Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1923, Page 24

T T .U ACTORS PLAN | TOPRESENT PLAYS Chemical Society Pays Visit to Exposition at Grand Central Palace. With the reorganization of the dramatic assoclation of Catholic Uni- versity completed, plans are now under way for the production of sev- eral plays. The first effort of the assoclation will be “The Copperhead.” Under the guidance of Dr. Hardee Chambliss, head of the department of chemistry, a score of chemical stu- dents went recently ‘to New: York to attend the chemical exposition held at Grand Central Palace. Luncheon was held at the Chemical Club, with Dr. H. P. Ward as toastmaster. At a meeting of the | senior law class on Wednesday, the following men were appointed to arrange for a banquet to be held early in Novem- ber: Enrique Sanchez. Granada, Nic- aragua, chairman: Vincent Dorsey, N. Y J. Flannigan, Welch, W. Va.: A. T. Healy. Holyoke, Mass.] J. Krantz, Carbondale, Pa. Staft of Cardinal. The staff of the, cardinal, the sen- for annual, was announced as fol- lows: _Edifor-in-chief, W. G. MeDon- ald, Wichita, Kan.; associate _edi- tors, Richard J. Smith, Hartford, Conn: George E. Beatty, Brookly N. Y.; John Bergin, Waterbury Conn.; Coleman Mulcahy, Deer Lodge Mont.! ~ Eugene Busch, _Cincinnati, Ohio: Cornelius Keller. Far Roe awa ; Robert Reuss, Pittsburgh, P Fdward Harris, Devon. Conn. Joseph A. Ward, Midland, Md.; bu ness manager, A. T. Healy, Holyoke, Mass; assistant business manager, Frank Woods, Holyoke, M: The Dod Noon Club held its fi social function of the year Thursda: in the form of a smoker. Father Charles A. Hart, moderator, gave a| talk on the nature and purpose of clubs. Thomas Gormley, coach of the varsity foot ball team; Andrew Healy psesident of the Abbey Club; Daniel 3 vresident of the Utopians, and prominent in campus life gave hon of while { fur- | t Ned Cain recited. Mu. nished by the club orchestra irst Dance of Year. The fir: university social function of the vear took place Friday night in the gymnasium, when the cardinal staff held its annual “hop.” The gym was tastefully decorated, and music was furgished by the Carolinians. A hundred couples were present. The university glee club has been reorganized by its dirertor, Prof. Leo Behrendt, The club already has sev. eral invitations to ear in public concert, and the office are busy ar- ranging dates. Among these are In- vitations to appear at the Central| High Schol auditorium, Immaculata Seminary and several other institu- tions bout Washington. Arrange. ’ ments for a dance on November 14 are ! being made. i A meeting of the Utopian Club was held Thursday night. Daniel J. Neary, president, nnounced that a club dace would be held on Thanksgiving. The Abbey Club held a smoker Mon- day evening in the tion room of Gibbons' Hall. ‘ard and hi: Maroon and Black Orchestra fur- nished music. Some of the addresses were delivered by the professors pres- ent, whi others were made by the various club preside John J. Fitz- gerald of Waterbury, Conn., enter- talned with one of his eccentric dances. Thomas Augustine Daly of Philadel- Dphia, poet and lecturer. will entertain the 'professors and students of the university Friday in the assembly room of McMahon Hall. COLLEGE TO HELP STATE ROADS WORK . Maryland University Engineers| Prepering Extensive Better- | ment Program. i By a Staff Correspandent, ! COLLEGE PARK, Md.. October 27.( —University of Maryland, through | its engineering college, working in conjunction with the Maryland state roalds’ commis-ion and States bureau of public roads, isj playing a big part in the betterment i of highways and the improvement in i making the | noon. {president | Was ,Ser’u;s of Vocational The inauguration of " William Mather Lewis as president of George Washington University on November 7. at Memorial Continental Hall will attract the greatest academic gather- Ing ever known to this eity. More than 125 college presidents, deans, professors and leading graduates of the greatest universities in the United States will be In attendance at the €eremony. Representatives are coming from California, New Mexico, _Florida, Maine, lowa, Illinols, in fact from every leading institution in the coun- try, to attend the Installation of the new chief executive of George Wash- ington. The local Institution is be- ginning its 1034 year of ‘academic activity, the new executive is start- ing a most important project, the launching of a big endowment cam- paign, and the university as a whole is distinctly gratifie the generous and wholesome support given the new. administration and the man