Evening star., 1922-11-19
WILSON NORMAL SCHOOL.

For the first time in the history Of
the Wilson Normal a portion OF the
senior students will enter its term
Of practice teaching in the elemen-
tary city schools tomorrow. The in
creased enrolment in the school has
made this step necessary. Twenty
four only can be accommodated at
one time In the practice schools con-
nected with the institution. In the
past one-half of the senior class has
been assigned to the practice depart
ment for the first term, while the
other half has remained in the aca-
demic department until the second
term. But this was in the time when
there wa sno midyear class. The
first term Of this year found the prac-
students who will graduate in Feb
ruary with no room for the fifty-nine
members Of the June class.
AS no appropriation had been made
by Congress for the enlargement of
the practice department. the seniors
have remained in the academic de-
partment until the second term, which
begins tomorrow. when twenty-four
will enter the practice schools con-
nected directly with the Normal School
and thirty-five will enter the city ele-
mentary schools under teachers Sc
lected by the superintendent OF
schools in cooperation with the eu-
pervising principals and the super
visor of primary Instruction.
These teachers receive no extra pay
for the additional work of training
teachers for the Washington schools.
Members Of the Normal faculty will
cooperate with them and will sye-
tematically observe the work OF the
students in the outside schools.
Tests and "exams" have. to some
extent, marked the last week of the
term, but more in evidence have been
the demonstrations and exhibitions
of the first term work. A better
speech campaign has been in progress
in Miss Walkers department.. For
several weeks students have been
tagged who persistently used like
me" for t. and the many other
pests that persist even in the best
regulated English classes. Friday
morning in the ten-minute period at
the opening of school pied Piper
with his flute appeared In the junior
study hall and charmed the pests
by his music SO that in q body they
followed him from the Normal School
forever. Miss Edith Claude took the
part of the piper"
In the second floor corridors the
under Miss Hummer, Is well worth
the time Of visit from outside teach
ers. On sand boards and tables. with
charts, pictures and models. are
shown the following: The city OF
Washington. Hudson river, the Mis-
sissippi, the Potomac, the Columbia
salmon fishing. coal mining, iron
mining, wheat growing and flour
making, and the general subject OF
homes.
In the academic kindergarten class
there is a unique display of hand
work, suitable for children. of chains
made from acorns, brightly colored
fruits, etc, dolls from stockings, and
doll hats and parasols from paper.
The third issue of the Normal New,
. came out Friday. Items of interest
to teachers are the outline on the
Potomac river and the list OF
| plays to be found in the teachers
J library. The generous response OF
| the alumnae in answer to the call
for subscriptions has placed the pa.
per on a sound financial basis. Ar
early issue in December will contain
a complete list of Christmas stories
poems and plays to be found in the
teachers library.
Friday afternoon section IA A.
presented a short sketch called
Sleeping Beauty's Christmas Dream
l III WhlC1k lA0 part VI OASSpIhS ooduly
was taken by Helen Mcclellan. Gin.
derella by Elsie Stearns, Puss ir
Boots by Winifred MacNeil, Snow
White by Winifred Williams, Rose
Red by Elizabeth Scharf, Two Eye,
by Madeline Vaughan. Hansel BY
Margaret Murray, and Gretel by vir.
ginia Parton.
Section IA Al. in. turn: gave "The
Old Woman in the Shoe"
Seniors and juniors united in the
| dance given Saturday night in The
gymnasium to raise funds for school,
activities. Socially and financially
the committee in charge feels that the
affair was q success. One hundred
and fifty persons were present.
Section Is AS Of the juniors won
in the intersection contest in basket
ball last week.
o STREET VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
During the regular n-usic hour III