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Evening star., 1923-01-28
TECH HIGH SCHOOL.

Class night exercises of the class of
February will be held at the Wilson
Normal School. 11th and Harvard
streets. tomorrow night at s o'clock
Principal Frank c. Daniel will make
the address for the faculty. The ad-
dress of welcome will he made by
Clifford Sparks. Robert Dye will give
the class history. Music will be fur
nished by the, school orchestra under
the directionS of Dore Walten. The
class prophet is Everett Demarest
and the prophecies. Margaret Bennit
Raymond Gettings will give the class
will.
Clifford Sparks. Claude Howlson
Calvin Patterson. Elsa Finckel, Anna
Allen. Wanda Spangler and Alexander
Britton will take part in the class
play, "Prexy's Proxy
The February class has planned to
present to the school library a set of
books consisting of Shakespeare
works and the following volumes:
Hart's American History" in four
volumes; Fiskc's American War of
independence" Lodges Heroes of
American History" Wells Outline Of
Histort"
The commencement exercises will
be held at Wilson Normal School
Wednesday at o'clock. The gradu-
ating class is the largest February
Tech. 1t has an enrolment of sixty
five students, fifteen girls and fifty
boys.
Col. John T. Axton. chief of the
chaplains of the United States Army,
will give the invocation and Repre-
sentative Black of Texas will deliver
the graduation address.
The valedictorian is Melvin Petit.
who is granted this high honor on
a scholastic average Of s4.4 per cent.
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ARMSTRONG MANUAL TRAIN
-, ING SCHOOL.

DR.. Ernest Everett Just. scientist,
addressed the pupils Of the upper
classes during the week on Louis Pas
teur. traced his work on the optical
properties of crystals and his much
more famous researches on fermenta-
tion. DR.. Just concluded with the OBJ
servation that Pasteur's scientific
greatness lay in the fact that he was
led by his work from day to day rath-
er than any preconceived scienti-
flc' notions.
National Drama week was observed
at the regular assembly with an ad-
dress on the drama by Prof r. Mont
gomery Gregory Of Howard Univer-
sity. The speaker discussed the val
ue Of dramatics' to the individual, the
cultural value Of the drama and its
uplifting power to the race. Miss
originated the program.
Miss Otelia Cromwell, newly pro-
NOTED member OF the Armstrong fac
ulty, was presented with a bouquet Of
flowers by the. teachers prior to- a
meeting inaugtfated to discuss The
Place of General Science In the High
school Curriculum" DR.. Bailey. Capt.
'n8ton, Mrs. Allen and others con-
tributed comments on the discussion,
which was led By Mr.. Robert N Mat
tinYly. s.v-.. .>i,......,.,
Armstrong defeated the basket ball
tSan from Baltimore High School,
Thursday. "a to -, in hotly. con-
minutes Of play We're the locals able
to draw away from the Baltimore
lads, who exhibited remarkable
improvement in. form.
The senior class of the school will
entertain the f&eultyf Monday at =
special reception in the gym. =
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schools February !, but there will be
very few changes at Tech beside the
outgoing and the incoming classes.
1t is thought probable the two-shift
system will not be put into opera
ton. 1t is estimated that the total
enrolment. after February 1, will be
about 1850.
There will. however, be this change
in the classes. There will be in
stalled several college preparatory
classes, one in physics, one in Eng
lish. Some in other classes are con-
templated.
Tomorrow will be given entirely to
absence and makeup examinations.
Tuesday will be devoted to fixing
next semester's program. Wednesday
the periods will be shortened to try
the new program. Thursday, when
the freshmen enter, the school will
be in full swing.
An upper class assembly was held
Wednesday. when the seniors were
hidden farewell; Thrift week" was
observed, and honor, medals pre-
sented.
Mrs. Copielle, a campaign worker,
by a very effective speech, urged the
students to adopt the thrift habit.
Honor medals were presented as
follows: For scholarship, Messrs.
Hoeeke, Petit, Hilder. Peverill and
Howison; for Tech life, Gerald H.
Smell; for orchestra, Driggers and
Miss Walten; for G.. o., Messrs. Dye.
Sheetz, Hoeke, Graves, Smiley and
Miss Dorothy Webb.
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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.