who al- ready has accomplished much in university a factor in modern urban institutions in this country. The representatives visiting Wash- Ington will be received by President Coolidge in the morning. They will take lunch at the University Club and will .attend the inauguration ex ercises at 4:30 o'clock In the after At night at the New Willard Hotel a reception will be held for President Lewis, to which the rep- resentatives and friends of the uni- versity are invited. List of Prospeetive Visitors. The list of visiting educato cludes ®ay Lyman Wilbur, pre of Stanford University: Rufus Berh nard von Klei sident_ of t University S 3 C John H. McCracker, president of La fayette College: Rev. Louis Kelle: of Holy Cross College, | representing Notre | Ayres Brown, president of Chatta George of Hu- in- dent Dan; of Univ Shannon ron Colleg . Titsworth, pres- | ident of “Washington College; Har- | v W. Cox. president of Emory Col- lege; Dr. Charles L. Cl cellor | of American Universit Goodnow lent of kins University; John B. Cr. J.. president of Georgetown versity; Edgar O. Lo president | of Rice Institute 1, president of Gallaudet College Justice William Howard Taft. senting Yale University: Matheson, president of Dr tate; Postmaster General New, representing Butler Colleg bert' Douglas, representing Keny College, and Senator William Borah, representing Whitman lege. In addition presidents, de are listed. Dr. Lew instituting a vocational guidance addresses for th regular university chapel exerci on Monda Ten-minute talk be given by prominent men in vari- ous lines of activity beginning morrow when Dean William C. Viack of the George Washington University law school will speak on “Law.” The twenty and more short EASTERN STUDENTS 2 Col- eventy more college ns and representatives Five-minute talks by, the students of Eastern High School on the vari- {ous activities of the Institution will | High he first fall. meeting of the Home and School Asssocia- The dramatic as- a sketch from feature t| Eastern tion Friday night. sociation will give Homer's Od se! Ralph Swingle will talk on the school bank, William Roberts on the school publications, Clinton l:{lslc on the cadet regiment, William Clement- son on the dramatic association, Paul Doerr on athletics; Josephine Tre- main on girls’ clubs and Otto Lehnert on the glee club and orchestra. Ar- the United | thur Robb, president of the associa- | tion, also will speak. The program will include selections by the school orchestra and a violin solo by Durward Bowersox. road building. i Highway research problems are be- | ing studied and worked out on a| practical basis. the solution of which | will prove of the utmost value, Maurice Bien of the United States | mation service spoke at a meet- ;© ing of the engineering soclety of the | university Thursday night ’l‘nlks‘ were also given by Frank Chestnut, M. Brothers and E. Latham, repre- senting the electrical, mechanical and civil departments of engineering. .-\lthough sponsored by the faculty the society is strictly a student or- ganization. Worcester county has taken the lead. by holding the first committee | meeting in the state-wide movement | to form alumni associations in each | county. that the committee has definite plans to locate every versity of Marvland man in county and to make their ascociation 100 per cent. Ways and means of ascisting the university were dis- | for the school’s annual fall show. Three one-act plays will be presented “rhe Wonder Hat,” under the direc tion of Miss Ella Monk; “The Night at the Inn,” under the direction of Miss Olivia Taylor and “The Pot Boil- | . under the direction of Miss Ethel . Prince. Organtzation of the third regiment | cadet band at Eastern has been vir- tually completed. The instruments will be loaned the new musical unit by the War Department. £ The new rifle range, up-to-date in every respect, was formally opened with the practice of the Boys' Rifle Club, under the direction of Walter Stokes and Ellis Haworth, October 19, Miss F. R. Culbertson’ and Henry Flurey have been appointed to assist 5, v : Miss Gertrude A. Shelp in the coaching E. L Oswald has reported | of the Girls' Rifle Club. drawn up | Uni- | V. A. Potter, lieutenant colonej at Eastern in 1900, and at present assis- | the | tant manager of itle G | and Trust Company of New York, vis- | the Title Guarantee ited the school Wednesday. The Friendship Club is one of the cussed, and it is intended to show the i most popular girls' clubs at Eastern. people obtained A of the coupty seminary course in botany has been added to of the college of agriculture. Dean