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IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

monthly conferences with the prih-
cipal for the purpose OF surveying
possibilities for life careers In vari-
Gus professions. trades and business
enterprises in which women may
achieve success.
Similar conferences for the boys are
being arranged by c: C.. Bannister
teacher in charge OF boys activities
The Civic Club of the Shaw Junior
High School had full charge of the
program Of events for fire prevention
week" October 7-14. A student
group. under the supervision Of Chiei
Hanlon of Truck Company No.: 4
to fire prevention. ETC.. in and around
the school building. A speaker from
the fire department gave demon
stration of the use of fire extinguish-
ers. Literature on fire prevention
was also distributed.
The parent-teacher association OF
the Shaw Junior High School met In
the study hall of the building Tues
day night. The following officers
President u. Ramsaur: vice president
H. Gregory; secretary, d. Pelham
treasurer. Mr.. Booker.
Percy Bond. director Of the stand
ard Life Insurance Company. will ad-
dress the boys assembly of the ROD:
ert Gould Shaw Junior High School
Friday morning. His subject will be
Opportunities in Business for Negro
Youth" This Is the third of series
Of inspirationai talks to the boys by
successful men in diverse fields OF
endeavor.
\ large graph chart jointly exc
cuted by the science and art depart
ments of the Shaw Junior High ,lool
has been installed near the Office
1t shows the daily attendance record
Of each section and is designed to
minimize absence and tardiness
through section pride and publicity.
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ST. JOHNS COLLEGE.

Organization of students coun-
ell to supervise the social and ath-
letic activities Of st. Johns College
was effected last week. G. Weller
Mccarthy was named chairman of the
council, and Charles Graft. George
O'Neill, Lyden Keefe, Joseph McGin-
ness and Joseph White were named
members.
lecture on missions in Bengal
was given last week by DR.. Michael
A. Mathis of Holy Cross College.
Brookland. DIR. John P. De Launey
also delivered a lecture. He talked
on Columbus"
Students of ST. John are planning a
minstrel show. The show, to be given
on Thanksgiving night, will have a
cast of more than fifty boys.
Peter f. Drury. chairman Of the
| board of governors of st. Johns
School of Commerce and Finance, last
week announced these committees, to
which members of the board have
been assigned:
Finance. Mr.. Drury, John ]. Farley,
Oswald +. Schuette: athletics. DIR.
Darcy Magee: new members. Michael
A. Heister; placement, Edward J.
Quinn; business contract, J. j. John
son, jr. library. Clarence +. Donohue:
! lectures. Thomas F. Finnin; labora-
tory John b. Densmore; building and
equipment, r. p. Witty: jobs, J. T.
Collifiower, and alumni, j. L. Crowley
, 4 course in social service was be-
gun at the school last week. The
course Is being taught by Rev. d
Edward, president Of the college.
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has now on each of its floors up-to-
date bathrooms. with tiled alls and
floors, furnished with ample show
ers and other fixtures of the most ap-
proved sanitary type. They cost
nearly $4,000. In the boys dormi-
tory (Clark Hall) eight showers have
been installed in the basement and
other improvements of sanitary ma
ture costing about $4,000, not count
ing the elaborate sanitary improve
ments made during the summer OF
1920
The appearance and convenience OF
the main administration building has
been greatly enhanced by the In
staliation of new electric lights in
the halls and in every classroom. and
drinking fountains in the halls. Many
minor improvements have been made,
including painting and the laying out
of large beds of ornamental plants
on the campus.
The Howard University School Of
Religion, which is under the direc-
tion of Dean D. Butler Pratt, will
hold its fifth annual convocation at
the university November Is, 16, and
II, 1921, having as the convocation
theme, Next Steps in Racial Adjust
ment." Eminent speakers will lead
in the discussion of the following
sub-topics for the successive days of
the convocation: Tuesday, November
IS, 1.-The Re-establishment of Conf
dence": Wednesday, November 16.
'"The Principles Involved" and Thurs
day. November II. The Application
of the Principles"
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TRIBUTE J.S.COTTRELL
New Minister to Bolivia Lauded by
Tennessee Society,

