Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1925, Page 22

BUSY CALENDAR AT GEORGETOWN U Four Leading Events Sched- uled for Coming Week—An- nual Debate Tonight. Four events of especial importance 1o the students and alumni of George- town University are scheduled to take place this week. The annual Merrick debate, chief scholastic event at the college, tonlght 15 o'clock in Gaston Hall, under the auspices of the Philodemic ciety Opening performance of “Monsieur icaire” by the Mask and Bauble W night in Trinity Parish srgetown, with (wo suc evening performunces and ees Tue Wednesday Alumni bang wr of the foot ball team T! at the Racquet Club, under auspices of the ©G” Club, when Head Coach Lou Lit tie and the squad will be the “toast’ of Georgetown. Combined junior prom and reception of the Foreign Serv hool at the Mayflower Hotel ay evening. when a score or niore of foreign envoys will be guests > juntor class. Award. ¢ which two Society will most coveted Coveted Scholastic he Merrick medal. f ns of the Philod debate tonight, is the scholastie award at lege. The questio! nents to the Constitution should be ratified by direct vote of the people of the several s will be debated by Anthon r *26, of Sa van Thomp- .. for the af A. Ruffer, ind of Bronxville, N. Y., fo negative. Rev. John J. Toohey, N. J moderator of the Philodemic Soclety, is coach. Louis W. O'Leary of Ver. mont has been chosen to act as chair- man of tonight's contest. When the Mask and Bauble Club to produce *Monsieur it was planned to have v one performance in Washington before taking the show on the road. view of the unexpected support given by the student body it has been decided to give five local perform- ances, including two matinees for the hundreds of Washington schoolgirls who have applied Victor Kerney, director, ted by Francis I. Brady Mask and Bauble Club mittee, and John E. O'Brien, has designed and installed al incidental to the play. Plan Road Tour. The seats for the opening perform- ance were taken well fn advance by the college students. Tuesday eve- ning will be for the fraternal socletles in the medical, dental and foreign service schools. Wednesday night has been set aside especially for the law students. Two matinee performances, ‘Tuesday and Wednesday at 3 o'clock. will be given for the girls of the Im- maculata Seminary, the Georgetown Convent of the Visitation, Holy Cross Academy and Trinity College. Thomas Loughlin, manager for the club, and the Rev. Edward McT. Donnelly, S. J., faculty director, are arranging for the road tour during the Christmas holidays when at least four cities will be visited, including New York. Georgetown’s foot ball team, the most successful in the history of the Hilltop, will be the guests of the “G" Club, representing former athletes of Georgetown, and about 200 alumni, Thursday night at the Racquet Club. Gold foot balls will be presented to the individual members of the team on “That amend- s being as- = , of the . who lights Lehalf of the club by Roy Waldron, | stdent. hes will be made by head coach on the Hilltop, and Rev. Vincent A. MeDonough Diplomatic Reception. Andther entertainment of different nature is scheduled for the same eve- ning at the Mayflower Hotel. The diplomatic reception in connection ‘with the junior prom of the Foreign Service School i{s a unique event in the annals of Georgetown. The com- mittee in charge of the affair consists of Paul H Coughlin, chairman; ¥Francis . Ahern, Robert T. Brown, Joseph C. Bergere, Robert G. Cass, A. Dougl: Cook, Edward A. Creney, I Dic Leo R. Dillon, George R. Donnelly, Willilam P. Mor; W. O'Keefe, Richard P. J. Raymond Trainor. One of the leading articles in the current issue of the American Journal of international law is a paper on German-American commercial rela- tions, written by Dr. Wallace McClure of the Foreign Service School faculty. Dr. Joseph Stiles Wall, member of the staff of Georgetown University Hospital, was recently elected presi- dent of the District of Columbia Med. fcal Soclety. Dr. Wall is a George- town graduate of 1897 and is instruc- tor in pediatics in the Medical School. Rev. Charles W. Lyons, S. J., presi- ¢ent of the university, and other mem- bers of the faculty have been invited 1o particlpate in the ceremonies of Jiigher Education day, June 23, 1926, wwhich will be held in connection with the twenty-eighth International charistic Congress at Chicago. Dele- gates from practically all Catholic £chools in the country will attend. Schieck and GIVES NON-TECHNICAL LECTURE ON RADIO Capt. R. P. Turner Addresses Club at Armstreng—New Cadet Instructor Speaks. A non-technical lecture on the his- tory of radio development was made before the student body of the Arm- trong Manual Training School, under the auspices of the school's Radio Club, the past week, by Capt. Rufus | P. Turner, who is an upper classman at Armstrong. a contributor to sev- eral radlo magazines and edlitor of the radio department of a local paper. He has won several prizes for the smallest known radio in existence, his latest award being from the Brit- ish