Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1921, Page 29

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Final preparations sTe being made . elioel ‘officials for the review and ot the Washington High School o Corps April 5, which is to be fullowed by the presentation of regi- mental flage to the two regiments on the Ellipse. According to tentative pians, the parade of the cadets, led by the Navy Yard Band, will start at 4 'o'clock. The route will be up Penn- sylvania avenue past the White House, -down 17th street to the Ellipse. At'the Jllipse the cadets will pass in review Pefore high Army officials and later the regimental standards will be pre- sented. e “The recently organteed fife and drum corps of the cadets will make its ::21&! ’"1““ appearance in the pa-|j e. s the intention of school suthorities to have the fifes and drums lead” the 2d Regiment in its march 8P Pennsylvania avenue. An inspection of the Business High Night School In .operation was made ‘Wednesday. by Mrs. Susie Root Rbhodes, member of the board of edu- cation and supervisor of the munici-| pal playground department. She said she was greatly impressed with the boy’'s gymnasium class. Central High School students will present Ted Lesser's production, *Melodyland.” at Walter Reed Hospi tal this week. Leon Katz of the alum- ni will take the leading role. Others| in the cast are Dave Tavan, Ralph S. Fox, Nathan Sokolove, Dave Kusch- ner, Marie McCatherine, Pearl Stevens, Dora Tabb and Gloria Feckner. New classes in Gregg shorthand, calculating machine instruciton and typewriting will be organized at the Business High Night School when it opens after the Easter holidays, April 4. The annual competitive drill of the ‘Washington High School Cadet Corps ‘will be held May 23 &pd 24, it is an- nounced by Stephen Kramer, as- sistant superintendent of schools, who Has charge of the military organiza- tion. It will be held, as usual, at the Americn League base ball park. Twenty-one companies will partici- pate. ‘The Mount Vernon Girls’ basket ball team defeated the Business High Night School girls’ team by a score of 13 to 12 Tuesday night. Y. M. C. A. SCHOOLS. An accountancy fraternity known as Alpha Sigma Alpha has just been chartered at the Y. M. C. A. School of Accountancy. The purpose is to create a closer fellowship among the members, as well as to enable them to see the broader side of accountan as a profession. Meetings are to be held semi-monthly, and it is planned to have addresses delivered by au- thorities in the accountancy fleld. Charter members of the fraternity are: B. G. Gardner, F. 8. Hurley, Vie- tor W. Lomax, Neal N. Hurndon, Thom- as A Moore, James E. Wolfe, H. H. Willlams, William D. Zirkle, Thorne, J. R. Gaskins, P. C. Gok and J. P. McMahon. It is estimated that more than 3,500 etudents will be enrolled in the Y. M. C. A. educational department by the puBLiC scooLs. | ‘6th street and Pennsylvania avenue at close of the school year. There are now 3,340 enrollments, within forty of the previous high mark for the year. Two 'hundred students have asked for admission, which will bring the k'.O['l enrollment above the 3,500 mar] COLLEGES. GEORGE WASHINGTON. Arrangements are being completed for a debate between George Wash. ington University girls and a girl team- from the University of West | Virginia, to be held April 29. It is I possible that two debates will be held on this date, one at Morgantown, W. Va., and the other in Washington, girls taking part in both events. has been elected captain of the girls’ swimming team at George Washing< ton. She was a_member and mnV- ager of Central High School's gir)s’ team last year. The university’s Chemical Sogiety was addressed recently by Dr. JL H. Custis of the bureau of animfil in- dustry, Department of Agrigulture. He toid of methods to harmess at- mospheric nitrogen so that At could be used in explosives, explained chemical methods for the Prevention of iron rust, and discusse/l the im- Iportance of the dye indugtry, trans- mission of photographs t: and chemical action due, to light. From . Ore to Finivhed Product” the subject of /an illustrated lecture given recently/before the En- gineering_Society luj the university 2 he by E. E. Ellwood o National Tube Company. The senior classfof the Law School is planning an jnformal dinner for !the mear