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STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, MAY 12, 1929—PART 1.~ DR FEGANTOSPEAK] [ | HTCOMMENCENENT Will Address Graduation THE SUNDAY U OF M. PRESIDENT |CLUB TO ENTERTAI RETURNS TODUTIES, CATHOLIC U, CLASS Dr. Pearson Has About Fully Senior Night Exercises Will 1 SCHOOL CHILDREN PRESENT PAGEANT SHAKESPEARE PLAY T0 BE GIVEN FRIDAY American University Club Plans to Present “Mer- chant of Venice.” American University's annual Shake- spearean play will be presented Priday night in the gymnasium at the College of Liberal Arts, Massachusetts and Ne- braska avenues. “The Merchant of for this year and its will be preceded by a party given by the women's guild of the uni- versity from 6 to 7:30 o'clock in th out-of-doors amphitheater. De’}.hehfi !thxl h":nd"or!él Behie ap! as loe] Belle Clafiin as Portia, been under in- tensive training by Will Hutehins, pro- fessor of arc of the university, and will give the show twice elsewhere before the local performance. T¢ the uction will be given at Millers ton, Va. In addition to the leading characters, | other students in the cast include George Sixbey, Roland Rice, Roland 1L liams, James Levin, Samuet , Louts Young, J. Harold Riggle, Sara Martz, | Irene Dezendorf, Ward Mitchell, Ethel Smith, Lulu Lybrook, Otis Fellows, Del- sis Appel, Laura Barrett, Helen Tucker, Esther McVey, Lenore Friesleben, Hazel Jagobs, Saidee Mae White, Jacoby, Claribel Eaten, Elsie Sandberg, Elizabeth Joyce, Kathryn Heath and Jane Rice. Committee to Meet. Iz oreparation for the garden party, the general committee in charge, head- ed by Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, presi- dent of the guild, will hold a meeting tomorrow. The refreshment committee, of which Mrs. A. C. Christie is chair- man, met Saturday. In event of rain ! the supper will be served in the Wom- | en’s Residence Hall. | Dr. Wesley M. Grewehr, now head | of the department of 'history at| Denison University, Granville, Ohio, has been appointed professor of history and head of the department of history at the College of Liberal Arts of Ameri- | can University, it was announced by | Dr. George B. Woods, deamn of the college. He comes next Fall to Wash- ingten. Dr. Grewehr holds the degrees of bachelor of arts, master of arts and | doctor of philosophy from the Univer- sity of Chicago. He has had sant teaching experience at Baker University, Ohio Wesleyan, Iowa State ‘Teachers’ College and Morningside Col- In 1924-25 he was ex- | | Peking, ¥ at the local collegz will consist of courses in American history, American Colonies, American frontier, World War and modern European history, Near East and Far East. Dr. visited the college last week, Dr. and Mrs. Grewehr have a som, Hamilton, 13 years of age. 2 ‘The new research assistantships in transportation have been established at | American University and will be offered to graduates of any collegs or univer- sity especially qualified for the study of problems of transportation, it was announced by Dr. Luclus C. Clark, ! chancellor of the university. | Fund Tribute to Pacilities. 1 ‘The funds, which will amount to $1,500 each, have been given by the Security Owner, nlg orr :l;mms City, in recogn of rngimu offered in the mnumum Vil e paid 1n | ts of llmh beginning September 1, successful graduate work in economics or business ldminlstnthlgn. hl‘l:.hm:h an assigne: Proj should develop the degree of doctor of ‘The research will occupy several hours each day and will be done under the supervision of the professor of trans- portation economics, and with the ap- proval of the dean of the Graduate School. Mother's day will be observed at the college today when more than 100; mothers will be guests at a dinner at! the college dining rool;l 3’5‘“2 will bg a special program of addresses an music at Hurst Hall this afternoon in charge of the vesper committee. Jane Lytle, chairman of this committee, will be in charge of the service, and the men’s quartet will sing with Barrett Puchs as soloist. Ward W. Keesecker, who recently appeared for examination for his de- gree of doctor of philosophy before the graduate faculty, has been recom- mended for that degree. His thesis is “Legal Interpretation of Religlous Lib- erty.” ject a_thesis acceptable for philosophy. Other Hearings Listed. Other hearings under way include: Willam C. Waltemyer, “Quest -of a Personal God in a World of Physical Science”; Joseoh C. Sinclair, “Being and Becoming in the Development of Thought”; and to be held tomorrow: Daniel A. Dollarhide, instructor at the State College of Pennsylvania, whose thesis is “Social Science in Entrance