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Evening star., 1922-11-12
WILSON NORMAL SCHOOL.

When the third issue of the Normal
News for the-current season went
to press Friday the first editorial
staff went out OF Office and a new one
came into existence from the junior
class. In selecting members for both
the editorial and business stats. the
faculty had carefully considered ef-
ficiency in regular work. No one on
the staff will be permitted to retain
her position who shows that the ad-
ditional work required by the paper
interferes with classroom assign
ments. The members of the new staff
follow: Editorin-chief, jeanette
Speiden: associate editors, Ruth Fin
ME and Margery Mothershead; local
editor, Betty Kallman: news editor,
Ruth Smith; sport editor. Edna Bur-
rows: business department manager.
Ethelene Walter: advertising man
aSer, Jean Jackson; circulation man
ager, Edna Buckler.
Section games in basket ball began
Monday. The regular schedule opens
December 9, with the team from the
Veterans Bureau. Miss Alys Ewers,
manager Of the Wilson Normal team
has made engagements for the COM
ing season with teams from George
Washington, Gallaudet, and the State
Normal at Fredericksburg. A few
dates are still open and Miss Ewers
will be glad to hear from teams of
other schools.
Senior students at noon Thursday
gave a unique exhibit Of toy animals
just completed by them in the draw
Ing department. Rabbits, black cats.
elephants, owls. bears. have been
sawed from soft wood and mounted
on wheels. Each artist pulling her
own handiwork tied to string.
joined the procession that wound
several times through the long cor
ridors on the second floor. Enthusi-
astic applause by the onlookers.
juniors and faculty greeted Miss
Goding in the position of honor, be-
hind the band, pulling wise old owl.
A new member of the faculty was
appointed at the last meeting Of the
Board of Education, Miss Nell Boyd
Taylor, as practice teacher in the
kindergarten department. Miss Tay-
has for several years unofficially
occupied the position. Friday night.
In Miss Tay1or's honor, Mrs. Alburtis
'entertained the senior undergraduates
at her home in Chevy Chase. Among
those present were: Misses Mcknew.
Richards, Towers, Darlington, Moore,
Pate. Tew. Israel. Dermondy, Moser.
Carr. Kemble, Keliher and sommers.
Misses Deer and Kidd from the
Teachers College in Sidney, Austria
liza, visited the Normal the past week.
They are on the last part of a jour-
ney around the world, visiting
schools. Miss Deer's interest Is in
nature study and gardening. Miss
Kidd's, domestic science.
At the children's assembly Friday
morning, the A. B. c. riddle In the
safety campaign was successfully
guessed by the little ones.
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the morning assembly. November Z.
They were: RIP Van Winkle, by
Gladstone Roudabush; ITS Me, by
Arthur Hartman, "A Revelation Tor
Bonnie" by Ruth Perkins: and Fad,
by William Clementson. The moral
Of the plays was better speech. Ihe
evening assembly of the same day a
better speech pageant was staged ana
a Revelation for Bonnie was re-
peated.
Gilbert E. Kelley, educational ed
itor of the Scott-FpreSman Company,
made a visit to the school last week.
Tie is graduate of Eastern and was
captain of the foot ball team during
his student days.
Eastern's fail entertainment is to
he a musical Extravaganza by the
best dancers and singers of the boys
in the school. 1t is to be given under
Miss Monks supervision, December =.
I and S, in the school auditorium.
The first issue of the school pub
lication, The Fastener. for the cur
rent year made it's appearance Fri
day.
Miss Mary Murray, chairman of the
alumni entertainment committee. is
completing the program to be given
at the alumni reunion, TO be held
Thursday, December 21. This is ex-
pected to be the largest reunion in
the history of the association. The
fall issue of the Alumni Bulletin was
distributed to the members Friday.
The Friendship Club held a busi-
ness meeting last Friday to discuss
plans for the coming month.
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cATHoLE UNIVERSITY.

Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, d. D.,
rector Of Catholic University, attend
ed the diamond jubilee celebration In
honor of the founding of the Diocese
Of Cleveland, held In that city Tues
day. Bishop Shahan also attended the
conservation in st. Louis. wednes-
day Of Rev. Francis Gilfllan, newly
appointed auxiliary bishop of st.
Joseph, Mo. Bishop Gilfillan Is a grad
uate Of the Catholic University. He
is the twenty-ffth member of the
hierarchy to be added to the list OF
the Catholic University.
Bishop Shahan will leave for AL
bany this week to attend the diamond
jubilee Of that diocese.
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Edward A. Pace, di-
rector OF studies and DR.. Aubrey E.
Landry. dean Of the school Of sciences,
represented the Catholic University
at the convention Of the Association
of American Universities in session at
University Is charter member of
this association, which embraces the
leading American universities.
"A mighty manifestation of school
spirit was exhibited on two coca
sions last week. The first was Friday
evening when the entire student body,
not to mention few professors. pre-
SentcQ themselves AT tne ASSEMBLY
hall of Mcmahon to go over the songs
and yells. J. F. Fitzgerald, head cheer
leader. had several new yells to be
tried out. Coach Dooley and several
others made very worthy speeches
that went long way to rousing a
fighting spirit in the boys. The $. G.
ond occasion, which began at u
o'clock Saturday, when classes were
suspended to permit the students to
assemble in front OF Gibbons Hall.
lasted until the final toot Of the
whistle in c. US tilt with George
Washington. With q band playing. pen
nants flying and lusty throats howl
ing the entire student body par1ded
to American League Park. where the
game was held. The contingent had
two mascots: The thirteen-year-o
freshman, McHale, and Stubby. the
bull pup. The three cheer leaders.
]. F. Fitzgerald, George Brock and
Smoke Bultman, furnished much of
the fun between the acts.
The athletic council held a meeting
Thursday night to discuss impor-
tant matters. Prof. f.Mackavanagh was
chairman.
The architects held a smoker in the
architects room in the gymnasium,
Wednesday night Plans for dance
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BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL.

The Dramatic Society of Business
High School is working along lines
which will tend to develop high
standard of dramatic excellence. AT
the last meeting, Wednesday. seven
committeeman were appointed to take
charge of groups of members of the
organization. Each committeeman
was provided with a play, the part
TO be distributed at his discretion.
The respective chairmen were d.
rected to train the members of their
cast and to take charge of all re-
hearsals An act of each play will
be presented before the faculty ad-
visers This method of training by
student chairmen and criticism by
students as well as faculty advisers,
it is hoped. will create a live and
sincere interest in the art of dra-
matte expression.
Extensive plans are now under way
by the Osiris Club in preparation for
the entertainment to be given at
The members of the club will give a
public demonstration of the clubs
ritual and initiation proceedings, in
an interesting program. which is
composed of numbers by professional
local talent. Musical and literary
OConnor and Edwin Callow. The
court of Pharoah will be pictured In
all its glory with songs. rituals and
limitations. Stephen Wrights Jazz
orchestra has been engaged for the
occasion,
The cadet corps of Business is pro-
crossing rapidly with it's work. A
study of the Manual of Arms is now
under way, and the enthusiastic CO.
operation of the cadets forms a great
factor in the Business battalions
War game teams have been selected
and arrangements have been made by
the several teams of Business to hold
practice games with each other. e,
The Officers Club of Business which
works in cooperation with the cadet
corps, at a recent meeting elected the
following officers for the year 1929
Ex-Col. Leroy Mann, president; ex.
Lieut.. Tom King. vice president; ex.
Lieut.. Eppa Darne, treasurer; ex-
Lieut.. John Tastet, secretary. The
members of the club discussed the
companies in general, and excellen,
points and suggestions were con-
tributed by former officers. Plans
were made to have two eX-service
men drill with the companies each
day. in order to raise them to high.
er degree of perfection.
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TECH HIGH SCHOOL.

Clarence" by Booth Harrington,
will be presented in the near future
by the Dramatic Club of Tech High
School. The club had considered pre-
senting Adam and Eve,"-~but de-
cided that Clarence could more cas-
lily be adapted to the school stage and
would be more suitable to the avail
able talent
The cast will be composed of Mer-
rill Burnside. Ruth Russell. Mildred
Volandt, John Schellhous, Elizabeth
Gladman. Marian Brown, Earl Bas-
seks Olyve Barbee and Stewart Ball.
Rifles will be distributed to the
Tech cadets tomorrow, and active
drilling will be started in preparation
for the annual competitive drill
A, program of social events is be-
ing arranged by the cadets. The first
activities in this line will be company
hikes Companies E and H are PLAN
company foot ball game also will be
played on this date.
Techs orchestra has been reor-
ganized. Practice is now being held
every day. Theodore Roth has been
elected president of the orchestra
Other officers are Miss Gertrude
smallwood. vice president and Miss
Grace Spencer. secretary.
Members of the orchestra are:
First violins--R. Roth, J. Madison,
B. Rather. o. Dement,. r. Brown, E.
Sherier, p. Geraci. J. Plotnick, B.
Lafsky. NJ. RAIDER, r. Kaufman and
E. RS+, ell,
Second yiohns-P. Chum, R. Gibson,
v. Crocker, W. Rauch. D. Book, b.
Hanback, and NJ Cohen
Cello-V. Caskey.
Carirets-P. Bailey and R Leffel.
CornetsHF. Worley, G. Mcintosh, ].
Hallem and H. Erwin.
Saxopt ones-C. Miller. F. Jackson.
H Smi and J. Gordon.
Flute u Burnside
Tromt es-W. White, L. Ross and
w. Drigg, rs. ,,r
Pianos-G. Smallwood, II. Enoch, A.
Christensen and H. Walten.
Organ-G. Spencer and E. Miller.
Drums-F. Kennedy and N. Birch.
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to be held In the near future were dls-
cussed. The bod Noon Club also held
q meeting on the same evening.

