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26 b. W. U. DEBATERS MAY GO ABROAD Trip Like That Taken by Ox- ford and Cambridge Teams Is Projected. In seeking new flelds to in debate. George Washington versity men have arranged to the Wniversity of Virginia and the University of Maryland teams on April 18. In addiion to this engage- ment the George Washington men will enter the National Oratorical 'ontest the regional winners of which will go to Callfornia later in the vear Emboldened by university debating rapid growth and interest in the com- petition in the past year and a half, the university is planning to send a team to England nert vear on a junket stmilar to that made by the Oxford and Cambridge teams the past two vears Uni- meet the success of the teams, and the Lost Only Onee. The university debating teams have st but one engagement this season and that was last week, when the women's team went down to defeat The men lost 4 Dre-season engage- sent against Cambridge, which took Place during October. Against Syracuse, Princeton. the men formly _successful ginia, North Carolina Virginia are on_the women will debate her night in Corcoran Hall wamen from the College and Mar The announced trip of the Washington University men land under the auspices of of International Education, has creat- unusual interest. It expected that a thorough tryout of all men in the university will be made from in- easingly large numbers in the next car. The university anxious to make a good showing in England and will bend every effort toward this end 1. Holland professor of bridge University coran Hall on Friday lecture concerns the of Great Britain in the late war. In view of the recent controversies in this country relative to the Alr Serv- fce and the Navy, the lecture is of unusual interest Maj. James Mars ates Army will speak tomorrow at chapel exercises. During the last weak, the United States Army films of the bombing of the battleships off the Virginia coast were shown Talks for Students. Fducational for students visiting Washington during the Easter holidays have been planned by the university. During the past few weeks practically all of the high schoois in New YVork. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Pennsylvania which are sending classes here for a visit during the Easter recess, have been reached by the university President Lewis recently outlined the project of giving the visiting students a start from the university where lectures and views of the city would be shown. The Fine Arts Com- mission has heartily co-operated witl the university in lending many beau- tiful views of the city. These will be shown and lectures given on Washington to the visitors daily during the Easter vacation. It is expected that several thousand visiting high school students will be weicomed at the university Tuesday E. Dana Durant of the Department of Commerce will give a lacture on “American Foreign Trade in Relation to Self-sufficiency.” Stu- dents as well as the public is invited A significant change in the poliey of awards for student activitles was noted last week when the faculty committee adopted the report of the special insignia committee, headed by Pro!. Robert W. Bolwell. In effect the ideas if adopted for the entire student body will be practically the same as those instituted by students In 1922 Pi Delta Epsilon will hold a dance on Thursday night in Corcoran Hall. The Law School has voted to hold an annual dinner. The affair is ge of Joseph Jordan, secretary the school. Lambda Chapter of Sigma Kappa held its Founders' banquet at the Mayflower yes- terday Phi’ Delta Phi Thursday. Prof, Prof. Gilbert S tive Andrew Comdr. It and Geodetic next State and been uni land, Vir- West Vir- lule. The Saturday against the of William Penn have Mary and sche George to Eng- Institute ed is is Ver al wil Harmsworth nistory, Cam- speak in Cor- night. The naval problems Rose of the United talks of Phi held smoker on Charles 8. Collier, Hall and Representa- ackson Montague spoke. atton of the Coast rvey, will speak at the mecting of the Student Council the American Society of Civil gineers in Corcoran Hall on Wed- esday night Announcement is made that varsity lase ball will be dropped this Spring. and that the Engineering College team will be continued under the irection of Prof. Johnson. The track team, under Coach Tom Probey, will continue its work in the gymnasium for the present DRAMATIC RECITAL OUTLINED AT DUNBAR June Program to Be Benefit for Sterling Relief Association. Progress on Yearbook. Tlans for the presentation of a Aramatic recital for the benefit of the Sterling Relief Association were outlined by Garnet C. Wilkinson, first assiftant superintendent in charge of colored schools, wt a meeting of teachers of divisions 10 to in the Dunbar High School lbrary Monday. Nathaniel Guy will he director of the production and Louis Russell busi- ness manager The plans are to present in June a two-part program, consisting of a pantomime and a dramatization of the life of .Hiawatha, augmented by four choruses, three from S. Cole- ridge-Taylor's famous trilogy, “Hia- watha. Tt is thé desire of Mr. Wilkinson and his committee that this all-school activity will lead to the establishment of an annual festival of music or drama, or both, by the pupils of the schools Hilliard _Robinson, Dunbar. 