Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
In the Schools

Announcement that the public schools
Of the District of Columbia will close
June 10 this year was made at the
meeting of the board of education held
at the Franklin School last Wednes-
day. This date is later than usual,
owing to the fact that the school au-
thorities wish to make up for the time
lost when the schools were forced to
close on account OF lack of coal during
February. The pupils will complete
their studies Monday, June II, and the
two days will be used by the teachers
and principals in checking up and re-
arranging marks.
Last weeks issue Of the Central Bull
letin, the Official weekly publication OF
happenings at Central High School, is
called the special girls edition.
Mark F. Finley, teacher in Spanish at
Central High School during the last
six months, has enlisted in the Army.
Mr.. Finley is Connected with the gas
investigation service, chemical serV-
ice section Of the National Army.
Mile. Piguet. a Swiss. has been ap,,
pointed teacher of French at Central
High School. Mile. Piguet has been in
this country since 1915.
A number of "quint" clubs have been
formed at Central High School. These
clubs are formed Of groups of girls who
pledge themselves to turn in five or
more books to the American Library
Association for the use of soldiers IN
this country and France. In one week
the girls have turned in S37 books.
The Central High School Bank is
anxious to sell more bonds of the third
liberty loan than it sold during the sec
ond loan. More than $4,000 worth OF
The Central Bulletin in it's latest is
sue makes a vigorous protest against
the restriction of entries in high school
| athletic meets from Central. At recent
meetings of the faculty committee on
athletics there has been passed series
of resolutions designed to equalize
competition among the athletic teams
of the high schools. This legislation is
said to have so restricted the spring
high school track meet that Central
| will have only one representative in
each event.
The Bulletin says. This will really
prevent Central from putting repre-
sentative team in the field. The other
| schools feel that we have an unfair
advantage in numbers. They are,
therefore. using this legislation as
| means of handicapping Central and so
ciple is an innovation in the world of
sport. Its supporters contend that 1t
is as fair to one as it is to another
| So it is. To decide a track meet by
drawing straws would also be as fair
| to one as to the other. But it is not
athletics and has no precedent in the
athletic world that we can discover"
A possibility that Central may have
| to go outside the high school circles
Of the District in order to meet teams
that will have chance to meet Gen.
trails teams on an equal basis is fore
Swallowed by the following excerpt
from the Bulletin: "If the other schools
feel that the presence of representative
Central teams in interhigh athletics
kills all interest in the competition. the
question which must eventually con-
front Central is: shall we limit our
teams SO as to make them conform to
the restrictions and have them unrep-
resentative or shall we seek COMPETE
tors who are willing to meet us as we
are-who are in our own class? 8.
"Our position should be based on the
principles that We want our teams to
represent the full strength of the
school. and that we are unwilling to
abide by any such innovations of the
restriction of strength of the teams
which represent u.s."
| A new second class Red Cross group
has been organized at Central under
the direction of Mrs. Kirk.
J. Francis Cotter was elected vale
dictorian of the senior class at Cen
trail at by-election held at the
school recently. Other officers elected
at the meeting are: Historian. Miss
Judd: prophet, William Harvey, and
prophecies. Miss Patience Hostetter.
"Class Day." a comedy involving COL
lege life, love affairs, beautiful daugh-
tiers and stolen clothes, was chosen as
the senior play to be presented by the
seniors on class night.
Cadet night at Central will be held
at the school next Friday. Speeches by
the commissioned officers will follow
the dancing.
Frank Foster. last years all-high
basket ball guard, has been elected
captain of the team for next year
The second patriotic number of Tech
Life will be out tomorrow. The staff
and Journalism class of Tech have been
working together and have completed
a summary of the patriotic work done
by the school during the first year of
the war. A complete roster of the
379 boys in the service will be pub
lished
The Tech Red Cross play, "A Royal
Runaway" postponed from last We'd
nesday. will be given at the school
April 30.
D. E. Drummey, printing instructor
at Tech, has entered the Army. and ex-
poets to leave shortly. He is the
seventh Tech teacher to enter the
service. Recently he was appointed
faculty adviser of base ball.
flowers and plants will be given at
Tech assembly Wednesday.
w. Green has been appointed chair
man of the fifth semester class at Tech.
A. Saltzman has been reelected chair
man of the sixth semester class.
Lieut. II. P. Stafford, formerly in
structor in mechanical drawing and "A
graduate of Tech in 1908, visited the
school last week.
Tech High School has a QUESTIONABLE
all it's own. At the request of the
High School Teachers Associatio the
boys and girls of Tech are making out
records of what they are doing to aiTl
the country. The replies of the stu
dents will be published in the next
number of Tech Life.
Extended order drill has been begun
by the High School Cadet Corps. The