Evening Star Newspaper, October 30, 1921, Page 18

¢ 18 SCHOOLS. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. Dorothy Sawyer was elected man- ager of the Dramatic Association of Central High School at a meeting Tuesday. Other officers chosen are: Elsie Talbert, assistant manager; Alice Dickey, secretary-treasurer; James Carey. call boy; Margaret Denty, chairman program and cos- tume committees. One of the features of the meeting was a travesty on_the ce and death of Carmen by Hall Happer, as- sisted by Miss Emily Park at the plano. A pantomime, “The Beauty Shop{” also was given by Clarke Bei Margaret Denty, Llsie Tal- bert, Elizabeth Michael and Louls Tannenbaum. Central High School now has an organisation which never has existed before in the oldest Washington high schools. It is & body known as the senior council, which is composed of one representative from every sev- enth and eighth semester section. At the present time there are eleven members. Willis Kern. 1s chairman of the council and Donald Inglehart, secre- ary. Representatives from the other sections are, Martin White, George Schwinn, Randall Buckingham, Ber- nara Brodsky, Charles Peldger, Alice Haines, Melville Lindsay, Thursion Corbett and Frances Sheppard. Student officers of the Ceatral iligh School Athletic Association for the present scholastic year are: Ballie Burklin, vice president; Donald Igle- hart, secretary; Mark Coles, swim- ming captain; Willls Kern, track cap- tain; Edward Buckley, foot ball cap- tain; John Davis, base ball captain; Leslie McFadden, basket ball cap- tain; Lawrence Phillips, boys’ tennis captain; Hale Chisholm, crew cap- tain; Dorothy Merrill, girls’ swim- ming captain; Catherine Paravano, girls' basket ball manager; Alice Speiden, girls' tennis manager, and Edna Kilpatrick, girls’ rifle mlnllel‘.l The Central Dramatic Association presented the following pantomimes during the week: “A Roo] Recita- tion of Speak the Speech,” by Betty Clark; “In Church,” by Alice Dickey; “Acrobats,” by David Tavan and Mil- ton Korman; “At the Dentist's,” by Eula_Croissant; “Bill by Emily Strothers and Mildred Schoenborn. Since pantomime holds such an im- portant position in any play, every member of the association has been required to appear in one as the first work of the year. The annual meeting of the Central High School Alumni Association will Do held Tuesday evening, December TECH HIGH SCHOOL. Commissioned officers of the High School Cadet companies at Tech were announced yesterday. The field and staff officers are: Oscar M. Shaw, colonel; D. W. Tolson, lieutenant colonel; J. H. Bickford and M. G. Walton, majors: S. Scrivener, bri- gade quartermaster; C. Woods, regi- mental adjutant; . Unverzagt and R. Winnimore, battalion adju- tants. Tech’s five infantry companies will be led this year by Capts. S. Lebowits, T. W. Owen, E. Marks, J. Jacobs and A. G. Dennison. They will be aided by First Lieuts. W. B. Gleason, C. Van $ickler, 1. Friedman, R. T. Furr, C. B. Riecks and by Second Lieuts. W, Kenner, F. Kenner, C. W. Butler, R. Gates and W. R. Trimble. Lieut. Col. D. W. &olson hes been elected president of the Tech Officers’ Club. Other officers chosen are: Capt. A. G. Denison, vice president; Lieut. i. W, Friedmann, secretary; Capt. S. Lebowitz, treasurer, and Lieut. R. T. Furr, sergeant-at-arms. ‘The officers’ club is a chartered or- ganization. Its purpose Is to further the interests of the cadets at Tech. It has proposed to the general or- ganization of the school a rule de- signed to give any student serving four years in_the cadet corps an honor medal. The club also proposes to work out some plan whereby boys enlisting in the student military body in February will receive full credit for their work. The student orchestra at Tech has, been organized under the direction of Dore Walton, a member of the fac- ulty. The orchestra a permanent institutton at Tech and holds an enviable place in the school activities. The Tech chapter of the Junior Red Cross will be organized within the next few weeks. kEach section of the school will eléct a representative and section officers. Next semester it is planned to have the officers elected by popular ballot simultaneously with the general or- ganization