Evening star., 1918-06-23
IN THE SCHOOLS

The last day Of the 1918 school
semester is over and the pupils OF
the high and graded schools who
graduated last week are preparing
themselves for new epoch in their
lives. AS brought out In practically
all the addresses made at commence
ment exercises OF the high schools
last week, pupils who graduated from
the high schools this year did so
with greater advantages than those
offered any previous graduating
class. Greater inducements in the
way of salaries and opportunities that
in former years would have gone to
men much older have been offered
pupils fresh from the high schools.
Due to this fact the percentage of
students going to colleges next fall
will be lower. This is one Of the ef-
fects Of war upon the public schools.
The number Of students going from
the graded schools to the high schools
Of Washington is slightly larger this
year than in previous years, but the
high schools will not be overcrowded
next fall as were some of the grade
schools during the semester just
passed. Central High School reports
q much larger entrance than has been
the case in former years, and West
ern. which last February took in but
eighty students, next fall will have
11S new pupils. The other high
schools report approximately the
same enrolment as of last February.
September %.
Opponents of the military drill sys-
tenn in the high schools Of the United
States have missed the lesson Of the
Washington High School Cadet
stephen E. Kramer, assistant super
intendent Of schools. regarding the
issue of booklet circulated by the
National League Against Militarism
called New Jersey says, No." con-
tanning resume of the propaganda
which resulted in the elimination of
military high school drill in that
state. Mr.. Kramer asserts that the
proponents of this so-called mill
tarism" specifically overlooked the
washington cadet system, realizing
that it's functions involve those of
education rather than the ultimate
idea OF producing a soldier.
The whole cadet corps here Is
founded on the basis of education"
said Mr.. Kramer yesterday. I'VE fee1
that II we turn out of high school a
BOY VINO knows when and how to obey
a command we have done our part.
1t makes no difference whether he will
are not interested in that. The edu-
cational side Of the corps is the one
on which special stress is laid. Natu-
rally the boys will profit mentally and
physically by the setting-up drills
and obedience to commands necessary
TO the soldier, but these are merely
part of the routine"
Two gold stars in memory of two
former Business High School students
VINO have given their lives for their
country now adorn the service flag
In the big auditorium at Business
fnr A~xI
sergeant major. United States Marine
Corps, who died of disease at San
Juan, Porto Rico. and Henry A. Dunn,
a surgeon in the Navy, who died in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sixty-seven additional names have
been added to the list of former Busi-
ness students now in the service.
Officers recently elected to the bank
force at business High School are:
Ida Null, Dorothy Schoonmaker and
Edna Cross. The sale of liberty bonds
OF the third issue at Business has ex-
ceeded the amount of sales for the
Business High School last week re-
ceived a diploma from the Orphelinat
des Armees (Society for the Relief Of
ship in the society. A verse in French
expressing gratitude at the assistance
rendered the society by Business ac-
the diploma.
A detailed outline Of war activities
in the public schools up to June 80,
1918. is being prepared by the super
intendent and will soon be issued.
The annual meeting OF the Alumni
Association of Business High School
with the election Of officers was held
at the school Friday night.
In the latest issue of Tech Life,
Mckinley High Schools weekly pub
1ication, attention Of the students is
called to the chances offered for en-
ployment in the printers trade, either
as pressmen or monotype or linotype
operators. Tech has every facility
for teaching these trades.
All six members Of the rife team
at Tech High School this spring were
seniors and have graduated.