CASTOR Hall at Georgetown College
will be the scene of the first Pan
American celebration of the Foreign
Service School this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, when the diplomatic repre-
sentatives OF the twenty Latin re-
publlcs will be the guests Of honor.
Senior Don Beltran Matthew, am
bassador from Chile. and DR.. Leo s..
Rowe, director general of the Pan
American Union, will make the prin-
cipal addresses. the occasion being
the official Inauguration and recep-
tion of the Pan-American. Students
Association. President John b. Cree
den, S. j., of Georgetown Will accept
the association in the name of the
university and confer upon it char
ter.
Francisco Banda, chairman of the
new organization, which is for the
promotion of more friendly relations
between the countries of North and
South America. will present it's con-
stiution to the university. The ex-
ercises will be opened by Rev. w
Coleman Nevils, S. j., regent of the
Foreign Service School, and features
of the program will include numbers
by Nine. Louise Coutinho, pianist to
the late Queen Maria Pia of Portu
gal. and violin selections by Senior
Leopold Alvarado OF the Mexican en-
baSSy
Immediately after the exercises the
faculty OF the school will receive the
guests in the parlor of the Healy
building and the members of the new
association will explain to visitors
the various exhibits of Latin Ameri
can products that have been ar
ranged
The executive committee of the
PaniAmerican Students Association
Is composed of Mr.. Bands as chair
man; John W. Connolly. jr.; Juan c.
I 4
James. Richard c. Long. William
Manger. Alfred C. Paul, Earl Pryor,
Floyd E. Sullivan and Francis j.
Whelan.
The advisory board comprises the
Brazilian ambassador. Senior Augusta
Cochrane de Alencar; the EeneZue-
Ian minister. DIR. Don Pedro Manuel
Arcaya: the Bolivian minister. Senior
Adolfo Ballivian: the Costa Rican
minister, DR.. Don Octavio Beeche; the
minister of Ecuador. Senior DR.. Don
Rafael III. Elizalde; the Spanish am
bassador. Senior Don Juan Riano y
/; Gayangos: the Chilean ambassador.
Senior Don Belram Mathieu; the
Peruvian ambassador. Senior Don Fed
erico Alfonso Pezet: the minister of
Uruguay. DR.. Jacobo Varela: DR.. Ar
turo Padro A1meida. charge daft
faires og Cuba; Senior Felipe A. Espil,
charge d'affaires of Argentina; Presi-
ucHt SEccuci' D. VI
town University: Rev, W. Coleman
Nevils. S. j.. regent of the Foreign
Service School: DR.. Roy S. MacEl-
wee, dean; Thomas H. Healy. secre-
tary; DR.. James Brown Scott. presi-
dent of the American Institute of In
ternational Law: William A. Reid,
foreign trade adviser ' of the Pan
American Union; Senor Don Manuel
c. Teller. charge d'affaires of Mexico; /;
DIR. Francisco Yanes, assistant direc-
tor general, Pan-AmericansUnion DR..
Leo S. Rowe. director general Pan
American Union; DR.. Guillermo Sher-
well, Baron Serge A. Kon, DR.. j. de
s. Coutinho of the School of Foreign
Service.
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COLUMBIA JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL,

Tuesday evening the 9-B class Of
Columbia Junior High School gave
two plays, "Pandora's Box" a masque
from Hawthorne's. wonder Book. by
Josephine Wilhelm Hard, and a
Chinese play, The Turtle Dove" by
Margaret Scott Oliber -r
In "Pandora's Box" Martha Wealth
erly played Pandora: Julia Obear
Epimetheus; Nelson Head Mercury,
and Margaret Wisner, Hope. One OF
the features Of the masque was the
dance of the seasons by Katherine
Nicholas. Estelle Smith, Madeline
BurIeigh and La Verne Nelson.
THE Turtle Dove" was acted in
the Chinese manner without stage
setting. but with chorus effectively
done by Waldemar Ayres, the gong
bearer: Katheryh McLane, and the
property man. Ralph Remley, who
was One of the leading features OF
the play. The leading parts were
taken by Jane Brewer, Roberta jan
uary, Francis Landis and John Henry.
Mrs, Coville addressed the assem-
bly, Tuesday in observance Of Thrift
week. She emphasized the value Of
thrift not alone from the money point
of view. but as developer OF char
acter:
At the initiation ceremony of the
Girls, Reserves at the Y. w. CA,
Thursday, q number of Columbia girls
became members of the organisation.
The reserves recently finished the
election Of officers. Josephine Pir-
rome was chosen delegate to the
council. -~---- - s, ..
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Y. M. C. A. SCHOOLS.

