Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1921, Page 31

‘THE SUNDAY - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, APRIL 17, 1921—PART 1. ‘ PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ‘Wumbers of the rifie team of the “Washington High School Cadet Corps Wre practicing at Camp Simms, Con- rrm for the coming match 3 the regular team, of the United Btates Naval Academy at Annapolis Aprfl 30. Instruction is being given by Walter R. Stokes, rifle practice instructor. Remarkable scores have been made by the cadets in their practice matches, according to Lieut. Richarq R. Day, U. S. M. C.. cadet puilitary instructor. He predicts that the midshipmen will be defeated if the cadets make scores as high as those made in the practice matches. Opportunities open to high school graduates will be the general sub- Ject discussed at a meeting Qf the Home and School Association of East- ern High School in the auditorium of ! the school Friday night at 8 o'clock. Addresses ‘will be made by Prof. De Witt Croissant of George Washing- ton University, Assistant Superin- tendent of Schools Kramer and Miss Anna M. Goding, principal of the Wilson Normal School. Officers for fhe ensuing year will be elected. Troop 59 of the Boy Scouts gave en _entertainment in the auditorium of Eastern High School Friday night. The program included scout “stunts” and musical selections. Arrangements for the annual com- petitive drill of the Washington High School Cadet Corps are nearing com pletion. The event will be held a American League ball park, May 23 and 24. The annual review of the organization probably will not be held wuntil after the competitive driil. Mrs. Alice Buchanan will tell stu- dents of the costume design depart- ment of Central High School how to make the most of their eyebrows in a talk at the institution Tuesday after- noon. - Science teachers of the high schools and teachers of the eighth gragde of the first nine divisions are requested to attend a conference on the subject of “General Science,” to be conducted by J. Richard’ Lunt of the English High School of Boston in the physics laboratory of Tech High School Tues- day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Many Washington public school children have committed to memory the following sentence from Presi- dent Harding’s inaugural address as a memory gem: “We want the cradie of American childhood rocked under con- ditions 80 wholesome and so hopeful that no blight may touch it in its de- velopment, and we want to provide that no selfish interest, no material ecessity, no lack of opportunity shall prevent the gaining of that edu- 80 essential to best citizen- Business High School students gave their final performance of “Grumpy” last night in the auditorium of the school. Principals in the cast were Hobert Craven and Merwin Brown. ‘The open interscholastic games un- der the management of the “C* Club of Central High School will be held in the school stadium May 14. The closed imterhigh school championship meet will be held May 7. The girls’ basket ball team of East- ern High School, chaperoned by Miss Imogene Stockett, will give its an- nual supper at Chain bridge Saturday. Bird study classes are being held at three centers for children of the seventh grades of the Audubon Society. study staff and the ‘These centers are at Representative Upshaw of Georgia ad- Forty students of the day classes of the Americanization school at old Cen- tral High School visited the Capitol of the students it A class in home hygiene and care of the sick has been organized at the Americanization schools at old. Central High, in Georgetown and at Arthur place. Twenty-six young women have enrolled for a fifteen-lesson course. Any foreign woman interested can make application for entrance at the Ameri- canization School, 7th and O streets morthwest. A reception was given by the D. A. R. in honor of the new citizens at the old Central High Americahization school Monday night. The Sara St Clair Chapter of the organization presented flags to each of the new citizens, who also received certificates from the school. Merril E. Gates, former presi- dent of Amherst Coilege and Assistant | historian Superintendent of Schools S. E. Kramer made addresses of welcome. COLLEGES. ' GEORGE WASHINGTON. Arrangements are_ practically com- pleted for George Washington Uni- versity’s frst annual May mas- querade carnival, to be held at the Arcade, 14th street and Park road. May 3. The carnival will combine the annual proms of the university’s Stu- dent Council and of the freshman and senior classes. ‘The masquerade carnival will be an novation, but students intend to make it a yearly feature. Many un- usual stunts are being planned by the committee in charge, which is <o of Bryan Morse, director of student activities, and representatives of the Student Council, the freshman and senior classes of Columbian Col- lege, the university Law School and the Medical School. Two orchestras will furnish contin- uous music from 9 until 2:30 the next morning, with intermissions only long enough for vaudeville acts offered by students. Funds