Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1925, Page 22

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MITCHELL TO TALK BEFORE STUDENTS General Will Address G. W. U. Students Wednesday. Societies Elect. Brig. Gen. William Mitchell of the United States Army will deliver an il lustrated lecture before the students of Geo Washington University on Wednesday evening, in Corcoran Hall The lecture is and will start During the past winter has offered several lectures on such subjects as naval his tory, presentinz Holland Rose, Vere Harmsworth, professor of naval his of Cambridge University: Gen Mason Patrick of the Army Air Serv i vell as the recent expedition of the Army on the ships off Norfolk, Va Mitchell's lecture. which will be along the lines of his familiar cru sade in the interests of a 1 i ice. will be unusually interest The lecture is profusely illus- it S p.m the univer sity interesting Gen tion s ing. trated Committee Is Named. lent William Math es the appointment headed by N. Landon F board trustees Pre Lewis an. tee the ton me irehell of | the Stock- | 1l room in Stockton Hall, | the new $250,000 law school building | now rapidly nearing completion. The | committee will raise funds for por- | trait of the late Rear Admiral Charles | Herbert Stockton, former president of the university, as well as for equip- | w t f the room with suitable fur nitu Last battles of Lexin were celebrated University week niversary of the | on and Concord in showing the Yale films “The Chronicles of | America’” on Monday. On Wednesday | Dean William Allen Wilbur spoke in | Corcoran Hall in commemoration of | Shakespeare’s birthday | Charles 1. Benner of the economies | department has an article in the | Journal of Political Economy on ! ‘Farm Depression and Credit.” In | the Mirinesota Law Review Prof Karl | C. Arnoid of the Law School has had | printed “Indemnity Contracts and the | Statute of Fraud.” the a Honor Faculty Elects. Unusual interest is beinz shown in’j university student activities. The | Pyramid Honor Society recently an-| nounced the election of Guy Hottel, | John Loehler Herbert L. Harme Arthur C. Perry, Mike Dowd, Harold | our Vernon awyver and Fred Youngman All of these men are for | general all around excellence in stu- | dent ivities well demic | standing. Initiation of the new mem- | ill be held on ,‘Hlu night of | llowing the initiation the | 1 hold a banquet | Ruth Newburn of the university de- | ing team. has been selected to rep- ent the institution at the national | intercolle; oratorical contest on the Constitution Miss Newburn, it will he remembered, represented Central High School in the national scholastic contest held here last year. Seven contestants will be chosen from this region to compete in the Washington Auditorium on May The winners of these try-outs will go to Los Angeles on June 5 to compete for the national prize. | | | Tt | Society Initiates. | The annual initiation of Gate and Kev was held a week ago. Among those entering the fraternit were Stanley Tracy, Paul Reed, Mar- lin Casey, Ernes Henry, Joseph | Rutley, Charles Hayes, Stephen Carey, Robley Standard, William Rob. berts and John Bohn. The George Washington ing Society will stage a May ball on | May 8 in the university gymnasium In charge of the affair are Ray Buck ley, William Roesser and Dave Strother. Senior week activities are engaging those who are to graduate in June. Louise Strother has been elected chairman of class day ed Young. man has been selected chairman of the reception committee. Catherine Wright has been named chairman of | the Mount Vernon S. Hazen Bond named chairman of | the senior week activities | The university mourns the death of Col. Thomas Hopkins, a member of the board who died a | week ago. Col. Hopkins was buried | in Arlington, Va., with Grand | Army of the Republic officiating. Dean | William C. Van Vieck of the Law | School and Dean Hugh Miller of the | Engineering College represented the | university. | Prof. Joaquin de Siqueira Coutihnc, instructor in Portuguese, has been called to Germany and will leave this country on May 23 for the University | of Berlin. George Washington University rifle shooters were forced to be content | with second place in the indoor cham. pionship intercollegiate shoot held in | New York under the auspices of Co- | lumbia University last week. Colum. bia won the honor. Georze Washing ton won last year WESTERN HIGH SENIORS PLAN FOR GRADUATION Hold Commencement | | Engineer: Decide Exercises in Memorial Continental Hall—School Activities. The senior class of Western High School met Wednesday decided to hold the commencement exercises In Memorial Continental Hall. Three committees were appointed by the c! president, Mary Hoge, one for commencement, one for the | senior prom and one for class night. | The commencement committee is | composed of Mary