Johnson of the college #ngineering atended the recent meet- Ing of the American Soclety of Civil Engineers in Richmond, Va. The session was given over principally | to the discussion of highway mat- ters. Dean Johnson is chairman of the advisory board of highway re- search. Recommendation has been made by the military department for an all- university band. and the matter is now being considered by President Woods. New instruments have been supplied by the United States gov- ernment. Three one-act plays will sented the night of November 9, at the opening of the dramatic season at the university. The plays include: “The Maker,of Dreams,” with Victor Kerney, Ed Juska and Miss_Wolf; “Hyacinths,” “with Mildred Morris, Miss Keyser and Miss Morgan in the roles, and “The Wind of Allah.” Co-ed elections have been held with the following results: Vera Mullen, president of Gerneaux hall, the girls’ “dormitory; Elizabeth Duvail, head of the practice house; Jeanne Besley, leader of the “Y" hut, and Sarah Morris, ruler of. the day dodgers, us the students who do not live on the campus are called: These: ‘girls, under the constitution of the Wom- en’s Executive Council' which re- cently was adopted, will have a-volce in the council meetings. Miss M. Marie Mount, dean of home economics, entertained all the girls of her department recently. Prof. J. A. Gamble has been elected secretary ~of the American Dairy Seience Association. g K. A. McRae, secretary of the Southern Maryland Immigration Com- mission, {s preparing an exhibit of Maryland products to be shown at the international hay and grain show in_November. Delta Mu Fraternity has formally opened its new »-use in College Park. Plans for th¥ ibig “home-coming” celebration on November 24 sre being made. The stadium will be dedicated and the new gymnasium formally opened that day. The foot ball game with Catholic University will be one #1 the features the benefits | from a state university. | for | club, however, the professors and graduate students | ities. | Bastern is the Merrill Club. This club It is an organization for the promo- tion of-friendship among girls. The Mrs. lves of the Y. W. C. A. is' the curriculum | the counselor for Eastern. Miss Stock- |ett and Miss Arnold are the faculty of | advisers. Margaret Loane is the presi- dent. The club meets every Thursday after school. Ruth Gochenour was sent as Eastern's representative to the con- ference this summer at Camp Nepah- win in_Pennsylvania. Another active girls' organization at has been in_existence for six years. In 1918 Miss Margaret Merrill organized two girls’ clubs—the Four-Square Club and the Minute Girls' Club. It was de- cided to combine the clubs under the name of the Four-Square-Minute-Girls. Thy In February, 1920, Miss Merrill died. To show their love for Miss Merrill the girls decided, in 1921, to call the club the Merrill Club. This year plans have been made for charitable and social ac- tivities. A dance will be given Friday in the armory of the new school. The present officers are; President, Eola Benzler: vice president, Helen Warfiel secretary, Margaret Beasley, and treas- urer, Maud Boynton. PLAN MUSICAL YEAR . AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHoOOL The Hine Junior High School has organized its musical program for the year very successfully. The Girls' Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Wood, has started work with a mem- bership of thirty-two, and is ex- pected to make its debut before the assembly very soon. Much talent has been found among the students for a school orchestra and already the Violin and Musical Appreciation Club have attained maximum membership. A luncheon, under the direction of Mrs. Draper, permanent feature of the institution. Hot and cold lunches are being served at cost to faculty and student body. Dr. John Paul Tyler of the Epworth M. E. Church gave a talk before the embly Wednesday afternoon, in ‘which he pointed out how all may get fun out of every line of serious - dendeavor in life. eries of | Arrangements are being completed | has _benevolent activ- | faculty advisers were Miss Monk | b j an Miss McNutt. e pre- has been added as a| THE SUNDAY Lewis’ Inauguration to Draw Nation’s Leading Educators Guidance'\Addresses at Regular University Chapel Exercises Are Instituted at George Washington. |addresses will be put In book form {and printed by the university as a | most valuable asset to vocational guidancesfor men and women in col- lej Finirsday Dr. Lewls will address the Parent-Teacher Association of New- ark. N, J. Last week Dr. Lewis spoke at Toledo, Ohlo, as