The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS

Community and social center work at
Wilson Normal School has been extended
to library advantages. The splendid col
lection, known as the teachers library,
will be available for consultation on Mon
day and Wednesday evenings during the
remainder of the winter. As a reference
library high school boys and girls, and
students of special subjects. will find it
especially helpful The-reading room is
equipped with all the leading periodicals.
dearth of dyestuffs has no terrors for
students Of chemistry at Central High
School When the colossal pageant, rep
resenting Central spirit taken from the
old building to the new, is given next
June, the color effects in costumery will
represent the work OF the chemistry class
public-spirited citizen has offered the
use of watts and drying rooms, where
Loo yards of cloth will be dyed in pris-
mastic shades for the costumes.
The first of a series of lectures that the
credit men of Washington are to give
before the bank directors of Business
High School bank was held in the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce last Fri
day afternoon.
DR.. Louise Taylor spoke of her efforts
to establish baby hospitals in Serbia. at
an assembly of Eastern High School
pupils held Tuesday morning.
A community needing of unusual inter-
est and enthusiasm was held at Brent
School, just south of the Capitol, Friday
evening. The broad subject of public
schools. with proposed changes. was dis
cussed by many eminent speakers. among
whom were Rev. c. II. Butler. Rev. E. n.
Kirby, Rev. William A. Melvin, Ralph
Given. and C. Sebe Newman. assistant
disbursing officer of the Capitol Refresh
ments were serfed during the social hour.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. pure food expert,
will give lecture in the course on
'Dietetics' at the Wilson Normal Social
Center Wednesday evening at o'clock.
Teachers at Tech who are members of
.Goucher College Alumni Association have
presented the school with a fine picture
.of the college. DR. Robert NJ. Gay, of
Goucher. made the presentation speech at
a girls assembly held Tuesday. He
showed lantern slides representing life at
the college.
The regimental dance will be held at
Mrs. Doyer's. January 2S Company A
dance was held at the same place Friday
night Cadets at Business are regretting
NAAt LGNCAAl dINLuthl u SdpI. II. b. OIrOn,
now off duty because of a broken leg.
Holton Arms basketball team beat the
Central High girls in a hotly contested
game on Friday afternoon, the score be-
Ing 10 to II.
The dramatic society of Western High
School will give a dainty little farce
called ''Neighbors'' in honor of the Feb
TGary graduating class.
English Teachers Journal Club will
meet at Wilson Normal School on Thurs
day afternoon.
Leisure Ahead" a lecture by Mrs,
Glenna s. Tinnin, was the third in the
series of Looking Ahead" lectures given
before the English classes at Central.
Mrs. Tinnin believes that the socialized
drama and all other recreational fmc-
tions should represent modes of self
expression.
Supt. Thurston, President Henry P.
Blair and Supervising Principal R. L.
Haycock were speakers at the Monroe
Boys Club meeting held Friday night.
DR.. Buchanan. in charge OF Indian
reservations in Oregon, gave a short talk
on Indian schools at Business High
| School on Monday.
Old peasant dances, known as Morris
dances, were included in the Shakes
peareSp scenes presented at Central
High School on Wednesday morning.
Motions and costumes were quaint and
Elizabethan in character, the girls dane
ing with bells on ankles and wrists and
waving stats entwined with gauzy
| streamers.