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38 <% G. U. GLUB RETURNS 0 HIGHER DRAMA Mask and Bauble Group Gives “First Night™ Be- fore Critical Audience. Remindful that Georgetown has con- | tributed from its successful alumni some of the most notable figures on the American stage, including John Barrymore of present-day stardom. the officials of Georgetown University last night saw the Mask and Bauble Club fulfill their earnest hopes of elevating the declining tone of swudent dramatics at the Hilltop. This fullment came with the auspicious debut of the newly re- organized club before one of the most critical “first night” audiences assem- bled in Washington. It comprised as its guest of honor, Ambassador Claudel of France. one of the foremost drama- tists of the day. and scores of diplo- mats. Government officials and edu- cators. Students at Georgetown College gave the first pubdlic exhibition of a Shake- spearean pl in Washington more than 100 years ago. and today the Georgetown officlals take a degree of pride in the fact that from the ama- teur “boards™ at the Hilltop have gracuated to stardom on the prescnt American stage such prominent actors as Wilton Lackaye and Willard Mack. in addition to the famous “Don Juan” of the movies and “Hamlet” of the spoken stage. Gave Little Promise. Remarkable as it may seem, some of those who were classmates of John Barrymore recall that as a student he gave little promise of becoming even re actor. Although he took 1 the student plays. he once failed to qualify for the annual elocu- tion contest in which scores of students competed. Barrymore's talents in those days, back in the late ninetics. seemed to in drawing. It was his one hobby and his classmates thought then that the in the Barrymore blood would pro- him a great painte ing Georgetown, Barrymore pursued rawing faithfully for a while and red quite & reputation as an artist for magazines and ncwspapers. During his two or three years at George- town. John Drew and Ethel Barrymore pl several times in Washington and on one notable occasion, John brought his sister Ethel to the college where the students staged an enthusiastic re- ception in Rer honor. John quit his studies at Georgetown before his class ‘was graduated in 1902. Willard Mack is perhaps best known 8t Georgetown for his abilities before ! the Hilltop footlights. He was a born actor and a leading spirit in the €ramatic clubs of those days. Charles McLaughlin, who gained fam> under the stage name of Wilton Lackaye, also was prominent in all student Cramatic efforts during his years at Georgetown. Lackaye received the de- of Master of Arts at Georgetown f21502 and Trequentls has vetumned 0| attend reunions of his alma mater. George LeGuerre Is Alumnus. One of the more recent contributions ©f Georgetown to the present stage and screen is George LeGuerre, who is now | enjoving prominence on Broadway and in the movies. As a student he was George Legerre Mallally of the class | of 1902 The Mask and Bauble Club is one of the voungest student organizations at | the Hilitop and owes its existence to the Rev. W. Coleman Nevils. S. J. dean of the college about six years ago. and en enthusiastic exponent of Shake- spearean PFather Nevils was anxious to stimulate an active intgrest amonz t students in Shakespeare end conceived the idea of forming 2 Gramatic club for this purpose. The idea took quick root and for several Years the club devoted its2lf exclusively 0 the Shakespearean field. Merchant of But the club found difficulties in put- | ting on such elaborat> plays, owing to the inadequate facilities in Gaston Hal About two years ago, Shakespea: was dropped from the club's repertoire 2nd farce and George M. Cohan com- edies sucoeeded. Some of these called {or “flapper types,” and. while the plays found faver with the students and their riends, the wn authorities sigh>d for the good old days of thec hier art” Some years before thev banned so-called “girl ae Grorgetown players had taken cal show to New York. where it 11 received on Broadway {or three | Fair Characters Banned. This year Prof. Gustave J. Dum 8. J. moderator of the Mask and Bauble Club, turned thumbs n on and pper” types in pa out of this new policy was shaped the program rendered last night in Gaston Hall in honor of the Ambassador of France in recognition of his distinction in the field of lLiterature “The Goiden Doom™ and Led.” sclected for this program, are both costume plays. The former is a phantzsy, presenting a scene outside the «ing's palace in the mythological king- Gom of Zericon some while before the fall of Babylon In “The Golden Doom” the fate of an empire and o hoy's desire for a new plaything e linked as facts of equal im- nce i the web of fate, lison's Lad” a play of an alo- erent type, is laid in zn inn in the lage of Faringiford, western midiznd of England, at the close of the second civil war, in 1648 It portrays ihe captivity of & band of the Cavaller 1ty vuflering defeat at the hands of dheads. her the Mask end Bauble Club I Bhakespearcan drama or % new honors in other vorthwhile atlc fields is a matter of future Now that the stage of Geston been enlarged “Allison’s 3 z e officers of the Mask and Baubie b wre Joseph Muilen nt; J Hip Cantll, vice pres James P imiskey, treamurer; Paul A ng wecreiary. Robert iding secretary, Wil n, end Pew: property mansger MICHIGAN U. CLUB HERE TO MARK ANNIVERSARY Will Held Aunual Banquet and Dance Wed nesdsy Night The University of Mickigan Club of Wasningon will hold s aviual ban quet and dance Wednesdey evening &l, e Raleigh Hotel in commemors- on 6f Uhe UDiversily's ninely-first an- wivereary Epeagers will incglude Dr. G. Carl Huiser, dean of the