and Graduation Require- ments,” and William R. Howell, am instructor and registrar at Washing- ton College, Chestertown, Md., whose ihesis is “The Government of Kent | County, Md.” Ralph C. Hon, fellow in economics at the Graduate School, who will re- | ceive his master's degree in June, has | been appointed professor of economics | and head of the department of ecnomics at Nebraska Weleyan College, Lincoin, Nebr., for the coming college year. Elsie Rackstraw has been elected president of Alpha Chapter of the Phi Delta Gamma Sorority of American University. Other officers named for the ensuing year are: Vice president, Florence Milliken: col ding secre- tary, Bianche Enterline; recording sec- #etary, Effie May Ross; treasurer, Mary | £.5uise Brown; registrar, Grace R. John- son; chaplain, Hazel Fegans, and his- torian, Ora Cage. 'y Mears Galt presented her French class last Thursday at chapel in one act of the French play, “Le Malade Imaginaire,” by Moliere. The cast included Rowenetta Allen, Ronald McLaughlin, Warren Colison, Dorothy Darby, Merle Randle, Arthur Murphy, Helen Goodman and Audrey Belt. The annual banquet of the Oxford Fellowship, ministerial student club of the college, was held Priday night at the college dining room with Bishop ‘William Fraser MacDowell as principal speaker. The program was in charge of Robert Wierer, toastmaster, the college quartet sang, and Clara Beli Eaton gave | a reading. Other guests included Mrs. J. Phelps Hand, Dr. and Mrs, Frederick ! Brown Harris and Rev. Philllp & Edwards. ‘The annual banquet of the Eagle staff last Monday evening was marked by announcement by George Sixbey, new editor-in-chief of the college paper, of his two associate editors, Raymond Spaeth and Mary Scull. Speakers in- cluded James L. Wright, Washington correspondent of the Buffalo Evening News; Dr. L. C. Clark, Dr. George B. Woods, Sarah Roher, Norman Cramer, George Sixbey. Seniors were entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Woods and Miss Mary Lewis Brown, dean of women, vesterday at Holiday Hous;l 1;:n the Polomac River W 5 prod H ville, Md., while it will be presented Wednesday at the high school at Balls- | FESTIVAL PROGRAM igkin: | Mrs. J. Garfield Riley and Mrs. Virginia { | | i { afterneon, at the Orr GIVEN BY CHILDREN Whole City Is Represented at Community Center Series of Events. An enthusiastic crowd of children from all parts of Washington crowded the auditorium of Central High School at the presentation of the children's festival, given under auspices of the Community Center Department of the public schools of the District of Co- bia yesterday afternoon. Sixteen separate features were pre- sented by children from community centers in or about Washington, who | had been coached during the Winter by | dancing teachers or directors of music In the parts they were to play. The presentation yesterday afternoon Was in the nature of a competition between the several centers and marked the culmination of the months of prepara- tion and rehearsal. Musical Numbers. The m was opened by selec- tions from an orchestra composed of | children from community groups and | directed by Miss Laura F. Ward. Other | outstanding musical selections were given by the Drum and Bugle Corps, Boy Scout Troop No. 49, directed by Scoutmaster John Cole. Dances given in picturesque costumes .of all ages and lines, including both ballets and minuets to the accompaniment of the piano, demonstrated work done by the children in the rehearsals in the sev- eral communities and cegters under their respective directors. 'he dances | and acts served to reveal both origi- nality and planning and hard work on the part of both director and actor. The sponsors of the festival were Mrs. Proctor L. Dougherty, Mrs. William B. Ladue, Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro, Mrs. Frank W. Ballou, Mrs. John Hays Ham- mond, Mrs, George F. Bowerman, Mrs. Prederick Brooke, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, Mrs. Cloyd H. Marvin, Mrs. | Phillip §. Smith, Mrs. Carrie H. Brown, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, Mrs. George A. Ricker, White Speel. Program of Festival. | The program presented yesterday afternoon follows: Orchestra directed by Laura F. Ward, composed of six city-wide community | groups. g Highland fling, directed by Loretto Murphy of Chevy Chase Center. Baby waltzers, directed by Marjorie Schuster, Georgetown Center. My Lady Goes a-Walking, directed by | Loretto Murphy, Thomson Center. | Country dance, directed by Marjorie Schuster, Georgetown Center. Drum and Bugle Corps, Boy Scout Troop No. 49, Park View Center. The Enchanted Forest, directed