Evening star., 1916-10-15

association of that scnool
having in ch;tgc various ac
tivities. probably Will be elected this
week. Plans for the completion IF or
ganization are practically complete.
Mckinley Manual Training School
Orchestra has already started its sea
son. Dore walten, a member of the
faculty, is again in charge.
The stadium at new Central High
School is not to be used for foot bah
this season. Use of the STADIUM IS pro-
hibited at present. as it is feared the
sodding will be spoiled if premature
use of the field is allowed.
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A plan of dividing the student body
into small groups under the immediate
supervision of one teacher is being
tried out at Business undar the dir"c-
tion of Principal Allan Davis The
work in which the students are most
interested and remain under the same
teacher during the entire school life
of the student.
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Charles Crosman of the bureau Of
commercial economics Of Philadelphia,
Pa. delivered an illustrated lecture on
"Tbe Manufacture and Circulation of
"A Magazine" before students of Eastern
High School Thursday morning. The
Lecture was given in the Avenue Grand
Theater. near the school, ard was il
Illustrated with motion pictures.
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Tech Life" the official publication of
Mckinley Manual Training School. has
already been issued, and another num-
Der will be ready for issue in the near
future All students of the school are
being urged to subscribe
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THE Daily Bulletin issued at Busi-
ness High last year. is to be continued
this year. 1t was found an admirable
way in which to keep the students in
touch with each days activities not on
the regular program.
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Richmond Brooks, a graduate of Nc
Kinley Manual Training School. has
entered Georgetown University, where
he is studying medicine.
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Workmen are still busy at new Cen
trail High School. Everything consid-
cred. however. the building seems to
be in excellent condition.
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Every day at school is worth SO to
the pupil, statisticians claim. according
to the United States bureau of educa-
tion. At this rate each school day in
the District of Columbia should repre-
sent a total of about s477,o0O to the
aggregate number of pupils: a pretty
good rate of interest, it would seem.
on the capital invested in the cny's
educational system.
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All boys in the school were urged to
Join the cadets at an assembly held in
the auditorium of new Central Wednes-
day.
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Subjects which home and school as
sociations would do well to study were
discussed by DIR. John Van Schaick.
president of the board Of educa ton. a t
a meeting of the Thomson Fran in
day evening in the assembly hall of the
Thomson. The address was followed
by a spirited general discussion.
Among the things which parents
would do well to consider. DIR. Van
Schaick said, were the following: Su-
pervision of leisure time of chiIdAn
supervised study. summer use of play
grounds. use Of school buildings as
community centers and open-air
schools.
DR.. Van Schaick related the story of a
western community where the parents
had dubbed together and hired a COL
, dren during the leisure hours in sum-
mer. This supervisor" said DR.. Van
Schaick. helped the children by teach
| ing them various games. He also led
tHeUn Ofi eApeNltIOuS through tne COuH-
try and SO enlisted their interests and
sympathies with bird life that the
youngsters soon became enthusiastic
| conservationists."
He said the civic responsibility of the
children was greatly Increased through
the work which they did under this
professional leader.
Il should like to see a plan of this
sort followed in Washington. If 1t only
resulted in keeping the children off the
streets" said the speaker.
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