K. Lutz, chair- man: Helen Kerr and John Hill Those on the class night committee Virginia Brant, chairman: Mar- garet Reese, Stewart New Myer and Bernard Nordlinger. The prom com- mittee includes Orlando Troxel, chair- | man; Millard Lewis, Vivian Ward | and Lois Hedrick | A varled program was given at the meeting of the Pianists' Club of Western last week. Instead of con- fining the topic to one composer, as is usual, the club special ~numbers pleces were played: thetique” (Beethoven), Smith, “Daleik” Eleanor Hulburt: by Verna Evans (MacDowell), “The Shadow by Inez Rustle of Spring Violet Mevers The Western Dramatic Association nd the two public-speaking classes are now preparing four plays to be ziven some time early in N These plays will be the last performances to be given in the present Western Auditorium, as it will be replaced by a large new one in the addition to the school to and The following Sonata Pa- by Catherine (Makrejez), b; Invention “Impro- Vera (Ma and by by Dance" Tillotson, (Sinding), il e S, Detailed as Instructor. Francis Capt Howard Uni At _present he is Infantry School, iilitary in rsity, this city. a student the Fort Benning, Ga. bombing | I | \ commit- | pilgrimmage and | s | men presented several | | High To Talk at The Hague | | 1 i | | { | 1lso open to the public | | i 4 EDMONSTO | i THOMAS H. HEALY. DOD NOON T0 HAVE HOWARD AS GUEST British Envoy Wil Be Prin- cipal Speaker at Senior Night, May 5. In the presence of prelates, civil and nitaries. scholar: His Eminence F of New York laid the corner stone of the John K. Mullen Memorial Library at the Catholic University Wedn afternoon An academic ecclesiastical students a trick Cardi dig nd others procession marched from Caldwell Hall to the building foundation. IZxercises were opened with selections by the United State Soldiers’ Home Band and by the choir Bishop Shahan, appearing at a public gathering for the first time since h return from Rome, delivered the fo mal welcome. Bishop Shahan briefly expressed the gratitude of the univer sity to Mr. Mullen and formally cepted his gift When Cardinal Hayes had perform ed the ceremony of laying the s the choir rendered ““Magnifi Rev. Dr. Peter Guilday of the Univer sity faculty delivered the principal discourse. He outlined through the v of the university the growth s need for a library in which to house its 300,000 volumes. He paid glowing tribute to Mr. Mullen and to the committee which, after careful in vestigafion, at home and abroad, pre pared the plans of the library, and to Bishop Shahan. r Esme Howard, British Ambas- sador to the United States, will be the guest of honor of the Dod Noon Club on the evening of May 5. The club will present a senior night to the gradu- ating cla The ambassador will de- liver the principal addre: A musi- cal program has been arranged, one feature of which will be the double quartet of the Glee Club. The seniors will appear in cap and gown and the affair will be held in the assembly room of McMahon Hall at § John McKeown of Rockledge, Fla., is the chairman in charge. Thg Senators’ Club held a success- ful dance at the Potomac Boat Club last week. Thirty couples danced to George Farrall's Orchestra. John Fitz gerald, vars der, gave a solo toe exhibition in “How Dancing Is Done.” James Kelliher arranged the affair. > The combined senior law demic classes met Thursd noon to elect a class From a list of 10 men, who by vir- tue of their academic excellence were named by the deans of the various hools as eligible for the office, H. Edward Cain of this city was chosen. fr. Cain was valedictorian on grad. uating from grammar school, St Benedict's Academy Brookland nd aca- at and on graduating from Gonzaga Col-| lege also. The next monthly concert of the Catholic University Musical Associ: tion will be held tomorrow evening at 815 in the assembly room of Mc- Mahon Hall. The artists who will appear on that occasion will be Miss Helen Corbin Heinl, pianist, and Ray- mond G. Moore, baritone. Dr. Leo Behrendt, director of the organiza- tion, announces that concerts will be held every two weeks until the end of the school year, due to the fact that two concerts were cut out by the Lenten season. The public is invited. . recently founded has been formally upreme Council of | the Knights of Columbus, which met recently in Montreal The annual sophomore take place Wednesd: evening at Wardman Park Hotel. The affair., which is to take the form of a supper dance, will be held in the large ball- room, with more than 200 coupies in attendance. Roernstein’s Wardman Park Orchestra will furnish the musi prom will Phe ann oratorical contes scheduled Friday evening, May 1. will take part. The assembly room of McMahon Hall will be the scene of action. Joseph English is in charge of the candidates DR. LEWIS HEARD BY BUSINESS PUPILS G. W. U. President Talks on Edu- cation—Girls Will