Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1923, Page 23

« School, i } THE - NOTES, GOSSIP AND NEWS OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES | Bulletin, Central High School Organ, Scores Journalistic Feat—Cadets Honored | at Western—May Festival Held at Dunbar — Dedication of Gould Chair of Contract to Feature Georgetown University Class Day Exercises—Com- mencement Week to Begin at George Washington Next Sunday. SCHOOLS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. The staff of the Bulletin, working under the direction of Miss Florence Murray, faculty adviser for school publications, aoccomplished a real journalistic feat in conneotion with the “drill” issue of the paper. When ihe student body arrived at the school Thursday, the day after the drill, the competition number of the paper was Iready for distribution. It ntained the flaring headline results the drill, a clever lttle pen and ink sketch of “the sports” honoring ‘the cadet,” and a full account of the proceedings of the afternoon before at the ball park and of the evening at the cadet supper, as well as the regu- lar contents of the sheet. The Sketch Club gave a dance in the armory Friday evening, which was both a social and a financial succe The Girls' C Club entertained at a banquet Friday evening, Their Kuests were the alumni C winners, certain members of the faculty, the president of Western's Girls’ W Club, Nancy Wesson, and an undergraduate presentative from each of the four sports for girls, tennis, swimming, rifle and basket ball. Lois Thompson, president of the club, introduced the speakers, among whom were Mr. Maurer, Miss Coolidge, Miss Hart and Miss Golpin, members of the faculty; Frances Walker, first president of the Club; Pauline Tomline, who spoke for the undergraduates who will form the nucleus of next vear's club; Ger- trude Sanders and Miss Wesson of Western. An _interesting presentation of Jean Webster's play, “Daddy Long Legs” was given Saturday night by the Dramatic Association, under stu- dent management, with Clarke Beach, as director, assisted by Yvonne Levy, Dorothy Sliore, Ruth Deffenbaugh and Mary Crowley. Elizabeth Michael de- signed and siperintended the costum- ing. George Garrott, ussisted by Aaron Dietz and William Talbert, was in charge of the scenic effects. The Central Orchestra, under the direction of Norman Goldman, furnished the music. Those in the cast were: Elsie Talbert, Clark Beach, Marie Casassa, Mansford McGrath, Wellington Barto, Demi Blackistone, Henry Leef, George Garrott, Margarét Maize, Harrvette Zimmele, * Helen Dalby, Marceline Gray, Mary Brooks, Irma Steiger, Alice Williams; Raphaella Schwarz, Aunie Ross, Marian Hall, Fred Thomas, Louise Lerch, Adelaide Hem- ingway, Leonard Mikules, Vernon Robbins, Joe Buckingham and Harold Jenkins. The proceeds from the play will be used in the purchase of the bronze memorial tablet to Emory M. Wilson, which will be erected in the stadium at ts dedication, on Friday, June 1. Central's out-of-doors study hall, “the loggla.” will soon be ready for use. Awnings will be stretched over beams supported by great white pil- lars. Most of the work involved is being done by the boys of the manual training and mechanical drawing de- partments, under the direction of cer- tain members of the faculty. The most enthusiastic chapel help his year greeted Company D, which 100k “third honors in the competitive drill, Thursday morning. Company D was captained by Howard Chapin. The chapel opened appropriately with cheers for tern and Western, the schools whose companies won first and second places, respectively. Capt, Chapin and his company were cheered, following which the other Central commissioned officers were next introduced. Lieut. Col. Piokett of the 2d Regiment, McKiniey High entered the assembly just as Col. Embrey and Herbert Lutz were leading cheers for Business and Tech, Lieut. Col. Pickett expressed Tech's congratulations to Central and Com. pany D. Licuts. Wade Elgin and Tol- bert Pelzman gave brief talks, in which they thanked the non-cadets Wwho had helped Central put up the Dest drill of which she was capable, A surprise feature was the intro- duction of Fleurett Jeffries, who 15 this week at Keith's. * Miss Joffries, & former Central girl. v 2o g sang several EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL. \nnouncement has been mad the speakrs for commencemen:eexefif cises of the four-year graduating class of Eastern High School, Saran L. Rohrer is valedictorian. She has & four-vear record of all “E's” The class night speakers are: Poet, Karl (. Pearson; historian, Julia Cauthen; prophets, Marie Didden and Frances ‘James. 'The address to the under. graduates will be given by John M. MclInerney. The student body was jubilant over the winning of the competitive drill. A lengthy assembly was held Thurs. day to celebrate the Breat event. A letter of congratulation from Dr. Bal- lou was read. The speakers included S. B. Kramer, assistant superintend- ent of schools and a former teacher at Bastern; Col. Wallace M, Cragie, in charge of the military work in the high schools; Isaac Gans of the mber of commerce, Bertram G. ster, president of the Alumnj Asso- ation; Miss Rebecca Shanley of Business High School, Supervisor of the publication of “The Adjutants and Allan Davis, principal of Busi- ness High School. Talks were also siven by cadet officers of other schools. ° Leland Cheek, captain of the winning company and president of the senior class, attributed the victory to the morale of his company, Maj. Frank Parsons and Theodore miston and Alfred Goodman, first and second lieutenants, respectively. of the victorious company, also spoke. The loving cup given by the R. Harris Company was presented to Capt. Cheek for the winning com-. pany. Inaddition to the Allison Nay- lor medal presented at the drill, Capt. Cheek was awarded a medal by the chamber of commerce. Medals were presented as follows Company D—Corporal of the best squad, R. Lauxman; honorable ymention, N. A Clark; best experi- enced cadet, ¢. L. Bell; honorable mention, T.' Z. Webster; best inex- perienced "cadet, M. H. Davenport: honorable