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18 * 0 TOBEE! Y DEGREES . & e 136th Commencement Week on Hilltop Will Begin Sunday, lune 7. N Cieo bicy Rev. Francis Waoodstock College. will K. Kee Md deliver the sermon (o the zradus orzetown Eniversiiy hundred and thirty ment June 7 Fully 500 gradustes from all the de rtments of the university, in whose the bace:laure vill he will assemble college rch to Dah headed by | : Lyons J., me facuiites and visiting ul ans for commencement week wpidly. The three-d besin the evening b the senloi 3 % in the college quadrangle at 0 o'clock. These will be teatured the Cohonguroto; re’ farewell to the Po 25, of cration, the nume the Indlan de omac. In addition » other usual features program with sinz Club. Earlie lumni held in cers fi important Rev. Peter in charge ports that of-town alur mencemer classes of (e one cominence “ i honor 1o esident bers of of s spent ssmond D, wiil deliver bein nation for the 3 will ilong Murphy, the from Buftalo, ng by the n the eveni meeting and reu Ryan Hall the new ye matter be the annua idn will he tion of offi is the mosi the alumni V. Maste 8.1, who ) the ements. n unusual nunber of will aiiend the com relses 1 Faculties’ Recepti t 4 o'clock dur week President culties wil| zive reception in honor of the graduati clusses and visiting alumnl. Barll in the day the board of rezents will hold ‘thefr annual meeting, at which Prestdent Lyons will muke a réport on the progress of the university's building plans, now actually under way. Commencement day, June &, will be the main event. Honorary degrees wil be conferred by the university on only two alumni, selected for dis- tinction ssfons. It has of Georgetown honorary degrees, the record number at any one time being sIx on the occasion of the golden ubilee of the Law School several vears ago. Prizes to honor students slso will he awarded commencement day. At the invitation of Rev. John L Gipprich, S. J.. director of the George- town Observatory, John Gordon, Marquis Aberdeen and Temair, pald a_visit to the university Wednesday. Georgetown been the only university that Lord Aber. deen has visited during his present visit 1o the United States. He ex pressed great interest in the physical Tahoratory and in the department of eismography, which has sn intern: tional reputation. He was likewt: impressed with the beauty of th voundt md with ihe b 1 the university records Wins Debating Prize. Gillan of Massa ts. is the prize debater of the Philonomostan Society, which held its annual contest last Monday In Gaston Hall. He was awarded the Philo- nomosian cup for this distinction. In additfon to this honor Mr. lan w in the debate, dered by Father George Hanlon, S. Thomas H. Moore, 8. J., and Walter O'Connor, registrar of the college. The subject of the debate was ““That capital punishment should be abolished,” and was decided in favor of the nezative. The the negative side w of this cf ‘26, of Pennsylvania, and as P. Loughlin, '26, of Hampshire, took the affirmative. Another debate of equal interest at the Hilltop during the past week was that between the Gaston and White societies, with the Gaston de- bt viciors. The Gaston debaters upheld the v.n;nirs side of the ques- N hat The Air Service should be de a speciul branch national iefense. Debuters Soctety Wisconsin: Sunday afternoon Inz commencement Lyons and the to award many v Leo V. Vincent s for the winnin: Tdward K Daniel W of thix city: John D. O'Reiliy. § with Francie Dele. 27, ¢ York. as alternate. The Doomesday Booke. The Doomesday Booke, repre- =entin 1 the departments of eorgetown University, is just off the press. It was declared the hést in the history of Georzetown and made its bow in an attractive new cover design Opened the president ston were of O Donozhue. hanty, with a dedicatory of the university, the v. Charles W. Lyons, S the book devotes 500 pages, with num- erous cuts, to the college department. Sections dealing with the mlilitary de partment, medicine, law, dental, for elgn service, graduate, fraternities and athleties follow. Z The outstanding merit of the 19; hook can be traced to the work of Ttobert C. McClellan, editor in chief, and Daniel C. McGrath, business man ager. One of the leadinz editorials in the current issue of the Hoya. official publication of the university, i< de- voted to the tribute paid by Dean Wilbur of George Washington Uni- ver: page to J.. on the completion of his pub- ceries of lectures on “Russia in Revolution.” BUSINESS HIGH PLANS COMMENCEMENT WEEK June 12 Chosen for Class Night Play. A Virginian Romance.” Senior Day Is Set. Commencement week exercises at Tusiness High School were planned last week by the officers and faculty. Under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Martinez some original ideas are being - worked out for a program on senior day, June 10. June 12 has been set for class night and all preparations are being made to make this a delight- ful evening. The class night play, “A Virginian Romance, is being rehearsed daily under the direction of Miss Emma Louise Thompson and Mrs. Jo Mace. The majority of the members of the cast are well known to the school by their former participation in dra- matics. The hero is John Hall. Fred English, Helen Boyd, Frances Mancuso, Lou Haverly, Carl Holm- berg, Evelyn McCuna and Alma Gaupp are others in the cast. The Osiris Society of Business High visited Central High School Wednes- ay morning, when it initfated Alvin Miller, prineipal of Central, into the society. The