1916, Columbia University, B. A, 1924, in- structor in architecture, School of Applied Sclences, Howard University, Addressed the members of the senior class Wednesday. Mr. Robinson spoke of the opportunities for and need of negro architects and of the call to A career for ambitious students. Rupplementing the lecture, Mr. Robinson exhibited a number of “projects.” The Fleur-de-Lis Club entertained the Freshman Girls’ Club Friday af- ternoon with the following program: Instrumental solo, Elva Chambers; vocal solo. Vianna James; instru- mental solo, Bessie Lee; violin solo, tsabelle Hunter; vocal =olo, Margaret Newman; piano solo, Lottie Hunter. The Dunbar High School vearbook is making headway under its present staff. It is expected that the 1925 vearbook will be the best produced Iy the classes, Miss J. E. Musta & 0 charge conguer | | l shortly later took school, constitutional the remainder FRATERNITY IS HOST. Foreign Service Group at George- town Has Smoker. Delta Phi Epsilon, professional for- eign service fraternity of Georgetown Unlversit entertalned faculty mem- bers and students of the School of Foreign Service at a smoker, Thurs- day evening. This was the fourth en- tertainment conducted this semester for encouraging good fellowship and to promote an interest in foreign and domestic commerce Chauncey Depew Snow of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Harvey of Georgetown University, and Hallett Butts of the department of foreign and domestic commerce, were the principal speakers. CONCERT PLANNED BY 6. U, GLEE CLUB Revenue From Annual Mi- Careme Affairs to Send Runners to Penn Meet. Proceeds from the mi-Careme con- cert of the Georgetown College Glee Club tonight will go toward defraying the expenses of sending the champion Hilltop track team to the Pennsylva- a_meet where it hiopes to win fresh lautels. Unusual interest is being taken in the concert, the first of the season under the direction of the popular glee club. The program will be pre- sented in Gaston Hall, on the Hillte 0 o'clock, by a chorus of 40 A number of special soly numbers have heen arranged, with George O'Connor as an additional fea- ture in some of his cleverest song hits. Are Annual Affairs. The mi-Careme concerts are annual affairs on the Hilltop. They are al given on the Sunday ‘evening between Ash Wednesday and Easter, and this evening's concert prom come up to the high standards usually set. In view of the popularity of the track team, which is to benefit from it, the concert is expected to attract an unusually large audience. In addition to Mr. O'Connor, Louis O'Leary, '26, will sing two solo “When the King Went Forth to War" and “Sunset.” Mr. O'Leary is the pos- sessor of a fine baritone voice. Rich- ard McDonough, ‘25, banjo artist, with Francis Shumar at the piano, will render a number of popular airs A varied program including cal numbers, Georgetown songs popular medlevs has ar for the well trained be the best the in_recent s Vélga Boatman tures on the lassi- and be nged choru . said to Hilltop has produced The Song of the one of the fea- is program Faculty to Attend. President Charles W. Lyons, §. J., of Georgetown University, Dean Gal- lagher of the college and a number of the faculty. will attend the concert Blocks of seats also have been re- served for the young women from the Georgetow Visitation Convent, Trin ity College and other girl schools. who have acquired the habit of at- tending the annual concerts at the Hilltop Institution Leo V. Fahy, dent the Society and for a very that the society d i season. Othe John I'cri Mclanis, urer: Johy J Messrs, is the new "hilonomosian is making ive year will presi- Debating preparations in the hope win the inter- close of the st chosen ar dent; John J Alex Sioris, treas- sinter, amanuensis, and hiin. censors. Winners Debate Trial. * From the contestunts selected for the fourth trial debate of the George- town Law Sch the winners will participate”in the final prize contest of the which will be stuged commencement week. Announcement of the winners was made as follows: Senior Debating Society, J. T. Higgins, T. E. McKen- zie and W. F. Roberts, alternate. For the junior society; Elmer E. Field Albert Sidney Cain and G. J. C. Guil- foyle, alternate. Hall Stoner Lusk of Portland, Oreg., Ilig and Loug ¢ s in season, before who graduated from Georgetown Col- lege with high honors in his degree from the law was a visitor at the college last week. Mr. Lusk had the distine- tion of being one of the junior coun- sel in the contest before the United States Supreme Court to declare un- the Oregon law that seeks to abolish parochial and other private schools in the State, Announcement was made at the law school during last week of the death of Francis Matthew Walsh, an attorney of Providence, R. I, and a graduate of the 1922 class. Mr, Walsh died March 18 following a long illness. For a time he was connected with the legal department of the United States Land Office in Wash- ington. 1904 and Is Now on Paper. John G. Brunini, '19, former editor of the College Journal, is now on the editorial staff of the Dally News of New York City. Other graduates now in the limelight are Harry Kelly, G. U. pitcher, and Jack Connol former third baseman on the base ball team. They are both playing for the Ad Club, a Buffalo base ball team in the Buffalo Clubmen's | League + Through the efforts of Loufs Little, director of athletics, and concurrent co-operation of the Hoya, an official publicity bureau will be In effect for of the year. Galley proofs of sports news will be fur- nished to approximately 75 newspa- pers throughout the country. The March issue of the College Journal will be rolled off the press soon. Last year the Journal was popularly referred to “the second best college literary production in the country.” Through the efforts of its moderator, Rev. J. Edward Coffey, S. J, and Frank L. Morginson, Jr.. its editor-in-chief, the Journal is im- proving each month. In the college archives are found the names of many prominent alumni who formerly served on the staff of the Journal. Among them are those of Maurice Francis Egan, poet and diplomat; John G. Agar. prominent New York banke Conde B. Pallen, poet and editor; Wilton