New courses and new instructors
for the semester beginning tomorrow
are to be found In almost ali of the
Y. NJ. {. a. schools, according to Di-
rector of Education J. A. Bell.
In the newly inaugurated school
of liberal arts. the initial courses
In fresAman English and mathemati tics
VIII be given. the former by DR.. Paul
Kaufman, professor of English lit
erature. American University. and the
latter by Lawrence B. Mann, research
Board.
Two members have joined the fac
ulty of the law school. This school
according to Stanley L. Williams,
secretary of the school, gives every
evidence of having one of the most
successful years in its history, from
the standpoint of enrolment, type of
student. interest and spirit shown. A
class in sales, meeting Wednesdays
from $50 to 1880 pm, will be con-
Quoted by Bates NJ Stovall. one of the
youngest members of the bar of Supreme
Court of the District, and also of the
District Court of Appeals. Assistant
Corporation Counsel for the District.
George p. Barse will conduct the class
In baliments and carriers
New courses in Bible literature and
the use of the slide rule will be intro
duced in the. curriculum ,of the pre-
paratory school. And in response to
the great demand for it. another be-
offered this semester. Regular high
school credit will be given for all
three courses. "The Bible as Lit
erature," constitutes study of some
the best literary selections from both
the Old and New Testaments, and will
be given by G.. G. Cuibertson. head
of the preparatory school. on Wednes-
day and Friday from $3.50 to S:15
pm. Raymond ElIason will intro
duce the course in the use OF the
slide rule as an aid to auditors.
Classes meet from to 9 pm. Begin
ming Spanish. under Capt o. A. Rails.
will meet Monday. Wednesday and
Friday from 7:45 to $3.50 pm.
The automobile school offers as its
new course. special class for Ford
owners, dealing with the general
character of the car and minor re-
pairs as occasion my demand. 1t
probably is the first course of it's
kind to be attempted. 1t will meet
from to 10 pm, Monday and Fri
day. Glasses will be limited to twelve
students. and additional classes Will
be installed in the afternoons, If the
demand for them Is sufficient.
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animation in contract cases with
Prof. Elizabeth c. Harris and also in
contracts with Prof. Edwin A. Mooers
January 81 and February 2, respec-
lively The second semester subject
will begin the coming week in torts
and tort cases with Prof. Harry A.
Hegarty and criminal law cases with
Prof. Edwin A. Mooers and sales with
Prof. Elizabeth c. Harris.
Registration for the second semes-
ter Is continuing with an excellent
enrolment of new students.
The subject for debate Friday was:
Resolved, That the United States
Railway Labor Board should be
abolished" Speakers for the affirma-
tive were Mrs. Elizabeth G. Bellah,
Miss Emma A. Jense and Clarence
N. Hyslop; for the negative. Miss
Catherine Z. McAvine. L. + Doyle and
L. c. Henry. The judges were Miss
Gertrude e. Coyle, Mrs. Mary B.
Linkins and J. Y. Blakely.
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o STREET VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

A meeting of the Washington branch
of the National Vocational Guidance
Association will be held at the school
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50. Plans for
formulating and putting into prac-
tical operation a constructive plan
for vocational guidance are to be dis
cussed. This association has also un-
der advisement plans for surveying
the occupations of the city with the
definite purpose of having a place
ment bureau. This will act as a clear
ing house, and be Of value to both
students and those desirous Of their
services.
Under the direction of Mrs. B. NJ
Clark a Dramatic Club consisting of
twenty girls has been formed for the
probation Of beautiful thoughts. The
officers are Miss Ada Thompson,
president; Miss Therese Proctor, vice
president; Miss Edna Brown, secre-
tary. and Miss Louise Clark, treas
urer. The play, Americas Gift to the
Old World" has been selected. and
preparation is being made for it's
presentation in the spring.
The second issue of the o Street Vo-
cational School Informant has gone
to print and will be ready for distri-
button early this week. The students
are proud of this new venture, and
expect eventually to issue copies
other to keep the public informed as
to the activities of the school. The
bulletin is printed by the boys of the
CardoZo Vocational School under the
instruction Of o. r. Rogers.
Thrift week was observed by the
school in the making of budgets, of
talks, and compositions on purpose
full saving. Thursday morning. Janu-
ary IS, Zeph Moore, Washington
lawyer, gave a talk on thrift, en-
phasizing the necessity for sys-
tematic saving.
The lunchroom operated by the spe-
cial class in domestic science is re-
ported to have been successful during
the present sem ester. The meals shave
been attractive, nutritious and mex
pensive, 1t is stated. Nothing costs
more than 5 cents. The girls take
complete charge plan, prepare and
serve the lunch and keep account of
their receipts and. expenditures.
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

