Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1929, Page 24

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‘REAL ESTATE. .—__,.__.___ THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1923, CHAIR ENCOURAGES 22325 o THOUSANDS CHEER was indicated when Dr. W. A. Pl'.rlck of the chemical faculty, ex- ressed the desire to honor his former ctor, Prof. P. G. Donnan of Uni- versity College, London, by establishing 8 fellowship in his name. Announce- ment of the fellowship lwtl&u Prof| Donnan’s cabled permission. LAUNCING OF R-101 ate a 4 o'clock breakfast to witness the emergence of the big ship. It is the intention of M.j Scott to keep the craft moored to the mast for two days, making its first flight probably Monday. He expected continued fav- orable wenher today, but a blow to- morrow which would test the apparatus. Smoothness Marks Operation. The exit of the ship from the hangar brought a ripple of laughter when the ship, had thrown onto its fabric as they discarded them. A great cheer rose from the as- sembled crowd below when mooring finally was accomplished and a gang plank let down from the dirigible to the mast. The entire operation was one of considerable smoothness, a striking contrast to turbulent rumors recently that certain defects in the ship would prevent its launching. REAL ESTATE. FOR Gifts Totaling Half Million Announced at Johns Hopkins University Dedication. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, October 12.—A new lnfl outstans experiment to foster in chemistry was marked yelurdny at Johns Hopkins University with the dedication of the Francis P. ‘Garvan chair of chemical education and the lnlugurnlon of a national fellow- lh.lflup chair, donated by Francis P. QGarvan, president of the Chemical Foundation, New York, and patron of science, and the fellowship project are the significant realization on the part of & number of chemical industries And friends of chemistry the need for train- | ing able students to carry on the re- search of the future. “There is the conviction that the hope of future advancement in science,” Dr. Joseph S. Ames, president of the university, said in the- dedicatory ad- dress, “lies not in the average student of today but in th: student of excep- tional ability and character. Seek Unusually Gifted Student. *No responsible person feels that the average student should be slighted. But his abilities are not equal to the tasks which we hope to see performed. Our educational system must include some ‘The task of sharpening the talents of the students selected for the training planned to equip them to carry on the advancement of chemistry has been delegated to Dr. Neil Gordon, first holder of the Garvan chair. Gifts Total $500,000. % Gifts totaling a half ml.mon dollars to constitute the nuclues fund to be de- of America’s.future chemists and fessors of chemistry were acknowle 3 formally by the university at the dedi- cation. Included with these was the new announcement of a fund of $40,000 donated by the Rockefeller Foundation to supply equipment with which the fellows will work. A stock-taking of the fellowship project was made when donors, or rep- retsentatives of those who provided the funds, conferred with the faculty and outlined the procedure of selection |and training of the fellows. e o Police Close Factory. OSAKA, Japan, October 12 (#).—The | police have ordered suspension of opera- tions at a body factory recently opened in Osaka by the General Motors Cor- poration, alleging failure to comply with the factory laws. The suspension does not apply to the main assembly plant of the General Mo Corporation. 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