Washington as ideal city for pursuing knowledge in school age
A proclamation of Washington's value as an educational hub praising private and public schools for girls, the city’s artistic and scientific institutions, and the influence of government research. It highlights Library of Congress, Smithsonian, National Museum, and 30 schools, arguing Washington shapes character and intellect through environment and access to leaders.
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Charlotte Crittenden
Everett
Washington
Army
Navy
Berlin
United States
Berlin University
Library of Congress
Capital
Smithsonian
National Museum
New Museum
Corcoran Art Gallery
Carnegie Foundation
Naval Observatory
Zoological Park
Lves
America
Tny
City of Washington
Seaboard
John Stuart Mil
George Washington
Republic
Richardson School Sets High Marks for New Washington Start
The Richardson School, a newcomer in Washington education, posted strong results. Many boys gained entry to Groton and Westminster, others passed college entrance exams with credit. A Naval Academy candidate led a 25-student group. The school’s distinction lies in student engagement and steady progress, with a notably strong faculty of experienced, college-educated teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson School
Washington
Groton
Westminster
Naval Academy
Glass pins works of art by R Harris Co produce high class medals
The article notes that few firms master class pins and emblems, highlighting R Harris & Co in Washington as a premier jeweler for school insignia trophies and commemorative medals. It details design to manufacture steps, from color drawings to enameling, and praises their artistry and facilities. The piece also mentions Norway’s ban on boneless meat imports affecting U S exporters, with the State Department clarifying the ban targets horse flesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Harris & Co
Washington
House of R. Harris & Co
D J Streets
United States
Norway
State Department
Catholic U of America Leads in Scientific Education and Lab Innovation
The Catholic University of America has built expansive laboratories and libraries to support engineers physicists and chemists. It emphasizes hands on lab work over quick results training students to apply science to industry while developing initiative discipline and practical problem solving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great
Catholic University
Catholic University of America
School of Science
Feild
St Mary County Educational Rise Noted in Leonardtown
A feature proud to St. Mary county, Maryland, highlights Leonardtown schools and the St Mary Academy Silver Jubilee. Leonard Hall opens with Xavier Brothers bringing eight years of grammar and high school work, plus agriculture, aiming to prep for Georgetown and similar institutions.
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St. Mary County
St. Mary
Sisters of St. Mary Academy
Leonardtown
Charles K. Jenkins
Nazareth
Sisters of St. Mary
Leonard Hall
E. S. Fink
St.Aloistus Church
Xaverian Brothers
Maryland
Virginia
Middle West
Laker
Georgetown
Simiar
Immaculata Seminary Pioneers Female Education In Washington
The Immaculata Seminary, founded by the Sisters of Providence from Terre Haute Indiana, sits on Mount Marian in Washington. A young yet advanced girls school, it plans a 200 foot addition along Nebraska avenue, and will use the Dumblane mansion for several departments. The campus offers tennis and archery with a focus on knowledge and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculata Seminary
Washington
Sisters of Providente
Terre Haute
Iind
Knowledge
Virtue
Nebraska Avenue
Dumblane
Milton School of Pitman Graham stenography trains for civil service
The Milton School at 1403 H Street Northwest offers stenography training to prepare for civil service exams and commercial work. Principals bring extensive experience in exam prep, with well lit, ventilated rooms fostering serious effort. The program combines fundamental instruction with graded speed dictation tailored to civil service requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton School of
Pitman-Graham
Milton School
H Street
Milton
Civil Service
Lucy Webb Hayes Institution trains missionary women in Washington
The Lucy Webb Hayes National School for Missionaries in the capital educates young women in Bible, sociology, ethics and domestic sciences for deaconesses, kindergarten teachers, evangelists and nurses. Rust Hall serves as a home while Sibley Memorial Hospital supports care and free dispensary services, treating 1,080 patients by 1909 with about 50 daily inpatients and 30 nurses employed year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Webb Hayes
Washington
Rust Hall
Sbley Memorial Hospital
Paurely Philanthropic
Power and Personality Development at Daouds School
Daouds School of Psychology offers courses aimed at developing power and personality, with emphasis on individuality, memory, will power, self control, and confident influence. Courses, taught at 1622 Q Street NW, blend past insights with modern science, available individually or in small classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daoud’s
School of Psychology
Q Street Northwest
Daoud
Howard University Produces National Race Leaders and Innovations
The article highlights Howard University graduating over 3,000 and teaching thousands more, noting alumni as dominant figures in race uplift across 35 states and 12 foreign countries. It cites leaders in industry, medicine, ministry, and education, plus campus growth, a new science hall, Carnegie Library, and intercollegiate achievements, underscoring the university’s pivotal national and international role.
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Howard University
Howard
W. K. Benson
Black Belt
Alabama
A. C. McClennan
Colored Hospital and Training School For
Charleston
W.H. Brooks
George Frasier Miller
New York City
Carnegie
Thirkield
School of Medicine
Indiana
Hllnets
Missouri
Ohio
North Carolina
South Carolina
Howard Teachers’ College
United States
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Seventh Street
Panama
Lisle Howe
Roth
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Choice
Aero
Center OF Education
Rome
Sidney Brooks
Novembe
Atay
New York
Hoston
Philadelpha
Chisese
Jis
California
Nottingham
Tome E En Enenaee
Xtra
C.U
Milton School of Stenography
School For Missionaries
Colored University
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