Manufacturers’ Association. Capt. ‘Turner is also a licensed Government operator and 18 In charge of the broadcasting station at St. Augustine's Catholic Church. Capt. Harry O. Atwood, U. S. the new military instructor, addressed the Cadet Corps at Armstrong at a speoial assembl Capt. Atwood is an alumnus of Lincoln, and has had ex- tensive military experience in the TUnited States here he was second In command to the lat> Col. Charles Young. Members of the commissioned and non-comissioned staff will soon be rhasing the mythical “Sergt. Hill, und whom the Gettysburg war rame is constructed. A large Gov- So- | diplo- | eorgetown Col- | 4 3 stage com- | Lou Lit- | Eu- | France and Liberia, | MISS FURTNER ELECTED. Succeeds Miss Moss as School Camp Association Head. The Normal School Camp Associ, ation has elected Miss Natalie Furt- ner, a charter member, president, suc- ceeding Miss Emilie Moss, retiring president. Miss Evelyn Naylor was re-elected vice president and Miss Edna Schwartz was re-elected treas. urer. Miss Gertrude Fogarty was named secretary. At the suggestion of the retiring president, Miss Alvina Carroll was re-elected camp advi Plans for the coming year were cussed. B, W, U. PREPARES FOR CONVOCATION Dr. Frank Aydelotte, Swarth- moie College, to Address Midwinter Program. dis Dr. Frank Aydelotie, president of | Swarthmore College, will be principal | speaker at the annual Midwinter con- | vo fon of George Washington Uni- | versity, to be held brua 22, it | was announced today. Dr. Aydelotte, or the leading educators in the country, recently has attracted at- tention by his proposed honor courses. Other features of the Midwinter tion will include the Jjunior :eption and dance, a number ramatic offerings, and an enter- tainment for the George Washington | University Hospital, under the direc- | tion of the hospital board of woman managers. i Junior Week Active. Junlor week is expected to be one of unusual activity. Committees !have been appointed to make plans for a great varlety of events. Members of the board of trustees of the university recently made gifts of & large number of books to the | university libraries, it has been an- { nounced. Masons at the university are heart- ily backing a drive for the National | League of Masonic Clubs' Educa- tional Foundation. At a meeting held Thursday Willlam Mather Lewis, president of the board of trustees; John B. Larner, Lynn H. Troutman, | chairman of the Masonic Clubs' Edu- | cational Foundation, and Joe Petty were present. There is considerable {interest in Masonic activitles in the university, and it is expected that re- | sults from the drive will be imme- diate. The junior medical class staged its {annual reception and dance at the Arlington Hotel last night. El Circulo Espagnol met on Wednesday. Pres- byterlans in the university recently met and organized a club. The Cen- tral Club will meet on December 16. Tech Club members recently met and elected A. W. Van Henchroth, president. They plan a dance Janu- ary 14. Columblan debaters plan a change of rules. Tir. E. V. Kidder of Phillips An- do®sr, who has explored the South- est ‘for 10 years, will lecture on arly Clvilization in New Mexico and Arizona” tomorrow night in Cor- |coran Hall. Dr. Kidder spoke last Monday before an_enthuslastic audi- ence in Stockton Hall. The recent Women's Choral Club concert, under the direction of Estelle Wentworth, was an unqualified suc- cess. A cantata, “The Landing of the Pllgrims,” was presented by the club under the direction of Miss Estelle Wentworth. MEMORIAL FRIEZE MADE AT CENTRAL Being Constructed as Tribute to Students Who Gave Lives for Country. | A frieze dedicated to the memory of Central students who gave their lives in the service of their country, paid for by the alumni of the school, is | under construction in the library of | Central High School. | Thus far the frieze consis panels deplcting various sc ad dath of 3 Damsel,"” | Seven Deadly Sins™ Castle."” Surrounding the panels is oak wood- work, erected by Joseph H. Wilson, instructor in the manual training de- partment, from the drawings made by 2 Central student, Whitman Harr, in 1921, under the direction of S. H. Rathbun, also an instructor in manual training. The idea of erecting this tribute was originated by Emory M. Wilson, former principal of Central. After his death, it was suggested that the frieze be made as a memorial to him. However, the next year the Alumni Association took it over and decided | to_make it a war memorial. | The original panels were done by the famous painter, Edwin Abbey, and may be seen at the Boston Public | Library. The reproductions at Cen- | tral are photographed coples of the originals. Of the five, the picture of the infancy of Sir Galahad is most striking. The angel of the grail, clothed in pure white, appears to the | Infant Galahad, holding the Holy Grail. which s covered with red mite. The background of this paint- ing celtic blue tapestry covered with gold-embroidered lions and pea- cocks. The remaining ten panels compos- ing Mr. Wilson's idea, will be finished s” rapldly as the funds from the graduating classes accumulate. {JUNIOR HIGH PRESENTS “CHRISTMAS PROGRAM” | Recitations and Music Feature of | Langley School Assembly—Ad- dress by Principal Draper. A Christmas program of recitations and music was given by students of the Langley Junior High School at thelr assembly Thursday. An ad- dress was made by Henry W. Draper, principal. The puplls who took part were from the 7B2 and 7B3 sections. Dora | Bassin gave a recitation about De- cember and the famous selection “Is There a Santa Claus?’ was read by Annie Tempkins. A violin duet was played by Warwick Spates and Markell Paxton, and Irwin Steele rendered a plano solo. Christmas in many lands was depicted by Roberta May, James Graham, Marguret Alle Dorothy Reynolds, Minerva Steele, Helen Councilor, Mildred Bright, Howard Frick and Everett Coxen. nes from The Infancy Knighthood, “Conquest of and “Key to the i of five | THE SUNDAY VARYLAND REVES TS HONOR SYSTEM New Code Submitted by Executive Committee to Md.—The stu- dent executlve committee of the Uni- versity of Maryland has drawn up a revised honor code that has been sub- mitted by the council to the students and faculty of the institution. Duties and responsibilities of the honor eourt and the student executive | committee are well defined in the pro posed new code, uand the relations be. tween students and faculty also are de clear. ultural committee of the ate Bankers' Association | visited the extension service of the | university recently in. considering an | agricultural program that the banks |of the State can support. Dr. 1. Otis, director of the agricultural commis. slon of the American Bankers' Asso- ciation, was present. Dean A. N. Johnson of the College of Engineering has been re-clected chairman of the executive committee of the highway research bourd of the National Highway Research Council for the fourth successive year. Active and alumni members of the Sigma Delta Sorority were enter- talned recently by the Alumni Chap- ter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, the old- est nationul sorority in the country, at a tea given by Mrs. A. F. Stone fn Washington. fom Browne, a member of the senior cluss, Is representing the uni versity student body at the National Collegiate World Court Conference being held today and tomorrow at Princeton University. The purposes of the conference ure to crystallize student opinion on the World Court, with the subsequent presentation of a resolution to President Coolidge and to fnaugurate & permanent organiza tion to form an enlightened and mili- tant student opinion on all questions of national and International impor- tance. The university will close for the holidays following the clases of next Saturday. Studles will be resumed January 4. WESTERN DEBATERS REORGANIZE SOCIETY New Constitution Drawn Up and Miss Lewis Is Faculty Adviser Now. The Western High School Debat- ing Soclety has been entirely reor- zanized. A new constitution has been drawn up and Miss Lewis, & member of the English faculty, is the new faculty adviser. Plans have been {made to hold a series of debates within the soclety, in order to choose a team to represent the school. Dur- ing the second semester the soclety plans to challenge other high schools “Resolved: That the Government should operate the mines,” was the subject for the open debate held at the meeting of the saciety on De- cember 11. Miss Van Horn was the leader on the negative side ‘and Leverett Stowell on the afirmative. The members of the stafls of the Western High Schosl publications will soon enjoy having their own offices. Hitherto the staffs have been using the elasarcom of the fuculty adviser for .he publications. The {office of The Breeze and of The| | Westerner will be in what is now Dr. Newton's office. Western High School students also boast of a new auditorium. Very few assemblies have been held up on ac- count of the lack of lights and the incompleteness of the stage. Lack of the proper cable has deterred the finishing of the lighting system and lack of lights has hindered the com- pletion of the stage. Now, however the cable bas arrived and soon the auditorium and the new bullding will be well lighted. The money appro- priated for the stage has been spent on lizhts, drops and one set of flat ch are the walls, doors and win- | - to make an interlor | setting. ire now four drops, & motion plcture screen and the front curtatn. There are also two dressing rooms, one on either side of the stage. OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN BY FEBRUARY CLASS Charles Van Meter Chosen Presi- dent of Next Graduating Group at Central. | Charles Van Meter was elected president of the 1926 February grad- uating class of Central High School at a recent meeting of the class. Lil- llan Barry was elected vice president, Flora Lyon secretary and J. Morgan Loftus treasurer. Mr. Van Meter was elected on the first ballot taken. A. A. Doolittle, member of the facult: was adviser for the election meeting. With the announcement that the debate with Staunton Military Acad- emy will be held in