Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-14


An especially encouraging feature to the
teachers OF Armstrong Manual Training
school is the active and steadily growing
interest In the problem of the other half
now being manifested by many OF the
pupils Very gratifying have been the re-
suits already obtained from their efforts in
TINS direction in the social settlement work
or the southwest, conducted by Mrs 2 c.
Fernapdfs. Weekly visits to the settle
ment and Its numerous courts and alleys
a regular sewing class In charge of some
OF the girls. and an enthusiastic drill under
leadership of the cadets are affecting GOOD
results which would seem amply TO Justify
all hopes of changing many OF the present
unhappy conditions.
The Debating Club of the NJ Street High
School was reorganized the first Thursday
II, so January. 1t elected the following Of
president. s. o. Fields: secretary. F. viii
Jams; treasurer, John Rather; Mr.. w n
Thomas, critic. 1t rendered its first pro
gram thursday, January Ii. The subject
DISTINGUISHED account of Inability TO
read and writer The PARTICIPANTS were.
Aflrmative-Ciark Bawley Harry Dyson
"niiams- Negatives-Frank snowden.
3 o. Fields. r. Rattley. The pupils show
their interest in the work by large attsnd-
ance and participation in the discussions,
Mr.. r. /. Moore. editor of this wears
Mail. the George Washington year book
wishes to arouse especial interest In short
stories, poems. drawings and sketches as
contributions TO the publication. To this
end all contributors are promised honor
able mention at least as a reward for what
ever efforts they mag make to insure the
success of the Mall this year and for con-
trioutions of especial excellence prizes will
be given. The staff of the publication IS
announced follows: Mr. r. l. Moore
editor; Mr.. Il. G. Wilson, business man
ager; Messrs w II: Lawton. F. S. Hem
mick mick w II Smith. jr.: IL. j. Bryson. A. J.
Wheeler, r. c. Brttin. L. J. Simonton.
Levi Cooke, b. H. Andrews and r. J. Dor
sey, class editors.
The Wednesday afternoon lecture course
at the M Street High School was resumed
after the holiday interruption January 10
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliff gave a very inter
estlng lecture on The Clock of the Year"
touching instructively and eloquently upon
twelve different topics, as war finance art
etc, and closing with the Injunction Don't
turn the clock backward referring TO this
years clock
able instruction and inspirat ton, both TO the
pupil body and to parents, many of whom
attend from time to time.
On Friday morning the 18th. the NJ Street
High School was visited by Dr. Jlnara iadasa
of Ceyion. who gave a very Instructive talk
on The Religions Of the Far East"
An aerobatic club has been organized at
NJ Street "
The following new appointments have been
announced by the George Washington Uni
versty faculty:
DR.. John NJ. Lindsey. assistant professor
or pa thology: Asaph Hall, Phi. D. instructor
IN mathematics: DR.. II. w. Lawson. demon
strator in bacteriology. and A. r TlseIav
b; B. instructor in civil engineering.
Ut LINDSEY Is graduate of Brown Uni
versity ana the University of Pennsylvania,
ff,
a student In Columbia College from 1879 Till
Ioio; received his baccalaureate degree AT
harvard In 1852. and was made a doctor of
philosophy at Yale In 1880 He ,ouzst
astronomy in the University of M,cbIgan
from IS92 TIL 1905. DIR. Lawson Graduated
as doctor or medicine in the George Wash
i I Medical School two years ago. Mr..
Iiseiey Is graduate of the Massachusetts
institute of Technology All the new an.
Pointees are expected to report for duty in
a few weeks " oo'' a."
Mr. Arthur Henry lectured last night he
iore a large number of teachers at a draw
,nS room lecture under the auspices OF Miss
i aui'h ~ =. Westcott and Miss Alys e Bent
icy me lecture WAS full of keen obserya
tlon and piquant philosophy UbjcL ~
MADE Mr.: Henry's charming novels The
source source or entertainment and inspirations
H " mn Is their effect everywhere Miss
Nestcott received many congratulations on
her lecture venture. oii
oupJects Tor theses in the law denart
ment prize competitions AT tho Saon...
announced as
The Inc Edward Thompson COMPANY prtze
DisEuss, irrespective of adjudicated cases
the limitations imposed by the ronrtaantI,
amendment TO the Constitution ON tba 80,
of labor" 'e iious
The three third-year class prizes: can
a state enact valid statute authorizing
corporation, chartered by 1t, to hold its
borders 'oiiu i's
&, me David s. Hendrick Memorial prize
IN insurance law Discuss the reasons
winch support the distinctions established
IN the application OF the doctrine of con-
ceaiinent 60 marine. fire and life insurance"
Inc Edward Thompson Company prize
consists OF a set of law encyclopedtae or
a set OF encyclopaedia of pleading and
practice and is open to seniors only The
esfee 'hlpd-ciass prizes are money prizes
OF $40, $50 and $50. Any student OF the
second year class may compete for the
Hendrlcks prize. which consists OF SIS in
gold. All essays must be in before May
10, and are to contain not less than 1000
nor more than 5000 words
Prof. William r. Vance has presented the
law library with a valuable work on Brief
Making and the Use of Law Books" edited
by DR.. Nathan Abbot, dean OF Leland STAN
ford University law school.
The growth of Columbia University, New
catalogue
just issued. The total number of officers
OF administration and instruction is b73
and the total number of resident students
a.755. as against 4S33 last year. These fg-
ures do not include the extension students
or whom there are nearly one thousand
The new catalogue contains the details
Of the new program of studies in Column
bia College, which puts the emphasis on
the quality of a students work rather than
upon the amount of time spent in resi-
dence. and which permits students to enter
the freshman year in February as well as
In June. 1t contains also a statement of
the new course in chemical engineering es-
tablished this year, and a statement re-
garding the dormitories and the uni
versity commons. Another announcement
appearing for the first time is that OF the
Theodore Roosevelt professorship in Amer
lean history and institutions in the Uni
yersity OF Berlin AS the result of a con-
ference between the German emperor, the
Imperial minister of education, President
Butler and Dean Burgess, an American pro-
fessor is to be sent each year to the Uni
versity of Berlin and German scholar Is
TO be sent by the government to Columbia
University. Professor John w. Burgess
has been named by Columbia as the first
incumbent of the chair at Berlin.