Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1929, Page 7

¢ dean of men at “HELL WEEK" SOON | E=% TOEND IN COLLERE « Conference of Deans of Men : Be!@eves,Praetice Is Dying Hard Death. “Hell week” is due, but it is dying a hard de: '.h This he consensus of collzxe officials lmm ull sections of the attending the annual eon{erenu o! the Mlvfla‘er today. "Ho 'eek ls the probc ion period e fraternities ‘hzn prospecnva Inmltes are forced to do all manner of strange and embar- 7 rassing feats, such as crawling on the hand and knees across a busy street. or making their way home for 15 or 20 ~ miles after being taken, blindfold and penniless, for an nuwmubfle ride Snrne time, the initiates are cuffed, thac they are likely to ml into lhe of the law as State's prlsonera ctimes the “Hell week” stunts e Sc Are su ch as to endanger the lives of . the students. Although the queer rites, the paddlings and other traditional , trimmings of fraternity initiations arouse tender memories among the prominent educators assembled today, few showed much sympathy with them. Dean Geo! rs P. Wood of erican g anverslty told the group that the pros- pect of such antics was one of the prob! his own (-culty ln de- ciding whether (utern\ua ington uuum ws he said, wll.h sub rosa ternlt M:’M\)flt which conduct their l.nnhmns unknmu:bt‘o't.h’at m:ulty is M‘!I be betur to lize fraternities so 't;;ndc tios ty ton h schools -lreldy fairly imbued with the | “Hell week” traditions, and expect that sort of treatment. Success Toward Regulation. Dean Thomas A. Clark of the Uni- versity of mmnn;mnp:;‘md t'l::t 1:1“‘ ap- parently lnem scheme ey the ell ‘Week” proceedings had bee put in effect hmlh the interfrater- nity counsel Under this plan pre-in- itiation stunts are confined to 24 hours before the final initiatory ceremonial, and they must be kept in the lrltzmlty hoyse. Such stunts as sending student into the country on a huns for. something that doesn’t exist, he said, can be lndu!ged in with only upeclul n. No effort is made to in- terfere with the regular initiation. The growing number o! colleges which are facing “Hell w ynder rather strict regulations, ll wu reported. is a hard blow to manufacturers of paddles. One of these manufacturers recently made the embarrassing mistake of smd ing circulars stressing the moral value ling freshmen to the officers of Kappa Praternity, the national Greek letter’ honorary society, whose members are among the most scdate and dignified of human beings. The educators will go on a pil; to Mount Vernon this afternoon and hy a wreath on the tomb of Washington. — Montreal, Canada, is to have a new aircraft plant, ¥ CLAYTON FAVORED FOR TILTES Py Poll Places Noonan. Second, Walker Third in List Sent Hoover. The poll conducted Trecently by a committee seeking to secure names for submission to President Hoover as the choice of the people of Washington for public utilities commissioner has closed with William McK. Clayton, chair- man of the public utilities committee of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, in the lead. Mr. Clayton polled 2,410 votes, James J. Noonan 1,634, Fred S Walker, 344, Mrs, Grace Hays Riley 241 and William A. Roberts 14612, he five names will be pn:senved to President Hoover by the poll committee with the request that he choose members for the Public mumes Commission from among the five nai The poll was conducted by means of votes taken at meetings of civic asso- clations, labor and other bodies, by newspaper ballots and by privately Fd culated ballots. Where organizations, pmfld . I i u date, this was valued at 76 votes. Ac- cording to the letter of transmittal to Whitmore and Goinpany GOING-OUT-OF- BUSINESS 1225 F StreeT AT I3TH. JEWELERS SALE ENTIRE STOCK WILL BE SoLD AT 207%—33%%—5()% REDUCTIONS Diamonds, Watches, Silverware, Lamps Platedware, Gold and Platinum Jewelry, Frames Glassware, Novelties, Costume Jewelry, etc. Now 20% to 50% Less ALL DIAMOND WATCHES—HALF-PRICE WRIST WATCHES Ladies’ rectan- gular 14.k. white gold, 15-jewel. 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This announcement was made today at the Navy Depnrt.ment ln orders detach- t duty on . 8. 8. Detmlt wlthfithe aircraft this meet he nubll.sheu three world seaplane npeed records with a Navy CR-3 seaplane. size at Bay | to receive this afternono with summer scttings, HIGH SCHOOL CADETS .| TO GET COMMISSIONS 9| 141 Student Officers to Be Reviewed With Brigade by Maj. Gen. Sladen, One hundred and forty-one officers of Washington’s High School Cadet Bri- gade will receive their commissions at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon at the an. nual commissionr presentation exercises in thelwfllon Satdium at Central High hool. Maj. Gen. Fred W. Sladen, U. 8. A, commanding general of the 3d Corps Area, will make the actual pnsenumcn and will review e. Wallace M. crulllc U. 8. A, protemr of military science and tactics, will mnd wlth Maj. Clen Sladen during the review. hen E. Kramer, first as- istant superintendent of schools in chnue of white high schools and cadet. affairs, also will review the cadets. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, hoj to be able to attend the exercises although he may be prevented by urgent school business. The commissions which the cadets are ve won not only by the records they have made in t ranks, but also by their scho- lastic achievements. 13 L4 . - | the final dehlte next month for a prize, ber 1. club -nd ollteuly belongs LAW SCHOOL’S DEBATE WON BY ARKANSAS MAN| Alfred J. Loda Victorious at Georgetown anverflty-'—loot Court Trial Is Held. Aifred J. Loda of Arkansas won the fourth debate between the various law clubs of the Owr{utown University School of Law night, second honors being awarded to Jnhn Joseb?h O'Reilly of flu District of Colum| As the winner, Loda will take part in faculty The two students were members of the winning side of the debate wmcb tookthglomotamummotmn oo whlch es presided. John Carroll uw to M. Gould CI 11' them n the court y Nicholas Sadlak, also of f Con- necucut & member of the Plzrce Buner | Club. 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