Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-18
cation. the Balance Sheet, was issued
Tuesday.

cation. the Balance Sheet, was issued
Tuesday.
Plans for an entertainment for the
benefit of the school Fairgrounds, to be
held May s, were discussed at a meet
ing of the Johnson Powell Parent
Teachers Association Tuesday evening
Mrs. G. 6. Dave was appointed chair
man of the committee in charge. The
affair is to be held I'm the Arcade audi
torium.
Plans for the new Powell addition
were discussed. H. c. Phillips presid-
ed
Many of the decorations used in con-
nection with the play recently present
ed at Tech still remain in place. though
they are being gradually removed
year and the halls are consid e ra bly,
frightened by the appearance of the
remaining ones.
Motion pic. u.es as a means of express
ing litera'. were discussed by Com
missioner Louis Brownlow in an address
before the Edmonds School Mothers
Club Friday evening, when Fathers
| night was observed He also spoke OF
them the most democratic form OF
amusement, saying that not long ago at
one OF the motion picture theaters the
| line at the tlcRel "lnuOW Included be-
sides himself a Justice of'the Supreme
| Court of the United States. Chinaman
a tramp and a United States senator.
Commissioner BrownloW pointed out
that the motion picture speaks A language
understood universally. He stated that
he witnessed a motion picture in Japan
and had no difficulty in understanding it
He also said that in China women of high
caste are laying aside their wells because
they cannot see the picture through the
meshes.
Mr.. Brownow expressed the hope that
motion pictures soon may be used to sup
plement study in the schools. DR.. T. G.
kimball, supervising principal of the
division of which the Edmonds is part
introduced the speaker.
Frank Goebel sang. accompanied by
Miss Eva Slater. Prof. Oates orchestra
also contributed several selections. Re
freshments were served following the
meeting.
Pupils Of Chevy Chase High Schoo
are preparing to present THE Elope-
ment OF Ellen Thursday and FRIDAY
evenings at the Chevy Chase Library
James r. DAILY has had charge of ar
rangements for the production Those
who are to take part in it are Misses
taille Camp, Frances Butler and Heller
Hodges and Charles Shoemaker. Mark
Shoemaker. Frederick Imirie and Clar-
encc Z. Dawson. ir.
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| The Sigma Tat Sigma traierLIi.> Of
! Technical and Business High scn36i:
/! joined the national fraternity of Kappa
| Phi Friday evening and VIII hereafter
/! be known as the Omicron Chapter o,
/ that organization. The chapter was
! installed by Raymond w. La Bar anG
Reece b. Oberteuffer of Detroit. Mich
The fraternity entertained at dinner al
! the home of Howard G. Beck, jr., Fri
| day evening. Mr. La Bar and Mr.. ODER.
: teuffer.
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| Plans for helping the school play
grounds are to be discussed at meet
| ing to be held in the near future b.
| patrons of the H. .. Cooke School. &C
| cording to arrangements made at
| meeting of the Parent-Teacher Asso
| citation of that school Friday evening
| 1t was decided to hold the meeting
| following an address by B. w. Murch
supervising principal of the division o
which the Cooke School is part. MIR
Murch told of the needs of the play
grounds. A. W. Dunn Of the fedora
| bureau of education spoke on "Why
| Have a Parents Association"