Enter- tain Cadets. Dr. William Mather Lewis, presi- dent of George Washington Univer- v. addressed the student body of siness High School Wednesday on the importance of present-day educa- tion. Plans are being made by the Girls' Auxiliary of Business to entertain the A short program is being planned. Refreshments and dancing will be features. Eleanor Patlen is chairman of the music committee and Gertrude Magill of the entertalnment commit- tee. The new officers, Evelyn Mc. Cune, president; Eleanor Patlen, vice president; Helen Boyd, secretary, and Martha Bean, treasurer, also are lending their effort On the evening of Saturday. May > the Business High School gym will be the scene of the annual Business Alumni Association Facg: um reception. The committee, Alfred McGarraghy herman, vice chairman; e. John Hall, John Knight and Ired Ulle, has planned a program of dancing and other enter tainment, 500 statesmen, ! al Hayes | 3 { 1 vill | and other point: }a tour to Lisbon, Oporto and other t | HEALY WILL JOIN Official Honored—Students Going Abroad. from the *hool of For. ad next June niversities and c conditions on the oup will go direct v of International Law W The Ha and the other zroup attend first the University of Colmbra, in Portugal This will be the hurd time that the School of IForeizn Service has sent students to The Hague, the other groups havinz zone in 1924 and 1924 The school also has sent students to South America, Mexico, & Poland for Two groups of studen Georgetown U eign & to study in ¥ investigate econc Continent. One to the Acadel of ternational Law are given in the mous Peace Palace, in the same build ing in which the Permanent Court of International Justice will be sitting this Summer. The lecturers include many of the most famous interna tional lawyers and statesmen from the leading countries of Europe and the United States. Healy Is Honored. An unusual honor has been ferred upon Thomas H. Healy, as int dean at the School of Service, in being appointed to join faculty this Summer and give a of lectures on “Public Order in national Law.” The students at e are recruited from prac tically every nation in the world AMr. Healy is a Georzetown product nd has lived practically all his life in Washingten. In addition to heing wssistant dean the Georgetown B 1, he is a ate lecturer in in ter fonal and foreign relations of the United es in the school Mr. Healy is a member the Dis trict b Dr. intern; ber of faculty al In con ist reizn the eminent and also a mem the Foreign Service School is one of the directors of the ademy at The Hague, and will participate in some of its functions this Summer. Arrangements will be made for the Georgetown students who zo to The Hague to make side trips to Belgium, e, Germany and England. Arrangements” will be made for some of the students to live at one of the large hotels at The Hague along with the other students and faculty ome of the men will live with Dutch families. All will -have the oppor- tunity to attend some of the sessions of the International Court of ,Justice Going to Coimbra. The study tour to Portugal will be to the University of Coimbra which is one of the oldest and most famou universities in the world. Cour: will be given in Portuguese, Spanish and English. A part of the lectures will be given by Dr. J. de S. Coutinho, professor of Portuguese and Brazilian Seminar in the Foreign Service School. Plans are being made for this group of Georgetown students to land at r nce, and to make the the southern sec- tion of France or across Spain and eventually to Coimbra. Trips will be made to the different factories, cus- tom houses, banks, stock exchanges of interest, including cities. Both groups of Georgetown students will leave New York about June 1 and will return about September 15. e PUPILS' HOME LIFE STUDIED AT DUNBAR Faculty Discusses Problem of Environment—Spanish Program Is Presented. {nowledge of the Pupil's Environ- ment as an Aid to the Solution of the Teacher’s Problems” was the sub- Jject of the monthly educational faculty discussion at Dunbar High School last week. The social phases of the problem were discussed by Mrs. Mary G. Brewer and other aspects by Charles S. Parker. A general forum followed. Ralph Scott of Shaw Junior High School spoke on “Minimum Essentials in High hool History” at a con- ference of history teachers last Mon- day at Dunbar. Willis Menard of Dunbar spoke on “Current Publica- tions Rev. William Stuart Nelson, in- structor in the School of Religion, Howard University, addressed boys of the senior and junior classes Wed- nesday morning on the “Big Brother™ movement and ideals of right conduct. Much interest is shown by Dunbar students in the Mayflower essay con- st to be held April 38 having signified their intention of entering. Give Spanish Program. The students of Spanish 4, Miss H. E. Queen, instructor, presented