Evening star., 1921-03-06
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

approximately 100 officers OF the
washis-.ou High School Cadet Corps
will be awarded commissions at ex-
ercises in the auditorium of Central
High School Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. The commissions Will De
presented by Gen. John ]. Pershlng.
The cadet brigade will assemble IN
front of the school shortly before 4
o'clock and march into the audito..
rum. Members of Company l. OF
Western High School VIII pe tne
guard of honor for the omcefs "ho
receive the commissions.
Tech High School will present as
its spring play this year Monsleu'
Reaucaire." "a dramatization OF bootl,
Tarkington's popular novel; II W. VIZ
be given March 10, Is ana ~ ShonI III ,I
auditorium of Central HlSn Sehooi
Tickets are now on sale at Iecn.
With the excellent cast whlcn mas
been selected. the appropriate cos-
tuming and the efficient training ~!
the various parts, 1t is eHpecteu itS ~.
the high favor usuallS
Alumni night will be observed Sat
urday night, March ~.
The Home and School Association OF
Western High School has inaugural
ed a drive for members. ne lIoNe
ment comes as d result OF tne ieeehs
activities of the civic assoClation y. =.
tbe school for Better western
II is the hone of members OF the
Home and School Association 10 en-
large membership to include al .ne
parents of children attenuihs III
school and many of their lrlehus ~
order to obtain closer coopr'ert g
in their work for the lnpi
needed at the institution.
Tbn association has introduced mover
schemes for advertising IT'S ~
ship campaign. Thermometers elio~
the progress of the drive IN the schooi
classrooms; horses represeiitiis ~
Gifferent classes race over paper
race track in the hall, and numerous
signs remind the students or thelr
duty to find two members TO repre-
sent them at the meeting Wednes-
day.
were instrumental in Launching the
carpaisn are Mrs Robert NJ. Reese,
chairman: Mrs. Robert b. Armstrong.
Mrs. L. B. Wright. Mrs. Jones Ber-
rail-, Mrs II. Foster Balm. Mrs. Chris
topher Garnett. Mrs. James Baird,
Mrs. Jesse c. Adkins, Mrs. II. L. ShAntZ
and Mrs. n. c. Leary.
The Fidelis Friendship of Eastern
High School will entertain mothers
or the members dl tuc StiiVoA toihoi
row evening. The feature of the en-
tertainment will be the presentation
of a sketch entitled The Country
SchoolhouSe.
When President Harding consented
to allow the Washington High School
Cadets to be the official and only
guard of honor at the White House
during the inaugural ceremonies he
paid them the highest honor they
have yet received. In their natty
blue uniforms. freshly pressed for
the occasion, the cadets made an i'm
pressive appearance.
Members of the District Congress
of Mothers and the Parent-Teacher
Association are making a survey OF
the public school playground facilities
10 show the need for Improvement
The survey is being made by means
of questionnaires, which are filled out
by members of the organization after
personal visits to the school play
grounds.
Miss Rosemary Arnold, secretary OF
the Eastern High School Alumni As
ISOLATION and senior at George
Washington University, talked to the
freshman girls of Eastern Thursd ay
afternoon on high school sororities
Miss Arnold will speak to the senior
junior and sophomore girls Wednes.
day morning.
All plans have been completed fo,
the second session of the Teachers
Institute, to be held in the auditorium
OF central High School Friday, Marcel