Lackaye and George Leguere, the actors; James BEashy- Smith. poet and lawyer; Herbert Wright, internatlonal jurist: Conde Nast, publishert of Vanity Fair and Vogue, and Father Gareschel, a well known poet. . FIVE GIRLS PLEDGED. Beta Alpha Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, George Washington University, pledged five girls last Sunday afternoon at the home of Miss Catherine Bennett, 1706 Summit place. The neophytes are Misses Thelma Cox, Thelma Halley, Eleanor Metz, Lois Shipman and Mrs. Esther Sammons. Miss Marie Yan, charter member of the local, which has been installed as Beta Gamma Chapter at Florida State College, also was pledged and will be initiated tonight with the group pledged in November. Initia- tion ceremonies will take place at the home of Miss Sarah French Smith, &l e Argonas apartients. q M.U.ENROLLS TOTAL OF 4045 STUDENTS Figures Just Announced for Institution Embrace College Park and Baltimore. Special Dispateh (0 The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md. March 2 A total of 4,045 students Is enrolled in the University of Maryland, includ- ing the schools here and in Baltimore, figures just issued in the registrars office show. These figures have been corrected to March 1. There are 1,026 active students in the #ix colleges here, of which more than 200 are Washingtonians, with | the remainder in Baltimore. The Law shool leads with 550 and the School of Dentistry is next in line with 479. Both of these are in Baltimore. The College of Arts and Sciences, with 354, is the largest at College Park. Statement of Registrar. The figures are: At College Park—Agriculture, 266; Arts and Sclences, 3! College of Edu- cation, 99; College of Engineering, 209; Graduate School, 74: College of Home Economics, 24 At Baltimore—College of Com- merce and Business Administration, 230; School of Dentigtry, 473; School of Law, 650; Scheol of Medicine, 354; sl of Nursing, 99; School of Phar- macy, In addition, there are commerce ex- tension students numbering 390, and the Summer school of the College of Business Administration, with 52, di- rected from Baltimore, and education extension, with 313, directed from College Park, and the Summer school, held annually here, which during the. last sessions had an enrollment of 486. All told, the figures given above total 4,207, but there have been de- ductions for duplication. Student Activities. Clark Seibert. a member of the jun- | ior class, has been elected spresident of the Y. M. C. A, at the u‘nl\'rrsil}' William Evans is the new vice presi- dent, N. C. Thornton is secretary and Frank Witter is treasurer. Dr. Albert F. Woods, president of the university, addresscd the meeting at which elections were held on | “What Christianity Means to Me. Plans are being made by the * to Iget out another information hand book similar to that issued for the 1924-25 terms. which contains about all the information there is to be had about the university and the va- rious socigties. BT De Atley, J. . Revelle, E. E McKeige and R Caruthers have been elected to membership in the Phi | Mu. honorary engineering society | They will be initiated at a banquet to be held on April 30. i C. M. Conrad, W. D. Kimbrough. F Holmes, A. L. Schrader and A. M. mith, students in the Graduate hool, have been nominated for the Ph. D. degree. Sixteen others are ex- Pected to receive their master's de- gree in June, Washington Boy Wins Honor. Word has come from the Navy De- partment that T. 3. (Jack) McQuade, | who graduated from the university last June, has been declared honor student officer of the Marine Corps. He went into the Marine Corps the latter part of last Summer. McQuade is a Washington boy E. G. Jenkins, State Boys' Club agent, has returned to the university { ffom New York, where he attended a | conference of extension service spe- cialists. Dr. J. H. Gardner, assistant profes- | sor in industrial chemistry, has re- | signed to take effect September 15. | He is leaving Maryland in order to return to the field of organic re- search. He is very popular with the | students, and his resignation is re- gretted Dr. H. A. Curtis of Yale addressed | the members of Phi Chi Alpha Chemi- { cal Fraternity at a banquet held re- | cently in Washington Pro . F. Cotterman talked over the radio Monday night from station WRC, in Washington. He =poke on “Agriculture,” his remarks being ad- dressed particularly to the boys' clubs and to the parents of students at the university who are taking the “ag" course. “Long-Haired Club” Election. Polly Savage has been elected pres- ident of the long-haired club at the universit: an organization that is | anti-bob. Bernice Moler 8 vice pres- | ident, Dorothy Young is treasurer and Margaret Haeseker is publicity man- ager. An officlal name for the club has not been selected. Eight horticultural students, in charge of Prof. S. A. Thurston, are on a trip to visit sral markets in Phil- adelphia gnd New York, and to attend the flower show in the latter city, J. B. Metager, head of the agrono- my department of the university, was one of the judges at the national corn show held recently in Chicago. S. B. Shaw, specialist {n marketing, accompanied a special committee of fruit growers of Talbot County on a recent towr of the packing houses of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia Beautification of the grounds of the new dairy building are under way, the landscape gardeners of the umi- versity being engaged in installing shrubbery around the structure. JEFFERSON JUNIORS PLAN MINSTREL SHOW School Banner to Be Awarded Sec- tion Which Sells Most Tickets for Entertainment. Bovs of the Jefferson Junior High Sehool will give a minstral show and entertainment Friday and Saturday nights. A ticket selling contest is to be held and a school banner awarded