to be held In the near future were DIE
cussed. The bod Noon Club also held
meeting on the same evening.
On December ~ the first produc-
zion of the year. "The Lion and the
Mouse" will be staged in the gym
nasium by the Catholic University
Dramatic Association. Ralph Rob-
ertson will didrect the play. J. Earl
Bender will be business manager Of
the first production. The cast Is an
nounced a. follows: Gerald Murphy.
]. Leonard Rutledge, P. J. O'Connor.
william Hagan. Ambrose Hyland.
James Connell, Henry Orme, Ralph
Robertson. Claude Courand. Thomas
! tello. John White. Paul Drenon, Henry
Bailey. Frank Devin and William
Grout. To meet the financial outlay
for 'eThe Lion and the Mouse" a tea
dance will be held at the Hadleigh
Hotel Saturday afternoon from to
6 pm. The dance committee is COM
chairman; Edward Keegan. Arthur
German, Andrew Healy and Henry
Orme.
Leon Hatton, president OF the glee
club, after the club meeting Tuesday
evening, announced the first of a Sc
ries Of recitals to be given by the
members. This recital will be given
at Il. OF Z. HAL november 20, aL o:10
pm. under the auspices of the WASH
ington Council.
Today at II am. the juniors and
seniors will engage In their class foot
ball game. Two years ago the upper
class walloped the then freshmen by
several touchdowns.
The Shahan Debating Society in
augurated its season Of debates
Wednesday evening by discussing
Resolved, That the one-year rule
will prove beneficial to C. L." Messrs.
Courand and Beecher upheld the af-
firmative and Arlington and Wendell
ken the negative. By a general vote
the decision was awarded to the at
frmative side. Catholic University
adopted the one-year rule in sports
this fall.
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these moot cases. Russell p Bellew

these moot cases. Russell p. BelIew,
assistant clerk of the District OF Co.
lumbia Supreme Court, is clerk Of the
moot court.at the SCHOOL and the stu
dents are required to follow the same
procedure as is required in actual
practice. Prof. Glenn Willett sits as
Judge" Of the law branch of the
moot court. and malefactors of all
kinds are brought before the bar of
Justice by the embryo lawyers. The
defendants" may be murderers,
burglars, robbers or ordinary boot
the student body. Those persons
charged with bootlegging who have
demanded jury trials have been uni
formly successful in obtaining ac-
quitta1s.
julius L Peyser is the judge Of the
equity branch of the moot court and
all equity cases are tried In this
and practice are followed by the
students with the same particularly
as in real practice. A court is also
held for probate practice, and Louis
A. Dent, formerly register Of wills
Of the District of Columbia, sits as
Judge of the probate moot court. In
this court the students are required
in probating q will. The right OF
appeal is provided for in the moot
court of appeals. Three judges sit
on the appeals bench-Prof. Hayden
johnson. Prof Irving Williamson. and
the dean of the faculty: Charles F.
Carusi. The routine followed in all
Of the moot courts Is similar to that
followed in actual practice. for the
purpose Of accustoming the student
to the regular routine Of real court.
The students appear to experience the
same elation in winning a hard
fought case in the moot court which
a seasoned lawyer would in winning
Court. Many humorous situations
arise in these moot cases. Many an
expert witness" has. been disqualified
for knowing less about his subject
than the opposing counsel. Wit
nesses have been discredited when
the opposing counsel have disclosed
that they have been convicted Of in
famous crimes.
The National University Law School
dance will be held at the City Club on
the evening Of November 25.
The Critic. the official publication Of
the student body. is offering several
cash prizes to be distributed during the
year to the winners Of the first prizes
in the legal essay contest. The subjects
selected by the Critic staff for the first
competition are Possession" and
agency. Inc LrSI essays S1all not
exceed 1850 words and must be submit
ted before November %. Three men,
bers of the faculty will be the judges in
the contest, Mr.. Bickford, editor of the
Critic, has announced.
The Samuel A. Miller Debating So
ciety has selected for its next debate
the subject, Resolved. That private own
ership of the United States railways
should be abolished and government
ownership substituted therefor"
The Cy Pres Club will meet Friday
evening to discuss plans for the year.
Evening star., 1922-11-12
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

