Evening star., 1923-01-28
SHAW JR. HIGH SCHOOL.

The Science Club OF the Shaw Junior
High school acted as host Monday TO
tne visiting Physics Club OF Arm
strong Technical High School. The
visitors appeared In an especially ar
ranged assembly and delighted the
student body with demonstrations of
unusual interest and merit. or special
note was the appearance of Edward
HiacKett. president of the organize
ton. who formerly was a member of
the Science Club at Shaw. The. pro-
gram vas: Introductory remarks, Ed
ward Hackett; "Archimede's Princl-
Pile Capt. James Walker and Calvin
Ashe; 1.iaM, pa,nh puileys:" Miss Ora Settle:
Beam" John Jackson; "BoyIes Law"
WHfred Derricks and Russell Drew:
Acceieration Due to Gravity" Robert
Queen.
The fast Junior High School five de-
feated the Shiloh Sunday school quint
in a hard fought basket ball battle in
the schools gymnasium Wednesday
afternoon. Benjamin Washington
refereed the game. The score was
Shaw. 6; Shiloh, 5. The next game
will be with the Buccaneers. an in
dependent group of former stars Of
the Public School Athletic League.
Miss Nellie Quander's second period
history classes surprised the school
Wednesday morning during the regu-
ed upon the stage L. ]. Ward. former
ly of the United States bureau of
education and community center de-
partment, who spoke upon his expert
ences with the EsQuimaux OF the far
north. Unusually apropos was this
lecture. for while the snow furnished
the local color for his theme the
speaker with happy foresight ap-
peared in full Esquimau costume.
Student John Bond of section SA-2
presided and James Blackstone. SB-1.
thanked Prof Ward for his visit Stu
dents of art made many sketches Of
the rich reindeer costume worn by
the speaker and sent him a poster
showing the result Of their observa
ton.
william E. Baltimore and G. Luther
Sadgwar, teachers of printing land
drawing, respectively, in the Shaw
Junior High School. gave illustrated
ing regular morning assembly period.
Thursday. The speakers concretely
showed the value of their subjects as
adjuncts to other school subjects in
Shaw. and in senior institutions; in
relation to life in the community and
home. and the many professional out
let's to which the subjects discussed
led This concluded a special series
of expository talks inaugurated by
Principal Kirkland to better acquaint
students who are about to elect sec
ond semester subjects with the in
finite possibilities resultant from the
pursuit of certain subjects.
Students Of the eighth grade at
Shaw are formulating plans for the
entertainment of 9B students who
graduate in February. The exercises
will probably be I'm the nature of a
special rhetorical program in the as
sembly hall of the school and re-
~, tIn 1of orr11n "a
H. Douglas. teacher of music. is
chairman of a committee of arrange
ments. consisting OF eighth grade
teachers and a group of students rep
resenting the eighth grade.
Attractive posters in black and red
setting forth the required and cleo
tive. studies in the Shaw Junior High
school course have been sent to each
Of the, buildings in the thirteen divi-
sions, apprising students of the sixth.
seventh and eighth grades of the edu-
cational possibilities in junior high
school Instruction. Programs of
studies. special activities and school
"tryouts" in classroom and subjects
are featured on the poster. Applica-
ton blanks accompanying the display
notices.
The final motion picture entertain
ment prior to the beginning of the
second semester was held in the as
sembly hall of the school Thursday
afternoon. Edward Everett Hale's
Country" was featured. Incidental
music was furnished by the schools
orchestra. and the lantern was oper-
ated by science students working un-
der the direct supervision of j. G.
Logan, teacher of general science.
Miss kirkland initiated a movement
for. the organization of a Shaw
noon, when graduates Of the school
held a meeting in the school library.
Indicationsl point to the successful
launching of the new enterprise,
pledged to work wholeheartedly for
Shaw.