Central High School Orchestra gave a recital at the Business High School Thursday morning, delighting ihe audience with both classical and Jjazz selections. ven Chapel. | a-day | the | it the class- | Campbell | {Club is to furnish the music at member of the winning side | other debater | New | ty to Father Edmund A. Walsh, | L) . |1 | town, laureate | 1 | | HOPE MASSIE SMOOT, enfor at Central High School, whose [ high scholastic standing won for him | the Washington Harvard Club's 192! annual scholarship to Harvard Unl versity, He will graduate in June and enter Harvard the Fall, | Smoot has garnered numerous hon- taken | 0rs during his high school career. He | | is editor of Cent; I's weekly. the Bul- let! president of the Quiil Clique i i u contributor to the Adjutant, the 1 gram of the High Sehool Cader Corps. Smoot Is 18 years old and is the son of Mrs. Irene M. Smoot, 3135 Mount Pleasant street. Smoot was ranked among the three | hest orators Central in The Star' | oraterical contest finals at the school, and s Tisted among the lonor students of his eluss. CGIRLS AT EASTERN N PLEASING PLAY Stage “The Kleptomaniac,” Followed by Clog Dance and Other Features. | | i | ty | | I “The Kleptomaniac” was presented Iby & group of seven girls at the last meeting of the Dramatic Assoclation of Eastern High School. Wednesday. 1 The cast Included Mildred Repetti, I]lurle Moor ivelyn Bixler, Sarah i Piel, Mildred ozerson, Margaret | Knapp and Helen Rifenburg. Other features of the program were “First Ald to the Wounded,” a short sketch by Marvel Douglas and Graham Low-| | den | Junior { cla 2 I'by Nath ler, and a reading t Dancing in the armory | meet clog dance by several girls from 1 senior physical training tomeo and Juliet,” in song, Ruth Gréenwood. followed the Decoration Day Exercises. from the Merrill the Dece Duy exercises to_be held at fonal Cemetery Mav 30. Arrangements for the exercises are | being made by Georze E. Burdick of {the Spanish-American War Veterans. Misses Minnie Hoxsey and Mildred ! Boynton gave a piano and vocal re- | cital at an assembly Tuesday morning. | The first Interbigh school rifie | match ix to be held at Fastern High School range Wednesday. Each of the five local high schools is to send representatives. W. . Crockett, in- structor of rifle shooting in the high | schools, will be the manager of the matches, | _Misses Rosemary Arnold. Gertrude Walter and Pauline Knee have been {appointed members of the faculty ‘com- mittee to plan for the Junior dayv ex- ercises, June 5. The student commit- tee fs headed by Kingsland Prender. Cadets Drill for Annual Event. | Eastern’s four cadet companies are now drilling hard In expectation of the annual competitive drill, June 1 {and 2. Three of the Capitol Hill com- | panies will drill Tuesday morning. | June * Company C, under. Capt. Nathan Clark, will zo on the field in the af von of the same day. 1. B Simon, in s of physical {training. is conducting a_tennis tour- inament for the bovs. Twenty-seven {boys have entered tournament. zirls' chorus atio) | the .| The finals will probably be plaved the latter part of next week. ‘The pupils of the major music will give their annual recital May before the students of the school. 58 'BALL CHAMPIONSHIP IS WON BY ARMSTRONG Team Piloted to Victory Over Dun- [ bar, 14-4—S8chool Btages | Maypole Festival. Armstrong High School landed the high school base ball championship when Hiram Jones, star twirler of the | Manual Trainers, piloted his team to victory over Dunbar by a score of 14 to 4. Miss Lillian Giles, a senior, was crowned the Queen of May at the Maypole festival yesterday in the gyvm. A group of seniors, trained by Miss C. J. Willlams, contributed the unique Maypole dance Wwhile winding the pole. A short program preceded the award of the crown to Miss Giles by a committee of teachers from the domestic art group. Miss Beatrice |Suydam sang two songs includingd | “Lindy Lou.” Miss-H. V. Crawford | was in charge of the party. | Attracted by a group of tables load- led with an array of lunchéon delica- | cies the eager crowd of students and | teachers packed the gvm Thursday for {the annual luncheon of the department | of home economics. Girls from all classes of the domestic science, under the supervision of Mrs. B. M. Nurse, G. L. Watkins, Helen D. Brown and !Miss 1. V. Payne, prepared and |served the luncheon. A committee from {the divisions of domestic arts assist in the sales. * Capt. A. C. Newman, principal’of the school, reports that the efforts:to hold the graduation exercises in the assembly hall of the new annex are labout to be crowned with success. He has received word that the chairs, which were the greatest obstacle, have Dbeen shipped and are expected to be in place on time for the exercises. WOULD HONOR PROF. PAUL Resolutions urging school officlals to name a high school in honor of Prof. Edward A. Paul, the first prin- cipal of a Washington high school, were adoptéd at the recent reunton in Philadelphia of the class of '86 of thé Washington High School. 