graduate sl of the university, Harrion E Howe, edi- wr of Industrisl wnd Engineenng Chemistry, and Mark Fooe, Washing wn correspondent of & gioup of Michi- K61 TEWSDRDErS “Lie progrem ncludes presentation of Micnigan's honor trophies 1 Distiiet high echool students. ‘The trophies have leen doneed by Col Dennis 'l Quinlan, president of the club, wlho will preside Beott Turper, chief of the Organization Bureau of Mines, who 1§ vice president of the ciub, wili be Vestmasier, After | It staged | Schoolgirl Gets Pershing Kisses With Essay Prize Miss Margaret Elizabeth Moffett of the Miss Eastman Schoo! has every reason to be one of the proud- cxtl of Washington's young school- girls. She was soundly kissed on each of her pretty checks last Wednes- day_by none other than Gen. John J. Pershing. It was done quite openly before several thousands of persons, who locked on and applaud- ed at the Washington birthday ex- ercises in the National Theater under the auspices of the District Commissioners. Miss MofTett was awarded the gold medal of the Sons of the American Revolution for her prize-winning es- say on “What Weight Should Be Given New Hampshire's Part in the Revolution?” Gen. Pershing, after making a brief speech. presented the medal with the kisses. PUBLICLECTURE GROUP T0 GATHER Krights of Columbus Organ- ization Meets Thursday, Instead of Tuesday. The meeting of the public lecture |group at the Knights of Columbus Eve- ning School will be held Thursday Inight instead of Tuesday of this week, {when Rev. Dr. Edwin V. O'Hara of Eugene, Oreg., will lecture on *“The Catholic Church and Progress.” Dr. |O'Hara, who has been active in secure {ing reform legislation in Oregon. was |the first chairman of the minimum i wage commission of Oregon. He 1s |at present director of the rural life |bureau of the national Catholic wel- | fare conference. Dr. Peter Guilday. professor of his- tory at the Catholic University, lectured | last Tuesday before the Medieval Academy on “Some Problem Relative to the History of the Middle Ages.” After picturing the age, the customs, the growth of law and the rise of its insti- tutions, Dr. Guilday centered his at- tention first upon the minor problems of this study. Among these, he said, are the difficulty of accepting the term “middle ages” as the best characteri- zation of the epoch between 300 and 1300 A. D.. the difficulty of ascertain- ing precisely where the medieval epoch begins and ends, and the measuring with accuracy the exact content value of those great forces which entered into the amalgam of all medieval fnsti- | tutions, Greco-Roman civilization, Teu- tonic tribal customs and government, and the Christian concept of life. In measuring the noteworthy ad- vance most by historical scholars dur- the the past 50 years, Dr. Guilday con- tended that today no author worthy of respact would repeat the old-time prejudices against the medieval period. All scholars, regardiess of creed, he declared, recognized that the culture of American civilization is a legacy of European medieval ancestors, and that ; out of the spirit of medieval democracy has come the modern concept of rep-; riscntative government. “Whatever is | really enduring In civilized life today in the character of any nation,” he contended. “had its beginning in the iddle Ages, when the civilized world was Catholic.” ‘The Art Study Club will continue to meet on Friday nights under the lead- | ership of Rev. Dr. Stratemeier, pro- fessor of history at the Catholic Uni- | versity. The Arthurian Club is mak- | ing a study of medieval legends con- nected with the knights of King Arthur, i It is under the leadership of Dr. Paul | Gleis of the Catholic University and meets Wednesday nights. The following students are preparing to take part in the Noonan public dis- cussion contest to be held in the latter part of March: Miss Mary Fitzgerald, | Frederick Roy, Patrick Geraghty, Claud Gates. Gregory Keenan, John Fitzpat- rick, Howard Morin, John O'Leary, Leo | Covaleski, Byrnes F. Bently and George | Walker. The subject of the discussion {is “The American Merchant Marine.” 'COUPAL DESCRIBES ' ARMY MEDICAL WORK Addresses Phi Chi Fraternity Meet. | ing on Contributions to ! Public Health. | | | Maj. dames P. Coupal, Army Medical | Corps 2nd personal physician to Presi- | dent Coolidge, discussed the work of the | Army Medical Museum and the contri- | butions of the Army and Navy Medical | Bervices o public health at a meeting {of the Phi Chi Medical Praternity last | night at the Wardman Park Hotel He eulogized particularly the ploneer work of Walter Reed on the transmis- sion of yellow fever and the epoch-mak- |ing sanitary application of preventive imv'mwu- by Gen. Gorgas which made | | pussible the completion of the Panama Canal and established the necessity of {modern sanitation work in connection | with the soiving of great engineering ! problems in tropical countries, Contributions to the public health of the Nation by Admiral Stitt and Capt. | Butler of the Navy in laboratory pro- cedures also were emphasized by the | speaker, as was the work of Blue, | Rucker, McCoy, Phelps, Goldburger and | | Ricketts of the Public Health Bervice, Ma). Coupal urged periodic medical examinations as a preventive measure against disease. WOMAN, 65, INJURED AS AUTO OVERTURNS | Urs. Martha Page Receives Broken | Collar Bone—Boy, 11, Walks to for Treatment, rtha C. Page, 65 years old, reet northeast, sustained u iar hone and Miss Emma C 3 Orren street northeast, an 1iury o her knee yesterday when the in which they were riding ut ‘Lenth und B streets a collision with an automobile 1ated by George W. Myers, 163 Ho- DAL street 3 Page was treated at home by lclan, while