Evening star., 1916-11-12
IN THE SCHOOLS

TRANK C. DANIEL. principal of Nc
Kinley Manual Training School. IS
| arranging to have series of lee
| lures, many of them illustrated. given
at the school this year Most of them
probably will be on scientific subjects.
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| Senior students of the Wilson Normal
School held an Acquaintance party
| Wednesday afternoon. at which the mem
| adaptation by Miss Virginia Perkinson
| from Daddy Long Legs was a feature
! of the entertainment. Following TINS,
| games were played and dancing held IN
| the gymnasium, refreshments being served
| later.
| Franklin Jackson. the only male student
I at the school. portrayed a female char
acter In the adaptation from DADDY Long
Legs" Others having leading parts were
Misses Dorothy Hullfish. Theresa Mat
| thews, Ruth Dick, Dorothy Gessford. Rill;
| Engle. Luella Jacobs. Beulah Harvey and
| Loretta Hannah.
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| Members of the Business High School
Dramatic Society are to present Miss
| Civilization and Poor Old jim in the
near future. Friday afternoon Miss Con
stance Collier. who played in THE Merry
|
| delivered an address at Business under
| the auspices Of the dramatic organization.
| Members of dramatic associations of the
| other high schools, as well as the student
/ body of business. We're extended invita-
| tions to be present
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| These officers were elected Tuesday by
| the senior class of new Central High
| School. which is to graduate in Febru-
ary: President. Ralph Heltmuller; vice
| ytreri ripto riff
| tary. Miss Eleanor Washington. treas
| urer, Charles Curtis: prophets. Misses
| Margaret Hildreth and Landon Trudgian.
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| A number OF persons connected with the
| schools went home to vote Tuesday. Wide
interest in the election was taken through
| out the school system.
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| A large number of seventh and eighth
grade pupils from the Ross were guests
| at the Wilson Normal School camp, on the
| upper Potomac, last week. In addition
trees. the boys and girls had wood
gathering contest and cooked their lunch
| Girls Of Business High held their first
| rifle practice Of the season Wednesday
| afternoon.
| An assembly of the students of the first
| thre. seInesters of Tech was held the
| early part of last week. The student body
! is too great to allow for all to be as
semblel in the hall at the same time.
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! Arrangements are being made for de-
| bate between teams representing Central
! High School Of this city and the Balti-
more City College Of Baltimore. This is
! an annual affair.
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Thanksgiving day. with it's attendant
sons soon will be replete with seasonable
| illusions
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These officers of the four-year Febru-
| airy graduating class of Business High
| were elected Friday: President, Carl
Kerr; secretary, Miss Katheryne Dun
| KEEL: treasurer. Justin Cox: executive
committee. Ray Palmer, chairman;
Misses Anna Saye and Edna Marcy.
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| Officers of the senior class of Western
| High have been elected as follows:
President, Harry Chamberlaine; vice
president. Miss Margaret Mulholland;
secretary. Miss Marion Johnson; treas
| urer. Alexander McKelway; dramatic
| Stevens. Misses Eleanor Garner, Mar
| garet Braitmayer and Katharine Stout
| fer.
| The stone tablet marking the date
and purpose OF the erection of the old
Miner building at 18th and Church
| streets which is being demolished. has
been removed to the new Miner Normal
| School, where it win be inserted with
| appropriate ceremonies later in the
school year. The original Miner School
was founded by the philanthropic
labors of Miss Myrtilla Miner, who left
an estate in trust for the education
| of colored youth in service to the race.
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| trustees of that estate, known the
| Miner board.
Miss Miner came to Washington from
| Nav York state IN 1851.
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| Mai. James T.. Walker, head Of the
Ist Separate Battalion of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia, as
| we'll as being the supervising principal
of the thirteenth division, was rendered
| a reception recently. upon his retun
| from duty on the Mexican border Upon
| a call from John Bruce, principal of
the Randall School. and acting super
visor during Mai. Walkers absence. the
| teachers made plans for the reception,
Miss Mary L. Smith being In charge.
| The office of Maj Walker was deco
rated with American hags and autumn
LEAVES Mr. Bruce delivered an address
welcoming Maj. Walker on behalf of
the teachers. Henry Lewis. one of the
teachers. sang
teachers to display loyalty and patri
otism in the future as in the past He
said that the LIST Separate Battalion had
gone to the border prepared to do
whatever was necessary to uphold the
honor OF the flag.
Upon motion Of Harry Lewis, princi-
pal OF the Garfield School. a vote of
thanks was rendered Mr.. Bruce for the
work which he had done while ne was
acting supervisor.
Miss n A. d. Madre told of the work
which Mrs. James +. Walker had done
for the relief of the families of the
men on the border. Arthur c. New
man. who was adjutant to Maj. Walker,
gave a brief address. in which he urged
loyalty. Following the meeting, Mai.
Walker. Mrs. Walker and Mr. Newman
received the teachers. Refreshments
| were served.
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