Evening star., 1922-09-24
COLUMBIA JR. HIGH SCHOOL.

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added to the faculty.
COLUMBIA JR. HIGH SCHOOL.
Plans are being made by Miss Alice
Deal. principal, to open a sheet metal
shop in the Columbia Junior High
School, to augment the institutions
to have the shop in operation at the
beginning of the second semester. next
February.
The schools lunchroom has been
transferred from the third floor to
basement room. The former lunch
room is being used as classroom in
order to accommodate the schools
heavy enrolment.
The course in geography has been
expanded and is supplanting the
course in physiology. Geography is
major subject and is being empha-
sized more than ever before in the
Junior High School course.
The printing course offered by the
school has increased in popularity
and consequently has forced the en-
largement of the print shop. Some
Of the ninth grade boys are taking
printing two hours a day instead Of
one.
Organization of track team will
be started in the near future. Last
year the formation Of the track team
was deferred until after the begin
ming of the second semester.
Plans are being made to enlarge
the Junior Pioneer. official organ of
the school. which was first published
last year.
New equipment for the free hand
drawing department is expected to
arrive soon.
The assembly hall was rearranged
during the summer in order to afford
larger seating capacity.
Pupils of the school are manifest
ing q decided interest in athletics.
the girls as we'll as the boys. The
school will have a regular foot ball
team this year besides various other
athletic activities. The girls plan
hiking clubs.
Miss Deal, principal. hopes to or
ganize two cadet companies at the
school this year. The school had one
creased enrolment tits believed an
additional company can be recruited
which will bring a majorship to the
school.
Columbia's faculty has been in
creased to thirty-nine members with
the addition of eleven new teachers.
WILSON NORMAL SCHOOL.
The largest enrolment in the his
tory of the school marks the opening
of the present year of Wilson Normal
School Oficial figures give 107
seniors ia juniors. a total Of 221.
The practice schools have enrolled
800 children.
Examinations were held Monday
and Tuesday for the admission of ap-
trict Of Columbia. seven were ad-
mitted. registering from California,
Connecticut. New Jersey, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia. Gradu-
ates Of the District high schools are
admitted without examination, ex-
sspt for the ply physiosl one This lat
health rating Of an entering class
than any preceding one. a strong
testimonial to the teaching Of health
habits in the elementary and high
schools of the District.
Assembly Tuesday morning was
presided over by the president of the
Students Council. Gladys Belfield.
After greeting to the freshmen by
the seniors, Miss Belheld introduced
entering class. Student activities
were then presented. Miss Kaie
speaking for the school paper Nor
NAL News Miss Keliher for the glee club:
Miss Scharf, the Students Council; T;
Miss Trainham, basket ball. At the
conclusion of the exercises the juniors
were shown through the building by
the seniors.
The faculty personnel remains the
same as last year. though the increase
in enrolment will necessitate an in
crease in the faculty for practice
schools. The first roll call was an
swered by every member. coming
from vacations spent far apart. Miss
Goding and Miss Walker were in
California; Miss Oberly was in Eu-
rope. where she attended the PAS
sion Play; Miss Brown was in Porto
Rico; Mrs. Mulford on Cape Cod; Miss
McKnew in camp In Maine: Miss
Hummer in Canada; Miss Breen in
St. Louis. and Mrs. Alburtis took q
motor trip to Montreal and Quebec.
Miss Kalb and Mrs. Rogers attended
college classes. Few changes are
noted around the building. Mrs. Dan
forth's absence from the lunchroom,
due to illness, Is much regretted by
students and teachers.
Roland w. Guss, late supervisor Of
gardening in Cincinnati. visited the
nature study classes on Monday. MIR.
Guss was on his way to the Hampton
Institute in Virginia to take charge
IF biology and general science in that
institution.
DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL.