Evening star., 1917-05-13
in THE SCHOOLS.

My one month now remains
before the close of the schooi
year The activities OF the
high school cadets, partlcu-
~ larly the approaching annual
competitive drill, are attract
ling wide attention.
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Several school officials are planning 70
visit the exhibition to be heid a, Nc
kinley Manual Training School frida!
evening. Work done during the year is
TO be shown, but the principal feature
is expected to be the operation oi
classes at night so that parents. anu
others may see the school under work
ing conditions
Rev. DIR. James L. Gordon delivered
an address on ethics recently oefore
students of Western High Scnooi-
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Work which has been accomplished
through home and school associations
and similar organizations was oe
scribed by Ernest L. Thurston. super
fore the Henry-Polk Home and School
Association TNesday night at the NC
Kinley Manual Training building
A musical program was gwen py
Claude Robeson, organist' MIS- b. II:
Smart and Mr.. Aldridae. members OF
the choir of the First congregational
Church choir.
A neighborhood meeting was held at
the Tyler School recently under the
auspices of the Cranch-Tyler Home ana
School Association. While the mem
hers held a business meeting the chii-
dren played in the kindergarten room
under the direction of Misses Jane
Lockwood and H. D. Simms Later in
the evening refreshments were served
and the Virginia reel danced.
Miss Clara Herbert of the Public LII
hrary told of hooks for vacation read
ing Robert NJ. Davis spoke of the
hoy scout work being done at the Tyler
School and Mrs r. NJ, Davis tod OF
work being done among the girls or
the school Wilson oliver and Miss
Evelyn NJ. Croggon sang. Mrs. Charles
A. McMullen gave humorous readlhs.
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Patriotism and greater appreciation
of the allies of the United States in the
war are being stimulated at Dunbar
High School through the drawing and
history classes. The teachers of the
drawing department are requiring each
pupil to draw and paint flags OF Amerl-
ca and her allies. History which bears
particularly on the present war is
being emphasized.
G. W. U. Notes.
John NJ Jeffries. '16. has been an
pointed second lieutenant in the held
artillery of the United States Army.
He was until recently employed WIN
the Southern railway NO advanced
work will be conducted at the Medlcai
School at the summer session, accord
ing to announcement by Dean "ililafh
Cline Borden. ,
DR. Herbert l.. Shnn. formerly OF
George Washington University. was
recent visitor at the Medical School
George A. Daddy, manager OF the
basket ball team last season. was OPP
Grated on recently at the University
HOSPITAL for appendicitis
Sigma Phi Epsilon held an informal
dance recently at the chapter house
Mrs. Collins. grand president of Chi
Omega. and Mrs Watson. grand treas
urer. visited Phi Alpha Chapter re-
Gently.
Miss Lucia Field gave tea recently
in honor of Phi Alpha Chapter of Chi
Omega.
Sigma Nu has announced the initia-
ton of Joseph Reginald Boyd and
Francis Gruelle Cole, College of En-
gineering, '2I; Samuel Moore billiard.
architecture. '21, and Robert Paul
Schmehl, Columbian College. '23.
Harry Carlton Fraser of Delta Gam
ma Chapter of Sigma Nu at Columbia
University recently returned from Ma
rila. P. l., where he was engaged as
Dean William Allen Wilbur. Dean
William Carl Ruediger, Prof and Mrs.
Richard Cobb,A1rs. voorhees, and Mrs.
McCutcheon recently were luncheon
guests of Phi Mv.
Due to the war. the Grand Council of
Pi Beta Phi has issued a proclamation
postponing the national convention
scheduled to have been held in June
at Lake Geneva. Wis