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OOVER T0 RECENVE DEGREE FROM G. U. Cabinet Officer Also Wil Make Commencement Address June 8. University will confer legree of doctor of laws of Commerce Hoover Georgzetown the honorar; at its on, W. Lyons A so will make the w the grad- approximately 500 cment he five departments of the seniors in university. Georgetown’s chief reason to honor Recretary Hoover is due to his world- wide efforts on behalf of humanity, and is a recognition particularly to relief work in Russla, in which the university has taken u great deal of interest. At the same timie the uni- versity motion of the Tnited States, concerns the foreign trade of the matter which greatly chool of Foreign Serv- ice, whose graduates are scattered in 42 countries. Secrel Hoover has shown much interest in the six years’ growth of this institution and has been helpful in a number of ways. Others May Be Honored. is customary nly o few honorary r t mencements is under that this henos be con- »d on several distingu friends of the in: Tt will a this vear Class exercises at the law school will be held Monday evening 7 with the following particip: Guider. valedictorfan ey. prophecy: Ji 1, and Joseph T oration. William E. - t of the senior morning section. preside, while L ¥ Al senigr of the evening section. ing arrange the exercises President Lyons and George Hamilton, dean of the Law School the' zuests of honor, will make vemarks. With the approuch of Memori the senior law class is arranging morial exercises in honor of the ctown service men who died dur- ipz the World War. A tablet was pliced to their memory in the law Hbrary by the clas of 1921 and will be Lieut. = Allen Poe, United States Marir a senior, is chairman of the committee wther Lyons will deliver avocation, while Col. James S. mith of the faculty will make cipal address. William T - ind Welton P. Mouton : morning and evening sec- tions of the class, respectively, will speak on behalf of the student body. A\ committee of 12 ex-service men. ied by Representative Willlam P. a law st rd of honos itution Connery of Massachusetts. . will serve as gt Connery will place a_wreath of leaves, contributed by the student hody, under the tablet. The 29 names that ‘appear on the roll will be read than by the secretary of the class. Richard A. Mahar. and a Marine buzlar will sound “Taps.” White Portrait Being Painted. One of the most important events the university just prior to com- mencement will be the unveiling of the portrait of the late Chief Justice White of the Unlted States Supreme Court, which will be presented to the Law School by the senior class. The exercises have been set for June Hugh J. Fegan, assistant dean, an- veonmeed. Michael F. O'Donoghue will make the presentation address. The portrait is being painted by Richard & Meryman, head of the school of portrait painting of the Corcoran Art in Hamilton has returned to aington ufter an extended visit to Furope with members of his family. Sigma Pi ternity of the 0ol. held its v 15 at the Ehbitt Hotel, - of former members of the fraternity being pres- | o Licut. Jean J. Labat, head of the French department of the univer- toastmaster. The principal Aaa were made by the assistant ein. Thomas H. Healy: the retiring . Harry Coughlin: the new < Cook, and Mar- E graduate of the For- eign Service School, who recently re- turned from Brazil, where he was serving us a trade commissioner for the Government. Another prominent aluminus was Connie R. Heron, who returned recently from Guatamala. The fraternity now has members in various parts of the world. A number of members of the For- eign Service faculty attended the re. cent Philadelphia. convention of the American Academy of Political and Social Sclence. The president and di- vector of the academy is Dr. L. S.| Tiowe of the Pan-American Urffon, who is a Georgetown faculty member. Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, §.J.. regent of the school, gave™a talk on Russian conditions, while other addresses were made by Dr. James Brown Scott and Dr. John H. Latane. Eack Are Honored. Dr. Scott and Dr. Rowe each has been signally honored by the Govern- f Panama. having been invited. s of the nation, delegates to the centennial celebration of the first pan-American conference, held in Tanama under the direction of Simon Bolivar in 1826. Dr. Scott has taken a very active part in pan-American airs during the 40 vears and is at sent chairman of the committee on codification of _international law, which will report to the next pan- American conference in 1928. 