Evening star., 1916-04-30
In the Schools

Tomorrow pupils of the public
| schools will return to their classes aft
| er the annual spring or Easter vaca-
| ton which began April 81. Among high
| school pupils a great deal of attention
will be given to Anal preparation for
the Shakespearean pageant to be given
by the Ave high schools.
| Educators of the city took a promi-
nent part in the second annual state
convention of the District of Columbia
| Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations held at the Ra-
leigh Hotel yesterday. Henry p. Plair.
president of the board Of education.
responded to greetings from Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter. president Of the District
Congress of Mothers.
| Child Welfare" formed the subject
of lecture by Miss Florence e. Ward.
the theme of an illustrated lecture by
Miss Augusta Swan. At the after
noon session DR.. Hamlin E. Cogswell.
director of music in the public schools.
made an address on Music in Educa-
ton"
| Miss Ruth Kernodle. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. George "; kernodle. mem
High School. who is attending the
State Normal College at Greensboro.
n. c.. recently was made president of
the Intercollegiate Student Govern
ment Association at a meeting held at
Gainesville, Ga.
I An entertainment for the benefit of
pupils of the Carbery School who may
| need financial assistance when they go
| to high school next fall, was given by
pupils and alumni at the Eastern High
| Friday night. The program consisted
of musical and dramatic numbers. un-
I Il 4.
Young, principal Of the Carbery School.
| The money raised will be devoted to
assisting worthy pupils in buying
school books and stationery next fall.
graduates. who otherwise could at
! tend high school. are not able to do so
| because they have not the money to
buy the books and paper needed in
the work.
During the week more than zoo
young men and women. members of
the graduating class of the State Nor
ed the National Capital DR.. George
Norris Phillips, principal of the normal
school. was in charge of the trip. the
| |twenty-second annual tour which he
has superintended as principal. The
sightseeing students spent three days
| in Washington.
Easter exercises at the Cardozo Vo-
!
| ton of James /. Minor. teacher of Eng
lish and mathematics. A number Of
| selections from Shakespeare were rem
| dered by the pupils of the several
classes. The final number on the pro-
gram was an exhibition of physical
culture exercises and dances by girls
of the school.
| May Day in America" will be the
| general title of civic festival express
ing community ideals to be given by
| the clubs and classes of Neighborhood
House. 40 \ street southwest, May 4.
and s: The Making of an American"
and ''The Making of America" will be
| two pageants which will be given in
connection with the festival The May
day professional, to be held at O'Clock
on the afternoon of May 6, will be the
big feature.
| The Mothers School Club of the
| Northeast met recently at the Pierce
School. A playlet was given by the
children of the fifth grade under direc-
ton of Miss Muckinhaupt. Making
Easter Glad" was given by the children
of the fourth grade. directed by Miss
Schriber Miss Sipe. who is in charge
of the public school gardens, gave a
talk on gardening. May Hodges played
a piano solo. Mrs. Bess Gearhart Nor
| rison of Lincoln. Neb.. gave dramatic
| readings.
| " l. ldSlOr was reelected president
of the Parent-Teachers Association of
the Slater School. at a meeting in the
school building recently. Mrs. J. w.
| Hamilton was chosen vice president
and Clarence Gilmore secretary.
| The General Alumni Association of
Howard University, through its officers,
! has just published the alumni number
| of the University Record. the official
publication of the university. Its forty
| eight pages outline the plans for the
celebration of the alumni reunion
June Z.
! The charter of Howard University.
which was granted March 2, 1867. grew
out of plan for Howard Theological
Seminary. which afterward took on
| the form of Howard Normal and Theo-
| logical Institute" for the education Of
teachers and preachers. and finally
Howard University, with departments
as follows: Academic. consisting Of