chapel January 15, the Central team has set to work to make the first debate of the season a victorious one. Central will uphold the negative of the newly selected question: “Resolved, that the Federal inheritance tax should be repealed.” Eliminations for the final team are now being held. In the eliminating debate, De Ford Mills, Canfield Marsh, Merillat Moses and Lawrence Gichner are preparing the negative arguments, while Charles Smoot, Calvert Hines and John Kerby will 'oppose them as the affirmative team. Final plans for the annual dance of the Mask Club of Central High, to be held in the armory of the high school December 19, were completed at a meeting of the committes in charge at the home of Frederick J. Haskin, jr., last Sunday. The Knockers, a club of men of the Central High faculty, met at Harvey's at dinner the past week and elected George A. Ross chlef knocker. Three new members, W. Frank Clark, George W. Hodgkin and Maj. John G. Donovan, were elected. The motto of the club is: “Each Knock Is a Boost.” Twice. & year the Knockers meet at the Washington Blological Field Club. The Dramatic Assoclation of Cen- tral Is presenting “The New Poor,” a three-act mystery drama by Cosmo Hamilton, popular playwright, as a Yuletide gift to the student body, rrnment map has been secured and | Gordon Drummond played a plano [ December 22 and 23. Nlustration of minor tactics will soon wubsorb the boys as a varfation from the usual close order grill. Section reporters and salesmen were elected early in the week to ussist in the circulation of the Torch, the schools new bi-weekly. Installa- tion of the machinery operating the presses is now about complete 2nd the first edition of the Torch is ex- pected to appear shortly. Miss C. E. S. Lee will supervise the activities of she circulation department. solo and the sections joined in singing |2 number of Christmas songs. | i BT Ee et i Broad Creek Body Elects. SILESIA, Md., December 12.—The | Broad Creek Citizens' Association has | elected James R. Edelen, er., presi- dent; Willlam T. Thorne, sr., first vice president; Herbert Tayler, second vice president; Rudolph F. Adler, treasurer and Miss A. M. Stein, sec: Tetary, Two casts are rehearsing under the direction of Miss Sibyl Baker, dra- matic coach. The stage work is being pushed forward by Miss Margaret Lent, in charge of the stage crew. Time amounting to 11 drill days will be saved this year by every com- pany at Central, due to the barring of traffic from streets around Central from 2:30 to 4:15 on drill days, Mon- day and Thursday, according to Capt. Allen Drowns of Company D, com- meating on the new police regulation, » ¢ STAR, WASHIN The Eastern High School Band, which has doubled in size during the last year, and which is looking forward The members of the band are: Laurence F to more ambitious achievements. fleld, cornets; Herbert Cooper, Geo rad Grohs, Chester Thom, Greer EI and Daniel Hartranft and Business High Schools, and at all High, has been largely responsible for e Butler, Theodore Entwisle, Robert Buck, Fulton Dixon, Frederick Bush, Con- s, Walter Howard, George Tolson, Fre ‘The band is directed b; udwig E. Manoly, who the junior high schools. Mrs., ¥ the development of the band. . Ronald Brown, Charles Critch- i horn; Harry Duvall, Richard Bush s in charge of the bands at Western Byram, director of music at Eastern BIFTS ANNOUNCED 10 UNNERSIY One Bequest of $50,000 and One of $25,000 Made to Local College. Two bequests for American Uni versity, one for $30,000 and the other for $25,000, were announced at the meeting of the board of trustees dur- ing the past week at University Hall. Officers were elected and other busi- ness transacted. The following officers were elected: Executive committee—John C. Letts, chalrman: Willam S. Corby, A. C. True, Willlam Knowles Cooper, Ed- ward F. Colladay, Charles J. Bell, Willlam F. McDowell, W. T. Gallther, A. C. Christie, J. Phelps Hand, Daniel C. Roper, L. C. Clark, ex-officio. Finance committee — Willlam Corby, chairman: Charles J. William T. Galliher, John C. M. E. Church. p Auditing committee—A. C. Christle, chairman; Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Peter M. Anderson. Real estate committes —M. E. Church, chalrman; Willlam S. Corby, John C. Letts, Edward F. Colladay, L. C. Clark (chancellor). Final plans were formulated for the bullding of the Batelle Memorial. The bullding committee — consisting of Letts, M. E. Church, Edward Colladay., Wiliam S. Corby and L. ", Clark—was named to Carry out t . Contracts will be let shortly and the building will be begun this Winter. Luncheon was served to the trus- tees following the meeting. LETFERS AWARDED EASTERN HIGH TEA Coach Little of G. U. Gives Talk cn School Spirit and Sports- Bell, Letts, manship. Members of the Eastern High School foot ball team were awarded school letters for thelr prowess during the past season, and Coach Louls Little of Georgetown University gave a talk on school spirit and sportsmanship at an assembly at the Eastern High Tues- day. Other talks were made by Coach Guyon of Eastern and