1n M. Amerie, a recent graduate chool, has been appointed man- New York exporting firm engaged in the Persian trade. He at- tended the foreign service classes on appointment by the Government of Persia to the Perslan scholarship founded at the school. John B. Faust of Denmark. S. C.; C. Hall of Flagstaff, Ariz.: and ck Trammell of this city have Passed the forelgn service entrance ex- aminations given by the State Depart- ment. C; Catholic University Students’ Theses Exchanged With Portugal. IFrom the second semester work in the course of public finance at Catho- lic University, given by Dr. Coun- tinho of the department uf economics, the following papers, “A Survey of British Public Finance,” by W. H. sehlich, of Washington, D. C., and Pufilic Finance in Czechoslovakia,” by J. J. Dobosh of Lansford, Pa., are exchanged with the Portuguese Uni- versity at Coimbra, founded in 1288. This exchange of student papers be- tween Catholic University and for- eign universities was inaugurated by Dr. Countinho in 1925, and it is his plan to make this a feature of the course, where intensive studies are made tracing the origin, development, weaknesses, and salient points of taxation systems in foreign countries. eSS Vienna has a new taxi line which starts with 30 new French cars. desires to recognize his pro- | hed ajumni E.j ;! term will be a review 600 WROTE ON LEAGUE. Contestants for Non-Partisan Group Prize From 367 Schools. { . NEW YORK, May 600 students, representing 367 hlgh schools in the United States, on Ma 7 took the League of Nations com- petitive. examination, first prize for { which is a trip to Europe, according to an announcement by the Leag: | of Nations The second prize is $100 and the third prize $50. The trip to Europe will in clude Paris, Geneva and other places of interes The papers have been received in i New York and are mow heing judged by the committee of award, com posed of Miss Helen Clarkson Miller, { chairman; Prof. Harry arman, ‘olumbia University: Raymond sdick, New : Prof. Chark Todges, New 3 Mrs. G. Maude Lovell, Detroit; Dr. Harold | Rugg, New York: and Miss Susan . | Titsworth, Agatha's Nchool, New : York. Their decislon will be an- { nounced in several weeks. NATIONAL OFFERS i { Such Subjects in Law School Commended to Beginners. Fall Plans To!d. { A schedule of undergraduate courses | for the Summer term of the National yesterday. The term will open Mon day, June 14, and will continue for 11 weeks. The courses given dur mer will inciude Marriace and Di vorce by Prof. Walter N. Bastiau | Quasi-Cantract cases by Prof. Glenn Willett, Torts casi 2 Percy Barse, Elementa Prof. Turin N. Boone. Legal Documents by L. Munter, Equity Practice by Prof. Bars and Municipal Corporation | Prof. Bertram Emerson. A speclal feature of the Summer course which will meet three times a week, con- ducted by Prof. Willett. The particu- lar aim of this course, which will be repeated hereafter in the Fall, Winter and Spring terms, will be to prepare students for the bar examinations conducted in the District and the States. Prof. Willett will lecture, using standard texts and will quiz the class with typical bar examination questions. The law school has for many vears advised prospective students to begin the study of law in the Summer term as the classes are smaller and afford an excellent opportunity to increase his preparation without lengthening the number of caiendar years neces. ary for the completion of the under- graduate work. A The credit units gained during the the Sum ration of Prof. Godfrey Pleading and d Private cases by the total number required for the bachelor’s degree, but are not to be any of the regularly required couxses. Few of the courses given during the Summer Wil be repeated during the Fall, Winter and Spring terms. 833 Enrolled Last Year. The total number of students en. School durinz the past academic vear was 833. This is the largest number in the history of the school and places National as one of the largest luw schools in the country. which is all the more remarkable since all of the { classes are given at late afternoon and evening hours for the benefit of employed students. University Law School will inaugurate an undergraduate department of and comparative law, for the particu- lar benefit of students who desire to practite in Latin-American and con- tinental European countries where the civil law systems of jurisprudence prevail. Included in the subjects which will the Law School will be courses in analytical and historical Roman law, ciples of modern civil law by Prof. Charles Sumner Lobingier. special as. sistant to the Attorney General and in China and the Philippines. Dr. Charles P. Sherman, former professor of law at Yale University, will give a course of lectures on canon law in the new department, and Dr. Albert H. Putney, dean of the School of Political Sciences at American Uni- versity, will lecture on jurisprudence and legal history. In the new department a series of lectures will be announced next year on the legal systems of various former courses. This and the courses of Judge Lobingier, Dr. Sherman and Dr. Putney will be open in the grad- uate school to candidates for the de- gree of master of laws, doctor of juri- dical science and doctor of civil law. At the completion of the three-vear course in the civil and comparative law department, graduates will re- celve the degree of bachelor of civil law in lieu of that of bachelor of laws in the older English and American cemmon law department. System Like Yale's. In announcing the new plans for graduate study in the National Uni- versity Law School last week the in- stitution is following largely