High tribute was paid Jesse S. Cot
trell, who was recently nominated by
President Harding as minister 10
Bolivia, by several members of tie
Tennessee delegation in Congress at
a meeting last night Of the Tennessee
State Society, of which he is presi-
dent, at the Thomson School. Mr..
Cottrel1 was at one time prominent
in politics in Tennessee, and has been
in Washington for a number of years
as correspondent of prominent. south
ern newspapers.
Senator Mckellar congratulated Mr..
Cottrell and declared that the Ten
nessee Society sis proud of his
achievements as newspaper man
and his political record" II don't
know how he did it," said Senator
Mckellar, but Mr.. Cottrell nor oni"
received the unanimous supz:l. "
Tennessee republicans but the DEMO
Gratis as we'll"
Representative Scott of Tennessee
also lauded MIR. Cottrell and declar
ed that he was fitting and deserving
of the honor. Other members of the
society who praised Mr.. Cottrell were
Graham Edgerton. solicitor for the
Navy Department. and ID. II. Morgan.
a musical program was furnished
by the Georgia Roosevelt Memorial
Association chorus.
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

During the past summer there have
been unusual activities at the How
ard University in the way of adIi-
tions and improvements of physical
character. The chief operations have
been in connection with the erection
of the new $20l.O00 dining hall and
home economics building.
Next in Importance are the I'M
provements in and about Science Hall,
consisting of sunken concreted
area twelve feet wide along the front
and two sides of the building. with
retaining wall and stone-capped par
apet walls and broad stairs leading
down from the surrounding grounds.
This work has added greatly to the
appearance of the building and cost
about $4,000. Broad concrete steps
have also been built down the ter
raced slope from the chapel to a
concrete walk leading to Science
Hall intersecting similar walk from
the hall to the administration build
in".
An important Improvement has also
been made in the girls dormitory
(Miner HalD by the installation of a
bathroom on the third floor. Similar
ones were installed on the first and
second floors last year. Miner Hall
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studying law at Washington College
Of Law, and John Reilly, the class
president. is at Georgetown.
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL.

Western High School has been con-
Quoting a fire-prevention campaign
since October 10 through the civic
association and the school paper, the
Western Breeze. which Is printing
editorials on the subject.
The members of the association
have been inspecting the interior of
the school building. the grounds and
the vicinity. They have reported de-
fects in wiring and other possible
causes Of fire. The association is
planning to have a cleanup" CAM
paign later in the year.
Officers of the association are:
John T. Hazel, president; Helen New
man. secretary; William Brown. vice
president, and William Pence. SER
geant-at-arms.
The Home and School Association
OF Western High School held its first
meeting of the year Wednesday. That
the board of education looks favor
ably upon the plans of the association
for more building space and additions
to the building was the announce
ment made at the meeting by DR..
Elmer S. Newton. principal of the
school.
1t was decided that dancing might
be resumed at Western this year
under the supervision Of a social COM
mittee appointed from the associa
ton. Mrs. Armstrong was made
chairman of this committee.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

a number of changes have recently
been made in the faculty of the Uni
versity of Maryland. In almost every
instance the change meant pro-
motion for the Maryland man.
Prof. ]. B. Wentz now heads the de-
partment of agronomy at the Iowa
State College. where, this years en-
loylment of pupils is aroundS 1000.
H. w. Richey, assistant in pomology.
has become professor of pomoIogy at
the Iowa State College of Agriculture.
In his place are two men-E. W
Whitehouse. from Iowa experimental
station. and A. L. Schrader a grad
uate of the University of Wisconsin.
!. G.. Gibson, formerly of the dairy
department. is now teaching and do
ing graduate work at Ames. Iowa.
Samuel H. Harvey replaces him. Mr..
Harvey received his masters degree
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RESEARCH UNIVERSITY.

