Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08

out" has occupied the at
M tention of everybody this
w week SO much that there has
been practically no time to
consider anything but organization.
The high schools probably were bus
iey than the grade schools in this re-
spect because uew books have to be
obtained: in two instances new build
ings were opened. sections have to be
arranged and many other things. in ad-
dition to the general fact that they are
much larger buildings However, many
boys and girls are already looking for
ward to after school, activities, and
work of determining who intend to
enter various lines has been begun.
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New lights are being installed in
number of the rooms at the Franklin
School, where the Offices of school heads
and the board of education are located
Plans for the formation of the cadet
regiments are being completed IL Is
expected that more boys will be en-
rolled this year than ever before.
Community center work is to be re-
sumed at the Wilson Normal School
October %. under the auspices of the
Parents League of the Third Division:
Plans for the season were considered
at a joint meeting Of The executive
board and the council of the league
Monday evening.
Mrs. Q. G. Hall was made secretary
of the center. Invitations for the
league to hold meetings jointly with
the individual associations at the Hub
bard, Park View and West schools dur
ing the year We're received.
The first regular meeting of the league
is to be held in connection with the
opening of the night classes.
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DR.. John Van Schaick. president of
the board of education, sees no rea-
son why boys and girls should not go
to school in automobiles, or even aero
planes, provided they conduct them
connection with the criticism recently
by the Chicago board of education
that Chicago schools on a rainy day
look like a fashionable reception"
with automobiles waiting in front OF
them.
Said President Van Schaick:
Pupils of the public schools should
be permitted to go to school by auto
mobile, trolley car, horse and carriage,
bicycle or even aeroplane and any
thing which will get them there IN
health and safety, feeling cheerful, so
| long as it does not interfere with the
rights of other people. If anybody
drives an automobile to school in a
! so that it is a nuisance. l shall try to
abate that nuisance, not merely as
| school official, but as citizen
| II know of a college where young
man can get an education for about
! $500 year. The college authorities
have always taken pride in the fact
| that standards were simple and the
| cost low. When two or three fellows
came back to that college last fall
with automobiles. the trustees prompt
! ly wrote to their parents, explaining
! the circumstances and stating their
1 desire to keep the standard of eX-
| pense low. and asked them either to
withdraw the automobiles or to with
draw their sons. sympathlZe iuliy
with that action. We ought all to use
our influence for the simple life. On
I the other hand. we must recognize the
1 fact Mat we live in a motor age, anf
( that it would be folly for the author
! tiles of the school system to try to
| say that pupils should not come to
! school in the easiest way possible.
| Throughout the country districts
! the motor is a godsend. in collecting
children from remote points and bring
I ing them to a common center. 1t has
resulted in closing UP several little
weak schools and putting all the chill
dren in one strong, well equipped
school.
AIN abuses arising from the use VI
! automobiles and velocipedes, SO far as
/ it is related to the public schools. VIII
be dealt with promptly by the SCHOOL
authorities"
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F! The first meeting of the season of the
Webster Parent Teacher Association is
to be held Wednesday at pm. in the
school Officers are to be elected. A
musical program is to be given, follow
ed by the serving of refreshments.
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Mothers were urged to stop in school
on their way to market by Miss A Z.
LOOMS, principal of the Cranch School,
at a meeting OF the Cranch-Tyler Home
and school Association in the Cranch
building Thursday. DO not make your
visit formal" urged Miss Loomis.
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Mrs NJ. J. Peabody, principal OF the
Tyler School. expressed the pleasure of
all connected with the institution in
the fact that additional ground for the
TYLER School had been acquired. II
was directed that a letter of thanks
should be sent to the chairmen of the
District appropriations committees in
the House and Senate.
Miss NJ f. Wood was elected vice
president of the organization TO take
he place of Miss A. b. Goodman. who
has been transferred to another school.
II. z. Lowe, principal of the LenoX No-