the prac- tice of Yale University in the doc- torates in civil law and juridical sci- ence, and the curricula it the two schools are quite similar. The Philippine Columbians of the vational University will give a dinner unday, June 6, in honor of the members of that organization who will receive their degrees at the annual commencement to be held at Conti- nental Memorial Hall Saturday, June 12. = ‘The National University Glee Club, which closed its first year with a meeting last Wednesday night, ar- ranged at that time to carry on its activities in the Fall. At that time members of the entering classes with musical talent will be invited to affili- ate themselves with the organization, and a series of concerts will be given. The National University Masonic Club has pgstponed until a date to be announced later the last meeting scheduled for the year, June 4, be- cause of conflict with the final exami- nations. Final examinations to complete the term’s work in the National Univer- sity Law School will be given June 1, 2.3 and 4, from 6 to 11 p.m. Exami- nations in the School.of Business Ad- ministration and government were given at the regular class hours last week. Harold R. Stephenson, jr., and FEuclid S. Fleming have been chosen by the Mu Chapter of the Sigma Delta Kappa Law Fraternity at the National University to represent it at the natlonal convention of the or- ganization, which will be held at the Mayflower Hotel late in June. Mu Chapter is acting as host to the fra- ternity at this time and is arranging a program for the entertainment of the delegates. iy, Improvement of the harbor at Val- paraiso, Chile, which has been under way for 14 years, is nearing comple- tion. J Non-Partisan Assoclation. | SUNMER COURSES, University Law School was announced | Summer term will be counted toward | considered as substitute courses for | rolled in the National University Law | With the Fall term, the National | i be offered in this new department of | the institutes of Justinian, the evolu- | tlon of modern civil law, and the prin- | formerly judge of United States courts | THE FACULTY CHANGES | NAEATE M. ! o {Final Examinations Begin in Law School and Others Will Start Soon. i | i Announcements made by President William Mather Lewis at the last of- ficlal chapel exercises of George Wushington University Friday after- noon. outlined the policy of the uni- versity for students for the next aca- demic year as well as the preliminary anges in the faculty of the depart- inent of arts and sclences. Other unnouncements were made relutive to the final examination ses- ! slons in all departments of the uni- . some of which have already Dr. Lewis gave a brief de- ption of the. alms and interests the tnstitution for 1 7. Among the list of faculty changes announced to date are the following: Dr. Edwin A. Hill to be professor.of chemistry, Puul 1. Brattain to be as sistant professor of chemical - engi- neering, to tuke effect immediately: { Arthur ¥. Johnson to be associate professor of mechanical drawing, Norman B. Ames to he assoclate pro- fessor of electrical engineering, Dr. Warren Reed West to be assistant professor of political sclence, Dr. John A Tillema to be assistant professor of political science and Alan Deibert | to be assistant professor in romance languages. These changes are pro- motions in all instances. and are to take effect on September 1, except in Mr. Brattain's case. Additions to Faculty. t was further announced that ad itions to the faculty of arts and sclences would be made as follows: To he instructor in economics and commerce, Forest A. Young, of the craduate studies department of Chi cago University, a former student in London University, England, for two vears instructor in the Assuit College Egypt and for two vears lecturer at Chicago University in the Chicago re courses: to he ns - in public speaking. graduate of the sistant profes ieorge Farnham University of Towa and Northwestern University and in- Structor and professor of _public speaking at Colorado State Teachers College; to he lecturer in educatior. Dr. Mary Dabney Davis of the United States Bureau of Education; to be lecturer in_home economics, on tex tiles, Mrs. Blanche E. Hyde. Texe faculty changes and appoint- ments were ratified by the board of trustees of the university at its meet. {ing last week. Addltional changes and faculty increases will be an- rounced for other departments in the future. The George Washington University law school examinations started on Wednesday, and examinations in the ! department of arts and sciences, he- ginning this Wednesday, as well us se in the medical school and the w0l of pharmacy, will find all de: partments rounding out the work of the year. The annual commencement exerclses will be held at the Wash- ington Auditorium on the ight of June 9. 