Evening star., 1921-10-09
SCHOOLS.

transfer of teachers between
cities of the eastern and the western
coasts has been effected this year.
whereby Miss Baldwin, an English
teacher of the Central High School
of this city. has exchanged positions
with Miss Webb of the San Diego,
Calf, high school. 1t is expected that
the high schools of both cities Will
profit by the interchange of ideas,
thus effected.
Old Centralites, as well as the pres
ent faculty and student body of Cen
trail High School, will learn with IN.
terest of the retirement this fall OF
Mrs. E. X Walton. Mrs. walton mas
been for many years director OF the
physical training of girls in Central.
and supervisor of all dramatic activ-
tiles in the school.
Last Monday evening, October 3.
Mr.. Robert A. Maurer, principal of the
Central High School, met In CONFER
ence the parents and teachers OF the
first semester students, who, because
of the heavy school enrolment, have
had to be placed on the afternoon
shift. The purpose of the conference
was to advise the parents of the con-
ditions under which theses students
must work and to discover means by
which such conditions might best be
met. Mr. Maurer made special plea
for the observance of regular study
period every morning in the home.
and for the establishment of good
school habits in this beginning year.
The conference, which was entirely
informal, was most helpful to the
parents. as it covered practical sug-
gesGons for the present of the stu
dent and yet presented broad and
inspiring outlook toward his future.
Mrs winifred Sackville Stoner
gave a most interesting and instruc-
tive talk to a large and appreciative
audience composed of primary teach
ers of 1913 divisions in the assem-
bly, hall of the Sumner School on
Thursday, September 20. She not
only lectured, but used teachers from
the audience to illustrate some of the
most effective ways Of teaching
day at the Shaw Junior High School
the Talking DOLL was exhibited.
The teachers were loud in their praise
of this doll. feeling that it would be
a wonderful aid in teaching children.
New teachers are coming into the
primary department, divisions 1913,
almost daily.
The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Robert Gould Shaw Junior High
School will meet in the assembly
hall of the school Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock. The annual election Of
officers will be held.
The boys of the Robert Gould Shaw
Junior High School were addressed
Friday morning by Capt. Albert Ridg-
ley, NJ. D., veteran of the Mexican
border campaign and the world war.
Valuable hints on the Care of the
Body" were given by the lecturer.
Men who have achieved success in
diverse lines of work are presented
to the boys of the school at semi
monthly assemblies.
Students of the Robert Gould Shaw
Print Shop announce a weekly bulle-
tin of school events as special
project of that department.
and female glee clubs have been Or
ganiZed for the current year at the
Robert Gould Shaw Junior High
School. Additional extra curricula
activities are the athletic, dramatic,
science, civic, Latin and French clubs.
The children of the Parkview
School have been informed that their
school gardens were the most pro-
ductive in the District during the past
season. having produced vegetables
valued at 1887. while their nearest
competitors, in the Potomac Park
plots, reached a total of only $286.
The Parkview kiddies, under the di
rection of Mrs. E. X. Peoples. in
structor of school gardens, cultivated
several individual plots on the prop
erty loaned for the purpose by
Charles E. Ebel, in the rear Of the
Parkview playground, and their sue
cess this season has inspired them
with determination to do even bet
ter next year.
meeting of the Grover Cleveland
Parent-Teacher Association will be
held at the school Tuesday afternoon
at 8 o'clock, it was announced by Mrs.
H. D. Wise, chairman of the press
committee of the organization.
A rifle club is being organized at
Central High Ichool with determi-
nation to duplicate it's previous un-
paralleled record of a possible score
in a national match. The club en-
tered two teams in the Astor cup
match under the coaching of Sergt.
o. NJ. Shriver of the U. S. NJ. c.. and
hung up the enviable record of 1000
out of 1000 for the first team and
991 out of 1000 for the second team.
Sergt. Shriver has had Centrars rifle
interests under his direction for sew
eral years. and the school has con-
sistently shown it's superiority over
all other local high schools, and has
had the national high school trophy
and the Astor cup among it's trophies.