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W R STAFF ANNOUNCED FOR TWO PAPERS Dorothy Kirkwood and Eliza- beth Julihn Editors of Cen- tral’s Publications. The 1926 and Review, Central's school public: ions, were announced at the fifth an- nual press dinner, given in the school library May 22. They are: Dorothy Kirkwood, editor of the Bulletin; Eliz- nbeth Julihn, Review edito) Paul Haney, business manager of both pub- lications; Wilson Leverton, assistant manager in charge of flnance; Homer Smith, assistant manager in charge of distribution; Donald Dow, assistant manager in charge of mailing. Col. C. Fred Cook of The Evening Star, the only outside guest, presented a gllded C. . monogram, made from type metal, to the journalism classes. [Every year the journalism «lasses make a tour of The Star Bulld- ing to learn how & newspaper is han- dled. Col. C'ook personally conducted Central’s classes through the building, explaining graphically every process. ‘Bull Durham,” or ‘“According to Rule,” the annual play of the mechani- cal drawing department of Central, was presented in the school audito- rium May 28, before students and heir friends. Mrs. Page Kirk, who with S. H. Rothbun produced the show, wrote the play, basing it on “10 rules wa ' make sure-fire melodramatis published as humor in the v Evening Post. The cast included Andrew Allison, Alex. Hopkins, Ward Fieharty, James Burns, Morton Silverburg. Samuel Stnger. James McBee, Curtis Wood- some, Jack Clary and Gilbert Abbe. Gold Medals Presented. A presentation chapel was held last Thursday, May 27, to reward the stu- s In_ various extra-curriculum ac- ties for their achievements. Maj. Willlam Covell, president of the Cen- tral Alumni Assoclation, presented Charles E. Widmayer, editor of the Bulletin, and Margaret Monk, editor of the Review, with gold medals for having done the best work on the pub- lications’ staffs. As the most proficient members of the Dramatic Association, he gave Robert Miller a gold medal and Andrew Allison and Benjamin Doeh- ver sllver medals, Canfield Marsh re- ceived a gold medal for excellent work in debate. Miss Erma Steiger awarded a gold medal to Gwendolyn Norton for show- ing the best improvement in one year of dramatics. W. L. Clark, representing the alum- ni of Wesleyan University, presented De Ford Mills with a four-year schol- arship to Wesleyan College. Margaret Gurney won the Swarthmore scholar- #hip for women; Canfleld Mareh the scholarship to the University of Penn- ayly and George Wills the Har- vard scholarship. Charley E. Widmayer, president of the Quill Clique, presented three 20ld medals for that society to the three students who had done_ the hest work on the publications. Wil- llam Kesmodel on the Bulletin, Merle Elsworth on the Review, and Paul Haney on the business staff re- ceived these medals. Those who received the one-year certificate in dramatics were, Kath- erine Baden, Richard Bourbon, Marian Bullard, Willlam Calfee, Or- *rel Belle Claffiin, Harry Clayton, Cynthia Crocker, Rebeka Crockett, lewis Dembitz, Jean Eckels, Law- vence Gishner, Nathan Glanbach, l.ols Hall, Rodney Hatcher, 8. T. Heare, Stephen Kramer, jr.; Virginia T.odd, Marfan McGrew, Julla Mec- Pherson, Sol _Orleens, Gwendolyn Nortoif, Jack Permut, Robert Prae- torfous, Virginia Riggles, Frank Rose, Winifred Royle, Ruth Shaugh- nessy, Frances Skinner, Ivy Stevens, Lucille Terry, Marion Towle, Effie ‘Wade, George Willis, Douglas Wilson and Judith Wood. Two-Year Certificates. two-year _certificates were awarded to Friefla Barsky, Janet Bates, Thaddeus Clapp, Combs, Margaret Croissant, Helms, Dorothea Lewis, Mariam Mc- Dannell and Robert Miller. Three-year certificates went Andrew Allison, Nell Benjamin Doehrer. This year the stage crew received vertificates also—One-year, Howard Dodge, Richard Glaser and Josiah Hunt; two-year, Alec Hopkins, and three-year, Jack Thompson. The new members of ‘the Central Chapter of the National Honor So- clety are: John Kiernan, William Resmodel, Roberta January, Rebecca Rosenblum, Frieda Barsky, Agnes Turner, Kenneth Stubbs, Darrell Crain, Ruth Chindblom, Mildred Oxenburg, Sophie Snyder, Benjamin Doehrer, Dorothy Boyle, Margaret Davis, Carol Collins, May Doyle, Merium Halstead, Margaret Hoover, Ruth Brown, Winifred Royle, The- resa Dreeb Frieda Rosenblatt, Ruth Giles, Robert Gordon, John Thompson, Virginia Hamptmen, Gwendolyn Norton, Jean Milans, Irvin Feldman, Carroll Wolcott, Barbara Stratton, Alice MacCullin, Bertha Howard, Roberta Wright, Anna Davis, Frederick Haskin, Marjorie Shaw, iPaul Honey, Dorothy Kneesi, Miss Schneider, Louise Goldenburg, Vivian Pauline Shoemaker, Sol jAlph Albert Small, Eva Carlson {\Warren Price, Jean McGregor, Mil idred Pressler, Dorothy Dvorak, Gladys Oberlin, Dorothy Kirl , Maurice iNeufeld, Millard Jeffrey, Ethel Yassell and Donald Brown. 