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THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 11. 1927—-PART 1. SPANISH TEACHERS MEET. Hear Talks on Language Study and Mexican Traits. 11 LAW SCHoOL TESTS SOON DUE Examinations for Fall Term to Benin Saturday and Continue for Week. the of The Washington chapter of American Association of Teachers yanish met last Tuesday evening in | Corcoran Hall George Washington University at which time Senor Fe- lipe Barreda, Washington attorney. cave an address on the importance of the study of Spanish. not solely for | the utilitarian purposes of commerce, | trade and,travel, but also for the fur. herance of better social understand ing and ideational sympathy between the United States and the countries of Spanish speech Senor Barreda for merly was connected with the Univet sity of San Marcos at Lima. Peru which is the oldest of all universities in the Western Hemisphere. Senor Jose Tercero of the Pan- | American Union spoke of the Christ- | | mas customs and festivities of his na t¥ | tive Mexico and interpreted some of | last | the Deat known Mexican Christmas | vols on the piano. | (. FRESHMEN NAVEE OFFIGERS the Fall Law School will | tions for P Univers begin next Saturday and will continue | through the following week until Fri- | any, Dece noun according to an an b Examinations and will the exception yesterday Dby univers ement s each begin at 5 ¢ with of the test P n be me | | | \terstate commerce Jaw | | ¥ at 7 oclock next iy lowing tentative sched examinations has been ar the faculty committee Saturday, December 17 of legal liability, historical miralty law, interstate commer and n n church law Monday. December 19 ®al itory remedies e | | Principles | | ip. | Partner """ First-Year Students Now Al- lowed to Wear Civilian Hats on Campus. s, stat | December 1 Federal Trade Comn December 21—Re of laws ssion 11 prop ind ex n Wednesday ty, text; con v remec 1y, Dece anal Do m sis and 1i S day, D dition of Catholic | < observed December 1 when member reshman class ywed Mo wear civilian hats first time since the opening | It members nd insurance mber reity w | W course of the f for December 14, the School of Eco nent will begin | for 14, and will con e it These examina the regu i ram were the of the ary Goverr e tinue t has be Warren F Nation's B Read Des Daoc er ) is custom- e 1l of the first-year o an dink” That wear a “fre th brilliant on will b T re I ampus. green one’s weather and rather | At the beginning | month the calendar the caps may be taken | forever. e freshmen are vegular university permitted to elect take, for the first time, wetive interest in campus officers took at all times on managing editor of 5 will address of Economics and esday on “How to k is a small, ey rather to keep head 1y days in wir cold on chilly of the last vear, however and put away At the same time zanized into a ass. They officers and in organized \ffairs. The election place last Wednesday, when John M Connor Philadelphia. president of | the senior presided at the meet- inz until the officers took charge. | New Jersey Club. ! Included in the recent organization | of State clubs, the men from New | Jorsey have formed a group for the | | general purpose of fostering the name of Catholic University in their home State. Anthony S. Gadek of Perth | Amboy was elected president. Other | officers Dominick Lomenzo, vis l“ | president: Michael O'Connor, secre- | | tary. and Joseph Manno, treasurer. | Present plans of the club call for a luncheon at the Rot Treat Hotel | in Newark January It is planned that the men from New Jersey co-operate with the New York Club in the latter’s social activities. The New York ball will be attended by the New Jersey Club. January 3. 1928, has heen definitely | set by the New York State Club the date of its Christmas ball in New | York City. While the hall has mnot vet been announced, it is thought | that the rose room of the Hotel Astor | will be the scene of the danc The Connecticut State Club held a regular meeting last Wednesday | afternoon, and heated discussions con { cerning various phases of organiza | tion were the features of the after: noon. Hartford was chosen as the | scene of the club’s annual Christmas ball. Waterbury, the other city under | consideration, was rejected because it is not as centrally located as the | capital city of the State. Paul Mor- vissey of Hartford is in charge of the dance, and he has already selected the Bond Hotel in that city as the | scene of the affair. Services Are Held. Thursday, December 8, the feast of the immaculate conception was ob- served with great ceremony. A sol- emn high pontifical mass was cele- brated in the Shrine of the Immacu- Jate Conception by the rector of the university, Right Rev. Thomas J. Sha- han, D. D. Very gev. Felix M. Kirsch, | District of Columbia, which are being | uperior of the Capuchin Fathers, de- | held during the present month. In | livered the sermon. An academic pro- order to prepare those who are to take | cession. including all students of the | the examinations, O. L. Mohundro, | University and all members of the professor of interstate commerce law | faculty, preceded the mass. Thursday | and an examir ¢ the Interstate | evening the student of Divinity Col- Commerce Commission, has given » entertained the faculty of theol- geries of six special lectures. The last at ceremonies in honor of the oc- of these lectures was given Wednes. | C An excellent and most elab, ST oning E musical program by distinguish- The calendar of the moot court of artists was presented, 1 National University was completed | Edmund J. Fitzgerald, humor edi- Friday might when the only remain. | tor of the senior vearbook, the Car-| ing jury case was