the following program before the Dunbar student body on Thursday: Instrp- mental music from the Spanish, the Dunbar Orchestra: Spanish customs in verse, interperted by Genevieve Frances: vocal solo, Trevanion Guy; two gems of Spanish humor, David Utz and Perry Ferguson; Spanish in- terpretive dance, Annice Grey, Mar- garet Berry, Mediel Willlams, Hilda Lemby, Marvin Carpenter, Welker Underdown, Columbus Ware and Wal ter Craig; Sainete (Spanish comedy), “‘Los Solteronas” (the Hypocritical Old Maids)—Para, Ellen Johns; Chasta, Alice Lane: Sandalia, Catherine Ellis: Procopio, Otis Boyd; Claudio, James Tyson. Speed Medal Award. The gdepartment of business prac- tice held a special assembly in the library Thursday, when the Reming- ton gold medal was awarded Miss Lucy M. Bailey for typewriting 59 words a minute for 15 minutes. The greater part of the assembly was given over to a demonstration of speed by Cortez Peters, a recent | graduate of the department of busi cadets of the school”Thursday week. | ness practice. { Peters was awarded a diamond medal A few weeks ago Mr. by the Underwood Typewriter Co. for an amateur performance which has never been equaled in this country. His rate of speed was 109 five-stroke words a minute, writing for 30 min- utes. Business Women to Meet. The Business Women's Council, | which has a membership of 1,000, will hold its seventh annual dinner at the Church of the Covenant Tuesday eve- ning. Rev. James Shera Montgomery be the prin Smith Stahl of song: will Ruby a group Papa radio rmer, Hawaiian Quartet will pl pal speaker. Mr soprano, will give and Sophocles T. | Helen Childs will give the history and prophecy of the-Qrganization. ' FACULTY AT HAGUE G. U. Foreign Service School WILLIAM J SULLIVAX Pres. Juwe gradusting class REUNION PLANNED AT BUSINESS HIGH | Annual “Facgradalum” Dinner ‘Will Be Held in Gym on May 3. “Facgradalum.” the annual reunion meeting and ball given by the alumni of Business High School. will be held in the gymnasium of the school Satur day night. May 3 A meeting of the faculty. June graduating class and Alumni Associn tion, from which the reunion gets its name, will be held from 8 o'clock. until 19:30. after which a ball will be held. Alfred McGarraghy, chairman of the “Facgradalum™ committee, will preside land will make the address of welcome | to the alumni on behalf of the gradu ates and faculty. Allan Davis, prin cipal of the school, will respond for the members of the faculty. William J Sullivan, president of the June gradu ating class will be the speaker for the class. John Reilly, president of the alumni association, will be the speaker for his group. 500 Will Attend. The reunion, at which the alumni | are ho will be attended by about 500 per and will draw from the graduating classes of the past 20 vears. The program includes a recitation by Aloysius King, @ violin solo by Durward Bowersox, leader of Le Para- dis Orchestra; a vocal solo by John Hall of the June graduating class, and | a humorous address by Robert (. Tracy, president of the class of 1903. | The music for the nce will be | played by the Business High School Orchestra. The cgradalum” committee, which has charge of all the arrange. ment. is composed of Alfred McGar. raghy. chairman; Mary Sherman, chairman; William J. Sullivan, Morton, F McCune, Ethel berg, John Knight, John Hall Frederjck Ulle. COLLEGE ORATORY | ENTRANT SELECTED Ruth Newburn to Represent G. W, | U. in Regional Tryout for i National Contest. Amy Gin. and | Primary selections have been made by the committee of judges for the orator to represent George V ton University in the national collégiate oratorical Constitution. Profs. Dewitt C. Crois- sant, Gilbert L. Hall and Charles S Colller_agreed on the oration of Miss Ruth Newburn as the winner. Miss Newburn's oration will now 2o to a committee of judges of this region, which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virgin and the District of Columbia. Seven | contestants will be chosen from the region and they will compete in Washington May 15. The winner of this try out will go to the finals in Los Angelés June 5 to compete for the national prizes of $2,000, $1,000, $500, $450, $400, $350 and $300. Miss Newburn, it will be recalled, took second place in the national inter. high school oratorical contest held in Washington last vear. She is now a freshman in Columbian College and a member of the girls’ varsity debating | team. SAFEGU_ARDS.FOR YOUTH ARE URGED BY TEACHERS Junior High Joint Meeting Asks Ballou to Make Study of the Question. A joint meeting of the six junior high schools of the first nine divisions was held in Wilson Normal School Tuesday evening. Dr. Valeria S. Parker of New York, chairman of the committee on social hygiene of the National Parent-Teacher Assoclation, delivered an address on *“Educational Safeguards for Adolescence.” It was decided to