The Washington herald., 1917-01-28
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS

A class for coaching boys and girls in
the grades Will open at the Wilson
Normal School on Tuesday. January 20.
at s:3o p. m. The attendance of any one
desiring assistance Is requested.
The class in dramatic art win give a
play entitled ''susette'' some time IN
February. The date will be announced
later.
There II room in the vioilp class for
several more pupils.
: class in rhythmic dancing for girls
T. ne afternoons, has been organized.
am will begin work the first week ia
February.
Pans for the Community Workers
Conference are fairly under way and
being pushed as expeditiously as possible.
The next regular meeting OF the
Parents League will be "Wednesday.
February q. There will be = special
demonstration in Camp Fire Girls work
Members Of the League Advisory Council
and the public are invited. To be held
Ia the auditorium of Wilson Normal
School
The Gage School Alumni Association has
adopted an oincisl alumni pin from ten
designs by the members. The design
adopted was submitted by Frank Pariey,
and an award will be made at the coming
dance TO be given February L.
Sixty-three members attended the meet
ing Of the body, which is one OF the few
graded school alumni associations in ex-
istence. Miss Mary r. Bond is principal
Of the school.
This is the week OF graduations and
night exercises in public schools.
Nercises in high schools will be held in
leir own assembly halls the eighth
graduating exercises will be grouped ac-
cording 10 divisions. and held in the near
est ASSEMBLY hall.
Miss Margaret Wilson is expected TO
award the diplomas to the eighth grade
graduates of the second division schools
at Central High School on "wednesday
morning. J. w. Abercrombie will make
the address. Roe Folkerson will be the
speaker for the Georgetown schools. and
Mrs. Mussev will award the diplomas
Marvin Mckinley will make the address
at Mckinley High for the fifth division
graduates and Prof. II. Z. Davis for the
East Washington schools. Rev. David
Covell will deliver the address to the
Capitol Hill graduates Chorus and or
chestra music by pupils will be features
Of all the exercises.
Walter Milstead a February graduate
of Central High School, received the first
C. presented in the high schools for
swimming. The award. which was for
fancy diving, was made at the assembly
last Tuesday morning.
Mothers and teachers Of the West
School will entertain at a social tea on
the afternoon OF February . ScoUtmas-
ter 'Patten will give an illustrated lecture
and Mrs. Lindsay will furnish the musi-
cal program.
Members Of the commercial art section
at Business High School were guests at
lecture given Friday morning by Miss
Annie Wilson, her subject being Color
The June graduating class OF Tech CAV.
a dance at the Arcade ballroom last Fri
: lay evening. A farewell dance will be
gwen at Terrace Inn next Wednesday by
the juniors.
Jack Pickford and Louise Hun will an
pear IN Booth Tarkington's 'Sevenseen.''
at the second in the series OF moving pic
ture shows being held at Central High
School, for raising funds toward deFrav-
ing the expenses Of a cadet inaugural
! band. Both an afternoon and an evening
/ performance will be given Friday. Feb
ruary >.
4 special class Is being conducted We'd
nesdRy and Friday afternoon al Business
! High School 10 prepare students for the
spring civil service examinations Coach
ing is under the supervision Of Rueben
Fink
! Beginning with next semester a course
is to be offered at Central High School.
in practical printing. The school is finely
equipped for suCh course. with a print
ing plant consisting of three presses and
all the other outhttiuC for eighty stu
dents. Hereafter. all the school publics-
tons will be printed in the Office.
! Cadet officers received their commits
siOns from the Secretary OF War at Cen
trail High School. Wednesday morning.
/ After the presentations were made. the
: Secretary addIessed the assembled bri-
gade. The Tech orchestra, under Dave
Watten. furnished a musical program.
! Miss Farkmau and Miss Whitney. OF
The Wilson Normal School will visit
schools in New York during the week OF
February -. Miss Anne Cooling. prin-
! ICipal of the school. has just returned
/ from a visit To New ENGLAND. where she
observed methods USED in the schools OF
Boston, Lowell, Lawrence and ProVi-
denCe.
| Nearly a hundred dollars was realized
{ from the minstrel show and plantation
melodies presented at Business High
School last week for the benefit OF The
| high school cadet band.
! Last night the Home Economics Club
met at the housekeeping apartment at
Twelfth and h streets northeast, con-
Quoted on the plan OF a model home"
and enjoyed an evening Of games. dane
ing and refreshments.
Not one Of the thirty-fve applicants
I who last Wednesday took the supervisors
examina zion for doubtful pupils passed
The test for high school admission.
| ing over sorrow. not only cloud the
| thought but prevent the manifestation
Of ioy and hinder the efficacy OF prayer.
| The basis OF true spiritual communion