283 Examinations This Week. In the department of arts and sclences alone in the various courses 253 examinations are to be conducted | this week. Announcement is made that Dean Willlam €. Ruedmger of Teacher's lege, will go to Cornell University this Summer to teach in the Summer school. Dr. Ruediger has been called to Cornell in_ other vears. He for merly divected the George Washing: ton University Summer school, which is now in charge of Prof. Elmer Louis {ayser. B Wiltiam Mather Lewis will de- noke, Va h School on Wednes- night. He will return to this city roday morning. Prof. Kayser will Jezk before the American Federation of Women's Clubs on Wednesday night in this city. Announcement is made that the Charles E. Swisher portrait fund has been closed. The will receive the portrait of er formally on June 2 with ppropriate - exercises at which Dr. Swisher will be present. Dr. Willlam_Cline Borden, dean of the George Washington University Medical School recently reported that the unusually brilliant record of medi- cal school graduates has been upheld in the matter of State board examina- tions. Dr. Borden quoted the Ameri- can Medical , Association Journal in it was pointed out that 58 ! GGeorge Washington University medi- cal school graduates had taken State hoard examinations in 12 States and | had successfully passed the examina- | tions to hecome practicing physicians. This record 1s unusual in that not a single failure has been recorded { against _the George Washigton Uni- versity Medical School during the past &ight vears in which Dr. Borden has been dean and during which time the standards of admission have been raised and rigidly maintained. Commencement week _plans an- nounced include a host of events for the seniors as well as the under class. On June 4 the annual senfor class promenade will be held at the May- flower Hotel. The annual pilgrimage to Mount Vernon will take place on Saturday, June 5. It is expected that a promi- hent Government official whl be named shortly to give the brief speech !and to lay the wreath upon the tomb 1'of Gen. Washington. This event will be preceded by a boat ride to the historic spot and a return ride to the city by boat. In the evening of June 5 the alumni assoclation will enter- tain_thet seniors with a dance at the Washington Club. All graduates of the university will become mem- Ibers of the general alumni associa- | tion at this time. On Sunday, June 6, Dr. William Mather Lewls will deliver the bac- calaureate address in the open-air meeting to be held on the campus back of Corcoran Hall. A varled program, including music by the Woman's Choral Club, the Men's Glee Club and the string quartet, will be presented. On Monday, June 7, the anftual base ball game between the facuity and the Pyramid Honor Society will be held. Class night exercises will be held on June 8 at 8 p.am., in Corcoran Hall. The class night program includes brief speeches by the various class presidents, the history, salutatory, valedicto d selections by the vari- oust collewa ylea clubs, On Wednesday afternoon, June 9, the annuab reception of President and Mrs. Lewis will be given at the Wash- ington Club, 1701 K street northwest. At 8 o'clock in the evening the annual commencement exercises will be held at the Washington Auditorium. Dr. David Robertson of the United States Council of Education, will deliver the graduating address. Widow Wins Insurance Suit. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., May 22.— Mrs. Ettchen Wellington Reinhart, widow of Boyd A. Reinhart and sec- ond daughter of former States Senator George L. Wellington, was given' a verdict for $7,6567.50 by & jury in the, Circuit Court today. She sued the Globe Indemnity Co. of New York, on a policy held by her husband for accidental death. He died following a j fall from an upper window of Alle- ghany Hospital. ot SUNDAY S 'AR, WASHIN ON, C., MAY 23, 1926—PAR’ PRESIDENT HONORED BY CAMP FIRE GIRLS Yale University | liver the graduating address to the| righ President Coolidge was yesterday presented with a “diploma” in the form of the first copy of a spec issue of “Everygirl's,” the official magazin Hawling, New Jersey; Miss Ruth Jillson, New known as the Camp Fire “Christy Girl,” who made the presentation, and Miss Rheda Lewton of this city. of the Camp Fire Girls, by four of Jersey; President Coolidge, Miss Ruth Stephens, T ONHONRROLL AT CENTRALHEH 87 Girls, 49 Boys Named.| Eleven Have Perfect Records of 5 E’s. The girls of Central.High Sehool rank above the boys on the honor roll for the second advisory scholastic re | port by a count of 87 to 49. The grad uating class leads the school, having | 36 students out of the total 133 on the honor roll with a rating of excel- lent. The fourth and sixth semester students rank second and third, re. spectively. The highest record of five E's is upheld by six boys and. five girls, Those on the honor roll are Bunten, ami. Jo- | Julian Palmore, Meicina | . Mor- | Ralph ton Wilner, Canfleld H ephen | Rowzee, Kemneth Stubbs, | Kramer, Ruth Lawless, Emily Shew- | maker, Virginia Shull, Marina Yung Kwai, Rosalie Dimmette. Mary Allen, Virginla Blankenship, Willlam Rich- | lardson, Sylvia Altman. Delsie Appel Jlizabeth Deakins, Louise Hailey. ary Doyle, John Lynham, Robert Sanders, Winifred Chamberlin, Muriel Crosby, Margaret Hoover, Vera Lacy, Frank Rose, Winifred Royle, George Willis, Adelaide Wampler, Leo Kase- hagen, Mary