Miss Price, who was ¢ e car, refused treatment, | police said Walking uto Freedmen'’s Hospital yesterday afternoon, Owen Ridgly, 11 | years old, colored, 1662 Third street, | requested treatment, stating that he had been hit by sn automobile “some- | where” along Rhode Island avenue. He | was treated for abrasions to his elbow and side. ‘The driver of the automoblle which struck him is unknown 1o the Jiter | Charles Norris Blewart, 8 years old of 502 M street, was treated al Casunlty |Hospilal - yesteramy afternoon - for {brulses to s srm end leg after he was sriuck by s truck operated by ledm Allen, 38 years old, colored, B13 M ostieet, on M street between Fiflh |wna Bixth streets, Many & gl on recelving a proposal s hard pressed for an answer, - THE SUNDAY LAW ENROLLMEN PICKS UP AT G. W.U. Freshman Classes of Univer- sity Enroll Nearly 50 More Than Last Year. An increase of 47 in the number of first-year students was noted in the George Washington University Law 8chool this year over the school year 1926-27. Of the 360 new students in the law school since September 1927 216 were enrolled in first-year classes. while last year 16 of the newly enrolled students were entcved for the fresh- man class. Four prominent clergymen of the Episcopal Church were scheduled to be the principal speakers at the tri-diocesan conference of Episcopal Clubs which opened Friday under the auspices of the Episcopal Club of George Washington University at St. Paul's Church, 917 Twenty-third street, and which will close today. They were Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washing- ton; Rev. Harold N. Arrowsmith, can- non of the Cathedral of the Incarnation of Baltimore; Rev. Elmore McKee, chaplain of Yale University, and Rev. Frank Gavin of the General Theological Seminary, New York. Mary Lewis Beard and Stephen M. Scott repre- sented the George Washington Uni- versity Episcopal Club at the con- ference. George Washington women held their second debate of the season last Friday, in Stockton Hall, opposing Bucknell Universit; Officers were elected at the first meet- ing of the Home Economics Club, held | recently in the Home Economics build- ing. They are: Helen Jones, president; Mary Hoskins, vice president; Jane Prentis, sccrctary, and Evelyn Esch, treasurer. ‘Thz Colonial Wig, the long heralded literary publication of George Wash- ington University, made its first ap- pearance on the campus on Monday. Th: contributors were Gregory Ernold, Catherine E. Hayes, G. R. Maurice Neu- feld, Stanley Gerstin, B. Young Doug- las, Helen Buchalter, Elizabeth Ford and Florence Mefriam. The cover de- sign was executed by Miss Buchalter. CENTRAL PLAYERS VGTORS I TEST One-Act Drama Tournament Ends With Show at Western. ‘The Central Community Co. present- ing “The Valiant,” won the final con- test of the District of Columbia one- act play tournament under auspices of the community center department of the public schools, held last night at Western High School. Judged by a jury of newspiper men | representing the five dailifs of Wash- ington “The Valiant,” with Robert M. by a narrow margin over the presenta- tion of “Poor Old Jim,” by the Wood- lothian Players. Rated third was “The Girl,” presented by the Towne Players, in which Richard SBawyer had the lead. With Mr. Miller other members of “The Vallant” cast were Frederic J. Haskin, jr. Frank L. Beisser and Dorothea Lewls. The play was directed by Denis E. Connell. The .ead in “Poor Old Jim" was played by Robert A. Halstead. Mary H. Lingle and Bzad Holmes lent able support. The judges in the contest were: Lee Bommers_of the Washington Herald: John J. Daly of the Washington Post, Hall McCrea of the Washington Daily News, Frank Baer of the Washington Times and Charles B. Degges of The ‘Washington Star. COURSES IN LENTEN STUDIES PLANNED Organization Under Way Sponsored by Y. W. C. A. General Edu- cation Department. Special Lenten study.courses are be- ing organized now at the Women's Christian Ascociation on K street, under the direction of the gen- eral education department, of which Miss Minnie V. Sandberg is director. Several of the courses are designed for persons who are going abroad this Summer. Prench classes are held by Mile. Jeanne Moule Tuesday evenings at 7 o'clock and they will continue through May, specializing in elementary and conversational French. Spanish classes, taught by Mario Barra, are offered on Pridays at 7 pm. for conversation and 8 o'clock for the study of commercial Spanish. The latter is designed espe- clally for secretaries, stenographers and business ple In general. Registra- tions are being made in these classes at the main bullding, Seventeenth and K streets. Mrs. Frank Ruscoe is giving a series of talks on European travel, with col- ored illustrations, Monday nights at 8 o'clock and the class is still open for more students. Two lessons have been given, but the class will continue dur- ing March, with a minimum fee for the remaining four lectures. The Lenten Bible talks are attracting much attention this season, with “Old ‘Testament History” being the subject, the classes on Tuesday nights at 7 o'clock, led by Dr. Arthur J. X instructor in religion at American Uni- versity. On Fridays In March at 8 o'clock Miss Bandberg will conduct a discusston group on “How Jesus Met Life Questions.” based on studics from the book of Mark. Lenten cooking classes also are an absorbing feature at the v. W. C. A with two classes a week under the in- struction of Mrs. Ernest J. Loring. The morning class, which is attracting n number of young soclety girls, s held on ¥Friday from 10 wm. to 1 pm. The evening class for the young business girl s held on Mondays from 5 to 8 pan Both classes