Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 20

W 20 Ground to Be Broken for New G. W. U. Building in Few Weeks Structure to Be Started on or About December 1—Formal Exercises to Be Held at University. OFFER X PRIZES ON FOREIGN TOPICS Students at Georgetown Uni- versity to Compete in Diplomacy Subjects. Six scholastic prizes, covering a wide range of subjects, are open for compe- tition to students of the foreign service #chool of Georgetown University, it was announced last night by Dr. William F. Notz, dean of the school. The Father Edmund A. Walsh prize of $75, founded by the Delta Phi Ep- silon foreign service fraternity In honor of the first regent of the school, is to be awarded to the student in the “for- «cign trade convention” course who pre- sents the best convention paper judged upon its contents, subject, analaysis and public deliver: Frederick A. Christoph of Washington, D. C., was awarded this prize last year. Another fraternity, the Delta Sigma i offers a gold s&cholarship key, to be awarded by Mu Chapter. to the gradu- ating senlor who attains the highest scholarship throughout the entire course. It was awarded last year to Juan Garela Diaz of Porto Rico. Gold Medal Award. Coleman Nevils gold warded to the student who haus h t record in the course in for- vign_relations of the United Staates. Charles D. Martin of Massachusetts is the present holder of the medal. Two prizes Brown Scott, member of the facuity, to the student presenting the best paper i international law and also the forelgn relations of the United States. These were won last year by Anthony B. Ken- Ll of Missouri and Robers T. Hamilton of this city The Swotzner prizes .o will be award:d for the first time 1 r to the writzrs of the two st papers submitted by members of The W will be the high in political sci- « foreign servie college of arts and sciences. Classes Elect Officers. Third and fourth vear classes of the foreign vice school met Thursday and clected officers for the vear. In the fourth year class the following men were_chosen: C. B. Cordes, president; R C. Long, vice president: W. P. Wright, secrétary: B. O. Weitz, treas- uger; J. M. Beauchesne, sergeant-at- ms. “In the third vear class, W. O. Rarrett was elected president; J. J Shanahan, viee president; J. L. Hickey. ctary; B. Wetzler, treasurer; R. F an, and G. Meza, ser- All four classes at the college have voted unanimously in favor of hold- ing & foot ball “hop” this winter, pos- sibly the first Friday in December. The committee in chatge of the event dward J. Sauter (chairman), John Haller, John M. Gibbons, John \. Manfuso, Francis J. Rowen, J. Han- way Grasty (president of the Yard), Edward M. Brooks, J. L. McCormick, Louis W. O'Leary, dohn T. Doran, Thomas F. Murphy and Andrew Saul. Intercollegiate and interclass con- tests will feature the debating season orgetown University this winter. s have been issued by College to Cornell, the TUnlversity of Maryland and Boston Yulversity. Hope to Meet M. U. Georgetown is anxious to meet the iversity of Maryland, owing to the Public interest which a debate be- tween th wo institutions would cre- ate in Washington. The four de- baters wh will compete for the Merrick m will have an important bearing on the selection of a team for the intercollegiate contests. The Merrick debaters were chosen from memebers of the Philodemic Socfety, the most important of the college debating elubs, and Francis Mahoney, John ¥. Dailey, Janves . Burke and Dono- van McCune. All are members of the senior clas At the prize de tests of th the senior Qebating seri. o ar and test yrgetown Law School the will be the chief con- vear. Picked teams from and the junior freshman societies will meet in a four during the the win -ach event Wwill he pitted against each other in a final debate for a cash prize of $50 offered by the faculty. The (eorgetown Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit will be inspected Thursday afternoon by Dean Tallon. Capt. William E. Bergin, U. S. comman; ant of the unit, has ordered full-dress parade for that day. WOMEN 70 OPPOSE MEN IN JURY CASE Compulsory Arbitration of Labor Disputes Debate Topic at University. Three woman students of the National University Law School will oppose three man students in a jury trial case of the | moot court Thursday