derived from the carnival will be used to defray expenses in- curred by student activities and to meet deficits of various student or- ganizations. Any surplus will added to the university's gymnasium fund. The juniors of the Law School gave & class party recently at the Law Bchool, 1435 K street northwest. Frank Yates. chairman of the class social committee, was in charge of arrangements. Jazz music for dancing was furnished by a black-face or- chestra. Special amusement features were presented. Members of the chemistry clas recently visited the chemical exhibit of the National Research Council, at 1701 Massachusetts avenue north- west. The exhibit, which was pre- pared by the chemical warfare serv- ice to emphasize the importance of fundamental research, showed the plants and equipment required for the production of some of the more im- vortant crude materials. The Pan-Hellenic Association of the university gave its annual scholar- ship luncheon recently at the La Fa- yette Hotel. Each sorority sent its senior Pan-Hellenic delegate and its upper classmen with the highest cho- tastio standing. Among those presentewere: P1 Beta By Marths Wartn, Elizabeth Earn- Senor Gil-Borges, the minister of foreign relations for Venezuela, who by Mrs. assisty i university last week,. with a view to placing disabled soldiers in training, both in_technical and general edu- cation. Mr. Scott expressed himself Vocational Education, surveyed the as highly pleased with the work now ‘ Lella Warren, Atkin and Bar- bara Hildreth; Sigma Kappa, Rose- mary Arnold, Helen Hosford and Max- ine Ralle; Phi Mu, Evelyn Jones, Mar- garet Brewer and Elsie MoGarvin; Theta Lambda Sigma, Eleanor Judd, Wanda Castle and Helen Newton; Coalition Club, Dorothy Johnson, Fred Woodson and Margaret Paterson. The delegates from Columbian Col- lege were Mary Bradley, senior; Mae Adelle Markley, junior; Catherine Chapman, sophomore, and Anne Hof, freshman. Those from Teachers' Col- lege were Mrs. Hyman, senior; Alice Fowler, junior, and Adeline Staley, freshman. o Mrs. William A. Wilbur, wif of Dean Wilbur of Columbian Coilege, was the guest of honor. The junior class of Columbian Col- lege will receive reports at its next eeting from J. Foster Hagan, in charge of centennial celebration fi- ances; J. Fuller Spoerri, chairman of| the social committee, and Michael Mussman, Mr. Spoerri, and Edward L. Scheufler, members of the consti- tutional committee. Prof. Paul Bartsch of the depart- I ment of botany at the university, re- cently addressed the Washington Chapter of the Wild Flower Preserva- tion Society of America on “Leaves.” He distributed mimeographed sheets showing the different shapes of leaves and leaf sculpture. ! Whit McCoy, Main Sandoe, Rose [ Nichols and Tommy Robinson, all of ; Delta Tau Delta fraternity, have char- ered the buffet room of a local hotel {for their daily lunches. Lambda Chapter of Phi Sigma Kap- ipa\ recently celebrated the forty- eighth anniversary of the founding of the fraternity, with a banquet at the La Fayette Hotel. More than 100 active and alumni members were present. Gilbert Morgan, recorder of the su- preme court of the fraternity, spoke on co-operation between chapters in and near Washington. Warren H. Choate, assistant secretary of the Federal Trade Commission, told of the.advantage of a government career. ‘Walter Brandes of the council of the fraternity, explained plans for the next biennial convention in 1922, at ;vglsl::h Lambda Chapter will be the Among the other speakers intro- duced by W. F. Stickle, the toastmas- ter, were Sullivan, Cleveland, Holm- gren, Fell, Zacharias, Des Jardins, Elmer Stewart, “Bobby” Burns, Crain and Zimmerman. A new charge catalog for Theta Delta Chi fraternity is being com- piled by Detlow M. Marthinson, '20. Zeta Chapter of Sigma Kappa re- cently held its initiation and banquet at the Franklin Square Hotel. Those initiated were Misses Marion Bailey, Marion Bowker, Ethel Doyle, Bernice Kelsay, Lucille La_Varre, Pauline Lindsay, Margaret Ramsey, Maxine Ralle and Genevieve Wagner. The pledges of Pi Beta Phi fraternity recently entertained the active chapter with a musical comedy at the home of the Misses Bradley. Pi Beta Phi recently initiated the following: Misses Marjory Ludlow) Eeatrice Mason, Irma Schofield, Eliza- bsth Booth, Ethlyn Bradley. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. Georgetown University will confer the degree of doctor of laws upon is in this country to present, on be- half of his government, a statue of Gen. Bolivar to the American people. President Creeden announced that exercises would be held April 2¢, and that members of the diplomatic corps from the South and Central American gnvde_rnmenu would be invited to at- W‘ University’s rifie team defedted Yale's unbeaten team last week in one of the closest matches of the seasen. The score was 498 to 497 out of a possible 500 points. As winner of the match, Georgetown's chances for walking away with the intercollegiate —championship went Soaring. The Hilltop team has won fifteen out of sixteen matches. Two of the graduates of R O. T. C. unit this year, Cadets Robert 'W. C. Wimsatt and 4. Fuller Morgan, are candidates for the Reg- ular Army air service. They will take thelr examinations Apri the 125, To celel the breaking for, 2, new Sormltery vulfog ry hool a ban- uet will be th et lhcleven by the students and ‘Garrett Park. ground at the evening of April 27 at 2 It is expected that new dormitory will bewmdy !ol:‘oe::af pancy when the fall term opens. The Preparatory School students will debate for the Naylon prize next Sun- ’W. The proposition discussed will be “That" the Philippine Islands be given independence~— within three years. ls(vuker' for the affirmative will be J. ing Stack, th.:lcl::‘ Sullivan and Pholding the negative will be Henry Naylon, Alejandro Ange and Francis Shulfin.