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The Washington times., 1919-11-22

Dsat let careless exDenditrre make
q sieve sf youf purse. Buy wisely
anA Increase your savings ~ invest.
Ing in War Saving Stanps.
The Washington times., 1919-11-22
PREPARATORY SCHC L IN
CONNECTION

For the benefit of those whose training has not been
extensive enough to admit them into the regular
classes, "prep" school will be maintained where
such students will be given special preparation. This
leaves no one an excuse for not taking advantage
of this opportunity.
The Washington times., 1919-11-22

Clio year Liberty Bead coupeus snA
exchange then Ter w. 3. B.. thereby
The Washington times., 1919-11-22

MEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM
MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE WILL
BE GRANTED SCHOLARSHIPS
IN THE SCHOOL WITHOUT
COST
Men honorably discharged from the United
States Army Navy or Marine Corps are earn
Columbus have arranged that such ex-service
men may attend the evening classes without cost
The Washington times., 1919-11-22
PACK PACKAGES PRoPERI.Y.

The Postoffice Department today
instructed postmasters to refuse
packages improperly packed when
rendered for mailing to the United
Kingdom, or packages improperly
prepare dior transmission to any
country with which the United states
has a parcel post convention.
The Washington times., 1919-11-22
HALL-NOYES SCHOOL.

eourxes com piete. under ex-f.schss oS'
Al civii ssrv1ce Preparatory work undss
former Y examiner. Also private -
u ". Phone II. ss7i. mSSi ..a.tf
The Washington times., 1919-11-22
MODERATE TUITION FEES

A moderate tuition fee will be charged
This is not a pro6t-making investment,
but rather an investment in better citi-
zenship.
The Washington times., 1919-11-22

Inc NlaSSeS Will be C0-kducahonal a
lhe idea back of this assist those who will take
to earn better livelihood.
The K. c. evening classes will be open to men and women
The sun., 1919-06-01
ROSEMARY HALL.

Rosemary girls carried of all the
honors in the School Girls Riding Com
petition which was held on the Rookie
Teller tracks In Greenwich Saturday
afternoon, May "a. The first team won
the first place. the second team the
second place, the second team OF the
primary school the third place ana the
first team of the primary the fourth
Helen McIenahan, who is captain OF the
riding team won the cup In the SIDE
saddle class. This cup is the gift or
Miss Dorothy Phipps. an old Rosemary
girl. Hope Yandell. n primary school
girl. was flrst In both the astride class
and the jumping. while Helen Nc
Lenahan was second IN jumping.
The tennis team played match
against Lowe Haywood of Stamford on
Wednesday. Helen Havemeyer and
Marguerite Booraem. Louise Card and
Virginia Corse represented Rosemary.
They were victorious. Marguerite
Booraem is captain OF the tennis team.
Commencement takes place June II.
The giving of the prizes and tho wind
ing OF the tree will come in the after
noon. as they did in the days before the
war After an outdoor supper has been
served to tho guests 1.-The Tempest" will
he given in the orchard. The music for
this will be especially fine. Or. Msbely
Richardson, a fiutist and violinist, will
play Arthur Sullivan's music
The children of forms upper TT. and
lower III acted scenes from winters
Tale" in the orchard Thursday after
noon.
The sun., 1919-06-01
WHEATON COLLEGE.

The senior class banquet at Wheaton
College, Norton, Mass. was held Sat
urday evening at The Tavern in Mans
field. Bernice c. Heller Of New Haven.
Conn, was POSTMASTER. The class
prophecy was read by Bessie NJ. Dud-
ley Of Colebrook, N. r.. the class gifts
were presented by Margaret l.. Lord
Of Erie, Pa, and the statistics were
read by NJ. Pauline Sherburne Of Lit
Teton, N. H. There were toasts to
the college and the Junior and sopho-
more classes, to President Cole, and the
honorary members Of the class, Miss
Annie NJ. Kilham OF the board OF
trustees, Prof. II. G.. Tucker. the head
OF the department of music; DR.. Wal
ter O. Mclntire, professor OF philosophy
and education; Miss Amy Otis. the
head OF the department OF art, and
Miss Grace A. Croft, assistant profess
sor Of English, and TO Dorothy Z. Har-
vey Of Boston, the senior class presi-
dent. These toasts were given by
Constance wonson Davis of Glouces-
ter. Mass; Gladys f. Jewett of Dor
chester, Mass; Margaret L. Lord of
Eric, Pa: Ruth Richardson Of Little
ton. n. H. Harriet II. Magoun OF
Haddonfield. n. j.; Helen r. johnson
of Colebrook. n. H.; Harriet Mason
OF Tewksbury. Mass: Allegra May
nard OF Providence, r. l.; Marian j
Drisko of Fairfield, Me, and Edith H
Gillette of Toledo. Ohio.
The sun., 1919-06-01
c Commencement Season
Is Now at It's Height