by Alice Louise Hunter, Oyster Center. Irish lads and lassies, directed by Loretto Murphy. “Grecian Prieze,” directed by Loretto Murphy, Chevy Chase Circle Center. “Jack Be Nimble,” directed by Fran- ces Brightwell, MacFarland Center. “The Way of Old Pekin” directed by Frances Brightwell, MacFarland Center. Demonstration of piano instruction to community group, directed by Edith B. Photo shows group of costumed children who staged a School in Twining City. Ppageant before the Parent-Teacher Association Wednesday —Star Staff Photo. e On G. W Staff I ELWOOD STREET. by Evelyn Davis, Southeast Center. Tap dancing, directed by Loretto Murphy, Thomson and Southeast Cen- ters. by Rainbow ballet, directed Alice Louise Hunter, Columbia Heights Cen- ter. Following the regular program, = miniature aircraft demonstration by members of the District of Columbia Model Afrcraft League was given from the stage. A handwork exhibit of air- craft as prepared by the Chevy Chase Center, was also on view in the cor- ridor. [NEWSPAPER MAN WINS COLUMBUS U. DEBATE William A. Millen, reporter for The | | } | 6 W, ULVANES TWD STAFF MEMBERS {Dudley W. Willard and El- |3 %eed wood Street Are Added to Sociology Department. | | | _Recognizing the need of presenting the opportunity for students to gain an | understanding of modern social prob- |lems, the George Washington Univer- sity will expand its sociology ment to include sociological study in its civic applications, according to | plans just announced by Dr. Cloyd Heck | Marvin, president. | Two new members have been added i to the staff of the department. Dudle; Wilson Willard, formerly head of the sociology department of Clark Univer- | sity, has been appointed associate pro- | fessor of sociology, and Ellwood Street, director of the Washington Community Chest, will act as lecturer in sociology. Mr. Street, who has had wide e: perience in social service work, will give two courses, one in the administration of social work and one in the history of social work. Complete Course Planned. The course on the administration of social work will include lectures, read- ing. d! on and observation and re- port on procedure of Washington so- cial agencies, in respect to legal organ- | ization, committee management, make- {up of boards of directors, empioyment principles, personnel practice, office arrangement and equipment, office and personal efficiency, publicity, finance, |agency relationships and community contacts. The course will be given from 7 to 9 pm. on Monday in the first | semester. | The course in the history of social |work will cover the development of | | i Class of Georgetown U. Early in June. Dr. Hugh J. Fegan, assistant dean of law, will make the address to the grad- uates at the 130th annual commence- | ment of Georgetown University, pre- liminary plans for which were an-: nounced yesterday. H ‘With the dedication of the new med- ical-dental school building as one of the features of commencement week, begin- ning June 9, the exmbtflbewfll Ilrrllng t(; Georgetown a larger number of alumn! than at any time since the law school’s golden jubilee in 1920. | In the selection of Dr. Pegan as com- | mencement speaker recognition has been given by Rev. Dr. W. Coleman Nevills, president of Georgetown, to one closely identified with the unlve‘rsltyw not only as a member of the law faculty for 18 years but also as a| graduate of the college and the law school. Dr. Pegan, & native of this city, has been an active officer of the alumni as- sociation and a member of the athletic advisory committee of the university. Graduating from Georgetown Coliege 1 DR. HUGH J. FEGAN. —Edmonston Photo. UILDING HOWARD B in 1902, he entered the law school, from which he was graduated in the class of 1907, after earning a master of arts degree. Again, in 1916, the university bestowed upon him a doctorate of phil- osophy. Served as Captain During War. After his graduation from the law school he served as assistant solicitor of the Department of Agriculture until 1911, and then as a special attorney in the Treasury Department until the out- break of the World War, during which he served as a captain in the judge advocate general's department. Dr. Pegan's connection with the | Georgetown faculty dates from 1911, when he became secretary and assistant professor at the Law School. Begin- ning with 1919, he became a full-time professor and assistant dean. During these years he has combined his office duties ‘with those of teaching such sub- jg?du equity, gommon-law ’pludm an lamages, and is now professor im | 2 agency ang ihsurance. He 1s author of | 250 new drug containers, all installed | numerous contributions to law journals { i1 Wall cases. and is a member of the American Bar | cfude drugs and an electric centrifuge Assoctation, and recently was made a;hl_;',; H‘S‘; db“" }nst‘fl"gdi e life member of the Americas - | 2 old anatomical laboratory e merican Law In- | o ‘remodeled and fitted up for research For the first time in a number of | Work. The pharmacology laboratory in years no honorary degrees will be be- | the new medical building is to be stowed by the university at its June | eduipped during the Summer so as to commencement. This was deemed ad- | Provide accommodation for pharmacy | visable owing to the fact that the uni- | Students. A similar arrangement will | mmm;mmmtm{bcme!flmbfl Third and Fourth Floors Will Be Used by College of Pharmacy. The third and fourth floors of the | building previously occupied by the | Howard University School of Medicine {will be thoroughly renovated for the | College of Pharmacy. The most modern equipment is to be installed and every facility provided to make possible a | thorough and comprehensive course of | study. ~ Much of the work already has | been-done and the remainder will be | completed during th> Summer. A new laboratory has been constructed and equipped. The equipment consists of laboratory tables provided with run- ning , water, gas, electricity and com- pressed air; 40 new microscopes and and also at the tenth anniversary off A e ) \he pharmacy grad-| iy S eCihe kol /ol ORI | 157 o riates 102 e tabon Stte !board examinations in 23 different Dr. Nevils, who will preside over his | first commencement of the umversltylfif‘t"}“-m?“m br:um’er‘a:‘ Disedin as its head, will make the address to| the graduates at the annual commence- f“cwh&m‘;fi%flxmand EIO Beren ment of the Georgetow , teen eir examinations, four ‘st Ga TR an el THO"Y | of whom passed in other States.” Two | School at Garrett Park on June 11. | young women of last year's class led Has Heavy Schedule. | the examinations in South Carolina. | i | BEING RENDVATED An electric mixer for | Y | done the most for the chapter during Between now and commencement, PFather Nevils has been invited to at- tend nearly a score of meetings, some connected with the university and oth- | ers outside. On May 19 he will ad- dress the National Council of Catholic | Men at St. Mary’s Church in Rockville, | m h:l‘yhel!wheh will 'pé:: at the | of ashington Chamber of | Commerce, of which Georgetown Uni- versity is a member. | Very Rev. Edward C. Phillips, pro- | vineial of the New York-Maryland prov- ince of the Jesuit order, who formerly was director of the observatory at Georgetown, is making his annual in- spection visit at the Hilltop. He will be the celebrant at the services and re- ception this afterncon at 4 o'clock for the sodality of the medical and dental schools. Rev. Thomas B. Chetwood, regent of the Law School, will be the ign_Service and sodalities at 10 o'clock this each meeting. Ho aiso . He { the alumni of the Convent [of the Visitation last Thursday. The first graduation event at town will be the nurses at the Hospital Training School on May 29. | In recent years the Georgetown lnd) Providence Hospital schools have been | having joint graduation exercises and it is expected that the forthcoming one will follow this precedent. Since th: t of the Georgetown Hos pital the Training School has had greatly improved accommodations. Georgetown Chapter of Delta Chi Praternity met last Mondav, when Wil- liam _W. Bride, corporation counsel of the District and national president of the fraternity, presented a gold Delta Chi key to be awarded to the member of the Georgetown chapter who has i | the year. The key was won by Frank G. Harrison, treasurer of the chapter. Dr. Thomas H. Healy, director of scholarship for the fraternity. pre- sented another gold Delta Chi key to the member whowill attain this in the highest scholarship. avera; This | key will be awarded when the final marks of the present semester are ‘ known. New Course Is Planned. Announcement was made by Dean William N. Cogan of dentistry that the Dental School is contemplating includ- ing a course in dental hygiene in its curriculum next October. There have been many inquiries at the school con- cel inauguration of such a course and since such interest is mani- fest the authoritfes have deemed it ad- visable to give it their serious considera- tion. A committee has been appointed to outline the course and is expected to_make an early report. ‘The Dean Cogan Dental Society has been active recently with papers on Of the 84 graduates who passed the board, 58 are engaged in the drug busi- ness, 4 teaching. 