Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
I-SINESS HIGH SCHOOLS four
year February graduating
class is preparing to present
CLEANLINESS" as it's class night

| "HappineSS' as It's class nlSnt
| entertainment. Members of the
c1ass decided that prophecies. class
histories and similar of the oider 10TH
of class night entertainments were
time-worn and of no interest TO those
not intimately connected Win ''ie
class and the school. Therefore, II was
decided to give a play. followed os
the valedictory.
Each member of the class will nave
a role to play. A rather interesting
coincident in connection with the pray
is that it was written by Allan laws
of Pennsylvania Although the name
of the writer is identical with that Oh
| the principal of Business, the two men
are not related. January 70 has oeei'
tentatively selected for the class-nisht
date. and January 90 for the COM
mencement date.
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Alumni of Eastern High School are
to hold their annual reunion at the
school the afternoon of Friday next
| the closing day of school
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| Western High School alumni are to
hold their reunion at the school De-
cember IS Dancing will be part of
the entertainment.
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| Seniors of Mckinley Manual Training
School have charge of the Christmas
entertainment which is to be given at
the school the closing day.
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! Afiliation with the Mothers Congress
was urged by Mrs. w Il. Wender.
president of the Greenleaf Parent
Teachers Association, at a meeting of
| the organization Tuesday afternoon.
/ Mrs. Wender, in calling the meeting to
order. used a savel made for the as
ISOLATION by John Simpson of the
Smallwood Vocational School and for
merly of the Greenleaf.
| These committees were named: To
cooperate with the Mothers Congress
| in supervision of motion pictures Mrs.
NJ Mills, Mrs. NJ. r. Riston. Mrs. Thorn
/ as Posey and Mrs. NJ. Mahoney: educa-
tional, Mrs X. G. Little, Mrs. NJ. Wise
| and Miss H. F. Dunlap.
A program of musical and literary
| numbers was given by Ethel Cowans.
Emily Little. Helen Mills. Hazel Maca-
| bee. Hazel Miller. Helen Hail. Helen
Russell and Harry Wender.
The College Club of Business gave its
annual hop Friday evening.
Relief work in Belgium was described
by Rev. DIR. John Van Schaick. presi-
dent of the board of education. in a
lecture at Mckinley Manual Training
sisted in relief work abroad for sew
eral months.
This lecture was the first of series
which Principal Frank c. Daniel of
Tech has planned. Others will be
given after the Christmas holidays.
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Because of the holiday for Thanks
/ giving eliminating one of the regular
/ drill days. an extra one was allowed
! by the school officials.
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! Students of Western High School are
TO present She Stops to Conquer"
! Thursday next.
The council of the general organiza-
| ton of Tech has approved plan to al
| low the use of the school seal on a pin
| Lower classes may wear the new seal
pin in silver. without date, while SEN
Tors of the school may wear a gold
seal pin bearing the date of gradua-
ton.
Officers of the Taylor School Parent
/ Teachers Association were elected as
/ follows at a recent meeting: Mrs. John
Walters. president: Miss r. ]. Coffin,
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rotary. and Mrs. Charles B. Matthew's
treasurer.
Pupils of Grade 5B gave drama
tiZation of the first Thanksgiving day
Violin selections were given by Miss
Marie Belt. accompanied on the piano
| by Miss Helen Belt.
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| Resolutions indorsing the movement
for teachers pensions and urging pa
irons of the schools to assist in having
the bill made a law We're adopted at a
meeting of the Principals Association
OF the white grade schools at the
I Thomson building Tuesday last Miss
Flora L. Hendley Of the central COM
mittee. which is conducting the cam
paign for the passage of the measure
explained tne proposed legislation in
detail.
| All alumni of Central High urged
! by the Alumni Record, publication of
the graduates organization to be pres
ent at the annual reunion TO be held
in the school December &c. at S O'Clock
Attention is called to the fact that this
| is the first reunion to be held at night
since 1910.
| The greater portion of the Record is
devoted to personal items and obitua-
ries of former teachers and students at
Central Announcement is made that a
memorial is being planned to Mile Eu-
genie Liebschutz, former teacher of
French.
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| Officers of the Grover Cleveland Busy
| Club were elected as follows Thursday:
! Honorary president, Miss S Il. Kent
president. Miss Kathryn Lerch; first
vice president, Miss A. f. Haslup: sec
ond vice president. Miss F'rieda Meyer;
secretary, Miss Madeline Boyer: treas
urer, Miss Lillian Crabb.
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I The following officers were elected by
members Of the two-year graduating
class Of Business High School Frida V
afternoon: President. Girard G. Wise {.
vice president, Miss Ethel Sencindiver;
! treasurer. Robert d. Wise, and secre-
tary. Miss Thelma Brown.
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| \ meeting of the Cranch Tyler Home
and School Association is to be held
in the Tyler January at pm
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. Pupils of the Arthur School gave an
I entertainment for the benefit of the
school Fairgrounds Friday evening,
4 the affair being held at Eastern High
Children of various grades contributed
musical. literary and dramatic fea-
lures The Fifth Division Orchestra,
directed by Mrs. j. A. Torbert, con-
tributeG several selections.