tried. The moot | dinal. recently resigned his position | couri, presided over by Prof. Glenn | because of the pressure of scholastic Willett has brought out a number of | duties. He has been succeeded by | exceptional public speakers during | Roland J. Rutledge, formerly “sports the present term. Among these are | editor of the Tower. Robert May T. Soelberz. editor| 11 Circolo Italiano, the undergrad ©of the National University Law Re. | Uate Italian Club, has commenced its view: A. R. Townshend Virgi | acitiveies for the year. Its program | Wallace and Keith Moyer includes several speakers of national | repute. Its purpose is to interest its Moot™ members i the science, literature, lowed to appear | history and art of Italy. Membership he moot court is open to any undergraduate student Witnesses in the moot | of the university courts are supplied by the junior| Dr. Alexander Souter, the distin- class, whiie juries are chosen’ from | zuished professor of humanity in the among the freshmen. Last vear there | University of Aberdeen, Scotland, will were 354 cases disposed of in the moot | lecture on “Recent Advances in Pale- court of law alone. There are two |ography” in McMahon Hall at .4 other moot branches, the equity court | o'clock Wednesday afternoon. STARTS YEAR BOOK an 1o W work ion Bruckart those or been for the legal pr - Godfrey Munte s amongz present term ctivities of Dist i the proceedin This course e purpose of giv 1eans of acquiring srmation w be zleaned s proven Durin sen the the Co- s of for Ce as well ot ipreme of the t o lumbia the M al Cou been desizned ing the students a much valuahle otherwise only ac P Visits Muni ently new could in the 1 ipal Court. class the M visited it was received Neff, clerk of th Judge George C. am explained cer- lord and tenant of other prac- ve whes inche late dg and ices of t urt During the Winter quarter the class will m ps to other courts lo- cated District Anno it has made h; £chool authorities of the admission te the ldaho Utah bars of A aduate of National d his LL. by 2 court by A and 1k lan told s n t neemer been gree last June. Debates hetween the John Marshall Club and the Miller nd Alvey Sacieties will take pla during the Winter quarter. Arrang ments for debates with the Rock Mountain Law Club and the Philip- pine Columbians now are pending The club also is anxious to sched- a debate with the Cy Press Clut women students ity. To this end. the a prize of a leather volume to the woman ad- e best speaker in a_publi debate with the club. The challenge, however. has been declined, according 10 m of the John Marshall s offerr Other Debates Sought. | The organization hopes to sched a number of other debates for the Winter quarter and announces that every cffort in this direction will be | made early in 1928 A large numl tional University taking the bar of seniors at are contemplatin examinations of the oy sion o | ed Seniors Seen at Only Wefore trial lawyer seniors are the bar court with the Department of State working on cases arising in the Mexican American Claims Commission. Prof Neff until r was counsel for the Federal Commission, STUDENT TEACHERS | VISIT MACFARLAND s 25 From Wilson Normal School has begun on the Orange and Rlue . The members of the st Miss Conducted Through Junior arles M. Neff, professor of equity National University, new ir | New Organization Begins Work on Publication of Orange and Blue. Minnie . Davis, faculty Miss | Margaret Gutshall, editor in chief for | the February class; Miss Helen Cady and Miss Gladys Cau, editors in chief the June class: Miss Jean Leekic assistant to Miss Guishall: Miss Thel n Dickens, Miss Elizabeth Mench ss Al la Myers, Miss Mary Duffey erh Tarches snd Richard Keefer assistants to the editors in chief of the June class. For the first t cadet High Features. Twent the W panied MacLe Hizh the buil #chool them Mrs from rtha Junior when the high 0 th ne in many years all s have organized in groups in of to participate in the war game series. In the absence of ing 1e various junior s were explaine M. M and Mrs 1501 | Bishop Di GEORGETOWN MEN DEBATE TONIGHT | Freshman Law Class to Hold Annual Banquet Thurs- day Evening. | | | | | | | The annual Merrick debate Philodemic Society, one of the | pal scholastic_events of the vear at Georgetown University, will be held { this evening at 8:15 o'clock in Gaston Hall at the Hilltop Two other cvents of outs portance on the week’s prozy the first prize debate at the law school and the banquet of the fresh an morning law both being scheduled for Thursday evening. Among the speakers at the dinner will be President Charles W. Lyons. 8. of Georstown and Senators Walsh of Massachusetts, Reed of Missouri, shortridge of California and Shipstead of Minnesota Unusual interest is attached to the Merrick debate, for it is from the membership of the Philodemic Society that Georgetown's intercollegiate de bating team is drawn. The subject for tonight’s contest is “Resolved, That Boulder Dam should be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Swing - Johnson bill lder Dam is slated as one of the chief preb. lems confronting the present session of Conare of pumal inding im m Debaters Are Seniors. for the affirmative were inounced as Leo N. McGuire and Jo seph W. Green, while the negative will be upheld by F. Henry Van Ells and J. Philip Cahill. Al are members of the senior class at the college. John D. O'Reilly was appointed chairman of the hate. In addition to President the four members of the Senate the list of speakers the law banquet includes J. Le Roy Hebbert, chairman of the committee and toastmas John J. Manning, class president; I Charles Albert Geigwin of the law ulty and Dr. Hugh J. Fegan, assistant dean of the school Members of the