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are urged to come. for plans are to

are urged to come, for plans are TO
be made for a big year.
The American Society of Civil En-
gineering is planning to form stu
dent branch at George Washington
University. Application for member
ship was made last year and Presi-
dent Dutton announced at the meet
ing Of the Engineering Society Mon
day that the first meeting OF the
Civil Engineers is to be held Octo-
Der &c at the Travellers Club.
"The Parable of the Talents" was
the subject of the address by Miss
Anna Rose. dean of women. at the
regular Y. w. c. A. chapel, MONDAY
morning. She applied it to the tai.
ents of the university women and
urged them to get behind the ""
This organization. which has had such
wide growth in the past few years.
has worked wonders at other univer-
stiles where the student body backed
it up.
The board of trustees at a meet
ing last Wednesday formally ac-
cepted the gift of about two thousand
volumes from the library of the late
Lewis B. Wynne. who graduated from
the Columbian College in 1871. The
books were given by Mr.. Wynne's
widow and his son, Mr.. John Wynne.
and will be of great value to the IL
brary
The board of trustees also took note
of a bequest to the hospital by Louisa
Wynne Rhinehardt.
It also accepted with great regret
the resignation of Henry Cleveland
Perkins. trustee of the university
since 1907. For many years Nr. Per-
l1ns has been an active and sympa :
thetic friend of George Washington
University.
The trustees also took. note of
the fact that Thomas S. Hopkins. a
trustee, has become seriously III.
They sent Mr.. Hopkins their greet
ings, and hope for his speedy recov-
cry.
All freshmen and sophomore girls
are invited to attend a tea given by
the Gamma Phi Theta Sorority this
afternoon from to o'clock at their
new home, 1917 Rhode Island ave-
nue. northwest.
DR. Alexandra Bunge. professor Of
commerce and statistics at the Ma
tional University of Buenos Aires.
Argentina. will deliver a lecture on
the economic policy of Argentina. un-
ton University. in the auditorium of
Concordia Church. Goth and q streets.
at o'clock on Wednesday evening.
An honor committee of five stu
dents of Dean Wilbur's rhetoric class
is to be elected. The question of
honor is at stake relative to the copy
ing of themes. Dean Wilbur, in his
morning rhetoric class. stated thai
he knew of many sets of themes In
the possession of ex-students of the
course which were available for
copy. He put the question up to the
class as a matter of morale and asked
the students not to take advantage of
this easy way to solve the problem
of theme writing.
The first monthly meeting of the
Woman's University Club was held
Thursday evening in the clubrooms
at 2O27 G street with twentye-ight
girls present. After the regular
business affairs had been settled the
meeting was turned over to an en-
1ertainment committee which pro-
vided plenty of fun. These meetings
viii be held the second Thursday Of
every month. and all women of the
university are invited.
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SCHOOLS
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL.

At a meeting of the Eastern High
School Boys Rifle Club Tuesday
Frank Parsons was elected captain
and Sanford Leech assistant captain.
Friday the club had it's first target
practice of the year.
The following non-commissioned
cadet officers were recently ap-
pointed: Company C-First sergeant.
J. P. Prescott: second sergeant, X.
Williams; third sergeant. NJ. Talbert;
fourth sergeant, j. RoSson: fifth SER
seant, Il. Stittier; corporal. $. Walz;
corporal, +. Hermann: corporal. T. T.
Howard: corporal, a. Pierdon. and
corporal. r. Andrus. Company D
First sergeant. J. r. Davis: second
sergeant 7. Moffatt; third sergeant,
r. Cheek: fourth sergeant, ]. Love
joy: fifth sergeant. n. Walters; cor
poral, r. LauXman, corporal, j.
Evans; corporal. D. B:ngham: cor
poral, w Burch, and corporal, T. Nc
Grain. Company First sergeant,
r. Swingle: second sergeant, K. Cur
rier: third sergeant. w. Clementson:
fourth sergeant. r. b. NeStler; NTH
sergeant II. Lady: corporal, S. Leach: =:
corporal. w. Mckinley; corporal. }.
Harvey: corporal. w. Hughes, and
corporal. II. Fuller. Company G.
First sergeant, j. Burton; second ser
=
Doerr: fourth sergeant, ID. Robb; nfth
sergeant. y. Walls; corporal, A. Bon
durant; corporal, r. Mccartney: cor
poral, {. Beal: corporal. T. Keys, and
corporal, |. Raley.
The Friendship Club made scrap
books for the convaleScing children
of our local hospitals at their social
service meeting Friday.
The Merrill Club will give its initial
dance of the year Friday. 1t is to be
a masquerade. The alumni chapter
has made Il successful beginning.
having started with membership of
about thirty-fiVe. This chapter eN-
poets to give a dance soon i'll order
10 raise money for its charity work.
The Home and School Association
will meet Friday at pm Among
other features are to be sketches
presented by pupils of the school in
connection with the better speech
campaign. Music will be furnished
by the school orchestra under the
direction of Mrs. Byram.
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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.

