Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

OF some OF the nrSt-year SECTIONS uhuef tHe
| direction OF Miss Elsie Turner, were not
mere tableaux. but actual dramatizations
with a careful selection of significant mo-
| ments in the story and carefully repro
duced language of the original No one
wonders at Gareth's love for Lynette IL
she was as vigorous as the Central maiden,
and 1t was impossible to believe that the
stalwart Iancelot could have failed to ap-
preciate the charm of the beseeching
Elaine. The program included two scenes
from .Gareth and Lynette," Gareth and
his mother. and Gareth at Arthur's court.
There were seven scenes from Lancelot
and Elaine
The cast included Herndon Tudor Nor
sell, Lillian Thomas. George Reinburg'
Martha Elizabeth Claxton, Olive Taylor,
Francis j. woodman. jr.. Marguerite l..
Callan, Henry Harnsberger. Hugh Morri-
son. Russell Ambos. Edmund D. Rheem.
Madeleine S. Callaghan, Florence N. Da-
Wis. Ruth Fuller Gretchen Schmidt, Marion
Taylor: pages, Ralph Chapman and ALL
son Williams.
A notable departure in education Is an
nounced in Switzerland AT Zurich an
astronomical observatory for popular use
Is under construction and Will be opened
this summer. The idea Is to extend the
knowledge of the most ancient of all the
sciences by revealing the wonders or the
heavens as seen through high-power teie-
scope to any person who pays small zee,
and it Is expected that schools and socle-
ties will avail themselves fully of the
privilege. The observatory, whose dome
rises to height of 1870 feet over the town.
of Zurich is well equipped the largest
telescope having twelve-inch aperture
Lectures for the week in the course of
free lectures to the people Will be given
at the Public Library and at Zion Baptist
Mr Phittn + Garry will speak
at the first center Monday evening on
The Influence of Stevenson, and DR..
L. A. Klemm Wednesday evening at Zion
Baptist on Louis XVI.
For the past three years the university
library at Princeton has been receiving
through the generosity of John W. Garrett,
o. a most valuable collection OF musicaI
works. The books have been purchased
under the direction of l.. f. Pease, 10,
sometime lecturer on music and university
organist, to whose skin and "lee musical
knowledge the collection owes much or It's
merit. It Is not too much to say that
the collection places Princeton in the fore
front of the universities of the country
in the matter OF musical literature. an
unusual feature of the collection Is the
large number of scores, Palestrina to Ell
gar being represented The collection num-
bers more than 1000 volumes
At the Western nigh School an election
of officers of the Western High School De-
batting Society for l9o6-07 resulted as fof-
lows President, Mr.. Emery LASER; wee
president, Miss ana Fulton; secretary ana
treasurer Mr.. Henry Davis; chairman. MI
CHARLES Baker. Those who won the priv
Iege of wearing the "W. with the D.
t" are Miss Elizabeth Boiling, Mr. George
Harrison Mr. William Bland. Mr.. T. II.
Harrington and Mr.. David Baer, all of o.
The privilege of wearing school emblems or
the debating societies Is appreciated as
highly as is an athletic letter.
Glass officers have been elected at the
Western High School for the year 1905 as
follows: President. Mr.. George Harrison;
vice president. Miss Katharine Alvord; sec
rotary Miss Kate DuBose; treasurer, Mr.
Neil Finch: representatives A. Mr.. Phelan
and Mr. Worthington; representatives B4
Miss Holden and Miss Yaeger; class poet
Miss Dorothy Wagner; class prophet, Mr.
William Walters; class historian. Mr. Ro-
bic; valedIctorian. Miss Mary Wilson; salu-
tatorian. Miss Elizabeth Boiling.
A committee appointed by the superin-
tendent of public schools In Boston has
mailed to every school superintendent IN
the United States a letter urging that the
school children be permitted to contribute
funds for the erection of San Francisco
memorial school building.
Trinity College. Durham. N c. has made
arrangements for It's commencement week.
June 3 to g. The program Is as follows:
Sunday, June 3, $50 pm, baccalaureate
address President John g. Kilgo; Thurs
day June II am, baccalaureate sermon,
Rev Robert Stuart Macarthur, D. D., New
York; Tuesday, June >. $50 pm, gradual
ing orations; Wednesday. June g. 1890 a m,
commencement address Albert Shaw,
LII d. editor of Review of Reviews. New
York; comforting of degrees Wednesday.
June 6, l pm, alumni dinner. address,
Bruce r. Payne, Phi. D., class of 90 Char
lottesville. Va
The annual business meeting OF the ath-
Ietic association of the George Washington
University will be held Friday, May Is. A
president vice president and secretary Will
be chosen to serve for the ensuing year;
the first to be member of the junior class
and the last two members of the first class
above the freshmen.
The annual commencement of the George
Washington University will be held at 10
o'clock the morning of June 9, in the hall
of the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton Arrangements for the event are now
in progress and will be announced as soon
as they are completed. 1t is estimated that
go students from all departments will re-
ceive degrees.
1t is announced that the summer sessions
of the congress of the George Washington
University will begin Friday June To- at y
o'clock in the evening and continue every
Friday thereafter till the reopening of the
institution In he fall. All students and
alumni are eligible. and those interested in
OratOry are invited 10 DecO1Ile UleII DeTS.
A recent survey of last years reports OF
the medical examining boards of different
states reveals the fact that sixty-eight
graduates of George Washington Medical
School made percentage of 96S. Only six
universities In the United States surpassed
this record. the Northwestern and Harvard
getting 9S.7; Johns Hopkins, 9S.3; Long Is
land Medical and the University of Minne-
sofa 98. and Cornell, 81.
A member of the first year. law class or
the George Washington University has con-
tributed the of $50, to be awarded to
the winners Of the prize debate this year.
The donor withheld his name. The con-
tribution is greatly appreciated by friends
of debating at the institution, and 1t has
been suggested that each debating society
contribute a similar sum- II this suggestion
is adopted, the debating prizes for the year
will be of exceptional value. and in conse-
quence much additional interest In the art
OF public speaking will be created
In a recent address before the student
body of the school of law. Georgetown
University Judge A. B. Hayes, solicitor OF
Internal revenue. discussed the subject OF
law as a general topic. The address was
in addition to the regular lecture course OF