the section which sells the most tickets. The proceeds of the show will he used for the school. Early in the year sections were organized, each having its own presi- dent, vice president and other officers. At the assembly Wednesday the cam- Ppaign for student government officers was launched. Saul Mindel, Gladys Hewitt and Norman Jack were nomin- ated for president. Introductory speeches were made by Arthur Cohen, Geraldine Luders and Edward Powell. Laura Myers fnd Harry Cole, as can- didates for viee president, were in- troduced by Ruth Goldberg and Morris Markowitz. For secretary Marie Trede and Lura Shreve were proposed by Webster Richards and Marie Tay- lor. Lively times are expected in the next few days while the campaigning is on. Plans are underway for the publi- cation of the second number of the Jefferson Junior Journal. The new issue will be out before Easter. Frank Daniel, principal of McKin- ley Technical High School, was a visitor to the school Wednesday. He gave a talk on radio at the weekly assembly. The science classes doing eighth grade work had an interesting trip to the museum last week. Among things they inspected were steam engines. The orchestra made its inittal ap- pearance at assembly Wednesday. s, Telephone operators should work elght hours and sleep eight hours, hut!flflimflmh@lfl. — J | by {und the HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 22 Eastern High School Students Promise Big Event in “Adam and Eva” Presentation of Popular Play, April 2 and 3, Looked "~ Forward to With Great Interest—Debating Society Gets Adam and Eve and the apple! Those three were the principals in the first drama ever enacted, and now, after thousands and thousands of years, they again hold the center of the stage—this time in Eastern High School's production of *“Adam and Eva'" a three-act comedy by Guy Bolton and George Middleton, As for the serpent, well, there isn't any actual serpent in_“Adam and Eva” but there are compensations. For instance, there's the plot, which is the story of how James King, « millionaire whose naturally not too even temper was continually being ruffled by his expensive and unindus- trious family, is induced to take.a trip to South America for his health, because the family feels the need of relief from his unkind remarks about the bills they have accumulated. But Mr. King, hearing of the con- spiracy, plans his revenge. He goes to South America, but he leaves his business manage Adam Smith, at the head of the household, with in- structions to keep tab on the fam- fly's financial affairs. Adam Is yaung and handsome. Mr. King's sec ond daughter is young and beautiful, and 1s named Eva. The plot, of cou begins to thicken here, and continues to thicken, bringing in mysterious jewe!l thefts and financial reverses. Cant Interesting. Then there's the rest of the cast: Julie, Mr. King's older daughter, a clinging vine who twines engagingly about her husband: Clinton De Witt, who at first appears less of a sturdy oak than he might be; Eva's sultors Dr. Jack Delamater and Lord Andrew Gordon; Corinthia, the mald: Aunt Abby Rocker, up to her ears in clubs nd organizations, and Mr. King's Uncle Horace, who, according to him- self, suffers terribly from insomnia With such a cast as this, the serpent would be almost superfluous and Eva" was first produced Ray Comstoch. and has since been shown as a motion picture, starring Marion Davies and T. Roy Barnes. It has been selected as the Spring play at Washington and Lee this year and was given several seasons ago at the Naval COLUMBIA JUMIOR HOLDS EXHIBITION Work of Pupils Displayed at Meeting of Parent- Teachers’ Group. Adam An exhibit of the work of the va- rious asses of the Columbia Junior High School featured a meeting of the school's parent-teacher associa- tion Thursday afternoon An in- formal reception followed Tea was served under the auspices of the do- mestic science department Mr. Halsey of the personnel depart- ment of Woodward & Lothrop gave a talk to the ninth grade at its recent meeting. Mr. Barnes, head of the music department of the public schools, directed the last ninth grade music assembly. The eighth grade assembly last week was under the direction of the elghth grade student council, with the subject of discussion _“Trafe at the School’ g The Boys' Athletic Association hs recently elected new officers, due semester changes dent, Willlam Gross; vice president, Ja Schneider: secretary. Hilllard Harper; sergeant-at-arms, Henry Ga- lotta. The outdoor track series is now concluding and inter-section competi- tion in outdoor base ball and volley ball will shortly hegin. Candidates for track will shortly be called out. The date of the inter-junior high track meet has been tentatively set at May 2, and four classes have bren decided upon, 85, 100 and 115 pounds, unlimited class, The March number of the Junior Pioneer was {ssued last week. Thea cover design is the work of Thomas White, 9B-3. Sara Frankel has heen added to the editorial staff, taking the place of Frances Hayman, who graduated. The close of the first advisory showed the following honor roll First honor roll (all “E's")—Ethel Bliss, Anna_Dodge, Florine Duke, Margaret Flovd, Sarah Frankel, Marlan George, Mary Louise® Moy, Sabina Naiman, Sylvia Oxenburg, Othnéil Pendleton, Hazel Powell. Second honor roll (nothing below “G")—Harry Bennett, Rhoda Blose, Mary Bohannon, Fannie Brill, Evelyn Broverman, Myer Browdy, lda Bush, Fredricka Carlton, Ruth Datesman, Ellzabeth DeNeane, Lorna Dew, Dor- othy Donnella, Rae Embrey, Dorothy Fowler, Estelle Frankel, Bdmund Fraser, Harry Gaberman, Florence Golloway, Ruth Germain, Eleanor Gibson, Mildred Gooch, Lois Gray, Margaret Hamburger, Dorothy Ham- ilton, Herman Harrison, Douglas | Hedrick, Virginia Hoffman, Muriel Hoover, Helen