during the past week. The Senior dance
was given on Friday evening, May Is.
On the following Monday the pupils UNI
der the direction of Nine. Burgkly-Pou-
Get, presented two French plays, Par
Un Jour de Pluie" and "Un Heros"
The cast Of YIN Heros" was as fol-
lows; Ivansc, Augusta Firth; Nine.
Rtbert, Katherine Coe; Nine. Baron,
Catherine Bull: Nine. Dormtere, Abbie
Held; Mile. LAso, Edna Washburn, and
Nine. do Netodn, Louise Fisk.
Tho following was the cast of Par
Un Jour de Pluie", james English
butler), Helen Satterlee: Adele tFrench
maid), Emile De vado: RdotI dc Mon
tdtne "a young bachelor), Feona Mac
Phee: Gontran de Vierntes (his friend)
Kathleen Jones, and Blanche de Vdir-
MITES q young widow, Enid Riker.
On Wednesday the commencement
exercises we're held. Addresses we're
mad by DR.. Frederick Houk Law and
by DR.. Horace Percy Silver. while a
varied programme of piano and vocal
music was rendered by the pupils. The
graduates were Dorothy NJ. Appleget,
Simone Marguerite Bonaventure, Mar
garet Davis Case. Katharine Comstock,
Charlotte Disston, Marie Marjorie Foley,
Margaret Thoburn Ives, Ann Elizabeth
Lowe, Henrietta Caroline Lovejoy. Mar
garet Rees. Edna Lena Sauer, Dorothy
Louise Steinmetz and La Runa Frances
Wolcott,
The sun., 1919-06-01
MISS MARY SCH00NMAKERS
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

The commencement exercises of Miss
Schoonmaker's School. New York city,
were held at the Plaza Wednesday after
noon. May 2S. at O'Clock.
An unusual programme was offered
In the choice OF recitations, in the
choruses sung and the spirit OF Amer
canism voiced IN the essay themes and
national creed, which was rendered with
the salute to the flag and the singing OF
The Star Spangled Banner"
An unusual feature was the exposition
Of the Scripture lesson. by the Rev. ].
Herman Randall, from tho First Epistle
of the Apostle Paul to Timothy. With
his customary and forcefui address DR..
Randall brought home to the graduates
tho spiritual beginning as a most i'm
portant factor IN their commencement
days, whether at college. in the social
world. at home or in any we'll Defined
and noble work they may assume after
leaving school.
A remarkable address was also given
by the Rev. DR.. Karl Reiland OF st.
Georges Church. Stuyvesant Square.
He likewise gave sound warning to the
young girl graduates to be cautious in
their defence OF "indlvidualism." His
arraignnfent of the present day home
discipline of the youth OF our land was
the finest sermon ever uttered against
the laxities and levitles practised by
tho boys and girls OF tho age-and per-
mitted by the hosts OF injudicious par
ents and guardians, His address, in
short. was r. call to arms" against
many we'll known social indulgences that
were undermining the character OF the
young people in our midst and a warm
ing to the mature minds TO realize the
stern necessity that a high standard OF
duty. morality and citizenship can only
be sustained through a real ana holy
discipline OF selt-of the Individual
Among the recitations selected was
Victory Ode reviewing in triunuphal
lines the great vivid war scenes and
resounding in splendid climAxes the
clarion notes OF the armistice and the
victory won.
Miss GLADYS Stewart Nance rendered
this great ode. which was dedicated by
| the late Theodore Roosevelt and was
tho last contribution from the pen OF the
great master mind and patriot Miss
Names charming personality added
much force 10 the poets lines and digni-
! ned the recital with Just the coloring Il
needed
Another remarkable recitation was
that OF Miss Hope. entitled Jean Des-
praz." While her selection 10 familiar
to many In the calendar OF war verse
and its author, Robert Service, q master
poet. yet few In the audience at COM
mencement had ever dreamed the poem
could be impersonated with the feeling
and force that Miss Hope displayed.
Here again the personality added to the
harmony Of expression in voice and ges.
ture and made her Interpretation a
supreme success.
| Miss Neuborug's welcome Home" 10
the soldier boys and "Laddie, Soldier
l n a IL o. n
beautiful union OF verses that could be
found for the occasion. Both poems
were recited with the speakers most
wlnsome cheeriness. and she captured
the attention OF her listeners ara held
II from the initial Welcome hone" she
sounded forth to the very last word sls
recited.
A very humorous monologue called
Dark Brown Diplomat" rich In racial
The sun., 1919-06-01
SCHOOLS COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES

tact and deception, was remarkably i'm
personated by Miss Genevieve u. Smith.
A ripple Of smiles and laughter from the
audience followed her portrayal Of the
central figure in the monologue. Nam
my Lou. a Southern born negro diplo-
mat.
The essay, one of the star honors In
Miss Schoonmakers School, was given
to Miss Nance. The subject. "Ar-
rival" had especial reference to the
class going out, not without having n
destination. but having arrived at the
borderland of sterner duties equipped to
go forward to another arrival and many
more as the years go by. Miss Nance
again distinguished herself and added
another palm to the schools reputation
for its exceptional training along all
English lines.
The class day exercises. held Thursday
afternoon, were marked with many
original and clever mockeries In the en-
tertalnment provided. Good nature, how
ever, was the keynote to the whole per-
Torrance when the Class OF 1920 held
their revels in the senior room, receiv-
ing the Mantle Of Wisdom" falling upon
their shoulders as the traditional gradu-
ates' legacy with appropriate decorum
and appreciation and not without great
expectations"
The sun., 1919-06-01
PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE

STATE CoLLEoK, Pa, May Slap
pointment TO a prominent place on the
faculty OF the Pennsylvania State Col
lege before he has been graduated from
the institution is the unusual distinction
that falls TO Capt. Joseph II. Wilson,
Y. s. A. He has been detailed 70 the
college as assistant professor OF military
science by the War Department.
Capt. Wilson. who IL a native OF In &.
diana, Pa. was a member of the class
OF 1918 at Penn State lie withdrew
from college two years ago to enter an
officers training camp, from which he
was promoted to a captaincy and as
signed TO the division stan as personnel
officer. lie reported for duty hero to-
day, and will asslot Major James Bay
lies. the military commandant. in train
ing the cadet regiment
The sun., 1919-06-01
HORACE MANN SCHOOL FOR
BOYS.

Last Thursday anal elections of the
general association of Horace Mann
School for Boys. New York city, were
held and the officers elected were
Crocker. president; Carr. vice-president ;
Heroult, secretary; Schwiers, manager
football; Cowan. manager basketball ;
Turney, manager baseball; Heroult,
manager track GLIB, manager hockey
Ruillion, manager tennis; Beaudrias
manager soccer; representative Of three
lower forms, Reno; representative at
large, Cowan; captain OF Athenians
Croker; captain OF Corinthians. Bell
cheer leaders, Crocker, Bennett and Bell.
Friday the school year book was COM
pleted and distributed.
Last Tuesday Horace Mann defeated
De la Sale School at baseball by a
score OF to 2, and Friday Barnard
was defeated in a practice game u to o.
On Saturday the school lost TO Choate
School, wallingford. Conn.,, by a score
Of ( to o.
Friday the Midget baseball team were
awarded letters-Foster. captain; Stern
berg, manager; Quinn. Noble. Lemon
Reno, weser and Woodward. The team
then presented Foster with a gold pen,
In recognition OF his valuable services.
Baseball Letters we're awarded to
Puleyn. captain Tinker. manager; Will
rer. Bell, Cowan, Whiteman, Farrell
Seller, Stewart, Elder. Prime and Keuz-
man, and for track to Howard, captain
Mulholland, manager; Snedden and
Smith.
Eder and friend were out OF schoo
Teusday, being inoculated agains
typhoid, as they leave next week fol
Colombia. South America, for the vaca
ton period. Elder returns in the fall Il
enter Columbia University.
Commencement exercises will be held
at the school Tuesday. June 8, Mt
o'clock. The ushers are Crocker. Peel
Grace, Heroult and Parsons.
Friday afternoon a grand outdoor
rally by the Boys Recreational Clubs
Science Club and the Boy Scouts of thu
lower school and the Boy Scouts OF thu
upper school was held at Horace Mann
Field The directors were Messrs
Smith. MAR. Du Bots, Forney. kellaf
Bowen, La Voy and Payne. A long pro
gramme of interesting events was givei
for the benefit of the parents of the boy
and invited guests and was much en-
loved.
The sun., 1919-06-01
PENNINGTON SCHOOL.