'NOTED BRITISH WOMAN GUEST AT ARMSTRONG Studies Shops and Classrooms at Local School—C. W. Adams Re- turns to Work After Injury. Miss Elizabeth Banks of London, England, noted writer and journalist, was a visitor to Armstrong Manual { Training School on Friday. Miss Banks is visiting schools in America {and Canada. She inspected the work of the shops and classrooms as the i suest of Miss Orra D. Weaver, as- i sistant principal. C. W. Adams, who was sevérely injured while officiating in a base ball game on the Walker Stadium, re- { turned to school Thursday, his head ¢ still swathed in bandages. Mr. j Adams was the recipient of many congratulations from teachers and pupils on his narrow escape from serfous injury. Corps area inspection by Capt. Kerlin, representing the inspector general of the 3rd Corps Area, Lrought forth many congratulations from the inspector on the appearance of the regiment commanded by Col. Harvard Brown of A . Com- panies of the Armstrong batallions are working hard to bring the cov- { eted company prize to Armstrong : again this year. Company M, com- i manded by Capt. Robert Brown, has ! demonstrated a fine morale, and is : looked upon as a formidable contender for honors. : > Persons taking part in the carnival, talents show and health play were . guests of the school at a dance in ! the gym on Friday. The affair was ¢ in charge of a committee headed by Miss Helen F. Crawford and Miss ‘layda J. William Other members of the committee were M. C. Mre. I T. Perkins and T. N. Mgiler. . to Childs and Clifford, | ciation. 7 editors for the Bulletin | The newly elected officers of the son Leverton, advertising mas LOA FUND T0 AD STUDENTS NG WL Law School Beneficiary of Foundation—Gracduation Plans Are Ready. Col. Gordon Strong, president of the Chieago-George Washington Univer- sity Alumni Club, has established a student loan revolving fund for the | use of deserving students in the George Washington University Law School, it became known vesterday through an officlal announcement. The fund will be known as the Henry Strong-Willam A. Maury scholarship fund. Details of the ad- ministration of the fund will be made known later. It is expected that stmilar funds will be forthcoming In the future to add to the already large list of endowments to the university. In connection with the law school it is announced by Dean William C. Van Vleck that the Summer se: will open on June 14 July and that already unusually large numbers of students have enrolled for the term: The Summer school will cover a pe. riod of 13 weeks. Many additional courses have been offered for the Sun- | mer session, according to Dean Van Vieck. Final examinations were con- cluded last week and all detalls inci dent to graduation are being concluded at this time. Many Students Register. In_ the university Summer school numbers of students are registering for the wide ranges of courses, such as literature, history and science, psychology and pedagogy. The uni- versity will be divided into two courses of six and nine weeks, re: v ext Sunday will be baccalaureate Sunday and the address of the day will be delivered by President Willlam Mather Lewis on the at Twentieth and G streets te The first of the commencement acti ties will start at 3:30 in the afternoon and will present, in addition to the address, a program of the men's glee, the women’s glee and the stringed quartet. It is announced that the Pyramid Honor Soclety-Faculty base ball game, an annual feature of commencement week, will be played on June 8 at 2 p.m. instead of June 5, as previously announced. The annual pilgrimage to Mount Vernon is scheduled to take place on Monday, June 7. Hus- ton Thompson, United States Federal trade. commissioner, will deliver brief addre at the tomb of Gen. Washington. The members of the graduating classes, university officials and alumni will be present. On Friday night at the Mayflower Hotel the annual senior class prome- nade will be held. ' The affair promises to be unusually successful. All of the senior class members are expected | to be on hand as well as members of the university faculty and other offi clals. Class Night Exercises. Class night exercises are to be held on the night of June 8 in Corcoran Hall. The annual commencement celebration will be hold in the Wash- ington Auditorjum on the night of June 9. David Robertson of the United States Council of Education, will be the principal speaker. President and Mrs, Lewis will hold a reception for the seniors at the Washington Club on the afternoon of June 9 from 4 to 6 o'clock. Other activities are listed for the various student organizations and fraternities during the coming week. Yesterday at the Cosmos Club President Lewis gave a luncheon in honor of Dean Hugh Miller, who is leaving the institution to go to Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., next year. Members of the faculty and friends