition debaeed
was That the fixing of prices OF COM
| modities by the manufacturers IS con-
] trary to sound public policy
Those comprising the winning team
| were +. Myers, J. Gambs and G. Weik-
ert. while the junior team was COM
posed of J. Wood, Z. Alant ana r.
White. First, second and third honors
were given to Messrs. Welkert. Nhite
and Gambs, respectively.
Friday was matinee day at East
ern High School. About nineteen
pupils We're examined in music during
the week, three days being used for
these tests, TUESDAY, 1OT p0piiS,
| Wednesday. for piano pupils, and
Thursday, for pupils in vocal music
Dr. Ella r. Fales read paper on
THE Hygiene of the Girl at a recent
, meeting of the Emery lexington Home
and School Association. An offer from
the w. c. 7. L. to hold gold medal
contest" for pupils of these schools was
considered
Three plays are being planned by
pupils of Western High School. This
week pupils of George r. Dewitt are to
give q play before the English Teach
ers' journal Club The middle of Feb
ruary the Dramatic Association is to
present The Neighbors," and arrange
ments for. repetition of Pride and
Prejudice. given Just before Christ
mas. are being made.
Members of the executive commit
tees of the several high and normal
school alumni associa tions are to meet
in the hoardrocn of the Franklin
School Tuesday evening at O'CLOCK,
to consider plans for worh by an IN
ter-al,lnni associa ton. Prior to this
meeting the executive committee of the
Ea stern High SchAQl Alumni Assocla-
ton is to hold it's first meeting of the
year.
Plans for musical and literary en-
tertainnent. to be held at the Wilson
Normal School next month. Tor the
benefit of the Columbia Heights Ath-
letic Club and the Monroe School play
ground, are being made by pupils OF
the Monroe School. Permission for the
entertainment was recently granted by
the board of education.
Members OF the club debated the
proposition, 'Shan Women Vote: at
recent meeting of the club. The mega
tive supporters were victorious. the
Judges being Stephen L. Kramer, as
Haycock. supervising principal of the
division OF which the school forms
part. and William +. Loney. Several
visitors were present, including the OF
ficers of the Boys Club of the Grover
Cleveland School
officers Of the Columbia Heights
Club are: President. Louis Millard;
vice president, Thomas McEwen: sec
retary, Harry Millard; corresponding
secretary. Mr.. Tillett. and treasurer.
Stanley Schun.
Upper classes of the ketcham School,
under the direction of Miss q. A. Phil
lips, principal. and Miss N. II. Graves.
gave their second musical recital Of the
year Thursday evening. large audi
ence of friends and parents of the
pupils was present.
Assistance was given to those taking
part in the recital by Mrs. c. V. Byram,
acting director of music in the schools:
Russell Phipps, violinist; Miss Shaw,
violinist, and Miss Helen Rollins, ac-
companist.
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The latest issue of Tech Life. official
publication of the Mckinley Manual
Training School, contains a pink
sheet" sporting section.
Woodson Plyer Houghton of this city
was one of the honor men in studies at
Washington and Lee, according to an
nouncement made there by President
Henry L. Smith last evening. Presi-
dent Smith believes that a star student
should receive just as much recogni-
ton as star athlete. Mr.. Houghton
was one of nineteen to be thus hon
ored.
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The Body Beautiful' was the sub
jest of an address given by DR.. Marie
3. Lucas of the children's clinic, Freed
mems Hospital. at a meeting of parents
at the Mott School Monday night.
Mrs L. J. Moss. teacher of the sixth
grade, spoke on Opportunities of
Parent-Teacher Associations" Others
who took part in the program were:
Miss K. c. Lewis, the principal; Frank
B. Williams. Daniel Murray and Miss
Lillian Evans.
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