The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-27
TH0UGHTST TURN TO
HAPPY SEASON
AGAIN

By ED DUFFY.
"HE holidays have started.
District, high school stu
dents had their first holi-
day Of tho session on Thursday,
Thanksgiving Day. OF course
Friday was also a holiday, and
tie layon from study hit a spot
In the hearts 70 hte pupils.
II II interesting to note some sta
tistics gathered by one not in love
with "schooldays-"
1. There arc 1s4 moro days o..
school before vacation returns.
.. In twenty days tho Christmas
holidays begin. to Last . blessed
week.
3. Tho Easter holidays arc six
school days.
(. Fifteen holidays will be tho only
respite from study, two being Wash
ington's Birthday and Decoration
Day.
Thus will tho story of 1s21-22 be
written in the minds of students
holidays being reckoning days.
Unless some unforeseen epidemic
thu yrpvh1tA
school students will have these few
and far-between holidays as the only
lifesaver to relieve the tedium Of
study.
The Manual of tho Public
Schools" has the statistical record Of
future holidays. 1t Is marked In
the 1921 and 1922 calendars. Tho
black ink of mourning marks school
days. a. though with respect to the
grief of disgruntled holiday lovers
Red Ink, as though the ink of Joy
and merriment. signifies those
precious few holidays.
COUNT DAYS.
For many study periods some stu
dents have been counting off the
days to Christmas. Armistice Day
holiday and Thanksgiving seem to
have been but stepping stones torths
gift receiving-and gfving-time.
II II turkey time" and pumpkin
Die time" and "mince pie time"
Fruit cake time" Is on the wings
I tho calendar. and boys and girls
ave exchanged notes about the lus-
Gus treats Of fruit cake their pa
-ents are already preparing for the
eoming Of Santa Claus.
WHY. look; there u Shop Early
gn,- cried one rookie in one Of the
b Oh school classruoms tho other
aay. The Latin teacher was horri.
led that the mind Of her pupil
.hould wander to Christmas 80 soon.
suit II II In the air. and there will
ae no end to the talk until school
ellis summon the District youthful
population back to books on the sec
nd day Of 1871.
Domestic science classes are about
. take up the study Of Christmas
a.shea. Here the girls will learn
% satisfy the appetite OF their most
choioy friends. This science is one
very pleasing to the girls, and their
interest Is far from diminished when
he subjects of plum buildings and
the like 10 preached.
Winter finery. holiday finery. is
engaging the attention Of dress
making and millinery classes. For
tho girls intend to look their very
best when their friends gather
around at Christmas.
Several school alumnis are due to
sather in reunion during the holi-
nys. Many Of the boys. and goods.
oming home from college will have
the opportunity Of meeting old
friends when classmates will return
for reunion at Christmas.
REUNIONS DUE.
The turkey has already been
subject of discussion among the stu.
S>nts. Thanksgiving saw many
fowls go the way Of their noble fore
cathers. and between now and
Nashington's Birthday many thou
sands of turkeys will find them
selves victim to the youthful crav-
ing of high school uppetites.
Over the last three days many
Washington boys ana girls visited
New York to witness the notable
Army-Navy football spectacle. RI
valry among families and children
whose brothers at, ,nded the acad-
smies was intense. Good fellowship
reigned supreme. however. and the
end Of the game saw them scurrying
to return home" and to study to-
morrow.
Diversion is the spice Of school