request Supt. Ballou to appoint a committee of parents and teachers to study the question, to ask the teachers’ institute to hear a speaker on the subject, and to recommend that groups of parents be formed to study the question and have trained speakers talk to them. The president of each association ‘was requested to appoint a committee to consider the matter and make re- port. WILL HOLD FAREWELL. G. U. Medical Seniors to Gather Tuesday Night. The senior class of the College of Medicine of Georgetown University will hold its “farewell gathering” in the blue room of the Mayflower Hotel next Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. This will be the culmination of four vears' friendship and association and marks the close of the social life of the class as a university group and the begin- ning of a new life as potential mem- bers of the medical profession. The invited guests include the off- cers of Georgetown University, the major faculty of the Medical College and the professors in the various de- partments. Among_the guests who will attend are: Rev. Charles W Lyons, S. J., president of the univer- sity; Rev. Walter G. Summers, S. J regent of the Medical College; Dr. George M. Kober, dean of the Medical College; Drs. S. S. Adams, George Tully Vaughan, William Holland Wil- mer, John F. Moran, Eugene Whit-: more, Robert Y. Sullivan, Willilam A. White, Willlam Gerry Morgan, Joseph P. Madigan, John J. Madigan, Wilfred M. Barton, John A. Foote, James A. Gannon, Henry H. Hazen, D. Perc: Hickling, Thomas S. Lee, Charles A. Prender, Murray Russell and John A. Talbott The committee in charge consists of Joseph W. Mooney. chairman: Karl inter- contest on the @) | of ‘APRIL 26, LEADING BUSINESS CLASS REUNION MARY SHERMAN Vice Chairman ALFRED MGARRAGHY Chairmau INSTALLATION HELD BY CHOATE CHAPTER D. J. 0’Brien Heads National U. Fraternity—Students 1o Accompany Debaters. H. Choate Chapter ot Phi Legal Fraternity University last week in for the coming year, ion ceremonies tak the fraternity house, 173 The officers are: Chancel lor, Daniel J. O'Brien: first vice chancellor, Millard F. West: second vice chancellor, Peter Koster; master of rolls, Claude Branner; registrar of rolls, John H. Essler, and mar- shal. Donald W. Clayton The Choate Chapter not only the first fraternity to make its pearance at National Unive it is also the parent chapter organization, it since having installed chapters at several law schools. The Choate Chapter is co-operating with the chapters of the fraternit Georgetown Univers ington College of L. for the annual City Club, May patronesses will week. Officials that acceptances have been receives from such a large number of studem and alumni members of the fraternity as to insure that it will be one of the largest social fatherings of Greek let- ter men with their companions ever teld in Washington. The The Joseph the Sigma Nu National stalled officer the install: place at N street. was be announced of the chapter of the Sigma Kappa w Fraternity at the Na- tional University will on Tuesday, April 28, elect the delegate who is fo attend the natibnal convention at Chicago next month.- The national convention is called the Gradd Chap- ter, being attended by both alumni and active delegates. chapter Delta The Beta Chapter of the Phi Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity at National University last week gave the first and second degrees of that order to three neophytes, Merlin Evans, Lou: Land and Patrick Beaver. at the fr: ternity clubhouse at Cabin John Bridge. The ritual will be given to these candidates some time next month, at which time a banquet will be held. The Phi Beta Gamma Fraternity at its convention just held in Washington voted to continue the system of having alumni members contribute small an- nual dues to the fraternity, thus main- taining their interests in the frater- nity and assuring a fuller measure of co-operation than is sometimes pos- sible between the active chapters and the graduates. A large party of students will ac- company next Saturday the debating team to Bridgewater, Va., where the annual forensic contest with Bridge- water College will be held. Douglas A. Seeley and Delmor J. Fuqua will be the principals and Robert E. Lambert the alternate with the affirmative side of the proposition, “Resolved, That the Proposed Child Labor Amendment to the Constitution Should Be Adopted.” Prof. Frederick P. Myers, in charge of debating, states that he has just been advised by officials of Bridge- water College that an entire floor of the dormitories will be reserved for the National University delegation. The party will return Sunday. Mrs. Nanette Paul, vice president of the Susan B. Anthony Foundation, lectured before the Cypress Club, com: posed of woman law students of the National University, last Tuesday night ‘on the life of this great emanci- pator