15 Fifty-one members of the class journeyed to Philadelphia aboard spe- cial cars for the reunion, which was staged by Ben T. Welch at the .Ben Franklin Hotel. The class elected Mr. Weilch president for the new year. Other officers chosen follow: Miss Marian White and- Allan Davis, vice presidents; George Francis -Willjams, secretary-treasurer, . and Mrs. -Mar. garet Campbell Buell, historian, n Clark and Gilmore Wheel-| THE SUNDAY (CENTRAL SELECTS PAPERS' EDITORS Margaret Monk Heads Re- view—Charles Smoot to Edit Bulletin. The oditors and business manager lof Central Hizh School’s monthly | magazine, ihe Review, und weekly | newspaver, the Bulefin, were an- I nounced Friday night the annual press dinner of the staffs of the two publfcations end vear book, Mar- | garet Monk will be ed'tor of the Re- view; Charles Widmayer. cditor of the Bulletin, and Cheres ®moot, business | manager of both publications. | The dinner was held in the schoo?| Iibrary. Amusing take-offs and clever skits were the chief features This banquet is ziven annually by the school in recognition of the worl done during the school year by the studentx on the stafts of the school publfeations. Tt is looked forward to as the climax of the publications work of the yenr. “The Charm School,” Central's 1925 student play, was presented May 15. It was Qdirected, acted and entirely managed by Central students. The proceeds will go to pay the expenses of Cadet night and the cadet supper | after the competitive drill. Much of the success of the play was due to the direction of the student manage- | ment committee, composed of Marion | Hall, Catherine Griffith, Nell Childs, | Franklin Clarke, Allan Lutz and Jack | | Cast's Work Excellent. Barbara Stratton and Alvin Pack cellent work as the heroine and | hero. Others In the cast were: Bob | Andrus, Jesse Btimson, Joseph Hoover. Auzust: EFricdburz. Mary Macatee, | Helen Vassar, Elizabeth Laucy, Jumes Suter. Peggy (rolssant, Freda Bassky. | Virginia Ladd, Mary Jamison and | nile has heen appointed presi- | dent of the Boys' “C" Club to fill the | unexpired terin of Robert W iHLu\Ull Principal Miller. Chester Freeman was elected tg fill the office of trea urer and Walker Hale succeeded | Jimmy Hance In the office of vice! president. The Club s now | working for a foot ball campaign. | The Central Band has just com-| pleted @ one-week campaign to get new members for next year. About 40 more boys were needed to boost the band, which receives regular in- struction from Serzt. Hess every Monday and Thursday after school. At Thursday's assembly several! Centralites had charge of the program in an effort to convince the student body that assemblies other than those featuring jazz can be made entertain- ing. e Wood Cuts Exhibited. Several wood cuts by Wharton Har. ris Eschick fllustrating ‘“The Song of the Broad,” by Walt Whitman, are now being exhibited. There are thir- teen of these, which also are pub- lished in hook form. These with others make a collecilon which the local papers comment upon as show- {ing “rare imaginative quality ‘Al penetrating comprehension of certain | moods and feelings of nature,” is the | iticism of one newspaper A number of Centralites are busy planning a musical program which is to be given for the Inmates of the Washington flome for Incurables, Wisconsin avenue and Tilden sireet, on the first or second Baturday afte noon in June. Kathryn McLane will be featured as a woprano soloist, Dorothy _Minster, accompanied by Frances Heid, will zive violin selec- tions, and the Clef and Glee Clubs will give several illustrations of their harmony. Dr. Wilson Gill, national figure in development of respect for the Con- stitution, spoke recently at Central on history and economics. His speech was followed by an election of offi- cers for the republic of Central. They are: Governor, Parke Brady; lieuten- ant governor, Franklin Clarke, and| chief justice of state, Bradford Aber- nethy. Four Czechoslovakians of the Inter- national Council of Women visited the | school recently, and were conducted through the building, inspecting all the departments. One hundred and twenty-one stu- dents out of 3.246, or 3.1 per cent, were placed on the honor roll, made up of all students who received four | | Es or more in full major subjects| {on the second advisory. Of this num iber 4.2 were girls and 3.1 were boy {The results were computed by {dents of statistics at the xchool. | The lust issue of the Bulletin, the ! school paper, was edited by the jour-} nalism class. This was the first time | in the history of the school that a staff other than the regular staff has edited the paper. | | | | 1 UNIVERSITY BUILDS TEMPORARY GYM Many Enroll in New College of Liberal Arts at American. Contracts were. let Thursday for the construction of the temporary gym- nasium and certain other buildings at the American University grounds, Ne- braska and Massachusetts avenues. The university has received a grati- fying response to the announcement of the establishment of its new Col- lege of Liberal Arts, and students from every part of the country have enrolled already. Applications _for rooms in the dormitory are fled in order of their receipt and assignments will be made in the same way. An opportunity will be given young men to work on the campus grounds this Summer to pay in part for tuition. The new buildings are going for- ward rapidly. More than 100 men are at work on the chancellor's house and university hall. The former will be completed by Midsummer and the latter will be sufficiently ready by convocation day, June 3, for the hold- ing of exercises there. The Woman's Guild of the univer- sity has taken a much more active part in university affairs since the organization of the new College of Liberal Art¢, and 25 members have been ded since January. The an- nual election of officers wiil take place in connection with the convocation, at which time a program of work for the following year will be outlined. The members of the guild will be the guests at the trustees’ luncheon on convocation day. C. Torreyson, superintendent of grounds and buildings, has resigned after 22 years' service, because of ill health, and has been succeeded by Willlam A. Prye of Ohlo, an experi- enced contractor, builder and land- scape gardener. 