Evening star., 1915-12-12
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Schools

Eastern High Schools Dramatic So
ciety was organized Wednesday after
noon. These officers were elected:
President, A. c. McAuliffe: secretary,
Miss Dorothy Shaner: chairman play
committee, Miss Edna Tucker: stage
manager, Edwin Walsh; assistant stage
manager, Farris English. Plans were
made for starting work in the imme-
diate future on the Christmas play.
A class in china painting and deco
rating has been started at Mckinley
Manual Training School by Mrs. Lillian
c. Doherty. This is said to be the first
class in this art ever started in the
local high schools.
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Because of crowded conditions Cen
trail High is to have no Christmas en-
tertainment this year. In order to al
low all the pupils to see perform
ance under existing conditions 1t would
be necessary to have it presented three
production section entertainments are
to be held.
Tuesday evening meeting of the
Western High School Home and School
Association is to be held in the build
ample opportunity to inspect the build
ing and its equipment.
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Members> of the faculty of Mckinley
Manual Training School are to hold a
supper in the school lunchroom Thurs
day evening. Principal Frank c. Daniel
is now absent from the school on
however. and it is hoped he will be
able to be present at the affair.
Ben Morrison, who won a travelling
fellowship to Japan, offered by the
University of California, gave a song
recital at Central Wednesday morning.
Judge J. Wilmer Latimer of the Ju-
venile Court was the principal speaker
at a meeting of the Peabody Mothers
Club last evening at the Peabody
School. Rev. c. r. Stetson, rector OF
st. Marks Church, sang, and NARROW
Summers of Eastern High School gave
| several piano selections. Refreshments
were served.
All persons interested in the Social
Club to be started at the Wilson Nor
| cia1 center and community work being
| carried on there are requested to be
present tomorrow evening between 7:3(
and 9 o'clock in the library. Those
| working on Christmas gifts are asked
| to bring them, while those who have
no work will be given an opportunity
| to sew for charity.
i A third class in Spanish has beer
opened to accommodate waiting list
Because an insufficient number has sc
far enrolled for the study of German,
| class in this subject will not be Or
| ganiZed until the first Monday in jan
| uary.
| The class in cutting and fitting is
| not full yet, but new members are
constantly enrolling. The Home Schoo
Clubs for Girls, directed by Miss Emma
Jacobs, have been started, and the
lcourses now followed by them embrace
domestic science, domestic art and ath-
| letics. Field trips for the study OF
nature and art for the children have
been discontinued until March, 1916
ANY one desirous of obtaining infor-
nation as to the work being done al
the social center may obtain it from
Mrs l.. F. Kebler. 1922 Park road
northwest, president of the Parents
League.
Stephen E. Kramer, assistant super
intendent of schools, is confined to his
home by quarantine, his small son
being i'll with diphtheria.
Section 446 is to give a dance to
section 14S of Business High School Tues
day evening. Thursday evening the Col
lege Club is to give dance.
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Rev John T Knott urged the use
of the school building as community
center in an address at the Capitol
Heights School Tuesday evening, when
a meeting was held celebrating tine
tenth anniversary of the erection OF
the building County Superintendent
Burroughs said he would approve such
Several solos by Miss Emma B.
Walker and songs by the children OF
the school were included in the pro-
gram. Supper was served.
Business Highs Dramatic Society is
making arrangements for the Christ
mas play.
Officers of the Carbery School Alumni
Association were elected at meeting
Friday evening as follows: Leopold
Freudberg, president: Miss Agnes Lee
vice president; Francis Sweeney. sec
| retary, and Miss Lillian Ritenour
treasurer.
Charles W. Ockstadt gave several
readings from Mark Twain. The class
of 1914 presented a burlesque drama
tized by Miss Grace Ely. Francis
Thompson sang and the Carbery Or
chestra played several selections dur
ing the evening. Refreshments were
served and dancing followed the pres
entation of the program. More than
one hundred persons were present.
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Use of the Public Library by Chill
dren" was the subject of an address by
Miss Clara H. Herbert, head of the
chiIdren's department of the Public
Library. at a meeting of the Webster
Parent Teacher Association at the
Webster building Wednesday. Mrs. w.
S. Ufford of the Associated Charities
spoke on Encouraging Thrift"
Mrs. o. w. Hammond presided. Vo-
cal selections were given by Mrs.
Thomas Hulf1sh and a piano solo by
Miss Freda Ring