well as at the United Typothetae of America con- | vention here. Registration Increnxes. The university registration to date is 4,635, which is 382 In excess of the figures presented at this time a year ago. Announcement s made by Dean Willlam C. Van Vleck of the Law School of the Increase in require- {ments in the law school. Beginning January 1, the requirements for the LL. B. degree for new students is in- creased from seventy-two to eighty | semester hours. The part-time stu- dents attending the afternoon classes are limited to ten hours per week. | This means that these part-time stu- |dents will be required to take four | academic years. As, however, a sum- mer session is conducted of two six- | week perfods. it will be possible for these t-time students to shorten |the time to three calendar years by taking two full summer sessions and one half summer session in_addition to three academic years. This in- crease is in accordance with the new requirement of the American Bar As- sociation, Under the new requirement | full-time students will be given a complete three-year course between 9 |a.m. and 12 noon of fourteen hours a | week the first two years and twelve | hours per week the third vear. ‘ The George Washington Scheol is the only ohe in the District of Columbia which is increasing its |requirements in this way. Despite [the restrictions imposed upon new udents. the enroliment of the law “hool has shown no decrease over ast vear. Law | 1 | 2 Campaign Under Way. Preliminary work on the university | endowment = campaign has started {already. The national committee has sent letters to all graduates and former students of the university outlining the ideas and ideals of the campaign. At the convocation exercises held Concordia Church Thursday the university was presented with a half- length portrait of Dr. Heward Lin- coln Hodgkins, dean of the univer- ty and acting president for the past two vears. The portrait was painted by Wal- ter R. Cox, a Wasnington artist, who completed a portrait-—the last, it is 1id—of the late President Harding just befere he took his Tast trip Dr. Hodgkins' portrait is the ift to the univer: the board of trustee the fa nd friends of the un versity. 1 be hung in Colum- bian College Prof. DeWitt C. Croissant recently ined the re-election as president of the George Washington University chapter of the American Association of Untversity Professors. Prof. Rob- -rt F. Griges was elected president Prof. H. G. Dovie was elected ary. The executive committee :omposed of Profs. Croissant, \ and Doyle, and the member- hp committee of Profs. H. W. Eger- ton, R. W. Bolwell and H. G. Doyl SCHOOL LAUNCHES in TELL ABOUTWORK ~ ATHLETIC DRIVE A drive for membership i the ath- letic association of the Shaw Junior | chool was launched at an a: | sembly of the student body Thurs- day afternoon. Miss Courtney outlined plans for the girls' basket ball team. Olga | Milton, the president of the girls' basket ball club, made a plea for more recruits. Mr. Monroe spoke on the benefits of foot ball. The team in uniform, led by Capt. Richardson, marched out on the platform while the school sang. Capt. Richardson spoke briefly. Miss Davis of the | physical training department ounced the organization of gi { athletic teams in schlag ball, volley ball, base ball and track work. Mad- | eline Moss, Girls' Athletic ~ Club, invited seventh and eight grade girls to be- come members of her club, Mr. Ban- | nister made a plea for joining the athletic ociation. “Mr. Cupid of the physical training department was in charge of the meeting. The stu- dents pledged themselves 100 per cent to_join_ the athletic association. | “The Boys' Athletic Club recently | elected the following officers: Har- mon Humphrey, president; Nealy In- gram, vice president, and Chauncey Williams, secretary. The foot ball squad elected Roland Richardson as captain. ardson is working with his gridiron- ers and is looking forward to a successful season. Shaw played a practice game with Ebenez | school “Monaay. The omcia Mr. Washington, Armstrons, Mr. Saunders, Dunbar, umpire; Payne, head linesman. Coach Cupid is working with his squad and hopes to down the big team from Randall Junior High. The game is to be played in Novemper on the Cardozo playground. The Travelers' Study Club at its last meeting elected the following of- ficérs: Naomi Carter, president:.Eva | Brown, vice president; Edward White, recording _secretary; Alice Maxwell, corresponding secretary, and Rachel Hawkins, treasurer. ' The ~club making a study of the immigration of the United States under the direc- tion