Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1925, Page 24

24 WEMORIAL SERVICE FOR OR. CARROLL George Washington Faculty and Students to Attend. Ceremony Tomorrow. George Washington University fac- ulty members, as well as students and other friends of the late Dr. A. Mitchell Carroll, will gather tomor row at moon in Corcoran Hall in a memorial service. President Willi Mather Lewis will preside Jiam Allen Wilbur of Columbian College will speak on the work and place of Dr. Carroll in the university and in the fleld of his chosen profession. Dr. Carroll was one of the outstand- fng members of the university fac- ulty. His activities in archeology were exceptionally brilliant. The fourth of the historical lec- tures offered to the public by the uni versity during the Winter will be Eiven Wednesday night in Corcorar® Mall. Prof. Elmer Louis Kayser will &peak on “The Renaissance Man.” The lectures are open the public upon application at the office of the president for tickets. The last lec ture will be held March 26. Plan Homecoming Meeting. The Columbian homecoming meeting § pm., at 1822 I street ¥vans will speak on “The a Good Investment.’ Randall will give musi lections. A meeting of the George Washing- ton Club is scheduled Tuesday night. Members will gather in Lisner Hall The university is proud of the rec- ord of the debating team, which last week defeated Syracuse and Prince- ton University teams. The Syr: debate was scheduled as a part of the Junior week celebration. The Princeton debate took place the night before inauguration, Both visiting university debating teams were en- tertained. Manager Edwin S. Bettel- orge Washington team in charge of the debates. Syra- argued on the court power qu tion, while the Princeton men were met on the child labor question President William Mather Lewis and Dean William Cline Borden of the Medical School will return from Boston, Mass., today. They attended the annual meeting of the Medical Schools Associat and the luncheon of the Boston George Washington Alumni Association yvesterday dical School Changes. Announcements have been made that the university medical school will be greatly improved during the coming Summer. The opening of Corcoran Hall has taken a large load of chemistry students off the Medical School Building. The old chemical laboratory will be completely reno- vated during the coming year. medical research laboratory will be opened in the building, under the su- pervision of Dr. Oscar B. Hunter. The enlarging of the Medical School will amply provide for the incoming class. Registrations are already ing made for entrance next Fall ®pite the restrictions placed new students Dr. Charles to Women announce Wednesday a at Joshua sentials Bernice cuse de- upon Hill, in éharge of the Alexander Weddell peace prize essays, announced that competition will be open until the date of May 1 The prize of $250 is offered the stu- dent who presents the best essay on “The Promotion of Peace Among the Nations of the World.” Wednesday afternoon, in Corcoran Hall, Clayton Hamilton. well known dramatie_critic author, will ture at 5 o'lock on “The Stage in Sheridan’s Day.” The Sheridan re- vival is the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the original produc- tlon of “The Rivals.” Girls Make Record. i the of Walter R. Stokes, fo Washington rifle team world rifle champion, girls' team huug up sther world mark last The girls shot seven perfect it of ten prone against the the Michigan Agricultural College. This is the second time in ten days the George Washington girls wade a record. Against the Drexel Institute they shot five per- fect s The men’s team is mak- ing an enviable record and will prob- ably repeat the win of the indoor in- tercollegiate championship won last year in New York The university new rifle range Souilt under the direction of and is in every way a iost affair. Tt is expected that exceptional groundwork Stokes the university not only to win more will interest increasing numbers of students in rifle shooting. corge Washington students planning to take a tour to this Summer under the direction of Ralph Foster of the department of romance languages. Reservations have been made for a party, it Is understood. STUDENTS TO OBTSERVE COL. YOUNG’S BIRTHDAY Armstrong Students to Pay Tribute to Famous Colored Soldier. Maj. Scott to Speak. Armstrong Manual Training School will observe birthday of Col. Charles Young. famous colored sol- dier, at a special assembly this week. Maj. O. W. Scott, U. §. A, retired, one of Col. Young's intimate associates, will deliver the eulos: H. Muri chairman of the ora- torical contest’ committee, lectured to the students Friday on the “Constitu- tion of the United States, Its Making and Its Makers.” He drew a contrast between the British constitution and American and showed t*a peints of superiority In the American docu- ment. He also pointed out the work shington, Hamilton, John Jay, Martin and Gouverner Morris. v. John Dixon was a visitor to the school last week. After gradua- tion Dr. Dixon espoused the cause of theology and is now stationed in Madison, N. J., after a successful pas. torate at Fall River, Ma: Reorganization of the alumni is be- ing vigorously pushed by Rev. Ernest Osborne, and it is expected that this xenerally neglected feature of the sacondary schools will flourish into an agency for general school welfare abounding in vim, vigor and vitality. Armstrong dropped her basket ball @ame to Baltimore High School by a score of 23-15. Commenting on the result of the game, which was un- doubtedly surprising, Coach Miller sald that the Monumental City boys simply played the locals off their fees Baltimore now leads the Atlant League in basket ball with Arm- strong trailing her with a percentage of .600. The