3 conducting clinieal | laboratories and 1 a United States Gov- ernment inspector. Sixty-two are lo- cated in Southern States, while 39 set- tled in the North and West. During the Summer two members of the faculty of the College of Phar- macy will do graduate work. Dr. D. H. Smith will study at Cornell University and Dr. A. E. Green will attend the University of Michigan. The department of engineering at Howard University had as visitors last week four of its graduates who now are gineers in New York City. were Chester P. Alston, Randolph R. Ragsdale and Clyde R. Brannon, all of the class of 1921, and Pranklin B. Log- wood of the class of 1926. The visi- tors discussed the many problems en- countered in modern subway construc- tion, in which work they are engaged. Dr. Mordecal W. Johnson, president of Howard, will deliver the commence- ment address at Tuskegee Institute May 30. Fraternity Members Get Certificates. . James Hart, associate professor | of political sclence at Johns Hapklnsl University. was the honor’s day speaker at Howard last Wednesday, at which ! time newly elected memh-rs to Kappa Mu honor society wer: [ esented cer- | tificates. The new members were Dr. Charles H. Wesley, Dr. Eva B. Dykes, Mrs. Mpyrtie Phillips and James Porter, members of the faculty: Harry Gill Smith, Mattie Murrel, Alice Eighmie, | . Prancis Price, Glenwood Jones, Norma Parks, Florence Graves, Willis- ton Lofton, Marion Bianchi, Elworth Evans, Pansy Baltimore, Ida Ball, Lilllan Dabney and Myrtle Brady. Following the exercises in Andrew Rankin Chapel the Kappa Mu Society gave a luncheon in honor of the guest speaker, new members and the Phi! Beta Kappa members of the university . LAW FRESHMEN T0 HOLD DEBATE ‘Washington' College Class Annual| Event Next Saturday Night. The freshman class of the Washing- ton College of Law will hold its annual prize debate next Saturday night. The subject this year will be ‘“Resolved, That capital * punishment should be H.{is a member of the Virginia bar. abolished,” and the judges are to be vari pared by the oAl siljects oo the loyc‘e - Judge Mary O'Toole of the Municipal students. These are read at Star and a member of the senior class | charity and soclal work from earliest t Columbus University, won first prize in the Sefton Darr extemporane- ous speaking contest at the university last week. Upholding the negative of the ques- tion “That capital punishment should be abolished,” Millen presented argu- the accompanying award of $15. Al- fred McGarraghy of the freshman class took second place and the award of $10 with his affirmative arguments. topic was given the contestants five minutes before the debate was to begin and the debaters were permitted to choose their side of the question. The judges were George Horning, jr.; Rob- ert 1. Lynch and Willlam D. Harris. Other contestants included John Dwyer, G. Alvin Walker, Ralph Rob- ertson, James McGarron, John Burns, Mrs. Saildee Brawner, Miss Kathryn Power, John Bishop, John O'Leary and ‘William Becker. High Schools Show Tremendous Gain In Last 16 Years By the Associated Press. From 1910 to 1926 attendance in public high schools increased from 915,000 to 3,757,000. In addition to this growth, the Bureau of Education reported yesterday that the junior high schools have developed to a point Athey. “Joy of Spring," directed by Loretto | Murphy, Chevy Chase and Thomson Center. “Cinderella Gives a Ball,” directed where attendance is more than a million in number, of which more than 300,000 are of high school | | rank. ments which won him the decision and | ‘The | | recorded times. The history of the | charities of Washington will be used to | llustrate the kind of progress in char- {itable development which has been made in practically all American cities. ‘The course will be given from 7 to 9 pm. on Mondays in the second se- mester. Mr. Street, a graduate of Western Reserve University, holds the degree of master of arts from the University of Louisville. He has lectured and given | courses on social work in Washington University, the University of Louisville, the University of Missouri, the Univer- sity of Chicago and Ohio State Univer- sity. and before the National Conference of Social Work and the Kentucky, Mis- souri, Pennsylvania and Tennessee con- ferences of social work. Prof. Willard will offer the introdue- tory course in sociology, a course in ed ucational sociology, a course in populs tion and related social problems, course in cotemporary culture and cul- tural cl e, & seminar in regional sociology which will be devoted to a study of the life of the City of Wash- ington, and a seminar on the literature of sociology. Prof. Robert