future, Arrangements are in the hands of the activities com- mittee, compo: of Miss -Frances Parks, S. S. Fithgerrell and J. C. Frey. The class alsé is planning to have a portrait of /Dean Merton L. Ferson painted and .presented to the Law School. John R. Daily has been elected cap- tain of next season’s basket ball team lat the university. Daily is a junior in the Law School. Prof. De Witt C. Croissant of the English department recently ad- dressed the Washington Classical Club on “A Modern's View of the Greek Drama.” After an analysis of the “Medea” of Euripides, whom he likened to Ibsen, Prof. Crolssant as- serted there was no better way to understand and improve the modern drania than through a study of the works of the Greek dramatists. Carl Mapes has been elected presi- demt of the Robert Farnham Me- mbrial Association of Sigma Chi Fra- ternity. The initiates of this fra- Lernity recently gave a dance at the chapter house. Main Sandoe and Douglas Macom- ber represented the local chapter of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at a con- ference of the southern division of }hs! fraternity, held recently at At- anta. Sigma_Alpha Epsilon recently cele- brated Founders’ day with a banquet at Wardman Park Hotel. Among the speakers were Senators A. Owsley Stanley and J. €. W. Beckham, Repre- sentatives William N/ Vaile and Henry | University authorities are convinced, es B. Howry and | after a long period of observation, le Colquitt. was|that large numbers of students make ngements com- of Bill Norris, |learn accountancy without obtaining Lane and Clitton | first D. Flood, Judge Ch: Admiral Stitt. N toastmaster. The mittee was comj Walter Free, Bi Whyte. ! S Alpha the initiatio: Granyille E. Arnold MoNi R. MacDonald, , Harold W. Ward. ile i announced Epsilon has suneunced | WASHINGTON CALLEGE OF ickey, Allan S. Jones, Russell McNitt, gnlnu tter, Ernest W. /Stephens and William R.[ing a special bar quizz course three Mothergs, wives, sisters and sweet-|o'clock. This course is not a part of hearts ¢f members of Sigma Alpha|tne regular collegiate course, but is npmow"mzemuy were entertained = & o at a Juffet supper recently at the ‘siting members of Kappa Alpha Mary Jun: V) Ffiernl!y from William and Céilege, Washington and Lee and the niversity of Maryland were enter-|under Judge Sellers, began Tuesday fained recently at a dance at the|evening and ome of Frank H. Myers. The annual memorial service of Al pha Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Fra- termity will be held Sundav, April 3. RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. day afternoon at 5 o’clock. the beginning of spring quarter. A meeting of the board of trustees of the university will be held Thurs- Several new classes will be opened in the School of Foreign Trade at the Dean Eldridge will have a class on Foreign Trade.” meet Saturday, April 8, at 8 o'clock Prof. on “Home Industries,’ Robertson the course on * dustries.” and Prof. Newson will teach the course “oreign In- Dean Eldridge’s course is a study of the methods by which home industries and foreign indus- tries may be brought together means of foreign trade. A course y in “foreign exchange” has been added to the new course of one year. Dean Barrington announces number of new classes and instruc ors in the School of Secretarial Science. Pearl Hageman Walsh will and machine calculation. Christensen will class in Gregg shorthand. Prof. R shaw will have classes in playw: English _composition and rhetoric. agement. Lois A. The current number of American Education contains an article by President Rapeer on “Training Amer- ican Youth to Think.’ The article is a criticism of educational practices which fail to train students in scien- tific methods of solving practi problems, and suggests ways by which such methods may be given by organized training in schools and col- leges. Teachers and prospective teachers will find several new classes offered for the spring quarter. They are Teaching in elementary schools, psychology, applied psychology, of education an secondary Leading educational spe- cialists will offer a much larger list of subjects during the summer quar- ter, which opens July is a new 2 for 25c-size of Robt. Burns It is new in valoe too, for it is larger by a good deal than the former size selling at The now Robt. Burns Perfecto s the fulfillment