Dunbar game, which is a play-off of the existing tie for the local interscholastic championship, will take place Thursday at Murray Casino. Members of the June graduating class express gratification over the fact that Capt. Newman Is confidently expecting the work on the new, annex to have advanced to the stage where they will be enabled to have their graduating exercises in the audi- torium which is said to be the finest in the city Under direction ner George captain and the university scores ¢ girls of cores. has opened The ran its was Stokes, modern with the out by mtinue laurels, but up are Europe —_— Four persons are steadily employea in cleaning and polishing the table pilver in Buckingham Pa»l.acr. Dean Wil- | ' THE SUNDAY' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Cross-Word Puzzles Simple After Chinese Study Course Georgetown Foreign Service School Stu- dents Feel Disposed to Challenge Ex- perts to Match Without Dictionaries. Cross-word puzzles offer no mys- teries of solution to the students of Chinese at the Foreign Service School of Georgetown University. After spending days and nights struggling mentally with the maze of intricate aracters that form the simplified alphabet of the Chinese language, these score of students feel ready to issue a challenge to a cross-word puzzle match without dictionarles. Of all the foreign language courses in the Foreign Servicé School, which include Russian as well as various Asiatic dialects, the Chinese language is perhaps the most unique. It is en- tirely different from any other lan- guage, both in speech and in writing. It is the oldest known language, for one thing, so knowledge of other tongues offer nothing in the way of ssistance to those who seek to athom the mysteries of its “thou- sand-letter alphabet.” The roots of Its tradition and foundation are not so deep, however, as to dissuade the class at the For- elgn Service School from excavating the historical background of China from the earliest time of Chinese philosophy up to the development of the more popular mah-jong. With this end in view the Chinese class arranged a series of four lectures to be given by prominent Chinese au- thoritles on the subjeet. First Lecture Given. The first lecture was given last week by K. C. Li, graduate of the School of Commerce, Peking Govern- ment Univérsity, and a research stu- dent in the universities of California, Illinois and Columbia. He spoke on “Chinese Economic Institutions,” tracing the economic history of China from the “Chow Dynasty” that was in the twelfth century B. C. up to the present day. Mr. Li claimed that China, two centuries ahead of all other nations, achleved a system of economic law which brought about the unification of the Chinese people. Shia, Duke of China, was the first to introduce & reform and under the able services of Sung Yang, they succeeded in unit- ing the 148 states that originally comprised China, into seven states. Among the economic reforms they introduced were the reorganization of the administrative system of the state by aboloshing the “fie pro- mulgation of a code of laws; intro- duction of the individual system in place of the Agrarian system of agri- culture; standardization of weights, measures, etc., and lasuy, they en- couraged immigration. Others to Follow Soon. Other this course will be announced shortly. The second lecture will deal with Chinese phi- losophy; the third will be the report of Dr. Ai, professor of Chinese rt Georgetown, on his experiment in teaching the Chinese language which he conducted at the university. The fourth will be a fitting climax for the occasion, & get-together chop lectures in suey party in one of th fashionable restaurants. Incidentally, this INTERNATIONAL LAW TOPIC OF LECTURES Dr. Stowell of American University Announces Course Which ‘Will Open March 16. ery C. Stowell of the Ameri- University will give a course -in “International Law Ap- plied to Current Events” at the main lecture hall, 1901 F street,-beginning March 16, to which the public s in- vited. There is no fee or registra- tion requirement except in the case of students in the university who wish to obtain academic credit for the course. Such students will be a. signed special work In the investiga tion of questions discussed in the lectures. * The purpose of the cdurse will be to elucidate the principles which should be applied to the settlement of international problems and contro- versies. An opportunity for questions and discussion will be offered. Stephen Pararetoff, Minister of Bulgaria, will deliver the opening lecture, March 16. The university was closed inaugu- ration day in order that students might attend the ceremonies. Judge George Cookman Sturgiss, a trustee of American University, died recently at Morgantown, W. Va., aged 82 years. He was a member of Con- gress from West Virginia for some vears, and had also been superintend- ent of schools in Morgantown, mem- ber of the West Virginia House of Delegates, United States district at- torney and judge. He built the Mor- gantown and Kingwood Railroad, and practised law in Morgantown for nearly 60 years. The joint banquet of Chi_Psi Omega Fraternity and Phi Delta Gamma Sorority chapters at Ameri- can University was held recently at the Portland Hotel, with Dr. Fred- erick Juchhoff as toastmaster. Speeches were limited to two min- utes. Dr. can faculty, VARIED ACTIVITIES AT JEFFERSON SCHOOL Junior High Students Present Play, Entitled “Jefferson Choco- late Drops.” Organization of a Parent-Teacher Assoclation at the. Jefferson Junior High School was effected at @ house- warming at the school February 27. A program was given by the Glee and Dramatic Clubs of the school, and the young women of the cooking chool, directed by Miss Margaret Guest, served