night. Mrs. Pearl Klein, Miss Goldie Paregol and Miss Virginia Teeters will represent the plaintiff and John M. Milne, Framk H. Hoover and D. D. Wolfe, the defendant. The Theodore Roosevelt Club elected officers Wednesday night as follows: Edgar W. Pumphrey, president; Steven J. Bednarchak, vice president, and H. Plge, tary-treasurer. A debate between the Wilson and Roogevelt clubs will be held during December. * Debate on Arhitration. The first intersociety debate of the vear will be held Suturday between the Samuel F. Miller Society, composed of senfor and junior classmen, and the Richard H. Alvey Soclety. mposed of freshmen. ~ The subject is: “Resolved, that capital and labor should be com- pelled to settle their disputes in legally established courts of arbitration.” The Miller soclety will have the negative of the issue and will be represented by Jack W. Baldwin, Licut. Courtney Whitney ~ and _Miss _Goldie Paregol. Henry E. Spitzberger is alternate. This debate will count towards the winning of the school prize for the best debater each vear. The most eventful social week of the current school year at the university ended last night with the annual dance at the City Club. Proceeds of the dance will go to the 1925 Year Book fund. Sigma Tau Omega fraternity held the first_smoker of the season at Harvey's Wednesday night. Several guests from other chapters of the fraternity were present. Hugh C. Bickford of the post- graduate law class, president of the fraternity, was toastmaster. Class Officers Elected. The first vear class of the sohool of business administration has elected of- ficers as follows: Daniel K. Tolbert, president; Raymond _Bradshaw, vice president; Mary E. Ricker, secretary, and Girard C, Wise, treasurer. The senfor class elected James B. Smith, president; Lowell E. Curtice, vice presi- dent, and Mrs. Margaret A. Ordsby, secretary-treasurer. J. Asby Mason, editor of the 1924 Year Book, has_appointed S. George Tate and Mrs. Pearl Klein assoclate vditors and Willlam J. Storey fraternal editor. The Kappa Beta Phi Sorority will in- stall newly elected officers this after- noon at 3 o'clock as follows: Miss Catherine M. Butler, dean; Miss Lula A. Prater, assistant dean; Miss Jean- nette A. Willensky, registrar; Mrs. May A. Peacock, chancellor, and Mrs. Pear} Kiein, marshal. Dean Charles F. Carusl has an- nounced that fall term examinations will be held- beginning December 19. medal i are offered, by Dr. James | dal December 16 have been | selected and the outcome of this con- | Al Announcement was made at George Washington University, last night. that ground will be broken for the new $280,000 building, which is to form a part of the greater George ‘Washington, on or about December 1. The board of trustees formally authorized the new building and work will be started within the next few weeks on the structure, which will be in the block on 21st street between G and H streets northwest. Members of the board of trustees, members of the faculties and the student body probably will partici- pate in the exercises which will mark the start of the expansion of the university. ‘With preparat'ons under way for the building, th. endowment drive plans are taking shape for announce- ment shoryy. The Alumni Associa- tion of George Wa.nington has al- ready been actively e:gaged In gets ting out letters and phamplets to the Washington members of the organiza- tion. # On Thursday the first $500 for the campalgn was presented in the form of a check to President William The sum is the first }=aised by an: organization and was JNe result of the sale of endow- wwnt pencils on the campus during the past fall. Announcement is made that university will glve u free course of twelve public lectures during the winter by members of the univer- sity facult The lectures are to be on’ literature and science ard will be given by some of the many ex- ceptionally proficient members of the faculty. Announcements expected shortly. lumblan Women. | of the course The lectures are will and are free to the public. It is ex- pected that the lectures will strike an unusvally responsive. chord from the public as the announcement fs made with the idea of giving to th city the ser: of many of the e perts from the university. Prestdent Lewin Speaks. President Willlam Mather Lewis, who attended the