Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18
IN THE SCHOOLS.

Miss Katherine Hobgood was elected
president OF the Grade Teachers As
ISOLATION at a meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon at Business High School. Other
officers elected were: Recording secre-
tary. Miss Anna Smallwood: corre-
spending secretary, Miss Anne Lam
born; membership secretary. Miss Cora
Mccarthy; treasurer. Miss Harriet
Kali: vice president. seventh and
eighth grades. Miss Elizabeth Hayden:
vice president. sixth grade. Miss Eliza
beth Weldon; vice president, fourth
grade. Miss Eleanor Henderson;
finance. Miss Maude English: press.
Miss Mary Hanley; social, Miss Dorothy
Holman: professional. Miss Ethel
Ridgeway; legislative, Miss Helen
Hubbard; program, Miss Imogene
Stockett: ways and means. Miss Irene
Sanderson. The report of the special
committee appointed at the last meet
ing to confer with Supt. Thurston on
the shortage of substitute service was
read by the chairman of the committee.
Miss Elizabeth Hayden. Supt. Thurston
assured the committee that ample lists
of substitutes are now in the hands
of the supervisors. and that teacher
at the time she reports her inability to
be present at school can recommend a
teacher who is capable and willing to
er meets with the approval of the su-
perintendent. she may substitute and
be certified afterward. This. it was
pointed out, will save time. as hereto
fore only those on the certified lists of
the board Of education could substi-
tute.
It was suggested at the meeting that
the board of education formulate meth
DDS of procedure to cover cases of the
loss of pay of teachers caused by~the
quarantine regulations of the board.
A vote of thanks was given Miss Stutz
and the other retiring officers for their
efficient management of the affairs of
the association during their incum-
bency.
Members of the Japanese educational
commission visited three of the Wash
ington high schools Wednesday and
Thursday, paying visits to the Frank
lin School. where they talked with
Supt. Thurston.- and the new Central
High School and the Wilson Normal
school. At the latter school Thursday
afternoon they were shown moving
pictures of physical culture training
in the Washington high schools which
were exhibited at the San Francisco
mission expressed themselves as de-
lighted with the organization of the
schools here and the facilities presented
at the Central High School. both In
academies
of the commission were: Matae Suzuki,
Fusataro Ito. Sukutaro Tamura, f5dhzo
MORT, Morataro Yamamoto. Tatsuji XII
mura, Monjiro Koide. Heishiro Sasaki.
Noboru Yoshimitsu and Yutaka Iva
moto.
The work of the Junior Red Cross in
the schools was outlined by Miss Anne
Lamborn at a meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association Of the Henry
Polk School last Tuesday night. Miss
Rebecca STANLEY urged a greater at
tendance at the Thomson Night School
for foreigners. The president of the
Miss Lerch. presided.
John C.. Freund. editor of Musical
America, addressed the pupils Of Gem
trail High School Friday morning on
musical subjects. Mr.. Freund spoke
at Eastern High School Friday after
noon.
The Washington College Of Music
gave a pupils concert In the audi
torium Of Central High School Friday
g. W. q. Notes.
Journalism As a Vocation was the
subject OF a lecture before students OF
Eastern High School by Prof. De witt