Manning, Ivy Norton Seventh semester—Dorothea Belz. Eunice Brandt. Alma Cosdon, Jean Eckels, Irvin Feldman (five E's), John Lane (five F's), Lee Morford, Marga- teh youthful editors. They are, |KAPPA MU INITIATES for Honorary Society—Phar- macists Organize. Kappa Mu of oward Univer: nual open finitlation in the chapel Wednesday. Addresses were made by Dr. J. Stanley Durkee, president, and Dr. St. Elmo Brady, head of the de partment of chemistry. The invoca tlon was offered by Dean D. Butler Pratt of the school of religion, vocal solo by Miss Helen Heartwell and by Miss Aldena T. Wind ~hool of music. ew members were of membership president Hono! Society presented cel by Llwellyn W ihe organizatio . . Bas. cerville, Newa: J.: Kathleen Hilyer Bingham, Washington, I\ I.. T. Burbridg ew Orleans. La. Lloyd Burrell, jr., Pleasantville, R. Burwell, Baltimore, Md.: Ber- nice C. Chism. Washing! D€ d H. Harmon. Hou: Johnson, Waslh mond Temmon L. McNeel M. Wouldr! ury, {erick L. ¥ ., Washington, sanklin B. Lozwood, Washington, D, nd Ernest R. Welch, Tuckegee, Juniors—Charlotte Corbin, Wash- M. Wright, Wash- 3 s, Harris- elba Dier, Alexander. L and James E. Walker, Washington, D. C. The purpose of the Kappa Mu Honorary Soclety is to encourage high arship. To be eligible for mem- hip juniors must have attained an \verage of 85 per cent, and seniors an average of 90 per cent up to thé close of the Winter quarter. The faculty and student body Mon- {ay heard Dean George W. Cook of |the school of commerce and finance spealt on ‘“Education for Business. Dean Cook called attention to the larze number of business enterprises built up by educated leaders among the colored people, and urged the stu dent body to give particular attention to those studies in the curriculum which bear upon training for business. Recently there has been formed at Howard University the Phi Chi Sigma Pharmaceutical Society. Only students for membership. The purpose of the soclety is to stimulate pharmaceutical research, promote a standard of high scholarship and to foster professional advancement. Its members are chosen and elected upon scholastic merit and professional service. with membership in the society the members will wear a key. The follow: ing members of the faculty of the Col- lege of Pharmacy are sponsoring the foundation of this society: Dr. Charles J. Fuhrmann, Dr. Daniel H. Smith, Dr. Algernon B. Jackson, Dr. St. Brady, Dr. John Stafford Mitchell Dr. Antoine E. Greene. K. OF C EVENING SCHOOL OFFERS SUMMER COURSE Skorthand and Typewriting Classes Begin Tomorrow—Other Sub- jects on Monday, June 7. Summer courses in shorthand and typewriting in the K. of C. Evening hool will begin tomorrow night at 5 o'clock. The Summer session for high school subjects opens Monday, June 7. The Summer session for the law courses will also begin at that time. At a special meeting of the Student rCouncll held last Monday arrange- ments were made for participation in the commencement program on Wednesday, June 9. A committee on arrangements, consisting of Miss Mary E. Shields, as_chairman; Miss Mary A. Elke, Mrs. Pruella W. Griggs, and Mr. Thomas H. McQueeney, was ap- pointed. The commencement number of the Knight Owl, the publication of the student body, has gone to press and | will _appear during the week. The number reviews the different activities at the evening school during the year. ' It also contains pictures of representative class groups. During the past week the Santa Maria Club elected officers for the coming year. Miss Mary A. Warren, who has been active in the work of the Student Council during the past year, was chosen president. - Miss Harriett ,M. Mast, who has been chairman of the entertainment com- mittee of the club sinceits formation, was chosen vice president. The re- tiring president, Miss Ruth I. Rey- nolds, becomes secretary for the com- | ing vear. Miss Louise S. Kelly was unanimously re-elected to the office of treasurer. The new officers will be installed at a meeting of the Club on Thursday Finland Likes U. S. Movies. Of the 530 films passed upon and authorized for showing in Finland last year, 339 were of American origin. Of the entire number only five fllms were rejected by the cen- sors. ' After American films those made by Finland, France and Sweden followed in popularity. and v - held its third an- | of | in the College of Pharmacy are eligible | In conection | Elmo | | | i | decoration, c have donned their fummer uniforms ART EXHIBIT THIS WEEK. HowARD sTAR PUP'LSANntiom\l School to Show Work ot; Students in New Fields. The National { School of Fine and Many Juniors and Seniors ChD*“'Apphed Art will hold its eleventh an- | nual exhibition at the school, 1747 Rhode Island avenue, during the cur- | rent week. The aim of the &chool is | to traih the art student in new fields | i and to impress upon the world the ne- cessity for art in business. The studies consist of color, interior stume design, commer- cial drawing, life classes and dynamic symmetry. The courses prepare the student to enter upon professional ca- reers. Felix Mahony, vice president of the Arts Club, is the