Association of Urban Universities at Buffalo. N. Y.. lat the University of Buffalo on Thdrsday, returned vesterday. Last night he sopke at the meeting of the Association of University Wom- en's Clubs. Tomorrow night President Lewis speaks at the Anchor Club meeting at the Canoe Club and on Tuesday night at the Washington Chamber {of Commerce meeting at the New Wil- lard. On Thursday, President Lewis speaks at Portsmouth. Va.. at the celebration of Education week. Dr. William C. Abernath pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, is the specker at the chapel exercise in Lisner Hall tomorrow morning. The Friday musical chapel will have Mis Ellzabeth Keyes, harpist. as the spe- ° attraction. On Friday, at noon, in the chapel, Robert F. Griggs, discoverer of “The Valley | Thousand Smokes,” will give an {llus- trated lecture. Mrs. James Carroll Frazer repre- sented George Washington Univer- sity at Morgantown, W. Va. yester- day at the dedication of the new law building of the West Virginia Uni- versity. - Eugene Adams of Johnson and Adams will give a vocational guid- ance talk to the university students WHELCHEL AT HEA OF STUDENT BODY Chosen President of Western High Committee—School Activities. David Whelchel was elected presi- dent of the Western High School student committee last week. Rachel Willson was chosen vice president and Henrietta Owens, secretary. Others on the committee are Robert Burton, Louis Craven, Alden Hoage, Karla Heurich, Raymond Garber, John Nesbitt, John Poole, Lee Hamil- ton, John Plugge, Roger Robb, Eliz- abeth Wormley and Margaret Wil- scn. Miss Grace Houghton is the faculty advisor of the committee, which is to decide on the *senjor class ring. On this committee are John Nesbitt, Henrietta Owe; Rachel _Willson, iLouis Craven. Eiieen Berrall. David { Whelchel and Duncan Bradley. Miss { Berrall is chalrman of the committee. Spanish Club Meets, The Spanish Club held its meeting November and elceted the following officers: Alden Hoage, president; Lilllan Rixey, vice pres- ident; David Anld, treasurer; Lee Hamilton, secretary, and John Duvall, sergeant-at-arms. Miss Au- rella Moore was appointed chairman of the constitution committee; Lil- lian Rixey,-chairman of the enter- tainment comtittee, and Rae Lewls, chairman of_ the publicity committee, At a second meeting, November 1 the name of “El Circulo Castillians, or the Castfllian Club, was adopted the members. Miss Rixey spoke subject, , “Why We Should Spanish.”~' This was supple- mented by the reading and transla- [{ion of several anecdotes. by Miss Lewis. “Musle Fent” Program. A “music fest” was held at West- ern Tuesday under the leadership of Robert Lawrence, director of the Community Music Assoclation. The program includes old and new songs. Shorter hours and smaller classes were advocated by Miss Roberta Wal- lace of the Western faculty as a means of higher efficiency and a larger percentage of graduates at a meeting Wednesday night of the Western Home and School Associa- tion. S. Duncan Bradley, president of the organization, _discussed the proposed teachers' salary legislation and gave an epitome of the accom- plishments of the association. Others who spoke were Miss Alice L. Wood of the faculty and Chairman Whel- chel of the student committee. Committee te Ald Teachers. At the suggestion of Miss Wood a committee was appointed to ald the teachers in any way possible. A com- mittee also was named to raise funds for the purchase of books. Mr. Bradley was re-elected presi- dent of the association. Other officers chosen are: G. M. Whitwell, vice president; E, W. Matthews, secretary, and Ernest Greenwood, treasurer. Dr. Ilmer S. Newton, principal of the school, was elected chairman of the executive committee. —_— Prize fighting fishes are very com- mon on the coasts of Japan and Sia Their pugilistic tendencies. are most pronounced, so much so that the na- tives- make them take the place of boxers in Siam and arrange matches in glass bowls between two of the species, heavy bets being lald on the result. R R MUSICAL INSTRUCTION. PUPILA_FOR PIANO WANTED BY PEABODY STUDENT, 1837 §. C. Ave. §.E. Phwe Line. 18187.'18% o . X5 . 