cook thelr own meals, luncheon in one case and supper in the other ‘Three other classes are featured at the Y. W. C. A. &t this time, including the beginners’ class in expression, taught by Mrs, Alice 8. Morse; the parliamen- tary law class on Thursdays at 7 pm., taught by Miss Bertha Wolf, and the health talks, “The Road to Health," iven by Dr. Katherlne Chapman on ridays at 7 pm. DROPS EXTORTION COUNT. Glarence Baunders, Chain Btore Operator, Lets ¥ive Go Free, MEMPUIB, ‘Tenn., February 26 (4) Five men held o connection with an attempt to extort 86,500 from Clarence Baunders, chaln store operator, carly In Jenuary, were freed today when Haunders declined to prosecute The men were reglstered as T A Bell, 3. C. Carlisle, Allen Britton, J. A King and J C. Onkley. ‘The money was demnnded of SBaunders i w letier slgned "“Ihe Three Ghoatmen.” \ | 3ifford { nirable _Crichton,” Young ! | Club. STAR, WASHINGTON, FETE AT ARMSTRONG PROVES BIG SUCCESS Many Enjoy Indoor Carnival. Miss Ovington Delivers Address. The annual indoor carnival of the Armstrong Technical High School last Tuesday night was one of the attrac- tions of the year, with features includ- ing the circus, the melancholy hospital, vaudeville, melodrama, the country store, fortune tellers, the magicians, the battle of the century, games of skill and venders of costumes, all under the di- rection of the taculty, headed by Miss Clayta Willlams and Harold Haynes. A special assembly was held Thurs- day morning to welcome Miss Mary White Ovington, widely known philan- thropist of New York, Miss Ovington was introduced by Miss Lucy D. Slowe, dean of women, Howard University. The Girls' Glee Club, under the direc- tion of Miss Estelle Pinkney, rendered selections. Capt. J. E. Walker, a graduate of the Armstrong Technical High School and Howard Univyersity, is substituting in the school's department of military science. 12 AT EASTERN GET “LETTERS", INLAW PROFESSION Students Receive Athletic Awards for Basket Ball Work. Twelve Eastern High School students received athletic “E's” for their basket ball work at an assembly in the school last Tuesday. The recipients of the letters were Louis Depro, captain: The- odore Cappelli, Dale Snell, William Wood, Clarence Hogarth, Bernard Es-| sex, Henry Hoffman, Harry Bushong, James Ryan. Andrew Oehman, David Shapiro and William Miller, manager. The February issue of the Easterner, scheol publication, was distributed last Thursday. It contained special articles in connection with American week. At a recent meeting of the executive *ommittee of the alumni association a sommittec was appointed to confer with Principal Charles Hart in reference to ‘he alumni awards. This committee in- cludes Miss Edna G. Burrows, presi- dent: Mrs. M. M. Kochka and A. Frank Kreglow. Special Exercises. Special exercises commemorating American week were held at the school wditorium Monday and Tuesday morn- ngs, depicting scenes from the Civil ind World Wars. The dramatization xas planned by members of the East- srnerstaff. including Donald Craig, Irion, Robert McCormick, 3corge Clark and Hugh Bartaman. The majority of the cast of “The Ad- Eastern’s Spring play, to be presented March 29 and 30. 2as been chos=n. Hazen Shea will play the masculine lead as Crichton, the butler: Louis Depro will be Lord Loam: Parker Faber, Lord Brocklehurst, and Milier, Jr.-in the lead won Sirst place | Thomas Nefl, Ernest. The part of Lady Mary, the feminine lead, will be taken by Margaret Beckett, and Jeannette Seller will play Tweenie, the little kitchen maid. Rehearsals were under way last week. In preparation for the concert of music clubs to be given in the audi- torium of the Wilson: Normal School March 23, the Eastern Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. C. V. Byram, has been practicing every Wednesday and Thursday after school. Members of the | club also are rehearsing for parts in the operetta “The Pled Piper,” to be given at a future date. Working in conjunc- tion with the dramatic class, the school orchestra, also under the supervision of Mrs. Bryam, is practicing every day. Bulletin Prepared. A bulletin, which will publish facts concerning future hikes, is being pre- pared by the Hiking Club. Awards for hiking 100 miles are to be received by three girls of the club at a coming as- sembly. Members of the Merrill Club are re- hearsing parts for the club pla: ‘Rich Man, Poor Man." to be given in the near future, while members of the Les Camarades Club are practicing for parts in the coming operetta, “The Pled Piper.” Edith Kessler and Florence Morozzi were awarded bronze medals, and Otilia | Burns received a certificate in a recent typing contest. meda' for typing 45 words per minute, and Miss Morozzi won her award by ! writing 42 words per minute. Miss Burns won the certificate for typing 39 ! words per minute. Dr. Maurice C. Hall of the Bureau of Animal Industry in Department of Agriculture spoke on peculiar parasites on Friday before the Science Club. His talk was illustrated with slides. Company G, recently organized cad~t outfit, 1s made up entirely of first- temester students. It will drill three days a week to catch up on last semes- ter's work. SAYS SCHoOL CHILDREN ARE AVOIDING ACCIDENTS Police Trafic Official Patrol Has Aided Safety. Trafic accldents among school chil- dren have decreased considerably since the establishment of the school patrol, organized in co-operation with the Dis- trict division of the American Auto- moblle Association, Leut. B. A. Lamb of the Traflic Bureau of the Police De~ partment declared yesterday at an en- Declares | tertainment arranged for boys at the Ambassador Theater. A _novelty base ball skit was given by Nick