were in attendance. On Wednesday the presentation of the Swisher testimonial fund will take place in_Corcoran Hall, with Dean Howard L. Hodgkins presiding. The fund was raised by the History Club in honor of Dr. Charles C. Swisher of the university faculty in appreciation of his 30 years of service in the institution. Tt will be applied to the purchase of books on history for the “‘Swisher historical alcove” in the university library. Dr. Swisher will be in attendance at the meeting. Review of University Work. Dr. Lewis in a resume of work done by the university for students in an assembly last week pointed out the attitude of the administration in the matter of student activities. Dr. Lewls calfed attention ‘to the fact that during the week 283 exami- nations were listed among 400 courses oftered . in the university. It was noted that 200 classes were in session dally at the university and that addi- tional courses were offered and con- templated from time to time, Student activities, the extra-curricula work, Buch as foot ball, basket ball and the like;'as well as athletics for women, were pointed out as having drawn greater numbers the past year than ever before. Dr. Lewis called attention to the fact that the admin- istration believed in education for leisure time. He pointed out progress made in athletics for both men and women and ouflined the growth of other dent activities under the supervision and control of university authorities. In music, debating, rifle shootin, dramatics and other activities thes has been a remarkable increase of interest. George = Washington University alumni are being sent record cards, which are expected to completely cata- logue in-town as well as out-of-town graduates. The cards will go far to- ward definitely aligning the institution with the graduate and will be used in many ways by the local alumni asso- This work is under the direc- tion of Vernon Brewster, Dorothy Kirkw Elizabeth Julihn, editor of the Review, and Paul Haney, business fons | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, | versity, Central High publications staffs: Wil vod, editor of the Bulletin; nager. BIG EVENTS LISTED ATG.U.LAW SCHOOL | Memorial to War Dead and i Presentation of Picture Set for This Week. «duled at School of Law this re the memorial services tomorrow morning for the 28 law students who sacrificed their lives diring the World War and ex- ercises Wednesday, when a portrait of the late Chief Justice Edward D. White of the United States Supreme Court will be presented to the school by the senlor clas: These are the two principal events prior to commencement week, begin- ning next Sunday, by which time all the final examinations will concluded and ratings given. Georgetown Preparatory School Garrett Park, Md., is making arrange- ments for its owun commencement Fri- fternoon. Since its removal to Maryiand suburb, about six y the Prep School has enjoy ‘edented prosperity, with a result it ds i nduate the <t senlor c history. the preparatory department was located on the Hilltop. Ouly One Honorary Degree. to expectations. only degree will be conferred by the university thix year. The i previoysly annous . will be v of Commerce Hoover, who ing classes on June 8. OWing to the large number of degrees conferred last year in honor of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the medical school, the Georgetown authorities decided it' was time to call a halt in the awarding of honors. The exercises at the law school to- morrow will be held at 9:30 am., in the law lib with Lewlis Henry Daily, president of the senior clas presiding. There are 34 service men among the seniol I of whom will take part. Addresses on hehalf of the seniors will be made hy William Terrence Fitzgerald and Welton Paul Mouton, while Prof. James S. Easby- Smith_will make the address on be- half of the law faculty. Lieut. Edgar Allen Poe of the United States Marine Corps is chairman of the committee of service men who will serye as guard of honor. Following the’ read- ing of the roll of honor by Richard A. Mahar, secretary of the class, Repre- sentative William B. Connery of Mas- sachusetts will place a wreath on the memorial tablet which bears the names of the 28 student dead. Mr. Connery, a member of the senior was color sergeant of the Ilead- rters Company, 101st Infant and fought throughout the campaigns {of the 26th Yankee Division. President Lyons to Speak. The ercises will be brought to a he Rev. Charles W. Lyous, 8. I., president of George- town, who will deliver the invocation. Thes exercises were Inaugurated about four vea 0. and it is the purpose of the Law School to estab- lish them as an annual custom. Judges of the Federal courts in the District and members of the local bar will attend the exercises at the law school Wednesday evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. The