Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
In the Schools
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- ASTERN HIGH SCHOOLS bank
Is to open tomorrow morning.
It's officers for this year are:
IL Cashier, W. A. Gallahand, who
is also colonel Of the cadet
regiments; teller. Cameron Burton:
assistant cashier. Virgil English; book
keeper, Lawrence Lawson; assistant
bookkeeper. Franklin speare.
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Ralph Wise has been selected as
commissioner Of public order at Busi-
ness High School.
Miss Elizabeth Bache is organising
troop Of Girl Scouts at new Central
High School
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Chester La Toilette. a graduate Of
Western High School last year. gave
violin recital at that school Wednes-
day. He was accompanied on the piano
by Miss Marian Balinger.
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Friends Of Mckinley Manual Train
ing School are hopeful that the Com
missioners have included in their est.
mates for next year an item for q
suitable gymnasium and assembly hall
for the school. The school has no gym
nasium at present and Its assembly
hall ID declared to be entirely made
quate.
Of Eastern High, is to appear for the
flrst time this season tho second week
in November.
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r. Day gave a lecture on ancient
history before the history class OF
Western High Thursday. Il was Illus
trated with stereopticon views.
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Business Highs orchestra started its
work for the season wednesday AFTER
noon.
Several aquariums are adding to the
attractiveness of new Central They
were arranged and equipped by A. A.
Doolittle, Instructor in biology.
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Theta Pi Sorority Of Eastern High
held a Halloween dance at the Poto-
mac Boat Club Friday night lambda
to hold a dance next Friday at the
same club.
e. J. McQueeney. head janitor OF
Business High, is demonstrating the
uses and construction of three-horse-
the school It is attracting consider
able attention. particularly among the
boys.
The Mount Pleasant Community As
ISOLATION has just closed thirty-day
funds to obtain playground at the
B. K. Bruce School AS result $67
has been obtained. Those taking part
were Mesdames c. G. Winters. F. T.
Johnson. H. King. N. W. Wallace, N
Carroll NJ. A. Humphrey and q. Will
kins.
Resolutions urging the early con-
struction Of a new Eastern High School
building were adopted at meetin g
of the Mothers Club of the Webb and
Pierce schools in the kindergarten room
Of the Pierce building Thursday after
noon. Free text books for high school
students also were advocated.
Addresses were made by Miss Flora
Hendley. supervising principal In the
division of which the Webb and Pierce
schools are a part. and MISS Florenee
Brown, general secretary of the Y. w.
C. A. Miss Hendley spoke on the work
which is being done at the Wilson
Normal Community Center, and Miss
Browns subject was. The Growing
Girl"
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the press committee. Miss Elsie Boss
sang several solos. Refreshments were
served.
Members of the kindergarten Assoc
citation of the District of Columbia
held their first meeting for the year
Monday. officers of the organization
are: President, Miss Josephine D. Ma
son: vice president. Miss Harriet Quin-
ter: recording secretary. Miss Agnes
Pendleton; corresponding secretary.
Miss Bertha Moore. and treasurer. Miss
Mildred Earnest.
A Dorcas sewing circle was organized
at the first meeting for the year of the
Joshua R. Giddings Home and School
Association, held recently at the home
of Mrs. George e. Miller. 500 G street
southeast.
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mons Schools Mothers Club was effect
ed at a meeting Thursday. These OFF,
GERS were elected: President, Mrs. W.
]. Field; vice president. Mrs. Virginia
Reed: secretary, Mrs. ]. c. Payne. and
treasurer. Mrs. M 8. Bush.
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Many questions said to be Of great
Importance to the teachers in the col
ored public schools are to be discussed
at a meeting Of the Teachers Associa-
ton of the District OF Columbia to be
held in the Miner Normal School Sat-
urday, November {. at pm. The top
les which are to be discussed were out
lined by the executive committee OF
the organization. Dancing will follow
the business session.