mention, H. R. Miles; best February cadet, F. S. Steele; honor- able mention, C. C. Stauffer. Company C—Corporal of the best squad, F, K Herrmann; honorable mention, T. P. Howard; best experi- enced cadet, 'W. Gibson; honorable mention, A." L. Walters; best inex- perienced cadet. G. C. Thom; honor- able mention, Ladd; best Feb- ruary cadet, 'W. L. Jarnette; honor- + able mention, N. E. Ward, Company F—Corporal of the best squad, H _ H. Fuller; honorabl mention, W. B. Hughes; best experi- enced cadet, K. G. Burgess; honor- able mention, F. A. Capelli: best in. experienced cadet, A. L. Muehlhaus, honorable mention, J. H. Portch; best February cadet, R. B, Davis; honor- able mention, R. F. Brown. Company G—Corporal of the best squad, A. P. Hondurant; honorable mention, T. H. Keys; best experienced cadet. E. R. Hutchinson; honorable mention, R. A. Griest; best inexperi- enced cadet. H. C. Rice; honorable imention, C. H. Purcell: best February det, M. W. Rice; honorable mention Reeves = Wednesday following- the cadet supper, first lientenants night the ! School, presented their captains with watches as the gift from the companies un- der them. ‘The Merrill Club gave a picnic at the Normal School shack on the Poto- mac yesterday. The Friendship Club gave a picnic on the same day. Both clubs served lemonade to the cadets on their arrival at the school Wed- nesday evening following the drill. WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL. An assembly was held at Western High School to celebrate the honors won by Company L, which took sec- ond place in the competitive drill Thursday. The speakers were Capt. Clark, captain of the honored company: Capt. McCord, one of the judges; Miss Nancy Wesson, who represented the girls; Earl Manson, a formar West- erner and captain of Company L in '20; Walcott Shea, captain of Com- pany L in '22; Paul Frisby, repre- senting the boys: Capt. Ragsdale, captain of Company H; Capt. Flint, captain of Company K; Fontaine Hall lieutenaiit of Company L in '22; Miss Cushing, from the faculty: Sergt. Lewis. the prize sergeant; Col. Em- brey of Central; Capt. Chapin, cap- tain of the Central company taking third place; John Hazel, captain of Company K in_'22; Lieut. Col. Gar- nett; and Maj. Edwards of Western's battalion. Capt. Clark expressed his appre- clation to his men and the school for their support. Capts. Ragsdale and Flint congratulated Company L After the assembly the morning cchool was dlsmissed for the day. The Boys' W Club at their last meeting adopted several resolutions. It was decided to make a canvass of all the eighth grades in the different grammar schools, that the pupils in those schools might learn of Western, become interested in it and decide to €pend their future scholastic years at Western The Dramatic Association held @ meeting May 16. The association was divided at the beginning of the vear into groups which were to present plays each month before the school. The committee in charge of the June presentation announcd that “The Man in the Bowler Hat" was the play selected. Try-outs for the parts, open to all members of the June group, were held Monday. A family album is rapidly being made by the Art Club. At every meeting each member is asked to draw his neighbor as he would look in the age which the club is studying at the time. First, the victims will appear in the garb of the pre-historic, then In the guise of the Turk and so on down the ages. This unique col- lection will be preserved and passed down to future ages. Three committees are working over- time to make the 1923 class night the best one that Western has ever wit- nessed. On the first committee. Kath- erine Martin, Ellwood Simpson, Jack Marshall, Anne Sturgis and Joe Ber- rall, the class-night officers, are working hard. Grace Newton, Carlyle Fisher, Louls Robertson, Tom Stevens and Paul Frisby report that they have an original idea “up their sleeves” as a variation of the usual “baby picture stunt,” but they refuse to divulge their secret. Perhaps the best part of class night is the prom following on June 16. Elaborate plans for the best music obtainable, good eats, and much fun are being prepared. The Girls' Rifle Club, which has been working this year, met Central May 16 in the final match. Lee Ham- ilton, the extremely efficient captain. was ‘well pleased with the way the girls shot, especially in sitting posi- tion. Although Western did not win, she put up a hard fight with a score of 715 agalnst Central's 730. The Clvic Association of Western has elected officers as follows: Presi- dent, Jacqueline Marshall; vice presi- dent, Helen Latterner; sergeant at arms, Loujse Houston, and secretary- treasurer, John Box. A committes composed of Alden Hoage, Bill Ste- venson, Margaret Lynch and Porter Payne was appointed to see about the advisability of planting grass seed on the bare spots on the front lawn.z O STREET VOCATIONAL SCHOOL The O Street Vocational School had among its recent visitors Dr. Dwight ©O. Holmes of Howard University, who gave a discourse on the “go to high school-go to college movement,” and Dr. Sarah Brown of the Dunbar High who, under the auspices of the Y. W. C.'A. in its intensive health program, is giving a serles of talks on “Right Living.” Mrs. Elsie John- son MacDougald, in charge of the vocation bureau of Public Schools 89, 119 and 15 of New York, made sug- gestions. Tuesday the school will render “America’s Gifts to the Old World," a pageant, or masque, by Miss Helen W. Atwater and C. F. Langworthy of the Department of Agriculture. The choruses, dances and pantomimes used in this portrayal are especially eftective. Lewls and Miss Adriene Marshall are assisting in this rendition. school project has been a part of every department; the various cos- tumes have been planned and made by the students; the Dramatic Club, the Glee Club and the Athletic Club, all have had an opportunity to demon- strate practically the training given. The pageant is to be given in the auditorium of the Shaw Junior High School. ARMSTRONG MANUAL TRAIN- ING SCHOOL. Capt. Jaumes E. Walker, who car- ried off second honors in the com- pany competition, is the son of the