'Mr. and Mrs, Prye are now living in the superintendent’s house, on the campus. Four Going to Wellesley. Washington will be well represented at the semi-centennial celebration of Wellesley College which opens Thurs- day. The District’'s Wellesley Club is nding Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt as % official representative, and George 'ashington University Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr. Other Capital women who will attend include Gertrude A. Welch of Trinity College and Dr. Louise Tay- Jor-jomes of the Wellesley class of '96. f STAR,, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 24 HEAD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS Charles Widmayer, editor of the Bu Review, and Charles Smoot, business ment of these new officers was annous Friday night. JUBGE PEELLE QUITS LAW SCHOOL BOARD! Trustees Will Meet Tuesday to Hear Reports on De- gree Applicants. Ju the I e atanton C. Peelle, president of [ (rustees of the Washing. & of Law and formerly chief justice of the| Court of Claims, | announced last night that he will retire from the| board after a servi more than 15 years. The bourd hold a meeting | Tuesday to re. ceive the report the dean, Mrs Laura J. Halsey, as to the standing of the applicants for the varfous de: greas to he pre- sented at the twen. JUDGE PEE ty-seventh annu; commencement of the college at Memorial Continental Hall June 2 at § p.m. Others on the board are Chapin Brown, Ellen Spencer Mussey, Emma \. Gillett, Ed- win C. Dutton, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont and Herbert L. Davis, Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire will deliver the address 10 the successful candidates for 1:xieos at the exercises. The senior class is composed of about an equal number of men and women, representinz 1 most every State in the Union. members of the patent law e have | successfully passed their exam'nation and will receive the degree of 1y ster of patent law. Members of the pest zraduate class to receive the degree ! of master of law number six Invocation will he pronounced hy Rev. Dr. John E. Briggs, pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church, Mrs. Itwy will preside. The rehearsal ment will be of will for the commence- held Thureday at D. A. R. Hall. Maj. Harry Coope, who s for many vears been master of ceremonies, {5 leaving for the Philip- pines on the succeeding Sunday, so thie will be his last appearance wity the students for several ysars ~Capt. John C. F. Palmer of the class of | 1916, a veteran of the World War, will | be acting master of ceremonies. | The Summer term of the college will begin June 15. In response to a demand from a large number of scu- dents, a five-hour special course in contracts will be given under Prof. Edwin A. Mooers, to begin tomorrow at 6 o'clock. The members of the freshman class enjoyed a picnic recently and are en- thusiastically planning another. It was held on the estate of Harry Blake, at Oakton. Va. The commit. tee fn charge inclided Ellis Middlet o, Marion Hines, Morris Stamen, Doro- Bennett, H. Kennedy McCo)ix and Robinson. Agnes Bairy and Dennis Manning won prizes. | SPEAKER PORTRAYS 1 LIFE IN AUSTRALIA| Miss Grace Holder Addresses Co- lumbia Juniors on Subject—List of Student Activities. Interesting phases of life in Aus- tralia were related to the seventh and eighth grade puplls of the Columbia Junior High School last week by Miss Grace Holder, a native of that coun- try. The ninth grade assembly met Tues- day, when Mrs. Elizabeth Thornberry and Mr. Youngs gave a musical pro- gram, with Miss Estelle Wentworth at the plano. All of the 7-A’s met Thursday for a grade program lesson in English. The subject was “An Hour With Long- fello given under the direction of Miss Wild. The program opened with a short account of the life of Long- fellow, given by Albert Miller. Tableaux and readings from ‘‘Hia- watha" were given by Alvin Schu- trumpf. Max Rosenbloom, Carlisle McIndoe, Stanley Rakusin and David Haycock. The “Hiawatha" love story was then given with pictures and se- Jected readings by a group of pupils. Another group then presented “The Courtship of Milés Standish” in the same manner. The forum closed with a general discussion on the reasons for the fame of Langfellow and his works. The entire S-A student body also met Thursday for a grade forum les- son in American history. The subject, “Events Leading to the Civil War,” was given tinder the direction of Miss Chalifce. Virgi Fox, Elma Matter, Elizabeth Ilooe, Sabina Naiman, Mel- ville Stuart, Center Merry and Bar- bara Daskam presented special topics on the subject. This was followed by general discussion. The last intersection competition of the year—the base ball series—is being held. Thus far, the 7-A and 8-A sec- tions have completed their intersection games, with 7-A-3 and 8-A-4 as win. ners. The annual faculty versus stu- dents game will be held June 8. Columbia’s tennis team—Charles Koenig, Robert Appleby, Russel Peters and Willard Higbie—met the Macfarland tennis team Friday. _—d, MAPS CALIFORNIA VALLEY Howard Saundres, McKinley Techni- cal High School graduate, has gained wide notoriety In California by draft- ing & modern