! Lester Draper Seymour. consulting
iaeronautical engineer of the informa-
tion group of the air service. War
Depa tment, was appointed by Presi-
dent Louis Rapeer last week as pro-
! fessor of airplane engines. MIR. Sey-
mour has the engineering degree
from Syracuse University and studied
i aviation both in this country and Eu-
rope. He served at the front during
the war and has been consulting en-
gineer and expert on airplane engines
! for three years in the air service. A
number of students now are enrolled
, in the aviation course, both for resi-
dence instruction and correspondence.
Basile G. B. d'Ouakil, former pro-
fessor of French at the University of
structor in conversational-pi
French at the university. His class
will begin Tuesday at 7:10 o'clock.
Frederick j. Gillis. instructor in
foreign trade, returned last week
from Guatemala. where he repre-
sented the United States at the CEN
tennial celebration of independence.
Prof. Gillas will give lecture on his
trip and a general review OF the
Latin American trading situation on
Tuesday at o'clock at the uni
versity.
| A number of students are interest
ed in studying the Japanese language.
, The Japanese embassy is providing
Gongoro Nakamura as an instructor.
and the first class will meet WedneS-
day evening at 7:30 o'clock.
University officials have pleased
many students by granting to each
student of the university two free
courses All students are admitted to
the course in social dancing on Satur-
day evening and may take also either
course in storytelling and interpre-
tnf liyer prnf he 0r
Ia course on efficiency and person.
ality under President Rapeer.
/ University officials have further re-
organized the course in secretarial
! science. and. by grouping subjects,
have reduced the length Of the course
and made the tuition less per quarter.
H. B. kayser. private in the Army.
excelled all students of the class on
efficiency and personality last week
in psychologicai test. Out Of les
points in the Thurston scale for
measuring intelligence. Mr.. kayser
got $50 right. His closest competitors
were G. E. Winter of the marines and
Miss Gladys +. Smith of the income
| tax unit.
Mrs. Rachel Berry started class
in millinery last week. and Mrs. L. w.
Rapeer opened class in social usage
and etiquette.
Miss Mildred H. Merrill. head OF the
, department of domestic arts of the
Central High School. has been en-
ployed to teach a course in dressmak-
ing and designing. Her first class
will meet tomorrow at 7:30 O'Clock.
Col Brindley. president Of the stu
dents association, has planned to cal.
| the officers of the association to-
gether to arrange the entertainments
for the year.
DR.. Samuel H. De Vault. professor
/ of agricultural economics. and Lewis
! Darlington. professor of librar!
science and filing systems. opened
their classes last Wednesday even
ing.
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EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE Value of Higher Educatiou'
was the subject of j lecture by pr
II. W. Elson. historian. at an assem-
bly, at Eastern High school Tuesday
Addresses also were made by C'aus
]. Schwartz, member of the faculty. aud
Miss Edna Burrows. MIR. Schwartz
outlined the history of the schools
ri"e club, while Miss Burrows dis.
cussed the social activities Of the girls
rifle club.
Officers of the student council at
Eastern were elected Monday. They
are:
First semester. Nathan Clark and
Anna Bailey; second semester. Jesse
Payne and Annie Smith: third semes-
ter. David Robb and Miss Darling:
fourth semester James Lovejoy and
Thelma Bishop; fifth semester. George
Ciallahorn and Louise Smith: sixth
semester. David Sandoe and Evelyn
Hutchison and Eva Lewis. and eighth
semester. L. D. McDougle and 1rma
Burch.
Forty members have been admitted
to the girls rifle club which has been
organized for the present scholastic
Year. Miss Edna MazIllo is captain
and president of the club Miss Fay
Myers is vice president. and Miss
Marion Hall. secretary-treasurer.
John Toegler has been elected
president Of the Eastern High school,
Ciee Club, it is announced by Mrs
Frank Byram, director of the organ
ization. Miss Gladys Rollins was
chosen vice president. The club is
making preparations for a minstrel
show in the near future.
The Merrill Club. the only inde-
pendent girls organization at East
ern. has completed plans for the
greatest year in its history. accord
ing to Miss Ella Monk. adviser. Ap-
proximately fifty members were re-
cruited from the freshman. classes
The club is planning to build hut
On the Upper Potomac. where parties
and dances may be held.
Officers of the club are: President
Edna Burrows: vice president. Edna
Nazullo: secretary. Mildred Boynton
play will be given by the club soon
The Easterner. official organ OF the
school. will make its initial ap-
pearance of the present school .yeal
about November 1. The magazine !:
Faculty advisers of the Easternel
are: Miss Egert. literary, and Mr.
Warner. business. The staff of the
publication is composed of the fol.
lowing: Edna Burrows, editor: Marion
Hall. literary editor; Sarah Rohel
and Lily Alpert. assistant literary
editors; Morgan Swingle. boys rifle
club notes; Dorothy Pyle. girls rife
club notes: Franklin Offutt and Ruth
Phoebe Atkinson and Roland Sans.
burg. scarehead and local editors;
clara Kern. alumnae editor. and
Frances James, exchange editor.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON.