3 Mather Lewls by members of the Co-{ the | be given during the week and at night of Ten | first | THE SUNDAY | at chapel on Monday, November 26, on insurance. Last Monday, Richgrd W. Hynson of the National City C | gave a most interesting talk on | vestment Banking. | Announcement is made by Dean George N. Henning of the School of | Graduate Studies of an annual cash | prize award by the Alpha Pi chapter of “Alpha Delta Pi to the student doing _the best work in third-year French. Y. W. C. A. Planx Fair. | The Youns Women's Christian As- | sociation will_hold a county fair in Lisner Hall Friday night. The event is one of most attractive of the year and is expected to be unusaally suc- cessful. Members of the faculties, friends of -the university and students in large numbers attended the formal presentation of the portrait of Dean Willlam._Allen Wilber to the Univer- sity in Lisner Hall chapel vesterday afternoon Miss Elizabeth Peet, former presi- the Columbian Women, made ithe presentation. President William {Mather Lewls accepted the portrait in behalf of the university. Tea was {served by a student committee. under Miss Ruby Nevins, chajrman. A short lmusieal program was glven. . Members of the Pyramid Honor So- clety of the university pledged their aid In helping the coming endow ment drive, Resolutions have been fos warded to President Lew Honor Soclety The Sphinx Honor > nounces the slection of Dorothy H dox and Mary Brown | has been a member of ‘the staff for three years, was of the Cherry Tree staff and ber of the ¢ Club and Woman's | University Club. Miss Brown was | secretary of the freshman class in lumbian College, was secretary of Spanish Club, secretary of the ior class, a member of the prom ymmittee, Woman's University Club land Gamnia Eta Zeta, woman's jour- nallstic societ The Masonic Club recently forty members at the Gavel | rooms, 719 13th street northwest. 1o those initlated were members the university. The club num- {bers 100 members. Paul Ham- {moek “of the law school is president of the organization. which is becom- iog one of the largest in the uni- versity The Masonic Club is giving its first big dance of the season on Wednes - ‘night at the New Ejbitt Hotel | Prominent members of the faculty {will attend. { Announcement | student _council | !dent of Hatchet initiated Club Al of oW is made by the that the annual foot ball hop will be held at Rauscher's December 14, The hop is in honor of the foot ball team and is an annual affair. Candidates for Battery D, the re- vived Coast Artillery unit of the uni- versity, will report at Lisner Hail, on Wednesday night for physical | examinations. It is expected that a | full complement of men wliil hand for the work. which was started i by MaJ. Walter W. Burn: Sophia Waldman, who was a mem- {ber of the championship vifie team {tast year, was eclected manager of the | girls’ rifle team for the coming sea- son. The girls' team practically won the United States championship dur- ing the last year, winning all matche but one and defeating a represents tive team from New Zealand. In the matches at Camp Perry, the rifle team, shooting against men, was fifth in more than 200 teams. \BUSINESS STUDENTS ' HEAR FORESTRY TALK | Winners in Commercial Geography Contest Presented to Body of Pupils. | Robert Parsons ani Albert King. | winners of the Galt prizes in com- mercial geography at Business High | School. were presented to the stu- dent body at an assembly Tuesday H. N. Wheeler of the Unites States | forest service outlined the work of | that agency of the government and explained the causes of forest fires. the majority of which he attributed to carelessness. Stereopticon slides were used to illustrate his talk. Music was furnished by the school | orchestra, of which Miss Thompson | is faculty adviser. Maurice Robbin |and Benjamin Moss are the leaders. Other officers are Gertrude Ruzicka. secretary; Charlotte Hatton, treas: urer, and Fred English, librarian. The first number of the current | scholastic of the Balance Sheet, offi- clal organ pf the school, was lfssued ! Tuesday. The Friendship Club held a supper and _entertainment Friday night at the Blue Triangle. A dance in honor of the Business cadets was planned by the Girls Aunxillary at meeting Wednesday. 