Altrock, Al Schacht and Joe Engel of the Washington Base 1 A selected group of the bo the direction of George E. of A. A A headquarters, demonstrated the proper method of performing their patrol duties. An Alnskan adventure motion pleture was shown. Nearly 200 attended Patrol members in attendance were from the following schools: Addison, E. V. Brown, Corcoran, Jackson, Curtis- Hyde, Pjllmore, Cirant, Weightman, Junney, Morgan, ‘Thomson, Barnard, Cooke, Hubbard, Raymond, Truesdell, West, Force, Adams, Henry Polk, Mon- 1oe and Park View. EARLE IS HONOR GUEST OF POLYTECHNIC ALUMNI Ralph Earle, president of the Worcest- er Polytechnic Institute, was the honor guest at the Winter meeting and banquet Friday night at the Hamilton Hotel of the Washington Chapter of the Alumni Association of the college President Earle was an admiral dur- Ing the World War and 18 the man who planned and superintended the laying of the North Sea mine barvage He spoke of the growth and development of the Worcester Polylechnie Institute and told the graduates of recent student activities Albert M. Bumatead, inventor of the s compuss used by Comdy his Arctic filght, gave an explanation of s dnvention. Roy O Bowker, presls dent of the local alumni chupier, re- worted the almunl councll meeting at rcenter, Mass, under Kenelpp ADVISES STANDARDS IN TEACHERS’ MARKS Dean Holmes Tells Shaw Faculty That Pupils’ Ratings Are Permanent. Dean D. O. W. Holmes of Teachers' College, Howard University, addressed the cducational meeting of the fac- ulty of Shaw Junior High School Tues- day on “Readustment of Our Marking System.” stressing the need of the initiation of campaign of education among teachers to a recognition of the need of standardization, rellability and consistency 4n teachers' marks. He spoke of the permanent importance of pupils’ marks, as the marks are often called for even after colege graduation, in examinations for admission to pro- fessional schools and other lines of activity. The first of a serles of assemblies for boys was held Tuesday, at which time Capt. C. C. Johnson, executive secretary, Y. M. C. A, addressed the meeting on patriotism. Capt. Johnson emphasized the fact that patriotism is not assoclated with deeds on the battlefield, but rather is the love of country and for the things for which 1t stands. Miss Kessler won the 1| the origin and progress of the negotia- Hyrd on | ADVIGE T0 WOMEN National U. Group Urged to Locate in Small Com- munities. Urging woman lawyers to seck friends and work in small communities where much legal practice is to be found, Judge Mary O'Toole of the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia ad- dressed members of the Cy Pres Club of National University at the annual banquet of that organization held on Washington's birthday at the Hotel Hamilton. The Cy Pres Club is com- posed of woman law students of the university. Judge O'Toole's talk was partly in response to the assertion made by Miss Catherine Myers, law graduate of Na- tional and now a practicing attorney, that law firms looked with disfavor upon the woman lawyer. Approximate-1{ ly 50 members and their guests at- tended the banquet. Judge Siddons Makes Address. Judge Frederick L. Siddons of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- lumbia and a professor at National University spoke on the revival of the old standards and ideals of the legal profession and asseried that women are in a position to aid in this movement. Other members of the faculty I'ho, spoke at the banquet were Prof. George P. Barse, Prof. Glenn Willett and Prof. Godfrey Munter. A number of students also made speeches, including Elizabgth Prender, vice president of the club; Ada A. Hughes, a first-year student, and Sara Mero. Mrs. Pearl Bellman Klein acted as_toastmistress. The week just passed also witnessed another school organization function when Scnator J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama and Judge Siddons spoke at, the annual banquet of the National | University Masonic Club, held last night | at_the Hamilton Hotel. In addition to members of the club, many who are prominent in Washing- ton Masonic and legal circles were | present as guests. Robert L. Hollo- | well, a sentor at National University and a prominent debater and public epeaker of the schoot, acted as toast- | master. He was introduced by Darrell | F. Kull, president of the organization. Debate Topic Announced. “Resolved, That the Federal Govern- ment should exercise supervision of elementary education,” will be the sub- afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. The debate will be held under the auspices of the English department of the university. Supporting the affirmative side of the debate will be E. A. McMahon, Bingham Smith and E. C. Partlow, while the team debating the negative will be com= posed of Nathan Friedenberg, C. C. Bickford and J. S. Whitt. Plans are being made for an Informal dance to be given by the freshman fclass in March. The (phmmittee in charge includes H. C. Bitivers and L. K. Elliott. A theater party at Keith's, March 21, also is being planned by the first year class. A block of 500 seats has been re- | served by the class. A talk on the {progress the freshman section of the | year book is making was given at the recent meeting of the organization by Henry G. Kaufman, class editor. Court Calendar Comvleted. ‘The present calendar.of the moot |court of National University has been virtually completed, and there remains but one more trial on the schedule. The year to date, it is stated, has been an unusually successful one for the de- fense counsel. In civil suits only one defendant has been assessed damages, while in criminal prosecutions