banquet committee are: Arthur Cannon of Clinton, Mass. Bernard Chernoff of New Britain, Conn.; Patrick O:Connor of Mildred, Pa.: William Donavan of New York City, Michael Kresky of Wisconsin, Robert O'Donnell of Tronwood, Mich.; Arthur Stieffel of Philadelphia, Charles Nugent of Detroit and John T. Casey of Lynn, Mass, The Law S offers a $50 pri Speakers hool faculty each year e in gold to the win- ner of the final debate between the members of the Morris and Gould Clubs, the participants in this contest being the winners of four previous de- bates. Each of the winners in the pre- liminary debates receives a cash prize of $25, and the contests stimulate in- tense rivalry in Law Schoal circles. Debate Reflects Magruder Case. The subject of the first of these pre- liminary debates, Thursday night, is “Resolved, That military and naval of- ficers should have the right, without impairment of rank, to openly criticize the efficiency of their departments.” It was inspired by the recent case of Rear Admiral Magruder, who was dis- ciplined by Secretary of the Navy Wil- bu= for his published criticisms of the Navy Speakers the affirmative for are | Juan Quijano of the Philippine Island and Raymond T. Doyle of Connecticut. Those upholding the negative are Charles F. Quirk of Wiscapsin and James T. Finlen of Montama. The judges will be Guilford Jameson, James Wilkes and R. E. J. Whelan. In view of the early opening of the dramatic season at the college, the stage of Gaston Hall will be remod- eled and enlarged to provide more con venient facilities for the Mask and Bauble Club, as well as the Glee Club, when reme program during the Lenten sea- <on. The improvements to the stage will,not affect in any way the seating arrangements in the hall. The work will consist of a proscen- ium arch done in brown velour, and a drop curtain in old gold velour aiso be provided. A mew lighting sys- | tem will be installed suitable for dra- matic performances, For the usual academic exercises held in the hall, the new stage equipment may be removed without inconvenience. Gaston Hall is the pride of George- town and is one of the most artistic ally decorated assembly halls in Wash- ington. The decorations are the work of Brother Schroen, who died several years ago, and whose mural paintings decorate some of the largest Catholic institutions in the country. Bishop Is College Guest. orgetown entertained as it on December 1 Right Rev. Jose Dinand, 8. J., Titular Bishop of linus, Vicar "Apostolic of Jamai While in Washington Bishop Dinand was accompanied to the White House by Father Lyons and Most Rev. M. Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi, where they were received by President Coolidge. nd was twice president of Holy Cross College. The installation of Bishop Dinand took place recently at Holy Cross and was attended by Father Lyons as the representative of Georgetown, and most of the hierarchy in the East. In recognition of the prelate’s visit to Georgetown, an extra day to the Christmas vacation. guest v N e of the 1927 foot ball team will be held Thursday afternoon at the Washing- ton Hotel and is being promoted hy the New England Club. Frank Shu- man and his Georgetown orchestra will furnish the mu. for the danc- ing, from 4 to 7 o'clock, and the en- ti student body of Trinity College have been invited. Clarence Dus- sault is chairman of the committee. being assisied by Joseph Wagenbach and Emil Coulon. The December meeting of the Da Students’ Sodality of the Immaculate at Dahlgren Chapel, at About 300 students attended the Medi cal and Dental Sodality meeting last Sunday in the chapel, when the cel brant of the mass was Rev. Joseph & Dinneen, S, J., director of the sodal- ies at the college. Rev. Walter G. nmers, S. J., regent of the medical and dental schools, delivered the ser- mon on this occasion, The Pennsylvania Law Club organized at the law school membership of about 100 Pennsyl vania students. Robert F. Pontzer of ey, Pa., a_member of the senlor ‘liss, is the new president. Other of- ficers are: V. Capano, '28, of Yate: boro, vice president, and Thomas M Guire, "30, of Wilkes-Barre, secretary- treasurer. Prominent Pennsylvanians are tobe invited to address the club members at regular intervals, the purpose of the club being 1o provide an open forum for the Pennsylvania students, At these meetings the members wi discuss questions relating to the juris- prudence of the State and the requir the Hilltop. has re- with a members of the faculty, re a day in Baltimore visiting Forest Park School, when they | ied the vocational guidance work glee club recently enter- nters of America at arch Capt. David B. Van Pelt, Lieut. Col Wallace M. Craigie, U. S. A.. pri <or of military science and tactic: the schools, is acting as instructor. An officers’ club under the direction of Cadet Maj. Agostino Scalia holds regular weekly meetings and it is e pected to contribute to the morale of the cory accompanying social life A sophomore show is in course won the preparation. The program will include 1 champlon=hip game | fwo short plays. a monologue. songs tion #-A with a score | hy the junior zirls' zlee club and two duncing numbers. The plays are “The Farce of Pierre Patelin” and “The Lady Loses Her Hoop.” The casts in companion | clude La Vonne Ta dith Sher- it flows | man, William ins. Hymen Gor thus heat- | don. Melville Stewart. Harry Vignau, the ice. David Wallace and Joe Ginberg. 