1t probably ‘will be held November 2 May Grace was elected president of the class of 1924 at a meeting last weoek. in Koontz was chosen secretary d Hadley Libbey, urer. an e o Probably the nearest thing to per- petual motion yet developed is a ra- dium clock, invented by Lord Rayleigh more than' ten years ago, and.which has been operating ever since without having once been repaired or touched by human hands. EDUCATIONAL. GREGG RHORTHAND. ton now avallabie for sonable ra evening. 1 PRIVATE ted number: rea- imi a4 ter ( upid pupil. 31, 4150, 1408 Hopkiny »f, n.w. 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Are you serlous about & career in that most brilliant and most taxing-of professions? Would you cultivate & charming speaking Yoice, add grace and freedom to your feel at hom® in amateur theatrical lo, make ' apeech or give reedings to your Estelle Allen Studle S o v, . Miss Haddox | treas- TRIVATE INNTRUC | STAR, [HOME COMING DAY | LODNS AT U, OF ML Foot Ball Games to Feature Event Next Saturday. i Dedicate Stadium. ' By a Stafr Correspondent. COLLEGE PARK, Md., November 17. —Next Saturday will be a gala’ day at the University of Maryland. It will be home-coming day for the alumni of the institution and will be the occasion of the dedication of the new stadium in honor of H. C. (Curley) Byrd. The firat event will be a foot ball game between Tech High School of Washington and the Maryland freshmen at 10:30 In the morning. This will be followed by & luncheon, and at 2:30 the varsity eleven, which has earned un- usual recognition this year, will play its annual game with Catholie University. There will be a dinner at 6:30 and a dance and reception will take place at night in the new Ritchie gymnasium. The dedication of the stadium and the other events of the day are to be in charge of the “M" Club, the organi- zation recently formed by those who have won their insignia in athletics at the university. Hundreds of alumni, many from distant points, are expected to be on hand. Dramatic Work Ieav This has been a busy week in dra- maties, Wednesday night Vietor Hugo's masterpiece, “Les Miserables,” was given on the screen, and Friday night the Dramatic Club presented thre t plays, “Wind of Allah” alker of Dreams,” H The Student ¢ invitation of the State Grange lecturer to provide entertalnment at the Stat Grange meeting on the nights of De- cember 12 and 13 at Bel Air, Md. Dean I. W. Zimmerman of the lege of Agriculture and Charles have returned from Chicago, where | they attended the Alpha Zeta conclave Present_indlcations are that the new | dairy and husbandry building will be flable for a part of the second) semester. A short course in dairy hus- bandry will run from January 8 to 26. The object of the course is to obtain | testers to fill positions that are open. | Speak at Meeting. i Dr. C. Auchter and Prof. A, L.j Schrader of the horticultural depart- | ment will appear on the program of the | ninsula Horticultural Soclety which will Tuesday to Saturdav. | inclusive, Md. Dr. Auch- | 1 'discu ardFertilization and Pollination” and P'rof, Schrader will talk on “Grape Growing.” Members of the junior class In clvil engineering, accompanied by Prof. S, . Steinberg, head of the department, re- cently spent a_day in inspecting the work of the United States Coast and | Geodetic Survey in Washington. President Woods, after considering the suggestion of the Student Grange, has decided to have temporary lights placed from the campus gate to the dining hall along the cinder path. Per- manent lights cannot be installed until an appropriation is made' by the legls- ature. Lights from the 2 to the trolley station also are needed. Show Well Attended. The horticultural show, which today and which will end night, is repl with uni of fruit, flowers and vegetables. show was well attended today and many persons from Washington, Mont- | gomery and Prince Georges counties and points' more distant are expected to_view the exhibit tomorrow Prof. E. N. Corey recently gave an address at the Eastern Apple Exposi- tion and Fruit Show in New York. On Wednesday, accompanled by S. F. Potts, he will attend a conference to be held at the Agricultural _Department in Washington, and ou Thursday he will speak befor the Peninsula Horticulture Soclety at Salisbury on “The Insects to Be Feared.” Thirty men hav. university band. Dean Lee of the College of Arts and Eclences took part in a conference with | financial interests in New York recently at which far eastern matters were dis- cussed. The