elections. Under this plan the Red Cross organization will have an upper and lower house. The lower house will be an advisory council to the upper house, which will be com- s posed of the officers. The Junior Red Cross organization is planning to establish a memorial to Tech students who participated in the late world war. The memorial will be a bronse tablet. A scholar- ship fund also will be established. All of Tech's cadet companies have not been completely organized. Ser- Keants and corporals for several of the companies have yet to be ap- pointed. Members of the cadet band at Tech aiting the arrival of instru- so they can begin practice. are ments WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL. Thé Christmas entertainment at ‘Western is to take the form of vau- deville. The glee club and the dramatic as- sooiation are going to co-operate in giving a vaudeville show which will not allow of a moment's boredom if it carries out it's present promise. The dramatic association held a tieater party, to see Mrs. Fiske in “Wake Up, Jonathan,” at the National Theater yesterday afternoon. They were chaperoned by Miss Gardner and Miss Houghton, faculty advisers, and Mrs. Bain and Mrs. Spencer, parents of two of the members. The girls have organised a “W" club as a direct reply to Dr. Elmer New- ton's appeal to the girls for co- operation in the matters of skipping, loafing and untidiness. Buch an or- &anization has been under discussion and cunsideration for a number of years. Thig organization corresponds to the boys' “Deputles” and its influence is already being felt. The officers of the club were elocted as follows: Yresident, Helen Newman; vice pres! dent, Wilmoth Doyle; secretary, Frances Bethel; treasurer and ser- -arms, Virginia Fuller. These irls of proven efficiency and; at Western, uence The first championship hockey game wul u.o played Novem- the scniors &nd the een Invitations have been extended to Dr. Ballou, superintendent of schools; Miss Sunderlin, directress of Camp Fa ell; Dr. Elmer Newton, West- ern’s principal, and all members the faculty. Thirty-six girls have signed up for rifle ice at Western this year and slter many lnlorru%tllonl will cin rfegular practice Mondiys *hursdays. Some prize shootin| cxpected from Karla Heurich, Helen ‘Wesson, Lee Hamilton, e, Zvelyn Kidwell, Dorothy Reld and Lvelyn Preble. EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL. ‘The Boys' Rifle Club held no prac- tice Friday owing to the Tech-Central fuot ball game, ‘The Glee Cluyb is planning te hold a €ance Friday, November 11. Raymond Iut¢hison and Irfaa Burch were elected presidents of the boy ‘l‘lndl girls’ Student Councis, respec- vely. The Merril Club is to give a “caba- ret show” at the school Friday even- ;nm Members of the club will per- orm. ‘The Boys' Glee Club will begin re- hearsals for its show within a week. The Girls' Glee Club held a re- hearsal Friday night in preparation for its “Follies Show.” The senfor class, by a vote of 5+ to 36, postponed formal organization of the class from October until Feb- ruary. Jesse Phares, Raymond Hutch- ison and Miss M. Smith were chosen for the pin committee. < ‘The girls’ basket ball teams will begin practice November 7. § The Senior Friendship Club held a Halloween party at the Y. W. C. A. Friday night. ‘The executive council of the Alumni Association Wednesday night dis- cussed plans for an alumni reunion to be held December 22. Miss Mary Murray was appointed chairman of the committee on arrangements; Miss Bessle Wood and Miss Rosemary Ar- nold were appointed to assist her. Officers of the association are ISurl Jonscher, president; G. Foster, vice president; Miss Rosemary Arnold, secretary, and George S. Ellis, treas- urer. A special athletic assembly was held Tuesday morning. Short talks were made by Principal Hart, Mr. Warner, Coach Guyon and Manager Furey of the foot ball team. BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL. The most important and thriving business activity outside of the reg- ular classroom is the Business High School nk. Last Wednesday the bank was the subject put.before the school. Robert F. Fleming, cashier of the Riggs National Bank, spoke on the importance of saving to_the