Howard, Harry James, Elvira King, Eleanor Kramer, Mary Kramer, Russell Lampton, Richard Mattoon, Hylna Mays, Henry Menden- hall, Gerald Miller, Jennie Milloff, Billy Mitchell, Laura Nevius, Ben. jamin Nowenstein, Bernice O'Regan, Rose Phillips, Margaret Pitchlynn, Stanley Rakusin, Rexford Reed, Jack Riley, Philip Rosenberger, Marjorie Rosenfield, Jeanette Salus, Selma Salus, Nellie Shannon, Dorothy Simp- son, Milton Singman, Angeline Smith, Juanita Smith, Margaret Smith, Mel- | ville Stuart, Dorothy Thoms, Ollver Tipton, Anna Twitchell, Edith Ward, Eleanor Wells, Thomas White, Vir- ginla Wilson, Ernest Wilt, Elizabeth Wrightson, Tamara Zanoff. NAMING CAST FOR K. OF C. EVENING SCHOOL PLAY Selections Entertainment Scheduled for Early in May Now Being Made. Selection of a cast for the Knights of Columbus Evening School's annuai Spring play was started Thursday. Denis E. Connell is choosing the talent. The play will be produced early in May. The second number of the student publication The Knight Owl appeared Monday. The completed list of staff for members is as follows: Harry Kabat, editor; John A. McGuiness, assistant editor; assoclate editors, Desmond F. Murphy, Louls S. Prejean, Norwood P. Cassldy; circulation manager, A. J. Kearney; advertising manager, Dan- iel P. Stanton: business manager, Harry E. Brunett. A number of students from the law classes are taking up the study of parliamentary law during the second semester. The course is being given by Mrs. James F. Hartnett. The students in the radio course are beginning the subject of radio transmitting apparatus. Persons in- terested in this subject may join the class at the present time. Instruction. Academy. Charles Hart, principal of Eastern, saw the Annapolis production, and became interested in its possibili- ties for presentation by the school. “Adam and Eva” will be presented on the. evenings of April 2 and 3 in the school auditorium. . A sketch featuring the play was given at an assembly Wednesday. The par- ticipants in the act were Asenath Grave: assistant editor of the st~ erner, and Ruth eenwood, who won second place for the City of Washing- ton iu the oratorical contest last year. Tickets for the play were put on sale at the Eastern High School Bank Wed- nesday afternoon. Debating Society Events. At a meeting of the Debating Soc Tuesday afternoon two papers were read. “How to Debate” was given by Florence Painter, and “Manners” by Durward Keatts, the president of the society. The dates have been set for all the milltary events, The battalion drill will be held April 36, the regimental drill May 4 and the annual review May 7. All of these will be held at the Cen- tral High School Stadium The Fidelis Club, a branch of the Y. W. C. A. composed of first and second car Eastern girls, gave a party Tues- day afternoon in the armory. Eighty underclassmen attended Extensive plans are progressing for the annual May &how of the Merrill Club. The program will consist of two piays, dances and a chorus of the club girls. Second Number of Cub Coming. The zecond number of the Cub will be issued this week. This paper is pro- duced by the Eastern journalism class for the purpose of giving the students practical experience in writing and edit- ing. The editor for this issue is J. Aubrey Morales, the cop: readers, Evelyn Burns, Miriam Marshall, Mil- dre George | ; the reporters, Asenath Graves, Ruth avis, Margaret Parsons, Herbert Angel Louise gagni, Holen Cleven, John Ruth Greenwood, Klorence F 3 3 . sland Prender, Doro- thy Walker ryn White. Mr. Fiinn, the printing instry super- vises the printing of the Cub. PLAYLET PRESENTED BY RANDALL PUPILS Original Production, “The Awak- ening of Spring,” Given by Seventh Grade Pupils. int An original playlet, “The Awaken- ing of Spring,” was presented at the Randall Junior High School by pupils of the seventh grades Friday. “Pj pa’ Song” awoke the Spring fairy, Mar- Ruerite Butler, who led the sleep- ing children of the ‘season to awake. Her summons wus answered by Spring song from sections 7-6 2 and 7-1. The Spring fairi awakened by Southwind, Vincent Thom by Jolly Sunbeams, boys of 7 and by Gentle Raindrops, girls of 7-7 Poems appropriate to the season were recited by Ruth Ashton, Anna Mae Clomax, Gladys McGreer and Grace Hawkins, Mrs. Georgie Sheffey Johnson was in charge of the presentation. Miss Norma E. Boyd addressed the regular meeting of the faculty Thurs- day on “The Best Number Scales and Tests.” She recommended the Courtis tests for general purposes, including speed: the Woody scales for test of power, and the Monroe scales for diagnosis of arithmetical ills in solu- tion of problems and for test of rea- soning abilities Publicity rces have been organ- ized for production of the annual number of the Randall Journal. Rep- resentatives have been selected from each class to procure the best liter- ary and artistic material available as the puplls’ own product. The Journal is expected o g0 to press by the end of March, A celebration of the victory of the Randall basket ball team over the team from Phelps Vocational School was held in the Randall Building Fri- day. Members of the team were pre- sented and given three lusty cheers, The whole team, as well as the coach, were saluted with the Randall yell. The history of the organization of a green team and its successful year on the various courts of the city. was related by Raymond Contee, instruc tor in athletics. Some of the articles made by the students of the Randall Junfor High School for the industrial exhiblt at the Washington Auditorium are as follows: Domestic art department—Princess slip, nightgown, middy (serge, blue); middy (duretta, white); blouse (voile), blouse (percale), and two gingham dresses. Domestic science department—One quart each of