Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1928, Page 5

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Since the inception of the fund in 1027, a total of $370,000 has been con- tributed from university women and other interested individuals all over the | country, and it is hoped to add a sub- | | stantial contribution from the Wash- | ingion branch by the early Spring. | The object of the Fellowship Fund is | to provide fellowships for women gradu- | ates of distinction in their chosen field of work and to enable them to have a | year or more of research work in some | country other than their own. What | American women can do in research | work has been adequately demonstrated | by the brilliant studies made by the women to whom the association has awarded the few fellowships which it has administered since 1890. Supply Less Than Demand. Experience has shown tha tthe num- | ber of these fellowships at the disposal | of the association is wholly unequal to the demand. Last year 166 women ap- plied for the 12 fello ips the associa- tion had in its power to award. Among the flelds in which the applicants | wished to pursue advanced study were art archeology. classics economics, edu- cation, English literature, foreign lan- ages, mathematics, music, medicine, | philosophy, psychology, public health, | science, sociology and theology. Dean Virginia G. Gildersleeve of Bar- nard College, who heads the advi: committee of the fund organization, has | pointed out that the scholarly achieve- | f the country lag far behind its | jevements in athletics, and that whereas in a small country like Holland | there is one outstanding scientist |u! every million people. In the United States the ratio is only one to every twenty-eight million. | “We do not produce enough outstand- ing scientists,” she said. ‘“The fault | may be in the whole system of educa- tion. There is a lack of inspiration to | go on to higher things. For the good of our sex and also for our own coun- try we need the establishment and ‘he wise awarding of as many fellowshins as possible.” Encouragement Is Aim. “The purpose of fellowships is to give to the woman scholar of promise cvery opportunity to develop her talent. Wh:n she has given evidence of possessing the necessary mental qualities for research and creative work she deserves the as- sistance which a fellowship gives. “In awarding the fellowships, the aim of the trustees has been to find workers who have already carried out promising work and have shown themselves capa- ble of doing independent research, and to encourage them to continue.” Mrs. Samuel Herrick is chairman of the Washington committee for the fund and assisting her in an advisory capac- ity are Miss Sybil Bakey, Mrs. G. Bowerman, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.; Mrs. A. E. Graupner, Mrs. Robert Howard, Miss Harlean James, Mrs. Thomas Page, Miss Cora Rigby, Mrs. D. A. Rol ertson, Mrs, P. S. Smith, Mrs. L. B. Swormstedt. Mrs. O. L. Veerhof and Mrs. H. E. Willard. To Work Out Its Destiny. From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. President Coolidge—In doing good, in walking humbly, in sustaining its | own people, in ministering to other | nations, America will work out its mighty destiny. ‘This table shows the estimated with interest: Contributions by employes. $25,932,000 6,148,000 26,364,000 26,364,000 26,796,000 27,012,000 27,288,000 217,440,000 29,965,000 30,199,000 30,433,000 30,667,000 Government, $19,950,000 19,950,000 19,950,000 19,950,000 19,950,000 19,950,000 1 19,950,000 The Gift Character 1415 H St ~ Civil Service $4,042,670 19,950,000 10.414,892 19,950,000 11,708,428 19,950,000 13,016,255 19,950,000 14,341,705 19,950,000 15,716,805 000 17,116,077 20,000,936 STORES—21 DIRECT “THE OTHER WISE MAN” Left to right: Rev. G. M. Diffenderfer, Irving L. Koch, chairman committee on personnel ments: Harold Snyder, chairman committee on lighting: Dennis E. Connell, associate director; N. K. Gardner, in charge of settings. The play will be presented at the Luther Place Memorial Church, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. and business arrange- CIVIL SERVICE FUND PUT AT §132.934670 Alcorn Files Retirement Fig- ures for More Than 300,000 Federal Workers. ‘To prepare members of Congress with the latest actuarial information for deal ing with the Dale-Lehlbach liberalized civil service retirement bill promptly after Congress returns from the Christ- mas recess, Robert H. Alcorn, chajrman of the joint conference on retirement, representative of more than 300,000 Government employes, is laying before each member the figures prepared by Dr. Alvin H. Thompson of the Pension Bureau, This shows that already there is a balance in the retirement fund of $132,- 994,670, with a contribution this year of nearly $26,000,000 by the employes. Dr. Thompson's estimates are that in 1941 the employes will be contributing approximately $31,000,000 to the fund and that the balance in the fund that year will be $537,332,944. Mr. Alcorn in his statement to mem- bers of the House is emphasizing that Dr. Thompson's estimates have proved exceedingly conservative. In Dr. Thomp- son's tesimony before the joint civil service committee two years ago figures were given which time has proven were conservative, To Dr. Thompson's esti- mates of the employes’ contributions Mr. Alcorn has added the nearly $20,- 000,000 a year which the Government is now paying annually to amortize its accrued indebtedness to the fund and intevest amounting to approximately $20,000,000 a year. Alcorn Estimates. Mr. Alcorn points out that Dr. ‘Thompson estimates the expenditures in the. fiscal year of 1941 at less than $35,000,000 with an income of mote than $70,000,000. ““This does not seem necessary,” he says. “Our own esti- mates based on the best figures to date give us approximately $620,000,000 in the fund July, 1942, with interest of nearly $25,000,000 annually. additional appropriations by the Gov- ernment except those now in force.” At a meeting a week ago the Repub- lican steering committee of the House decided to work for the passage of four of the big appropriation bills before the Christmas holidays to_the exclusion of all other legislation. For this reason a vote in the House on the Dale retire- ment bill which has already passed the Senate was postponed until after the recess. The House leaders have prom- ised