individual and to the country. John Howard, cashier of the Seventh Street Savings Bank, gave a talk on sane saving. Miss Plerpont, presi- dent of the Business High School bank, emphasizing the fact that Busi- ness High School had the first and largest bank in the high schools. Miss Dorothy Lauten told the pupils how to start a bank account. Dr. A. L. Howard, head of the department of business practice, told of the value of 2 nest egg. F. E. Lucas is the member of the faculty in charge of the bank. The student officers are:\ Mildred Pier- pont, president; Dorothy Lauten, vice president; Florence Rizzo, cashier; Helen Stickel, receiving teller; Doro- thea Wassaman, bookkecper; Hazel Money, assistant bookkeeper; Martha Lavison, assistant bookkeeper; run- ners, Lee Hoskinson and Thomas King. Temporary organization of the June graduating class has been completed. ‘The officers are George Abadale, pres- ident; Marie Collins, vice president; Agnes Hammett, secretary, and Thomas Dennis, treasurer. ‘The board of- education has ruled that the Red €ross activities in the 1s may continue. Business hel sembly to put the plans for this r before the pupils. Miss Campbeil, the faculty advisor in charge of Red Cross wotk, empha- sized the training for citizenship this organization gives to the pupils. A dozen girls came to the stage to ex- | hibit the knitted articles and toys that the school is making for needy and friendless children. Selections by the orchestra and songs by Miss Erna Otto and Miss Kathryn Smith completed the assembly. The Daniel Webster Club met Wednesday and perfected plans for a debate to be held before the school. It was decided to hold preliminary speaking cohtests to select the.speak- ers for the public debate. The presi. dent was directed to arranze for a debate with Baltimore City College. The Business High Night School, which opened October 4, has largest enrollment of students in history—over 2,000. X New classes will be started tomor- row night in shorthand, typewriting, bookkeeping, English and calculating machine. Miss L. M. Daly, secretary to Rep- resentative Gould of New York, has Joined the faculty of the Business its High Night School as a teacher of| Gregg shorthand. The Business High Night School has Jjust received some new bookkeeping machines, and a course will be offered beginning Tuesday. COLUMBIA JR. HIGH SCHOOL. Thursday evening there will be a reception at Columbia Junior High School, 7th and O streets, under the auspices of the Parent-Teachers' As- sociation. It will be for the purpose of Intrm‘luclnf new members and the teachers to their associates in the work. Members of the board of edu- cation will be present, and Dr. Bal- lou will address the meeting. The assembly hall of Columbia Junior High School has had extensive Improvements this fall. ‘The Parent. ‘eachers’ Association has alre: $600 for this purpose. SR The following new teachers have entered the faculty: Miss Brigham, k, gave a history of the school | the | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. physical training; Mrs. Breldenbach, arithmetic and geography; Mrs. Can- trell, Latin; Mrs. Chaney, English and history; Miss Conneil, English; Mrs. Davis, shorthand and typewriting Miss_Fishback, English and history Mr. Harmon, arithmeétic and sciente; Mr. Harvey, physical training; Miss Hutchins, domestic solence; Mra. Ki logg, drawing; Miss Moorman, Brn- glish; Miss Oppenheéimer, history and civics; Miss Shafer, mathematics; Miss Wheeler, science; Miss Vestal, French and Spanish. Columbla Junior High School has corps under the fol- lowing officers: G. S. Litchembers, first cond lieutenant; sergeant; W. Monroe, second ' se: geant; D. Wingate, third sergeant; R. Bankert, fourth sergeant. SHAW JR. HIGH SCHOOL. The semi-monthly “separate” as- semblies for girls and boys were held in the assembly hall of the Shaw Jun- lior High School Friday. Paul Jones spoke to the 'boys' on “Keeping Straight,” while Mrs. Leila Pend ton addressed the girls. women who have achleved succes: various walks of life deliver inspira- tional addresses to the students at periodic intervals. The cadet organization of the Shaw Junior High School is rapidly being whipped into shape by Capt. C. C. Bannister, faculty