refreshments. R. W. Strawbridge, principal of the school, gave a comprehensive outline of the work of the Jefferson Junior High School and stressed the need of a Parent-Teacher Association. A busi- ness meeting followed, at which the association organized and elected the following officers: President, Mrs. Louis Freeman; vice president, Mrs. Louis Fridinger; secretary, Mrs. J. A. Banagan, and treasurer, Mrs. Joseph Newton. The “Jefferson Chocolate Drops” played to a crowded house Friday afternoon at a minstrel show given for the benefit of school activities. Edward Powell acted as interlocuter and Alvin Gheer, Norman Jack, Rob- ert Garner and Herman Oscar took endmen parts. _Preceding the min- strel show, the Dramatic Club gave a sketch from “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” with Gladys Hewitt as Miss Ophelia, Ruth Goldberg as Topsy and Mamie Taylor as Eva. Others who took part in the min- strel show were Harold Fridinger, Frank Cogswell, Arthur Cohen, Louls Freeman, George Carpenter, Charles Beavers, Paul Rosenberg, Joseph Sheer, Ralph Bowles, Joseph Gott- leib, Norman Jack and Charles Mothershead, the students with Chinese dishes. Every procedure on this occasion will be conddcted in Chinese style,, from the famous Peking tea to chop-sticks and from plain chom-min to Hung-Shao-go. Even the conversation about the table will be fn Chinese so far as the limitations of the students will per- mit. - Goes'to Orient. Frank R. Eldridge, chief of the Far Sastern division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and professor of the course on “The Far [last,” at the foreign service school left recently for a trip to the orfent He will visit Japan, China and the Philippines, Siam, India and other countries Inspecting the ports of the Department of Commerce and the possibility of increasing United States trade with the Far East. In his absence, the Georgetown school has secured the services of Halleck A. Butts, who is acting chief of the Far East division. Mr. Butts was one of the first students of the foreign serv- ice school, leaving some years ago to take up his duties in Toklo, Japan, where he Berved as commercial at- tache. He is giving a number of lectures on the Far East covering his observations both in Japan and China. Collaborating with him on this course will be Emmett A. Chapman, who is also a_graduate of the foreign serv- ice school, and at present regional chief of the division of the Commerce Department, including India, Aus- tralia, Java, etc. Dr. Rowe Resumes Course. Dr. L. S. Rowe, director-general of the Pan Awerican Uxion, who has just returned from South America, will resume his lectures of the “Latin America Seminar” course at the Georgetown school. Dr. William J. Spillman, consulting specialist of the Department of Agriculture and an- other member of the Georgetown fac- ulty, is absent from the city on a tour of the West in the interest of crop diversification. Willlam Manger, member, returned with Dr. Rowe He was recently made chief of the finance division of the union. Due to the widespread interest throughout the United States in con- nection with the series of lectures on Russla being given by Father Ed- mund A. Walsh, S. J., regent of the Foreign Service School, it has been necessary for him to refuse a large number of invitations to speak in varlous cities. In spite of this fact, even with the lecture program al- ready arranged, Father Walsh has found it necessary to spend a good deal af his time in travellng. He is away at present giving lectures in Philadelphia and Yonkers, N. Y. A part of his tentative program for the next month includes lectures in Fall River, Mass.; New Bedford, Conn.; Providence, R. L; New York City, Chicago, Cleveland, Urbana, TIL, a lecture before the Washington Study, one before the Federal School- man's League in Washington and va- rious others in addition to his weekly lectures at the National Museum. HINE JUNIORS BOAST BRAND-NEW SLOGAN will familiarize another facult Principal of School Composes Song Designed as “Alma Mater” Greeting. Harold Warner, principal of the Hine Junior High School, turned composer recently and wrote an alma mater song for the institution. It is called “Hail to Hine Junior High School.” The Eastern High School Orchestra entertained the Hine student body Tuesday with an elaborate concert. The orchestra was conducted by Mrs. Carrie V. Byram. Its program was interspersed with vocal and *nstru- mental solos rendered by Nathan Clark, Herbert Cooper, Evelyn~Scott and a trio composed &f Breeskin, Bowlder and Stewart. Hine held its initfal annual cadet assembly Thursday for the presenta- tion of warrants to the sergeants and corporals in the school's first cadet company. “Addresses were made by Charles Hart, principal Bastern High School; Col. Wallace M. Craige, gen- eral director of High School Cadets; C. J. Schwartz, chairman of the mili- tary committee of the Bastern High School; G. B. Rath, faculty adviser for the Hine cadets; Cadet Capt. R. S. Clifford, and Cadet Lieuts. Main and Zier of the Hine company. ‘Warrants were presented by Mr. Warner to sergeants and corporals as follows: Sergeants—F. Sanders, H. W. Johnson. Corporals—John D. Doerr, Roy Thompson, Chester Pyles, Fulton H. Dixon, Paul L. Lawson and William T. Matthews. BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL INTERESTED IN RADIO Club Composed of Fans Showing Enthusiasm—Activities in Other Lines During Week. * Activities at Business High School are centering around the Radio Club composed of the radio enthuslasts of the school, under the direction of Miss Margaret McMahon. The initial event in thelr program was held at the home of Calvin Brown, owner of an eight-tube set. Included in the group were Erma White, Jessie Cornwell, Anne Baldwin, Louise