portrait of Chief Justice White, painted by Richard 8. Meryman, head of the school of por- trait painting of the Corcoran Art Gal- lery, then will be presented formally to the law school. Michael F. 0O'Donoghue will make the presenta- tion address. The Chief Justice was an alumnus of Georgetown College, leaving his studies in 1861 to enter the Confederate Army. He was a classmate of James R. Randall, author of “Maryland, My Maryland.” Both young men left Georgetown together. and went to Louisiana, White's home. Results of recent competitive exami- nations at the college were announced yesterday by Dean Louls J. Gallagher, 8. J. These examinations are for Various medals that are awarded at commencement. Recipients are as follows: Brennan Apologetics medal, William K. Wimsatt, jr.; Lynch Pen dergast medal, A Milburh Pet Dahlgren Calculus medal, Livingston; Horace Ode medal. Francis I. McGarraghy; Garvan Oraforical medal, Frank A. Ruffer. Other Awards Planned. Other departments of the university will bestow medals on honor students and especial awards at commence- ment, announcement of which will be made later. In addition, a number of the R. O. T. cadets are to receive commissions as reserve officers. Dr. Willlam 8. Culbertson, United States Minister to Rumania and a member of the executive faculty of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service visited the school recently upon his return to Washington. Wed- nesday evening, Dr. Culbertson was guest of honor at u dinner given at the University Club by the local chap- ter of Delta Phi Epsilon, first foreign service fraternity, of which he is a member. Richard Harvey, a former professor at the Georgetown school was toastmaster. Dr. William Neal Cogan, N. S, B retired, newly appointed dean of the dental school, -has taken charge and has organized a temporary factlty with the assistance of Rev. W. G. Summers, 8. J., regent of the school. Despite the handicap caused by the resignation of the regular dental faculty last week, the final examina tions have been progressing satisfac- torily. THe places on the faculty have been filled for the most part by alumni. Students Given Posts. Everett Morse, a foreign service student, recently received an appoint- ment in the Latin American division of the United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. A former student at the schogl, Albert B. Ellis, alsq has been appointed in foreign service. - He will leave shortly v one | Samuel | FESTIVITIES END AMERIGAN . YEAR Final Exercises Will Be Held Tuesday Afternoon With Outdoor Assembly. Four days of festivities are closing the school year at American Uni- held in the out-of-door auditorium with commencement exer- cises next "uesday afternoon to be on the campus. The annual convoca- tion address will be delivered by Dr. Edward T. Devine, the recently ap- pointed dean of the reorganized Grad- uate School of American University. Just prior to commencement the cor- ner stone will be laid for the new university library building. Class day exercises were observed yesterday at the campus. Dr. Lucius C. Clark, chancellor of the university, will deliver the annual convocation sermon at Hamline Methodist Fpisco- pal Church this morning. Monday night Chancellor and Mrs, Clark will hold a reception for the graduates, alumni, students, faculty, members of the women's guild of the university trustees. Tuesd: activities include semi- annual meetfng of th rd of trus- tees, meeting of the women's guild and luncheons preceding the com- mencement exercises of the after- noon. The academic procession will | form at 2 o'clock and proceed first to the laying of the corner stone of the new library building, the Battelle Me- morial. Bishop Hamilton to Speak. Bishop John . Hamilton, chan- cellor emeritus of American Univer- sity, will deliver the address. The an- nual dinner of the alumni assoctation will be held Tuesday night at the women's residence hall, with George C. Peck, president of the assoclation, as toastmaster. Arrangements have been made for special bus service by the Washington Rallway and Electric Co. for all functions on the campus in connection %ith the annual convoca- tion. Yesterday evening a surprise party was tendered by the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and their wives to Dean George B. Woods at his resi- dence, 4431 Cathedral avenue, Wesley Heights. Dr, Woods was presented with a_silver-tipped arborvitae stick as a token of the facul preciation of his succes ment and administrat lege in the face of problems during the ing, and also as a 1 the pei sonal regard of the Twenty | professors and their wives were pres- | ent e arrangements were in | charge of Prof. and Mrs. B. B. James and Prof. ¥. A. Varreln Exercises Are Held. « day exercises yesterds campus _opened with a Iu 1133 { The ciass prophecy, will, history and | peem were .presented. A