member of the school and former cadet commander. Two companies have been organized to represent the school in the 3d Reg- iment of High School Cadets. | Better speech week will be inau- gurated in the Shaw Junior High School Monday. Dramas, illuminated posters, slogans, charades, signs and special lessons will feature the pro- gram of events. The art and Eng- lish departments of the school have combined their efforts. to make the event noteworthy. ™ Mrs. Coralle F. Cook and Mrs. How- ard L. Hodgkins of the board of edu- cation were interested visitors at the Shaw Junjor High School last week. They spoke to the students at assem- bly and inspected the school plant. {Daniel A. Edwards, vice president of the board of education, and Attorney Willlam L. Houston, also of the board, were visitors. The music department of the Shaw Junior High School featured James Weldon Johnson’s_“America” during last week. Mr. Johnson is one of America’s distinguished negro poets. The art department of the Shaw Junior High School is featuring color harmony in relation to dress and home decoration fof girls and show card and poster work for boys. This department is one of the ploneers in the commercial art movement in pub- {lic school art education. The dramatic club announces its first annual Christmas production, in- cluding “Why the Chimes Rang” and “Dolls.” Rehearsals are now going on and prospects are bright for as successful _a production as ‘“Three Pills in a Bottle” was last spring. About elghty teachers attended the first lecture of the series being given at the Shaw Junior High School Sat- urday mornings of this semester. The series Is being given by Profs. Mary T. Whitley and Romiett Stevens of Columbla ~ University. “Phychology Applied to Teaching” is the subject under discussion. DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL. The Fleur-de-Lis Club, under the i direction of Bernice Stewart, is plan- {‘ning for an interesting year. A drive { is now on for members to fill Christ- mas boxes for the Red Cross to send to the destitute children of Europe. The girls plan to have a series of in- structive talks given them shortly. { Dr. Georgiana Simpson will be among { the first speakers. Girls are preparing to start target practice soon, and schedules are be- ing arranged for the prospective harpshooters. The girls at Dunbar are reorgan- izing for the military drill. A successful embly was held by the second. third and fourth year pupils Wednesday. This took the | form of an “enthusiasm” meeting in the interest of the Halloween lunch- i eon and athletics generally. Speeches | from girl and boy representatives from each class indicated a spirit of rivalry and served to stimulate the student body. { A short-story class formed by Miss Angelina Grimke to study the tec nique of the short story {s meeting with great success. The class meets after school, but in spite of this handicap the pupils attend regularly and sre enthusiastic over their class. The department of business prac- tice is offering a commercial art course in poster advertising, commer- cial design and illustration. The course aims to state and apply the principles of artistic expression so that they may become, by virtue of their constant use, unconsciously operative in all that the student does. Taste training is the first essential. The work I3 constantly associated with materials and concrete prob- lems. In addition to development in appreciation, the student also de- velops creative ability. The class will have out in a few days Thanksgiving and Christmas designed and made by the The proceeds from these pupils. cards ‘will go t6 the athletic asso- | Another Wholesale Price Reduction in ORSCH’S BREAD Prices effective Monday, October 31, as follow_s: 1.Ib White Cross Unwrapped Loaf...... 1-Ib. White Cross Wrapped Loaf. 13-1b. Large Jumbo Loaf 11,-1b. Loaf Dorsch Rye Bread...,..... 