Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
IN THE SCHOOLS

USINESS High Schools semi
- annual election of officers Of
the general organization re-
suited in the choice of Merlin
MCGUIRE for governor and Miss
Marion Armstrong for lieutenant gov
ernor. Mr.. Mcclure was the representa-
tive in the organization for his class
when in the fourth and fifth semesters-
He was also business manager OF the
Balance Sheet, official publication OF
the school. and manager of the basket
ball team.
Because of Mr.. McGuire's election as
governor of the general organization IT
was necessary for him to relinQuish nus
position as business manager of the
school publication. rule being in force
that no student may hold Two eNecutIss
offices at the same time. Edgar Won EN-
was chosen as business manager in his
place.
Oficers of the Edmonds Mothers Club
were elected as follows at a>meeting
Monday: President. Mrs J. n Saunders;
vice president Mrs. A. G. Bishop; sec
rotary. Mrs. William Brearly; treasurer,
Mrs J. Shannon, and delegate TO the
Congress of Mothers, Mrs. Gill Inc
pennant for the class having the
won by the eighth grade. Refresh
ments were served under the direction
of Mrs. Leon Arnold.
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Prof Henry Eldridge Bourne of the
Western Reserve University delivered
an address on history before the teach
ers of the sixth grade Monday a1ter-
noon at the Thomson School
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caniors Of business are planning to
give a dance. The committee In charge
consists of Miss Dolores. BucklnShan,
chairman; Manning Shaw. Miss Blanche
Rule Miss Agnes Jesse, Carl GIL and
Samuel Taylor.
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Twenty-seven pupils have now Joined
the violin class which has been opened
at the Wilson Normal School under the
the Parents League of the Third Divi-
sion.
Oficers of the general organization OF
Mckinley Manual Training School are
to be elected Wednesday.
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Extension of prevocational work in
the public schools of the District of Co
lumbia was urged by Rev. DR.. John
Van Schaick. jr., in an address before
the Webster School Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION Wednesday. He spoke of the
need Tor training IN NOCdlioliS " III thC
needs of the community.
Mrs. Marsarita Spalding Gerry, mem
Der of the board of education, was the
principal speaker at a meeting of the
Brookland Parent-Teacher Association
Wednesday night. She urged parents
to take a greater interest in the activi-
ties of their children; spoke of the
movement for cleaner moving pictures,
and told of the recent action of the
board OF education in providing for
the gradual abolition of high school
fraternities and sororities. Resolutions
indorsing the bill for the retirement of
teachers in the public schools after
they have become superannuated were
adopted.
Members of the Park View Senior
Dancing Club held a dance at the school
Wednesday evening. officers of the club
rendered an informal reception
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Several members of the cast of East
ern High Schools annual spring play,
to be given the latter part of March or
first part of April, have been chosen.
Those selected so far are Pearl Meyers,
Willard S. Small, jr.; William Mengert,
Margaret Buckler and Francis Burgess.
The play to be given this year is "A
Russian Honeymoon"
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James Wilkes and Charles Berlin
have been chosen as "speakers' for the
two houses of representatives at Bust
ness High School.
Many students from Tome School at
Port Deposit, Nd, are planning to
come to Washington to witness the in
auguration of President Wilson and
Vice President Marshall. The party is
to leave Tome station March 8. at 6:45
am, arriving in Washington at 1880
am.
Eastern Highs official publication,
the fastener, issued its military num-
Der Thursday afternoon One OF the
features is a short story entitled '"The
Awakening of Petersburg" by Miss
Rosemary Arnold.
Our Boys and Girls-What Shall We
Do With Them was the subject of an
address by Jasper L. McBrien of the
United States bureau of education,
Monday evening, before the Gage
Parent-Teacher Association.
Mrs Shear, the associations delegate
to the Congress of Mothers, read re-
port of the last meeting of the con-
thorough high school training for boys
and girls before entering a business
college.
The organization voted to support the
favor of the heppard-Barkleysbill for
prohibition in the District was adopt
ed and will be sent to the House Dis
trict committee. The program was end
ed with tributes to Lincoln by children
of the school.
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Miss Julia NJ. Rawlings, principal of
the Wallach School, read a paper on
Responsibility before the Wallach
school Mothers Club Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Foster Causey, newly
elected president of the organization,
presided.
Musical selections were given by Mrs.
Cunningham and Mrs. George +. Davis.
y demonstration of a picture showing
machine was also given.
Thursday evening the club gave an
entertainment in the assembly hall of
Eastern High for the benefit of the
school Fairgrounds. The program was
under direction of Mrs. John Byers.
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Miss Elizabeth Birtwell, teacher of
English at Eastern, who has been alb
sent for several months owing to i'll
health, has returned to school.
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William W. Dodge of this city re-
ceived honorable mention in a compe-
tition for the Cham berlain prize Of
fered each year by the department of
architecture of the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology. The prize was
won by John NJ Batschy of Quincy, Ill
Honorable mention was given three
other students besides Mr.. Dodge The
competition was offered for the best
drawings for great social bath center