Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
IN THE SCHOOLS.

Fifty per cent OF the procfeds OF
Business High Schools annual excur-
sion to Marshall Hall will 60 to the
Red Cross. IL was announced yesterday
by James Wilkes. chairman Of the ex-
cursion committee. The excursion will
be held June Z. Contracts have been
signed with the steamboat company
and everything is in readiness for the
annual trip down the river. Fred Con-
nor Is treasurer OF tho committee.
Frederick Hazard assistant chairman
and Martin Schram secretary. It will
be asked that the money turned over
to the Red Cross from the excursion
proceeds be sent for Business High
School boys "over there"
In a debate held at Business High
School last Wednesday on the subject,
Resolved. That fraternities and
ington high schools" the negative side
was awarded the decision The win
ners in the debate were Leon Robin
and Malcolm Davis. the son OF Prin-
cipal Allan Davis OF Business. The de-
baters for the affirmative side were
Sylvester Richter. John Welch and Jo-
seph Coiburn. First honors were
awarded to Robin. and second honors
to WEIGH.
The Daniel Webster Debating Club
OF Business will elect officers for the
coming year May %. The Friday fol-
lowing. May "a. the first public debate
by the members of the club will be
held in the school auditorium. The sub
ject will be: Resolved. That Congress
should give to the citizens OF the Dis
trict of Columbia universal suffrage"
dance will be given by the Daniel
Webster Club at the Terrace Inn the
evening of May -.
The June graduating class of the
two-year and four-year divisions at
Business High School will hold a joint
meeting tomorrow to decide several
questions regarding the commence
ment One gown for both class night
and graduation exercises for the girls
of the classes will be urged. following
a recommendation from United States
Commissioner of Education Philander
p Claxton. asking simpler graduation
dresses for the girls in the public
schools. Plans will be made at the
meeting for the graduation exercises.
The senior class at Business High
School will give dance at Mrs. Dyer's
early in June.
The Balance Sheet. Business High
Schools monthly publication. came out
last Tuesday.
All the pupils of Business have been
busy for the past week having their
pictures taken for the Year Book.
which will carry Individual pictures of
the students this year in addition to
the group and section pictures. All the
school activities will be portrayed in
the new edition of the Year Book.
The preliminary meeting for gradu.
ates of Business High School was held
at the school last Tuesday. Pupils with
conditions to make up before gradua-
ton were informed of their marks. The
final meeting will be held May 2S
A Red Cross exhibit was held at Bust
ness High School last week. The ex-
hibit showed the different branches
OF ked Cross work in which the pupils
of that school are taking part.
The two men that Tech High School
sent to the South Atlantic swimming
meet in Baltimore last week gained
eleven points for the school. Sinclair OF
Tech won the 50-yard and 100-yard
dash and Winkjer was third in the so.
yard breast stroke.
Last weeks issue of Tech Life was
the first issue edited by the junior
members of the staff. A. Budlong and
]. Watrous.
The numeral on Techs service flag
has oecH Siduseo W 1oo- " men the nag
was first dedicated in the school audi
torium the numeral was 3O3. but names
of Tech boys in the service came in so
rapidly that that numeral had to be
changed. 1t is expected that the num-
Der of Tech boys in the service Will
soon reach 500.
The sixth semester class at Tech High
School will give dance at Terrace
Inn May is.
The Tech print shop has been award
ed the work of getting out the COM
petitive drill programs scheduled for
May and 4, at American League
Park.
Tech Life comes out tomorrow with
number both lively and interesting.