to let this bill come up. for a vote at the earliest possible date. Fund Status condition of the Civil Service retire- ment fund, based on the figures supplied to the House and Senate civil service committees by Dr. Alvin H. Thompson of the Pension Bureau, plus the annual contribution now being made by the Federal Government, Annuity and refunds. $17,996,000 19,598,250 21,096, 22,498,500 23,811,000 25,039,500 26,190,750 27,279,000 29,879,200 30,884,000 31,826,400 32,711,200 33,542,400 Interest. Balances. $132,994,670 164,814,206 196,624,624 228,305,108 260,373,312 292,710,704 325,406,382 358,542,637 392,920,142 427,901,947 463,574,624 500,023,408 537,332,944 5,319,786 6,592,568 7,864,984 9,132,104 8,542,984 of Gifts Furniture Just to remind you that Kauf- mann’s guaran- tees to deliver and have in your home for Christmas any article of furni- ture or complete suite you may putchase to- mortow. KAUFMANNS reet N.W. CLITEES With no | 'UTAH'S STAND ON RATIFYING DAM COMPACT IS WATCHED | Thanksgiving Services Held at Gorge. Californians Foresee Benefits, Arizona's Attitude Non-Committal. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, December 22.—Jubi- lant advocates of the project today turned their attention to Utah's official attitude toward ratifica- tion of the Colorado Rtver compact, the last | highest dam ever constructed. | Agreement to the compact of Utah or | Arizona is needed before the Swing- Johnson Boulder Dam bill, which be- | came an act yesterday when President | Coolidge affixed to it his signetare, can become effective. Five of the river basin’s States, California, Wyoming. | Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico, have joined the compact framed , in Santa Fe in 1922. Six are needed. Arizona steadily has opposed the bill and received news of its passage with dismay. With no hope of that State's officials relenting in their attitude, in- terest turned in Utah's probable future course. That course appeared prob- lematical, with State officials and legis- lative leaders hesitating to commit themselves until they have studied the amended measure. President Coolidge's approval of the bill, which the House passed earlier this week, was acclaimed with jubilation orate and prolonged civic celebration was held. Las Vegas would be first to feel ef- fects of construction of the dam in Black Canyon, at an estimated cost of $165,000,000. Materials for the con- struction must pass through there, and a vast growth In population was visioned. Pilgrimage to Site. After a holiday proclaimed by com- mon assent of all and celebrated with parading and pledging of the citizens to assume a new civic responsibility, the more devout joined in a solemn vplltlfrimsge of thanksgiving to the dam site. A motor car procession traveled the knees citizens offered thanks for the safe passage and final approval of the measure. More than 400 men and women knelt while the Rev. Boyd Parker of Christ Episcopal Church spoke the in- vocation. Bishop Ira J. Earl of the Morman Church told the assemblage of the struggle of his forefathers in the pioneering of the Colorado River coun- try, and C. S. Reynolds, pastor of the Las Vegas Methodist Church, offered a prayer of thanksgiving. The benediction was read by Rev. Charles Sloan, Las Vegas Baptist minister. bank the assemblage. gathered from all walks of life and all creeds, walked to the edge of the water, where Right Rev. C. E. Reardon offered a prayer for the safe completion of the dam. Members of the American Legion planted an American flag at the mouth of the canyon. Meanwhile confusion was thrown Into the ranks of the bill's opponents in Phoenix, where the State Legisla- ture earlier yesterday had forwarded an appeal to the Chief Executive to exercise his veto power on the bill. That body had called to the Execu- tive's attention its contention that the bill was unconstitutional and based on the “malled fist” theory in seeking Atwater Kent Kolster Freshman Arthur 1239 G MY Boulder Dam | legal barrier to building of the in Southern California and with wild | joy in Las Vegas, Nev., where an elab- | 28 miles to the canyon, where on bended | After the religious ceremony on the | PIANO COMPANY to allocate to Southern California precious water from the Colorado, which, Arizona contends, belongs to | her and will be needed within the State | in_future development Court action was threatened to test constitutionality of the act, but a mo- tion in the State Senate to appoint a committee to draw up plans for this was not pressed after opposition was expressed by the chair on the grounds | that more time was needed to arrive | at a mature decision. Construction of the dam for the hreefold purpose of flood control, ir- rigation and power generation was haled by Mayor George E. Cryer of Los | Angeles as “the greatest work of in- ternal improvement undertaken by our Government since construction of the Panama Canal” The mayor pictured the dam as means toward the ultimate exemption | of Imperial Valley in California from | the menace of destructive floods and | droughts, and he said that Southern | California coastal cities now will be as- | sured ample water for domestic use. “I anticipate a period of great pros- perity and development throughout | Southern California and the entire Southwest,” he said. | While he believed California would be the “great beneficiary of the direct physical benefits of the project.” Gov. Frank Emerson of Wyoming said Ari- zona and Nevada would come in for a share of the benefits, and that Colo- rado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, as States of the upper basin, would find through the legislation the me- | dium_practically assuring operation of the Colorado River compact. Learns Something. From the Baltimore Sun. Blobbs—Aside from anything else he may learn, a college education at least | stimulates a boy’s imagination. Slobbs—Yes, it generally teaches him | how to spend about 10 times as much money as he will ever have. | Test the ofl level every tank is filled with gasoline. i&&m&&mm ‘ Christmas Jewelry Shop at the friendly store —you're always greeted with a smile—with no obligation to buy. Specializing in Perfect Diamonds Large assortment bar pins, scarf pins, with complete line of standard watches. Charge Accounts Invited M. Wartzburger Co. 742 Ninth St. N.W. 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