of our pledge © provide smokers at all times with the greatest possible vaioe. Pearfecto’s filler 8 full Havans, of course— selected from the best that Cuba offers. The shape is Ghat foll Perfecto which modern emokers like. Robt. Borms i3 the individual cigar. This & an dndivwidoal Perfecto. The smokers of America are-aut ofiered today a cigar of greater value. ‘Txy2Robt. Burns Perfectos! Borveat CGon G ‘The new bulletin of classes for the give a 5 o'clock class in comptometry teach a 6§ o'clock ing, expression, business English and Bertha Taylor Voorhorst will open a new course in secretarial duties, and Prof. Mickey of the United States bureau of efficiency will continue two classes in office management and offer a new course in scientific man- Juniors and seniors. pleading will be held tomorrow, it be- “The Principles and Technique of|ing a junior subject. The first class will spring quarter came from the press ‘Wednesday. In addition to the list of more than a hugpdred subjects in which instruction is offered there is donsiderable space devoted to the reasons for making bookkeeping the foundation for accountancy courses. a serious mistake in attempting to a substantial foundation in bookkeeping. LAW. Prof. Harry A. Heggarty s conduct- nights each week from 7:30 to 9:30 being well atterded by members of the senior class who are intending to take the local bar examination in e. The course in criminal procedure, is being attended by about sixty-five members of the jun- ior class. The practice court held its last ses- sion of the year Thursday evening, being attended by a large number of. The recent rummage sale for the benefit of the Belva A. Lockwood scholarship fund was a success. Much of the credit is due to the activities of Honorary Dean Mussey and Mrs. Edith Jewell Garrels, who had the active management of the affair. The examination in common law The school was closed Friday for the, Easter holidays. The freshman class of the school will hold a prize debate soon. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. The Senior and Junior Debating so- cieties of the Law School will debate the right of employes to be repre- sented on the board of directors, of corporations, Tuesday evening. Two all-Georgtown teams will debate with team from Lafayette College April 8. The Law, Medical, Dental and For- eign Service schools will reopen to- morrow evening, after three days’ respite from class work. College students will not return to their classes until Tuesday week. Maj. William H. Hobson, U. S. A, detailed by the War Department as military instructor at Georgetown, is rounding up student officers who wish to attend the R. O.'T. C. training camp at Plattsburg early in June. Nearly fifty students have agreed to enter the first camp. Applications must be made by April S. There is strong competition among the Law School seniors for the fac- high commission, will attend the ex- ercises in connection with unveiling of the Bollvar statue April 19. Dr. Sherwell is_ engaged in writing the official souvenir book of the unveil- ing exercises. man dance~ of the Law be given the evening of The fr School will April 1 at the Wardman Park Hotel. Editor of the Newprep News, the students' publication at the Prepara and tory School, Alejandro Angel, jr. Albert E. Molina, one of the clate editors, divided the highest ors in the second year class in the reading of the marks for February. The students of the first year class and the junior class receiving highest honors were Danlel W. O'Donoghue and Daniel Friary, respectively. At a smoker held at the University Club last week the Alpha Tau Delta Fraternity of the School of Foreign Service Initiated a number of mem- bers. Dr. C. E. McGuire of the Inter- l NEWS OF THE NAVAL RESERVE Sunday training cruises for the offia, partment and the Washington navy cers and men of the Naval Reserye Yard, as well as the enlisted men of of the District of Columbia. probabiy| (i, " Teferve. together with —thelr will be inaugurated next Sunday. and| showing 1ife in the Navy aieo mere will be continued throughout the rum-| shown. mer months. The subchaser Which has been assigned to the reservisis for [ their practice arilis ts now rerdy for | this service. During the week a diver ffom the Washington navy yard went down Plans have been perfected by & committee of officers of