John P. Collins and Gordon B. Rath. . ‘Those who received letters were: “Dinty” Hughes, George Murray, Rob- ert Clifford, George Madigan, Jullus Radice, Albert Nicholson, George Hogge, Paul Sutton, Wilson Zam- breny, Angus Heeke, Burton Lang- henry and James Allman The executive committee of the Eastern High School Alumni Associa- tion will meet Thursday evening, De- cember 17, in the office of Dr. Charles Hart, principal. Plans for the Christ- mas reunion to be held at the school December 22 will be concluded. The committee is composed of Dr. D. C Croissant, chajrman; Misses Rosemary Arnold, Mary F. Murray, Pauline Loh- man, Mildred Boynton, and Bertram G. Foster, Earl G. Jonscher, Charles M. Boteler, Cameron Burton, John Mc- Inirney, Paul Doerr and Leonidas Mc- Dougal. Annual election of officers is to be held. Miss Marion Hummer is chairman of the nominating commit- tee. The Home and School Association will hold its December meeting Friday evening, when students of the school will give a pageant depicting the ac- tivities of the various departments of the school and two numbers from the Sastern Fall show. The Debating Society elected James Dietz vice president at the meeting Tuesday. George Roth, Evelyn Burns, Florence Painter and Laura Barrett are planning a Christmas entertain- ment. Maj. R. G. Paine, military instruc- tor at Eastern High, is coaching ca- dets for the war map games to be held in January. GEN. HINES IS ELECTED CARABAO COMMANDER Maj. Gen. John L. Hines was elect- ed commander of the Military Order of the Carabao at the annual meeting at the Army and Navy Club last night. Other officers elected were: Kear Admiral Montgomery M. Tay- lor, senior vice commander; Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Rockenbach, junior vice commander; Col. Joseph M. Heller, secfetary and treasurer; Col. Nathan- fel F. McClure, main guard; Capt. Yates Stigjing, United States Navy, winder of “the horn; Col. Louis M. Gulick, United States Marine Corps, caretenero; Capt. David M. Addison, gamboling carabao, and Col. John P. ‘Wade, veterinario. A committee was appointed to ar- range for the annual dinner to be held | period every ‘Monday, has been in-|of Miss Katherine Burden, member of February 6, 1926, and a cable was|augurated by Miss Stauffer of the|the Hine faculty, were made at_the sent to Gen. Aguinaldo, old chief of | | | First American Chri By Powhatan for Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., December 12 The frst Christmas celebration in America was that observed in 1608 on the shores of the Powhatan River, | now the James, where stands th tlonal Soldlers' Home, Hampton. The event was announced by Powhatan, Indlan chief, as a benefit of the starv | ing and suffering pale faces that had | arrived at the place a year or two be fore, but was in fact to have been a massacre. Capt. John Smith was the head of the colony. Food, cloth ing, mediglne and other necessities | were at low ebb. Powhatan invited Smith and some of | stmas Was Set Pale-Face Massacre his men to Kecoughtan the game, provisfons Smith try come to hiy village of | (Kicotan) to partake of | ters and such food and < the Indians had gathered. | & with him his | lieutenants 1d marksmen tan had told the indefatigable ith that oecasion ould be | rked with barter of beads, knives, + guns and axes for turkeys, corn and Wr the tak h o tell wild fowl and the Indians. and of white men partook with How the massacre failed was de clear. of s LAW SCHOL TERN TOCLOSE EE.? Examinations From 19th to 23d at Night. The Fall term of the law school of Natfonal University will close with final examinations December 19, 21, 22 and 23, from 5 to 11 p.m. The Win- ter term, the second of the four-semes- ter system of the university, will begin Saturday, January The semesters |and examinations are arranged for th benefit of make up a students. National University debaters will have the negative of the question of the right of Congress to overrule de- clslons of the Supreme Court of the United States, at the annual debate with Bridgewater College, to be held in Washington this month. Fraternity Initiates. Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Gamma, legal fraternity, has ini ed the fol- lowing: H. R. Rutledg ack Jack R Jarr A. Haslam {Thomas Kelleher 1quet in hono: { of honorary men of the frater is to be held in January. The Philippine Columbian Club has been reorganized with the election of the following officers: Gregorlo Fa- gardo, president; Eliseo Cornejo, vice president; Cesario Farinas, secrétary- treasurer; Isaac Capayas, counselor, and Simeon Mangaliman, historian. A number of get-together dinners for Filipino students of Natlonal Uni- versity and other schools here have been held. Banquet to Be Held. Mu Chapter of Sigma Delta Kappa intercollegiate legal fraternity of the Natlonal University law school is ar- | | vernment employes, who | large percentage of the the fraternity which will be held in this city next May. More than 100 | delegates are expected from chapters in all parts of the Nation. Omicron Chapter of Kappa Beta Pi| national