buttercup { chain processional preceded the cere- {mony of planting of the ivy by the senior class. iny many difficult ear now clos- on the eon at dances and wand drills wa sented by the girls of the college, under the direction of Miss Julla Pennington, director of women's athletics. A col lege sing fest. athletic competitions | between the graduates and | graduates and a supper were {pated in by both the underg: {und graduate students. The gi | the wduating neluding n “tulip spring” on the campu presented to the institution class president, Claude Hunter At the last chapel service of the year prior to final examination: ing students of college activitie honored at recognition se: sided over by Dean Woods. the following: In foot ball, Charles McDowell (manager), James H. Atkin- son, Garth L. Beaver, Donald S. Bit- tinger, Carlisle Christie, Arthur Gerth, Seeley Gra; muel Bilbrough, Ken- neth O. Pratt, Frederick B. Reynolds, Hugh W. Speer, Preston W. Spence, J Sullivan, Archie R. Van by the ! Samuel | B . Sullivan Archie R. Van Hise, William ¢'. War ner, Louls M. Young, Lucille B. Im- lay, Alleen Vivash, Beulah M. strand. Leaders Are’ Recognized. Special recognition was also accord- ed the following: Dorothy Wadleigh and Helen Roher, for standing in the oratorical contest: Roland Rice, Hugh { Speer and Charles McDowell, the un- defeated: debating team; the following recipients of class honors for the first semester: Dorothy McDowell, Katha- rine Woods, senfor class; Chew Lian Chan, Bernice Field, Dorothea Meh- ring, Vera Stafford, Laura White, junior class; Gordon Smith, sopho- more class;. Rose Kaycoff, Leonard Mikules, Roland Parrish, Helen Roher and Sarah Roher, freshman class; these class presidents: Claude Hunter, -senior; Charles McDowell, junior; Hugh Speer, sophomore; Seeley Gray, freshman; presidents of organizations: Dorothy Mehring, Women’s Student Government; Jacob_Snyder, Men's Stu- dent Organization; Ruth Rinkel, Wom- en’s Athletic Association; Courtney Hayward, Glee Club; Arthur Gert, Pi Mu Kappa; Dorothea McDowell, matics Club; Willlam Warner, chair- man of vesper committee; Mikules, editor, and Rice, business manager of the American Eagle, student publication, and the ifollowing were given recognition for music: Bernice Field, William War- ner, Charles McDowell, Garth Beaver, Helen Edwards, Ruth Ely, Fred Barnes, Carlisle Christie, Courtney Hayward and Jacob Snyder HONORED AT BROWN U. Frank Miles Flint of Friendship Heights Heads Cammarian Club. PROVIDENCE, R. I, May 29. Frank Miles Flint, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Flint of Friendship Heights, Md., a juniot at Brown Uni- versity, was elected to the Brown student governing body, the Cam- marian Club, here this week. Election to this group is one of the highest undergraduate honors at Brown. F. Mark Coles of Washington, captain of the university swimming team, is.the retiring president of the club. . Flint was recently elected also to the position of managing editor of the Brown-Daily Herald for next year and to Phi Beta Kappa. He has been prominent in college activities, heing a member of the university wrestling team, the Athletic Assoclation Board and the junior prom committee. Flint is vice president of his class and a wember of Kappa Sigma fraternity. to take up duties as assistant trade commissioner at Bogota, Columbia. Since . leaving Georgetown several years ago he has been in the service of the State Department in Warsaw and Cartegena. He returned here recently from the latter city. Friends of the Rev. Michael Hogan, S. J.. professor of philosophy at the lege, wi& regret to ‘ljux::» that he is at the Georgetown University Hos- pital, 4 G i coll i under. | Y, (man- | 08 Wid- with Dr. Woods as toastinaster. | Moon | { man o MAY 30, L ing_the junior cf orothea McDowell Mabel Meghier HOLTON-ARMS SCHOOL EXERCISES PLANNED 25th Anniv;mry of : Institution Will Be Observed This Week. Commencement Friday. | ! | Holton-Arms_School, located group of buildings on the north of S street betwi Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, and on Bancroft place, will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary with & program of events beginning next Wednesday and ef- tending over three days. There are 3% members of the gr: Eight of these cum laude, becau two ¥ 8 of more an 80 p Two will receive diploma: laude, Lecause of ave years of more than These two students Worthington Wilkins, both W 1 per cent. and s the in the his; on-Arms has class of the school. H registered wmore than pupils dur- ing the past school vear. Thiy school was established in 1901 by Mrs, Jessie | M “aroline | Hough Ari Mrs. Holton has car- ried on the responsibilities of the school since 1910, When Holton- Arms was started & 025 Hillyer place in 1901, it wasa tutoring school A picturesque program of costume | and the average