late’ Maj. James E! Walker, U. S.' A.. who commanded the troops guarding the capital at the opening of the world war. Two weeks ago the cap- tain severely sprained his ankle and was kept from his men for one week at the most critical period of prepara- tion. Although suffering from pain, he carried his men on the fleld, losing first honors by only a very close mar- gin. Joseph H. B. Evans, one of Arm- strong’s alumni, was a visitor to Washington last week. Evans enter- ed the University of Michigan after graduation and carried off first honors in scholarship. He is now vice presi- dent and_general manager of the Eitlxens' Trust Company at Atlanta, Sa. H. B. Allen announces that the class. will have its annual dance during the coming week. Class night has been set for June 12, when it is expected that the yearbook will be ready for distribution. DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL. The May festival, given under the direction of the departments of music and ph;llc‘ll training, was a success. May 17 two young artists, Marion Cumbo, a cellist, and Miss Sonoma Talley, planist, both students at the Institute of Musical Art, New York city, appeared in recital. Friday and Saturday afternoons the May carnival and musical revue was given. The program consisted of an overture, school orchestra, may-pole dance; dance, “The Awakening of Spring”: choral dance cycle, “Ma, the Maiden.” and a carnival and mu. sical revue. The program was well carried out_and much cregis. e due to the faculty committee, which di- rected and trained the young par- ticipants. The Dunbar High School debating team defeated the Baltimore High School debating team Tuesday even- ing in the Dunbar auditorium. The subject debated was: “Resolved, That France Is Justified in Her Invasion of the Ruhr.” The Baltimore team was composed of Anita F. Short, Irene O. Colbert and Olivia Carter. The Dun- bar team consisted of Doris Ridgley, Paul Miller and Bruce Robinson. Mr. Herring, head of the art depart- ment of the school of applied sclences, Howard University, addressed the Art Club Monday. He spoke of early Italian painters and placed emphasis on the two schools, the Venetian and Florentine. The Art Club plans to visit the New Museum to see the collection of Itallan paintings there. Later it will Visit tge Freer Art Gallery. Joseph Evans, formerly of Wash- ington, and now of Atlanta, Ga., ad- dressed the boys of the business de- partment and the senior boys of the academic department Monday upon the subject of the opportunities in Insurance for young business men. The Howard University Glee Club Buve 4 program before members of the ‘fYeshman class Monday after- noon. The club, under the direction of Prof. R. W. Tibbs, presented the fol- lowing program: “Ave Marfa” (Vit- torla), “Matona, Lovely Maiden,” “Her (Combs); “The Moon Drops Tom the Land of the Sky- . “On_the Sea” “In ‘the Meudow. iLittle Mother o' Mine,” “Just You, Deep River,” by Harry T. Burleigh, and the comic song, “But—They Dian't.” MINER NORMAL SCHOOL. Mrs, Blise Jones McDougald, direc- tor of vocational guidance, New York city, addressed the student body and faculty at the Monday morning as- sembly. After outlining the character and scope of her work, Mrs. MeDou- gald discussed in detail a few of the outstanding problems which she is now studyving. At the close of her :a})l; she conducted an informal round able. Junior classes in arithmetic have on display this week charts showing con- struction work made to a scale, and devices showing how, with the proper uge of material preparation a lesson often “teaches itself.” This creative work is & phase of the activities con- ducted by the instructor of industrial arts in her classes. and further em- phasizes the correlation of the differ- ent courses offerad in the normal school Junior classes in hygiene are pre- paring to make a city wide survey to acquaint themselves with the public agents for controlling health. They plan to make a detailed study of those public agencies which pertain to child welfare and health in particular. WILSON NORMAL SCHOOL. The junior members entertained the senfor members of the basket ball team Thursday evening. The party was held at the home of Eleanor Mc. Auliffe, a junior member of the team, A parents’ day will be held at the school tomorrow. The faculty of Wil- son Normal extend an invitation to the parents of students to come and see the school at work and play. clal forms of entertainment will be provided by all the students and the grades will probably prove of inter- €5t to every one. In the second grade the TIndian work has led to some interesting hand Wwork by the children. Indian blankets are now being woven by every one and a lovely Indian sandtable depicts an Indfan camp. The children of the first grade are working out u garden, fashioned en- tirely of cut-outs by the children, The flowers, which are made to stand on green blotting paper are either painted or crayon work cut out. In the background Is an attractive house. This project will continue until the garden is completely filled with blos- soms. AMERICANIZATION SCHOOL. The following students of the ad vanced day class gave a half-hour program at the meeting of the Prince Georges County Federation of Wom- en's Clubs Tuesday: Mrs. Pauline Kobtzeff, Celia Mirman, Eugenia Selif- anova, Katheryn Kyvellos and Major Napoleon Alacantara. _The Americanization School Asso- ciation held their festival and dance Misses Alice and Kellene| This | at the City Club last week. It was largely attended. The members of the Americaniza- tion School Association extend their thanks to Sourin Hanessian, chair- man of the recreation committee, un- der whose direction the festival and dance was given. Chief Justice Walter I McCoy, in behalf of the recreation committee, presented the Americanization School Assoclation with a beautiful flag and S‘(‘hl;l)l Association banner at the fes- tival. Y. M. C. A. SCHOOL. The commencement exercises of the Y. M. C. A, Schools this year will be the first under the new charter gran: ed May 15 by the District of Colum- bia. Incorporation under this charter consolidates the schools of