of women. She appealed to members of the club for assistance in the campaign for a memorial build. ing in Washington. Other women's organizations will be asked by the Foundation to assist in its erection. At the next meeting of the club, May 12, plans will be made for the annual Spring festival. Prof. Richard W. Flournoy, jr., who holds the chair in international law in the law school, led a discussion of nationality by birth and naturalization at meeting of the American Society of International Law at the New Willard Hotel Friday morning. Several stu- dents of the international law course attended the sessions. Prof. Flournoy has made an exhaustive research in this subject at the State Department, where he is assistant to the solicitor. Work on the catlogues for the law school and the college of finance and business administration s now rapidly going forward and will soon ba ready for the printers. ey Prepare for New Flight. The U. S. S. Patoka, which has aboard the Navy's floating mooring mast for the use of lighter-than-air ,.sran. yesterday was ordered to proceed rom Bermuda to Mayaquez Bay, P. R The vessel will remain there |for the use of the dirigible Los An geles, which will shortly sail on one E.'!(_reas. I. J. Murnane and Thomas of her longest oversea trips simce 8- 1925—PART 1. HOWARD U.. WIDENS MEDICAL STUDIES Post-Graduate Courses Aid- ed by Arrangement With School of Public Health. Post-graduate courses in medicine and’ surgery at Howard University School of Medicine this year will be of wider ecope than heretofore, as the result of a workinz arrangement made by the school with the School of Public Health. As usual, surgery and gynecology will occupy an important place, but, of necessity, the classes therein must be limited. All the specialties will be taught, including laboratory branches. Six_weeks, from June 8 to July 16, 1925, have been set apart for post- graduate study. Dean Balloch Honored. The Howard Reading Club of New York City recently had as its guest of honor Dean Edward A. Balloch of the School of Medicine. Present upon the same occasion were Dr. Walter G. Crump, Dr. George O'Hanlon, su- perintendent of Bellevue Hospital, New York City, and Dr. M. O. Dumas, president of the National Medical As- sociation. At the conclusion of the banquet a white gold watch was presented to Dr. Balloch, Dr. C. B. Powell making the presentation Dr. P. M. Murray presided as toastmaster. Dr. Balloch also was the guest of honor of the North Jersey loward Alumni Asso- clation. I Nas the desire of these repre sentatives of the medical and dental professions to testify An this way their high appreciation of Dr. Balloch’s de- voted labors in the cause of medicine, and particularly in appreciation of his long deanship of the Howard School of Medicine at Washington, D. ¢ Historical Society Announcement. The Historical Society of Howard University is planning to present for the students the Declaration of Inde- pendence and Alexander Hamilton in motion picture form, from the “Chron- icles of America’ series, April 30 in Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. Later announcements will be made relative to the gold medal which is to be offered to the member who pre sents the most outstanding piece of historical research and the rules gov- erning the applicants for the history scholarship which will be supported : the society next year. h'six:mrs and juniors who have a total scholarship record which will make them eligible for membership in Kappa Mu are Hilda Davis, Gladys Peters, Clarence Smith, A. L. Charles, John West, Lewellyn Davis and Wal- ter Winton. The requirements under which these persons are to be accepted are: For the juniors. an average of 30 for three vears: for the senicrs, an average of 85 for four years. Kappa Mu “Red Letter Day.” <appa Mu is now preparing for its ren loner day, to be held in Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, when these | students will be formally accepted into the society. President Durkee and Dr. Martha McLear will be the main speakers. On Friday. May 1. angular debate between Howard, Union and Lincoln Universities will take place. Howard will defend, at home, the affirmative side of the ques- tion: “Resolved, That the United States should recognize the Soviet govern ment of Russia,” and the negative side of the same question at Union. . AMERICAN UNIVERSITY FRATERNITIES ACTIVE More Than Usual Social Functions | Noted as End of Academic Year Approaches. the annual tri- With the approach of the close of | the academic year the social organi- zations of American University have| of late been more than ordinarily active. John Marshall Chapter of Chi Pst Omega Fraternity held an initia- | tion Tuesday evening, at which a num- | ber of new members were admitted,| and last evening there was a joint nquet of members of Chi Psi Omega and of Phi