attendance was 13, Among the students in the opening ear were Mrs. Randall Hagner, M Edward B. McLean and Miss iz beth Sampson Woodruff, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Thomas Woodruff. Mr - daughter of Gen. another student. was Miss C Mi the alumnae reunfon. daughter of 11 : Hoxton @ the b | for Bo versity Ivania will be toast- | 3mily Van Lear of Wilmington dinner in_honor friend Holton - y Among the guests will be Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce, who presented the dl plomas to the graduating class for 10/ vears, and Mrs. Pierce. Other guests will include Mr. Mrs. Willlam Rallantyne, Mr. J iarfinckel, Mr. | and Mrs. John R of New York, Capt. and Mr nd AMr. Lamb of Adrian alumnae and | be held at| w. aret Mrs. Herbert . Miss Mav ind Miss Sallie McAdo inating with A. B. degrees and who fook their pr paratory courses at Holton-Arms, will | be among the guests. Among the| speakers at the alumnae dinner will | bhe Mrs. Alice Bliss Massey, who has | just returned from the Philippine: There is keen interest at THolton- Arm| prohibition by the college preparatory girls. This event scheduled for Thursday afternoon. | The thesis by Miss Louise Spencer, entitled “The Poet's Poet,” has Xem selected to be read by her at the cere- monies of graduation. . ward diplomas to afternoon. The Holton will the class of 1926 Frida exercises _incident to the commenc ment and celebration of the twent fifth anniversary will be brought to a close by the senior reception, the school exhibition and a senfor ban-! quet. Miss Sara Worthington, one | of the graduates, will leave with her parents for Europe immediately after receiving her diploma. and N —— McKINLEY PUPILS DANCE. Sixth Semester Annual Affair Staged on Friday Night. ! Last Friday night the sixth semes- ter of McKinley High School held its annual dance at L’Aiglon. The chap- erones were Mr. and Mrs. Mayo, Mr, and Mrs. Sotzin, Miss Marsh, Miss Selah and Miss Stewart. Next Wednesday the Tech cadet| companies will march to the field at American League Park to try to bring back to McKinley the competi- tive drill flag. After the judges’ award the cadets will march back to Tech, where they will. be met by a| committee of students and treated to the annual cadet supper. OF DRAFTING Complete courses in Mechanical. Archi gectural, Structural Steel, Topographie. Day and night claeses, year ‘call, write or phone 14th & T Phone North 272, - A Little Ad of a Big School NATIONAL SCHOOL ART FINE AND APPLIED Color, Interior Decoration, Costume Design, Commercial Art, Life Class FEIIX MAHONY, Director Main 1760 Conn. Ave. and Strayer College Courses Announces Cug'l'om Sl g omrlcte i grmation mes 721 13th Street Senlors at American University yesterday afternoon inau an admonishment that the juniors must live up to their utawgnlx and_fill them. 88, in the and Dorothy Quincy “Smith. e | War | former president of the in the forthcoming debate on |\ 1926—PART 1. shoes. Partici; SPRING PLAY PRESENTED BY PUPILS AT LANGLEY! Two Casts Act in “White Asters” | on Different Nights—Veterans Are Contrasted. The Spring play given last Monday ' and Tuesday by the Langley Junior High School students was called White Asters.” The play compared a Civil War veteran with a World hero. There were two casts. The cast for Monday night included George Hoffman, Elizabeth Brown, Carl _Carlson, Roberta May, Emily Harrington, Cleve Van Horn, Irving Presler, Curtls Biscoe and Ross Turner. On Tuesday night the following pu- pils gave the play: Et Esther Humpherson, man, Galt Bowen, Lillian Murray, Perley McCubbin, Leon therine Dampier. Marga- Loren Adams. Joseph Ze- {enka, Curtis Biscoe and Ross Turner. The play was under the supervision of Miss Haslup, Miss E. H. Matthews und Miss Nowlin, faculty advisers for BUSINESS HIG ANNUAL EXCURSION Alumni Event Will Be Held at Chesapeake Beach Next Saturday With Varied Program. At a general assembly of the stu- dent body at Business High School, held Wednesday, complete plans were | outlined the twenty-first annual ex cursion of the Pusiness High Alumni Assox . to be held next Saturda at Chesapeake Beach, and the support of the student body and faculty was pledged to support the excursion. Richard H. Hart, general chairman, ad charge, and outlined the pur: poses of the excursion and introduced the other speakers. John A. Reilly, assoclation, spoke of the features planned for the day: Robert C. Tracy, chalrman of the sixth annual excursion in 1910, told of the past successful excursions and spoke of the plans being made to make this vear the best of all. Miss May P. Bradshaw and Dr. Frances M. spoke for the faculty; Miss se Lindsey for the student body Coach Lynn Woodworth, who v ve charge of athletic events, spoke : novel hletic feature The school orchestra fu; music during the assembly a solo selection was given by James Holland. The