legal sorority at National Uni versity will join with Nu and Epsilon | chapters with a dinner on founders’ day next Tuesday evening, at the Women's City Club, in honor of the three national officers, Miss Beatrice Clephane, grand dean; M Flynn, srand reglstr: land Swindler, province dean. TECH STUDENT BODY CHOOSES OFFICERS Council Ts Discussing Possibility of | Broadcasting Program of ; School Orchestra. Earl Mortimer has been elected president and Edward Johnson vice president of the student governing organization of McKinley Manual Training High School. The repre- sentatives of the semesters ai Katheryn Chase, Martha Willlams, Dorothy Howard and Glenna Crowde The council is discussing the pos: bility of broadcasting a program by the school orchestra and the question of whether girl students should be awarded a “T" Tor playing on the basket ball team. McKinley students are eligible for a scholarship at the Carnegie Insti- tute of Technology given by the Na- ranging for the annual convention of | y, HOVARD U.OTES YEAROF SUCESS { \ | National University to Holdeeports Enroliment of 2,233“,&““ Students, Representing 38 J States, in 1925 Term. With a total enrollment of 2,233 students representing 38 States and 12 foreign countries, Howard University last year concluded one of the most ul years in its history, accord- ann of the in- the of 192 In | | 2 tted to ar the S - of the tior recentiy Bachelor degrees were awarded to 7 men and women last 0 received the master science, three their master's degree in arts and seven honorary degrees were conferred by the board of trus- tees. The great need of the School of Medicine for sufficient space for laboratories has been filled by recent appropriations for a new bullding. The report calls attention to the fact that during the past seven years the student registration has increased the income over 100 | the va of property | cent. Advantageous Changes. changes occurring for | include the establish- stgraduate work in the School of Law leading to the degree of LL.M., further recognition at full value of the baccalaureate degree from the College of Liberal Arts by notable universities of the Middle West and the West and a more effective organ- ization in the department of physical education. The School of Music alsn is reported as having a successful vear. A student orchestra, the only genulne colored symphony orchestra in the United States, was maintained with about 45 pleces. the graduating exercises 34 = men received their commissions s second lieutenants of infantry in | the O Reserve Corps of the degree in v Arm La Cercle Francaise Meets. The first meeting of La Cercle Fran- cafse of Howard University was held in Liberty Hall Tuesday, December 8. The president of the club, F. H. Watts, introduced the speaker, Prof. Clarence H. Mills, head of the department of romance languages, who in a short talk gave his plans for the activities of the club. A musical and literary program followed. Miss Helen Heart well sang and_ Miss M, Elizabeth | Johnson spoke brief, Miss Gladys | Jameson played Grieg's “Papillon. The adviser of La Cercle Francalse, Miss Helen Wheatland, has just re- turned from a year's study abroad at the Sorbonne. The officer: den pres re F. H. Watts, presi- Miss M. Elizabeth Johnson, vice Miss Gladys M. Jameson, secretary: Mr. Poulson, treasurer, and Miss M Sullivan, chairman of the program committee. STUDENT COUNCIL FORMS FOUB GROUPS FOR DUTY Hine Junior Committees Are Al- lotted Special Work in the School Program. The students’ council of the Hine Junior High School has been divided into four groups for carrying out a detailed program. The clean-up committee is holding itself responsible for the order of the tional Association of Master Plumbers, the requirements being that the ap- plicant must be the son of a master plumber, must be in need of aid to carry on schooling and must be of good character. The Girl Reserves have appointed the following constitutional commit- tee: Winifred Robinson, Catherine English, Katherine Foster, Glenna Crowder and Dixie Mason. The Girls' Athletic Club gave a dance at the Cairo yesterday. A story hour, to be held the seventh English_department. John Masefield building and grounds; the lve-wire commlttee is collecting facts concern- ing special work done in the various sections of the school; the poster com- mittee is puttig up posters about the building, and the attendance and tardi- ness committee is working to improve attendance and eliminate tardiness by students. Dr. Francis Tondorf, selsmologist of the Georgetown University faculty, spoke to the students on ‘“Earth- quakes,” at the assembly Wednesday. Expressions of regret for the death |J. H. Howard of Waldorf, Md.. team | 19, at noon. | Mrs. | addressed by Dr. J. A. Bell, MAYER AS CAPTAIN Indian Chiefs and Irish Girl Give Entertainment in Gymnasium. Emil Mayer, mentioned by a num- bor of sports writers this year as all-Americun material, was unani- mously elected captuin of the Catho- lle University foot ball team for next year, at a meeting of the varsity squad, held at Gibbons