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G.. w. U. Notes.

The first picnic of the season was
held recently at Great Falls by num-
Der of students from Columbian Col
iese. Among those in the party were
Naomi O'Neil, Louise O'Neil, Frances
Evarts. Arthur Gronua, William
Smith. Ray Dix and Mr.. Shaffer.
Miss Elizabeth Du Bots entertained
the Theta Delts recently at her home
on Calvert street.
Miss Jane Hermann has returned to
her classes after an extended trip
through Florida.
Miss Grace Gronna. sister of Miss
Amy Gronna of Columbian College,
spent thu week end recently in the
city. Miss Gronna is a student at the
Peabody Conservatory of Music at Bal
timore.
Miss May Boteicr Of Teachers Col
legc has accepted a temporary posi-
tioh in The Department of Agriculture.
Mrs. Ella Daiy-F'ieming. nurse in
the public schools. has enrolled in
AIRS. Mary +. Wheatley of Galloways
Md, is planning to enter Teachers
College for full time next fall. She eX-
poets to start with four units work in
The summer school.
Phi Sigma Kappa has announced the
pledgins OF kaiph r. De PREF. Law
College.
Phi Sigma Kappa held its annual
founders day banquet last night at
the Hotel Cochran.
~ Beta Phi has announced the init
alton OF Margaret Prentiss, 10: Gather
ne carter. ~; Elizabeth Heitmuller.
.1s; Lasalia Mccartney, is: Elizabeth
:5cnaaf, 10: Marguerite Clark, rs. and
Carol Walker, ~.
Rear Admiral Charles Herbert Stock
ton. L. :. y, retired. president of the
university. recently took short trip
to Atlantic city.
The title OF Prof. w l.. Moore. for
mer chief of the United States weather
bureau, has been changed from pro-
lessor of practical meteorology to pro-
lessor of applied meteorology.
III. William carl Ruediger. dean Of
Teachers College. and Or. William Z.
Small. member of the faculty of the
Re. Of the board Of directors of the
National Institution for Moral Instruc-
ton.
II. l.. Hutton has resigned as as
stStant librarian at the Law School to
accept position at the Capitol.
Branch Bird has been appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by Mr.. Hutton's
resignation
Jerome i. Quirk. who was. gradual
ed last slriag from the Medical School.
has received an appointment as in
ternc 1t Bellevue Hospital, New York
city.
Joru Hugh Lyons Of the Medical
school has been appointed class editor
ior the SnphonJoreS.
Phi Alpha recently gave a smoker
IL honor pi the newly installed CHAPTER
~ the University of Maryland
Ihi Alpha recently entertained scy-
cral of tn" members Of the Baltimore
chapter who were on Il flying trip to
the city
Members Of the Memorial Society re
Gently were addressed by Max Rhoate
On 'IIonism-' sunday afternoon hikes
are being taken by members Of the so
riety. the trips starting from Dupont
Circle at Z:t5 o'clock
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The next time YOU want to side
step your rut. go over to the museum
and hunt "A thrill.
IL a suggestion should come in
handy take. say. that dinky little
splash on the map that calls itself
Nicaragua. and that nobody would no
tee except that it keeps popping on
the worlds front page. Even il You
have had your tourist glimpse OF IT'S
sacred volcano and other scenic de-
tails. which tho average of us have
only seen i'll tho movies. and have
brought home whole lot of post cards
and u fake tear bottle. il is next t.
certainty that the governments archeo-
Iogica} collection viii give you your
FIRST realization of what Nicara qua
pocketful of islands were back in
those mist -Vciled ages when lonely
tan creature Clipped stone and baked
clay-with never Dremonition of the
museum that was to hold his ware
above Limoges and Wedgewood be-
cause it bore the pottcr-Stamp of pre-