one de- fendant has been found gullty. In ad- dition, there have been two cases in which the juries were discharged be- cause of fallure to reach a verdict. In the last civil case to be tried in the moot court was a damage suit. Plaintiff’s counsel list included Harold McNenny, Paul B. Selbe and Joseph Shea and the defendants were repre- sented by Robert May. Joseph Enright, T. L. Sharkey and Wilmer D. Hollo~ well. A feature of the case was the cross-examination conducted by Mce Nenny and erkeg. Dr. Charles R. Pergler, dean of the School of Economics and Government of National University, addressed the Washington branch of the Natlonal League of Women Voters on Friday on the recent treaty negotiations between France and the United States. Both tions were discussed. This was the third lecture of a serles which Dr. Pergler has delivered before the Na- | tlonal League of Women Voters on the subject of treaties and international law, AWARDS IN‘ TYPEW&!ITING.« School Principal Announces Honors to Students, Coincldent with the enroliment of the largest February class in the his- tory of ths school, whnounvement was made by Miss Annle M. Hahn, princls pal, of 78 awards from the leading type- writer companies to students of the These awards were made for ased proficiency in the use of the rita Grisantl, daugh- auelan Minister, an student at the school, sailed’for Paris Wednesday. 8he expecta to return in the Fall to complete her secretarial course, Misa Tenora Sheehan, graduate of Trinity College, has been appointed to suceeed Mrs. Elste Woolf as an inatvues tor i the shorthand department, Mrs Woolf having resigned because of 1l health P d I all the world's ofl wells should run dry 1t s lkely that ol would be ob- tained from the bottom of the sea Samples of mud and sand taken oft the coasts of southern Caltfornia and Noirth Carolina are now belug distilled (o and ! out their otl-producing eapaeity, Ject of a debate to be held tomorrow | s FEBRUARY 26, 1928—PART 1. DR. GRAY TOHEAD A. U. DEPARTMENT Government Expert to As- sume Chair of Economics Next September. Dr. John H. Gray, scholar and Gov- ernment expert, has been appointed head of the Department of Economics, American University, it was announced last night by Dr. Edward T. Devine, dean of the graduate school. He will open his courses next September, spe- clalizing in studies of industrial and railroad problems and their relation to the State. n o A man of wide learning and e: - ence in teaching, Dr. Gray also has had s varied and distinguished public serv- ice with the United States Department of Labor, the board of appraisers for property commandcered for the Army and the Interstate Commerce Comis- sion, with whlc}'l‘t‘l':lé‘x“m connecte ireau o 5 '“3':‘.‘ g:-‘ly s a graduate of Harvard University, Halle, Germany, and has studied also at Paris, Vienna and Ber- lin. He taught economics at Harvard, Northwestern and Minnesota Universi- ties and Carleton College, Minnesota. Dr. Gray is the author of “Commission Regulation,” a compilation and analysis of all American statutes relating to the regulation of public service corpora- tions, and h’fi coj;nrlwlt:d ‘many artic- scientific_journals. MD:".’ Lucius C. Clark, chancellor of American University. plans to leave Washington tonight for Boston. where he will attend sessions of the National Education Association. Special exercises commemorative of George Washington's birthday were held ay morning at chapel of the Col- v;‘e'“t:’g( Liberal Arts. when the principal on Washin, was delivered by Bree® & Tansill, protessor of history. Wednesday was observed as a holiday. Washington's birthday was celebrated by the Woman's Guild of American University at its regular meeting Tues- day noon at the Young Women's Chris- tian Association. A S| luncheon was served, and the address wasdelivered by Dr. Tansill. Plans were made for a food sale to be held in March, and & dinner to be given at the college dining hall early in May. The uxlveufly of Maryland Glee Club presented a concert Thursday night. With the closing of the basket ball season last night bv the George Wash- ington-American University at the American University gymnasium inter- est at the campus focused on the de- bating season. which plunges into its midst this week with three debates. A team from the University of Florida will invade the campus Priday night, defending the affirmative of the ques- tion. “Resolved. That the United States should not defend American private in- vestments in foreign countries.” the following night, Saturday, a dual debate will be staged with Western Maryland College, with each school en- tering two teams. and one debate being held at each institution simultaneously. Each school will thus debate both sides of the same question at the same time. Arthur 8. Fleming. coach of the debat- ing team. has his charges hard at work on the question and feels that they should make a good showing in the three engagements. Miss Mary Louise Brown. dean of women at the college. will leave tonight for Boston. where she will attend the annual meeting of the National Asso- ciation of the Deans of Women. Mise Brown is & member of the press and publications committee. Mary M. Galt. assistant fessor of French. entertained at tea Tuesday afternoon at the Women's Residence Hall in honor of Mrs. Nellie Hildred of Toledo. Ohlo. A special lecturc will be delivered next Thursday to the class in political science bv R. B. Brandis. formerly of Vilna. Lithuania, who will discuss the Poland-Lithuania dispute. The International Relations Club at its meeting next Thursday night at Hurst Hall. open to the public. will con- sider the foreign policy of the United tates. Marion will discuss