Dodge, Ernest Rice, Edward Lewis, Carroll High- fleld, J. Hoyle Nevin and “Abe” Mar- tin. The next event scheduled by the group is an Invitation evening March 17, when dancing will be an added attraction to the program. With the establishment of a third chapter of the Friendship Club with- in the school and the request for an alumni_chapter from the graduates, the club seems to be coming to the front as the premiere social group of the institution. An Innovation will be the _interchange of hosplitality among the chapters. The first of tho serfes to be presented will be given Friday by Chapter A, with Chapter B and the girls of semester 1 as guests. In charge are Louise Lind- sey, chairman; Ruth Colburn, Pauline Bell, Lucy Kerr, Elsie Puzika, Vernah Scott, Sarah Kessler, Ethel Laser, Blanche Simpson and Sylvia Lichten- burg. In connection with the spirit of Music week an assembly was held Tuesday, Edwil N. C. Barnes con- ducting. Central Graduate Honored. Henry Hall Barr, a graduate of Central High School, class of ’24, who is now taking a course in elec- trical engineering at Pennsylvania D. E. Serivener, Miller and C. State College, has been made a mem- ber of the Phi Delta Fraternity at that instiuttion, Jito Lithuania. MEDICAL “FRAT” - NATIONAL . TERM | CHAPTER FORMED Branch of Mu Delta Phi Es- tablished at Howard U. 12 Charter Members. A chapter of the Mu Delta Phi Frater- nity, an honorary soclety composed of medical students, was established at Howard University Monday by one of its founders, H. L. Ettman, a student of Washington University, St Louis. It was named Beta Chapter. Mr. Ettman was assisted in the or- ganization by Dr, Ernest E. Just, Prof. Frank Coleman and Drs. Rudolph Fisher, Keith Madison and Carter Mar- shall. Plans are being made, according to Mr. Ettman, to organize chapters in all of the leading colleges in the United States ‘which conduct pre-medical courses. Twefve candidates were initiated as charter members of the Howard chap- ter. They are: John Baldwin West, president; Theodore White, vice presi- dent; James K. Walker, secretary; W. A. Winter, treasurer; Arthur J. Sgyres, sergeant-at-arms; Dr. Ernest E. Just, Prof, Frank Coleman, Prof. St. Elmo Brady, Dr. H. L. Pelham, Dr. Rudolph Fisher, Dr. Carter Marshall, Dr. Keith Madison, G. C. Maxwell, J. O. Cummings, Sidney Sumby, Horace C. Scott, Edward Cheek, E. C. Downing and W. C. George. Included in this group are three Phi Beta Kappa men, three Sigma Xi, three National Research fellows, three under- graduates on honor roll and the others have at least 4 grade of B. 3 Charter Day Celebrated. Howard's charter day was celebrated with an alumni-seniof dinner last night in the university dining hall. More than 500 attended. Dr. J. Stanley Durkee announced that the medical school had been granted an appropriation of $370,000 for a new building. Dean Cook also epoke. A dance followed the dinner. The committee in charge of the din- ner was composed of Mrs. Alma J. Scott. chairman; Dean Lucy D. Slowe, Miss Ethel C. Harris, George A. Parker, Miss Marie E. Jordan, Maurice Clifford, Miss Harriet G. Heard, Miss Norma E. Boyd, Dr. Willlam H. Greene, Miss Eleanor Rivers and Robert L. Evans. Howard University's Orchestra, the Girls' Glee Club and the Male Glee Club participated in the inaugural program Wednesday night on the east steps of the Capitol, through the courtesy of the chairman of the inaugural committee on arrangements. The special numbers by the University Male Glee Club were “Deep River,” by Burleigh; “Invictus,” by Protherol, and “Jacob’s Ladder.” Orchestra Improves. The Howard University Symphony Orchestra, after some three years’ train- ing under Dorcy Rhodes, formerly con- nected with one of the United States Army bands, has developed into a most representat musical organization. From a conglomeration of half-trained musical students who were totally in- experienced in ensemble playing, and who were for the most part mere begin- ners on their instruments, Mr. Rhodes developed at Howard one of the best ro bands in the country, as was con- ceded by music critics after Howard's success in the professional band con- test at Philadelphia on_ Thanksgiving, 1923. From this same material he has molded & remarkablo symphony orches- ra. A number of concerts have been re- cently given by the university orchestra. It participated February 5 on the artists’ series program, and rendered special selections in the university chapel in connection with the recent lecture by Dr. Albert Bushnell Hart. An invitation was extended to the university orchestra to participate in the inaugural musical pro- gram on the east steps of the Capitol on the evening of March 4 A special song the university choir at o'clock this afternoon in the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel on the Howard University campus. The university cholr is composed of more than 50 highly trained voices, and is under the direction of Lulu V. Childers, head of the depart- ment of music at Howard University. K. C. EVENING SCHOOL CHOOSES OFFICERS Harry Kabat Heads Editorial Staff of Knight Owl—Foreign Lan- guage Clubs Forming. Harry Kabat was elected editor of the Knight Owl, student publication ".’ the Knights of Columbus Evening School, at a meecting of the student council Friday. John A. McGuinness was chosen assistant editor. The following were assigned places on the editorfal staff: Norwood P. Cassidy, Louis S. Prejean and Miss May A. Barrett, associate editors; Albert J. Kearney, circulating man. ager; Danlel P. Stanton, advertising manager; farry K. Brunett, business manager. A reportorial staff was designated, comprised of Herbert L. Wynne, law; Mary E. Hart, English; James ' E. ' Davidson, commercial: George V. Menke, academic. The next issue of the Knight Owl will appear March 16, and with the organization of a competent staff it is expected that the success of the first number will be continued and further im- provements made in connection with the material published in the paper. James H. Kane, past State deputy of the Knights of Columbus of the State of Washington and a member of the Washington bar, was a visitor at the school last week. He was im- pressed with the number of students attending the law courses. Dramatie Group Busy. Under the leadership of Norwood P. Cassidy, chairman of the dramatic committee of the student .council, plans have been launched for staging a play by the students. It is con- templated that all preliminary ar- rangements will have been com- pleted by March 15, so that the selec- tion of the cast and the holding of rehearsals will be under way after that date. The participants in the play will be selected from the school at large. There is now. being organized a German Club by the students of the German class. This is a start In the direction of a general foreign lan- guage society with three units work- ing - under Its direction, covering French, Spanish and German, These clups will promote activities tending to develop the conversational feature of each language, and will produce foreign plays and participate in va- rious activities along these lines. A delegation of students will at- tend the dance, entertainment and card party arranged by the State Council, March 17, at the auditorium for the purpose of alding the arch- bishop's scholarship fund. PAPAL POLICY OPPOSED. WARSAW, March 7.—The Lithua- nian government, it was announced here today, is preparing a protest to the Vatican regarding the Polis con- cordat in which the papal diplomats are said to have recognized the de facto annexation of Vilna to Poland. The Lithuanian public is asserted to be highly excited and is demand- ing that the government ask Rome to recall Mgr. Zeccini, the papal delegate C., MARCH 8, T0 END MARCH 19 Examination Dates Are An- noynced—Legal Sorority to Entertain. The Winter term of the National University, both in the law depart- ment and the college of finance and business administration, will close with examinations scheduled for March 17, 18 and 19. The Spring term will begin immediately after the ex- aminations with a number of new courses. 3 The Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority of the university will entertain at tea at the home of the assoclate dean, Miss Elizabeth S. Emmons this after- noon, in honor of the pledges of the sorority, who include Miss Bertha Richardson, Migs Esther Martin} Miss Eleanor Frear, Miss Blanche Kern and Mrs. Edwina Avery. The initia- tion ceremonies will be held within the next two weeks. Kappa Beta evening. Miss Emmons will preside. Members of the June graduating class have chosen as their class em- blem a ring bearing the seal of Na- tional University and the date of graduation. Edward Reinhart, treas- urer of the class, is in charge of the orders, Women's Group to Meet. The Inez Milholland (National Uni- versity) Chapter of the National Woman's Party will hold a business meeting _at the school Wednesday night. The meeting has been called by the chairman, Miss Loyola M. Coyne, for a special report on the ways and means program by the com- mittee In charge of that work. The chapter is working on a number of student projects in collaboration with the other student chapters in the schools here, and has outlined a very active program for the year. The New York State Law Club holding regular meetings for the purpose of organizing methods of study for those who expect to take the bar examination in New York State in June. The plan has proved popular with the students from New York. is Fraternity Banquet. The Sigma Delta Kappa Fraternity of the university will give a banquet Wednesday night at e Franklin Square Hotel. A committee in charge of the arrangements includes George R. Martin, chairman; Euclid S. Flem- ing and W. H. Clampitt. The presi- dent of the fraternity, Glenn O. Hlatt, will preside, and a number of. prominent lawyers will be guests. The honor guests will be the recently initiated members of the fraternity. The fraternity held initiation cere- monies Monday evening at the club- rooms, at 1409 L street Nine men were taken into the organization. The McAdoo Club of the university will meet next week. Efforts will be made to get Mr. McAdoo to address the club during the Spring. Masonic Club Meets. The university Masonic Club its regular meeting Friday evening in the old lower hall of the university. Reports of committees were heard, and after the business meeting the social committee served refreshments. The club plaus to sponsor a number of programs during the Spring to which the public will be invited. There algo will be a number of social affairs on the schedule. Freshman class officers of the uni- versity announced last week that they expect to make the annual freshman dance, which is to be held at the City Club April 18, the largest soclal affalr of the year. The ex- ccutive committee of the class has appointed special committees to as- sist the regular dance committee in arranging for the affair. The upper classmen will co-operate. Albert Viault, vice president of the junior class, will assist the freshman com- mittee in working out their plans, and Lee F. Denton, treasurer of the senior class, has been named by the third-year president, D. J. O'Brien, to represent the senior class on the joint social committee. Committees on decorations, refreshments, invita- tions and finance have been named by the first-year offiters, and the chairmen of the varfous committees will name their assistants and begin work on the plans immediately. This will be the third of the series of class dances