8 e girls 1 class and last the Nor- history cathedral 1dving Gothic i purnose man arc sec by of defeati to 14 fleot on ele removed Yine so throug 4ng the b tric wires cutti t that more cury the frozen wires 1 enough to thaw is sometimes in | ments for admission to the Pennsy vania bar, as well as a comparative study of the Pennsylvania law with other jurisdiction: DISTRICT BOY HONORED. Francis Syphax on Editorial Staff of University Publication, BOSTON. Mass, Decembe Francis Syphax of Wash senjor at Boston University's School of Bducation, has been appointed one of the literary editors of the Sed, an- nual student’ publication of the de- partment, LeMie Outterson of East- hampton, editor-in-chief, has an nounced. better | at drill and the | 10— Lyons and | it presents the annual Mi-Ca- | was added | The annual varsity dance in honor | Conception will be held this morning | -|ing principally as |CHRISTMAS PLANS | TEACHING METHODS TOPIC AT DUNBA | UNDER WAY AT SHAW' R Posters Displayed and Cards Made Vocabulary Imstruction Discussed by Pupils Are Placed | at Assembly—Negro History on Sale, ! Club Meets. “Methods of Teaching Vocabulary” was the topic presented by Mrs. M. G Brewer of Dunbar High School and | H. B. Wallace of Armstrong at a meeting last Monday of teachers of | French and Spanish of divisions 10 to 13 in the Dunbar High School. Miss 12, S. Lee of Armstrong presided. Miss M. L. Fledderus of Holland took zreetings to students of Dunbar at an assembly on Monday. Miss Fled- derus was accompanied by Miss Mary Van Kleek, a trustee of Smith College, and Mrs. H. S. Butche formerly a teach Dunbar. The Negro History Club, sponsored by Dr. . B. Dykes, discussed Africa at its meeting on Monday. Hildred Thomas introduced the topic. Cather- ine Bradford explained a few customs of Abyssinians, illustrating her talk | with an_interesting exhibit which was |1oaned by Dr. James H. Howard for | the_occasion Vivian Wilson, Preparations for Christmas are un ler way at the Shaw Junior High School, where posters designed by the art classes are on display in the class rooma and corridors. A booth hi been instailed at the entrance for the |sale of Christmas cards designed and | painted by the pupils in the elass of ! Miss Alma Thomas and print shop class. Rehearsals for the sacred Christmas play are progressing The various clubs were active last week. Membe of the Girls' Reserve Club had cha e of one evening’s en tertainment at the L held at the Phyllis Wheatley A, and one Science Club v Bureau | Fisheries. Still another Science Club under the direction of Mr. Bannister inspected the filtration plant The Parent-Teacher: Association of Shaw will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. The subject to:he discussed is absence and tardi ness as causes of low marks and fail |ures. Both teachers and parents are {10 participate in this discussion, with ia view to closer co-operation between the home and the school. EASTERN STUDENTS N COSTUME SHOW | | who was graduated from Dunbar last June, won a prize of $50 recently at the University of Michizan in a competitive examination in Latin. HOWARD U. CHORR O GIVE CONGERT jSong Service to Be Held in Rankin Memorial Chapel 5 Today. | | | | | ‘Domeslic Art Department | Girls Present Pageant for School League. A special song service will be given the choir of Howard University at o'clock this morning in Rankin | Memorial Chapel, Howard University. ! The program will be rendered under the leadership of Miss Lulu V. Chil- ders, director of the Conservatory of Music. and it will include some widely known selections. Addresses were delivered before the student assembly last week by I | Alain v Locke, professor of phil- osophy, Howard University; Jason C. Grant, associate professor of English, and Col. Charles E. N. Howard, com- mandant of the university R. 0. T. C. The Inglish Club will present a “Christmas evening” at 8 o'clock to- morrow night in Library Hall. Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson, president of the university, will speak on “The itual Significance of Christmas.” v solos, an original Christmas poem by Ivan Taylor and a reading will he features of the evening. Miss Mary P. Burrill, teacher of dramatic art at the Dunbar High School, will give her sixth annual | reading of Van Dyke's “The Other Wise Man” in the Rankin Memoriak Chapel Sund: 4:30 p.m. There will be special Christmas music by the vested choir and a candlelight proces. sion by the woman students of the uni. This service is given an. nually under the auspices’of the Wom- an Students’ League The German Club met last Monday. | at which time Julia D. Brown read poems. Voeal solos were rendered hy Avis Andrews and Kenneth Clark. At | the next meeting of the club a special Christmas exercise will be held. Theodus R. Conner has been elected by the bonrd of athletic control as nanager of the Howard varsity foot hall team for the season of 1928, Frank H. Jordan was chosen track manager. Coach Burr has been working over- time whipping the Howard Varsity big 5 in shape for the hard schedule ahead. Only four of last year's vet- [erans are on hand, Jerome Woods. Capt. Louis-Coates, Allison Cobbs and | N. Carpenter, while L. Jones, J. Jones, Johnson, Day and N. Jones are amog the new strong contenders for the open positions. Among the schools to be met are Storer College. Morzan College. Bluefield Institute, North Jer- | sex Athletic Association. JEFFERSON PUPILS APPEAR IN MINSTRE Junior High Players Present Show to Capacity Audiences—Dr. Brigham to Speak. A pageant, in which were sented the costumes of a century and 1 quarter, presented Home and Schobl Association of East- | ern High School last Friday night by | the girls of the domestie art depart- | ment undér the direction of Mi | Katherine Bell and Miss Klsie Krey The presentation, entitled “The ! Modiste hop of Yesterday and To- | day,” was written by Jaype Adams and Olivia Atherton, seniors of the school. The picturesque costumes were fur- nished almost entirely by teachers and students of the domestic art de- partment. The