account- ancy and law under one head and u der the new title of the Young Men's Christian Association College of the District of Columbia. The baccalaureate sermon will be given tonight at 8 o'clock at the Church _of the Epiphany by Rev. James E. Freeman. The commenc ment exercises will be held at Mc- Kinley High School Tuesday at 8 p.m. The commencement speaker will be Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, héad of the Chemical Warfare Service, who will talk on “Americanism.” The grad- gl!ln‘ class will number about 125 stu- ents, SHAW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Capt. Harry Atwood, world war Yeteran, and recently associated with the late Col. Young in Liberia. Africa, Will address the students of Shaw this week on “Col. Young the Sol- dier.” Capt. Atwood is a former grad- uate of the old M Street High School (which i{s now Shaw Junior High School). Special exercises have been arranged in honor of the late com- mander, who was & West Point grad- uate and the highest ranking negro officer in the United States Army. Capt. Atwood was intimately asso- clated with Col. Young In the estab- lishment and maintenance of the Li- berian constabulary, and is in & posi- tion to give the student body first hand information about America's most distinguished colored officer. The Cleveland survey arithmetic tests were given all 7B pupils in the school Wednesday morning.. The fun- damental proc were tested in fourteen group. examples lettered from A to O. Scoring will be done by members of the faculty, several of whom have taken courses in “Tests and Measurements.” The final meeting of the Shaw Par- ent-Teacher Association was held in the school's library Tuesday night. A Jurvey of the work uzeo%plls‘ ed luring t] r was made by 3 Mineola filrfl:nd. principal of lg: school, while reports by J. G. Logan, secretary of the association; Miss Nel- lie Quander .and Miss Zita Dyson, _were received. P. (. Glascoe, presi- Spe- | SUNDAY STAR, [ {Juseph V. Connolly. dent of the association and Miss Zita Dyson, faculty member, were elected to represent the Shaw Association in the blic School Association of the District of Columbla. A special military assembly was held in honor of the school's compet- ing cadet unit, Company H, early in the week. Speeches by the principal of the school, Miss Kirkland, and com- mander of Company H, Capt. Doug- lass, were recelved with enthusiasm by the students. Of special interest, too, were the rendition of new drill songs, the compositions of students. Elsie Anderson and Ruth Pierson of section 9B. An enjoyable feature of the exercises was the singing of the O Street Vocational School Glee Club, directed by Miss Virginfa Willlams. Miss Willlams, a teacher of music in the school, rendered two solos. The teachers enrolled in the ex- tension classes of Columbia Univer- sity established in the Shaw Junior High School took their final examina- tions in educational hygiene Satur- day morning. Members of the cluss whose attend- ance has been satisfactory and who successfully pass the examination will recelve & full university credit of two points. The extension center has been established at Shaw for three years and will be reopened in the fall. Teachers who desire to improve themselves while still in the service and who find expensive trips to out- of-town summer schools not always convenient have found Shaw's Satur- day forenoon classes distinctly val- uable. Roland Richardson and Joseph Miller, two of Shaw's most sucoessful athletes, made the trip to Hampton, Va., last week to participate in the second annual fleld and track meet of that institution. The boys partici- puted in the 440, 220 and 100 yard events. Richardson in a fleld of sixty contestants ran second in his entries, while Miller duplicated with a simi- lar placement. These two athletes won fame as members of the famous relay team which Shaw sent to Hamp- ton last year and who made record performanoes. Richardson durirng the month has participated in fleld meets in Washington, Baltimore and Hampton. In the first two cities he won first place and in Hampton sec- ond. Richardson's work on the track has att) ted the attention of some of the leading experts of eastern col- leges. Misses Wines, Kellogg and Sands of the art faculty of Columbia Junior High School paid a visit to Shaw'sart and print shops Wednesday morning. COLLEGES GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. Dedication of the Gould chair of contracts, founded in memory of the late Ashley Mulgrove Gould, justice of the District Supreme Court. will feature the class day exercises of the Georgetown University School of Law June & J. Harry Covington, who served with Justic Gould on the bench for a number of vears, will make the dedication address in be- half of the school A total of $75,000 was raised to- ward funding the chair of contracts, of which $61.000 wus contributed by the students of the law school and 315,000 by the faculty members. T'resident John B. Creeden, Dean George E. Hamilton of the law school and representatives of the bench and bar of the District of Columbia will attend the exercises, at which Al J. Kane, president of the senior class, will preside. The regular class day exercises, held the same evening, will be the final event for the 250 members until graduation day, June 11. Dean Hamil- ton and President Creeden will make addresses and Rev. W. Coleman N vice president of the univer- sity and chairman of the Georgetown Endowment Association. will present a “founder” certificate to the class in recognition of its loyal support in the endowment campai This cer- tificate will entitle the class to desig- nation as “founder of Greater George- tow] in all the university publica- tions. Frank J. Richter. will present “The Memoirs of the Class of ‘23" Louls A. Woisard will give the me sage from “The Delphian Oracle” and valedictorian of the class will be A vocal solo by Emmet Dal leader of the law school orchestra., which will render @ progrum, also will be a feature of the exercises. Following the exer- cises President Creeden and Dean Hamilton will hold a reception to the law faculty members of the