of Miss Martin. The thrift habit iy getting a firm 8rip upon the pupils at Shaw, as is | indicated by their weekly savings. Since the opening of school in Sep- tember many pupils have made daily visits to the automatic school bank. In addition to the large number of depositors brought forward from last | sehool year, many of the new pupils | have opened accounts. During the jthree weeks that the bank has been open for business, Shaw has held, respectively, third, first and second place in the total depositors com- pared with the other schools in her zone, P. C. Glascoe Was re-elected presi- dent of the Shaw Parent-Teacher As- sociation at its meeting Tuesday. Mrs, Whitted was chosen vice presi- dent, J. G. Logan, secretary, and J. F. Holland, treasurer. were referee; Mr. Mrs. E. B. Lisemby gave a food dem- onstration. Mrs. Lisemby also spoke on the relation of a scientifically plarned and efficiently served school lunch. Fi —_— “ENAVANT” ELECTS. dent of the En Avant, the French club of Western High School, ‘at its last meeting. Other officers are: Roger Robb, vice president; Louise De Bose, secrsiary, and Mary Brieham, urer, 'he club was founded four years ago under the direction of Mme. Blanche J. Bimont, teacher of French at Western. ' The first official meeting of the club was held Wednesday at the home of the ;::mem. A program was glven in French and each member con- tributed a short anecdote. The next ! meeting will be held at the home of i Miss Brigham. president of the Junior | the | Capt. Rich- | Sunday | is | The domestic sclence eclass under | Marjorie Pickens was elected presi-‘ treas-, STAR, WASHINGTON, IFAR EAS]' AFFMRS Junior High Travel Club Gets Pointers at Capito Geography Students of the Randal iCount Apponia to Speak on| School Collect Material for Com- B. U, LECTURE TOPI Economic and Political Conditions. Count Albert Apponia, Hungarian lecturer, will discuss the economic and political conditions in the far east at the foreign service school of Georgetown University Tuesday night at 8:20 o'clock. The lecture is in line with the spe- clal courses devoted by the foreign service school to European affairs and friends of the university are in- vited. Dean Willlam F. Notz an- nounced at the same time that the lectures given by Baron Serge Korff, former assistant governor general of Finland, on the “Political and Diplo- matic History of Moderi Europe' also are open to the public on Fri- day evenings. . ron Korff has just returned from a three-month stay in Eurcpe, dur- ing which he visited in London, The Hague and Brussels, gathering ma- terial for his lecture course at the foreign service school. At The Hague he gave ten lectures before the Insti- tute of International Law, following which he lectured at the Institute de I'Droft Internationale in Brussels. Two members of the foreign service school, Early Christian and Williab G. Murdock, were present at the lec- tures at The Hague. This fall, Baron Korff is giving a lecture course in his- tory_at Columbia University and one on Slavic_world problems. at Johns Hopkins University, in addition to his lectures at Georgetown. Youngest Semior Prexident. The senior class at the Georgetown Law School heralds its new president, Donald Charles O'Regan, twenty-one years old, as the youngest senior president in any law school. Mr. Re- gan has been a leader in Georgetown [affairs since coming here from the University of Maine. Aside from be- ing class president, he has held such important posts as chairman of the prom committee and is a member of the Doomsday staff and the endow- ment fund committee. He hails from ribou, Me. Pians for the beginning of the de- bating season at the law school were considered at a recent meeting, sided over by Prof. Willlam J. naugh. All members of the school were encouraged to take an active interest in public debating and in the contests between the - senfor and junior debating societies. The mem bership of the junior soclety is mad up of the first and second year classes and that of the senior |8 taken from the third year and post-gradu- ate classes. In addition to these two socicties, there are the Morrls Law Club, the Edward Douglas White Law Club, tne Hamilton Law Club, the Forum and the Merrick Law Club, all of which devote considéerable at tention to public speaking. Berchmans Soclety Elects. The Berchmans Scciety of the col- lege held its annual election of offi- cers st week and launched its p for the year. Joseph Charles, was elected president. are: Joseph Hizgine, J. Gibbons Burk James Digney, '24, rgetown's student leaders ad- the members of the junior