fashions of today were | made and worn by the girls, who cted also as models for the olde costumes. The modiste shop carried honnets to suit every costume, what- ever the period, and the mannequins | came in and selected hats to match their gowns. Sixty-five girls took part in the pageant. Christmas Reunion December The executive committee of the Alumni Association held its December | mecting last Thursday in the office of Charles Hart, principal. Committe reports on the football dinner, th~ nomination of officers and the Christ mas reunion, were presented. The Christmas reunion which will be held on Thursday, December 22, will hegin with a business meeting at 7:15 p.n Interhigh school basket ball sched- ules have been distributed to the pupils. Al the games will be played | in the Arcadia Auditorium, and Eas rn's schedule is as follows: January Central: January 10, Business January Western: January 17 Tech: January 24, Central: January 7. Business; February 10, Western. and February 14, Tech An acrobatic act by six boys from Central High School under the direc tion of §. T. Kimball, director of phys- ical training at Central, was the fea- ture of the senior assembly Wednes dav. In a recent match, the Girls' Rifle Club out-shot the Boys' Rifle Cluh by 89 points. Frank Rodger is president and captain of the boys' team, and Helen Terrell is captain of the girls team. repre- by 11 was before the ) I r \ ded. Bunyea Smith Typing Medals Aw Irene Swan and Mariop recently were awarded L. C. hronze medals for typing 40 words per minute. The Underwood bronze emblems were awarded to Edith Kess- ler and Florence Morozzi for typing | 45 and 42 words per minute, respec tively A last i Epsilon Fra- Hotel and dance dance was given da v | night by the Phi Alpha ternity at the Washington the Les Camarades Club gave at the Blue Triangle Hut as-part of a | drive for funds last night A floor plug is being put in every | room in Eastern to enable the teach- to use the stereopticon project in their own class rooms to illustrate certain lessons. The Dramati annual Christm school, Thursday, = December 22 | “Grandma_ Pulls the _Strir Fdith B. Delano and David | the chosen play. The pupils of Jefferson Junior High School presented a minstrel show be- fore capacity audiences in the school auditorium last night and night. The cast included James Ryan md Richard and Jerome Hartnett, who presented the prelude Castle was interlocutor, while the end men - were John Beavers, Delbert Clagett, Alvin Gheen, Myer Himmel- farh, Benjamin Katzman, Sam Lei- shear, Frank Levine. Herman Oscar, Herman Singer and Louis Singer. Special songs and dances were given by Eugene Castle, James orfolk Vincent Thomas, Gilbert Myers, Alvin sheen, Francis Helwig, Jack Wright, Ben Willis, Edgar Hart, ton, Jacoh Sperling, Abe Selsky, Her- | man Oscar. Morris Mushinsky, Wil- |liam Hudson, Morris Schwartz, | Thomas Callahan, Sam Selsky, James Myers, William Myers, Gilbert Myers, James Brooks, Sam Leishear and John Beaver. A oneact play, Suit,” preceded the minstrels to Club will present its play Defore the . by W | who Carb, BUSINESS STUDENTS ~ SHOWING INDUSTRY | Washington School Racords Show $700,000 Earned Annually With- out Neglect of Studies. Business school students of Wash- jington are earning approximately §700,000 annually in addition to carry ing their studies, and more than stage. Tt was presented by Harvey | per cent of the students in business | Supplee, Henrietta Chernikoff, Rose are entirely self-supporting, | Futwowsky, Rose Reitz, Florence . outhern, president of the South:| Snellings, Margaret Levy, Olive John- ern Bros. Business University, told | son and Ruth Hoffman | his student assembly vesterday. e achianl ofnhentr The average earning capacity a | music business college student increises as | Dy, Gertrude the student advances in his courses.| Ayt Promoters’ Club of George Wash- The advantage of such an education, | ington University will lecture on “Art as far as financial return is concerned. | and Travel in Kastern Lands” in the | does ot become evident in the maxi- | <chool smbly tomorrow. She will mum degree until at least one year o agsisted by Miss Mittie Burch. Both after graduation, Mr. Southern de-| 1o Frigham and Miss Burch will be in Oriental costume and after’ the lec clared, . | It is rapidly hecoming an accepted | (e \wil) exhibit a collection of p tures and materials from the Orient thing for students to earn their way 2 a college or university. This | "8 4% 5 ! thvoush & ollese or universlty. bl The Parent-Teacher Association will have an oyvster dinner at the school is particul; y true in business schools. between 4:30 and 7 p.m. next Friday. A large percentage of the students at- | tending the Southern School are work fomi | 83-YEAR-OLD MAN HIT WHILE CROSSING AVENUE New the “Johnny | | | | | i | | furnished the of R. Brigham of the |ing their business course, with in | tention of changing their occupations upon graduation | The organizat | ball team was starte vesterd A meeting of prospective members of the quintet will be held Tuesday, with Miss Betty Stuntz act-| | ing as tentative captain and orzanizer. The team, when completed, will chal-| lenge other Washington schools to a battle on the basket ball floor. Approximately 50 students of East- | ern High School were guests of the | student body of the Southern School | at a party and dance held at the Y. W. C. A. during the week. Presi- dent and Mrs. Southern and Mr. and | Mrs. Frank . Steward acted as| chaperones at the affair. A large number of club and society meetings will be held this week. | Among the more important of these meetings will be that of the Virginia Club, composed of 150 students from that State. and the Spanish Club, com posed of students who are studying that language sveral high school principals of Maryiand and Virginia will be on the speaking program, v of girls' basket | the school | 1 means of financ Shoulder and Hip Injured When Pedestrian Is Ntruck by Ma- chine From Virginia. s T. Metcalf, 83 years old, of 2120 G street. sustained a possible fracture of the right shoulder and left hip when hit by an automobile operated by Marvin H. Kirby of Me- Lean, Va. while crossing Pennsyl- vania avenue, in front of the State War and N building, yesterday. r. Metcalf was taken to Imergency Hospital in a passing automobile. His condition was reported undeter- mined. Sidney Brown, colored, 9 vea was treated at Sibley Hospital, injuries sustained when hit by automobile operated by John Riley. 