Y: W. C. A t the universt The_association will to the international student conve in Indianapolis December 25, MADE HONOR GUARD. For the elghth consecutive vear the cadet corps of St. John's College has been chosen as the guard of honor for the Pan-American mass at St. Pat- rick’s Church on Thanksgiving day. This year the cadets will wear their new uniforms of maroon and gray. Charles Wood has been elected president of the class of 1927. Other officers are John Stevens, vice presi- dent, and Robert Doyal, secretary. The ‘class recently held a debate on “Religion in the Public Schools.” Those who took part were Alfred La- forest, Thomas Hudson, John Kelly. Albert Murphy, Ralph Mangan and | James McQuade. ~ EDUCATIONAL. COLUMBIA U ERSITY SOHOOL—W. Thomas Shepard, Ph. D., pres.; 5063 Eye n.w, Indiv. instruction; college preparatory: lan- guage. mathematics, physics, chemistry, com- sul, patent exs.; day, night; co-eds; moderate. began tomorrow displays | The reported for the all- | | recently organ! proving Only Burroughs Company School in Washington BURROUGHS ADDING. BOOKKEEPING AND CALCULATING MACHINE SCHOOL. Complete preparation for Bauk, Commer. ! cinl and Government work Day and Evening Classes Apply. BURROUGHS ADDING MACHINE COMPANY* 724 17th st. n.w. Phone Main 2760. NATIONAL SCHOOL FINE| & APPLIED ART FELIX MAHONY, Director. Main 1760 Conn, Ave. and M ! “Study Art With a Purpose” Day and Evening Classes Chil 's Saturday Class Our 8-Month Professional Fundamental Course fits you to accept a position in In-! terior Decoration, Costume, WASHINGTOX, { ctation | ing of advoc D. Honored by Teachers | NOVEMBER _ 18, | |[Eastern High’s 1923—PART 1. Athletic Field And Steel Stands Soon Finished Seats for 5,000 Persons to Be Provided— School Lunchroom Proving Popular The Eastern High School athletie flel in nearing d, designed to be one of the finest this section of the country, is completion. The running track has been finished, and work has been started on the gridiron. Plans also have been made for the sted 5,000 persons. el stands, which will accommodate They will contain portable wooden seats. The school lunchroom is one of the mo at cafeteria style. fer; st efficlently operated departments Eastin. It is conducted in the There are two cash- s for each of the two lines of stu- dents who pass the counters at the same time. Other student helpers assist behind the counters. BEN W. MURCH, Former supervising principal of -the first division, District of Columbia public xchoolx. The many glass-topped tables, 1,000 pupils can be seated. ment for preparing the food, cleaning Can Seat 1,000 Pupils. lunchroom proper contains at which The equip- thé dishes and keeping the lunchroom in of MARK OF REGARD FOR BEN W, MURCH Supervising Principal Honor- "al tie: sch imj efficient type. spoke on after-school girls. prime object of the school order 1s all of the newest and most 1t lessens the number employed helpers and thereby de- creases the school expenses. A school’s fall tured a general short ~play, advertising the dramatic classic, fea- assembly Tuesday ul Doerr stressed the responsibil s of the students in governing the hool, while Miss Imogene Stockett the forthcoming series of basket ball games for Miss Stockett emphasized the portance of scholarship as the ed by Teachers Long Un- |TECH CELEBRATES der His Supervision. Autographed by every teacher and principal in the old first division, a letter paying tribute to Ben W. Murvh.' for many years supervising principal, was recelved last week by the board of education. When the geographic arrangement of the first nine dtvi- | sions of the school system wasji changed recently some of the fifteen | Vic achools In the old first district went | Wa! g0 a new second division, thus sev- ering with such schools the long and | happy relationship of the nearly 200 teachers and supervisor. Text of the Letter. The letter, which sets forth the sympathetic character and profes- sional worth in which the tcachers held Mr. Murch, follows: “To us who are leaving and to us who are remaining under his super- vision it seems fitting at this time of change and readjustment to express to the board of cducation our appre- of the work of Mr. B. W. Murch in behalf of the schools of the | old first division His loyalty to higher officials, his Ifish