class and their friends The officers of the senlor class are: Al J. Kane, president; Jerry F. Burns, vice president (sectlon A); Bernard A. McGinnis, vice president (section B); Joseph L. Cain, secretary: Thomas E. Kelley, treasurer; Thomas B. Sul- liv rgeant-at-arms, and A. Stan- ley De Neale, permanent secretary. John S. White was uppointed chief marshal of the class day exerci with the following committee: Sam M. Boyd. Gregory Cipriani, Frank W. Daley, Willlam C. Delacy. Frank . Easby-Smith, Joseph A. Furey. Ed- ward L. Godfrey, Simon H. Golibart, jr; Wiliam J. Hogan, Wiliam A. Jovce, George V. Kelly, Harry T. Krans, James J. Manogue. Charles 6. foArdle, Edward J. McCarthy. Joseph H. McGreart Harry P. McKenna. Joseph J. O‘Connell, Jennings L. O'Connor, John T. Quinn, James P. Radigan, William L. Sheridan, Charles G. Stone and James J. Willlams. The class day committee comprises Howard Ameigh, Robert B. Bender, Stanley C. Burke, Jerome F. Carney, James R. Conroy, Frank W. Dale: Charles A. Davis, Clarence E. Daw son, Vincent W. Dennis, Ira L. Ewers, Bertram Grifin, Willlam B. Grogan, Wallace Groves, Albert H. Hammond, Edward J. Hastings, Louis W. Hel- muth, Daniel F. Hickey, George A. Horan, Rudolph J. Johnson, Donald A. Long, Vincent S. Mersch, Andrew J. Moore, Samuel E. Merriam, Wilson B. Nairn, Richard J. Powers, Plerce M. Rice, Russell C. Riordon, George A. Shutack, Charles R. Sterne, Wil- liam A. Toole. Leo A. Walshe and William A. Welsh. About twenty-five of the R. 0. T. C. cadets at Georgetown College will take advantage of the summer train- ing course offered by the War De- partment at Camp Meade from June 14 to 26, after the graduation. Practically the entire junior cadets will attend in a body, With the ex- ception of Herman E. Kleinecke, who will take the course at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex. Capt. Walter D. McChord and Capt. Edwin G. Watson. both instructors at Georgetown, will accompany the ca- dets. The juniors who will attend the advanced camp are James G. Burke, Willlam J, Downey, James J. Drum, Leslie J. Duffy, Barron Fredericks, L. N. Girogio, James H. Grasty, Edward N. Hartnett, James J. Higgins, Wil- bur B. Hunt, James J. Kilroy, James J. Kirwin, Louis B. Laplace, Jo.erh F. McGowan, James E. Russell, Wil- liam C. Saffarrans, Thomas C. Scal- ley, Thomas E. Slattery and Francis C." Bullivan. Those attending the basic Frederick B. Reilly, Joseph V Francis C. Des Lauriers, William O. Mannlon, sophomores, and Lawrence A. Kelly, freshman. The question of whether the “open shop” is for the best interests of the American people will be debated at the Georgetown Law School June 9, the occasion being the final prize con-~ test of the season. : Leo A. Codd of the post-graduate class and Victor S. Mersch, a seni will defend the side of labor in tal ing the negative. Albert S. Cain, a freshman, and Thomas H. Gardiner, post-graduate ' student, will uphold the afifirmative. Each of the four | contestants is a winner of one of the preliminary debates and the outcome will decide the best debater among the 1,200 law students. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV. The one hundred and second com- jencement exercises of George Wash- ngton University will be ushered in next Sunday by the preaching of the ba aureate sermon at Cathedral Close. Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock more thaw four hundred grad- WASHINGTON, D. H C, MAY 27 will receive diplomas at Mem- orial Continental Hall. In addition to the university functions regularly scheduled a number of organizations and activities have listed teas. The details incident to commence- ment week have been completed. June 3 at 4 p.m. at the Peace Cross in the close of Cathedral of 8. §. Peter and Paul the baccalaureate sermon will be preached. Very Rev. H. E. Fos- broke, dean of the General Theologi- cal Seminary of New York City, will preach. Members of the graduation class in academic costume will be present. The academic procession, consisting of the president of the university, Dr. Howard Lincoln Hodgkins, mem- bers of the board of trustess, the president's council, the university council as well as the deans and va- rious faculties, will be present. President and Mrs. Hodgkins will hold & reception to the members of the graduating class at the Washington Club Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The reception will last until 7 o'clock. Tuesday afternoon the Columbian Women will give a campus tea to the woman members of the graduat- ing class back of the Lisner Hall from 4 to 6 p.m. The usual fraternity and sorority functions will be coi ducted during the week and will in- clude receptions, teas, dances and pi- nics. 3 Commencement exercises proper will be held at Memorial Continental Hall at 10:30 am.. June 6. The speaker will be Willlam 8. Cul- Dbertson, vice chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. The academic pro- cession will form at Lisner Hall at $:45 a.m. and will march to Memorial Contifental Hall. Diplomas will be granted to about 400 in the several coures by President Hodgkins, and will be presented by the dean of the various faculties. Ac- cording to the most recent count, candidates will be presented as fol- lows: Columbjan College, 108; Teach- ers'_Collge, 35; law, 135; medicine, 10; Nurses School, 10; engineering, and graduate studies, 70. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY. Catholic tourists of America. under Knights of Columbus, are today mak- the auspices of the members of the ing the first pllgrimage to the crypt of the Nationa] Shrine of the Immacu- late Conception. The gll(rlmqe comes from Brooklyn, and numbers more than 300. Bishop Shahan will celebrate a low mass near the crvpt at 9 o'clock. The university dining hall will feed the la!l;xe e otd‘; J)““fn the morning motion pictures wil be shown in McMahon Hall. At 12:30 o'clock benediction will be given on the grounds. The Dod Noon Club will give an en- tertainment in honor of the seniors Tuesday eveing at 8:30 o'clock, in Me- Mahon Hall. The entertainment will Dbe held in connection with the com- mencement week program. Justl Wendell Phillips Stafford of the DI trict Supreme Court will be the guest of honor, and will make un addres: Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan will make the introductory remarks. A program has been urranged which will include a recitation by E. Cain and vocal se- lections by Mme. Clelia Fioravanti, assisted by Miss Marceil Greenhlagh. A selection by the glee club quartet and the singing of the Alma Mater song will complete the program. This is the first time any university club has ever entertained in public. The music will be furnished by the school orchestra. The entire student body and hun- dreds of ecclesiastics from the re- ligious houses assembled Thursday at the place where construction has begun on the work of the new stadium of the university, to have 2 photograph taken. The work of the stadium fund committee has pro- gressed during the past two weeks. The fund has now passed the $17.000 mark. Steam shovels and men are at work and the completion of the field for the coming foot ball season is assured. The address of the Chilean am- bassador, which was to be given Tues- day eveing, has been postponed in- definitely Last Friday evening and yesterday afternoon the CUniversity Dramatic Assoclation presented ‘“The Toast- master,” a three-act college comedy. Another presentation is to he given tomorrow evening in the gymnasium at 7 o'clock. The cast includes John F. Fitzgerald, P. J. O'Connor, J. H. Howard, Raymond Willlums, J. A IRed” Ward, William Luke apleton, Henry . Y, ndrew Bediy ana Ambrase Hylavd. Abbe Jean Viollet of Parls, orator, preacher and soctal worker, lectured in McMahon Hall, Wednesday after- noon as the guest of the university During the pust week the Catholic Sisters College, affilfated with the! Cutholie University, became a senior {unit of the Catholic students mission ! crusade | The announcement of their | eurollment in ‘the movement war made by Bishop Shahan. This makes | e inth amit of cotleges amiiiated | to the Cathollc University to jni_n the crusade. Al the units of the uni- { Versity are interested in the pro-| posal of local conference to set up in individual booth of mission ex- hibits representing the work of all Washington units at the Notre Dame convention this summer. Under the auspices of the Shahan Debating Soclety the rector's prize debate was held in McMahon Hall, Monday evening The winners were: R. J. Smith, Robert Ruess and Willlam McDonald, who upheld the nega- ide of the now important ques- “That it is desirable that the Tnited States participate in the Per- | manent Court of International Jus-! The judges were F. Regis Noel, | cent L. Toomey and John K. M. | ring. : John Regan u member of the: sophomore class. won the tennis tour- | nament which has been in progress| several weeks. | All classes officially close at the university Tuesday evening of this week. Final examinations begin May 31 and close June 9. All the aca- demje exercises at the university will clos€ with graduation June 13 { | T | | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. Dr, and Mrs. Paul Kaufman will sail June 14 for England, where they will spend the summer. Dr. Kaufman | plans to pursue investigations on Shakespearean subjects at the British Museum for at least a month. Be- | fore leaving New York he will attend the conference of British and Amer- ican professors of English at Colum- | bia University from June 12 to 14 . | | The ninth annual conyocation of | the. ontebretty: soill he Mol Mucsaay | at the Grove Amphitheater, unh’e_r i sity grounds, Massachusetts and Ne- | ka avenues. The academic pro- cession will start at 2:15 p.m., and the exercises will begin at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Clarence True Wilson will chief marshal, and his aids will be Rev. Joseph ' T. Herson, Hamline Church; Rev. Harry kvaul, Towa Ave- nue M. E. Church; Rev. F. Paul Lang- horne, Petworth Baptist Church, and Rev. C. Howard Lambdin, Anacostia M. B. Church, representing the churches; Henry Bernard Hazard and Raymond Alexander Kelaer. repre- | senting the graduating class, and Wil- liam H. §. Callahan, Sophus D. Han- son. Joseph Hartman and Richard V. Maftingly, representing the stulent body. 'The chancellor of the unive sity, Eucius Cherles Clark, will pre. : side. Prayer will be offered by Dr. George M. Diffenderfer of Luther : Place Memotial Church. The address of the day will then be &lven by Glonn Frank, editor of the Century Magazine. on the subject, “Can West- | ern Civilization Be Salvaged?’ Music | will be furnished by the United States | Army Band, Capt. \¥. Parry Lewla in | command, and M. J. Stannard, band Degrees will then be con-| by the chancellor on the| twenty-five successful candidates. | Isaach Witman Humtzberger, M. A, has successtully defended hig thes! on the subject of “Survey of the Schools of Lebanon County, Pennsyl- vania,” before the board of award, and will receive his degree of Ph. D. at the convocation on Tuesday. Ollie Roscos McGuire, L.Li B., A. M., will recelve the degree of doctor of juri: tic science, having offered a thes! on the toplc: “Legal History of the Government of New Orleans. Dean Frederick Juchhoff of the of business administration gave the final address before th Literary Society at the Jacob Tou Institute. Port Devort. Md., Maond: | I | George evening. subject Budget: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL. Election of officers of Mu Chapter, Sigma Delta Kappa Intercollegiate Law Fraternity, resulted as follows: [ Sheehan, president; I A. Schweinhaut. vice president; George R. Murtin, treasurer; Theodore Lu Bartlett, 'secretary, ~and Thomas Burke, aseistant secretary. Charles A. Price and J. F. O'Brien, retiring president and treasurer, were given expressions of appreciation for the service rendered during the past year. Messrs. Angell and Devore of the junior class and Nugent of the senfor class were initlated Thursday. The National Uniyversity summer term will open June 15 and run until August 31, followed by an extension term of four weeks from September 1 to 29. Among the more important subjects to be glven will be a course in elementary law by Prof. Bastiun, a history law