Evening star., 1923-03-04
SHAW JR. HIGH SCHOOL.

BY special appointment with Vic
| tor A. Khayat, the Psychologist. Miss
Quander's ancient history classes
made a visit to the Art Center, on
Connecticut avenue, Tuesday after
noon The trip was made to supple
ment the work in Egyptian history
! being studied in the ga history
classes at Shaw. Of special interest
to the pupils were the relics shown
by Mr. khayat. which were found in
tombs containing mummies and sa-
cred articles cotemporaneouS with
those found in the tomb of Tutankha-
men. An account of the trip. fully IL
lustrated, will appear in the spring
number of the Junior High School
Review.
\ unique experiment will be f"a-
tured at Shaw Tuesday evening,
March l3. Two full program periods
will be held, beginning at 1:30 pm,
in order to give parents employed in
the day an opportunity to observe the
junior high school in operation. To
complete the legal number of school
hours the usual forenoon session will
be held and students then dismissed
until 7:30, when the evening session
will begin. The plan has been tried
with success in the Grand Junction
High School. in Colorado.
The parent-teacher association Of
Shaw is sponsor for an Easter NOV
ing picture entertainment TO be given
in the schools assembly hall the eve
ming Of March 16. The association is
| making "A determined effort to liqui-
date the Indebtedness due on the
schools motion picture machine. 4
special Easter picture will be fea-
tured. entitled From Manger to
Cross" The officers of the parent
teacher association in charge of the
program are: +. 9. Gla@coe. presi-
dent; Mrs. NJ. l.. Whittcd, vice presi-
dent: Mrs. J. +. Holland. treasurer,
and j. g. Logan, faculty member, sec
rotary.
The principal and teachers OF SHAW
met in the library after school Med
nesday and presented Miss Walk ms,
teacher Of domestic science, with Il
hox OF cut flowers and large potted
fern. Miss Watkins has been trans
| ferred from Shaw to Armstrong. Mrs.
T.. Il. Lisemby. who succeeds Miss
Watkins. is a product of both West
ern University, Kansas. and the Uni
versty Of Chicago.
Prof. Jesse r. Williams. who is con
Quoting the educational extension
course of Columbia University at
Shaw. has a large class each Satur-
day morning. The group of teachers
who are registered for the course are
enthusiastic in their praise of both
the lecturers method and the content
educational hygiene and carries two
university credits for those success
fully completing the prescribed work.
National Negro Health week will
he observed at Shaw the last week in
the month of March. Miss Mae Irwin.
in charge of nurses at Freedmen =
Hospital. and Dr. Willard NJ. Lane
have been invited to give demonstra-
tionS and lectures on hygiene at that
time. All departments OF the school
will Cooperate in stressing the value
of good health.
The Junior High School Review.
official publication of Shaw, will ap-
pear prior TO the Easter vacation.
Formerly the press work had To be
executed on commercial presses. but
the coming number will be a 100 per
! cent school enterprise. The newly
| installed electric presses will make il
| possible for student printers to Sc
cure unusual experience in handling
problems similar to those met in in
dustry. The principal, Miss Kirk
land. recently invited all faculty
members 10 contribute constructive
criticisms and suggestions as TO the
Review. and many of these suggeS-
tions will be adopted to broaden the
scope of the Review and to increase
! its attractiveneSs.