Evening star., 1922-01-15

Harmon is instructor in science
Refres reshments. prepared by the girls
of the domestic science department.
We're served.
WILSON NORMAL SCHOOL.
The senior class in civics with Miss
Whitney. visited the city post office
Tuesday afternoon. Postmaster Chance
met the students and expressed his
qualification that schools are becom-
ing acquainted with the postal serv-
ice. He especially directed their at
tention to the enormous amount of
misdirected mail. He hopes that there
VIII bo a reduction OF it through the
cooperation of teachers.
Birds Around Washington in the
Winter was the subject of the ma
ture study unit taught by the seniors
this term in IA Ross School. The
work closed with debate on the
value of the English sparrow Thurs
day morning in the assembly room of
Normal Jean McGlegor spoke in fa-
vor of the sparrow, assisted by Belle
Ward. William Faris. Virginia Cat
lett. Vivian Wildman. The team
against the bird was led by Margaret
Croissant followed by William Gal
loway. Esther Bowen. Adrienne YER
non and Eloise Lindsay. The judges
We're Mrs. Cooper and Miss Muntz of
the Ross and Miss Newcomb of Nor
NAL Their decision was in favor OF
the sparrow. Miss Newcomb. speak
ing for the judges. said that the re-
buttal given by Jean McGregOr was
the deciding factor with the commit
tee. The entire Ross School attended
the debate
The musical talent of the school en-
tertained the seniors and juniors at
general exercises on Thursday. Misses
Trimble. Pollock, Darlington and Nc
kinley gave vocal selections and
Misses Schwartz, Lambiase, Israel
Wood and Gibson, instrumental music.
Albert Kirby of the Commercial
High School. New York, recently DEM
onstrated the rhythmic system of PEN
manship in the practice schools of
Normal.
Miss Breen's junior classes in psy-
scology have been visiting the Army
Medical Museum the past week.
An interesting exhibit of construc-
ton work may be seen in the drawing
department. After the third grades
visit to Mount Vernon it reproduced
one of the bedrooms and living room
by using paper boxes and paper fas-
teners. The children displayed much
skill in coloring this paper furniture
like the original The fourth grade.
with the same material. reproduced
in its home geography. under Miss
Hummer. completely furnished
house made in the manual training
shop. All forms of paper cOnstruc-
tion We're used in the furnishings.
Miss kalb, in charge of the depart
ment. has assembled this work in q
most attractive exhibit
MINER NORMAL SCHOOL.
Charles F.: Lane. jr.. the librarian
of Miner Normal School. has sub
mitted his resignation to Principal
Clark. to take effect February L. Mr.
Lane. who relinquishes school work
will be followed in his new activity
by the deepest appreciation and the
kindliest wishes of both the faculty
and the students of the school
Receipts from the sale of Christmas
health seals are still coming in, prac-
tically $500 having been collected to
date. Two of the students, Elizabeth
kavo of section A and Mellisa Thomas
of section H. have turned in s17.15
and SIG. respectively.
Friday afternoon at the Dunbar
High School the young ladies of sec
ton III. under the direction of the de-
partment of physical training and
domestic science of the Miner Normal
School, presented series of playlets
dealing with the subject of health
These dramatizations in the interest
of the general movement of better
health in the schools. were given with
the specific purpose of impressing the
grade children of the schools in a
wide radius of Dunbar with the value
of acquiring health habits and also
of suggesting to the teachers in these
schools this interesting and concrete
method of presenting this Vital sub
ject in the classroom.
In order to emphasize further with
portance of the formation of health
habits. contest has been opened by
the physical department, in which stu
dents are to submit jingles. charts
or other devices dealing with this
vital subject. These original efforts
are to be passed upon by members of
the normal school faculty, and later
judged by group of health experts.
with the view to the selection of
products of unusual excellence, for
which suitable prizes are to be
awarded.
On the opening of the school after
Christmas vacation Principal E. A.
Clark took up with the faculty plans
for the completion of the work of
this semester and for the reorganiza-
tion of the school for the approaching
five months. Tuesday he announced
the schedule Of final examinations for
the first semester, which will be held
II, 18 and 10.
ARMSTRONG MANUAL TRAIN