Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30

- PREPARATIONS for reorganiza-
ton for the new half-year
and for the mid-year COM
mencement exercises have occu-
MED a large part of the attention
of all during the past week. Friday
was matinee day in several of the
high schools. opportunity being gwen
bv this time for deficient pupils 10
raise their marks.
Plans for participation in the large
pageant next spring. when the oeh'i
High School moves into it's new nome
nth and Clifton streets northwest
were discussed at meeting Oh '"I uisb
yisory board of the Central h!sn
school Alumni Association at the
school Wednesday evening. Alumni OF the
school want to be well represented IN
the big fete. ,..,o;,
ment to be given in April were also con
sidered. 1t is planned to use the funds
raised from the performance iol IN.
furnishing of the alumni room IN the new
Central. No excursion is to be given
by the alumni this year.
Nid-vear graduates of Western were
rendered luncheon FRIDAY al .1e
school by members of the June grad
uating class.
Edwin Atherton. an alumnus OF zen
trail, an empioye of a local banking lhstl-
tuition. is 10 enter the consular sefNi'e'
going to Geneva, Italy.
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Rev Dr. Charles Wood of the ChurcI
of the Covenant delivered an addreSs
on "Ethics' to the senior class OF
Western Tuesday.
Prof Rene samson, teacher of French
at Central High. addressed the French
Society OF that school Wednesday at
ternoon.
..Bs" and school insignia were awarded
at an assembly at Business High tuesday
morning The 81 is a felt letter. which
is awarded TO the pupils participa ting in
athletics and who have no failures in
their studies. The school insignia is
small bronze medal, with the school seal
on one side and q letter b on the other
side which is awarded TO pupils VINO
have achieved success in school actlvl-
ties other than athletics. and who nave
no failures in their studies. This year
the school awarded an r, standing Tor
reserves" to the substitutes of the ath-
letic teams Karl G. Wassman governor
of the general rganiZation OF the school,
presided at the assembly,
Paul A. White, coach of the foot ball
team. presented the lbs ana KS 10
the bows earning them in the recent foot
bali sea son, and gave, brief sketch 81
CHI boys work on the field. Those TO
receive the awards were william J.. Cul-
Iigan, Karl G. Wassman, William L. Nc
Donald Ralph Wise. Bernard Wise, Mi
chaeI Ready Sa muel Robin, John Richter,
Charles Berlin, Harry Millof. Francis
Kelly, Perry Dowiick, Richmond keech
and Albert stern
Johnson. Karl Glessner. James Noonan,
Iouis Towbes DiIer Croft, Robert Ems
lin, William F. Mcdonald, Robert lynch
william Nau, Gay Herrell. Allan Carpen-
ter Everett Held, Robert AIacMackin.
Nathan Oscar. Harold ID. McCalley and
William s. Putzki
William Culligan. a member Of the mid,
wear graduating class. was also presented
with a ..B'' for basket ball.
Joseph Finckel presented Milton r.
Hartley with an insignia for niasked ef-
ficiency in rife shooting.
Frank H. Marks and Paul Clifford Nor
rison received awards FOR literary ell
cheney.
The awards to those having unusually
high records in their studies We're re-
ceived by Jacob Goldberg OF the four.
year course ana FRANCES ."aSeniieih' VI
| the two-year course.
DIR. Colyer Meriwether presented Jacob
| Goldberg a school insignia for general ell
| ficiency. Do
Miss Blanche Ra ucheHSteli anu NJ
p,ajne Taylor Bernard Wise and karl G
Wassmann were each presented with
school insignia for school betterment.
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Members of the graduating class OF the
| Ross school held class night exercises
E,riday evening at the Wilson Normal
school. Thad Benton. president OF the
class. delivered the address of welcome.
Katha rine Crook presided. The class his
tory was read by Charles Mckimmie.
beatrice Woodford read an original poem
and Katharine Crook delivered the class
prophecy.
A feature of the program was the
presentation of two scenes from Shakes
peare and sketch entitled, 1.-The Prairie
Princess Those taking part were
Margaret Buckley, Louise Merchant.
olivia Lawrence. Ruth Coleman, Beatrice
Woodford, Dorothy Locraft, Jessie Little.
Louise Williams. Catherine Vernon, Mar
ion Bailey. Harry MacFate. George Har-
rison, Harold Smith. Percy Niepold. Earl
Garrison, Dick Magendie and David Nor