Gamma Delta Sorority. Preliminary examinations of candi- dates for advanced ddgrees are now being conducted at the downtown uni- ! versity bufldings. Candidates for the| higher degrees are required to take examinations designed to show that they are able to use two modern lan-| guages. and other examinations are| given in two minor subjects and one major subject. The examination in| the major subject is oral. Later the| candidates will be brought before the academic council to defend their theses. Dr. Albert H. Putney, dean of the School of Political Sciences, who has Deen ill for about a week, is much im- | proved, but Dr. B. F. Moore has been unable to meet his classes during a part of the past week as a result of | illness. | Roonts in the new dormitory for| women at the College of Liberal Arts, which will open next Fall, offering a | complete undergraduate course, will be heated by steam and lighted by electricity, the university announces, and will be furnished with chairs, tables, dressers, single bedsteads, mat- tresses and pillows. All other fur- nishings and bedding must be sup- plied by the students. Each room will contain running water. Applications for rooms should be made to the dean of the college, Dr. George Benjamin Woods. DR. FISHER AT HEAD OF PARENT-TEACHERS Eastern High School Association Chooses Officers and Hears Oratory Contestants. The Home and School Association of Eastern High School held its final meeting of the vear in the school Thursday evening, electing officers as follows: President, Dr. Raymond A. Fisher; vice presidents, Mrs. Frank Kreglow and Miss M. J. Watts; treas- urer, John Scrivener. | College. HINE JUNIOR HIGH PLAY WILL BE GIVEN MAY 1 Cast to Present “The Piper” and Repeat It May 5 for Children at Matinee. Preparations for the Spring play ““The Piper,” to be glven Friday, May 1, at the Hine Junfor High School, are well under way. The Publishers’ Club has put out daily a “Piper” re- minder with storles by its member: The single scene from act 3, which was given before the school on Wed nesday afternoon, aroused the inter- est of the students. The part of the Piper is taken by Julta Aman. Willlam Pfohl takes the part of Hans, the butcher; Olga Pascoe, his wife; Harold Kotzin, who | is Axel, the smith, and Grace Moran, | the wife of Axel. The Piper, grieved | at the hardness of the townsfolk, ( leads away the children, Mary Bo: worth, Joseph Sullivan, Hilda Zwill- | inger, Edwin Nelson and Josephine Laskowitz. Only 300 tickets will be available for the evening's performance, but an | extra matinee will be given Tuesday afternoon, May 5, for children not able to get evening tickets. The Parent-Teacher Association met | Thursday afternoon in the assembly | hall. In connection with national health day, Mrs. Ernest R. Grant, chairman ‘of the national committee on child health education, spoke on | the subject. “Building Child Health:" PLANS ANNAPOLIS TRIP. | Langley Junior High Club to Visit Maryland Capital. The Know Your Own City Club of | Langley Junior High School is plan- | ning a trip to Annapolis for Saturday. | Several classes, including the F ruary, 1925, graduating class, made | the trip to the Naval Academy last | Wednesday | Admiral Baird was the speaker at | an assembly Monday to celebrate the Lexington-Concord anniversary. | The following program was present- | ed by section 9A1 at the Thursday assembly: Piano sol the Spring.” Minnie Ellerbrook; * the Wild Flowers,” Howard Potts: | “Wild Flower Preservation,” Olive Adams, Margaret Gilligan, Marie Joroleman, Robert Ball, Fred I and Edward Radue; piano solo. lets,” Joseph de Bettincourt; H. W. Draper, principal address, | LANGLEY ALUMer BAND. | Henry Whiting Made President of [Venetian Acce New Organization. Members of the first class | graduated from the Langley Junior | High School met in the school build ing Friday and organized an alumni association. Principal Henry E. Draper address- | ed the meeting, speaking on the aim and purposes of the organization The following officers were chosen President, Henry Whiting: vice presi dent, Helen Divver; secretary, Eliza beth Clary; treasurer, Henry Noord Committees also were appointed The meeting ended with an informal dance. to be ALUMNI TO MEET HERE. National Notre Dame Federation Plan Session in June. The National Federation of Not Dame (of mur) Alumnae w meet here in its third triennial con- vention, June to 30. Extensive plans are under way for the enter- tainment of delegates who will come from Massachusetts, Ohio and Penn- sylvania. “The convention will be opened June 27 with a reception at the home of Right Rev. Michael J. Curley archbishop of Baltimore, who will address the delegates, members of | the alumnae federation and _their friends. Miss Mary A. Barr of Brigh- | ton, Mass., president of the assoc tion, will preside at business meet- ings, which will be