Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
IN THE SCHOOLS

MISS Rita EaStburn. second year. Ell
mer Shade, thira year: Simon LevitanI
fourth year. ..,
Honorable mention from among the
eight candidates was given Levitan.
Reilly and Edwin Bennett.
On Monday all of the students wrote
an essay on "Why Should the Govern
s ment Have the Present Liberty Loan
Two essays were chosen from each of
the classes and final decision was made
on the result Of the test Friday.
Cos. E, NJ and held their first drill
:, Of the season on the White House
Ellipoe Thursday. Up to the present
they have been drilling in the streets
near the school. The efforts of the
centrated on frequent drills at the Ell
lipse from now until the competitive
drill, June ga.
will hold a dance at Studio Hall. Con-
necticut avenue. Fred Schntder Is
chairman of the committee OF arrange
ments and he will be assisted by
More than twenty girl students Of the
school sold $4,000 worth of liberty bonds
last Thursday.
. The first of series of four lectures
under the auspices of the Washington
Association of Credit Men was give by
F. w. Butler of the Washington To-
bacco Company in the Business School
assembly hall last Wednesday morning.
He spoke on Glasses of Credit"
Joel Deuterman received first and
Frank Baxter and Manly Hall second
honors in a debate of the Daniel Web
ster Club last "Wednesday evening. The
ness School should discontinue the two
year course"
The affirmative was championed by
Miss Dorothy Piekells. Baxter and
terman and Hall spoke for the negative.
Paul Keernan was chosen treasurer OF
the club.
Fifteen students the greater number
work at the Department Of State Friday
morning, following. an appeal for help
ers.
The second advisory period ended Fri
day and pupils were given their reports
Thursday morning the boys made plans
for the cadet program. A large exhibit
of work done by the Red Cross caused
much interest among the students
Thursday and Friday. one Of the rooms
being opened for the purpose. Miss Ida
Campbell was in charge.
Soldiers, sailors and new war workers
In Washington are invited by Ernest L.
Thurston. superintendent of schools. to
make use of the Districts night schools.
to study subjects that would help them
to advance.
In. q ClTCuldr just ISSUED,
} declares the local public school system is
ready to aid, educationally. the hundreds
of young men and women who have come
here to do war work. No tuition fees are
charged.
At Business High School there are
classes from 7:30 to $50 O'Clock every
night, except Saturday and Sunday. in
bookkeeping. accounting. English. busi-
ness spelling. correspondence. CONNER
cial arithmetic, commercial law, French
and Spanish.
At Mckinley Manual Training School
there are courses in machine shop work,
mechanical drawing. elementary electric
ny. radio instruction. millinery instruc-
ton, sewing, cooking. algebra. geometry,
English. chemistry and woodworking.
At Eastern High School advanced
classes are conducted in business English,
French, stenography and typewriting, as
well as numerous classes in elementary
grade work. The class nights and hours
are the same at each of the high schools.
An extra afternoon class in printing
IL now in operation at Central High,
School from 1880 to $50. Those desir-
Ing to enter this class should report
at the school Monday Wednesday Or
Thursday.
For foreigners there are special class
- in English and citizenship training
at the Thomson School. 18th and L
streets. Amy one desiring to- enter
these classes should apply to the prin-
eipal of the school Monday. Wednes-
day or Friday evening. ,. g..
The Smallwood School, I street be-
tween Sd and Az streets southwest,
offers elementary instruction in the
use of tools and more advanced work
In cabinet making and upholstering.
Instruction in elementary
can be obtained at the Henry School. y
street between 9Th and Ith: Jefferson
School. Virginia avenue. between an
and 9Th streets. and Eastern High
School.
Miss Margaret Prentiss. a graduate CT
Western High School in 1915. has been
named editor-in-chief of the Ratchet,
student publication Of George Wasi,-
ington University. She Is the first
girl to hold the position ..-....
Proceeds of the vaudeville to be given
ct the Western High School May 10 and
II are to be divided as follows: One
han to the athletic association, one
: fourth to the Maisen Familiale and
one-fourth to the Red Cross.
Paul Culbertson of the class of 1915
Western High School, lately received
the French croix de guerre for brav-
can Ambulance Corps.
The second of the Western Year Book
dances Is to be given Wednesday, MAY
-, In the library of the school.
The work of the Sanitary Corps at
western Is now well under way, two
lessons having been given to the unit.
Monsieur Beaucaire" has been chosen
for the senior play at Western this
year by the graduating class. :
The third issue OF The News Letter.
published by the journalism class. an.
peared at Western April 20.
The hnales of the liberty bond four
minute speech contest were held at
Western the morning of Thursdav
May e The winners. who were given
the chance to make their speeches be-
fore the public. were Miss Eleanor Mil
Ter and Benjamin Warren.
Monday afternoon, at the Eastern
High School, Helen Tanner, professor
OF archaeology. Hunter College, New
York. gave talk to the classes in
history and drawing on "Ancfent
Rome" The talk was illustrated NV
lantern slides ~
Wednesday Miss Mary A. Zurhorst
principal OF the National School of Do
mestfc Science. gave a talk on do
mestic art and science in the assembly
hall OF the Eastern High School Miss