committee in 21st excursion consi; H: . general charge of Rie 3 Alfred A. agh chairman: Lynn odworth, athletics; Margaret Me- and FEthel Ginberg, prize: Reilly, reception; Dr. . M Rutts, Wilton E. Brown and Patricl 1. Bradley, tickets; Miss May P. Bradshaw, Miss E. L. Thompson, Miss Drane and Mrs. Ashton, faculty; Sylvia Mink, James Holland and Louise Lindsey, school; Mary Sher- man, Jerome Kaufman nd Roy Mann, alumni, and Alfred McGar- raghy. publicity. SR PULLMAN CUT FAVORED. Over the protest of some Senators from the Western agricultural States, the Senate interstate commerce com- mittee yesterday voted, 11 to 6, to report favorably the Robinson bill to repeal the Pullman surcharge now collected by the railroads. A similar bill was passed by the Senate at the last session, but was defeated in the House, where it was argued by some it would put an added burden on agriculture in the form of increased sreight rates, to make up the deficit which would re- sult from cutting off this source of railroad_revenue. of the H. LEARN BOYD SHORTHAND e 1 the old & tems o T2 {helr mistake, changed; O - discoversd 5 to 10 people are placed in position daily. - Boyd Graduntes earn moro” They aro faught the essentials, not delaved wich | non-casentials, “Frath Iy often stranger than New. Classes Monday. BOYD SCHOOL for Secretaries G at 14th (1338 G). Main 2876, | SPECIAL SUMMER CLASSES REDUCED RATES of pur Reduced Summer knowledge_of F' Tialian, English of evening cl an Summer classes me start June 7 , Oth, mornings, oiis and evenings. Trial Lesson Free. Register Now. Write. call or phone at once. E : 336 Branches Tel. Franklia 2620. twice a 10th and T1th: rated & custom of leaving a H PLANS | ir They are shown putting Jacob ing seniors were Claude Hunter, Florence Allen, ORATORICAL CONTEST IS HELD AT MINER Normal School Competition for Class Honmor Won by Miss Dulaney. The fifth annual oratorical contest was held at the Miner Normal School on Tuesday for the purpose of select- ing class orator for the graduating . _Ten of the best stu- al English were selected for the contest. Among the competi- | tors were Jennie Butcher, Beatrice Bowen, Astrea Campbell, Julia Du- laney, Carolyn Evans, Leonora_Free- man,’ Blanche James, Pansy Major, Sara Moore and Lucille Payne. A | committee composed of members of | the school faculty acted as judges. Miss Julla Dulaney won first place of honor to deliver the class oration on the night of graduation. Mrs. Astrea Campbell stood second, while Beatrice Bowen won the third place. . “The Influence of the Hydrogen-ion Content. of the Soil or ghe Distribu- tion of Plants was tfle topic- dis- cussed by J. A. Turner of the biology department before the Natural His- tory Clib of Howard University Thursday evening. The classes in industrial arts have worked out projects on the evolution of paper. In addition to the cwarts and pictures illustrating the veaisea! kinds and uses of paper, the pupils! made miniature paper mills electrica Iy lighted, showing the varlous steps and processes involved in the manu- facture of paper from wood pulp and rags and the transportation of log: to the mills and paper from the mill by water and train. J. A. Turner and" J. F. Gregory ted judges in the recent dra- matic carnival held at the Armstrong High School. The decisions are soon to be announced. J. F. Gregory will deliver the baccalaureate address to the students of the Dover State Col- lege on June 6 at the school Estelle k. Pinkney, teacher of presented a music week pro- | gram in the assembly Friday morn- ing. The program consisted of two talks relative to public_school music: one, on_the educational and cultura value of public school music, by La ard Hughes, the other, music and its |f THIRD MATCH IS WON BY GIRLS’ RIFLE TEAM Western High Students Defeat Tech on Central's Range—Math Club Has Picnic. The Girls’ Rifle Team of Wester: High School won their third mateh Monday, when they deteated Tech oy the Central High School range. The team s been steadily improving i) its records since the first matcl which was held with Eastern and i which the latter team came out vic torfous. The score of the match o Monday was 113 points above 1t Tech team. Lillian Lindquist, manager, was individual high-noint off-hand_ shooting 94 in tais position ar position. However, pressed for thix honor by Louise O ney, also a junfor and new to the team, who made a score of 93 off-han« und 97 prone. Dorothy White and Florence Kinch: foe tied for highest place prone witi scores of 49 each. Those who took part in this matct were India Bell Corea, captain: Li lian Lindquist, Betty Osgood, Louis Olney and Dorothy White. The Math Club had its annual pu nic supper on Friday near Somerse: The Math Club has had a successful veur, {ncreasing its membership and taking its place among the other older clubs, Caroline Sanderson has been chose: by