historic man.
A top step lands you on a dreamily
silent floor inhabited by brown stone
gods. They are short. stocky deitics
with ndistinct faces chiseled by some
Phidias too crude to fashion other en-
preston than the inscrutable bland
ness that characteriZeS the primeN al
sculpture of this country from Mexico
to Peru. The squat legs too short
for the torso. and the misfit arms end
in an elaborate display of fingers that
invite conlpar ison to the vague at
tcmpis al toes Some stand serenely
bow legged. some crouch frog fashion
With their palms their toes, and
one hdcouSly alta bic rain god bears
on his head a huge serpent cooled in
such fat. self-satistied rings as to sug
gcst the original old he-cvil taking
II. rest after his diplomatic days work
in the garden with Eve. The symbol
of the serpent crawls persistently over
every other water idol and even asserts
itself-crusted or painted-in the not
terry the first Nicaraguaus ate from
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can be employed as long a. the state
game warden thinks their services are
necessary.
Elva Jane Meadows. three years old
daughter of Irwin Meadows. was fatal
~ burned at the hcnc of hcr pG.cut%
near Mount Hebron ccmeter, - tow
days ago Will" PLAYING with matches
colorcd- chauffeur. Nh" WIS near.
ran to save the child. but Wa too
late. She died the following day 81
Memorial Hospital.
Lorine Shane, living near Gaincsboro,
is slowly recovering from the effevts 81
severe burns caused by a gasoline rN-
plosion. lie working in shed
on the farm of Hans SchliotiHg and
poured gasoline into stove to MAKE
more heat. and he was badly burned
about the face. arms and hands 10y the
explosion that followed.
Theodore +. Anderson. twenty eight
years old. a wen known passenger
bra KEENAN, of the Cumberland Valley
railroad running between Winchester
and Harrisburg died several days a-o
of tuberculosis. at his home at Dilis-
burg, Pa. His mother, two brothers
and one sister survive.
Rev. Walter Il. Alexander of Grocer
Seminary, Chaster Pa, who recently
accepted a call extended by the colsre-
CATION of First Baptist Church of WIZ
chester. arrived tonight. ard WI
preach his first sermon as pastor to-
morrow morning. He WAS accompa-
MED by Mrs. Alexander. The new PAS
tor succeeds Rev. William IL. Carter,
now of Hartford. y. c.
Large numbers of laymen from the
Shenandoah valley were in attendance
this week at the annual convention OF
the laymen'S missionary movement of
the Lutheran Church of the South.
which was held in Greene Memorial
Church in Roanoke. A number of spe-
cial trains were run from various
points in the south and the attendance
was more than 1000.
All the annual meeting OF the Fair
fax Club this week #. Il. Patton WAS
unanimously reelected president. anu
all other officers We're likewise chosen
to succeed themselves. The club is one
of the largest social organization in
the Shenandoah valley and owns and
occupies the house at which Gen. PHI
Sheridan had his headquarters while IN
Winchester during the civil war
The Shenandoah Valley National
Bank of Winchester this week ceie-
brated its fiftieth anniversary ard
every customer of the bank was pre-
scented with handsome souvenirs. John
w. Rice, who has fflled every position
from runner to president. received con-
gratulatory messages and letters from
banks all over the United States. The
bank was organized shortly after the
civil war. succeeding the old Valtc,
Bank of Virginia, which had branches
in many Virginia and West Virginia
towns. The organization WAS effected
by Cashier Henry NJ. Brent. among
the stockholders being Johns Hopkiua,
Robert Garrett and l.. Sprigg.
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SChOkS