smoker of the year, held last week at the Madrillon. Ed- ward Brooks, president of the class, was toastmaster and the honor guests were James H. Grasty, president of ithe yard; James Russell, editor of the Hoya, and George Marsters, track captain. The sophomore class also held its smoker last week at the Madrillon. In addition to the student leaders who addressed the juniors, Jack Ma- | lone rsity coach, and Paul Flor- ence, captain of foot ball, were among the cuests. Those in charge of the affair were John J. Powers, chair- an; W m B. O'Mahoney and Jo- seph’ Wholly. The Hamilton Law Club will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the City Club, its initial meeting\of the | year. t the last meeting of the | White Law Club Louis O'Leary, '26; | {Leo Clary, '26, and Richard R were admitted as members. Two | committees were then appointed, one 1a committee on absences nd lhel {other to select suitable subjects for | debate. {MENTAL TEST GIVEN AT MINER NORMAL Many Changes in Faculty Caused | by Institution of New System I | in School. A number of changes have been { Normal School Incident to the inaug- uration of the psychological testing movement in the schools. Miss R. B. ‘Lane, teather of psychology, has been transferred to the position of execu- !tive .secretary of the committee on | { educational tests and measurements under the direction of John C. Bruce, supervising principal of the thirteenth division. Miss Lane's po- | sition_will be filled temporarily hy; Miss Isadore Willlams of Clark Uni- | versity. E. A. Clark, principal of the nor- mal school, is making arrangements to have the department of educa- tional _research conduct _intelligence tests for all students in the institu-| tlon. This procedure will facilitate | the comparative study of the stu- dents and-at the same time promote more efficient teaching. The campaign to obtain funds for the. testing movement was a success from_every standpoint. - The receipts | oL 3220, far excecded the quota al- lotted to the inatitution. | As a- culmination of the outdoor work in nature study, the seniors prepared many novel plant and seed collections. Several of the collec- itions were accompanied with pic- tures and explanations clipped from The Evening Star. As a project for fourth grade. work, one pupil pre- sented a unique folder of pressed | plants and leaves, Other pupils used {the three-way combination method | of leaf, flower and fruit as a useful {device for fixing characters which |are rather difficult to obtain. Hear Logan Leeture. The students had_the privilege ot hearing a- lecture Friday given by J. C. Logan of the Shaw Junior High School on the “Water Supply of the District of Columbia.” The address, aécompanied by lantern slides, was instructive as well as entertaining, especially to prospective teachers. The senlor class has been organized into a social efficiency club, which | has been. divided into the following groups: The lunchroom, the sick and the. social service committees. The lunchroom committee has been very active in improving the serving of food and in the appearance of the basement during the recess period. Many members of the club have been contributing money to aid worthy cases investigated by the social serv- ce committee. Where there ha: een illness among students of the school, the sick committee by means of friendly visits has offered a word of .sympathy and at the same time kept puplls in touch with the activi- ties of-this institution. —— In 1915 some. Braszilians caught a shark off Pernambuco add, opening it, found inside it a bag containing the papers of a steamer named Maria %neudl.. ‘which proved beyond doubt that the vessel had been chartered by the Germans and sailed from Newport News for e prrpose of helping German submarines. tot "th made in the faculty of_ the Miner | D. C, OCTOBER 28, " 1923—PART 1. position of Powers of Observation. The Travel Club of the geography classes of the Randall Junior High School visited the Capltol last week to secure material as a basis for com- position indicative of their powers of observation. The trip was conducted by Miss S. R. Quander. The club was surprised to find the proposed tomb of George Washington located under the dome of the National Capitol, their dis- covery bringing forth a fruitful discus- sion profitable for purposes of Eng- lish composition and for further in- terest in travel. The club spirit seems to vogue in this junior high school at present. The History Club, under di- rection of Mrs. Mayvme Hewlett Plum- mer, held a session aj the week end, giving reports on research concernins Phyllis Wheatley and 8. Collridge Taylor. ~ Befitting recitations and short poems were glven, the affair be- ing conducted by the children of the club. A vocal solo was rendered by Dorothy Shorter. Another club has Been organized known as the S. §. 