by Dean Albert H. Puney of the American University schoel of jurisprudence, u course on real and personal property by Prof. Turin B. Boone of the United States Indian office, contracts by Judge ‘Glenn Willett of the moot court, crim- inal law by Prof. Otto E. Koegel, as- sistant district attorney; evidence, by Prof. Vernon E. West, assistant dis- trict attorney, and common law plead- ing, by G. P. Barse, assistant corpo- ration counsel for the District of Co- lumbia. The extension course will carry a series of lectures on legal ethics by Prof. Seal and statutory remedies by Prof. Boone. “Ye Shingle,’ the 1923 school year book, is off the press and has been delivered to the students. L. R. Rob- inson is editor-in-chief and Lloyd G. Trullinger {s business manager. | The 1823 commencement exercises | will be held at National Theater, § pm.. June 10. The largest class in the history of the university will re- ceive their diplomas. A meeting of the delegates elected | from the National University Post of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War was held Sunday to discuss matters to come up at the state and natlonal conventions. The state convention will be held tomor- row. t WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW. The annual public debate of the | treshman class took place Friday evening at the college halls, the sub- ject being: Resolved, “That the United States should enter the World Court.” The debaters were: Affirma- tive, Mrs. Ma Linkins, Miss irace M. Whelan and Charles W. Peckham; negative, Migs Susan T, Campbell, Mise Kathryn Schenkat #nd ~ Clark Bettinger: alternates, Clarence M. Hyslop and Thomas H. King. As President Bettinger took part in the debate, the vice president of the class. Miss Elizabeth Hyde pre- sided. The judges were: Mrs. L. B. Swormstedt. Miss M. Pearl McCall, assistant United States district attor- ney, and Justice William Hitz of the Supreme Court of the District. The justice was the chalrman of the com- mittee. Tt was generally agreed that the debaters were all of spesial merit and well prepared on their subject. The first and second prizes (gold pieces), given by Mrs. Sarah T. An- drew of the faculty, will be awarded publicly at the commencement exer- cises. The Epsilon Chapter of the Kappa Eeta Pi Legal Sorority gave a din- ner Saturday evening at the Hamile ton. The pledges initiated were: Mra, Elizabeth Marye Smith Keith, Mrs. Marie Stirlith Ruth, Misses Gertrude C. Lyddane, Orilla C. Chaney, Alice Maude Hamilton Yates, Car- uller, Mattie W. Tompkins wnd Mrs. Anna M. D. Maher. T The unnuul commencement will be beld tomorrow evening at Memoriul Vontinental Hall. Dean Miss Emma M. Gillett will preside and confer the degrees. The speaker will be Sena- tor Wiiliam H. King of TUtah. The prizes will be awarded by Lucian H. Vundoren. C 1 | | i Oliver Wendell Holmes Chapter, gma Nu Phi, 5 held its annual elec- brated Sunday, June 3, at 1 by Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, titular | constituent members of the counc) bishop of Germanicopolis. assisted by Very Carey, C. §. P. Deacons of honor will be Very Rev. Chrales A. Dubray, 8. M., and Rev. Charles F. Alken. cons of the mass will be Rev. Thomas | POWer to adopt it V. Moore and Rev. Patrick J. McCor- mick. will be preached by Very Rev. John A Ryan, S. T. D. ate, Horton, Helena Keane, Evelyn Katherine O'Donoghue, mintuan, Quinn, Scawartz and Florence Judge. COLUMBIA Thomas 8 Euages. patent offic “\U.S.WarRecord | i Of Finger-Prints May Aid in Syria A former American soldier, stranded in Aleppo (Halep), Syria, without a passport or othter iden- tification papers, has appealed to the Secretary of War to establish his identity, so thut he may get out of that country, and return to the United States. He gives his name as Werlie W, McCool, and says he was draft- ed in the Army at Little Rock, Ark. in March, 1918, and served in France with the machine gun company of the 116th Infantry of the 29th Division. He Inclosed sev- eral finger-prints to verify his state- ments. The letter has been referred to the Adjutant General, who hus charge of the records, including finger-prints of all soldiers. If the writer's statements s to his military service, are veri fled by the official records, the agents of the State Department, in Syria, will be instructed to assist in rellef measures. TRINITY GOLLEGE TOBESTON HONORS Degrees for 92 Graduates ;! Will be Conferred June 4 at 11 0’Clock. Degrees will be conferred or y-two graduates of Trinity College at the annual commencement exer- cises at the, college, June 4, am.. by Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, archbishop Stafford iCourt w dress. at 1 of Baltimore. Justice of the District Supreme 1 dellver the principal ad- The commencement week program at the college will open Thursday | bershi, afternoon. at 4:30 o'clock, with a|xere fornially accepted by the bourd. Dresentation of “The Taming of the |y Shrew’ day will be devoted to u concert by the Caecilian Soclety. meetings of the alumnae association | and the advisory board will be held Saturday, in addition to cluss day ex- ercises. " by the dramatic soclety. Fri- The annual Pontifieal Mass Sunday, June 3. Solemn pontifical mass will be cele- 0 am.. He will be ev. Michael J. Dea- The baccalaureate ~sermon Washington Girls in C Washington girls, who will gradu- are: Virginia Flanpigan, Irma elen Deary, “ornelia McMahon, Margaret Marsden, Nee, Madeline O'Brien, Caridad Pa- Parton, _Anna Rupert. Marian Natalfe Elizabeth Surveys indicate that near the EDUCATIONAL. SCHOOL, — w. pres., 8083 ollege "preparatery; physics, ehemistry, : co-¢d; moderats. 