the Breeze staff to fill the office of edftor for the year 1926-27. She hasx contributed to the poetry column be sides filling her offices of junior ed tor and co-editor of the Dreez Brevit| Triday one of Mis von Seyfreid s German classes presented a play i German. The members of the cast - dramatized the stor, Das Uestoh lende Kind,” which they were readin: in class. Miss Catherine Tilley gav: a synopsis of each scene just befor it w presented. This assembly i- the first to be given by a languas: class and it proved successful. ESSAYS ARE SUBMITTED. Randall Junior High Pupils Ente: City Competition. Pupils of the seventh and eighti grades of Randall Junior High School submitted essays Friday on ““Th Declaration of Independence” to . board of judges at the school. The best of these will be placed in com petition with essays by other publi school pupils. The class of 1926 has chosen the night of June 18 for presentation of class night play under direction Miss Vashti Maxwell. For the class exercises, Sarah Campbell has been chosen historlan and Estelle Camp bell and Alice Hailstorks as prophe: and giftatorian, respectively. The class poet and composer of the clas- song will be named later. The first game of the Randall-Shax interscholastic base ball series wilt be played on the Dunbar diamory, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. A reception to the seniors, meiy bers of the Glee Club and members of Randall's platoon, which won tihy military _physical competition witg, Shaw, will be held Wednesday, June® Women will be admitted to membe: ship in the Italian Academy of Im mortals recently created by the Fas cist government : 2 Interior Decoration of Washington 1206 18th Street Phone Main 6473 Specializing in Interlor Decoration Representing Arts & Decoration, New Yor For further information, apply write ne to or phone Rudolphe de Zapp, Director_ relation to the home, by Sadye Cai ter. The Girls’ Glee Club, which Miss | | Pinkney has reorganized, sang “Ry | the Shore of Gitchee Gumee' and { the Time of Roses.” solos were rendered by Bernice Mc- | Donald, Vernice Jackson and Lo | Hunter. Among those rendering v | selections were Helen Ross, Mr: Green, Raymond Glascoe and Glas Sears. » The Land of Good Health.” a one-| ct play written by Edward Miller | and presented at the Lincoln Theater | was repeatéd at the Dunbar High chool on Monday. The main char- acters were taken by the normal school girls as follows: James, Evelyn Brown; Sunlight, Elise Nash; Fairy, Beatrice Bowen: Disease, Cecil Pat. rick; Doctor, Catherine Gray; Food Lols Pair. The children of the prac. tice school played minor roles. The writer of the play gave a two-minute talk. In addition, several dances were given. Gypsy festival and magyav by the girls of the O Street Vocational School and siciliana and tarantella by the girls of the Miner Normal School. . For all Vocations in which th, PUBLIC SPEAKING Poise and freedom of thought on the feet. All forms of public addresses, argumentation, cur- rent events. . Special adaptations will be made for the different professions. Mrs. Renshaw. SHAKESPEARE ' Study of plays. Costuming. Staging. Appreciation. Mrs. Smith VOCAL TECHNIQUE Correct tone production. Im- provement of speech. Mr. and Miss Thompson CONVERSATION Psychology of social grace. Subjects of general interest and of individual interest. Develop- ment of social control. Mrs. Renshaw. Additional courses in Story Tell Teaching, Psychol teachers will be present. and evening classes. lar on request.” Registration J Teachers’ Student logy of Speech, etc. WOOD’S SCHOOL 311 East Capitol St. 40 Years in National Capital Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Civil Service Moderate Rates cuffall: Write or phone—it is better te Lincoln 38 WALTON SCHOOL of COMMERCE cAccountancy Courses Now given in resident classes at STRAYER COLLEGE 721 Thirteenth Street, N. W. NNE TILLERY RENSHAW SCHOOL OF SPEECH Curry Method 1739 Connecticut Avenue—North 6906 SUMMER TERM - July 7-July 2 e Spoken Word is significant PARLIAMENTARY LAW Practical training. Robert's Rules of Order. Parliamentary practice, Mrs. Robert SPEECH CORRECTION Stammering, stuttering, lisping and other defects remedied. Methods. Community service. Public school work. Speech il Hedrick PAGEANTRY AND DRAMA Presentation. Casting of pageant. Dramatic thinking and interpretation. Study of classi- cal and modern drama. Play production. Miss Ehresman. GENERAL EXPRESSION A course for general culture and inspiration. Criticlsm on any form of creative work. Mrs. Renshaw. ling, English, Folklore, Methods of Many famous speakers and recitals and lectures weekly. Day Special classes for children. Catalogue and circu- une 4th and Gth. Conference June 28, 29, 50. FIVE GREAT INTERPRETATIONS OF LITERATURE BY Edward Abner Thompson, M. A., Head Department of Voice, : Curry School, Boston.