map of the San Fernado Valley, according to word received last night from Los Angeles. The map is considered -one of the best gotten up, California critics say. Mr. Saunders is now in Van Nuys, | William etin; Margaret M. editor of the nanager of both publications. Appoint- nced at Central's annual press dinner BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI WILL FROLIC Richard H. Hart Chairman for Outing at Chesapeake Beach June 6. vd H. Hart has been appoint Al chairman of the committee of the twentieth annual Chesapeake Beach of Business Bchool Alumni As- soctation June 6 Assisting on the Committee will be Alfred A. McGar- raghy, vice chair- man; Mary Sher mun, secret Jerome Kauf mann, treasurer, and Misn Church, in charge of tickets, ohn A, president of the assoclation, will werve as ‘hairman of a special re. caption commit tee. former officers of the associat! will welcome the graduates, student body and f at_the heach. The Pusiness company or companles that efther win or get place in the Rich ed gene in charge outlng at M Reilly RICHARD HAKT. , that faculty ends of the school competitive drill will be guests of the | assoclation. During the day Mr. Woodward and Mr. Thomas, coaches at the school, will have a schedule of athletic events, open to all. Many speclal attractions and novelties are being planned., in addition to the many ways of entertalnment at the — . 70 ENGOY LIERARY 0F STOCKTON HALL h. {G. W. U. Alumni Advised of}"r Plans for Raising Maury Memorial $30,000 Fund. Alumni and friends of George Washington University have recent- ly been sent information relative to the Maury Memorial, a fund of $30, 000, to be ralsed to equip and endow the law library of the new Stockton Hall, the $250,000 structure which will he opened on Twentieth street in_September. The committee named last week to raise the fund in memory of the late A. Maury is headed by Henry P. Blafr, Willlam B. John Paul Earnest, Maj. Peyton Gor- don, Dr. Willlam Mather Lewis, Dean Willlam C. Van Vleck, Justice Ed- ward Stafford, Gilbert L. Hall ana Vernon H. Brewster. It 18 expected that the Maury Li- brary will _be patterned after the oardman Memorial at Cornell, the 3iddle Vibrary of the University of Pennsylvania. Syracuse and the Fenton Library the University of Oregon. “Exams” Under Way. nations have heen in all departments of the universit durinz the past week and will con- tinue during this week, The out- standing features of Interest to students, faculty and patrons of the university for the coming week are the alumni reception, the senior promenade and the baccalaureate Sunday sermon. The ‘senior prom will be held Fri- day night in the big ballroom of the New Willard Hotel. The dance will start at 10 o'clock. On Wednesday night, at the Washington Club, the annual senior class reception will be held. On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the baccalaureate sermon will “be preached on the university campus by Right Rev. Henry eSt. George Tucker of the Virginia Theo- logical Seminary. Details of graduation exercises are completed. The efbnt will be held in the Washington Auditorium on the night of June 3 at 8 o’clock. Arrangements have been completed to put the exercises “on the air.” The 400 and more studénts who will receive degrees will be addressed by Dr. Henry Emerson Fosdick, noted New York divine, who has just been mentioned as the possible pastor of the Rockefeller church. The events of graduation week start with the baccalaureate sermon next Sunday and are followed by the pilgrimage to Mount Vernon on Mon- day merning, which will be followed by the annual base ball game on the White Lot Ellipse in the afternoon. Gen. John A. Lejeune will head the pilgrimage to Mount Vernon and will Jay a wreath on the tomb of Wash- inzton. On the night of June 2, Pres- ident and Mrs. Lewis will entertain the senior class graduates at a re- ception to be held at Corcoran Hall. The commencement exercises take place on June 3 as announced. Dean William Cline Borden of the medical school will attend the an- nual meeting of the American Med- fcal Association to be held at Atlan- tic City this week. ¢ Following a period of two weeks or more vacation the university Sum- mer school will open under the di- rection of Dean Wiilliam C. Ruediger June 19. - During the Summer the university will supply any number of students for varjous occupations. Dean Anna L. Rose of Columbian College, has listed many students who seek em- ployment. There are students listed for many and varied occupations. Those interested may apply to Dean Rose for information relating to stu- dents needing _employment during the Summer. The idea was started some weeks ago and the list is com- plete and embraces a wide range of applicants. Announcement is made that the at Calif., where he went after several years’ employment as a draftsman in the Geological Survey in Washing- annual Cherry Tree is coming from the press this week and that the ‘weekly publication, the Hatchet, M consiating of | King, | the Ruger Library at| 1925—PART 1. . 