Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES


indeed. In all the schools. In comparable to
the excitement about the May song fes-
tival by the pupils OF the public schools.
10 be held at Convention Hall Friday and
Saturday evenings. The music. which has
been most carefully selected TO show the
possibility OF great choral and unison eff
fects from school children In rendering
really good music. is under the general
charge of Miss Bentley The chorus will
contain more tkan 100 voices. and the pro-
gram has some exceptionally attractive
numbers.
The Readers Club will supervise re-
ctal given by Mr.. Henry Gaines Hawn of
New York, at the Washington Club next
Friday evening, May IL. at o'clock Mr..
Hawn has given repeated talks at the
Western and Central High Schools during
the winter. and his evening classes at the
Friends Select School have attracted many
teachers. His ideas of Oral English come
as great novelty to many. and to all his
personality and thorough command or the
arts of reading are entirely convincing
Mrs. Elizabeth R.. Walton, the head or
physical culture in the secondary schools,
Is the acting chairman.
Capt c. A Van Smith will lecture Mon
day in the course of free lectures TO the
people at the Public Library on The Max
ing of Newspaper At the Eastern High
School the course is closed. NJ. A. Carlton
will speak Wednesday, May o, at the Zion
Baptist Church on Scenes from Russian
Life" At the Armstrong. Thursday, With
in the Arctic Circle will be given by Dr.
J. II. Gore.
The sessions of the moot court of APP
peals of Georgetown Law School are oc-
cupying the attention of the student Dody.
Weli-known members of the local bar con-
stitute this court, its personnel being Leigh
Robinson. chief justice. and ]. Holdsworth
Gordon and j. Nota McGill the latter for
meriy register of wills of the Distrlct Oh
Columbia associate justices.
Final examinations of all the classes Will
be in order the week beginning May Il.
Plans are already being made for the com
nnencement exercises, to be held Monday
evening, June II, at the university.
Three Judges will be selected by Notre
list of names of prominent citizens of this
CITY for the debate which has been ar
ranged by Richard j. Watkins. secretary
treasurer of the School of Law or George
town University The local team will con-
slst of E. McHenry Gallther, Charles M
Mattingly and Lambert lgoe, with EdWard
Leahy alternate.
Arrangements have been completed Tor
holding the debate Thursday evening, May
II. in CASTOR Hall, Georgetown University
Preparations for the meeting nave been III
progress for several months Notre Dame
chose to uphold the affirmative or the
N.
town Law School. Resolved, That labor
and capital be compelled to settle their dis.
putes through legally constituted boards OF
arbitration.
The annual debate of the Philonomosian
Society of Georgetown College VIII be heio
Monday evening in CASTOR Han at the UNI
versity. The question is: Resolved. Inat
nowadays Journalism exercises greater
influence for good than oratory.' The al
frmative will be upheld by A. Vincent
Lynch of New York and Thomas F. Boyle
of Pennsylvania. while Peter j. Doln OF
and Vincent A. Corcoran OF
Illinois Will speak for the negative.
Final lectures at Georgetown Law School
are in progress the topics and lecturers be-
ing the following: Chief Justice Shepard Of
the Court of Appeals of the District or Co
lurnbia on the history OF constitutional "a"
and the foundations of civil liberty; Justice
Gould Of the District Supreme Court on Lie
law of contracts, criminal law and domestic
relat lions; Justice Stafford of the District
Supreme Court, on the law of agency; JUS
tice Wright of the District Supreme court
on the law of insurance; D. W BAKER,
United States attorney for the District Oh
Columbia on the law of real estate and the
law of evidence; Maj Holmes Conrad. Tor
merly solicitor general OF the United states
and now special counsel for the government
in the post office cases, on the history OF the
DEVELOPMENT of law and comparative Juris-
prudence and the history OF EnghSn law
DR.. William c. woodward, health oilcer oi
the District of Columbia, on medical 1uris-
prudence: Charles A. Douglass of the local
bar. on the law OF torts, negotiable papers
and elementary law; Adds Il. browne Oh
the local bar, on the jurisdiction ana prac
tice of United States courts ana George
e Hamilton Of the local bar on lfe ID"
of Wills.
The Alumni Association of the Washing
ton College of Law has elected the ioiio"-
ing officers: am, ,t
don't, Mrs Margaret G.. Lohr, 1899, vice
president; Miss Ethel NJ. Colford, 1903; re-
cording secretary; Miss Florence ColLolo'
1903, corresponding secretary MISS E Tl
trude E. Leonard, 1900, treasurer: MISS loa
No Movers, 1900, and Edwin c. Dutton.
1901. auditors.
Industrial Washington is electrifying II
self at the Business High School IN the
fact that the newly installed lighting sp-
Daratus Is made by local firm Inc TX
lures are tasteful in design ana goou III
general effect The brass has been nnished
9s a dull brown bronze. The work was
dome by a local firm who won the ORDER
bv undertaking competitors from other
cities.
Flag day. June IA, will be celebrated
with anDropriate exercises in all grade
high. normal and manual training schools
AT the meeting of the board or educatloh
Friday evening a wa
ceived from Rev J. H. Bradford, grand
cbaplain of the Grand Army. relative to
the supplying of speakers for the OCCASION
The matter was referred TO the superln-
tendent with power to act, and II Is I'M
derstood everybody will soon be preparing
At the same meeting of the board or ecu
cation question arose as to the time or the
annual competitive drill and the So-calleo
sham-battle of the high school cadets. 1t
had been expected that the White Lot pa
rade and battle would occur during the
first week OF May. and the competitive
drill about June 5 and T.
The desicion was reached at the meeting
hut II is expected that Mr.. Il. ). Parker.
chairman of the military committee, Will
report as to positive dates at the next
meeting of the board.
Like the coming of spring with multi-col-
ored flowers all the boys. girls and teachers
in the high and manual training schools
are showing gay with novel badges. 1t Is
the annual period for the wearing OF the
company colors and from now till the time
of the competitive drill no student In the
secondary schools is without roofing coiors
hi Ia of the girls wear