pep- pers, tomatoes, pears, carrots, beets, beans and peaches. Drawing depart- ment—Four charts, on small box, small lamp shade and candlestick. Carpentry — Costumer, booktrough, boo elf, telephone or radio table, flower stand and taboret. Printing department—Three charts. AMERICAN UNIVERS_ITY SPRING TERM OPENED 7 < were International Law as Applied to Present-Day Problems Among " New Courses Offered. The Spring term at American Uni- versity began Monday. Among the new courses offered is one in inter- | national law as applied to present- day problems, the introductory lec- ture in which was given by M. Pan- aretoff, Minister of Bulgaria. This course, like the one given last term on congressional legislation, is open to the public without charge, but may be counted for academic credit by students in’ the university provid- ed they do_ special work. It is given by Dr. E. C. Stowell. The announcement that Will Hutch- ins will head the department of art in the new College of Liberal Arts, which opens next Fall, arouses in- terest, particularly in view of the in- tention to institute courses in drama- tic technique. Thus far instruction in the drame at American University has Dbeen entirely in connection with the department of English. The date of the formal opening of the new college has been fixed as September 23. A central heating plant will be bullt during the Summer to supply heat for all the new buildings to be erected, as well as for those now standing at the college grounds west of Wisconsin avenue. An athletic field is now being de- veloped there and a temporary gym- nasium will be available by the time the college is opened. Work will begin on the construction of a library building next, Fall. It is announced that $100,000 is already available for the construction of the first unit, The university has a gen- eral library of about 50,000 volumes, and in addition a number of depart- mental libraries, notable among them the library of mathematics, 10,000 vol- umes and manuscripts, left to the li- brary by Artemus Martin, & noted methematician. 1925-PART 1. NATIONAL U. GETS L ARGE ATTENDANCE Spring Term Opens With Record Attendance in His- tory of Institution. The Spring term of National Uni- versity opened Friday night with the largest enrollment in the history of the university, both in the law school and in the college of finance and busi- ness administration. Registrations were opened some weeks ago and practically all students who were taking the Winter term which end- ed Thursday night will continue thelr studies throughout the school year. The enrollment of new students either taking up the study of law for the first time or entering upon credits earned at other approved universi- ties was greater than at any previous term, with the exception of the usual influx of new students at the begin- ning of the fall terms each year in the law school. The number of new students entering the college of finance und business administration was very heavy Al examinations were completed Thursday night and the Spring term opened Friday without any loss of time. Instructors have been instructed by the dean to rate all papers prompt- 1 “The new term arrangement adopted 801 time ago is proving popular with students, particularly those taking up the stud of law. By making the Summer term part of the regular school year, any three terms to con- stitu a school year, and dividing e regular school year into the Fall, Winter and Spring terms, each being a separate term for the purpose of earning credits, students are enabled to enter either in October, January, March or June and enter new classes in the subjects assigned to them New C(ourses Offered. Several new courses have been add(:f_l for the Spring term, which, coupled with the regular announced curriculum, gives 1 adequate number of required sub- cts and a Jarge fieid of optional sub- Jects. Amo the subjects offered in the law school are Bills notes and nego- tiable instruments, by Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the District Supreme Court, senior member of the law faculty : wills and administration, by Judge Louis A. Dent, formerly register of wills, Dis- trict of Columbia, and judge of the moot Dprobate court; equitable trusts, Justice Jennings Bailey, Supreme Court of the District of Columbia; equity A. Prof. Hayden Johnson, executive secretary of the university and judge of the moot court of appeals; equity moot court, Capt. Julius I. Peyser; private corpcra- tions, Conrad H. Syme, former corpcra- | tion counsel for the District of Colum- | bia: international claims, Prof. Howard | LeRoy; torts, Prof. Roger O'Donnell; contract cases, Judge Glenn Willett judge of the law moot court; evidence caees, Prof. Bertrand Emerson, jr.: real property, “D." Prof. Thomas H. Patterson; moot court probate, Judge Louis A. De: patent law, Prof Sam- uel Fouts, examiner-in-chief United States Patent Office: Roman law, Dr. Edson L. Whitney: law of sales, Prof. W. A. Coombe; equity B ( s), Jus- tice Charles H. Robb, Court of Appeals, | District _of Columbia; constitutional | law, by Dr. Albert H. Putney, dean of the School of Jurisprudence, American Universi New Code Course. A course on the new District of Co- lumbia code will be offered on Satur- VS to be taught by Judge Milton Strasburger, formerly judge of the Municipal Court, and case analysis and legal research, by Prof. Theodore Peyser, on Saturdays at 6:30. This course runs | all through the vear. The legal debat- ing courses will be in charge of Prof. Frederick P. Myers, and debates will be held each Saturday evening. Prof. Daley’s course on legal bibliography will be given during the term, dates to be announced later. The moot court of appeals will be presided over by Chief Justice Carusi and Associate Justices Hayden Johnson and