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strong Manual Training school, has
been elected as u member OF the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History.
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Following an address by Mrs. Giles
Scott EafteT, president of the Con-
eress of Mothers the Gage School Par
!ent-Teacher Association. at meeting
Monday afternoon, decided to affiliate
with the organization. a constitution
presented by special committee con-
sisting of Miss Mary +. Bond, chair
man: Mr. Satterfield and Air. Hall. ap
pointed for the purpose of preparing
new one, was adopted.
The association is continuing active
efforts, through it's special Legislative
committee. to obtain "A $4,000 four
room addition with assembly hall, for
the school. This was favorably report
ed by the House committee
Greetings We're extended to the North
Washington Citizens Association.
President +. Albert Cook presided.
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Work being done by the childrens
bureau wCs discussed by Mrs. Max
West of that bureau III address be-
fore the Edmonds Mothers club Mon
day afternoon.
owing to a lack of funds with which
TO rent typewriting machines it was
decided to postpone establishing a
course in typewriting at the Edmonds
as permitted under . recent decision of
the board Of education.
Officers are to be elected at the next
meeting. y nominating committee was
named. consisting of Mrs. Rykerd,
chairman; Mrs. Briarley and Mrs. Mis-
llimon- Refreshments We're served, Mrs
Arnold being in charge.
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Miss Victoria Siddons is TO give a
dramatic recital at Eastern High School
tomorrow afternoon at 1870 o'clock.
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/ Endorsement was given the teachers
retirement bill by the Dent School
Mothers Club at a recent meeting.
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Officers Of the graduating class of the
new Park View School. the first ever
to be graduated from this building
have been elected AS follows: President,
Irving Maioney; vice president. Paula
treasurer, Carl Winkler: class prophet
Rita Eastburn: class poet. william
Peake; historian. Alice Craig. and
| valedictorian. Helen Ross.
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Word has been received from Boston
that two young Washington women
have won honor grades at Radcliffe
College. Miss Elizabeth Brandeis is one
of five juniors TO rank with very high
academic distinction and Miss Eva b.
ranked with marked excellence"
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Try outs to deternine which mem-
bers OF the Richard II. Alvey Debating
Glass of the National Law School should
meet representatives of the r. II. Ken
Won Debating Society in a Joint debate
were held recently. Those chosen by the
Alvey organization were F. Hildebrand.
who spoke on the affirmative of the
proposition that the President of the
! tuited States should be elected TO a
single term Of six years; G. Cateron. who
I took the negative of the Sd me PROPOSE
| ton. and y. $. Resh, Who spoke of the
Sheppard amendment advocating prohI-
bition for the District.
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| Three candidates were initiated at
| joint meeting Of the alumni and active
| chapters Of the Phi Kappa iota Fra
| ternity. held recently In the rooms of
| the organization, 1880 14th street
northwest. 4 buffet supper was served.
/ at which brief addresses were made by
: the alumni and toasts given by the ac-
| tive members. A musical program was
| given.
Those present included W f. Yost.
F. Nj. Fogle. Vollmer, j. NJ. Derrick, i.
/ Powell f. Schwertner, l.. Chevallez
| Linwood Lawrence. Campbell. James
| Hill. ]. l.. Hayes, Robert Bon Seigneur,
dlcton. Hugh Ahlenfeld. Fitzgerald,
Linele, j. Z. Browning, Houston, Ray
mond Young. Thomas Mckee. B. Gard
ner, Jenneson II. Haines, w. ]. Earn
| shaw, J. c. McFall. W. F. Murray. Prof.
Charles Schwertner. James Faris. Clar-
ence X. Glover. Thomas Conlon w NJ
Jokannessen, L. W. Austin and V.
HaiWorth.
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| Representative w j. Sears of Florida
is 10 be the principal speaker at a
| meeting of the Wailach Towers Home
| and School Association to be held at
the Wallalch Tuesday evening. This
will be the second meeting of the school
year. Mrs. Flora Mctin keefer is to
Sinis a number of selections.
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\ wireless club has been formed at
" estern High school, under the direc-
tion of Miss NJ. r. Wallace. teacher of
physics.
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Endorsement was given the teachers
retirement bill by the Parent-Teachers
association of the Corcoran School at
. recent meeting.
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Several lectures were given at Bust
ness High School Friday morning
They included the following: "Preven-
gene t.e Merle; Social Usage in Wash
ington." Miss Margaret Ward Egg
Factories. j. b. Cranddll; The Fac
tors IN Music Frank Jones. and De
xelopment of Printing DR. Walter
Housh.
The Western High school Dramatic
Society is preparing to give Il play the
latter part OF this month.
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Relation of the playground to the
child was the subject of an address
made by Miss Anne Beers, supervising
priucipul of the eighth division, at
| meeting Of the bradley school Parent