Russ Kern, executive of- ficer of the department, will give a course in urban sociol and one in city planning. Angel Heads Association. Herbert E. Angel, chairman of the board of editors of the University Hatchet, has been named president of the Intercollegiate Newspaper Associa- ty meetings and discussed by the facuity and the students. Much benefit is de- rived from these informal discussions which engender initiative in the stu- dent himself. The dental clinic at Georgetown Uni- versity Hospital, inaugurated for the parochial school children of the Dis- trict, is continuing its work with great success. Members of the faculty are conducting the clinic and are renderin also much help in educating the chil- dren-in the proper care of the mouth. Many students at the Dental School ‘are al preparing work to be placed | on exhibit at the national convention of the American Dental Association to be held the week of October 7 in Wash- ington. While here the leaders of the dental profession will make an inspec- tion of the new school which will then be nearly ready for occupancy and the work of the students in their laboratory. Competition is keen among the stu- dents to have their work placed among the exhibits. the student editors of the universities, colleges and high schools of Wahington and vicinity, at the first annual District of Columbia student press conference. The conference was called upon the in- vitation of the publication council of the George Wi n University, as an ou'fi:;\‘.h of the spirit of co-opera- tion w] has developed among the staffs of neighboring student publica- tions. The principal speakers at the conference were Representative Lud- | tion of the Middle Atlantic States, an | low of Indiana, former president of the organization composed of 27 college | National Press Club, and Richard V. | newspapers. At the same time, A.|Oulihan, Washington correspondent of Frank Kreglow, business manager of | the New York Times. The university | student publications, became secretary- | and college delegates were entertained | treasurer of the association. at luncheon at the Cosmos Club by Dr. The university was host yesterday to Marvin. Court of the District of Columbia, Rep- resentative John C. Allen of Illinois and Representative William E. Hess of Ohio. ‘The afirmative will be upheld by Miss Catherine L. Vaux, Mrs. Nadine Lane Gallagher, David B. Herman and Abram Blum, while the negative will be supported by Ralph L. Stevens, Wil- liam B. Doyle, Miss Julia D. Connor and Mrs. Genevieve G. Meehan. ‘The winners in this contest will re- ceive their awards at the commence- ment exercises in June. Dr. Edwin C. Dutton, president of the board of trustees, will entertain board members at dinner Monday at his home in Chevy Chase, in honor of Dr. Ellen Spencer Mussey, honorary dean and founder of the school in celebration of her seventy-ninth birthday anniversary. EDUCATIONAL. German lessons and translation work evenings. Address Box 192-V, Star office. The Prectical School of INTERIOR DECORATION et e 0% "Etscount for cash: Eleanor A. Gleason ool ot b ate et Co years' teaching Enrolt for summ Gri er Bu Teacher: 1770 Columbia Rd. N.W. Col. 6606 after 4 p.m. Recovered—Club Elects Washington Boy. Special Dispatch to The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 11.—Dr. Raymond Allen Pearson, president of ‘the University of Maryland, has par- tially returned to his duties after re- covering from a serious illness with which he was stricken last November. Dr. Pearson, who spent some time in the South recuperating, is rapidly re- gaining his strength, but will not be able to give his full time to his work for sev- eral weeks. He, however, is able to give his attention to the more important af- |fairs of the university. illlam Gifford of Washington has been elected president of the Footlight Club, with the other officers being: Isa- bel Bewick, vice president: Elizabeth Mims, recording secretary; Florence Mc- . corresponding secretary, and Henry Whiting, treasurer. J.” Verbin Powers was elected to membership. “Polly With a Past” will be presented by the club on May 20 and the cast is busy rehearsing the play. Nominations have been made for the Women's Student Government Associ- ation, in which the elections will take place next Wednesday, as follows: For president, Margaret Karr, Eames Har- rison and Evelyn Ridout; vice president, Isabel Bewick, Evangeline Gruver and Elsie Ryon; secretary-treasurer, Mary Koml,mrnul‘ih my:' mc h.:ym Hammack; Tecol of nts, 's Bull, Ruth M!:e“sd and !; Jenkins. = rey Ryon, Margaret McMinimy and Ruth Barnard have been elected to ‘Women’s Senior Honor Society. This