5 sardy e; day, nigh tion of officers the e as follows: Parley seth, chancellor; Charles Forbes. first vice chancellor; T. Miller, second vice chancelior: master of the rolls angrande, regis- 1 hequer, und Harold V. Semling, marshal FRELINGHUYSEN UNIVERSITY Rev. Fri E. cver the versity, Church, Thursday evening and ¥ Robert i | Hearus presided | « convocation of the uni-| held at the Second Baptist | hurell, 54 street between H und 11 Streets northwest, Tuesduy evening | nd the principal address was des livered by Rev. Willium Walluce M, Cary. dean of the School of Theology. | Rev. 1. L. S Holloman, Rev. J Miller and Hosie Vun Buren P also spoke. DIPLOMAS ARE AWARDED | NATIO SCHOOL FINE ‘& APPLIED ART FELIX MAHONY, Director, Main 1768 | day morning or week days aft AL Conn. Ave. and M “Study Art With a Purpose’’ Day and Evening Classes Children’s Saturday Class ar 8- Month Professionai Fundamental Course fits you !o accept a position in In-i2% ¢ tferior i:ml Textile Design, Color or :; Decoration, Costume ammercial Drawing. Classes Now Forming 16 STUDENTS AT Y. M. C. A. George W. Offutt Delivers Address to Washington Preparatory School Graduates. “ixteen students received diplomnus from the Washington Preparatory School of the Young Men's Christian Association, in the association audi- torium Friday evening. George W. Offut gave mencement uaddress and the Ile James Harvey Dunham of W ern Presbyterian Church pronounced the invocation und the benediction. E. H. De Groot, Jr., assistunt director | of the bureau of service of the Inte state Commerce ommission, pr. sided and diplomas were awurded by G, Culbertson. principul of the school. Mrs. Malette Spengler sang, accompanied by Mrs. [da L. Trenhis. Students receiving certificates wi Leah M. Cate, Mary Jane Cochr Clarence C. 'Davison. Thomas Dixon, Oscar Felker, Normun A. Gra: Lrle 'B. Henry. Peter A. Lawle James C. Maddox, Nellle B. Merrill, Werner A: Myeller, Philip J. Newland, Victor Redman Pinkstaff, Samuei Shapiro, Ottie F. Sherwood und Ruth M. Niebell. ; o o The puper used in printing Bank of England notes is munufactured & & special mill, where no worker is allowed to enter any part of the building other than the room iwhere he {s employed. the com Te EDUCATIONAL. g Machine School Competent Operators Are in Dema DAY AND EVENING CLASS) BURROUGHS ADDING MACHINE SCHOOL 724 17th St. N.W Telephone Main 2760. OCONNOR SCHOOL o 'EXPRESSION Study With ¢ Purpose. That Speech You Will Make. Personal Charm, Poise. In |Life’s Drama Play Your Part. Day and Evening Classes. NI Phonea North 8545 and Franklin S BLDG., 17th St. and Pa. |l LANGUAGES | French. Tisl, et Priva b, German. Italian, Eng- Day and Esening Clssses. lessons. Trial lesson free. School Open All Summer. | BERLITZ SCHOOL oy LANGUAGES 816 14th St. N.W. Ph. Fr. 2620 Boys’ Day School Summer School FROM June 25 to August 3 5th, 6th, 7th, High and Lo Your boy van make up bacl 8th Grades w Sections 'k work, insure his hold on 2 new grade and review previous grade, without missing GOOD VACATION FUN. fi.f’r‘-‘:mnufi:& ey trom Tt Base Ball, Tennis Swinuning. and 3. Men Instrictors. Biweekly Eeports. For ‘Further .Information, Telephone or Write G. G. Culbertson, Headmaster 1736 G St. N.w. DELEGATES URGED TOSTUDY EGENCS Vassar Professor Sounds Warning to National Council of Women. ‘Wonien were urged to interest themselves in cugenics in order “that our republic will not be endangered | by the moron vote.” by Dr. Elizabeth B i Thelberg, professor of hyglens ar Vassar College, at the final semsion Yesterday of the two-day meeting of the directors of the National Counci of Women. “To make America safe for democracy,” she declured. must improve the breed.” Dr. Thelberg’s admonition wa feature of her report us chairman jthe council's public health commit | Discuss Coming Program. The council met primarilv to formu- {lute plans for its representation at | the July mecting In Scotlund of the International Councll of Women and to discuss a program for the 192; meeting of the international noil {in WashIngton, Sessiohs swere held Ly the Federation of Women's Clubs at 1724 N street. More than forty {natlonal women's organizations are iTepresented on the Council } JHeaded Ly Mrs. Philip North Moors of St. Louls, president of the council the delegutes went to the Whity ouse yesterday ufternoon und w received br Prestdent Hurding. Lates Dr. Thelberg and Mrs. Moore held u feonference with Secretary of s Hughes, at which « proposal v {made that the United States govern- jment varticipute In the program of jthe international councll meeting {here in May, 1925.. Secretary Hughes | promised to consider it Reports were received by the bourd on the survey activitles of the vurl- ous organizitions now being made to form a compendium for use at the inter, tionul meeting in Seot- lupd, and ‘iso for future use us & compreher."ve and practical index 110 the wo. > of women's organizatio in the UFited States. was begun several months the instigation of Mre. Moore. SIx organizations appited for mem- p In the national council and hey were the Americun Legion Aux. ary, uthern Women's Educational Alliance, Osteopathlc Women's N tlonal Assoclation, American Lovers of Musle, Servics' Star Leglon and jthe Daugiiters of Veterans Chlef among the matters discussed at yesterday's sessions was the work of the United States Veterans' Land Settlement Assoclation. It wus voted that « proposed resolution urging co-operation by the |In the assoclation’s work be brought up and acted on at the full meeting of the council in Decatur, I, next October. The board deferred action. on the ground that it did not have Accept D. A. R. Hall The offer of Mrs. Anthony Wuyne Cook, national president of the iDaughters of the American Revolus Ition, to turn Memorial Continental Hall over to the international council for its sesslons in 1925, was accepted with thanks. |, Plans Yor stimulating community interest in music as an element of socfal unity was discussed by the jcommittee of the American Associu- | tion of Lovers of Music at a luncheon recess. I The guest of lonor at yesterday's session was Fra® Alice Salomon of Germany, a member of the Interna- mouth of the River Rio de la Plata [tlonal council, wfo spoke on recon- the Atlantic is more than eight miles|Struction problemad in Germany and deep. the women's part fn their_solution. i __FOR FARM AND GARDEN. e RSN, BABY CHICKS. pure Lred, 12 cents; special for June 5th delivery only, from 30,000 ca- pacity fncubator: barred tocks, whlte rocks, white leghorns, reds: full payment must ac company order. Crider, Beltsville, Md. —Large pigeons for sale. 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