the local re- serve for an officers’ dance to be given at the armory Thursday night. The purpose of this dance, which is the first given by the officers, is to get the large mumber attached to the local | alongside the ship and exavnined her | underwater hull and pulled ,the plugs which were placed there last fall to. keep water from getting o the en- xines and breaking the woier jackets reserve a_better opportunity to get acquainted. Several prominent offi- cials af the Navy Department are ex- pected to be present as well as a num- ber of the officers of the Navy Depart- ulty $50 gold prize for the best writ- ten paper on the “Doctrine of Undis- American high commission gave an of the gasoline motors, with which the ’ ment.and the Washington navy vard. vessel is equipped. The music will be furnished by the closed Principal: Its Origin, Justifica- tion and Modern Application.” A set of legal classics is offered the stu- dents of the first and second year classes for essays on “The Theory of the Common Law Regarding the Ele- ment of Contingency In the Limitation of the States. Dr. Eugene Jones, attending physi- cian at the Preparatory School at Garrett Park, Md., in a letter to the headmaster declares there has been a marked improvement in the health of the students since the inauguration of morning breathing exercises. Charles D. Dean of Illinois heads the newly organized Philglethic Debating Society at the Preparatory School. interesting talk on the indebtedness of Europe. LIFT BAN ON FORD’S PAPER But Columbus “Newsies” Must Be Careful What They Shout. COLUMBUS, O, March 26.—Henry Ford's paper, the Dearborn Inde- pendent, may be sold on Columbus streets, city officials said today. previously had been announced that sale of the paper would be prohibited because of the anti-Semitic campaign. Those selling the paper merely will 1t | Eagle boats, of which the Navy has {a number on hand. A number of naval Owing to the large ntunber of men in the reserve here, and jthe presence of only one small vess:l, it will be necessary to keep going :teadily during the summer months, so that all of the men may have an oppo¥tunity of tak- n the cruisessdown the Poto- United States Navy Band attached t. the Washington navy yard 5 $350,000 OIL FIRE. VINCENNES, Ind.. March 26.—Light- ning set fire to a 35,000-barrel oil tank belonging to the Indian Refining Com- pany in Lawrence county, Il here. today and caused a less e: mated at $350.000. IYremen confined the fire to one tank. 1t is probable that anbther and larg- er vessel will be sent; here within a short time to be assigned to the duty of taking the reserves jout om training duty. There is much falk among the reserve officers of obta/ining one of the RITES FOR FRENCH ARTIST. PARIS, March 2 ‘The funeral of Jean Paul Laurens. the artist, who died Thursday, was held from his { home here tod A regiment of in- reserve districts throwghout the coun- try now have vessels of this type as- signed to them. i There are several subchas Other _officers are Alejandro Angel of New York, vice president; Henry M. Naylon of New York, secretar: Thomas J. O'Reilly of New York, treasurer; Winthrop Rutherford of New Jersey, amanuensis; J. Ashton Devereaux of Maryland and Stephen M. McKenzie of Ohio, censors. Father Walsh and several members of the faculty, McElwee of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, and Dr. Gufl- lermo A. Sherwell States section of the international be restrained from shouting in a man- i ner prohibited by city ordinances, offi- cials sald. PALESTINE TO BAGDAD BY AIR LONDON, March- 26 (Jewish Tele- graphic Agency).—A regular air serv- ice will according to a Cairo dispatch. A party of aviators has left Cairo of the United|to select sites for aerodromes and landing places en route. be established at an early including Director | date between Palestine and Bagdad, fantry. a squad; of cavalry and two batteries of artillery. the whole com. manded by a brigadier general, ren- dered military honors at the burial in the cemetery of Mont Parnasse, after { the church ceremony. MAURETANIA AGAIN SAILS. SOUTHAMPTON chored at the Washington nav |and these. it was ppinted out b cers, could easily be put in service later in the spring, when the number of men who want fo take the Sunday cruises is increased. 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