to be held at the City Club this year. The Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority of the university will sponsor another of its popular “legal nights” during March. The speakers have not yet been selected, but will include several prominent lawyers of the District. The open forum will be held after the speaking, as has been customary with the programs held this season. The public will be invited to attend the lectures. DEBATES SCHEDULED FOR COLLEGE OF LAW Faculty Adviser Announces Sub- Jject for Discussion to Be Held Friday Night. Thomas F. Flaherty, sccretary of the postal clerks’ organization and faculty adviser of the freshman de- bates, which are now a leading ac- tivity in the college 1ife of the Wash- ington College of Law, announced last night that the next debate will be on the subject, “Resolved, That the Philippine Islands should be given their independence by the United States.” The debate will be held Fri- day night at the college, 1315 K street. Those on the airmative side will be Ernestine Matthews, Joseph F. Gulick and Pearle Cooper. On the negative team are Thomas Crelghton, Michael Hertz and Florence Hart. nett. The first debate was on the sub- ject of the proposed twentieth amend- ment to the Constltution giving Con- gress power to limit, regulate and prohibit the labor of persons under 18 years of age. A second debate, considering the subject of modifying the Volstead act, also was held. A third debate was on the subject of the regulation of rental laws in the District of Columbia by congressional legislation. Epsilon Chapter, Kappa Beta Pi legal sorority, will give a card party at the college Saturday for the.bene- fit of the endowment fund. The com- mittees in charge of arrangements were appointed by Miss Mary L. Kess- ler, dgan of the chapter, as follows: General chairman, Mattie Tompkins committee on tickets and publicity, Miss Fuller, chairman, Miss Bonner and Miss Hines; committee on tables and score cards, Miss Mary C. Whelan, chatrman; Mrs. Gold, Miss Stites and Miss Kemp; decorations and prizes, Miss Grace Whelan, chairman, Mrs. Linkins, Miss Hunter, Miss Grimes and Mrs. Hawks. FREED IN MAIL THEFT. Three Men Found Not Guilty by « Los Angeles Jury. LOS ANGELES, March T7.—Jack Elerick, Joe Borstch and Frank Wil- son, tried for complicity in mail truck robberies with Herbert Wilson, San Quentin “lifer,” here in 1921, were found not gulilty by a jury in Federal Court late today. held 1925—PART 1. EYES OF SCHOOL CHILDREN EDICAL SCIENCE is doing a wonderfu] service for school children. The school chil- dren of today are the citi- zens of tomorrow. School children are getiniz periodic physical examinations. Their defects are be- ing discovered as never before, and everything possible is being done to correct them. Pretty soon the Na- tion will be made up of people with a new standard of physical perfec- tion. One of the most commonly found defects in school children is" faulty vision. Only rarely does a child realize that his evesight is defective. When you have been accustomed to a thing all your life it is quite natural to accept this thing as normal. Par- ticularly is this true of a child Other than its own experience the child han no standard with which to Judge. Many a child has been considered stupld when it merely had eve trou- ble; nor is this confined to children Any physiclan can recite numerous instances where peoplk, mnot only grown up, but also well along in life, have been given a new conception of wel] being through the medium of eyeglasses. Perhaps they have strug- gled through high school and colleg: suffering fatigue or headache afte much reading, never suspecting what the trouble really was. Many children having eye defect do have good vision. The trouble is that to see they have to exert con- sclous effort, resulting In muscular CLASS ELECTION GIVES CLOSE RACE McKinley High School Seniors Choose President After Three Ballots. Dwight Horton was elected president ot the McKinley Technical High School June graduating class last week on the third ballot. Other candidates for the office were Rebecca Harry and Alvin O'Halloran A close vote also marked the election of vice preeident, this office finally going to Charles Crowder. John Parsons was his opponent. The office of treasurer went to Winton Koons; that of secre- tary to Rebecca Harry, and the ser- geant-at-arms to Arthur Wondrack. Spanish games and cross-word puzzles teatured a soclal meeting of the Spanish Club held recently at the home of ‘Marion Hunt. Those who took part were Adele Swecker, Marlon Hunt, Samuel Lewis, Joseph de Julian, I ward Spano, Irving Burr, Edward Seaman, Albert Pisani and Charles Blume. Club Elects Officers. The Pals and Pallettes Club week clected William Shoemaker its president. Shoemaker is prominent in art affairs at “Tech,” and was winner of the “Robin Hood” poster contest Ofher officers chosen are: Archibald Detweiler, vice president; Hazel Scaife, secretary; Margaret Mitchell, treasurer, and William Baldwin, sergeant-at-arms. Upholding the negative side of the question, “Resolved, That the Under- wood Proposal for the Disposition of Muscle Shoals be Enacted into Law,” a team composed of Arthur Wondrack, Benjamin Bretzfelder and Charles Miner won the debate at the last meeting of the Agora Society. The afirmativ was upheld by Leroy Stockman, bert Relchelt and Dallas Cashell. Hon- ors for the best speech were conferred on Charles Miner. To Debate Capital Punishment. The Agora Society has planned to de- bate with a team representing the sixth semester. The question will be, “Re- solved, That Capital Punishment be Abolished.” Bretzfelder, Miner and Stockman will compose the society’s team, which will uphold the affirmative side. The sixth semester team includes Warren