Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24

cussed by members of the Business
High School Dramatic Society at
meeting Wednesday afternoon. 1t was
decided that the first play. to be given
in the near future, should be THE
Corner Drug Store" a one-act musical
production.
The organization now has a men,
bership of about seventy members.
thirty having Joined at the meeting
Wednesday.
| Many matters of Importance to the
school were discussed by the council of
| the General Organization of Mckinley
Manual Training School at a meeting
Wednesday afternoon These included
the school emblem and numerous ques-
tons relating to school athletics.
! Wednesday the College Club of Bust
| ness High is to be reorganized. 1t is
probable that the club will go on a
hike" in the near future.
G. E. Bittner. clerk at the Mckinley
Manual Training School, has been pro-
| NOTED to a place in the office of Sec
rotary Harry o. Hine of the board of
| education, a position in that Office hav-
ing been caused by the resignation of
Albert F. Fessenden. who has accepted
knowles Cooper. secretary Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. Miss l.. J. Wright has been ap-
pointed as clerk at Tech.
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Newly elected officers of the General
Organization of Business High School
Thursday morning. Several brief talks
were made at the assembly.
Tech Night School now has an en-
rollment of 740 students. The courses
given at the school seem to be as
popular. If not more popular. than
those at any other night school.
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The Columbia Heights Athletic Club
is to hold a "get-together pippin social
Friday evening at the Monroe School.
This meeting marks the beginning of the
third year of the club, and the members
are planning on this occasion to have a
live rally. The supervising principal, r.
l.. Haycock. is expected to be present, as
are the principal, II. w. Draper; parents
and friends of members. A program APP
propriate to Halloween has been ar
ranged.
During the winter the club expects to
have the use of the gymnasiums of the
Wilson Normal School and the Con-
gregational Church for practice in basket
ball and other activities. foot ball
team has been started, with Harry Mil
lard captain. The club has each year
given public entertainment, and is plan
ming to do something of the same sort
this winter.
The members are boys of fifteen years
or more. The meetings are conducted by
officers chosen from among the boys who
are elected every six months. The cleo
ton for the coming term will be held at
the first regular meeting in November
Mr. and Mrs. William r. Loncy are in
charge of the club. assisted by the prin-
cipal. Mr.. Draper, and an advisory board
of parents. This club is one of the ac-
tivities marking the progression of the
social center law.
Eastern High School had cadet
assembly Thursday, at which talks
were made by the new officers, DR. w
s. Small, the principal, and several
members of the faculty. Eastern has
two companies this year, for the first
time since 1902.
The following students have been
named for, the staff of the Western.
official publication of Western High
School: James Gray. editor-in-c chief;
associate editors, Christian Damn, Lee
Ella Warren: editorial staff, Virginia
Perry, Adelaide Grillo, Walter OBrien:
boys athletics, Stuart Smith; girls
athletics Harriet Miller; art, Chester
La Toilette; exchanges. Robert Gard;
military, William Knox.
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Members of the several campfires at
Eastern High School are preparing for
an active season. Louis p. Shoemaker
overlooking Pierce mill for Camp De-
sire new branch has been organ
lied Takoma campfire, with Mrs. Daniel
Taylor as the leader.
Business High now has two musical
examinations. One is school orcheS-
fra. of which Joseph Finckel is di- |
ness manager. The other consists of
string Instruments only, and is known
as the Orange and Blue Club. 1t is
under the direction of A. W. Miller.
Committees of the Parents League of
the third division were named at a /!
meeting of the executive committee |
Monday.
The o Street Bulletin, the school |
paper compiled and printed by pupils |
of the o Street Vocational School, !
made its first appearance Friday. One |
of the principal articles appearing in it
explains the opportunities offered by |
the school
George Washington University Notes
Kichisaburo Nomura. naval attache of
the Japanese embassy; Lieut.. Command
err Gengo Hyakutake of the Japanese
navy, and Mr.. Saito. third/ secretary of
the Japanese embassy. have registered /
as special students in Columbian College.
Naghi and Mohsen Khan. sons or the
Persian minister to the United States.
have registered in Columbian College.
Miss Margaret Knowles and Miss Anna
Mcknight, students in Columbian Col
ieee. spent part of their summer vaca-
ton in Virginia
THOMAS. students in Columbian College,
took a trip this summer in the formers
,.icifinp Saveral D1aceS along ba |