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IN shape for the coming season anu me
clubhouSe. with the work OF tne girls,
! VIII be given thorough cleaning ana
theh decorated Later the girls are ~
give the faculty an ehtertaiiiHient a.
the clubhouse, 10 snow the result Oh
j their work.
! :: :; :: ::
! Tho honor. vol, first semester To15-
| ,o,e W'o..a-,, no, h..n announced
as follows.
fourth year-tour eNceiiehts' irene
DANIEL. christine Damn; Nancy hanna
; EIZaDetn stetson' rdiZaoetn uts EMa'
ana Juoi'h 'HFk' I'VE stuues none pe-
. low y. James Gray. august Nuhiinann'
/ ROBERT Gard Mary Matthew's. Mal
sherman. Beatrice george ana raul
Culbertson
| ihirG Near-tour eNceiichts. Ea"
reynolds. Arturo Casanova ana FLOR
cnce Berry man: hve studies none PC
low u. itar'N thainoer'a'ne. Maxine FL
bridge. DOROTHY Johnson, Paul lfonhai-
". Ruth Reeves. Wells BuckinSha"
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Washington College of Law.

Az interstate railroads should be
placed under government control. ac-
cordinS to the decision reached in d
debate between students of the Wash
lnSton College of Law. The winners
were Miss Crock. Messrs- Williams
Roepke and Freudberg. while the
negative was supported by Messrs
Thomas, Surdam and Darling and Miss
keeley. The judges We're Charles V.
INLAY, William L. Chapman and Wal
ter NJ. Bastian.
This was the last of three test de-
bates from which speakers for the
public debate were selected by the
Judges. as follows: Miss Floyd. Miss
Mccall and Miss Kelley and Messrs
Mussman, Foss and Roepke. with
.Messrs. Bixler and Foster as alter
mates The date for the public debate
is TO be announced later.
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girl in the kitchen. John tends the fur
mace and stops by the store mornings
on his way to Office
And You do ali the work of that big
house?
"I-h-huh. II amt 50 big: only eight
rooms and all the modern coaNenicnces.
| put me i'll wrapper and hN fr"nl
top to bottom in no time.
The wrapper called up an ObViouS
yearning that caught the notice or The
bar that boarded.
What are you doing al ttddled up.
this time OF day: should tE.nb sou
be home getting dinner.
Thursday is nay day out same as
the rest of the cooks. | always meet
John after Office and get dinner Al
a cafe and go to the movies afterward-
And ! always have to be ri&ged ua5
in my best because he lihc.f his friends
to see how nice he can dress ne.
And woman behind, who had hceu
wasting goodish bit of superior Sar-
casm on the fine bird. felt properly dis
gusted with herself.
1t is SO easy to misjud;;e-any mean
-ouled thing can do il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-19

Edwin LuGcubccl Of Troop !" IS the
smallest Boy Sco3t in Washington ana
local headquarters bcic"cs he is the
smallest scout III the United states.
National Headquarters has been asked
to advise the local authorities on this
matter.
Edwin Luscubcel weighs seventy
pounds and IS .ifty-thrce inches tall. He
attained the age OF twelve years last
November and promptly joined the Boy
Scouts: In January he became . sec
ond-class scout and recently he passed
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Troop 90.

Last week our troop had the pleas
ure of q visit from the scout commits
sioncr OF Washington, who gave an eX-
cellent address. The whole troop turn
piuey Branch Park and Dr. Stanton of
Georgetown gave first aid instruct ion
and demonstration 10 the troop. The
troop sent a large quota of scouts to
the second class examination held Ut
Eosslyn and made an excellent show
ing. We have made II new rule that
all teudorfoot scouts are expected to
~ % serond-ciasS within six weeks
trom Che date Of tcndcrfoyt. Scouts
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ward. then the military tuirl. Then 50
many steps back. Then 10 II all over
again.
Not once did he miss the pace. not
pncc did he give a comfortable hitch ="
the weapon on his shV1f6er-lcle,
right
And n PASSING woman couldn't rial,a
up her mind whether to rhucklc "Nrr
the fun of it or ncar-crH over i'-
pathos. for:
The soldier Was g shabby htti" tai
in some Older child's oUiCrown indian.
paddles, and his gun was a feucc paie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-19
Troop 80.

THE ll3th regular meeting Of Troop
80 was held at the sscoutmaster's home
Friday, March 10. at I pm. The roll
having been called by the secretary, the
officers gave their reports for the
week, during which time the Scout Bull
lctin was read by the troop courier.
When all announcements had been
made and troop business dispensed
with. scoutmaster Of Troop as gave a
short talk, explaining the demonstra-
ton to be held the following Sunday
evening at the Foundry NJ. T.. Church,
in which he asked Troop 80 to partici-
pate. The invitation was readily ac-
cepted. GOOD turns for the week we're
then given. followed by a discussion of
the scout oath and laws. y statement
regarding the Troop Sheet, the first is
sue of which was to appear the follow
ing Friday. was then made. After the
meeting adjourned Al musical was given
by several Of the boys, whose select ons
were very entertaining.
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Coachers for Scouts.

ScoutmaSter W. r. Marshall of Troop
IS has obtained the services Of several
men as coaches for scouts in his troop
who are behind in their studies at
school. Among the subjects covered
are Latin and geometry. Regular
weekly meetings are held for those of
the troop "'hn wish 10 avail themselves
Of this tuition.
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Troop II. Tenleytown-Mrs. No
man Jones. CAPTAIN.

The troop met Friday evening at the
home OF the captain. The captain was
called away for Il time when the lieu
tenant took charge until she returned.
Martha Bourdinc took her tenderfoot
examination. making 80 per cent. after
which the lieutenant privately instruct
ed her IN. the secret password and the
hautlShakc
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News From the Troops. :,
Communications have been received
from troop .scribes as follows:
Troop 2.