Hall, with manager, presiding. Mayer, who is not a club member, is said to have! recelved the whole-hearted support of all iIntramural organizations of the university. e is an accom- plished musician and student. An entertainment, attended by students and faculty of the univer- sity, was given in the university gymnaglum Thursday night by three Indian chiefs and a lttle Irish girl, Miss Sullivan “Chief Buffalo” Performs. Chief Buffalo, “the human mocking bird," known to many as a radlo performer and who took part in the picture “America” and in the “Chron- icles of America,” gave imitations of | bird calls and some original inter- | pretations of classic music H Big Chief Canoce, another per-| former, appeared in native Indian| costume und war paint and gave In- | dian dances. winning great applause. | Chief Blue Cloud, known as the In-| dian Caruso, sang a number of songs and gave exhibitions with a lariat Miss Sullivan sang and danced The Christmas vacations begin at the university Saturday, December This is a change in the original schedule. which set the closing date at Tuesday, December Archbishop Curley, during hi sit to the university recently, granted to a jubilant student body three additional days in which to| prepare for the coming of Santa Glee Club to Appear. After entertaining the radio audi-| ence over WCAP and appearing at a number of institutions in Wash- ington, the Catholic University Glee Club will make its first appearance | of the year at the university the evening of December 15, in the assembly room of McMahon Hall The soloists will be John McMahon, | Hartford, Conn., baritone, and Wat- | son Baumert, cellist, Antwerp, N. Y.| The concert is open to the public, | A club has been recently formed at | the university, Its membership con- | sisting of those whose homes are! In the Naugatuck Valley. It met in the Gibbons Hall soclal room last| Friday evening. All Connecticut men were invited to attend the club dance to be given at Waterbury during the | coming holidays, { RANDALL PARENTS STUDY COMMUNITY | g Will Survey Conditions Affecting Junior High School Pupils. The program for the annual proj- ect at Randall Junior High School, December 22, will take the nature of a survey of the school community. IN COMEDY PERFORMANEE Second Edition of Student Publica tion, the Echo, Gives Account of School Activities. The comedy, “The Reader,” was pre sented at an ‘assembly at the Powel! Junior High School Friday by the fol lowing students: Edith Bruce, Doris Thom Bernice Safford, Nancy n Jones, Mildred Sullivan leen Rudnick. A rhythmic dance wwas performed by Marion Dowl ing and a plano solo was pla Doris Thomas. e _The second edition of the Powell Echo. student publication of the junfor high school, has been issued | Tt glves an account of the activitias of the varlous organizations of the school and an editorial or two. A short story, “A Christmas Surpriss,’ by E yn Dean, section 8A3, is well told and has an authentlc Christmas spirtt, with a bit of fun in fr. The Powell Echo staff is: Henry Beal, editor-n-chief; Louise Linkins assistant editor; Willlam Connor, ath letic editor; lan Ostermayer, eity news editor: Naseem Farhood, assist ent city news editor; Leonard Stevens business manager lly Barrom, as sistant business manager; Seymou Mintz, staff representative of studer council. ——— LOCAL BOY HONORED. Robert Keen Lamb Is Secretary of the Harvard Crimson. Robert Keen plice. a soph lege, Harv: n of t 1s learned v EDUCATIONAL. COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF DRAFTING rees in M ictural | S night clasars write or phone for catalop. 14th & T Sts. Phone North Complete tectural Day a Ca al. Archt. Joeraphic ¥ 4 LEARN ANOTHER LANGUAGE By our easy conversatio method, famous for 47 years. Private of class Cinstruction.” Moderute rates YREE TRIAL SON Berlitz School of Language 816 14th St N.W The Abbott School Fine and Commercial Art 1623 H Street N.W. Portrait—Illustration Composition—Etching Water Color Costume Design—Interior Deco ration — Advertising — Figure Construction—Textile Desizn New Classes Now Forming for January 1623 H Street NATIONAL SCHOOL 'FINE & APPLIED ART FELIX MAHONY. Director, Main_ 1360 Conn. Ave. and M (1747 Rhode Island Ave.) Day and Evening Classes Sketch and Life Class Children’s Saturday Class Our 8-month Professional Funda. mental Course fits you to accept a n in Interior Decoration, Cos- The program is as follows: Prologue, directed by Mrs. I. C Malvan and Mrs. M. H. Plummer banks, Miss E. Boyd: printing M. H. Plummer; ers-con Mrs. G. S. Johnson; transpor Miss H Morris: beauty « Mrs. M. W. Cuney; physiclar A. W. McBeth: merchants, | Miss V. C. Cohran; community safety Mrs. F. L. Toms; muslc, Miss V. C. Maxwell; pharmacy, Miss §. R. Quander; civic organizations, Miss M. F. Quander; medical clinics, Miss M. A. Milton; public schools, Miss E. R. Clarke; churches, Mrs. E. B King; publicity, E. H. Lawson; ap. plied ‘art, Mrs. B. A. Ross. A speclal assembly was held Friday morning to present to section 9-5 a banner furnished by the community center department, awarded