Brilliant in every aspect was the
! assembly of $50 women, students and
alumnae of Howard University, in
the first annual Howard women's
dinner Friday evening, November 3,
In the university's new dining hall.
The affair was planned by Dean Lucy
ID. Slowe, who had as her motive the
unifying Of the women Of the vari-
GUS departments of the university and
the coming together of the under
| bond of sympathy and fellowship.
Among the speakers were Dean
Slowe. Miss Dorothp Pelham. Miss
Bertha McNeill. and Mrs. Coralie
Cook. Miss Mamie Neal Of the cot
lege department and Miss Lena Ed
| wards Of the school of medicine rep
| resented the undergraduate life.
A dramatic inciden, occurred at
Asbury NJ. z. Church, llth and X
| streets. Sunday. November S, when
President ]. Stanley Durkee of the
Howard University was presented BY
DR.. J. L. King. the pastor of Asbury.
to preach the morning sermon.
Dr. King, in order to evidence the
| influence Of Howard University in
Asbury. requested all who had ever
attended Howard University as stu
dent or teacher. to rise. Approx
mately one-third of the congrega-
tion did SO. He asked them to re
| main standing and then requested all
families there represented which had
Howard. to stand. Another third OF
the congregation stood.
1t was thus shown that Howard
University through approximately
two-thirds Of the membership of As
bury. has welded potential influence
81, H. ttal.
portion Of this great Methodist con
gregation.
Dr.. King stated that he had no
doubt that the same showing would
be made by approximately every
colored church in the District.
Much cooperation is being given
by various individuals and organize
tions to make an outstanding sue
cess of the two social affairs TO BE-
held on Thanksgiving day after tn.
annual foot ball classic Of the year
at the Coliseum, 9th and Pennsyiva
not. for the benefit of the departmeni
Of physical education of the Howard
University. E. Gaylord Howell an
C. Herbert Marshall. two of the pop
ular students of Howard. have vol
unteered their services to make tn
events equally as important and reI-
resentative as the now much hcr-
aided annual athletic event.
In addition to the fact that tha
proceeds of the two affairs will b
given to Howard's department ~
physical education, the secretarl
treasurer of the university has ju
announced that the checking pr;
ileges of the Coliseum for the two a
fairs have been given to the studea
branch Y. W. c. A. and Y. NJ. c. A. O..
ganizations of Howard. The youE
ladies' of the Howard Branch Y. Y
c. A. will have charge of the checK
ing arrangements at the aftern""
matinee dansant and the nen of IL,
Howard Branch Y. NJ. c. A. will ha
charge of these arrangements in =.
evening at the assembly and rec.
ton.
DR.. ]. Stanley Durkee. presidenr
the Howard University, represeLt,'9
the Howard University at the rec
Inauguration of DR.. Samuel Paul =.
pen as chancellor of the Cnivers.'.
of Buffalo, Buffalo. y. Y.
Evening star., 1922-11-12

Central boys who were killed In service
during the world war. Reproductions
of 1.-THE Holy Grail" series Of paint
ings by Edwin A. Abbey. compose this
memorial. Part of the work was done
last year by Mr.. Wilson, head Of the
woodworking department, and by some
of the students under him. 1t is plan
ned to have this work completed during
the coming summer.
Safety-flrst week was observed. a
lecture by Capt. Lord Of the tenth pre-
cinct police station being the feature.
Capt Lord emphasized the necessity OF
carefulness on the part Of both car
drivers and pedestrians.
Evening star., 1922-11-12

the immediate vicinity Of the school
and on the Howard University cam
pus were observed. Many were iden-
titled and both the common and SCI
entidc names listed. Leaf forms and
their fall coloring, bark characters,
kinds and forms Of fruits, shrubs and
native wild plants were noted. Col
lecttons of fruits were made for class
room study.
A distressed widow in the commu-
nifty was made happy by the Domes-
tic Science Club, which gave her a
generous supply Of food and clothing
through q bundle party"
Cheer was also carried to the in
mates of the Washington Asylum
Hospital. Contributions in this case
were tempting dainties, cigars and
tobacco,
Evening star., 1922-11-12
MINER NORMAL SCHOOL.