1526 Ingleside Terrace, while at North Capitol and L streets yes- terday afterncon. The boy's cendi- tion was said not to be serious, Jam old, for an Fugene | Preston New- | . W. U HOLIDAY RECESS PLANNED Classes to Quit December 23 for 11 Days—Reorgani- zation Extended. | | | | | | George Washington University will | begin its Christmas recess December for an 1l-day period. Activities in the institution for the present are con- fined almost wholly to the regular routine, since a straight and uninter- rupted run of three weeks after the Christmas rece the mid-year examination period for all departments. The recent announcement of the provision of a separate unit for fine arts and graphic arts, the library division and the new plan for the ac- counting system has worked well in the institution. The changes have been accepted by officers of the admin- istration and the student body and the results are far reaching and unusually satisfactory The academic and financial reorga- nization” of the university has been xtended to the classification of the faculty. Within a short time the en- tire faculty lists wiil be presented with a view of the seniority and attain- ments of the various members Alumni lists have been compiled and classified by the alumni office and the graduates have been classified accord- ng to the various colleges and schools. Reorganization Effected. The work of reorganization and clas- sification has gone forward smoothly and efficiently in all departments. The latest reorganization contemplated is in_the School of Science. New requirements for applicants for law degrees, recently recommended by the Law School faculty, have heen ap- proved and the following changes will be in effect after January 1, 1928: The degree of master of patent law will be abolished; the degiee of master of laws will be continued, but applicants for it must have the degree of bache- lor of laws from a law school approved is a member of the Association of American Law Schools; must have an A. B. or equivalent, which must have heen attained in not less than six years; must have the same re- juirements as to required subjects; must present a thesis equivalent to that corresponding to the master of arts The foot ball team will be honored again Friday night in the gymnasium when the George Wash- ington Club will stage its annual | dance. The guests of honor will he | Dr. and Mrs. Cloyd H. Marvin, Dean {and Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Dean | Anna L. Rose and the members of the foot ball eleven. E. Clay Epsey, re. cently elected president of the George Washington Club, is in charge of the Mfair, which is expected to be largely attended. The election of Tvan Stechman as iptain of the 1928 eleven has met with the approval of the entire student body. The success of the foot ball team under Coach H. Watson Crum aas drawn forth the indorsement of the Inter-Fraternity Council, which recently passed a resolution asking that he be given a three-year contract. | | | | Women's Advisory Council. Representative women of the univer. sity have been chosen to form Women's Advisory Council and are from the Columnian College, the School of Education and the School of Medicine. The representatives are: sank; senior: Mary Lewis Beard. jun- or: genia Cuvillier, sophomore Adaline Heffelfinger, freshman: Betty J. Hopkins, Skidnix Club; Alice Heyo, Medical School: Marzaret Maize, Pan. Hel: Louise Du Boise, Y. W. C. Louise Omwake. George Washington Club, and Julia Denning, Gamma Eta Zeta A life-saving class in girls' ming will be organized at a date to he announced later. At present, prac- tice is held every Tuesday. Thursday and Friday, from 4 to 430 at the [ new Y. W. €. A, and two evenings a { week, Tuesday and Friday, from 7:30 | to 8, at the old Y. W. C. A, 0. M. Elvehjem. highway economist | of the Division of Hizhway Economics and Transport. United States Bureau ot Public Roads, gave an illustrated lecture on “Traffic Control and High way Planning in the Cleveland Area at the George Washington University Student Chapter of the American So- ciety of Civil Engineers’ meeting last Friday in Corcoran Hall A talk of the District of @olumbia” was given by Ernest A. Schuster of the United States Geological Survey. Betty Wilt- | Fencing Matches Plan Maj. Blount. who is instructing the ‘(:mn;u‘ Washington University fenc | ing classes, holds out prospects of an interesting seasc for the team. He expects to arrange matches with other squads in the city. Ten girl have shown unusual interest in fene. ing and have been holding classes | every Tuesday and Thursday night {'rom 5 until 7 o'clock. Among these lre Florence Merriman, Betty Zim- nerman, Nannie I. Anason, Carolvn Hobbs, Carolyn Sieher Mary RBrig- ham, AMargaret Cook and Elizabeth Robinet. The Troubadour” musical comedy will be given at the Wardman Park | I'neater, commencing the week of Jan- uary 9, it was announced yesterday by Elmer Brown and Larry Parker, nroducers of the musical plays for the past two yea Dean William Carl Ruediger, of the school of Education of George Wash- mgton University, announces a course in the reconstruction of current prac- tice in reading, given hy Miss Laura Zirbes of the faculty of Columbia Universit Registration for the class closed yesterday. 