Charles F. Frailey. One unit will be allowed for appel- late court work, sessions to be held as appealed cases warrant. —e HONORS THE MEMORY OF CRISPUS ATTUCKS 0 Street Vocational School Holds Service Commemorative of His Service to U. S. A program commemorating the 155th anniversary of the Boston mas- sacre and the martydom of Crispus Attucks to the cauge of the inde- pendence of the United States was given by Mrs. R. E. Martin's section at a recent assembly at the O street Vocational School. It included “The Barly Life of Crispus Attucks” by Lucretia Pollard, “The Boston Mas- sacre” by Agnes West, “The Death of Attucks” by Gretchen Allen and an fnstrumental solo by Ruth Thomas. At a recent recital given by the Treble Cleff, a musical association, the special classes in cafetria opera- tion demonstrated their ability to plan, buy, prepare and serve lunch- €on to more than 200 guests. The project was skillfully executed. Monday evening, the faculty of the school held its regular educatfonal meeting at which further study of the Dalton laboratory plan was made Papers were read by Mrs. E. H Blake on “Its Introduction,” Mrs. R. E. Martin on “The Inception of the Plan," and by Mrs. Koonce on “The Plan in Principle.” Many con- tributions were made by other mem- bers of the faculty out of their experience since the plan has been in operation in the school. At the industrial exhibit to be held at the Washington Auditorium this week the school is to have a booth. On display will be a' number of articles indicative of the courses pursued. The girls in the advanced class in domestic science are being given practice this semester in planning cafeterla menus, and the care and management of ‘the cafeteria. Bach week two girls are given entire charge of the cafeteria to show thelr ability. During the past week Leola Bridgeford and Dorothy Brooks have been in charge. e HONOR MISS JEAN. Luncheon Given for Veteran Teacher. |ing MUSIC PROGRAM FRIDAY. Shaw Junior Department Planning an Entertainment. The music department of Shaw Jun- for High School, under the direction of Mrs. Fannie Douglass Is preparing to render a two-part program Priday, April 3, in the assembly hall of the sohool. The first part will consist of a one- aet grand opera by Frank J. Smith, entitled “An Act of Ur-to-Date Grand Opera.” The second part will be “The Childhood of Hiawatha,” a two-part cantata by Ira B. Wilson, The per- formance will be given under the auspices of the Shaw Junior High Parent-Teacher Assoclation C. U MEN TO HONOR FOOT BALL PLAYERS Gold Trophy to Be Presented Each Gridiron Man at Smoker Friday. A smoker and reception will he given by the student hody of Catho- lic University in honor of the varsi- ty foot ball team in the dining hall Friday night at 8 o'clock. It will be conductedeunder the auspices of the student council. Willlam J. Shea chester, Conn, wiil Talented students entertalnment made by several faculty. A gold presented to each gridiron team Plan Cluss Memorial. mbined senior classes held a meeting last week, at which plans for the establishment of a suitable class memorial were discussed. The plan which received unanimous ap- proval was the establishment of trophy room in the gymnasium. Sev- eral valuable relics have alread been donated, and a committee work gathering photographs teams and famous individy other valuable data The preliminary annual oratorical last week in McMahon Hall F a large number of contestants s speakers were chosen. Among them were Arturo Tomelden, who has the distinction of having won the public speaking contest held in this city last fall under the auspices of the Philippine Club; William Connora of the law school, who made a repu n last year in the oratorical c cles of Providence College, and ward Curran, who made a nam himself as a speaker with the debat- soclety of the University Main The contestants will coached by Joseph English, instru tor in public speaking. The contest is scheduled for Friday, April 24 The rector's prize debate. to held under the auspices of the Sh han Debating Society. has scheduled for April The questio: proposed is: “Resolved, That the city manager plan of government sho be adopted by American munic| ties”” Thesafirmative side upheld by Joseph McKendric and, N. Y.: Louls T. Armelin Stafford Springs, Conn., and Bdward Moynihan, Englewood, N. J.: the negative Charles Sheffleld, New Rochelle Y.: A. S. Gadek, Perth Amboy, N. J, and J. J. Meng, Cleve- land, Ohio. Conferred With Pope. Word has been received from Right Thomas J. Shahan, D. D, and Rev. Mgr. Edward A. Pace, vicer ector in academics, that ail for the United States from Cherbourg Wednesday aboard s Homeric. Bishop Shahan and Mgr. Pace left the university the middle of January for Rome, where they conferred with the Pope on matters pertaining to the uni- yersity. = They.alno went to Parls, Louvain and Namur. of South Man- be toastmaster. will furnish the Speeches will be members of foot ball will member of The ¢ of past Is and hearings for ntest were held u be been by N, At a meeting last week of the staff of the Tower, the campus weekly new: | paper, Matthew L. Hepburn of Was| Tower ington, chalrman. of the board, resigned his office Darmstatter of Albany, chosen to fill the vacancy Will Give Play. UNIVERSITY, Va, March 21.—The Faculty Players’ Club of the Univer- sity of Virginia will present Shake- speare’s “Merchant of Venice,” Thurs- day, April 2, fn Cabell Hall. The play will be given in the Elizabethian manner, that is the action will be con- tinuous except for one intermission after the third act. EDUCATIONAL. Spring Term Estelle Allen Studio Cultivation of Speaking Voice (Leiand Powers' Method) Dramatio Art and Publio Spesking Office Hrs.—® to 1. 