school director. TECH FACULTY PLANS PARTY NEXT TUESDAY Teachers Going to Holiday House for Event—Alumni Outing June 26. The Pharos, Tech honor society, held a meeting last Friday night. when plans for the June social meet ing_ were discussed. The following students were initiated: John Mec- Donald, Philip Der Yuen, Frederick Morhart, Virginfa Crocker and Wil helmina_Gude. Last Wednesd: a debate was held with Central. The question was re-| lated to Muscle Shoa and to lhb‘ most desirable disposition of the project. The judges rendered a de- cision favorable to Tech. Two excursions are planned for the near future. The Tech faculty v\'fll‘ £o to Holiday House on their annual | party Tuesday. The other proposed | excursion will be made by alumni and students to Glen Echo, June 26. The election of alumni officers will take | place then. This is the first alumni excursion in four years. 1 May 26 the musical organizatiol | of McKinley will give a music festi- |y~ &% val. This will be a summing-up of the vear's work in the opera club, | { the glee clubs and the orchestra. | Next Wednesday the dramatic club will present “Pipers Pay,” under the | student_direction of Fannybelle Ten- ny. The dramatic club is working hard to produce its annual vaudeville | show. ! The board of trustees of"the Cor-| coran Gallery of Art has intrusted to Tech a portrait of President McKin- ley, after whom the school was named. It has been hung in the assembly hall. | Next Wednesday afternoon Miss | Stauffer, teacher of English, will read and expiain “The Trojan Women,” by Euripides. This is one of many aft. | ernoons that will be devoted to the | reading of beautiful letters to stu-| dents. ~ o TR SENIORS AT BUSINESS | ARRANGE CLASS DAY Graduates, Under Their Officers, Are Planning June 18 Com- mencement Exercises. The June graduating class of Busi- ness High School, consisting of 79 stu- dents, is busily engaged in working out plans for commencement day, June 18, under the direction of its class officers. They are Ross Heffer- finger, president; Elsie Mandley, vice president; George Foreman, treasurer. and Mirlam Hearn, secretary. The executive committee is composed of Ruth Colburn, Louise Lindsay, Mar- garet Collins and George Hurst. A one-act play, “The Robbery,” has been chosen for the-class-night per- formance, and try-outs for the parts are being held. The operetta, “The Maid in the Middy,” given by the Glee Club on May 12, proved such- a success that it was repeated last Tuesday. After the performance a dance took place in the gymnasium, the music being fur- nished by Fridinger’s Orchestra. The base ball team played Swave- Iy Preparatory School Tuesday, May 18, at Manassas, Va., the game result- ing in a 9-7 score for Business. The Girls’ Auxiliary is planning a vaudeville sfow for the studests, to be presented at an assembly next Fri- day. There will be songs and dances by popular school performers, and a short play also will be given. The cadet supper, June 2, will be given by the Girls’ Auxiliary, under the direction of the following faculty advisers: Miss Laura Reeve, Miss A. Shilke and Miss Helen White. The as- sisting committees will be composed of Miss May P. Bradshaw, assistant principal; Mrs. May Ashton, Miss Es- telle Drane, Miss E. L. Thompson, Mrs. Florence Mitchell, Mrs. Edna Smith, Miss Jane Lockwood, ~Mis$ Florence Judge, Miss Minnie Davis, Miss M. Gibson, Miss B. L. Yoder, R. L. Yoger, R. O. Sharitz and Alvin Mc- Nish. The Business High School cadets of khaki trousers and blue shirts, which are uged in place of the regu- lar uniforms while driling In ex- tended order. {of American Unive CAPITAL GIRL WINS AMERICAN U. PRIZE First Oratorical Contest and Dra- matic Club Debut Fea- ture Week. The past week has marked the be- ginning of two important annual events at the College of Liberal Arts itv. On Wednes- day evening the first oratorical con- test was held in the auditorium of Hurst Hall. The first prize of $30 was awarded to Miss Dorothy Wadleigh, ho spoke of “The and the second s Helen Roher, '29, for her oration on the Woman Voter.” miestants were Leonard Mikules, sof Waghingtoh: Archie Van Hise, ‘8, of Bridgeport, Conn., and Hugh Speer. of Olathe, Kans., whose subjects. respectively, were “Academic Freedom,” “Honor to Whom Honor Belongs,” and *Our Tested Government.” ' The judges were: Prof. Wil Hutchins of the aculty, Dr. J. A. Bell, director of edu- fon of the Young Men's Christian Association, and George Peck of the State Department. Prof. Paul Kaufman presided. The second annual event was in- augurated on Friday evening when the College Dramatic Club made its debut in a performance of Sheridan’s Those in the cast Swingle, Arthur Gerth, Parrish, Willis Delaplain, James Atkinson. Samuel Bilbrough, Charles McDowell, Lucille Imiay, Helen Edwards, Bernice Field and Mary Wailes 9. of Washington elahorately staged in dormitory and because of its success is regarded as a precedent of dramtic excellence which will be hard to continue. Last evening the club repeated the play at the Presby- terfan parish house in Kensington Among the recent appointmen the faculty