the 3 Closs historical phase of the question. Kath- ervn Severance the present policy and Randall Penhale the future policy. Thomas Devine, secretary of the com- munity chest of Memphis, Tenn., was visiting his parents, the dean of the graduate school, and Mrs. Edward T. Devine, during the past week. while here for the annual meeting on the community chest. Dr. Paul Kaufman, professor of Eng- | lish literature, attended the ann meeting of the tional conference on uniform entrance requirements in Eng- York last week. | lish. held in New Among the six regional associations sending delegates to the conference was the college conference on lish of the Central Atlantic States, of which | Dr. Kaufman is chairman and of which he was a representative at the national meeting. Tomorrow evening Dr. Kaufman will lecture at the graduate school on pres- ent-day poetry under the auspices of the Association of Private School Teach- ers of Washington. VIRGINIA CYPRESS CLUB ELECTS MISS HEFLI Other Officers Named by Society of Southern Brothers' University. The election of Miss Bessie Heflin of Leesburg as president of the Vir ginia Cypres Cludb of the Southern Brothers Business University was an- nounced this week. The cludb was orgnnlnd in conjunction with the school's commercial law course. Dorothy Hoffman of Culpeper was elected vice ident, and hary T. Flinn of Aldle was chosen secretary. Seventy-five per cent of the student body of the school has enrolled to take the commercial law course, Which is being conducted by President Lee P. Southern. The sororitles of the school were entertained at an informal G Washington birthday ‘Tuesady afternoon by the Zeta Eta Theta Sorority. The teas, held in the assem- bly hall of the achool, will be & weekly feature of the student body's activities | during March and April. The second semester of the Winter | term will open Thursday with a total enroliment of 300 in the secretarial course and 180 in the bookkeeping classes. Placements of graduates through the vocational bureau of the rchool, In charge of Mrs. Louise H. Muller, during the month, totaled 38, of which five were out-of-town poasitions. Frank C. Steward. vice president of the school, will return this week from Florida, ‘A!ln’ & two-week vacation and vactioal Results Study at The Master-School i For Reginners Registor Now Clan ol Interior Decoration 4 | petition for the cup for dramatics. The EDWARD L. TOLSON HEADS ‘G. 0.’ GROUP Other McKinley Technical High | Officers Named for New Term. Edward L. Tolson has been elected president of the General Organization, the student government body of the McKinley Technical High School, and Willlam W. Oehman has been named vice president, it was announced at “G. O.” headquarters yesterday. In the same election Miss Glenna Y. Crowder was chosen secretary, and she, with her fellow officers, will hold office for one calendar year. | ‘The semester representatives named to fill the vacancles created at the term’s end have been chosen as follows: Howard Florance, seventh semester; John Cotton, fifth semester; James | Marshall, third semester, and Paul Och- man, first semester. David Betts, John Dunnington, William Heflin and Ashton Scharr were chosen cheer leaders. ‘Tech's a Club will stage “Dolly Varden.” the gay operetta of the times of Louis XV, at_Central High School suditorfum on Friday and Saturday nights, March 30 and 31. This will be Tech's Spring stage production in com- rincipal female parts will be taken y Elizabeth Chick as Dolly, Marie | Trede as Letitla, Helene Swarthout as Lucette, and Leah Bretler as Alice. Pilling the male roles will be Harry| Schonrack, Clifford Adams, Basil Pos- | telthwaite, DeWitt Feeser, Louis Buck- ingham and Aldrich Medbery. { Tad Jones, Yale's foot ball coach,| will address the students of Tech on sports in the school auditorium Satur- day, March 10, at 7:30 p.m., following A showing of the Army-Navy foot ball game film. FINNEY SPEAKS AT HOWARD U Intellects of World Flour- ished in Olden Days, Judge Says. | Contending that no one desires to return to the era preceding the inven- tion of modern devices, including thel automobile, electricity and aeroplane, | Judge Edward C. Finney, First As-| sistant Secretary and budget officer of | the Department of the Interior, | the students of Howard University to: reflect that most of the world's wealth | of intellectual achievements in letters | were made by men who had known | none of the implements of the modern | ages. Judge Finney addressed the. On | student body of Howard Priday. | “How much and how far the world | has gone in the last three decades is| a modern miracle.” he said. us wants to go back to the pre-electric, | pre-auto, pre-airplane ber. the golden intellects of the world | of letters flourished and left their un- | betterment without ever seeing these thing.' Simple. sincere, able men have left their impress on their own and succeeding generations, as you may do. Earnest work. whatever the task may be. is not only is own reward, but gets results.” Judge Pinney took occasion to pay tribute to the work which Howard University has done for 60 years and ! Pro- to congratulate the students on their | work within that institution. 