George Washington University finds
itself richer by more than a quarter
of a million dollars by a recent survey
Of university property made by the
real estate board. The report shows
the holdings to be worth 100000
more than had been carried on the
university books.
An announcement is made by Presi-
dent Bodgkins which is of value to
prospective G. W Z. Law School stu
dents entering in 1923. One full year
of academic work will be required
to enter the law school in 1923 and
two full years Of academic work in
1926. This is in keeping with recon-
mendations made by the American
Bar Association and the American
Association Of Law Schools.
Fifty-three professors. assistant
professors, instructors and student
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THE SUNDAY 16 PART l.

from work. done at the Universities
Of Wisconsin and Minnesota, and has
a wealth of experience, including ex-
Derience at the A. E. f. University
Farm School, in France.
H. w. Richey, poultry specialist of
the extension service, has secured a
leave of absence for the purpose of
organizing a cooperative sales
agency for poultrymen in that sec
ton
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.

Judge Charles S. Labinsier of the
United States court. at Shanghai will
lecture tomorrow evening. at o'clock.
on United States Courts in China"
The lecture on October "a will be by
Judge B A. Rosenblatt on the sub
ject of "Zionism," and Mr.. Sao-ke A.
SEE. the Chinese minister at Washing
ton. will lecture on November I. All
these lectures will be held at 1901 +
street.
The first two lectures of the. series
by Sir William Mitchell Ramsey, un-
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der the auspices of the American Uni
versity. were given October IA and
October Is at Foundry Methodist
Church. The two remaining lectures
will be given tomorrow and Tuesday
at 4:30 pm.
DR.. Charles w. Needham began his
lectures on interstate commerce Tues
day
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SHAW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Psychology Applied to Teaching"
will be the subject Of a series of lee
lures to be given during this semes-
ter by Profs. Mary T. Whitley and
Romiett Stevens. of Columbia Uniyer-
sity. at the Shaw Junior High School.
Announcements of the dates for the
lectures will be made in a few days
by Principal Lucy D. Slowe.
The ninth grade girls of the Shaw
Junior High School are holding BIZ
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In the ex-Kaiser's palace in Berlin
were found 10000 copper cooking
utensils after his flight. although all
copper had been called in by his Gov
ernment
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II the cause of friction could be
entirely removed. perpetual motion
would be an accomplished fact, for il
is friction alone that finally brings
all machines to a standstill.
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A number of students are interest
ed in studying the Japanese language.
, The Japanese embassy is providing
Gongoro Nakamura as an instructor.
and the first class will meet WedneS-
day evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1921-09-18
NO MORE INSURANCE
ON AUTO EQUIPMENT
Companies Tired Of Paying for
.Uncoverable Extra Shoes
rs and Tools.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.--At meet
ing of the Eastern Automobile On:
derwriters' Conference at which W
per cc.t of the insurance companies
writins automobile theft insurance
were represented, 1t was decided that
after October / they would discon-
tinue insuring equipment. -,
Il was explained that theft losses
for the last year have been running
from so to 200 per cent Of the pre-
miums paid on this class or insur-
ance, and that. only about 10 per
cent of the equipment stolen by
thieves who specialize in pilfering
extra tires. tools, motor meters ana
other accessories. have been recov'
cred. ...... y,
In the new clause to be inserted
n the policies the only chance TO
,,ecoyer on motor car equipment Is
where the automobile itself Is stolen
Z not recovered after a certain time
he insurance will be paid In fun ss
heretofore. At present there Will
ie no change in the theft insurance
ates for automobiles.
The Washington times., 1921-09-18
Do You Know. This One?
Here's q Car You Can Name.