Magee, Preston Brooks and Catherine Chase. Garbed in grammar school attire— short skirts, hair ribbons, rompers and socks—the girls in the junior class at- tracted considerable attention at the Junior day celebration Thursday. The boys wore short trousers, bat wing ties and Buster Brown collars. A satirical play was presented by the girls as a feature of the party. Those who took part were Janet Frost, Carolyn Pitchlyn, Grace Emmert, Fannybelle Tenny, Fiiz- last abeth Potter, Kathryn Chase, Helen Gilmore, Carolyn Snell and Carmen Collier. e THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS GIVEN BY STUDENTS Three one-act plays, written by members of the Players’ Guild, wers presented at Dunbar High Scdhool Tuesday afternoon before large audience of Invited guests. They were: “A Penny's Penny,” a play of negro life; “Leaving the Baby,” and “The New Home,” also a play oF negro life. The characters in “A Penny's Penny” were Allan Woolridge, Irma Weaver and Edward Carroll. Those who took part in “Leaving the Baby” were Maud Davis, Helen Ogle and Miriam Hutchins. The cast for “The New Home"” included Oliver Hill, Eu- lalia Luckett, Ethel Hart, Amy Orme, Raphael Smith and Walter Craig. Music was furnished by the Dun- bar Sextet, composed of Annette Hawkins, pianist; Rupert Llovd, vio- linist; _ Harold Lewis, _ violinist; Arthur Williams, violinist; Blanchard Lloyd, flutist, and Alfred Scott, vio- linist. Officers of the Players’ Guild are: Elinor Robinson, president; Marion Jefferson, vice president: Gursta Boyd, secretary, and Ernest ‘Washington, stage manager. An outline of the activities of the guild was given following the pro- duction by Miss M. P. Burrill, teacher of dramatics. She presented the au- a thors of the three plays and explain- ed the significance of the movement at Dunbar toward the production of plays based on negro life. She also stressed the seed of creative writing among the students and their unique mission of learning to interpret cor- rectly the life of their race. JThe mid-year election of the Dun- bar Honor Soclety as announced by the Dunbar Honor Council at the re- cent program of the society com- pletes the taking in of 15 per cent of the senior class. The next elec- tions will occur in May and 5 per cent of the junior class will be chosen. _The nine members are: Gursta Boyd, Margaret Jones, The- resa C. Johnson, Lois Pair, Norma Parks, Elaine Willlams, Richard At- kinson, Williston Lofton and Mor- teza Sprague. In the second game of the basket ball champlonship series between Dunbar and Armstrong, February 26, Dunbar was defeated, 19 to 7. A third game must now be played to determine the champion, as Dunbar defeated Armstrong, 20 to 17, in the first game. SRS S o Recelvers of government allowances in Germany number 536,000. One of a Series of Popular Health Talks Supplied by the Medical Society of the District of Columbia. strain and tiring of the eyes. Thi is reflected in mervousness or head- ache, dizziness and nausea, or maybe the more obvious manifestation is an apparent effort to shirk studies. In reality more children are found to suffer from this sort of eye strain than from defective vision. In the medical service given scheol children of Washington child’s eyes are examined at once a year. The examination covers both eye strain and vision. Children needing attention are sent to physi- clans who understand the eyes Many of these children would other- wise drop out of school or go for- ward slowly, perhaps with perma damage to the nervous system. simple service, given to the poor as well as to the rich, should mean much to the value and happiness of our future citizens, Testing the the eves for glasses should |never bo trustea to any ome but | physician who specializex in this |Wwork. To find out the exact degree of correction the glasses should pro- vide, it Is often necessary to dilate the pupils. Our laws do not allow other than physicians to use the drugs necessapy for this purpose. It very ffequently happens also |that eye trouble is merely & symptom of some more deep-seated disturbance which only the physiclan would dis- cover. It is for these reasons that many opticians do not attempt to make tests for glasses, but confine their work to filling prescriptions. AT CENTRAL HIGH Erik B. Reed Obtained Ele- mentary Education at Home. Clef Club Elects. School in its Erik B. school i another student body— ten-year-old Reed. The boy entered the the 1 but is age was kept secret until he ac- quired enough him in the junior year. Unlike most other students, did not come to Central from a & mar school, but obtained his mentary education by being tutored by his parents. Sylvia Altman, who celebrated her eleventh birthday an- niversary last September, previously held the honors for being the youn est student. Kenneth Stubbs, champion of the Chess Club, held the first of a series of simultaneous exhibitions Friday He played two games of checkers and four games of chess. James Bell de- feated him at This was only loss. has Central High child prodigy credits to place Reed chess his Clef Club Eleets. At a recent meeting of the Clef Club, the officers were for the currentsemester. They Emily Herzog, president; Owens, vice president; Helen Pren- tiss, secretary, and Dorothy Shoe- maker, treasurer. All are seniors. Rachel Field, author of “The Patch- work Quilt.” has written a letter to Miss Du Breuil, in which she ex- presses her thanks to the February class for presenting her play as their lass night pl She also stated that she regretted not being able to attend and witness the first public appearance. Correspondence is being started by the French department between the French students and boys and girls in France who are studying Eng- lish. The letters from France will be written in