Evening star., 1921-05-08
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

preparations for the annual compet-
five drill of the Washington High
School Cadet Corps at the American
League Ball Park. May % and -.
have virtually been completed. itswas
announced last night by Lieut.. Rich
ard r. Day, U. S. NJ. c., military in
structor The order OF the appear
ance OF the companies on the driii
sield has been arranged. and publica-
tion of seventy-two-page magazine
program planned.
Company F Of Central High School
will formally open the event at s:i5
am. May %. Company G Of Eastern
will be the last company to drill. II
will 60 on the field at ass o'clock on
1he second day Of the drill. After
its exhibition. the judges will decide
the winning company and award the
prizes.
The Dramatic Club of Eastern High
School repeated its spring play.
"Robina in Search Of Husband.
four-act comedy. in the auditorium OF
the institution Friday afternoon for
the benefit of the school children in
southeas: " lshington.
More than 500 was raised at a
luncheon given a: the q Street Junior
Teacher Association Of the institu-
lion. The proceeds were added to the
school fund. which is used for ath-
1etic and recreational purposes OF the
students.
The committee appointed by Presi-
dent Frank ]. Sobotka. which ar
ranged for the affair. was composed
of the following: Mrs Ada F. Lawton,
chairman; Mrs. A. ]. Auth. Mrs. D.
j. Campbell. Mrs. @. A. Martin. S. T.
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FarQuhar. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Tracy. Mrs. l..
s. Atkins, Mrs. Charles J. Herzog.
Mrs. J. II. Been, Mrs. c. b. Snyder and
A. G. Eabue.
Closing exercises of the Garnet
night school were held at the insti-
tuition Monday. Mrs. Coralie +. Cook,
member of the board of education,
presided. Addresses were made by
Eoscoe c. Bruce, assistant superin-
tendent in charge of colored schools,
and DR.. w S. Montgomery.
Certificates were presented 10 eigh-
teen graduates They are: Onnie
James Hayden. Mary Daisy Eurruss.
Hughes. Mary Arthur Hughes. Rob-
ert S. Couze Laura +. Williams, Nor
man r. Gum. Edward Kelly Foster.
Clarence Edward Smith, Arnold Wal
lace Stephens. Fannie +. Hamilton,
Daisy NJ Z. Patterson. Allen Dozier,
Lewis H. Garner and Minerva Ware.
The Merrill Club Of Eastern High
School presented the institution with
handsome school banner Tuesday.
The presentation was made by Miss
Mildred Mockabee, president of the
club.
The girls base ball teams of West
~rn High School have been chosen.
The senior team. the probable cham
Cummings. captain: Helen Hall. Mil
dred Valentine. Eleanor Hard. Fran
ces Sprague. Thelma Comley. Helen
Hastings, Margaret owens and Agnes
Orrison.
Pupils of the eighth grade gradual
elected the following class officers: J.
Aubrey Morales. president; Thomas J.
G,f,n; vice President; ri Carolyn yronSs, Ra,i
Huhn. valedictorian.
Miss Mary Bixler and Miss Gladys
Belheld have been appointed spon-
respectively. Of Eastern High School
it Is announced by Principal Charles
Hart.
To Gertrude Rosenberg. a second
semester student at Business High
School. goes the honor of selecting
IHe Slogan IOE lIe SiAtccHlH
excursion of the institutions alumni
association to be given to Marshall
Hall June 3. Her catch phrase was,
FOLLOW the Track of the Charlie
Mac"
"En Avant." the Western High
School French Club. held meeting
recently at the home of Phoebe Knap-
pen in Chevy Chase. The session
was held in the kitchen of the house,
where the club members prepared
their own refreshments. and con-
versed only in the French language.
Miss Knappen and Miss Frances
Sprague were the hostesses.
The Girls Club of Eastern High
School will give an entertainment at
The school Thursday night at
o'clock.
An educational mass meeting will
be held in the auditorium OF Dunbar
$50 o'clock under the auspices OF
the Federated Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations of the colored schools The
. speakers will be DR.. Frank W. Bal
lou. superintendent of schools; r. P.
Claxton. federal commissioner of ed
rcation: DR.. Roscoe c. Brown Of the
United States public health service
and DR.. Joseph A. Murphy. supervis-
ing medical inspector of the District
public schools. Music will be fur
rhe Washington High School Cadet
corps.
Final drawings and write-ups are
being made for The Westerner," the
yearbook of Western High School. 1t
will be ready for the press soon.
Miss f. W. Pearce of the American
Fed Cross will give a talk to students
Of Eastern High School at an assem-
bly, Friday morning al $50 o'clock.
Her subject will be. Nursing as a
Profession
Members of Company F of the High
School were given a dinner Thursday
night at the Polish legation. Officers
ot the company are Capt. Clarence II.
Porter. First Lieut.. Fred Artois and
second Lieut.. l.. Deutermau.
Twelfth Night" Western High
schools spring PLAY to be given Nav
-. 90 and II. is we'll under way Miss
Gardener and Mrs. Bs in and members
OF Robert Mantells company have
been coaching members Of the cast
Miss Mccartney and Miss Rice are
supervising the scenery and costumes
while Miss Taylor and Miss Dessez
have charge of the lighting effects
In the cast are Lady Jane Raby
Crepps Beckham. Quentin Watson
Ruth Peacock. Orme Libbey. Margaret
Rain. Berkeley Jones. Robert Laueb
Robert Armstrong, Carl Woerner and
Otis Turner.
J. A. Martin Of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company will give
an illustrated lecture on The
Romance of the Telephone" at an as
sembly of Eastern High School stu
dents at the school Tuesday morning
at IL: 80 o'clock