is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed by the Maryland co-eds and comes from outstanding achievements ll;uschulmhlp, leadership and citizen- ship. Miss Adele Stamp, dean of wo; been elected chairman of the ters committee by the National Associ ation of Deans of Women. Offices are | in Washington. | _Theta Gamma, honorary home eco- |nomics fraternity, has pledged eight | girls, as follows: Harriet Bishopp, Mar- {Jorie Cullen, Winifred Gahan, Adelaide |Grey, Felisa Jenkins, Miriam Lloyd, | Helen Mead and Ruth' Miles. men, has N. GASSIDY NAMED AS VALEDICTORIAN | Virginia Bar Member to Head National U. Graduates June 13. He { won the faculty prize for deba in his freshman year at National and he was elected president of the junior able mention for scholastic attain- ments. He is a member of the Joseph They | H. Choate Chapter of Sigma Nu Phi. Officials at the university are com- pleting plans for the Summer term in both the Law School and the School of Economics and Government. The sched- ule of classes and courses of the la: soon will be announced. The courses in the Law School are arranged that they considered of the regular currifulum, enab students to study throughout the year without interruptions. Classes inthe Economics School have a similar ar- rangement. In the School of Economics and Gov- ernment the courses will include po- litical science and government, lish, American history, economics, b English, constitutional law and the his- tory of the Orient. w so . final examinations starting in the School of Economics and Government May 22, and in the Law School May 25. Students in both schools are begin ning their intensive study for the finals and social affairs generally among or- ganizations are being discontinued until before graduation. George P. Grove and E. G. were elected recently as members of National University Law Masonic Club. Its present president, T. L. Miller, jr., has been elected a delegate to repre- sent the club zt the convention in June of the National League of Masonic Clubs in Cleveland. Jack Resnicoff was chosen an alternate. ‘The club will ho:;i a special outing in June after graduation. The Sigma Delta Kappa made plans for the installation of a new chapter at Columbus University here at its meeting last Wednesday. The junior class will hold one more meeting before graduation, a to Dr. Walter L. Hagen, presiden The sixty-first annual register of the National University has been prepared and will be made available for distribu- tion this week. It contains an an- nouncement of all subjects to be taught in the Law Schol during the academic year 1929-30. The catalogue of the School of Eco- nomics and Government for the year 1929-30 will be ready for distribution in a few days, according to Dr. Charles Pergler, dean. It will contain announce- ment of additional courses. The final of the series of interclass debates between “the two societies will be held next Saturday. The first three have been won by different students and the fourth selected will likewise enter the annual debate on June 1. er ED “COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF DRAFTING “A Profession With a Future” Paul J. Leverane. President ches—3 to 6 Month Courses Evening Classes—Enrell Any Time Continue Throusheut the Year. _13th and E Sts. N.W. politan 3628 THE TEMPLE SCHOOL, Inc. The Secretarial School of Individual Instruction CAROLINE B. STEPHEN, Pres. Send_for catalog 1420 K St. N.W. M. 3258. For Practical Results Study at The Master-School o offif r sy | headquar- | fr held June 13! class. Last year he was awarded honor- | high ine Preparations are being made for the | | 311 East Capitol St. i Be Addressed by German Ambassador. ‘The Dod Noon Club of the Catho- lic University will be host tomorrow night to the members of the graduating class of the universily at the seventh | annual senior night exercises, to be held in the auditorium of McMahon Hall be- ginning at 8:15 o'clock. The guest of honor and principal speaker will be Friedrich W. von Prittwitz und Gaffron, the German Ambassador to the United States. Musical numbers and dramatic entertainment will be offered by the University Glee Club and the Dramatic on. y James J. Maguire of Washington, | chairman of the senior night committee, | will preside. The program includes en- tertainment by the University Glee Club, under the direction of Dr. Leo Behrendt. Members of the Dramatic Association will present a one-act play, “Dust of the Road,” by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, and directed by Joseph P. English. The cast will include Joseph- ‘W. Conveigh, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Joseph . Clay, Cumberiand, Md.; Francis G. Gregory, Chicopee, Mass, and Joseph G. Fitzgerald, Waterbury, Conn. Soloist to Be Heard. Following the dramatic entertainment Vincent P. Walter, Akron, Ohio, Glee Club soloist, will render several se! tions. He will be accompanied by James J. Blaney, Coaldale, Pa. The rector Rev. Mgr. James Hugh Ryan, who re- cently returned to his post after a pro- longed iliness, will make his first public appearance at the university at these exercises since his recovery. He will in- troduce the German Ambassador. The subject of the Ambassador’s address will be “The Consiitution of the German { Republic.” Many distinguished guests 'om many walks of life have signified their intention of being present. Right Rev. Mgr. Edward A. Pace, vice rector, will deliver the sermon this morning at the mass for the district chapter of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae, which is to be celebrated at 11 o'clock at St. Matthew's Church by Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, rector emeritus of the university. On this occasion 150 new members are to be received into the local chapter. Mgr. Pace is the international director of the federation. Green to Be Guest. William Green, president of the American PFederation of Labor, is to be the guest of the Economics Club of the Catholic University next Wednes- day evening, held in the auditorium of McMahon Hall at 8 o'clock. The meet- ing is to commemorate the thirty-eighth anniversary the rubuentlan of Pope o:muxm‘f efl:yc)lu “On the Condition bor.. L | | i “ of moral theology at the | introduce Mr. Green, who will an address on the encyclical. The dou- | ble quartet of the Glee Club will offer | musical entertainment. h E. Bell, | the Eco- Norwood P. Cassidy has been chosen | valedictorian of the class of 1929 the National University School of Law. | Commencement will be Cassidy will be awarded the degree of bachelor of laws in June. He entered the school in the Fall of 1926. | Born in Washington and educated in | the public schools here Mr. Cassidy served with American | Forces in France and upon his return Wwas appointed to a position in the Navy | Department from Virginia. He already scholastic track meet was held in the stadium of the university yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the Catholic University Athletic Association. One hundred and fifty young athletes were the theater guests of Mgr. George A. Dougherty. controller of the uni- versity, last night. The date commencement, which was announced in the university calen- dar as Wednesday, June 12, has been e Washingion Chiapier 3t tha ey e P! Lay ! Alumni Association of the Catholic Uni- | versity will gtve a smoker next Wednes- at L'Aiglon Cafe, Eighteenth street and Columbia road. Among the |alumni expected to attend is Vincent Carter, Representative from the State | of Wyoming. RS IEL, DUNBAR HEALTH WEEK EXERCISES ARE HELD National health week was Dunbar High School with a | students’ essays read at the | assemblies, and fleld day | which all students partici | day morning. The boys' program consisted of rep- resentative activities of the physical | education department followed by play- | around ball and volley ball. The events | inciuded mat stunts, pyramid build- ~ high jump, broad jump, hop, step |and jump, tug-of-war, stunt races and potato race. | National music week has been cele- | brated by the music department by | special programs at the noon assemblies. | At the weekly music hour, on Wednes- ! | | | observed by | of noon in ipated Mon- day morning, Evelyn Harley sang & popular ballad. Awards in the short story contest, which has been sponsored by the Dun- bar Observer, were presented by Miss Julia E. Brooks, assistant principal, on Wednesday morning, to Florita Jordan, first prize winner, and Hilda Lawson, second prize winner. Mrs. Esther P. Shaw addressed the teachers of modern la: , divisions 10-13, at their meeting on Monday on articulation be | tween the junior and senior high schools in the work of the department. EDUCATIONAL. EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN TEACHER OF- fers Prench and Spanis ns; resi- dence: for grm le" students. ddress - 3 orthand tn 30 70 easiest PRINT _ rapid. Course, 13 weeks: Seeretari Sookkeeping 12 weeks. ition guaranteed N er today. ist_8 vrs RN reads uge Stenographio ial, 24 weeks 3 Graduates in demand. ew Classes now form< Boyd ' School - s 76 P Uin 288 THER UAGE ™ credited Berlitz School of i.-nm[u 1115 CONNECTICUT AVENUE 1f you would like to become seli- supporting, we can help you. 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