Troop Ut its regular meeting en-
tertained troops 81. 20 and 10. with
Scoutmasters Campbell. Hancock,
Gosorn and Clarke and about seventy
five bays present. After a short
business meeting Rev. DIR. Melvin de-
livered Il lecture on the Holy Land.
DR.. Melvin had been through the re-
gions shown in the pictures. On the
gath of this month Troop is TO cele-
brate its anniversary with public meet
ing and demonstration of scout work.
We visited Troop ~ Friday, Troop As
Tuesday and Troop 10 on Saturday..
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Troop 6, Petworth-Mrs. S. A.
Mooers, Captain.

After the usual routine of the meet
ing Friday evening hearty welcome
was given to Margaret Coffe. who has
become member of the troop. The
scouts are eagerly awaiting the oath
instant, the second birthday of the
troop. Since the first birthday the
troop has grown considerably and
many of the scouts will observe a Girl
Scout birthday for the first time Part
of the time Friday evening was spent
in making plans for the coming party
Mrs Mooers gave talk on one of the
scout laws and the scouts prac,iced
the stretcher drill. Hope Nichols
passed her "tenderfoot test" making
100 per cent.
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Qualify in Pathfndine.

Kuut NILSSON and &iphcHs Sanders OF
Troop -. passed their merit badge tests
in pathfndiuc during the past week
under the direction OF Field Executive
Patton.
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Troop IL.

Troop - is dcvotiag all its efforts
to its scout night which will be held
at the Sherwood Presbyterian Church.
I'D street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast, the evening OF March 81.
Several novel features have been prom
Used. The entertainment will close
with an illustrated lecture by Mr..
Patton.
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Troop 1S-Mrs. j. 3. Kelly, Captain.

Troop IS. at the last meeting. learned
to make the pads used in caring for
':eep open wounds. Although most of
the girls had been through the Library
Of Congress before, they were glad to
go again. and, through the kindness
of one of the guards. learned many
things of interest that had not I'M
pressed them upon other visits.
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Troop "a.

our troop held its meeting last Fri
day evening at the clubhouse. as usual
Two new members were voted in and
passed their tendcrfoot examina tons.
They were Louis Price ara Allen Led
erich. The BlazinG Arrow patrol held
special meeting before the troop AS
slStant SCoutmaSter DeidriCh is maxim:
Il new trek wagon for the troop. a
clock has been put in our clubhouse
and fills Il long-felt want. a first aid
hi. has recently been purchased for
The troop for use on Its hikes.
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Oyster Roast Successful.

The oyster roast given by Troop IL
at Sycamore Island Canoe club last
Friday is reported to have been a
great success Troop ~ had the mem
bers of Troop It. guests.
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Forget Me-Not Troop, No. Mrs.
Chester Pyles. Captain.

At the last meeting Il hike was plan
ned for Saturday, March %. The scouts
will spend the day in the country and
expect an enjoyable time Troop is
proud of it's bank account 1t has
started its banking career with about
$50 as the result of its recent enter
tainmcnt At the last meeting the
scouts began their fifth patrol. The
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Troop Wants Games.

Troop ID is anxious to list up base
ball games with the teams of other
troops A game with the team of Troop
II has been scheduled, bat others are
wanted.
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Troop 80.

"All scouts and those interested in
scouts, attention, 1t has been unani-
mously decided by the members of
Troop % that hereafter all trophies
cups, prizes. etc. coming to Takoma
Park .. c.. scouts will be coveted
through fair competition by the above
named troop. Although this troop is
cornparatively new and had nothing to
begin this year on except four perfectly
good roller ban7lages and twenty
eight of The best and noisiest boys you
can find il will be remembered thar
in the two events which the troop en-
tered this year il came out first and
second, respectively.
our troop motto u.s. Lots of pep, and
warning is given to all slow and sleepy
troops to clear the track; we're COM
ing down the line
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Girl Scout Notes.
Troop Mrs. G. S. Rafter. Captain.