The student body and pupils Of the
practice department of the Miner
Normal School have engaged in a
joint project for better speech" The
rated the movement Monday morning
by presenting an appropriate playlet
to focus the attention Of the juniors
upon better English. After the play
let a quartet sang. to the tune Of
sition of Alice Silence, section c.
Later in the day a speak good
English" club was organized among
the pupils of the third and fourth
grades. Each member is entitled to
wear an attractive badge, the insig-
mia of the club, so long as he lives
up to the rules of the order-namely,
to speak good English.
The seniors have also placed sug-
gestive posters in the classrooms and
along the corridors to further pro-
mote this movement
the department Of speech correction
gave brief talk on the proper use
Of the voice.
The third feature of the week was
an exposition Of making the human
organism a fit instrument of express
morning Miss Eliza A. coppage of the
department of speech Improvement
gave a few select readings.
The closing event Of the week was
the reading of original stanzas,
whose theme was the Improvement of
habits Of speech. by the writers them
selves, members Of the senior class.
This exercise was also a contest in
which the juniors were the Judges.
The work of the week was then sum-
married by Principal E. A. Clark.
! The senior class Is now preparing
to observe children's book week.
Tuesday afternoon Prof. H. Metz
Lochard, director Of the department
Of romance languages, Howard Uni
versity, delivered the first Of a series
Of lectures whose aim is to create q
positive appreciation of the French
people. His topics are History Of
Culture in France" Social Life in
France" and ''The Different Elements
Of Culture in France"
The tuberculosis Association has
given tho school six cots, with blan-
kets, to be used on the roof. which
IL now converted into a fresh-air
camp. The hrst group to enjoy a rest
period thus Afforded was composed of
three seniors and three pupils from
the grades. ~
The nature study closses.have made
the Arst Of q series Of. outdoor trips.
4 wide vartety Of trees GTowtng IN
Evening star., 1922-11-12
SHAW JR. HIGH SCHOOL.

speech" during the week. The fol-
lowing comprehensive program was
presented: Monday, ten minute
speeches by DR.. Eva Dykes OF Dun
bar High School, Attorney George E.
Julia Collier. The speakers spoke
respectively on Better Speech in the
Schools" Better English In the Bus
mess World" and Better Speech in
the Home" Tuesday students of the
seventh and eighth grades presented
Bad English Family" and "G's Hard
ships" Better-speech songs and the
English Creed" supplemented the
presentation of this program. Wed
nesday longer play. "G-itis." was
offered. with incidental music espe-
cially prepared for the event Thurs
day more pretentious play, THE
Trial of Bad English" was present.
ed by students of the ninth grade
Songs and q credo concluded this Of
posters made in the schools art shop
emphasized the work stressed by the
English department.
bia University extension center was
held in the library of the school Sat
urday. Prof. Briggs, who is conduct
ing the course in the Theory Of
Teaching" stressed appreciation OF
Literature" -as the topic for general
study. Hoy They Brought the Good
News From Client to AK" by Brown
point Of appreciation next week.
With excellent examples at hand.
history-civics students intensively
studied the American electoral sys-
tenn during the week.. Various types
of state ballots, news clippings and
pictures of prominent candidates
were made available through bulle-
tin board display.
A general election, CT officers by
ballot was held during the week by
members Of the athletic association
Of the school. Suffrage in this in
stance was restricted to those stu
dents who had secured athletic cards
during q recent drive for membership.
The following o.icers, after spirited
stumping campaign, were elected:
Chester Conner, president; Roland
Richardson, vice president: Geneva
Rhodes. secretary, and Sarah Brooks,
assistant secretary. r-t+
The Junior High School foot ball
team was defeated by the Dunbar
High School champions in a splendid
|ly played game wednesday afternoon
at the Monument grounds. The
score was Dunbar, 10; Junior High, O..
I The monthly educational faculty
meeting Of teachers OF the Shaw Ju-
nior High school was held In the
library Of the school Thursday after
noon. The topic for general discuss
ls1eA .Waa '9uDervtssd st1dys a gen-
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WASHINGTON COLLEGE
LAW,

The Gillett Law Club held its
first meeting Of the month in the
Myrtle Green room and definite plans
were made out for the year. in ac-
cordance with the constitutional
amendment, the membership from
each class was increased to ten, and
at this meeting the remaining quota
from the Junior class were elected to
its membership. The fortunate ones
receiving the honor are Mrs. Marga-
ret Ritchie Wilson, Leonard c. Roy,
Miss Mary Tompkins. Mary L. Kess-
Ter, Richard S. Hart and Harold V.
Semling.
At the next meeting the Gillett Lay
Club will be addressed by the dean
Miss Emma NJ. Gillett. and the senior
members will be filled. followed by a
social hour.
The junior class is looking forward