Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-25
IN THE SCHOOLS.


auditorium Of the Central High School
ington's observance of q nationwide
community singing day. The singing
will be under the auspices OF the MAJ
tional Council Of Women. representing
a membership of 100000 in the United
States, which will hold its annual con-
vention in this city the early part OF
December. The day designated. De-
cember 9, also will be observed in lead
ing schools in all the cities in the
United States. David Jayne Hill Of New
York. chairman Of the advisory board
of the American Defense Society, has
brought the matter of a national song
day before the directors Of the society
and has obtained their assistance. Dis
tinguished men on the committee are:
David Jayne Hill, former ambassador
to Germany: Robert Bacon. former am
bassador to France; Perry Belmont.
Charles J. Bonaparte, John Grfer Hfb-
ben, president of Princeton University:
Henry B. Joy. president Lincoln High
way Association: Hudson Maxim OF
Roosevelt. former President of the
United States.
Distributing points OF one Of the fllm
companies will cooperate with the Ma
slides of songs put on the screens at
motion picture houses throughout the
country. The following patriotic and
other hs songs VIII be used :. :.n star Span
of the Republic" "old Folks at Home"
Loves Old Sweet Song" MY Country.
Defend America" Keep the Home
Fires Burning. Over There. There's
Troubles" "a Perfect Day" abide
With Me" and Nearer, My God. to
Thee"
Members of the Alumni Association
of Business High School held their
first informal dance of the season At
the Arcade ballroom last night. The
association Is endeavoring to get an
school with a new outfit OF typewrfters
and typewriter tables and is taking
steps to establish a central employ
ment bureau to procure employmene
Of Washington. Officers of the Bust
ness Alumni Association are: Presi-
dent, Benjamin A. Harlan; secretary.
Frederic S. Hazard: treasurer, Doug
ment, Charles Hart. The annual meet
ing of the Alumni Association 10
scheduled for June %.
Students of Business High School
are being taught salesmanship in de-
partment stores OF the city. Instead
of hearing lectures by sales Managers
Of the stores. the students themselves
go to the stores at certain periods
and. under the direction OF men who
have been selling goods for years, are
taught the best selling systems. While
working in the stores they are paid
for their time.
Charles r Fenwfck was elected
president of the senior class OF West
ern High School at q recent meeting
OF the class Miss Florence Kemp was
chosen vice president: John Groves.
treasurer, and Miss Virginia Spence.
secretary.
Nobel Simpson has been elected
president Of the newly formed letter
club of Western High School.
Students of Central High School have
started the making of trench candles
Pupils of one OF the grammar schools
cut the strips OF paper and furnish
them to the Centra1ites, who roll them
and boil them in paraff1n-
Students of Mckinley Manual Train
ing School subscribed $20,500 to the
has done much for the country eince
the declaration of war. First the ma
chine shop was turned Into q miniature
munitions factory and actually turned
out shells. First-aid classes were or
ganized and posters were drawn By
students and then the school subscribed
the above amount to the loan
The Need of Thorough Education.
was the topic Of William F. GUIDE in
an address before the members or the
Alumni Association OF the Carbery
School in the drill hall Of Eastern
Newcomb gave a series OF monologues
and Harold King sang The Trump
eter." A quartet composed OF Messr1
King. Brook. Huestis and Thompson.
sAH hry Ev4od
sang patriotic songs. Leopold Freud
berg presided.
@. W. q. Notes.
The entire Junior class Of the medical
school has signed up for the Medical
Reserve Corps.
Frederick webster Deck of the Col
lege OF Engineering. 'ls. has been COM
missioned a second lieutenant OF in
fantry in the Regular Army.
DIR. William Carl Ruediger, dean Of
teachers college. recently addressed
the Montgomery County, Md, Teachers
Association at Rockville on The Pro-
fessional Life Of the Teacher" During
Thanksgiving week Dean Kuediger VIII
state teachers at Baltimore on "The
Spirit of the Teaching Corps"
A. N Van Week OF Sigma Alpha ED
first lieutenant in the ordnance DEPART
ment
Harry Petree Of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
who has been attending the aviation
school at Mineola, L l., Is stopping n
L. e. Greene of Kappa Sigma has en-
listed in the Army.
Jimmie Houghton. Medical 6chool IT.
has been forced to resign his position -
graduate manager Of athletics because
Of his transfer from the Marine Hospital
here to Quantico, Va.
Sigma Chi recently initiated Q large
number of newly pledged members
Kappa Alpha recently gave tea dance
in honor of its members who are At tho
different training camps in and near
Washington. Among those assisting were
Margaret Prentiss Margerite Clark, Theo-
dosia Darling Seibold. Lucy Buriingame
Marie McCloud. Ola Spruce. Charlotte
Capers. Virginia Galliher. Elizabeth Jef-
fries, Eleanor Dillenback, Georgiana Da-
Wis. Ruth Hollingsworth. Peggy Moran.
Helen Voolfolk. Kitty OConneil. Lieut.
Col. and Mrs. Mayer. Col. and Mrs. Hor-
den. Miss Mayes: Mrs w; r. Myers Mira
Swisher head of the department OF his
tory at the university.
Reany Leech and Emmett Newcomer.
both of Phi Chi. have been elected pres1.
dent and vice president. respectively, OF
the junior class at the Medical School
Gilbert Hartley of Phi Chi has been
appointed an inferno at Children's Hos
pital. Cecil Davis Of the same fraternity
has been appointed an inferno at the UNI
versity Hospital.
DR.. ]. Wesley Bovee Of Phi Chi has
been chosen member Of the national
committee on Standardization Of hospital