1 In an effort to trace the school prep- aration and the active courses foliowed by them after their admission to the bar, Howard University has sent out/ 500 confidential questionnaires to the best known colored lawyers of the Law School survey has the indorse- ment of some of the most prominent jurists of the Nation. The university believes its present survey is the first into the activities of Elizabeth Sinkford presented a pro- gram of vocal selections at the musical 'ls!emhly in Rankin Memorial Chapel | {Friday night. Miss Sinkford's per- | formance was one of a series of con | certs being conducted at the university. | { SCHOOL ROLL GROWS. i Accounting Class in Pace Course Shows Large Gain. | Because registrations in the midyear classes in the Pace course accoun- | tancy at Benjamin Franklin University | represented a large increase over last year, two sections of the freshman class were established to accommodate enter- ing students. l ‘Washington and neardy high schoals are well represented in the new fresh- | man class. Business High graduates in the new class are Henry Colman Lewis, Julius Lombard. Isabelle Heffner, Rob- | ert Brennan, David A. Fried and Lewis | 8. Clower; Central has David Bend- heim, Harry Baynard and Rober* Hur- fley; McKinley is represented by Wilbur | C. Ayres and Israel Grossberg and Carl Klatt; Western by Frank A. Wedder burn, jr.. St. Johns by Edward L. Jor- | dan and Qeorge Fugleister: Silver 8§ High School by Raymond Peck | and Norman D. Wooton, and Alexandria | High School by George T. Nicholson. | Me class in constructive and part- nership accounting. which opens on ! Friday, March 2, will be the last mid- year class formed. This class, which| Will meet on Tuesday and Friday from 7:30 to 9:20 pm. will be in charge of | Edwin C. Bosworth, who will teach the | Accounting subject: nd Sam A, Syme., | who will teach la ‘With neither sister knowing that the other was to be married Misses | | Qrace and Lucille Neil of Marinette, | Wis, were married in their home town | on the same PI\“\E i EDUCATIONAL. { The Temple School Register Now for Classes in Reginners' Gregz & Grahawm Pitman Shorthand. Slow, Me dium and Rapid Dictation. Sci entitically Taught Typewriting. dyear's Secretarial &’u\l\u;\ omplete Business Secretarial Courses, Day--Afterncon--Evening 1420 K St. NW.. M. 3258 L R R R XX National School Fine & Applied Art FELIN MANONY, Direstor erior Decoration, Costume Dea emmercial Art, Posters, Color, Dy ic Symmetry Professional, Cultural, Fundamental Courses, Personal Instruction Chitd: Saturday Morning Closses ay and Night res and and 'l'uu\llf Course in all the Branches of the Interier Arts. Rudolphe de Zapp, Director Newresonting Atis & Becoration, New Vork 1206 Conn. Ave. Main 6978 Connecticut Avenue & M 1747 Rhode toland dve. MAIN 1760 i L XYY . | Cumberland. age, but. remem- | has dying works for earth's enjoyment and | It modern wonders. °After all. man is the | R. United States. The Howard University ¥ FOUR MARYLAND COEDS ETHONORS Washington Girl Is One of Group Getting Perfect Grades at University. Special Dispateh to The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md.. February 25. —Four University of Maryland co-eds made perfect averages during the first semester of the 1927-28 term, figures Just released by Miss Alma Preinkert, assistant registrar, show. Those who turned in all A’s were: Mary Jane McCurdy of Washington, a senfor in the College of Home Eco- nomics: Mary Evelyn Kuhnle of West- ernport, Md.. a senior in the College of [Educatio; ry Murray of Mount Sav- Junior in the College of nd Barbara Schilling of a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sclences. Miss Schilling really ors, getting perfect average: subjects. All the girls are active in campus af- fairs also. Miss McCurdy, who is the most active, is giris’ editor of the Dia- mondback, the student paper: captain of the rifle team and a member of the Student Grange, Literary Soclety, Y. W. C. A and Women's Student Honor Society. Eleven others received all A marks. except for one B each, and nine of them were girls, the list including Isabe! Dynes, Frances Gruver, Emily Herzog. Pelisa Jenkins, Norma Kahney, Jan Kirk, Ruth Lawless, Virginia Pric Ruth Williams, Howard Hine and Ray- mond Romary. Maryland U.'s Graduate School has been signally honored by being granted a chapter Sigma Xi, the national honor- ary society for the promotion of re- search. It also is on the oldest na- tional honorary scientific societies in the country, the first chapter being or- ganized at Cornell in 1886. Officers of the local club are Dr. C. O. Appleman, dean of the Graduate School, and Dr. E. C. Auchter, head of the department of horticulture, secretary and treasuref. Maryland's student band, assisted by outside vaudeville talent. wiil give a concert in the auditorium next Friday night. Proceeds from the concert will go toward buying uniforms and new instruments. The band has played at many of the basket ball games this season and will perform at the lacrosse contests this Spring. Members of the University Student Grange will give a program at Highe land. in Harford County. Tuesday night, and on Thursday will entertain at _Forest Hill. in the same county. Frank Witter and Rodert Simmons represented the Y. M. C. A. at ths Mid. winter conference held recently Gettysburg. Pa. Maryland, the Dis- trict of Columbia. Delaware, New Jer- sey and eastern Pennsylvania were represented. Maryland's gl cert at Kensingto day evening. and c:t first hon- in nine will give a con- n. The clud this year best, if not the institution. and doubtless is oue of the the best, to repre: has been defin! the annual compe! L. 0. T. C. e 26. 4 A free luncheon will visitors. and the band pe Miss . Kel home demon- stration agent. a: d extension service conference just ended at Cornell University. Many week end part ranged by tha frater tion with th be Was! Classroom Has 2.000 Acres. An outdoor “classroom™ .00 acres, the largest west of the Mississ- ippl. is now the property of the Univer- sity of Washington. Dr. M. Lyle Spen- cer announced in the rse of Ris inaugural address. 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