for in. ' terest of parents in the Randall Par ent-Teacher Association. i The Parent-Teacher Association, | which met Tuesday night, received & report by Capt. Peter L. Robinson, delegate to the public school council, on the Gasque bill and the playground drive. Announcement of a special heaith campaign, December 16, by the Federation of Parent-Teacher Asso. clations was read. “Soclal Hygiene" was the principal toplc discussed by the association. Dr. Dorothy Bould. ing spoke on “Unfolding the Story of Life,” and Dr. Charles Tignor on ‘Disease: Open forum discussion by parents followed each talk, among | the participants being C. W. Tignor, Dr. J. U. King, Mrs. J. Jenkins, Mrs Lewls Reid, Mr. Howeil and Dr. Wil iis Johnson! Favorable expression from the parent-teacher body was given iwith reference to inclusion of social hy- glene teaching in junlor and senior high schools. The president of the association, | Miss Lilllan Robinson, was empow- ered to formulate a petition, to be signed and presented to the Board of Education, requesting a dental clinic in the southwest section of the city. Y. M. C. A. CLASSES SHOW ACTIVITY Christmas Holidays at Schools to Continue From December 24 to January 4. cer tio; ture, Mrs. Christmas holldays in the Y. M. C. A. schools will begin Christmas eve, December 24, and last until Janu- ary 4, it was announced last week by the Y's educational department. The semester will close January 11. Class gatherings were held last week at the Central “Y” Bullding on G street. The annual banguet of the Washington School of -Accountancy (Y. M. C. A. College), senior class, was tional director of the Y. M. C. A. Dollarhide, assistant director: Thomas J. Frailey, an attornev, and member of the faculty; James . Ball, certified public accountant and mem- ber of the faculty, and Harry Den- ham, president of the senior class. Joseph K. Moyer, a certified public accountant, was toastmaster. Miss Beulah Reever sang, accompanied by Miss Peggy Planthaber, and R. D. Mc- Cormack played the violin. The ban- quet committee was composed of Miss Planthaber, Miss Elizabeth Honetor, Benjamin Regardie, Russell E. Tucker and Ralph L. Gibbons. Jullan Cannon and his orchestra furnished the music, The junior class of the ‘schoel of accountancy held its banquet last| week also. C. R. Steidell, president of the cldss; W. R. Hammiil, vice presi- dent; Miss Mabel McKinley, secretary, last meeting of the faculty. Miss Bur- the Filipino forces, inviting him to|read a pirate tale, in poetry, at the |den died at Garfield Hospital Thurs- attend as the guest of honor, first meeting, day, December 3, and M. A. Talbert, treasurer, spoke. Mr. Dollarhide, T. B. Nickson and H. L. Ducker, members of the faculty, ‘were guests of honor. gn, Dynamic Symmetry, Color and Commercial Art. Catalog. e = WALTON SCHOOL of COMMERCE cAccountancy (Courses Now given in resident classes at STRAYER COLLEGE 721 Thirteenth Street, N. W. Catalogue sent on request. | e e BECOME A €O N SIXTY DAY Nationally known typew Ite being sect tem is remarkably sire & HIGH RAT in & very short with ease and a nent attorney wrote best quality of work Rave ever Washington court reporter w sents o forward step in the st art”” Former private secretars York Governor wrote: “A wun Fraduate o employed by 4 Wast ington organizaiion, wrote: 1 learned ot shorthand and {yDewriting in less than o Tmonths, and 1 handls the most dificiit wor' with eass and mfllinlr' ‘The complete originals from whi-h extracts .lm taken and many more Hles awalting your ‘insgection “anevery thraad ‘of Yold 18 v is every minute of the time. Mason narth delay "longer” and - eubmii 1o andicap of unpreparedness, when MONTHS—AT A VERY § you ml‘ take your place, medlate The EVENING SCHOOL oft tunity for training in both sh :{"PF'HMHI’ to those employed o Correspondence instruction availatie out-of-town _students. i 2 IMMEDIATE ENRQLLMENT WILL SE_ ] A PLACE AND SAVE YO 'THE FAIRCHILD SCHOOT Blackistone Bullding. 14th and H Sts 1 of opmo Nw e Pay More for Your Business Education Don’t be satisfied with the ordinary— " BEST. Hundreds. have £adls | | Gaid more and ‘found it FAID them in | | o and. | | | | | A Former Student says: “T lewrned more in 4 days at Bovd School than | 4 months at Another says | can_take new dictation faster | U'(‘Ilrlu'{ ‘with Boyd in 2 mont | achool) ithan I could with —- months’ night school. ovd Shorthand was so s | other methods had 1 not | draw comparisons that I positively true. My sister. | monthe—now going. School = months, working Can take new di | faster.” | 1n Bosd Schaol now | 14th) are writers of the * { ognized or standard eystems, enized | by schoola teaching them ' taking the | same new dictation as are Boyd Students The differsnce {s in ratio of Echool tendance 2-3 mos. to 9-18 mos. er ipert heen_ah kne | The Standard of Business | Efficlency ana Individual Pre the Beat—1n the End it Pags | you attend school—NO. What 3 Sy In_the mature of business & £S. “Boyd Courses Are Better. he Day—make reservation may be crowded out Boyd School For Secretaries On “G” nr. 14th—1338 G St. N.W.