devotion to the best inter- of teachers and pupils and his open-minded outlook upon innova- tions have been a source of Inspira- tion and confidence to the entire com- munity. “Kindly, Intelligent Sympathy.” “By his kindly, Intelligent sym-{ pathy he has removed much of the stress and strain of school routine. When criticism has been necessary it has always been of the constructive | kind. and_invaluable help has been by his forceful presentation of ts in the classroom. must give satisfaction to the to know in what high esteem Mr. Murch is hedd by his teacher: As an additional evidence of thelr | appreciation Mr. Mureh's friends in | the division gave him an excellent | radio set. H Hai thi wh am: FORD BOOMERS TO MEET. CHICAGO, November 17.—A meet- s of Henry Ford for President will be held here tomorrow afternoon. James L. Hopkins of New York is in charge of the arrange- ments, which are understood to con-| template a two-day conference. EDUCATIONAL, FILE CLERKS Promotion is the result of f training. Our short. inten. o8, you can command & better, position. Day and evening of FILING & classes. STANDARD SCHOOL 317755 & - (The Globe-Wernickle Co.) 1218 F 8t. N.W. Phone Main 7604 OCONNOR SCHOOL. of EXPRESSION Office work is killing me. 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Danfel read Club spoke were “Uncle Mattern and Coaches “Hap” rdell and Spencer, both of whom thanked the team for its co-opera- tion. team vociferously. The Opera Club will The student body cheered the present for s year's contribution to the long of annual productions “The The re- and ich {s ranked with the best ateur attractions ever produced in Washington. Maj. Kennedy has the cadets work- ing hard and is confident that one of his companies will bring the competi- tive Eastern. few weeks and the final lap will be honors - back to Tech from Guns will be {ssued in a drill rted on The Shopping Center—11th and G Sts.—Est. 1877—A. Lisner, Pres. SHOE DEPARTMENT—SECOND FLOOR Unprecedented Values in Famous Pumps and Oxfords For Street, Dress or Sport Wear, Specially Priced Early Selection and ad- | Feature. monished the girls to engage in extra school activities only when they did not interfere with ‘scholastic work. Plans for the basket ball games were outlined by Irene Perry, manager of the girls’ team. Form Two Leaguen. Organization of the girls' will be completed Wednesday. Thaseq will be two leagues this year—one composed of freshmen and the other of upper classmen. Two series will be played, the first between sections. After eliminating all but the stellar players, a second series will be played. All the games will be intermural. The Friendship Club has planned to send five Thanksgiving baskets to poor familiés. As its Christmas so- clal service work the club will send | a box to Caney Creek, Kentucky. A tea {n honor of the new teachers was given by afternoon. Alumni Committee Meets. The monthly meeting of the execu- tive committee of the alumni shso- clation was held Wednesday at the | old Egstern bullding, which is now a | juntor hign school, under the prin- | cipalship of Harold Warner. Miss Mary Murray is the chairman of the | committee on arrangements for the alumni reunion, to_be held at new Eastern December 21. The program will consist of a short entertainment, a reception by the faculty, a tour of | the building, dancing and refresh- ments. | Al public schools will be closed | Friday, December 7, when a teachers' | institute is to be held at Wilson Nor- | mal and Central High School audi- toriums DUNBAR BUSINESS FACULTY TO MEET The business practice department of Dunbar High School will hold its monthly faculty meeting Tuesda Toples to be discussed include “For What Should Our Students Be Pre- pared When They Leave the Business Department”” and “The Placement Bureau—a Necessity in Our Depart- ment.” Charles M. Thomas will lead the discusslon. Ralph Wright was elected presi- dent of the Dunbar Honor Society at its last meeting. Other officers are Carolyn Evans, vice president; Beat- rice Walker, secretary, and James Henry, treasurer. The major physical training class girls visited the filtration plant No- vember 10, accompanfed by Mrs. N. C. Bacchus. Among the visitors to Dunbar last week were David B. De Kolbscritta, an African-Jewish cantor and W. I Lew. Plans are