The Washington herald., 1917-05-13
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS

Night schools of the city closed Fri
day. a5O students receiving certificates
OF graduation or proficiency. During
the seventy-hve nights over 5000 pu-
pills have been in attendance under
ninety teachers. studying subjects
from the three RS" to languages and
expert Industrial and scientific work.
At Wilson Normal and Park View
classes have been conducted in con-
nection with community center plans;
at Tech and Business splendid work
has been done in vocational and prac-
tical business lines, the shops. ac-
counting rooms and classrooms being
filled with interested workers during
the entire term. Among the new
courses opened this year have been
citizenship, elementary engineering.
and jsnltor service. salesmanship,
choral music and preparation for civil
service. The foreign class at the
Thomson School will continue through
May.
A May festival of music will be held
at Central High School May ~ and rs
in which 1000 public school children
will take part, accompanied by an or
chestra of 100 pieces. 1t will be given
for the benefit of Fairgrounds.
The employment bureau of Business
High School has been unable to sup
ply the demands made upon IL for
efficient stenographers and secretaries.
Over a third of the June graduates
are already placed.
The School Of Today and the School
Of Tomorrow" will be the subject of
Supt. ThuTston's address before the
Wallach Association Tuesday night
There will be music by the walIach-
Towers Orchestra and balance board
stunts" by pupils.
Rev. Earle Whitley gave several
readings from Macbeth" before Sc
nior students at Western High School
Friday morning.
The River of Romance" was pre-
sented in motion pictures at the meet
ing of Eastern High School Home and
School Association, held Friday night.
Tech juniors viii go on a btk. nm
the river next Saturday and give a
dance at the Potomac Boat Club.
No class night exercises will be held
at Wilson Normal this year on account
of war necessities. In its place an ex-
hibition of dancing will be given by
the children for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
The official program for the COM
petitive drill will come out next sat
urday. 1t is published and edited by
Business High School students. Cant
Douglas f. Moore being editor and
Maj. Carl E. Gill business manager.
An exhibition of the work done dur
ing the year at Tech will be opened
to the public on the evening of Friday,
May Is. There will be displays of
work done in chemistry, surveying
mechanical drawing. art metal, miili-
merry dressmaking, and shops, The
language department will give a play
A particularly beautiful piece of work
shown will be an old ia shioned stair
clock. the work of Miss sherIfr.
The Special Child Club will hold its
May meeting at the Teachers Club,
when DR.. Moore. psychologist. viii eiye
lecture on Mental Tests"
The Boys Rife Club of Bushes,
High School went to Winthrop vestsr-
day for practice on the government
range.
Wilson Normal Community Center.
closed the year Friday night with a
community dance.
Among Eastern High graduates who
have answered the call to colors are
Raymond Clark and Hawley in tbeI
oficers' Reserve Corps: whitley NO
Coy. David Mccoy. Lawrence Pona
Sterling Wilson. and Mann sandoe in,
the Naval Reserves.
Techs "T' Club will give a aano. :,
the Arcade May %, the Trio Cinh -
Mrs. Dyer's next Saturday night ana
the Chemistry Club at the Potter :
Boat Club Friday night.
Persian carpets were formerlv ay.a
with indigo madder, or vine leaves ana
from these materials shades were eyolv-
ed that were imperyious to the action OF
sunlight. anime dyes. which have been
much used In recent years. give ao,oy.
rthich fade more nanidi,r ~N-N-s