Recent visits of Georgetown stu
dents to Venezuela and Mexico have
resulted in active steps being taken
at the School of Foreign Service to
organize a pan-American students as
1t is the policy of the school each
summer to SEND a delegation of stu
dents to some southern republic for
the purpose of studying economic
conditions at first hand and to get
better acquainted with the countries
where they expect to be stationed
during service with the diplomatic
and consular services. President
John B. Creeden, s. j., of Georgetown
University has given his hearty in
dorsement of the new students as
sociation.
Francisco Banda. who is organizing
the club. announces that it Is pro-
posed to set aside a night each month,
to be known as United States night"
or "Argentine night" or brazilian
night to which the diplomatic and
favored country would be invited to
tell the students something about the
history and commerce of their native
land.
Primarily to bring into closer
friendship all students interested in
Hispanic America, the association will
prove a definite step to demonstrate
the possibilities of greater co-opera-
ton between the students of the For
eien Service SSchool and Latin
America for a better understanding
between the peoples of the two CONT
nents. Students studying Spanish or
Portuguese are joining the organiza-
ton in large numbers. SO as to take
advantage of the acquaintance of
Latin American students at the school
One of the most important objects
which the school hopes to achieve
later. with the cooperation of for
eign ENJOYS here. is the establish
ment of scholarships in Georgetown
University and the leading Latin
American educational institutions for
the exchange of students. Officers
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are to be elected at an early date,
and steps will be taken to inaugurate
the first OF the special nights, to
which students of the Foreign Sery-
ice School will be invited. In a wa
the new organization will secure
many more members for the next cX-
petition to a southern republic, now
an annual affair.
DR.. Roy S. MacEfwee, dean Of th..
Foreign Service School, will lecture
Wednesday evening on the architec-
ture of Greece, one of a series oi
Wednesday evening lectures. to which
the public is invited. In establish
ing course ON architecture at the
school the faculty has taken a dis
tinct step to meet a demand that ls
usually made upon those who engage
in foreign service. The school recog
nizes the fact that some knowledge
of art and architecture of foreign
countries is an essential to business
dealings, particularly in Europe. and
for this reason every student wh"
intends TO enter foreign service l.
urged to attend the course on archi
lecture.
Baron Serge Korff, who is coRtinu
ing his Tuesday evening public lee
lures on the history of politics anu
diplomacy in Europe. will deal. this
week with the great political anC
social changes in England. These
weekly lectures have proved popular
with friends of Georgetown. and an
increasing number of women are at
tending them.
Now that the Law School is in full
swing. Assistant Dean Hugh j. Fegau
has picked the staff of the Law Jour
nal. one of the most important stu
dent publications at the university.
Each member of the staff WAS chosen
on account of his class standing.
This years staff will be compose
of the following: W. Clark kinG.
Frank d. Moore, =. a. Dunn, r. 4.
BoEley, Bernard Scnlessineer and \
A. Cosgrove. graduate school; V :
tContlnued on Fifteenth PageD
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COLLEGES
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV

DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent of public schools. will address
the graduating class Of ,G. w. L. in
the annual fall convocation Thurs
] cordia Church. Fifty-six degrees will
1 be granted in course, two being doc
torate degrees.
Two students, Myron S. Anderson
and En- Tsung Yen. will receive the
! degrees of doctor of philosophy and
| ters degrees as graduates of the
Graduate School. the Law School
will confer twenty-one degrees. Co
! lumbian College will award fourteen
degrees, while the Medical School
will graduate four. Teachers Col
lege will offer seven embryonic
| teachers.
Adopting a definite program for
endowment fund, the Columbian
! Women Tuesday afternoon Illus
| trated the plan by subscription
of $500.
Mrs. Joshua Evans, secretary of
the organization. after tea was
served informally, announced, in
sounding the keynote of its policy.
the continuance of the. annual award
of two scholarships to those students
who by their qualifications and at
tainments merit them: that III this
time they were held by Miss Alice
Hill and Miss Helen Hastings Of
Columbian College, and thai these
students would retain them for the
present year.
NJ Mahmood, an Indian instructor
at oxford University, of international
reputation. is making a lecture tour
in the United States under the aus
pices of the National Student Forum.
Being a member of this organization,
the Free Lance Club has contrived to
have him deliver Il lecture at George
Washington University "Wednesday.
The lecture will be held in the alumni
unless the prospective crowd proves
to be too large, in which case Il more
capaciOus hall will be engaged Ad-
) mittance will be free to all Students
of the university and their friends
Reserved seats may be obtained by
signing d notice which will be post
ed on the bulletin board
The c. W. Masonic club held its
first smoker of the school year at the
evening. The speakers We're Dean
Ferson, Prof. Croissant, Prof Lap
ham, Prof Evans. Prof SpauldinS
and Messrs. Armstrong and Sibbets.
The Enosinian Honorary Society
will elect officers at 4 meeting to be
held in the room in the rear of Lisncr
Hall tomorrow evening at o'clock.
An informal meeting was held last
Monday. presided over by Miss Ell
liott. vice president. \ number of
applications for membership were re-
ceived, but no definite action will be
taken upon them until next meeting.
A meeting of the senior class for
the election of officers has been call
ed by Maxine l.. Girts. president of
last years junior class. for Friday
evening. November 3, i922. at s
o'clock in the chapel All seniors
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Williams of the music department
and Mr.. Cupid, the annual election of
officers was held. The following
stsr were named for the ensuing year
Whitted. vice president; J. G. Logan,
secretary. and Mrs. ]. F. Harlan.
treasurer. Refreshments were served
by the domestic science department OF
the school.
The second meeting of the teachers
OF mathematics was held in the
library Tuesday afternoon, with Rob-
matics in the high schools, presid-
ing: The text Of Wentworth, Smith
and Brown was carefully reviewed
and divided into specific divisions by
grades. The first section, devoted to
arithmetic, was assigned the seventh
division as far as demonstrative
geometry. and the ninth grades
quadratics. A daily drill, reviewing
previous lessons taught, is planned
for the three Junior high school
grades. These meetings will be held
periodically throughout the school
year and much valuable data will be
gathered by the committee in charge
Of this work through a series of tests
to be applied at intervals.
The regular weekly session of the
Columbia University Extension Cen
ter in the Shaw Junior High School
was held Saturday morning. with
over 100 teachers in attendance. The
class was instructed by Principal TIL
linghast of the Horace Mann High
School for Boys.
The foot ball squad of the Shaw
Junior High School played the st.
Cyprian's team in a practice gaale
on the Monument grounds Wednesday
favor of the churchmen. The first
scheduled game of the school series
will be with Dunbar High School
November 8.
The first of the music appreciation
recitals is announced for a morning
assembly next week. Mrs. Charlotte
Wallace Murray, mezZo-soprano. of
New York. city, formerly teacher of
music in the Shaw Junior High
School, will sing.
A comprehensive program has been
adopted by the faculty for Its
monthly educational meetings. In
telligence and achievement tests as
aids in homogeneous grouping prob
lens of adolescence, vocational guild
ance and supervised study are the
subjects selected for research, study
and discussion by teachers in the
school with a view to application to
the needs of the school.
Ninth grade history students Wis
tied the National Museum last week
to observe relics of ancient peoples
Essays describing the trip are being
prepared by the visitors One of the
best themes will be printed in the
Junior High School Review. Miss Mel
lie Quander. faculty member, accom-
panied the class.
A scheme to augment membership
in the schools athletic association
has been successfully inaugurated.
Each section elected Il representative
Tuesday. These representatives were
instructed by their constituents as
to nominees for officers of the asso-
citation. Students of the ninth grade
only are eligible to the presidency,
those of the eighth grade to vice
presidency and secretaryship, and
seventh grade assistant secretary
ship.
The Friday morning assembly Will
be nominating convention. with
speeches. cheers and songs. \ gem
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WILSON NORMAL SCHOOL.