2.1b. Pullman Loaf..... Pan Rolls, 1-lb. per pan. . ** *‘Dorsch’s Buns, per dozen o ol crw¥leie eier 11c ' Price reductions on all other DORSCH : : - Bread and Rolls in proportion . WHITE CROSS BAKERY 635 S NORTHWEST clatfon. The Dunbar book exchange, under the supervision of the depar! nt of business practice, is serving & real need in both the day and thé night 1ifton Roberts, assistant bookkeeper; John Richard- son, purchasing agent; Horace Dove, clerk; Daniel - Doy, clerk.. The ex- change is operated for the benefit of the athletic assoclation. The amount of $1,800 was recently spent for new typewriting machines {rr the department of business prac- ce. Y. M. C. A. SCHOOLS. The real estate class will begin Tuesday, with John A. Petty as in- structor. He is executive secretary of the Washington Real Estate Board. The class in salesmanship opens Wednesday, with E. E. Fowler as instructor. 3 The class:in advertising opens Tues- day, with L J. Cassett as instructor. ‘The class in credits and collections opens Thursday. The instructor will be Willlam Gordon Buchanan. Roosevelt's birthday was obseryed in the morning chapel service Thurs- day by sketches of the varjous pe- riods of his life. Ellis and fe”; Law- Holister ] ® enjoyed a Halloween party Friday, competing in games, charades and Halloween stunts. Re- freshments were served at the close. The anriual declamation contest of the boys' day school was started Mon- day by the following boys: Edwin ‘Weedon, “The Six Blind Men and the H 1 1, “What a , “Bushy ‘Thomas Gore, “Sep- COLLEGES. GEORGETOWN. ‘Testimonials were awarded to more than forty honor students at George- town College last week at the first reading of the marks for proficiency in their studles. Albert H. Kirchner of the District of Columbia, Matthew J. Lyons of New York and Mark E. Hughes of New York were rated by Rev. W. Coleman Neévils, dean of the college. as the students showing the best rating in regular class work. Students showing the best ratings In physics were Robert A. Bacon of the District of Columbia, Albert H. Kirchner, Martin E. Maloney of New York and Charles P. Waite, jr., of the District of Columbia. In trigonometry testimonials weré awarded to Paul W. Crookall of New York, James L. Sweeney of New York, Matthew J. Lyons of New York; John B. Walsh of Pennsylvania, John J. McAulisse of Massachusetts, Frank J. Murray of Massachusetts and John H. McCormick of Rhode Island. Francis J. O'Connor of Maine was given & testimonial in calculus, while Charles P. Waite, jr., received high- est honors in analytic chemistry. ‘Those recelving testimonials In general chemistry were J. Gibbons Burke of Louisian Lewis B. La- Place of Pennsylvania, Edward Lynch of Ohlo; Joseph M. Lilly of New York, Augustine J. Maloney of Con- necticut, Arthur J. Connolly of Con- necticut, J. E. Cunningham of Mas- sachusetts, Francis F. Jani of New Jersey, John J. McAulisse of Massa- chusetts; Peter W. Kazette of Mas- sachuttes, James E. Watts, jr., of Connecticut; Charles S. Kennedy of Connecticut, Willlam J. Morginson of Missouri; William M. Mellet of Penn- sylvania. English composition testimonials were given to J. Gibbons Burke of Louisiana, Barron Fredericks of Vir- ginia, Joseph F. Lilly of New York, Edward Ducey of Michigan, T. Sum- ner Hays of Maine, and Bernard M. ‘Waggoner of Ohlo. Raymond A. Kelly of Connecticut, received the highest rating in modern languages. In connection with the re|d|n’ of marks it was announced by Rev. Joh B. Creedon, president of Georgetown University, that at a recent meeting of the deans of the various depart- ments of the institution steps were taken to stiffen the entrance requ.re- ments to the college. There will be a' uniformity in entrance require- ments of the full grade academic high school course, fifteen units being required. This would entitle students to enter the college, the pre-dental, pre-law and the pre-foreign service courses. The question of the university pub- 1lications was considered and it was decided to publish eight catalogues and other records instead of four as has been done in recent vears. The business end of the Doomsday Book has been taken out of the hands of the students and control over it will be assumed by the faculty. The senior class at the law school, the largest in the history of the i stitution, has organized with the elec- tion of the following officers: Joseph A. Cantrell, president; Willlam C. O'Brien, secretary; Roland A. Bogley, treasur: ‘William F. Stanton, se: geant-at-arms, and John D. Fitz- gerald, historian. There are 302 members in the senior class. Delta Phi Epsilon members at the School of Foreign Service gave a house warming last night at their new home, formerly occupied as the Chilean embassy, 1503 21st street. A number of prominent government of- dc. . Ve . 