announced for next vea re those of Dr. C. H. Leineweber, ho has written extensively on liter- and_esthetic subjects, and of Mr. M. Dudley. Dr. Leineweber will be assistant professor of modern languages, and Mr. Dudley teaching fellow in history with the rank of in structor in the college. Dr. B. B. James, professor of his. tory, will deliver the commencement address at the girls’ high school ofy! the Tome Institute, Port Deposit, Md.. | on June 10. He has recently been ap. pointed as a member of the Speakers’ Bureau of the committee of one thou- sand, a national organization devoted to the futherance of the cause of law and order and composed of men prominent in lusiness and public affairs. REPRESENTS WESTERN IN COMPETITIVE DRILL Jack Whitwell, First Sergeant of Company L. Will Meet Othner iNon-Coms June 2. Jack Whitwell, first sergeant of Company L, will represent Western High School in the sergeants’ manual of arms competitive drill which takes placé June 2. He and an Eastern sergeant were judged the two best officers of their rank in a competition held in the Central Stadium, Wednes- day, May 12. The Western Girl Reserves are plan- ning many events to finish off the school year. Among the most inter- esting are a large bhanquet and a tennis tournament. . ‘The combined clubs of .the Girl | Reserves of Washington are making | preparations for a formal banquet to be given June 1 at the Blue Triangle Hut. A committee of Western girls, headed by Janie Scantlin, is in charge of the decorations. A tennis tournament will be held in the near future on the courts at 1104 M street. Western girls in the past week have been engaged in play- ing off the semi-finals to decide the entries in the fihal tournament. The club at Western gave a tea dance last Friday in the boys' gym. nasilum to help raise funds neces- sary to send a delegate to the annual National Girl Reserve conference at Newton-Hamilton, Pa., in the Sum- mer. Another championship has come to Western. Norton Barnhart captured the District fencing trophy offered by Maj. Blount, namely, the Blount medal, in a series of matches staged at the Racquet Club on Friday, May 14. His most formidable opponent was Lee Browne, also of Western, who made five out of the nine touches that were made on Barnhart. Inci- dentally, Browne captured the silver medal offered by Maj. Blount. PEmiin, Dog First Domesticated. There has been considerable debate as to just where the domesticated dog came from, and some naturalists deny he was directly brought down from the wolf, but they all seem to agree that he was the first wild animal brought to a tisfactory state of domestication. ‘ertain it seems the dog was the most responsive to do- mestication efforts of all the animals that were sought as human pets in early days. ret Wagy (five E's) Hyman Lewls, Jeannette Pollard, Roberta Wright, Elis April, Anna Davis, Tudor ‘Whiton. Sixth semiester—Dorothy Kneessi tifive E's), Marle Pates, Rankin Hat- ! field, Audrey Schnelder, Vivian Stok: | Cecile Truesdell, Solomon Alpher, E: { Carlson, Pauline Shoemaker, Warren J. Price, Willlam Thomson, Dorothy Dworak, Dorothy Kirkwood (five E's), Mildred Pressler, Dorothy Friedman, Virginia Pearson, Flora Haslacker, Eleanor Miller, Elizabeth Pile, Mary Kyle (five E's), Donald Brown (five ). | Fifth semester—Wilber C. Cissel, Weldon Price, Virginia Garton, Cath- ferine White. { Fourth semester—Minor Hudson, Terrelle Crum. John Franklin, Paul Joray, Spenser Pollard, Jack Permuth (five’ E's), Catherine Pritchard (five E's), Irving Bowker, Mary Fltzgerald, Ralph Jones, George Jones, Mabel i Money, Walter Baum, Elise Collins, | Nathaniel Everard (five E's), Willilam Everard, Mildred Garner, Marguerite Garibaldl, Margaret Hardy, Eugenia Olney, Anna Baroff, Beatrice Miller, Sara_ Motley, Helen Bushlow, Amalie H. Frank. Beatrice A. Mandell, Kath- erine M./ Scott, Gwendolyn Folsom, i Theodore Belote. | Third semester—Loehl O'Brien, | { Lydia Schorr, Annie Altman, Dorothy Cave, Charlotte Hardwick, Elizabeth Kohner, Edward Leventhal, Doris Ev- ans, Harry Gaberman, Sarah Frankel, Marge Louise May, Nellle Shannon, Howard Harlan. Second semester—John Betts, (Guy Lothrop (five E's), Lewis Beazley, Ed- | gar Chiswell, Gail Geddes, Arthur Lewis, Sidney Zlotnick, Virginia Crampton, Lilllan Bushlow, Louise Bebb, Rena Bernstein. First semester-—Bertha _Gordon, Jane Hill, Beatrice Coleman, Margaret Cooper, Marjorfe Lauer, Mary C. Leake, Argene Rudd. Central was awarded the first and third places in the selection of Dis- trict representatives for the national flag creed contest by the judges of {the American Legion, Rosalle Dim- mette and Frederick J. Haskin cap- turing the honors. The national con- test offers prizes of $750, $500 and $200. Publicity Prize Offered. Publicity for this contest was start- ed in Washington by Central High School, through Lorene Nelson as di- rector. a prize having been offered by the Central Interscholastic Press As- sociation to the person who presented the best publicity. After speaking in the high schols to arouse interest, Miss Nelson visited the local branch of the American Legion, which