Evening star., 1920-10-17
IN THE SCHOOLS

With pageants, plays and games.
Washington public school children
will participate in the tercentenary
celebration of the coming of the Pill
grims, which will be observed in
schools, colleges and universities
throughout the United States next
month. Exercises will be held syn
enormously all over the country in the
educational institutions.
Preparations for observance of the
event III the District schools were
started last week by committee COM
posed of heads of the English Depart
ment. 1t is planned to have each
school hold it's own exercises, which
will be one grand celebration for the
entire system. The committee will be-
gin work on definite arrangements
Guesday.
Further plans for its campaign for
new building for Business High
School Will be made by the executive
committee of the alumni association
1f the institution at meeting in the
Office of A. C. Houghtop Wednesday
HiFht at O'Clock. The executive
committee also will launch a move
ment to obtain the establishment of
\ lunchroom in the school.
DR.. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent
of schools, will address students at
Eastern High School at a general
assembly Tuesday morning at $3.50
o'clock This will mark the first time
in the history of the school that stu
dents have been called together at
such an early hour
Miss Alice Deal. principal of the
white Junior High School. made the
announcement yesterday through the
Office of Supt. Ballou that cadet
Asmpany had been organized at the
school Officers for the company will
be appointed from the student body
- the high schools.
Use of a temporary war building at
7th and B streets northwest for
school purposes is being considered
by school officials to relieve over
crowding The structure is known as
Building B." and was formerly used
by the War Department.
II it is ultimately decided to use this
building it will have to be equipped
and the interior remodeled. This
work, it is believed in school circles.
cannot be completed before the begin
ming of the second semester. Febru-
AIRY l.
A meeting of the Eastern High
School Home and School Association
will be held in the assembly hall q
the institution Friday night 81
school will come up for discussion on.
Arrangements for the sessions OF
the teachers institute will be made
by the committee in charge at meet
ing with Supt. Ballou Thursday. Two
sessions will be held, one proba bly, in
January and the other in March
Conditions in the schools due to
overcrowding will be outlined by
Supt. Ballou at meeting of the Dis
trict Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations at the Teachers
Club Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs, Giles Scott Rafter, president of
the Organization. will preside
Mrs Maude Davis wife of Principal
Allan Davis of Business High School,
has been added to the faculty of that
institution. Mrs. Davis is teaching
shorthand and typewriting.
students at Business High School
were addressed by Supt. Ballou at Il
General assembly Friday morning.
'rhe superintendent also spoke TO stu
affairs intended for publication in this
column should be in the hands of the
school editor not later than Friday
.pnorning)
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