held at Trinity Mrs. Adelaide Rover, pres- ident of the local chapter, is chair- man of the Washington committee Headquarters have been es lished at the Willard Hotel Assigned to Laboratory Here Capt. Guy Hill, Army Signal Corps. at Camp Alfred Vail, N. J., has been ordered to this city for duty as com manding officer, Signal Corps labora tory, Bureau of Standards. He will| relieve Maj. Joseph O. Mauborgne, Sig nal Corps, who has been assigned to | duty in_the office of the chief signal officer, War_Department | “EDUCATIO = LANGUAGES Spanish, German, Italian, ana_all other modern lan Berlitz Conversational Method Ask for Free Trial rench, English uages. Sssures results. Lesson BERLITZ 816 14th St. N.W. School of Languages Tel. Fr. 2626 | fr | Catholie 1 st sise FORESEE SUCCESS FORK. OF C. PLAY Managers Report Bright Out- look for Evening School’s “Nothing But the Truth.” of K the =ale P. - Cassidy, chairman matics committee of the Svening School, reports that of tickets for the play to be the school players on May 19 aga Hall, “No! ng But the is “‘very encour The attendance that night is esy rected to the student bod ) May 20 support is especiaily exy m the various councils of Knights of Columbus and friends the students and the school Organized Drive Being Made. An organized drive for patrons for the play is being made. The commit- work is composed of the following Murphy, chairman; represent ing Washington Knights_of Columbus; J A palding ‘ouncil; G. rulsbury, Carroll “ouncil Potomac ouncil, Keane Council at the the this Couneil « « « | school on T tive plans for des patrons. Gold Medal as Prize. J. Leo Kolb, promine: state circles, has n gold medal to be v dent ¢ t in local r in offer of o the s of t average for his wor It has been de the members of will hold an all-d v 10 rangements near fut Desm will rett semi-me Lecture Before Radio Class. Dr. Thor J fessor of electric: Macka o the radio cl The subject Heising Met The committee on even ser busir practice evenir of Katka's EDUCATIONAL. % 1128353388888 Ty étrayer College “Trains Young People for the Profession of Business” New Classes Now Forming Free B n Reqw 38383 h St Main 3430 R332 | Civil Se exa Prepare Shorthand‘ Bookkeeping and Allied Subjects Washingten Business College I ' 1328 Eye St. N.W. Phone Main 1959 Strayer College “Trains Young People for the Profession of Business” 721 Thirteenth Street College grade business courses high school graduates, preparing young men and young ladies secretarial, accounting and administrative p o s itions Strong demand for Straver graduates for or Catalogue and Application Blanks Furnished Upon Request Main 3430-7654 1,000 Hotel Positions Open Spring Class in Hotel Administration Now Forming There is a_nation-wide call for trained hotel executives thau the supply city and_ State This demand is greater positions open in every we can help you to & position in or near your home town or any We in touch with zood p of the United States in Tocality von de r 5.000 stud tions in all 1 the las have placed ¢ months. Progress of Lewis (raduates A clerk erick: of cetves Reed is directing high-class Virg other Lewis s few months ago J the Jeaune Sache the fashionable Cosmos Club. Bowman at Le I Jobnson was oday he is mana, new Hotel Fred rkle has become manager ive Manor Club: Miss > has become hostess William A Paradis Restaurant re Mrs. J. B the coffee shop at & hotel. Hundreds of ts are winning simi- in a store 907 higher salary; lar_successes. You trained Willard, ham, Harrington, A feature of the meeting were the speeches given by Eastern's six lead- ing contestants in the National Ora- torical Contest. Miss Ella M. Monk, faculty adviser for the Dramatic Association, is plan- ning an entertainment to be given on she | girl also_received two b ? the afternoon of Friday, May 8. Pro- ceeds of the entertainment are to be used to purchase grass seed for the lawns. Joseph W. Crockett, instructor of rifle shooting in the high schools, is arranging a series of matches for the rls. ‘lEutsrn'u eight new tennis courts are now in operation under the direc- tion of Isaac B. Simon of the physical training department. Margaret Henry and Katherine Pitcher of the special drawing class received prizes of $5 and $3, respec- tively, for the best posters advertising the dance to be given by the Ameri- canization School Association. Each complimentary 1 Franklin Square. Club, other. will find from 1 to 10 Lewis men and women in The New sflower. Washington. Shore- Hamilton, Tee House, Raleiz Powhatan, Burlington, dman Park, Cosmos Racquet Club and more fhan 100 hotels, clubs, apartment houses, cafeterias and tea rooms The number. compelled quickly Act be limited in 30 applicants reservation in Spring class w In the last to disappoint o secure this class starting May 1st Lewis Hotel Training Schools 1340 New York Avenue Clifford Lewis President