French, while the let- ters from Central will be written in English. Upshaw Gives Advice. Representative Upshaw of Georgia spoke to the students on Thursday. “Don’t be discouraged; never glve up,” is the motto which Representa- tive Upshaw advised all Centralites to follow. Mr. Upshaw ascribes his success to the following of this motto. Dr. Ham also spoke. The chapel ended with the of Central songs. A German racing car is being over- hauled by the automobile class. This machine is unusual in that it has four speeds ahead, a maximum of about 90 miles an hour and a mini- mum of about 20 in the highest gear. It also has two foot brakes, one for each foot, and the power is trans- mitted by chains instead of the familiar drive shaft. The motor is a “T" head, double ignition, four- cylinder type. The machine is owned and being repaired by Cole- man Jones. Visitors are welcome at the auto shop. Girls Making Fudge. Under the direction of Miss White, instructor of domestic science, some Central girls have been devoting much time, both during free periods and after school to making fudge, which is being sold in the lower. corridors during the lunch periods and after school. Last year over 1,000 pounds of candy, at 50 cents a pound, were made and sold. From these facts it may easily be seen that the school fund is swelled greatly by this work A new contract has been made to repair the swimming pool. This con- tract guarantees to finish the pool within 60 days from the time it is begun. The girls on the swimming team have been using the Y. W. C. A pool. The boys have used the C. U pool. DR. LEWIS ADDRESSES EASTERN STUDENTS Debates and Oratorical Contest Center of Interest of High School Classes. Dr. William Mather Lewis, presi- dent of George Washington Universi- ty, addressed the students of Eastern High School at an assembly Tuesday morning. President® Lewls was in- troduced by Miss Freda D. BEgbert, teacher of journalism. A mixed chorus of 130 voices gave an enjoyable concert of 10 numbers Thursday evening at the school. They represent the Sheldron Choral Society of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Dr. Henry H. Harris, principal of a high school at Lowell, Mass., visited Eastern Monday. “Resolved, That a uniform dress should be established for the girls at Eastern” was the subject of an informal debate Tuesday afternoon before a meeting of the debating so- clety. The leaders of the affirmative were Pauline Roth and Gertrude Effenbach, and the negative, Dorothy Walker. A general discussion fol- lowed the speeches. Twenty-five pupils have enrolled in the oratorical contest. They hold a short meeting every Friday morning, where they discuss problems of in- terest to them as a whole. The speeches, outlines for which have been submitted, must be in by March 12. The best six of the orations will be delivered April 10, and April 22 the winner at Eastern will be chosen. Girls' ected are Alice singing BOY, 10, IS STUDENT CATHOLICU. PLANS NEW RADID STATION High-Powered Plant, With 1,500-Mile Radius, Soon to Be Placed in Operation. A high-powered broadeasting statior is being installed at Cathollc Uni- sity to replace the “watter” known to steners in Wa 2 largely ve five ton as new station will operate along educational am club lines but will include in its prog: the musical erts and glee recitals at the university. Prof. Thomas J. MacKava of the department enginecring, and Mr. clate professor, are tallation. Ac: Kavanagh, the 1 have a radius approximate 1,500 miles. The ation will operated on a wave-length « meters. Application has n for a license to maintain stz and, with the project so near tion, it is expected that call will be assigned within Build Radio the completion direct current laboratory the inte ference, which herctofore be experienced in t made by t motor-generator will be nated. This will make it possible fc the microphone to be placed in t same room with the transmitting ap paratus. As soon as the put into operation and tests have been made, a room, which will be used broadcasting, will be construct St. John's Hall. In tion the broadeasting st laboratory is now beir when completed, will afford am cilities for students who are ested In the progress rad munication to conduct experime The feast of Thomas Aquina patron of Catholic schoo served yesterday at the Classes were suspended in all de- partments. Right Mgr. George A Dougherty, vice r . celebrated solemn high ma asium agh, head electrical Valade supervising ng to Mr. Mac transmitter willg w the With sets elimi- sat sounansne solely for a i with radio h, fa- universits universit bers of the facul filiated religious student body : Rev. Dr. James the National Catholic W ence, delivered the disc was an academic occ professors and academic robes. H. R Jurse seni dents Dinner Served. After the nasium a dinner was served in well Hall, at which the guests « honor were Senator David T. Walsh of Massachusetts and Archbishop Curle Mgr. Doughert deans of the the profe: ceremonies at the gyn culty of sors residi prese | Thursday eve the Dod Noor smoker of the {was furnished by the club. The Edwin Rya Hall. The Chess and recent addition to the list institutions at the univer a meeting Thursday Klosky gave a talk on the in che Dr. Aubrey E. Landry professor of mathematics and of the school of sciences, gave on chess. VOTE FOR D. C. DEBATED. Negative Side Wins in Contest at Junior High School. A debate in the District was by the debating « land Junior High Sch Zoing to the negative s Anna Bernstein, Ma Slizabeth Sweet and The affirmative George Jones las Richardson The judges wr W. Williams Shakespes Dream” and * were presented I at a recent meeting parent-teacher who took part Howard Harlan, Morri Smith. 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