6 to 8 and by appointment 1614 Eye St. N.W. Fr. 7731—Fr. 5442 ACE INSTITUTE Accountancy and Buxiness Administration rank ¥ A in_ professional (C. P. A.) and in executive positions in T Late-afternoon and eariy-evening classes Telephons Moin 8260 for_Bulictin Transportati 17th and H Streets, N. n, D. C. National University Law School AND College of Finance and Business Administration Spring Term Begins March 20, 1825. Becretary's offics open for registration in both schools. 818 13th Street N.W. Tel. Main 8617, Strayer College “For Business Tralning” New Olass Now Forming Free Booklet on Requeat. 721 13th St. Main 3430 MISS MABEL DILL Announces a Six-Leawon Course in A St. Patrick’s day luncheon was given Wednesday in the Simmons School by the teachers of Douglass- Simgons and the Jones Schools in honor of Miss Lina E. Jean, a veteran teacher, who recently retired. Among those who made short ad- dresses were L. L. Perry, supervising principal; Miss B. F. G. Merritt, pri- mary director, and Miss E. A. Chase, under whom Miss Jean had served a number of vears as teacher. The Parent-Teacher Association of Douglass-Simmons School presented Miss Jean with a large bunch of white carnations, while the teachers of Banneker School sent a silk um- brella. A short musical program was rendered by the teachers of the primary department under direction of Miss L. WM. Tanner, - PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY Tuesday, March 24-April 28, § P.M. Apt. 204, 1900 H Street Her teaching in indorsed by Dr. Tom Wil liams, psychiatrist: by Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, Dr. J. Herman Raudall, Dr. Frank Crane ‘and many others. | FREE LECTURE | | Monday, March 23, 8;15 PM. ‘ I 1709 H Street f (League of American Pen Women) _ | !1 What Paycholoky Can Do For Yoi | Circulars at Brentano’ London, was |UNIVERSITY TO BE OPENALL SUMMER Howard Offers Complete Fa- cilities to Students in Eight Weeks’ Course. Howard University, continuing ti practice inaugurated two years agn will, during the Summer of 1325 through its Summer session, extend to those who are anxious to improve themselves by further study the op portunity of pursuing practically all of the courses offered by the college during the other quarters of the university vear. To this end, the entire plant of the institution wil be utilized in throwing open to the Sumnior students all of the facters of umversity life that function other ~ time. The libra laboratories, dormitories well ax all other accessories, will be oper ated in connection with the conduct of the Summer session, which w begin June 22 and extend over period of eight weeks Stress Social Fea In this third session of work at Howard, a versy tempt will be made to recreational and social student life, which recognized as an to a success of the tennis courts will be available for use Summer session. A tennis ment. in which silver cups awarded to the successful ants, will be held before the end of ents w as a definite at extend the features of are generalls dispensable asset Summer onl. All cam on th to contest at least wee sess! Ay nade for trips to of the places of seientific and ical interest the vicinitr of ngton, including Mount Vernon edar Hill, the home of Frederlc) Douglass. Arrangements ma made for the holding of informa matherings he aseer room Miner Hall, the women's dormitory at each w close of the session a rmal reception w be held in the new dining hall Women Form Club. womer ve organized a cl seniors. The purpose of t ization is to promote amicability among t enior class. One of Tau Sigma is to dignity at the prevalent in club meets economics Fitch. dean home econom Miss Charity the organizat he previous bimonthly depar of vears tr . b department of its sponsor, and as president of tha of be ted int of the that the class the tradition zation a Maj. of the T detach Poin N /¥, Scott, the, 55 wil] It sire rembers of and of will the con ar L ent of ltary has invited secretar at the Wes West Point Emmett 3 Y © treasurer of Howard University. to deliver the annual ag dress upon the occasion of ihe cighteenth anniversary of the or. Eanization tomorrow. This detach. ment is composed of colored men of the Tnlited States Armv stationad at the United States Military Academs Services This Afternoon. _The School of Religion of Howard University will furnish the speakes for the Vesper services to be this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock fn Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel o the university campus. Dr. Wiiltam C. Gordon, professor of homiletics and philosophy. will be the speaker Special music by the university chotr will be rendered . A speclal show “The Dress- maker From was screened the Republic Theater b ment last week the domestic art Howard Univers an exhibit "ashion in All tention was given to costumes in the photoplay Dr. Oskar Hagen, professor of the history of art. from the University of Goettingen, ‘gave the fifth publlc Je ture of the Winter series Fridaw evenlng in the Andrew Rankin Me. morfal Chapel. His subject was ‘Representative Masters of German Painting.” His lectura was 1 trated with lantern M the of for department Spe. the Faristan To understand and to make yourself understood in the language of the country you visit will greatly contribute to the pleasure of your trip abresd. U you understand languages you travel with an ease, comfort and convenience otherwise impossible. You will enjoy everything and will be' Treed. from scotes of wenetious problems, difficulties and delays. The Ber- tz Method of language instruction given by native teachers accomplishes wonders. Trial lesson fres. Individual or olass in- struction—day or evening. Rates reason. eble. Call, write or phons for particulars The Berlitz School of Languages 316 14th Bt. N.W. Tel. 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