12¢ . 15¢ . . . NORTH 386 -~ —_—— 5 ficlals, besides the officers of the school, were the guests. The Georgetown chapter is the charter chapter of the fraternity, which now has chapters in the big- gest universities of the country and also_in Tokio, Japan. Dr. Roy S. ® | MacElwee, dean of the Forelgn Ser- vice School, is the national president. GEORGE WASHINGTON U. Forty degrees were conferred Thursday at the fall convocation of George Washington University, held at the Concordia Lutheran Church, 20th and G streets northwest, at which James Willlam Crabtree, secre- tary of the National Education As- sociation, was the speaker. The academic procession, which consisted of the president of the uni- versity, Dr. Howard L. Hodgins; mem- bers of the board of trustees, the faculty, graduates of the arts and science, law and medicine and the secretary of the university, Elmer Louis Kayser, formed in Lisner Hall and marched to the church. ‘The convocation sermon was preach- ed by Rev. C. W. Locher. The total enrollment of George ‘Washington to October 15 was 3,696, as compared with 4,039, the total regis- tration for 1920-21. Columbian college leads with 1,716 students, 252 less than the registration for the whole of last year. The law school is second with an enrollment of 853, .as compared with 838 the previous year. The medical school and the college of pharmacy have already exceeded last year's enrollment. The school of graduate studies is only 1 behind its last year's record of 229, with 228. ‘Teachers' college drops behind from 307 to 272 These figures are based on the total enrollment forfl last year and should be greatly exceeded by the February enroliment and the increased enroll- ment up to that time. Dr. Charles E. Monrpe, formerly chairman of the Council of Nationil Defense, discussed the peace time uses of explosives manufactured dur- ing the war, before the Chemical So- clety at its meeting Mond. Dr. Monroe is dean emeritus of the School | of Graduate Stud and professor- emeritus of chemistr: The president of the society, J. F. T: Berliner, announced that the Chemical Soclety would meet the first Wednesday of each month in the medica! building at 13th and H streets northwest. Other officers of the soclety are N. H. Sanborn, vice president; Marie O'Dea, secretary: L. Oscar, treasurer; A. Hartman, Ralph Nagle and Ray- mond Hand, executive committee. Arthur Lanigan was elected presi- OCTOBER 30, dent of the Engineering Soclety at its | 19= meeting ‘at_the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house Tuesday night, at which seventy-five members present. Several members of the faculty spoke, including President Hogkins, Prof. instructor in the mechanical peering department. Campbell, a member of the society, discussed Sigma Tau, the honorary engineering fraternify, been installed at George Washington, and pointed out the advantages of membership. . Definite plans for girls' athletics N N 727 % 7 2 % % 727 N N _PART 1. were Platt, and Ben Crulckshanks, eng! Richard D. which has Sale of $300 will be announced later in the just before basket ball star expected that negotiations under way for the Holton Arm result in its use for all girls’ ath- 1 ered at the prel Inspired by the loyal affection in which Dean William Allen Wilbur is held by all who come under his in- fluence, & group of alumni and dents has organized a movement to raise the necessary funds to purchase a portrait of the dean for the uni- versity. Theychalrmln of the committee in and 540087 Q Living Roomalguites $185 eason It is gymnasium will Two coaches are being consid- tim fund, s Dr. charge of the. fund, which will known as the Dean Wilbur portrait Gertrude Richardson Brigham, an instructor in the history of art at the university, and assist- ant to the dean in his rhetoric class Plans for raising the fund are bei ;:{mulned and will be given ou or. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. 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