0F M. SENORS | GRADLATE € § Representative Goldshor- ough to Be Principal Speaker at Commencement. Special Dispatch to The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., May L=—1 Representative T. Alan Goldsborough of Maryland will deliver the address to the graduates at tMe commence- | ment day exercises at the University | of Maryland June 9. The exercises will be held in the gymnasium from 11 am. to 1 p.m. Rev. W. L: Darby, executive secre tary of the Washington Federation of Churches, will deliver the baccalaure- ate sermon Sunday, June 7, at 11 a.m. in the university auditorium. Monday, June 8, will be class and reunion day. It will be a full day, with the following program: 9:30, interciass athletle games for| both male and co-ed students: noon, class luncheons; 1:30, lacrosse game between varsity and alumni; 0, base ball game between varsity and alumni; 5 to 6, anhual meeting of alumni (College Park graduates); 6:30, president’s dinner to alumni: § to 9, president’s reception to faculty, alum- ni, students and visitors; 9 to i, com- mencement ball. Senlor Class Exercises. snior clase exercises will be held Saturday. June 6, with the, “Senior * that evening at ¥ o'clock. Herbert Maynard Diamend | | of sor of economics and dean of the School of Husiness Administration of the Unfversity of Maryland. He suc- creds Prof. M. A. Clemens, who re- slgned to accept another position. Dr. Diamond i a graduate of Yale of the clase of 1914. Tle remained at Yale gradvate work and received his D. in economics and sociology in ! Yale he went to Colleze. in Baltimore. as in- in soclal lences for the term $. Resigning from Goucher to enter war service, he was appointed ! | superintendent of the New Haven | | office of the United Htates Employ- | ment Rervice, Following the war he| | became assistant secretary of the | | Child Welfare Commission of the | | State of Connecticut. nee 1921 Dr. Dinmond has heen as- istant director of the Wall street | division of the School of Commerce, Accounts and_Finance Sew York TUniversity. He fs a specialist in the lenving | dents from all classes will participate. | | This 18 an annual affair at the prep York has been appointed profes- 23 WILL BE GRADUATED FROM GEORGETOWN PREP Daniel W. 0’Donoghue Will Ad- dress Class at Commencement Exercises June 4. Georgetown University Preparatoy Schoot ‘will clese its scholastic year June 4, when commencement exer- cises will be held at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at Garrett Park, Md. Rev. Thormas A. Emmet, S. J. head master at the school during the last_two years, will present diplomas to graduates. President Charles W. Lyons, 8. J., of Georgetown Uni- | versity and other officials will at- tend the exercises. Announcement was made that the address to the graduates will be given by Danlel O'Donoghue, member of the law faculty of the university. An elocution contest will be staged the evening of June 3, in which stu- school. Another feature of the com mencement exercices will be the dis tribution of prizes the same evening | to the honor students of the school. | NATIONALSCHODL NANES NEW DEAN M. A. Clemens of Maryland! U. Gets Post—Commence- ment June 10. i | | Maynard A. Clemens, dean of the| college of commerce of the Univers: of Maryland, has heen appointed dean |of the college of finsnce and business | | administration of | i National Uni| | versity. H The appoint| ment of Mr.! Clemens. accord- ing to Vice (han-| celior Charles F.1 Carusi, presages | the enlargement of the curriculum of | the youngest de partment of _the | university. The| new dean will take up his duties | at National upon completlon of the academic year at | Maryland Uni versity and will | | . A cLEMENS. field of Iabor problems and in the in dustrial and financial history of the | Unitea Rtates. ‘mtnie,” Jakobowski's comic op- . will be presented by the Maryland {Opera Club Wednesday night at 3 o k in the auditorium of the uni- | versity. Katherine Baker, soprano, | will sing the title role. B. L. Good- | vear is the organizer of the club and director of the production. Rehearsals i have been held for the past several | months. The club last vear gave {“Carmelita.” a light opera, with | marked success. D. Girl Elected. ! Thelma Taylor of Washington, a | student in the College of Arts and | Seienc has been elected president Iof the Woman Students’ | Assaciation of the university, Mar pence of College Park was chosen ice president and Eleanor Seal of alkoma Park was named secretary. Idward F. Juska of Elneron. N. I.. will he the valedictorian of the class lof Juska won out over T. J. { Vandoren, another active person in student affairs. in the final election Juska has been prominent in vari- lous student organizations since he first entered Marylnad. thig year be. | ng manager of the base bdll team and editor-in-chief of the Reveille, the year hook. He was firstgto hold the office of president of the honor court. He is a member of Sigma Phi Bigma Fraterni Joseph B. Seth of St. Michaels, Md., has heen elected president of the Scabbard and Blade Honorary Military Fraternity, with Hugh Reading of Rockville as first lieutenant, Lionel Ensor of Sparks <econd lieutenant, {and George T. O'Nelll of Washington | first sergeant. { Members of the four companies of | the Maryiand Reserve Officers’ Train- | ing Corps unit will hold their annual | competitive drill Monday. PriZes will 20 to the best drilled company. the best drilled platoon, the best drilled det and the cadet who done the most to advance the interests of the military department. Junior Officers. Kenneth Spence of Hancock. Md.. has heen elected president of next rar’s junior cluss, with Roger White- ford of Baltimore as vice president, Kathryn Ktevenson of Mountain Lake | louroe Leaf of George Mor- Park, Md., secretary: Washington, treasure rison of Port Deposit, Md., sergeant- |at-arms, and Cha Futterer - of Hagerstown, student representative. Agricultural conditions and