Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11

before the hour bell recalled the class to
more prosaic study.
President Finley of the College of the City
OF New York in a recent address on Some
Changed Definitions of College Life" says:
"A college-Andrew Carnegie says 1t Is
place to prevent rich men from dying
shameful death. 1t is a monastery miti-
gated by foot ball and, according to Presi-
dent Butler. it is unmitigated. Culture is
what is left after you forget what you
have learned in college. A professor is
man with a miminutive name who is
greatly beloved by his pupils after they
leave college The affection is inversely
proportionate TO the distance Foot ball
is game played by the students in the
fall on the gridiron and by the president
and the faculty In the winter around
table"
Mr. Edgar c. Powers and Mr. Marshall
Magruder have been elected as delegates
by the George Washington University Y.
NJ. c. A. Club to attend the international
students convention at Nashville, Tenn,
February 2S till March 4. The purpose of
this convention is to bring together delega-
tons of students and professors from all
important educational institutions to con-
slider problems In home and foreign mis-
sion work, and number of prominent mis-
sionaries will deliver addresses.
1t is probable that the club will be reor-
ganized in the course of the next few
weeks, the George Washington Uni
versity branch of the Y. NJ. c. A. The pro-
ject is strongly advocated by Y, M. G. A.
men, and in the event of it's consumma-
ton the club will continue to use its
present quarters in the association build
ing for meeting purposes.
Armstrong Manual Training School is
congra tulating itself that its candidate, Mr..
Ernest r. Amos, has been marked as pass
ing his examination IN the recent musical
test held at the Franklin School. Mr..
Amos has been placed on the list of teach
ers eligible for appointment.
Although designed for students in poll
ties and diplomacy the course In politi-
cal ethics offered by Prof Williston s.
Hough during the present term at the
George Washington University Will be open
to all students who have completed TWO
courses in philosophical subjects The
course is to be seminary course for topi-
cal study and discussion IL VIII De CON
Quoted in the law faculty room from 4:4o
tn 6:l5 O'Clock on Monday afternoons.
Beauests during the past year, according
to the official organ of the Methodist Uni,
yersity. the Courier, Tor education anu
charity, are as follows:
lane Stanford, to Stanford University,
So S75. 900: Mrs. Samuel Colt to city and
charities of New Haven Conn. S3'oooooo;
stephen Salisbury, Worcester, Mass, to art
and education. 5000 600; Peter L. Kimber-
". Chicago. III, to charity s., 100000: Isaac
j. Wister, Philadelphia, Pa, TO Wister In
stitute s2OO0,o00; James c. King, Chicago,
H.. to found Old Mems Home. 100000;
L. NJ Paxon. Philadelphia. Pa, TO Prince
ton Theological Seminary, T,1oO,OOo; w. f.
Milton. to Harvard College, H,125,000: b.
F. Ferguson, Chicago, to municipal art, ST.
600 1900; NJ. A. DupsIe, Philadelphia, Pa. to
Jewish College 100000; Margaret A.
Jones. New York. to charity, 100000
James Millikin, Decatur. H.. to education,
81 900 GOO; Joseph 4. Gillingham, Philadel-
phia. Pa. TO charity, 81, 900, 800.
An enthusiastic parents meeting was
held at Mott School tcolored) Thursday. at
7:50 pm. Miss G. A. Heathman, the prin-
cipal, presiding. A short program was ar
ranged by the teachers, consisting of dis
cussions of school conditions. after which
plea for a new school building was en-
tered and discussed by Messrs. Tunnel
Wiseman. Cook, Weatherless, Mrs. Curtis
and others. Mr.. j. c. Male, the supervis-
Ing principal was present and supported
the teachers in the execution OF their duties
Assistant Superintendent DR.. w. 8. Mont
gomery closed the meeting with remarks
on the Importance of frequent parents
meetings. and urged the principal to put
forth every effort to keep the parents II,
close contact with the school work.
The special class In architecture at the
George Washington University has elected
the following officers to serve for the en-
sums sNsst icSA0cnt. MI 1eOfRe II. B2r-
ryman; vice president, Miss Gail Mattox.
secretary. Mr. Albert w. Nicholas: treas
urer, MIR. G. w. Hutchinson: class editor
of the Mall, Mr.. Joseph A. Locke.
Vigorous efforts are being made by the
high school boys to have the authorities
change their policy with respect to the bas-
ket ball games They say: Let the boys
see those basket bali games! Two reasons
go to make such course advisable First
the boys. who, IL must be conceded COM
prise the motive power of the school. would
take more lively interest in girls ath-
ietles. such an interest would make the
championship series of games an event of
the school year In the true sense of the
word. bringing to them the support which
they so manifestly lack. Secondly this In
terest would. We take the liberty to say. be
reciprocal. What lusty swain OF foot ball
play er does not play q better game hecaIsa9