SunHower Troop. No. |. met Wednes-
day at the home of the Instructive Wis
iting Nurses, when it had all interest
ing lesson on wounds from Miss Fox.
Lieut. Dorothy putZki was i'll charge,
as Mrs. Eafter was still absent from
the city. Dorothy Hackett and Erma
Myers passed their needlewoman test
and received their badges. The next
lesson viii be on fractures. and also
will be at the home of the Visiting
Nurses.
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Troop 3-Mrs. w. B. Pain, Captain

Girl Scouts of Troop > met at the
home of their captain Saturday and re-
ceived instruction in the whistle sig
nails one of the scouts gave Il talk on
"Friendincss.' A visitor described Il
voyage from England to America. The
scout law on obedience was the subject
of ii discourse.
A special meeting of Troop 3 was
held Wednesday evening. when d friend
presented to the troop a large and
beautiful silk flag. Ethel Jones passed
her needIeWoman test Monday.
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Troop l.

ut = meeting March Ii. r. II. Sar-
geant of the United States geological
surrey, who has charge of the topo-
graphic surveys i'll Alaska, gave Troop
l an instructive stereopticon talk on
methods of transportation and camp
ing in Alaska. The troop has now
reached full strength The last two
vacancies were filled by the admission
of Thomas sweeney and William
LOCKER. The rapid growth OF the troop
has necessitated a division of the work
of instruction. and the staff of instruc-
tors has been appointed. rs follows:
Senior I'atro! Leader Gillette. signal
ing and wireless: Patrol Leader Rob-
bin. first aid and drilling: Patrol
Leader Dalton. woodcraft: Patrol
Leader Hanna. tracking: Assistant
Patrol Leader Tsu kwan. scout S. pace:
Assistant Patrol Leader Mclver, swim
ming; Assistant Patrol Leaders Fielder
and Howell. fire building and cooking
ard bird study, respectively. lnstruc-
tors IN mapping. botany and astronomy
Will be named later.
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Troop 10.

''rrhe meeting WAS attended by :,
large number OF boys. one more new
member was admitted TO the troop
Plans are on foot for base ball
team Practicing will be held on the
Berwyn Church diamond Earl kee-
fauver was elected rs manager and
MI EiscnburS rs coach.
Trees are to be planted at the
churches and the school in a very short
time. The rules of tqc troop were
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read. and our scoutmaster says that
they will be enforced at every meeting.
After all the business was attended
to we played some Indian games and
closed up for the night
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his first-class tests successfully. He is
an expert swimmer. having been able to
swim since he was five years old. He
is known to his troop mates as Chick
He hopes some day to be an Eagle
Scout. although he realizes that by rea-
son Of his size it viii be very hard for
him to pass the athletic requirements
necessary
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Troop %.

Our new assistant scoutmaster,
Walter .jeX met the troop last Wednes-
day evening with Mr. Greene. our
scoutma ster, and gave the boys q short
talk on scout work Mr.. JeX is ex-
tremeiy we'll known in the scout Or
ganization. having been with Troop -
for four years and las summer was
down at Camp Butt during the entire
time The troop is 10 be congratulated
in securing his services, and without
doubt will be heard from later on
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Troops 2 and Al.

ON Friday seventeen members of
Troop and twenty-faur members of
Troop A met at Dupont Circle and
boarded the 6:4o car for Cabin John.
We left the car at the Sycamore Island
station and crossed over the canal to
the bank of the river. were we were
ferried across to the island. Through
the courtesy of Commodore a. y. Dent
of the Montgomery Sycamore Island
Canoe Club we We're allowed the run
Of the island and the clubhouse. eX
cepting. OF course. the boats, which are
the property of individual mem bers.
The boys played games on the grounds
for a while and then at a given signal
every one rushed to the house, where
Troop AZ had provided hot cocoa and
oy sters for roasting. The oysters were
roa sted before open fire in the fire.
place and later about three bushels
we're consumed.
We left the island about 10 o'clock
after cheering Mr.. Dent for his kind
ness, and it was such q beautiful
moonlight night we all decided to hike
along the towpath to the District line.
We did not have long to wait for 4 car
and it was tired but happy bunch
that finally reached the city. 1t was
quite IL novelty III the regular scout
routine and every one voted the affair
IL great success.
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Troop 50.

About twenty-cight Of Troop "a
turned out last week and followed
trail laid by Assistant Scoutmaster
williams for a distance of about two
or three miles. great improvement
was noticed in the ability of the boys
to pick up the trail. Scout FOLK pass
ed his requirements for second class
very satisfactorily last week. The trip
was pronounced one OF the most en-
iovablc ever held by the troop.