Here's q Car You Can Name.
Here is a car you have seen time
and time again. 1t has been adver-
tised and ridden in for quite while.
1t has distinctive lines and does
not look like any other car, so that
you should have mighty little trouble
In writing its name, and tearing 1t
out to keep with the other answers
In the Automobile Title Contest
which gives you a chance to get
some of the $3.50 rewards.
Thirty cars will be shown-one
day-all absolutely true to life and
all easily identified with just the
slightest exercise of your ingenuity.
IL you don't know what this par
ticular car Is. 1t should not take very
long to find out II you will stand on
the curb and wait until one comes
along. 1t will.
Then remember that there are
only twenty-six more that you have
to name, and you will get a lot Of
fun in finding out just how much
you know about cars by sight.
The serious side Of this contest is
The Washington times., 1921-09-18
RAY BATTERY
! STANDS UP IN
! HARDEST TEST
Edward Hines Receives Inter-
ssting Report on Results
Under Severe Conditions.

Edward Hines, Of the Hines Auto
Supply Company. of $40 d street
northwest. recently appointed dis
tributors for the popular Ray bat
terry today received -.the following
report OF some Interesting tests to
which the Ray battery has been
subjected.
Excerpts from letter from Nor
gan Bros. Downing. Mo-, to their
distributor. the Moerschell Electric
q Auto Supply Co.. st. Louis. say:
I'VE placed a new Ray IL plate
In our Overland and started for
Lancaster. Arriving there we called
on the leading battery man who was
selling batteries. He was very skep-
tical. so to convince him we drove
the car on level street, stopped
the motor, stepped on the starter and
pulled the car almost two blocks, at
which time we stopped on account
Of the starting motor being hot, this
being 4 new car. We drove to the
garage about two blocks away and
decided to run the battery down,
pulling the motor against compress
sion. which, we did with several little
bets as to, how long 1t would pull
The Washington times., 1921-09-18
CAR BUCK|NG MEANS
ENGINE IS MISSING

The time is here when the average
owner Of an automobile prefers TO
help keep his car In repair not only
or economic reasons but because OF
The degree Of pleasure that this work
affords him.
When an engine bucks or Jerks
when driving the car at very slow
speed. particularly on high gear, It
means that the motor Is missing ana
there are several reasons why an
engine may miss at low speed, ana
vet hit on all cylinders at higher
rates of revolution. The breaker
points may be worn rough or
trifle too far apart; the spark plug
points may need setting up; one or
more valves may leak; the mixture
may not be suitable for slow run
ming. II these possibilities are care
fully examined the cause Of the buck
ing will soon be found.
1t is not generally known that =
The Washington times., 1921-09-18
\. Y, JAY WALKING"
LAW IS THREATENED
Traffic Court Magistrate Takes
Up cudgeI for "Downtrod-
den Pedestrians"

Ever since the first self.propelled
vehicle clattered down the main
street Of our little village the poor,
downtroddeV pedestrian" has had the
better Of the argument. Public opin-
ion, the law the bench, all have
shown a degree Of partialit.. against
the motorist and In favor Of the man
who, while still pursuing his aims
per pedes apostolorum, yet partakes
hourly OF the immeasurable benefits
that motor transportation bestows
upon us in these modern days.
Just now. in New York city, magts-
trate Frederick B. House. of the
traffic court, takes up the cudgel in
behalf Of the pedestrian whose sacred
rights are threatened by an ordinance
likely to be passed by the board of
alderman and forbidding the pedes-
trian from ''jay-walking' or CROSSING
streets at places other than corners
The abridgement OF certain rights iF
one Of the penalties that attach T.
life In great cities; also II Is a dis
advantage perhaps amply offset by
the conveniences that come from closc
proximity and ease Of communication
In the centers Of population at leas'
regulation Of the pedestrian Is newt
able. ...-
Since the proposed legislation Is in
tended to safeguard the pedestria'
the public will soon come to recogniz
Its inherent virtue. other thing,
have been prohibited OF late withou
precipitating "riots and crime" suci
as the learned gentleman predicts
viii follow attempts to make It illega
for the pedestrian to risk his life and
limbs wherever II pleases him tc
jeopardize them on the streets and
highways.