Friday mornings assembly was
conducted by the fourth grade chill
dren, Margaret Neal presiding. Miss
Neal opened the exercises by reading
Psalm c. Gordon Steedman recited a
poem, 1.-The World" Each grade of
the practice schools sang autumn
songs. The exercises closed with the
salute to the flag and the singing of
America" An assembly conducted by
children never fails to be impressive
to the adult audience.
Normal has registered many visi-
tors during the week. Miss Dorothy
Moore of 14-AK had the pleasure Of
introducing her mother, Mrs. John H.
and Mary Moore. of Lynchburg, Va, to
the members of the faculty Messrs
woodrow and Scharf, parents Of
junior students, were interested visi-
tors. Miss Marsden's meetings
brought many of the alumnae back to
the school to attend her penmanship
instructions to the grade teachers.
These meetings always give the
faculty the pleasure of meeting the
past classes. The meetings follow
ing will be held by Miss Marsden in
the several divisions.
The first issue Of Normal News for
1929 appeared Friday. It is re-
garded much improved paper over
that of last year. The success Of the
campaign for 100 per cent subscrip- :,
ton in the school inspired the stu-l
dents in the advertising drive to al
greater effort. HAL seniors lead in
this, with 13-A-2 a close second. -
the alumnae respond to the call Sc, t
cut to them through the first iss le
the financial success of the paper is
assured.
In the study of modern educational
methods the class in history of educa-
ton, under Miss Whitney, makes
weekly visits to specialized schools.
Methods in elementary education Of
the deaf were observed at Galludet
College on Thursday by the senior
students.
Miss Ereen entertained 13-B Fri
day at the Sycamore Island Club.
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COLUMBIA JR. HIGH SCHOOL.

Miss Brigham. director of physical
training for girls, has recently COM
pleted physical examinations for all
girls in Junior High School. with the
following results: Out of 30! exam
ined, Sc were over weight. 167 under
weight and 104 were correct in height
and weight. The program of work
in this department has for its aim a
high standard in physical fitness and
the creation of a permanent interest
the attainment of these aims are the
medical examination. health lectures
hikes, sports and games.
A number of the Girl Scouts went
to the Thompson School Saturday to
join the glee club organized by that
organization.
with Lieuts. Dulin and Marshall and
Adtt. kilerlane. addressed the ninth
grade assembly Wednesday on the work
of the cadets. They reported a fine
spirit and excellent work, but urged
further enlistment.
Edward Barnes. director of music
of the city. visited the ninth grade
music classes Thursday.
The next issue of the Junior Pho
neer, the school paper, will appear
November l.
The Friendship Club will have a
supper Friday evening at the Y. w
c. A.
The evening of Friday. November
Il. has been chosen as the date for
Junior High Schools "circus." an
event which promises to be new and
unusual Many try-outs are now be-
ing made for the selection of per-
formers. The work, which is under
the general direction of Mrs. Kel-
logg, is now well started.
Evening star., 1922-10-22
BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL.

The Radio Club of Business High
School recently received an appro-
priation from the students council to
purchase a radio set. The club now
has the equipment necessary for
transmitting and receiving news, and
has applied to the Bureau of Com
merce for a license. Officers were
elected Wednesday as follows: Rus
sell King. president; Helen Murphy,
vice president; Edward Reicks, sec
retary; Mahlon Padgett. treasurer.
At a meeting of the Daniel Web
ster Club Tuesday an interesting
class discussion was held. The SUBJ
ject debated was. Resolved, That the
wearing Of earrings be abolished In
the high schools" Some excellent
points were brought out by Mr.. Beti-
kofer who considered it beneath the
dignity of high school student to
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CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