This has been q lively week at PEN
nington School, Pennington, n. j. There
has been much expectancy and enthusi-
asm In the air. On last Saturday even
Ing the members OF the Philomathean
Fraternity celebrated their 5sth amt
versary OF continuous history by a
banquet at Hildebrecht's. Trenton, N. J..
Among the celebrated alumni who were
present were ]. C. Barton OF Coates
Vile. Pa. Hon. E. F. Cranmer, ex-
Senator from New Jersey, Mr.. J. T.
Linen OF Morristown, N. j.. Jacob Mil
Ter Of somerton, Pa, Robert Simmons OF
Asbury. N. ]. A programme OF Pc
culiar merit was given by the boys and
It was announced that additional prop
erty was being decided to the fraternity.
This property will be developed. part
being used as a campus and another
portion as n tennis court.
The baseball team met and vanquished
the wenonah Academy team by a score
OF 10 TO 8. II was an exciting game
from start to fnish. Many errors were
recorded on both sides. At FIRST the
teams played about equal. but then Penn
Sem punched hits. and that rally COM
pletely overwhelmed the visitors. Penn
Sem fielding was unusually good.
The Richards Robson Field Dav OF
sports was held on the 2Sth. This Is
an annual event in memory Of Robson,
who vas q student here and a member
Of Phllo. His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
S, Robson. give this in memory OF him
and their generosity is greatly appre-
ciated by the school and a holiday given
The results in the events were: One
mile, won by Cadiz: $500 yards. won
by Cadiz; 40 yards. won by Cadiz
100 yard high hurdles, won by Gray
ago yard low hurdles, won by Gray
broad jump. won by Gray; 22o yard
dash. won by Phelps; 100 yard dash
won by Phelps; shot put. won by voss
discuss throw, won by Voss high jump
won by Gray: pole vault, won by John.
son. High Point Cup won by Gray.
Beautiful cups are awarded the win.
ners and medals given TO the second
and third place men. The events are
for juniors and seniors. and over "a
boys participated In the events and ar
equal number enjoyed the sports.
The senior class had their banquet
Wednesday night at Hildebrecht's ir
Trenton. The boys had a good time anc
celebrated their graduation in fine style
There are sixteen in the class and all Of
them are looking forward to college life
eagerly. Already enough students arr
booked up for another year to more thar
offset tho going of the graduates
The sun., 1919-06-01
Classics No Longer Required
at Johns Hopkins University

cation only four mems colleges abso-
lutely require Latin for graduation. 1T
is a significant fact" wrote President
Guth of boucher College. that the first
class institutions took the lead In abol-
ishing tho classical language require
ments. The second class colleges held
on TO this requirement the longest
In the bulletin on medical education,
Issued a few days ago by the United
States Bureau of Education, Latin Is
totally eliminated from the required"
subjects for the study Of medicine and
Is not even mentioned among the Sub
jects strongly urged. The latest require
ments, as given IN the bulletin by Dr.
". ?. Colweli. secretary OF the Council
on Medical Education of tho American
Medical Association. are: Required sub
jects-Che mistry, physics, biology, Eng
lish composition and literature, other
non-science subjects. Subjects strongly
urged: French or German. advanced
botany or advanced zoology, psychology,
advanced mathematics. including al
zebra and trigonometry.
In the rapid parsing of Latin and
Greek the signs Of the times point 20 .
speedy realisation OF Or. Eliot's predio-
ton that "It 10 certain that tho lam
guages ana literatures OF Greece and
Rome are soon to cease 10 make q pre-
scribed part OF general secondary and
higher education.
Our colored schools are certainly to
be commended for their courage In re-
fusing to give UP the classics. They
have not followed the example OF the
big modern progressive institutions but
have chung tenaciously TO the dear old
"ancients." II is q peculiar fact. noted
strikingly IN the United States Bureau
OF Education's report on colored schools,
that the educational institutions that
are the most tenacious in holding TO
the Latin and Greek classics are those
owned and controlled by the negroes.
There 10 probably no group OF schools
in tho country" says the report, shat
is so ensiaved to ancient languages AZ
the literary group of colored institutions
They have almost 4 fatalistic belief not
only In the powers OF the college but IN
tho Latin and Greek features OF the
course. The majority of them seem 70
have more interest in the traditional
forms OF education than in adoption OF
the needs Of their pupils and their COM
munity.
Should We not congratulate the
negroes on their noble snslavement Il
the Latin and Greek olassics7' ask,
Alfred o'csliaigh of Baltimore.
The sun., 1919-06-01