8. It works in the realm of mathcmatics and is known | more extensively as the Silent Speed | Society. It is a decidedly democratic organization, the police powers of | be the which are being thoroughly defined. At present, the silence and speed are emphasized, and no violations of the rules of the club have been noted, so that penalties gre not of record. All of the English sections, which are now under.direct supervision of Miss Atelia Cromwell, have formed library clubs. It has been found that approximately 20 per cent of the stu- dent body has books from.the public libraries of the city. The purpose cf the club is to bring the number mak- ing use of the libraries up to 100 per cent and to direct the cholce and se- lection of appropriate materiai for purposes of reading for appreciation and enjoyment. District day program s being worked out by several of the sections of the school. It is expected that the various parts of the government will be exemplified by such students as have the ability to Impersonat> the District Commissioners and other public officials. Other students will represent the local citizenry, paying taxes and presenting petitions for hearings upon various quasi-public questions. Tt is expected that those who impersonate the Commission will aceede to the petitioners a hear- ing forthwith, to the enlightenment of student body and parents as- sembled. NATIONAL U. DANCE ARMSTRONG CADET TOAID YEAR BOOK. ~ REGIMENT LIKELY Annual Event of -Student Body to Be Held at City Club Next Month. The annual dance of body of National University will held at the City Club next month. The procecds will go to the 1924 year book fund. M. J. Lane of the senior class is chairman of the eommitte in charge of the affair. Assisting him are F. O'Brien, David W B ‘ullar. Miss Mar- oore, zabeth Em- mons, Miss Margare s zinia eeters, John D. Whife, s and Madison & the student garet W. Vessels. D. R. L. Chambers R sditor- r book Tues- Licut. Courtnéy Whitney will be the business manager and Charles D. Demarest treasure The moot court, under Judge Glenn Willett, is proving to be the most at- tractive feature of the Jaw school work this ye: early 200 students graduating class have been | d to the bar. The moot court- is an exact replica of the Dis- Supreme Court rooms. C assigned, argued and tried ex s in the local courts. The y-trial case was heard Tues night. Another jury trial ca will be held Tu ¢ at 7:30 p.m. with C. B. M Edgar W Pumphrey _and O. L. Smith for the| plaintiff "and _Timoth: Sheehan, Theodore L. Bartlett and Henry Schweinhaut fof the defendants trials are open to the public The National Universit Club will hold a busin Friday night. Arrangem completed for the “ladies’ night” affair to be staged by the club at the Mount Pleasant Lodge 14th d Kenyon stree Nov 16, Edwin D. Detwill has appointed the follo mitiee in cha; of the dagce: William J Storey, J. H. Whittidgton, C. C. Bos- well, E. J. Duncan and Lacy Laugh- | 1in. in day. admit m nts will be | spe: First polored High School Unit Planned by Princi- - pal Newman. strong Manual Training School have provisional cadet regi- ment this year, the first in the his- tory of a colored high school, if the projected plans of Principal A. C. Newman materialize. A survey of cadets” showed ample material for seven companies. In case the Arm- strong regiment is organized many promotions in the commissioned and non-commissioned grades ‘will resuit. Maj. Tomlin will become a lieuten: ant colonel. Capts. Daniel and Rich will advance to the rank of major and Lieuts. Campbell and Ashe will be promoted to the grade of company commander. Claxs Officers Elected. Election of officers of the senior class resulted as follows, according to announcement of Mrs. H. B. Alle President, Louis sborough;: presiden ecording se ponding se g Sllis; treasurer, Ursula Gray, and ‘geant-at-arms, aron Bankett. ption to fres men is planned November § at the school. At a recent “Afternoon with Shake- re,” under the auspices of the Armstrong Dramatic lub, Messrs. utler, Thomas, Coleman, Rich, Hund- Jey. Dickson and Campbell, together with Misses Brackett, Reese, Fenwick, Merriwether and Hall, rendered an a Frederjck | excérpt from Julius Caesar and son- nets from the pen of the famous bard. Agnes Hall was well received in a s H. F. 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