being made for Mr. De Bolbscritta to address the pupils | at a later date. Officers of the Dunbar Athletic So- clety will be elected this week. The junior class made plans Wed- nesday for the junior rhetoricals in December. The students are planning a Christ- mas program under the direction of Mrs. Ransome and other members of the faculty. Groups of girls from the Y. W. C. A. are using the swimming pool on Fri- day nights under the direction of ason, girls’ work secretary. teams the facuity Thursday | | | Unquestionably this is a most important shoe event. Especially so whe you can purchase high quality Dorothy Dodd Shoes at such a remark- ably low price. These are all new fall models developed in— All Patent Black Calf Brown Calf _Black Satin Brown Kid Heels are Spanish, Louis and Walking types; soles turned and welt. Black Kid Many women will purchase two or more pairs at this ex tremely attractive price. The. Dorothy Dodd name as- sufes attractive style and de- pendable value. Shoe Dept—Second Floor. ILLUSTRATED TALK - BIVEN SHAW PUPILS {Rev. L. E. Stewart Tells Them of What He Saw While Touring Japan. . An illustrated lecture on “What | Saw In Japan” was given to the students of the Shaw Junior Higi School Thursday by Rev. L. . Stew art of the Metropolitan A. M. I Church, i A plan to improve the attendance of boys in section 7A-1 has been put into “operation by President Rufu- Thompson, who has appointed the following ' group leaders: Neal Ir gram, Charles Carr, Clarence Davi« Allan Baldwin, Alfred Moore and Roscoe Washington. Each leader ix responsible for the punctuality and regular attendance of the memb of his respective group. Boys of the ecighth and ninth grades. who are working in joinery are constructing one-room houses in niniature. The purpose of this work is to give these puplis some of the fundamental principles of frame- houso construction. J. K. Monroe, the teacher in charge of this work, is ar- ranging to give these hoys an op- portunity in the near future, to bufld @ corner of a full-sized house. vTh" first and second of a serles of excursions planned for the ninth grade classes in history have beeu made. The 9A classes visited the National Museum with their teacher Miss N. M. Quander. Special atten- tion was given to the exhibits of anclent oriental natlous, so that the pupils might see liow the story ol antiquit, told material re- mains. visited the Brookland study ot the medi- y at their Assisi and in St. Francis of j eval church. Preparations are under way in the 18A classes in American history for a session of “congress,” which will be conducted, as neany as possible, like the national lawmaking body. To that end much time is being devoted to the study of parllamentary rules and usages, to the presentation of “bille” and “acts” and to the method of electing officers, etc. Each pupil is required to keep a record of all proceedings. The aim of this study is to stimulate interest in the workings of our government. Miss J. O. Townes h charge of these activities. A new feature of Shaw is the as- sembly whi closes recess every d: except Wednesday, the regular #- sembly day. The recess of forty-fi minutes proved longer than necess for the puplls of the school who not go home for lunch. It has there fore been arranged that in the last ten minutes of the recess period som: gection shall conduct a short program under the guidan: of the section teacher, und its officers preside. Thus far sections 9A-1 and 9A-2 have giver ‘prugranw. —_— BRICKLAYING IS TAUGHT. A new class in_bricklaying will be opened at the Y. M. C. A. trade school on November %5, it was an- nounced last night by E. A. Drumm. principal. Two bricklaying classes already are being conducted at the school. The new class will meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday eve- nings from 7 to 10 o'clock, and will last for ten weeks. The class is limited to twenty students. Announcement also was made that another class in the automoblle de- partment for automobile owners and mechanics will be started Tuesday. The class will be limited to twelve students. and will last for eight weeks. It wili meet Monday and Friday evenings from 7 until 10 o'clock. CE N R AA NN R E NN EENE N R NN NN N R R AR NN AN NN NN E N SN IN SN NN RN NN NN RN R R R NN EENEEN] RS U SENEEEENENSENEEEREEENEED -