Evening star., 1923-10-07
CO[ORED ENGLISH
TEACHERS TO meet
Dunbar High School Faculty
Members to Discuss
Latest Methods.

Measurement OF English compost
tion Will be discussed at the first
meeting Of the English Departmental
Club. which comprises all teachers of
English | nthe colored high schools.
afternoon.
Miss B. c: McNeill will discuss
"Conposition Scales" Miss ]. Howard
will give an exposition of The Hilie-
gas Scale" Miss Oteiia Cromwell,
head of the department, will also ad-
dress the meeting.
The officers of the club are Miss J..
Il. MuStapha, chairman, and Miss o.
Davidson, journalist. Some Of the
topics to be discussed at subsequent
meetings are Speech Defects" pic
lures as Aids in the Teaching of Lit
erature," The Teaching Of Lyric
Poetry" and "The Teaching Of Prose
The club meets every second Mon
day at the different high schools In
turn.
The freshman girls of Dunbar were
by the dean OF girls, Miss Julia E..
Brooks ;the faculty advisers and the
senior SPONSORS. Miss Brooks ad-
dressed the girls briefly on the pur-
pose of the meeting and welcomed
them.to Dunbar After "a short pro-
gram the lGcullS d0NlStTs MISS L. -
Williamson, Mrs. a. G.. Daily and Mrs.
IL o. Connolly, We're presented. The
sponsors We're next presented. They
are members fthe senior class who
were selected for their good citizen
ship at Dunbar to look after the sew
TO the new pupils. They advise the
girls and assist them to become good
citizens. The sponsors, who are en-.
thusiastic about their work, are Sara
Moore, Beatrice Bowen. Violet Tibbs,
Rozelle Cowzer, Doris iRidgley, Lil-
lian Washington. Lucille. Alexander.
Julia iDulaney. Wenonah Bond. Susie
Tate, Pansy Major, Janet Avery and
Rhoda Davis. The meeting was closed
after some games We're played. It Is
freshman girls Will be held at def
mite intervals.
The freshman boys met Wednesday
afternoon with w. NJ Brewer, faculty
adviser. Plans were entered upon for
hikest to be started Immediately, for
Of debating club. Formal organiza-
tfon Of the club will occur later
Foot ball prospects at Dunbar seem
very bright. The boys are full Of
daily at the field on North Capitol and
L, STREETS. There seems to be much
good material in some fthe newer
members of the team, and the coach.
J. ". Saunders, hopes for fine season
\. Folumbo I. De Walt, native Afri-
can exhibitor and lecturer, addressed
tina pupils of the second, third end
fourth years upon the subject of "The
Call of Liberia" He spoke of the
need for trained people to come to his
country. Mr.. De Walt 4 sa student In
the Howard University dental school.
Ralph Scott, graduate of Dunbar
and of William College, Is teaching
history In the place of Mrs. Butcher,
who is on leave for a years study.
The Civics Club met 'Wedne sday
afternoon and elected officers. Plans
were also started for q general pro-
gram for the year. The officers are
President, Rudella Gordon; vice presi-
dent. Lillian Syphax: Secretary, We
nonah Bond; treasurer. John Ander-
son. The following chAirmen were
elected: Program. Robert Jackson
publicity, How ard Bailey: member
ship. $. s. Bullock. Twenty-Five MEM
hers enrolled.
Tha Girls Rifle Club which was
organized last year, will hold it's first
practice Thursday at $50 Member
sh:p IN the c1rh Is limited to Juniors
and seniors. Teams representing each
"i lne.st classes viii compete in a
match to be held December IA. Let
ters are to. be awarded to the win
ming team. It is planned to have the
club hoid a practice out of doors In
the country. The club Is under the
direction. Of Capt. York, with Miss
Mustapha as sponsor. Practice. will
be hold this year regularly on Mon
oa.s and Thursdays after school.