'DEAN HOLMES TALKS TO RANDALL FACULTY The faculty of the Randall Junior High School was addressed by Dean Dwight O. W. Holmes of the College of Fducation, Howard University. at its monthly educational meeting last week. Dean Holmes' talk centered around the marking system used by teachers in rating their students. He contended that the teache marks in unstandardized tests are vaiable, unre- liable and inconsistent. He explained these defects by interesting illustra- tions. The teachers and pupils have been busily engaged in activities of the school in developing the project “How to Live,” through the school depart- ments. The culmination of this proj- ect will take place in the form of an exhibition Tuesday nizht December 20 Sections 9-5 and 9-6 were in charge | of the last assembly. Their purpose was to create an incentive for the correction of speech defects. To this end they rendered a playlet showing | how a young hoy was handicapped hy the use of poor English. The pupils who took part in this play were Ar- thur Minor, Allen Williams, Virgie Henry. Bernita Hudson. Rosetta Mi- nor. Rosa Manns and Elizabeth Nel son. Musical selections wers rendered by Harriet King. Dorothy Jenkin, Bernita Hudsor) ahd Virgie Henry, will be followed by | by the American Bar Association or | university | the | swim- | n the “Original Boundaries TOUR PACKING PLANT. Lewis Hotel School Students Are Guests of Cudahy Firm. The Cudahy Packing Co. acted as host to a group of students from the Lewis Hotel Training School last Wednesday evening, when the stu- dents visited its packing house ut Twelfth and I streets southwest. Methods of selecting the best grades of meats by color were explained and demonstrations of meat cutting were siven. | ing hams and other interesting fea- tures of the work of a large packing house were reviewed by the future hotel manage Other tours are being planned as part of the instruction given in the classroom. AMERICAN U. PLANS HOLIDAY PROGRAM University to Give Christmas Entertainment for Stu- dents and Community. i | American University will present for both the college community and the public a Christmas entertainment of music and tableaux next Wednes- day night at the gymnasium audl- torium, on the campus, Nebraska and Massachusetts avenues, The program, to open at 7:43, will be given by the Choral Club, the Dra- matic Club and College Orchestra, and will be the outstanding feature of the last week of school before dismis- sal for the holidays next Friday after- noon. School will resume January 3. Christmas carols of nine nations will be sung by the Choral Club, under di- rection of R. Dean Shure, instructor in music at the college, and director of music at the Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church South. Soloists of this church, who will be heard in solo parts of the Christmas carols, include Elvina Neal Rowe, so- prano: Ruth Kobbe, contralto: John L. Mitchell, tenor, and George Wood, bass. The Choral Club is under the presidency of a student, J. Courtney Hayward. The nine nations whose carols will be sung are: Spain, Italy, United The club has been practicing under direction of Mr. Shure all Fall for the entertainment. Dramatie Club to Picturesque features of the Christ mas program will be presented by the College Dramatic Club, under the rection of Will Hutchins, professor of art. A number of beautiful and im- pressive tableaux. interpreting the | spirit of the season will be staged. The college orchestra, under the baton of Dr. . Henry Leineweber will present several Christmas numbers. Of much importance to the univer sity for the coming vear was the meet- ing of the board of trustees on the ampus _during the folowing wecl:, when officers were re-elected. four new members were added to the board, and a program for the next scholastic vear was adopted, hoth as to scholast ie ard financial _scone. John C. Letts, president of board, last night announced the ap- | sointment of committees of the board for the year Mr. Letts and Dr. Lucius C. chancellor of the university, are e officio members of all committees, which are as follows: Executive committee chairman: W. Corby, | Knovles Cooper, { Charles J. Bell, Bishop Willlam I | McDowell, Alfred C. True, Merton | Chureh, Phelps Hand. Daniel C Roper. T. Galliher and Arthur C. | Chri the William W Breck: Committee Club Dance. on finance and ment—W. S. Corby, chairman Church, Charles J. Bell, W. liher and Edward F. Colladay. Committee on buildings, grounds and j real estate—M. E. Church, chairman; | Dr. A C. Christie, S. H. Kauffmann, J L. Breuninger and Edward F. Col- | laday. Committee on invest- M. T. Gal- audit—Daniel C. | Roper, chairman; William Knowles Cooper, Dr. A. C. Christie, Gilbert H. Grosvenor and Peter M. Anderson. Committee on instructior Phelps Hand, chairm. W, Showalter, Bishop McDowell, A. C. True and M. Anderson. Committee on budget chairman; W. 8. Corh) I. Phelps Hand, Daniel Herbert E. Walter, Committee on lda Letts Educational Fund—W’, Corby, chairman, and terbert . Walter. | | | | John C. Lett M. E. Church, . Roper and Egg candling, cheese, poultry, cur-| France, Russia, Finland, England, the | tates, Germany and Bohemia. | 120 with Clark, | John C. Letts, | ldward F. Colladay. CENTRAL SENIORS SELECT OFFICER 1928 Graduating Class Names Student Officials and Editor of Brecky. | | | The election of officers of the Feol. | ruary, 1928, graduating class, and the | appointment of the editor of the 193 | “Brecky.” school publication, were among the foremost activities at Cen eral High School Jast week. Warren Moore was chosen president of the mid-year graduating class, while other officers named in the same elec. tion, held Monday, were: Eleanor Van Doren, vice president: Jean Stimson secretary, and George James, treas urer. Miss Katherine Merick Scott was announced editor-in-chief of the 1928 “Brecky” by Miss Clem 1. Orr, faculty advisor of the publication. At the first meeting of the “Brecky” staff, held Wednesday, general plans were discussed for the administration of the paper. Among those present wiih Miss Scott, were Arthur Wilroy, Feh. ruary editor, and Helen Perley. Clar, Roche, David Dreyfuss and Herbert Eby, associate editors. Biology Club Elects. At a recent meeting of the new ology Club of Central, at which members were present, Harry Balthis was elected president. Other officers chosen in the initial election of the club, were Fdith Grosvenor, vice pres. ident; Phelps Hand, secretary: Yul Fisher, chairman of the program com. mittee, and Mary Chao, chairman of the publicity committee. elyn My- ers and Margaret Dimond were named assistants to the chairman of the pro. gram committee, and Mark Whalen and David Thomas were appointed assistants to the chairman of the pub. lieity * commiittee. 1t was decided at the same meeting to hold club meetings every two weeks with the idea of increasing biological knowledge by hikes, lectures and ex periments. Teams for the first round of the an. nual war game series at Central have been announced by Maj. John G. Donovan, military _inspector. The games will begin early in January and will be held on every successive Tues. lay and Friday. First Game January 6. In the first game of the sei | be held Friday, January 6, Compa C and E will solve a problem involv- ing a company as escort to a_convoy. On January 10 Companies F and . will meet in an outpost problem. Com- panies H and K_will follow on Janu- | 13 with a flank guard problem { while Company D and the staff wili |clash in a rear guard problem on January 17. Companies B and C will | conclude the first round on Januarv the solution of an advance problem. 0-voit amplifier will soon be in- stalled in the auditorium by the Cen- tral High School Radio Club. This w power amplifier has the approval of Alvin W. Miller. principal of Cen- tral. who, after hearinz the initinl tests hefore its first public appearance praisad it highly BANQUET IS PLAMYED BY COLLEGE CF LA™ The annval banquet of the Washi ton College of Law will be held th vear at the Willard Hotel, February 1. the thirty-second anniversary of the s ol, it w announced yester | day Ly Dean Grace Hays Ril As is customary. the arranzem big annual event re heinz made by the junior class. the offfcers | of which are Martha A. Lickteiz. pres | ident: Andrew D. Kane. vice president | Danie! Partri second vice presi { dent: Ralph Elliott Parker, treasurer. and C. Norine Kloss, secretary. According to advance information. | the affair will be —an outstanding event this v Committees will be | named in a few days and they will at once take up the matters of selec- tion of a speaker, guests of honor and other important details. Dean Riley was one of the speakers at dinner Thursday given by the cur- rent events section of the Women's City Club. She spoke on “The €harm of the French Riviera.” The freshman class completed its course in personal property under | Prof. Helen E. Jamison last week. It begins the subject of insurance un- | der the direction of Prof. Leopold V. Freudberz Tuesday. Several new students have enrolled for this sub- jeet. The senior class is doing extended work in practice court this year. Last night in Court No. 1 cases were tried by J. H. Bomstein, J. Doxtater, Mary Carley and May Rouse and in Court No. 2 by George A. Corbin, J. H. | The first dance of the Brecky Club, composed of alumni of Central High | School, was held last night at the | gymnasjum, with music by the college | dznee orchestra, known as Field's Col- | lege Commanders. Many high school seniors of the city were among the | Christmas vesper services will be | held tonight at the Women’s Residence | Hall at 6:30, in charge of Miss Jane | Lytle. Chancellor Clark was one of several distinguished men invited to New York | last Wednesday by Sir Henry Lunn of | England for a discussion of problems | of international peace. _A recital by her students sion will be presented this at 5 o'clock in the Women's Hall by Miss M. Pearl Cline, in speech at the college. Most of the students will be leaving | the campus for the holidays, although | several whose. homes are at a great distance will remain. EDUCATORS INSPECT ARMSTRONG SCHOOL of expres- | afternoon Residence instructor A group of local and national edu- cators attended the Monday mu assembly at Armstrong Technic High School last week and toured the buildingz, inspecting equipment and classroom work. The visitors in- | cluded Mrs. Mary A. McNeill, member of the Board of Fducation: First sistantSuperintendent ( Wil- | on; Miss N L. Fledderus, consul- on relations, of Holland: Miss | ary Van Kleek, director of the de- | partment of industrial studies of the | Ruseell Sage Foundation, and Mrs. | Harviet Shadd Butcher of the foun: dation. A joint committee’ of faculty mem- bers and students is compiling a de- tailed veport on the program for character building, to be correlated with the Case system, already in prac- tice. The faculty representatives are L T. Perkins, E."B. Smith, G. C. Wa kins, C. J. Williams, C. O. Adams, L. Lee and E. P. Westmoreland, while the student representatives are G. Allen, L. McCormick, C. A. 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