Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1940, Page 6

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Used Pianos Taken in Trade ® Generous Terms Available SMALL GRAND PIANO “WILSHIRE” MODEL An exquisitely T tioned phno—-ongu i” 1t. 6in.1n length—and most responsive in every way. It makes instant appeal to those WHO LOVE GOOD PIANO MUSIC because of its superior tone o&ualltles—-rmnnnca— and responsivent “Ardmore” model, 5-ft. Grand, $525. E.F.Droop & Sons Co.—1300 G Exclusive Steinway and Gulbransen Dealers fa Washingten Miss Herbert Named Librarian |5t Gabriel's Students To Succeed Dr. Bowerman CLARA WELLS HERBERT, ‘The Board of Trustees of the Pub- lic Library yesterday elected Miss Clara Wells Herbert as lbrarian, effective October 1, after re-electing Dr. George F. Bowerman as librarian to serve until Miss Herbert assumes the post. Miss Herbert has been assistant librarian since 1920 and Dr. Bower- man librarian since 1904. He reached the retirement age, 70, in September, 1838, but President Roosevelt, at the request of the trustees, and the District Commissioners, granted two extensions of a year each. The ex- tension period expires October 1. In their resolution asking for the first extension, the trustees pointed out that Dr. Bowerman's services were desired because his advice was needed in planning a new central library, an improvement which has been one of Dr. Bowerman's chief interests for many years. Under his direction, the library so grew that its circulation of 276,000 books in 1904 had expanded by last year to almost Miss Herbert is 64. She was born in Southwick, Me., and is a great- niece of Cyrus W. Field, the inventor, who supervised the laying of the first Atlantic cable. She attended “assar College and received her pro- fessional training at the Carnegie Library School, Pittsburgh, Pa. She served five years in the Brooklyn Public Library and joined the ‘Washington Public Library April 16, 1907, as head of children’s work. Served as Personnel Officer. Subsequently Miss Herbert was put in charge of training classes, and for a number of years she has been the library’s personnel officer. She has written many articles in professional periodicals and is the author of “Personell Administration in Public Libraries,” published in 1939 by the American Library Asso- ciation, Miss Herbert has been president of the District of Columbia Library Association. She is a member of the American Library Association, the American Association for Adult Edu- cation, the American Association of University Women, the District Li- brary Association, the Monday. 1ye- ning Club and the Twentieth Cén- tury Olub. She attends St. John's Episcopal Church. ‘Thi trustees, according to their ‘views made public after the election | meeting, felt that Miss Herbert was | the person best qualified to direct and make of the library an increas- }mgly important factor in the life | of the community, because of her long and efMcient service as assistant librarian, her familiarity with the problems of the public library sys- | tem of Washington and because of her intimate knowledge of the need and requirements that have justified congressional appropriation for the { new central library building. | Dr. Bowerman a New Yorker. Dr. Bowerman was born on a | farm near Rochester, N. Y., and received his education at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N. Y, | and the University of Rochester, | from which he was graduated in | 1892 with the bachelor of arts | degree. In 1895 he received a degree of bachelor of library science from the New York State Library School, Albany, N. Y. on the editorial staff of the New York Times, 1898 to 1800, and then for a year was on the staff of the New International Encyclo- pedia before going to Wilmington, Del, for library work. There he revitalized an outdated library unit by establishing co-operative rela- tions with schools and popularizing children's departments &nd adding features modern at the time, now | in vogue almost everywhere there is a library. Dr. Bowerman once declared a library should be a place where “all seekers after truth can find all sides of every question.” He is active in civic organizations. He has lectured on library science at George Washington University. He serves on the Citizens’ Joint Committee on National Representation for the District and is a member of many clubs, John C. Hammond Dies; Was Asfronomer Here John Churchill Hammond, former resident of Washington, died in 8t. Petersburg, Fla., yesterday. ingston County, Mich., June 3, 1871. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan and held a M. 8. de- gree from Chicago. He was ap- pointed in the Nautical Almanac Office in 1898, where he remained until 1900, when he was transferred to the United States Naval Observa- tory here. He was continuously em- ployed there until 1933, when he was retired at his own requegt, During his early connection with the Naval Observatory, he did out- standing work in connection with observations of comets, asteroids and satellites. He was in charge of the Naval Observatory eclipse expedi- tion in 1918, and on duty in con- necfion with world longitude deter- minations in 1926. His principal work was in the fleld of fundamen- tal astronomy, and his catalogues of standard and zodiacal stars have been widely used. . After his retirement, Mr. Ham- mond moved to New Market, Va., winters were spent in St. Petersburg, Fla, for the last several years. He is survived by his widow, Llian Gor- don Hammond, whom he married in 1911, Funeral arrangements have | not been completed. - Dr. Bowerman spent two years | Mr. Hammond was born in Liv- ] DR. GEORGE F. BOWERMAN, —Harris-Ewing Photos 'Win Four of 13 Awards Students of 8t. Gabriel's Parish School won four of 13 awards an- nounced yesterday in & competitive scholarship examination held by St. John’s College and participated in by 250 boys. They were George Leithiser, full scholarship; and John Greaney, Charles Higgins and John McDonald, half scholarships. Full scholarships went to William Dwyer of St. Ann’s and Jerry Mc- Kenna, Shrine of the Blessed Sac- rament. Half scholarships were awarded to John McVeigh, Holy Comforter; Edward Cranston, Holy Name; John Cullinane, Holy Name; Carl Visek, Sacred Heart; Barry Mulligan, Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament; Edward Conley, Nativ- ity, and Angelo Zanger, Nativity, Berlin (Continued From First Page.) first day of the German advance “against the formidable fortifica- tions which the Belgians erected in the east against Germany already has shown that these, too, are un. proved com against surprise af by German planes, “After & brief, desperate fight on the part of the garrison, the fort was overwhelmed by the superiority of forces from the air and fell into the hands of the German troops in & few minutes.” Meanwhile, authorized German spokesmen challenged the allied Ppowers to prove that German bomb- ers had attacked non-military ob- Jectives in Brussels, killing civilians, and offered to furnish evidence to forelgn journalists in Berlin that the French attacked what the Ger- mans called the open town of Frei- ‘b‘l:.c. 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