then offered medals to the District of Co- lumbia winners, to be selected by a local committes. The Adjutant, the cadet yearbook, is also giving prizes | to the winner in each high school. “ Judges of the local American Le- gion contest are Miss Sarah Simons, head of English in the high schools; HARMONY GOVERNS CHURCH ASSEMBLY Cumberland Presbyterian Group Chooses Lakeland, Fla., for Next Meeting. Press. the selection of Lakeland. Fla., as the next meeting place, the General Assembly of the Cumberland Preshy terian Church had finished its routine work tonight and was ready to con sider business affecting the denomi natlon’s policy Monday The bhoard of education sponsored an interesting program tonight. The visiting ministers will occupy pupits in Columbus churches to morrow. A consecration service will be held tomorrow morning and an other special service will be conducted ! tomorrow night Harmony Is Manifested. Harmony has prevailed during the first three davs of the session. No questions have d forth to divide the membe; ip. Interest is centered around educational problems. now in e hands of 4 committee. The report of the educational board reviewed per turbed conditions at hethel College McKenzie, Tenn.. but failed to cause discussion. Several miessages indorsing the ad ministration of Dr. J. R. Whittmo: president of the institution, were re ceived. A proposal for the consolida tion of the endowment committee an the educational hoard is in the hands of a special committee, and is expect ed to cause much discussion. Bu ton Huffman of Nashville. Tenn was made president of the Youn: Peoples’ General Assembly today He succeeds Miss Anita Weigel of Memphis, Tenn. Other officers choser include Miss Jewell Hagood, Birming ham, Ala., vice president; Charles A Lehning, 'Nashville, secretary: Ash burn Foch, Ashburn, Ind., treasure and Miss Dorothy Knight, Dallas clerk. Officers are Installed. Officers were installed_tonight ur der_the direction of the Rev. Charles B. Mattock of Memphis, supervisor of voung peoples work. Speeches were made by Edler Bright of Nashville : Eullne Cummings of Rives Tenn.: the Rev. Geo. E. Helman of Jackson, Tenn., and the Rev. Geor: W. Burroughs of McKenzie, Tenn. A petition from the young people organizations to the Women's Boar of Misslons. asking for a secretai for the former group, was adopte: today by the women. A resolutior in the young people's organizatio: which would ask for a separate boar of publication was defeated after day spent in wrangling over the ahil ity of the board to function under the finances now available. GUNSTCN HALL SENiORS GET DIPLOMAS TUESDAY Rev. Henry Lubeck of Washington Cathedral Preaches Baccalaureate Sermon Today. Rev. Henry Lubeck of the Wash- ington Cathedral will preach the bac calaureate sermon to the yvoung wom en of Gunston Hall School this morn- ing at St. Margaret'’s Church. The commencement exercises of Gunston Hall will take place Tuesday morning The graduating class will be addressed by the Rev. Dr. Arthur B. Kinsolving of Baltimore. The following yvoung women will receive academic diplomas: Mabel Lee Akers, Virginia; Gene- vieve E. Brewer, Massachusetts; Kath eryn Elizabeth Hanley, Washington: Jeanette Tilsley Hume, District of Co lumbia; Susfe Margaret Jose, District of Columbia; Julia Lewis Lunsford. Kentucky: Mary Matheson, Pennsy! vania; Bertha E. Newcomb, Marytand: Judith Claybrook Offley, District of Columbia; Henrietta Dyer Starr, Penn Ivania; Cornelia Alice White, Geor- gla, and Mary Elizabeth Wingfield District of Columbia. Graduate diplomas will be presented to Mildred Frances Armstrong. North Carolina: Emily Elizabeth Braswel! North Carolina; Laura Gertrude Shem well, Georgia, and Margaret W. Strib ling, West Virginia. EDUCATIONAL. For Practical Results Study at Gen. Willlam A. Bethel and Dr. G. W. Churchill, professor of history at | George Washington University. Wins Reporting' Award. ‘With 1,590 words to her credit, Vio- let Yassel, a section reporter for Cen- tral's weekly paper, the Bulletin, won the contest conducted under the aus- pices of the journalism class. The winner's work was judged for origi- nality, news value and quantity of material submitted for publication. The contest, open to section report- ers only, ended with Frances Kahn and Katherine Dooley as runners-up in the competition. Charles Widmay- er, editor in chlef, awarded the prize, a gold Eversharp pencil The life of Moliere was vividly de- picted when members of the Central Frerich Club, presided over by Eva Carlson, presented “Le Bourgeols Gentilhomme,” at its meeting May 5. Josiah Lyman, Gerald Ullman, Elea- nor Crowley and Virginia Shull took the parts. Under the supervision of Guy Clin- ton, chemistry instructor, a chemical club has been organized at Central. Puplls of his classes recently attended the first meeting. i TR Lombard Architect Popular. Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, a native of Pavia, was considered the most remarkable of Lombard architects. He was named chief architect of the great Certosa in Pavia, in 1490. 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