Evening star., 1923-03-11
SHAW JR. HIGH SCHOOL.

Posters and charts relating to pen
manship have been placed on exhibi-
ton In the library of the Shaw Junior
High School and slogans in model
penmanship written on the black
boards. This exhibition Is designed to
stimulate general interest in a special
course in penmanshfp recently intro
duced in the school. Miss M. E. Ran
dolph Of the faculty. who has charge
Of this work, is using the Ayres' scale
as standard of measurement. The
posters and charts illustrating correct
posture and the position of the hands
In writing were executed In the
schools art shop, and the blackboard
Colen. member of the Miner Normal
School class in penmanship taught by
Miss c. E. Martin.
A feature of Shaw's spring play, "All
at Sea-" by Gilbert and Sullivan. will
be the appearance of DIR. Isaac Cupid
and Ainsworth Rucker. members or
the faculty, in stellar roles. Mrs. Fan
of the operetta, is developing the stu
dent ensembles in daily rehearsals.
Costumes for the production are being
produced by Miss Sewelrs major"
sewing classes.
A general election of the Junior
High School Review staff was held in
Shaw Friday morning. The schools
first semester "honor rolf was used
AS a basis for candidacy to Office.
Only senior "honor" students were
eligible for the editorship, and eighth
grade and seventh grade students for
first and second associate editorships,
respectively. The balioting resulted
as follows: Editor in chief Lawrence
Edelin,, ninth grade; associate editors.
George Humphrey, eighth grade, and
Donald Littlejohn, seventh grade.
Though invitations have just left
the school press requesting parents
and school officials to attend Shaw's
experimental might session" Tues
day. it Is hoped that all teachers and
other interested adult members of the
community will visit the school at
that time. This educational innova-
tion is designed to give parents who
are employed In the day an opportu-
nifty to see the Junior high school in
operation at night. The fifth and
sixth periods in all departments of
the school will be run on full-time
schedules. and student guides will
conduct visitors to classrooms.
Roscoe Vaughn. director Of drawing
in the high schools of the 10th 18th di-
visions, Is cooperating with the Shaw
art department in establishing class
in mechanical drawing. Director
Vaughn is personally launching the
course.
MATCH 20, mas Detli
designated as Shaw Junior High
School night by the Bethel Literary
and Historical Society, a pioneer edu-
cational organization of this city. a
special program will be participated ID
in that evening by the faculty and
entire student body. Shaw night will
be held in the main auditorium of the
Metropolitan A. NJ. f. Church, located
on NJ street. between 18th and 10th
streets northwest. A committee con-
sisting of Misses Popel. Atwood,
Quander and Mrs. Douglas, Mr.. Bal
timore, Mr.. BanniSter and Mr. Monroe
are in charge of the arrangements.
Nearly FIVE hundred pupils from
Shaw and adjacent buildings attended
motion picture presentation of
'Oliver Twist" in the assembly hall of
cidental music was rendered by STU
dents. J. G. Logan Of the faculty di-
rected the operation of the lantern.
The Shaw Junior High School
Alumni Association held social re-
union in the armory, Wednesday aft
ernoon. A large number of former
students attended the meeting. A de-
tailed account of this first reunion
will appear in the Easter number of
the Junior High School Review.
An open competition is being held
by the art shop at Shaw for various
projects incidental to the production
Of the Shaw Junior High School Re-
view. A spirited contest for the
cover design, caricatures, illustrations
and headings is revealing originality
and latent genius