Evening star., 1917-03-25

ten is the provision in the constitu-
lion requiring that the president OF
the Henry-Polk Mothers Club shall be
vice president of the Home and School
Association. thus creating q close af-
flliation between the two bodies.
Mrs. Fulton Lewis. chairman of the
committee on parent-teacher asSocifL-
tions Of the Congress of Mothers, de-
livered an address. She Endorsed res
oiution introduced by Mrs. P. f. Huett-
ner, and adopted by the association, TO
the effect that the association petition
the board Of education to provide the
Henry and Polk schools with nurse
matrons for the purpose of looking
after girl pupils, ventilating the school
Easements. maintaining the lavatories
in a sanitary condition, suppreesing
and preventing immoral language and
secret conversations on the part of pu-
pills while in the Easements and ad-
ministerinG first aid to sick and In
jured pupils during school hours. Reso
lutions were also adopted urging EN-
ployment Of q. visiting teacher who
shall call at the homes of deficient,
truant, untidy, unruly and sickly pu-
parents the causes therefor, with
view OF devising commensurately ef-
fective remedies i1ss Il kindly fashion,
which viii obviate the apparent neces-
sity Of sending pupils to ungraded
schools or before tbe Juvenile Court
Mrs. Lewis cited. several cases in
other cities where the employment Of
matrons and visiting teachers had ac-
complished infinitely good results. She
recommended the elimination of unlm-
portant routine business from all meet
ings, and to devote more time to the
discussion of vital questions pertaining
to the welfare of children.
Despite the inclemenCy of weather,
the meeting was well attended.
G. w. U. Notes.
L. II. Bernstein of the College of
Engineering has been appointed in
structor in mathematics and physics
at Emerson Institute.
Miss Margaret Wilfiey Of Columbian
College, has left the university to take
course at Columbia University, New
York city.
Prof. J. L. Parks, chairman of the
library committee at the Law School.
has just arranged for extensive addi-
tions to the law library. The new
books include all of the Louisiana
reports TO the Southern Reporter and
the American Law Register, in fifteen
volumes.
Prof. Ernest 6. Loreuzen. formerly Il
member of the faculty of the Law
School for several years, has been ap-
pointed 20 a position on the Yale Law
School faculty.
School is convalescing from an opera
tion for appendicitis.
Dental School juniors recently held
a smoker at Sigma Chi fraternity
| house. Drs. c. L. Davis. E. R. Tilley
and W. A. Barnes were the guests Of
honor. Boxing and wrestling matches
We're special features.
Dr. r. Slack, Dental School, rs, who
is dental surgeon in the United States
Navy, is awaiting orders from the Navy
Dor. .f-f ma nf vaJar tn lit
DR.. McKenna, Medical school, 'IS,
was n recent visitor at the Medical
School
Or, Maurice c Hall Veterinary Col
lege 10, waa a recent visitor in the
city.
Georgetown Law School.
Wilbur {. Hall Of the class of 1915 is
a candidate for delegate to the general
assembly OF Virginia from Loudouu
county. Va; Charles B. Wells of the
senior class is interesting Virginia stu
dents in the candidacy OF MT. Hall
Word has been received by Secretary
Hugh J. Fegan from William Z. Linden,
n graduate Of Georgetown University
Law School. who is assistant secre-
tary at the American embassy at Ma
drid.
been called for Wednesday of this week.
when the report of the prom COMMITTEES
will be given.
\. b. Stearn. '07. of Birmingham. Ala,
was in Washington last week arrane-
ing for the reunion Of the class this
spring.
The Carroll Law Club of GEORGETOWN
Law School is to meet Tuesday even
ing. The program includes essays by
several members of the club William
~ DeRosier is to read an essay on
Mortgages" Edward T. Hogan one on
The Right of Appeal" and John NJ
Dervin on The Brehon Law" which
was the law of ancient Ireland. One
Of the requirements of membership in
the Carroll Law Club IS that the mem
Der read an essay on some legal topic
David G. WeStenhaven, who has been
nominated by the President for the
Judseship in northern Ohio vacated By
Justice Clarke, when he was elevated
10 the Supreme Court of the United
States, is a former Georgetown man.
He received the degree OF LII. b. in 1883
and LII. VI. i'll 1854.