indus. | trial resources of the commonwealth of Maryland have been set forth by Prof. Charles Richardson of the College of Arts and Sciences in a work entitled, “The Rural Life,” pre- pared by members of the extensions services of thé Btate agricultural col- leg of the country. “The Rural Life” depicts the agricultural situa- tion in each of the Htates of the Union and will be published in 10 volumes. For his work in preparing the facts and figures pertaining to the 0ld Line State, Prof. Richardson has been praised highly by the publish- ers. s Maryland will be well represented at the annual conference of eastern colleges to be held at Silver Bay, Lake George, N. Y., June 11 to 19." It is expected that a half _dozen or more will go from the Old Line institution. The purpose of the convention s to discuss campus and world problems in their relation to Christianity. More than 600 from 74 colleges and uni- versities attended the sessions last year. Prof. William B. Kemp of the Col- lege of Agriculture recently addressed the initiates of Phi Kappa Phi Hon- orary Society at Virginia Polytechnie Institute. g pbiticns K. OF C. SCHOOL CLOSING. Commencement June 10—Summer. Courses Open Tomorrow. Closing exercises of thé Knights of Columbus Evening School will be held at the K, of C. Hall, 920 Tenth street, Wednesday night, June 10. Examina- tions in all subjects except law have been held. The law examinations are scheduled this week. = Summer courses in shorthand and typewriting will begin tomorrow night, John Fitzpatrick will conduct the shorthand class and Mrs. Gertrude Willlams will be in charge of type- writing. He Found Out. ¥rom the Savannah News: The prohibition officer had eyes like a lynx. Little escaped his no- tice. And he had seen the bottle. “What have you got there?’ he demanded sternly. “Only ammonia,” traveler. “On! the o quavered the ammonia, is it?" thundered cial, and at onve put ‘the bot. ton. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, [after a seven-day suspension, will{tle to his lips and took s leng pull: . Randall B. Saunders of this city. print its final issue this week. _ It was, Governing which opens June 15. Since the or-| zanization of the college of finance | jand business administration in 923 | { Vice .Chancellor Carusl has acted as {its dean, being assisted by Dr. Edson professor of economics. | L. Whitney, i The annual commencement ecxer | { of finance and business dministr will be held in the Central High auditorium June 10, |Utah will be the commencement) cator. The university will confer upon him ltor of laws weted to he the institution’s history tion largest in Reviews This Week. Most of the profes versity will devote lectures this weelk courees for the tures will be day. Decor: in the uni portion of their to reviews of the term. The last lec en Friday Satur fon day. will he observed as a holiday in all departments | Prof. Constantine A. Chekre: i the history department in the of finance and business administra {tion, will conclude hix courses in | { English history and modern European | | history this week. as he contemplates | returning to his home in Albania for 14 visit, sailing next week. He will | hold the examination in English his tory Wedn afternoon and modern European hifory Friday afternoon. Ollie M. Butler is another graduate | of National Untversity to enter this | country’s foreizn service. He has just been notified of his appointment by Dr. Julirs Klein, director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce of the Department of Com- | merce, as trade commissioner at! Manila. | Prof. Willlam Bovd Craiz of _the | department of English of the college of finance and business administra- | | tion is g a series of lectures on ! { short-story writing at the college of | husiness administration of the Uni versity of Marviand. af lege | Bar Examinations. | A committee composed of Three ac { tive and two alumni members of Beta | {Chapter of the Phi Beta Gamma Pro (fessional Fraternity has n appoint ed {o compile data pertaininz to the | bar and school examinations. In com piling this informdtion, members of the fraternity propose to. .make it available to students of the law school | generally by placing it in the library. This committee will work in mon. | junction with the coaching committee which supervises the welfare of the first-year students who are members of the orzani: ion. Because of the work of this coaching committee, or- ganized at the time of the installation of the chapter, no member ever ha: failed to pass successfully all of hi sxarmnination Phi Beta Gamma has decided (o re frain entirely from school polit upon the theory that college fraterni- ties often have grown into disfavor be- cause of their activities in promoting members -for office. The fraternity will concentrate its energy upon the standing of its members in class work and co-operation with schook of- fictals in the advancement of the in- terests of the university as a whole. = Summer Law School. t Registration has started for: the | Summer school of the luw school which will be held from June 15 to August 31, with an extension term during September Not over five credit units may be secured during the Sum- mer term, but attendance upon courses and examinations will be un- restricted. Legal ethics by Prof. Ede lin, based on the canons of the Ameri can Bar Assoclation, will be ziven thix Summer, because it has becomeé & re- quired subject of the bar examina-| tion in the District of Columbia and | several States. Entranceé -require- ments for the Summer will be the same as for the other terms. At the commencement exercises Vice Chancellor Carusi will award to that member of the Joseph H, Choate | Chapter of the Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fraternity who has attained the high- est scholstic standing for the year, a gold key, which has been provided by the chapter. This will be an annual award and has been made by the fra- ternity to encourage scholarship. Because of the approaching exami- nations, fraternities have suspended their social activities until commence- ment time, when several parties have been planned. Members of the Samuel F. Miller and Richard R. Alvey Debating So- cleties are planning extensive = pro- grams for the academic year of 1925- 1926. These will include the usual intersociety debates and in addition forensic contests with other univer- sities. Howard _I;. Plans VR. 0: T: C. Day. R: 0. T. C. Day will be obsérved at Howard University Friday. A speecial| program including a battalion parade, | a competitive drill, individual compe- | plonship t try Ciub on the have charge of the Summer school, | cises of the Jaw school and the college | 7 School | Senator King of | ¢ n honorary degree of doc ‘; The graduating class is | | the | T !Howard U. German | Jamas WESTERN HOCKEY - SERIES 1 CLOSED Senior Teams Victorious in Final Games, Win- ning Title. The final hockey zames of the sea son at Western Hizh School were played last week. Thursday the Senior IT team was defeated by the Junio: 1I tzam, 3 to 1. On the same day the Nenior I team defeated the Sophomore team by 5 to 0. The ‘'most interestin; of the season was played Mon between the Senior I and the Junior 1 teams and was won by the Seniors by the score of 3 to 1. The second zame o the day was between the Sophomores and Junlor II team, and was won by the Sophomores, 3 to 2. The Senfors bave won the hockey championshin of the school, and will soon receive their numerals. Members of the ch: m are: Louise Du Sue Birnie. Alice G Elizabeth Mites, H-len Kerr. Stewart. Lillian Rixey, Virginia Brant, Ruth Miller, Mary K. Lutz and ret McMinimy 1 recent meeting ss it was decided to night exerelses at W Theater on the evenin: and the class prom at ¢ of the an Parl June Meets. oon. M Avant French Club Wednesday afterr French final me of the president, | program consisted « Les Saisons,” Hall, Adel: N siek: @ poem garet McMininy garet Re Bimont, and severa The club presanted Fort, one of the faithful work in grams for the meetir vear, and a club pin Miss Rupli, one of th- club, her work with the year. It was decided at this to hold the arn pic shall Hall June 6 The last meetir this year was 1 recently u home of Barba dwards. The pro gram included reports on the 1 artists by Marilu Leedon and Ma garet Hesterbu Various topics re ing to art and artists ssod by the club eral students h sership in the club. and will® be mitted before the cloxe of sehool Spanish Club to Meet. ‘Kl Cirenlo Castellano, Club, is preparing a program to Ir en at its last meetinz of the at the hom the president e Lewix, e 6. topic for dis m will be F and Rio de Ja Reveral umbers are prepar ateur or a has nish m bef 7 tvho will partic lita Robinett, Marie e Fleming R prepat club 1 el nic 4t of the Art Clt 1 the Spanish Th sic prepared to be the ne e end of uise Flizabeth Dice Hall Armetronz CLUB PRESENTS PLAY. Club Gives Mirjam.” a Comedy. “Mirjam.” s \dey. was by the German Club of Howard Uni versity Tuesday night in the Andrew Rankin Memorfal Chapel on the campus. This play written by ance and James Blayton, stu dents of the university, who also took leading parts. Others participating were Lillian Washington. Jack Cald- well and Clarissa Jeter. The play was directed by Louise Johnson, a student of the university The German Club is composed of stu dents who are pursuing the course in German. The club is under the direct supervision of Dr. P. Davis, head of the department of German Captain of Finance. From the Proz cer Maga Mil curity equal 1o wh 4 yez {rust me 1]l nixt w Sands the G Cer Mil Well, thin thim an’ kape w come azam esentesl Emerson Institute 140 P St N.W. Summer Seheal—June 15th Scparate departments for men women —both Day and Evening Special classes for removal of college erfirance. conditions and cxaminations for crodits in Septembe: Call or phone Franklin 4463 and Strayer College “Trains Young People for the Profession of Business” 721 Thirteenth Street College grade business courses for high school graduates, preparing young men and women for secre- tarial, accounting and ad- ministrative positions. Strong demand for Strayer graduates. Catalogue and Application Blanks Furnished Upon Request School of America Director, GIL MORENO Native Graduate Teacher. Individual or class instruction—day and evening. Special Summer rates. Improved Conversational method. 622 Southern Building, 15th and H Streets N.W_, Tel. Main 9779. LANGUAGES French, Spanieh, German, Italian, English 4nd il other modern lan: guages. Berlitz Conversational Method Aswnres results, Ak for Free Trial Lesson. BERLIT 816 14th $t. N, School of Langunges Tel. Fr. 2620 W THE VENTNOR SCHOOL Seven North Newport Avenue N. 3 and day sehool 5. scientific cara of “children Gf agey from years. and e and educati three to mne Tnstruetive Constructive play and recreation, titions and a réview has been planned. The exercises will begin at 1:39 &'clock and continue to 5. A 2 Open- ail year and affording the benefits of a eummer camp by S P St '