“‘ 5 7 The final debate of th will ‘be held May 3. The spesikers wal be the four winners of the preliminary Howard ¥ Brecht. Jons W. Basmnger 7. Emmett O'Neill. e Class day exercises at the Law School will be held June 13, and the following participants have been selected by the Harlan Harry Hallam, prophet. John M. Karns, president of the senior‘class, was chosen the orator at the unvelling of the memorial tablet to town law students who gave their lives in the world war. Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, 8. J., dean of the department of arts and sciences, last night announced the subject for the Mallory medal, found- ed by Senator Stephen lory of Florida in 1868. This year's subject will be “The Legitimate Influence of the President of the United States on Legislation.” It is announced that the contest 1s open to all students of the u#venx& WO ci prizes of $75 in gold will be offered to students of the Foreign Service School for essays on the fol- lowing subjects: “The International Obligations of the United States” and _g‘:; Function of Imports in Foreign . Col. C. C. Kinney, inspector gener- al's department, and Col. H. L. Evans, Quartermaster Corps, inspected the Georgetown cadet battalion recently. Both officers manifested keen interest in the battalion and complimented Maj. William H. Hobson on the gen- eral appearance of the cadets. Two of the graduates of the R. O. T. C. unit this year, Cadets Robert W. C. Wimsatt and J. Fuller Mor- gan are candidates for the Regular Army Air Service. They will take their examinations April 25, and if be | successful will be commissioned about two months thereafter. RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. Dr. William Jerome Spencer began his course of lectures on the economic resources of the United States last week. The course is a part of the general course in foreign trade. Ed- win Bates of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and former- ly of the University of Chicago and Ohio University, Saturday night start- ed :0“"5 in the principles of foreign trade. Miss Elizabeth N. Barr, editor of the Reclassificationist, inguished herself in the class of applied psy. chology by making one of the high. est marks yet made on the cholo- gical examination. Other students who obtained unusually high stand- ing are Gunllda Churchill, Lucile Brunner, W. V. Pettit, Pauline Ket- telson, Alton R. Hodgkins and Ruth Stevens. John Hanna, A. M, LL. B, special assistant to the Attorney Genmeral started s class_in business law Fri- dxy evening. He ¢osk the place of Prof. Orren Wilson, who has been called back to Missourl by the ill- » est and Marjory Ludlow; Chi Omega,|ness of his daughter and probably will not return. The advantages of the semi-month- 1y and deferred payments have been given students, spring quarter. The epirit of the university was ex- pressed poetically this week in a let- ter sent out to Gives Research to thee— easure for measure, harging meticulously, Only that the teacher may retain his To give of himself in refreshing ‘Through the bureau of insular af- airs, placing a large number of students from the Philippines colleges. Pablo Lucas, one of these students, who is studying printing at the government printing office, has been enrolled for the spring quarter in subjects The university now has a number of Philippine students. G. V. Scott of the Federal Board for Vivian Bradley and| being carried on and the general pros- pects of the university. Prof. Eva Chandler, professor emeri- of mathematics of Wellesley Col- , has been visiting her niece, L. W. Rapeer, wife of the president, during the past week. While here she has been visited by a number of for- mer Wellesley students. Mrs. Jean B. Holt returned this , many students and| [ (X from Richtond and brought with her a grand plano for the use of the university, which will be much appreciated by the student associa- tions. Mrs. Holt has contributed also a large and well selected library col- lected in Europe and this country. WOULD ANNUL MARRIAGE. George F. Simons, sixteen years old, by his mother, Mrs. Mary V. Simons, has filed suit in the District Supreme Court for an annulment of his mar- riage to Irma V. Simons, now nine- teen years old. They were married at Rockville, Md., September 9, 1919. At- torney Michael M. 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