mig that II offers Is so varied and insptr-
ing and has an outlook so broad that
wealth can purchase nothing better for
Its favored sons, All education should
be conceived and formulated not In
terms OF Industrial or economical autoc-
racy but in terms OF steadily advanc-
Ing democracy.
The successful college OF tomorrow
will he free from traditional cloistered
secluson and will be satisfied only when
II has found the largest possible number
Of points OF vital contact with the coll
lective thinking and practical activities
or rapidly changing Industrial and So
cial order.
ut will not be guided by the false
philosophy that enthrones utility and
destroys idealism. but by idealixing the
educational agencies that touch the daily
life OF common men It will give to
struggling humanity new toy and new
vision. II will destroy the dangerous
socialism OF the American Bolsheviki
by committing young men to the prin-
ciples OF social justice and humanized
industry, and setting their faces reso-
lutely against all influences that foster
special privilege.
I'VE do we'll 10 forecast a new prob
lem that professors and teachers must
meet, Every great modern war has
been followed by a period OF marked
moral retrogression. The freeing IN
great masses OF men from military dis
clpllno. the removal OF exceptional need
OF personal effort and sacrifice Tor the
common veal. the sudden and large in
crease OF the leisure class. the tempta-
tion TO resort TO questionable methods to
reestablish business enterprises, the
painful rcadjustmonts OF expenditures
| when the excessive wages Of war time
are no longer paid and mary other m
fuences growing out of war tend to
| encourage eXcces"s $50 So idA1ls and
lower standards o. sor'al. noIlt'cal and
business morality. Al! cducpt 'onal agen-
cies, sacred or secular. Should recognize
this danger and meet it by every appeal
adapted to make men ana women. or
boys and girls. wish to be heloful units
In an ever improving society in which
integrity Is the most valued asset and
worthy motives are controlling springs
OF action"
The sun., 1919-06-01

IN wednesday. May 81, the annual
I intrascholastic track meet Of Ped
die Institute. Hightstown, Nj, was
held in which the various classes and
fraternities of the school competed for
the DR.. SHETLAND trophy. The Senior class
won the trophy, due to the superb work
In the meet of Smith Anderson Of Park
ersburg, w. Va. He was also the recip-
lent of the gold medal awarded by Cap
tain Leslie Starr Hyatt, the school COM
mandant, for the best Individual score
in points during Che meet. James Mad
ison Sitter of Evanston, Ill, was the
nearest competitor. with total Of fifteen
points. In the interfraternity relay race
the lambda Sigma fraternity captured
FIRST place.
On Saturday, May "a, the New Jer-
sey High and Prep. schools staged
their track meet at New Brunswick, N"
j., under the auspices OF the Rutgers
College. Peddie lost first honors on
techfiicality OF placing man In the
javelin throw and thus was obliged 10
conceds first place to the Blair Acad-
emy. Charles H. Marshall Of New York
captain Of the Peddie team. was the
individual star Of the meet by winning
first place in the hurdles, discus and the
pole vault
The Poly Prep School OF Dyker
Heights, Brooklyn. met defeat at Peddie
last Saturday in baseball by a close
score Of 81. Up TO the eighth inning.
the visitors were leading AZ, but at this
juncture the Peddie team worked the
squeeze" play successfully and brought
the score to a one run margin. In the
last inning with men on second and third
and one man out, Clarke, the Peddie CEN
tire fielder, drove a sharp liner down the
left field lire, and the game was con-
cluded then and there. Drummer on the
mound for Peddie twirled good art-
Gle Of ball, yielding eight hits to the
Poly nine while Set berg gave but SIX
safeties to the Pebble team. Chamber
lin at shortstop for Peddie on two DIFF
ferent occasions sent runners home from
third base with sacrifice flea The all
around playing Of Lott featured for the
Brooklyn team, while the hitting OF
Clarke and fielding of Terry in his new
position at second base were of high or
der. Last year the Peddie nine overcame
the above team at Brooklyn in fast
eleven inning contest by score OF 30.
THE Old Gold and Blue" published
annually by the Junior Glass Ia now In
the hands of the publishers and prom
tees to be one Of the best issues OF its
kind. This publication Is devoted to the
forests of sll the student organiza-
tons IN the school and forms one OF the
most entertaining and interesting OF the
literary productions issued during the
academic year.