The Central stadium presented a
lively and attractive scene on the
day of the Western Central game
One thousand boys appeared with
small blue and white megaphones,
1000 girls with blue and white ban
ners. The megaphones were used
Justify. the banners waved enthusi-
astically. Their use institutes a
by the school on the hill"
The next day Victory chapel" was
celebrated with much spirit in the
central auditorium. Capt. "Ty" Rau-
ber asked for the same kind of sup
port throughout the season that had
sent western back at the bottom end
OF the score of 1870 the previous day
Jim" Birthright, the star full
PACK, declined to speak. on the
only. Central is determined to ring
up another foot ball championship
this year. as the school songs and
cheering plainly attested.
Howard z. Embrey, colored, of the
Washington cadets, and Henry Dalby,
member of the Central Dramatic
Association, who appeared with the
Garrick Stock Company this summer,
were chosen as the two new cheer
leaders to succeed William Montgom-
cry and Nelson Sokoloe of last years
graduating class. The choice was
made at an outdoor chapel' Monday
in the stadium. Herbert Lutz, one of
last years cheer leaders. will act in
that capacity again this year.
Central's athletic girls are now en-
gagged in a tennis tournament which
is being played every clear day after
school on the Euclid Club courts.
Charlotte Speider. the manager, is as
sisted by Nina Miller and Elizabeth
Van Bracker. In the tournament the
winner and "runner-up" will receive
the coveted &C"
The Central Bulletin. the paper that
won first place in a national contest
for high school papers. will make it's
1s22-1923 debut Tuesday. Walter
Steddiford is editor. Its advent each
week is eagerly awaited by the stu
dent body.
On Wednesday the Sophomore De-
batting Society will meet and debate
the proposition. Resolved. That cap
ital punishment be abolished" Paul
McNiel, temporary chairman, will pre-
side.
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WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL.

The Western Central game was the
subject for an assembly Tuesday. The
spirit and enthusiasm of the students
was enlivened by the music of the
athletic ticket was given shaker of
red and white ribbons. made by the
girls of the school. These We're used
at the game 10 tim" with the cheering.
After the meeting a picture was taken
of the entire student body in the front
of the building.
The first dance under the auspices OF
the Home and School Association was
held Friday in the library of the school.
These dances last y-ar Were successes
in every way. affordins ii chance for
fun and recreation TO Wes;erncTs.
A competitive drill between th, three
cadet companies was heid Monday.
with the following result: X captured
first honors. H second and l. last place.
Regimental Adjutant Stephenson, and
Maj. Edwards. Col. Craigie was pres
ent and expressed himself pleased with
the showing of Company X.
Six hundred and sixty-seven students
have bought athletic tickets out of 1,040
odd pupils enrolled according TO figures
compiled the early part of last week
More have been sod during the week
and much better percentage is expect
ed when the drive closes
Henceforth all first semester fresh
men are to wear red and white skull
caps to distinguish them from the mem
bers of the other classes. This regula-
tion was established by the "W'' Club
at it's last meeting.
Organization of the cadet war game
teams, consisting of six or eight men
each, will begin soon.
Girls hockey teams are in full swing.
practices being held regularly. The
Seniors and Juniors play separately
from / O'Clock to .. daily. At o'clock
general practice is held in which the
Sophomores are allowed to join
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DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL.

A letter was sent out this week to
all parents of students in the senior
class at Dunbar High School inviting
their early cooperation in admonisn-
ing seniors to complete successfully
ali the work of the school required
for graduation without having 'last-
minute conditions" that too fire.
quently result in unnecessary disap-
pointment to parents at graduation
time, and soliciting their aid in en-
couraging all seniors to open a saw
ings account in the school bank for
use in publishing a year BOOK, par-
chasing class pins and rings and de-
, fraying other usual expenses incl
dent to graduation.
Supervised economy and systematic
saving practiced throughout the
senior years is designed to temper
the financial burden that SO often
falls heavily on many parents at
graduation time.
Last year Dunbar radio club was
formed by a few interested boys,
who built a receiving set and were
able to listen in on many concerts,
including one from Porto Rico. The
school this year has purchased a re-
ceiving set with a two-stage ampli-
fer which brings in concerts in
very satisfactory manner. 1t Is ex-
pected that many good concerts Will
be nedrQ. Inc CluU lISSlA 10 SApSSI-
ing to reorganize shortly and to plan
for a profitable year.
The senior class has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year: Presi-
dent, Joseph Carpenter; vice presi-
dent, Adrienne Marshall; secretary,
Roger Grinage, and treasurer, Samuel
Dyer.
The Fleur-de-Lis Club has as its
officers Adelaide Cardoza, president;
Violet Harris, vice president; Mary
Price, secretary; Eloise Rucker, as
sistant secretary, and Ethelyn Evans,
treasurer Under these officers the
club is expecting to have a most sue
lcessful- year.
Dunbar foot ball squad lost its first
game to the team Of the United States
schoolship Cumberland last Monday
at the American League Base Ball
Park. The score was IL to 0.
Miss Eta L. Williamson has been
appointed physical training teacher
at Dunbar.