Howard University observed the
day of prayer for colleges Thursday,
having as its speaker for the occa sion
Rev. Mor6ecai Johnson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Charleston, W..
Va
Special addresses were delivered by
Rev. Mr.. Johnson at the MONDAY
chapel exercises Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, which served as q back
ground for the observing Of the an
nual day of prayer.
Horace Holley, author and lecturer.
Of New York city, will speak on THE
Universal Language" at the Howard
University vesper service this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock in the Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel on the uni
versfty campus.
Howard will again send representa-
tivcs to participate in the Penn relay
games held under the auspices of the
University of Pennsylvania on Frank
lin Field April 81 and %, 1923. This
year the relay team to represent
Howard has been moved up into
class B. This is a faster class than
the one in which 1t has participated
heretofore, but the team is expecting
to make a creditable showing and. If
possible, duplicate the victory of 1921
when 1t took first place in one of the
college relay races. e
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the home of Mary Sherman Friday eve
ming. The team was entertained
dancing, games and refreshments in
abundance being the features. Basket
ball bon bons and favors added to the
novelty of the occasion.
The Business High School spring
production, which was recently an
Dramatic Society. will. this year. cong
sist of condensed version of 1.-THE
Tanning of the Shrew," taken from the
Garrick text and the little poetic play,
The Shoes That Danced by Anna
Hampstead Branch The presentation
will be given in the Central High School
soon after the Easter holidays.
After much delberation on the part
of the faculty advisers in their efforts
to choose capable and efficient staff.
the following pupils have been selected
to compose the 1928 staff of the annual
school publication, the Year Book !:
Mary Sherman. editor: Charles Berry.
year February biographies: Margaret
Foley and Mary Larcombe, four-year
June biographies; Louise Fenby and
Louise Worley, organizations Viola
Bell. business manager; Anna Ehrhart,
assistant business manager; Charles
Monroe. advertising manager: Doris
Schultz. circulation manager; Mary Lar
combe, bookkeeper, and Maurice Love
and Edward Reicks, photograph man
ayers
The Students Council and Alumni
Association of the Business High School
recently purchased a new velvet curtain
for the school auditorium to take the
place OF one much dilapidated
The Business High School basket ball
squad was the victor in a game with
Gonzaga High School, played in the
Business gymnasium, Wednesday after
noon, the score being 2I-l4.
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COLLEGES
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV

George Washington University in
tends to enter In competition with
leges a girls rifle team this winter.
In addition to two teams composed
of men, the rife team of women
coached and directed by Walter r.
Stokes, world champion. is expected
to make a first-class showing.
In the recent intercollegiate shoot
between the Maryland University and
the George Washington University
girls the District team was an easy
victor. 81
Announcement is made by Secretary
Elmer Louis Kayser of the midwinter
convocation which will be held, the
afternoon pPsi., Of February M %; at @ the Com
There will be sixty degrees granted
in course. President Howard Lincoln
Hodgkins will present the diplomas.
The board of trustees, faculties of the
university. graduates and friends will
be in attendance.
The speaker for the exercises will
be announced in the near future.
The junior class of Columbian Col
lege will hold the reception to. the
faculties. graduates and friends fol-
lowing the convocation.
The reception will be held at the
Raleigh Hotel tho afternoon of Feb
ruary %. at o'clock. There will be
dancing. -
The night Of February % the an
nuaL junior promenade will be held
at the CITY Club. The junior class
will also present 'sThe Charm School,"
a three act comedy. at the Masonic
Temple the night of February 2s.
DR.. Langdon Mitchell, author and
playwright, will give a series of eight
lectures on '"The Religious Aspect of
Poetry" beginning Thursday, Febru-
ary Is. DR.. Mitchell will come from
Philadelphia every week to deliver
the series. He has been abroad for
the past year.
Information in regard to the series
may be obtained from the secretary
Of the university, 203o G street north
west. -v-..'- a. ~ s1l.
The second semester will bekin to-
morrow morning at the University
when classes in all departments will
be resumed following the eightaday
recess taken for the final and mid
year Examinations.
Registrations in all departments
started last week It, Is expected by
the end Of the week record, figures
for enrolment win be hung up in
the university. During the past
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cellent progress In the work of ap-
plicants for citizenship was noted.
Miss Cora McCarty- and Miss D. J.
Donneliy are the teachers in charge.
Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, will give lecture on
American literature to the advanced
classes Of the Americanizatfon School
Tuesday, evening at $3.50 o'clock.
This Is the first of series of lee
lures to be given under the auspices
OF the Americanization School Asso-
citation. 80.
The regular meeting of, tho com
munity committee of the Americaniza-
ton School Association will be held
Thursday at $50 pm. All members
of the class committees are urged to
report the work being done in their
classes. There will be reports from
all the committees.
The weekly musical, Friday, of the
day students of Mrs. Kiernan's and
Mrs. Burroughs classes. was under
the direction Of Miss Helen Anderson.
Albert Wasserman of the Curtis
School Americanization class has
found and reproduced in card
FORM beautiful picture of Washing
ton and his mother.
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SCHOOLS
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL.

Preliminary figures indicate that at
least $50 new pupils will enter the
Eastern High School Wednesday.
Two hundred and thirty-live. of this
number will come from the eighth
grade Making allowance for the few
leaving on account of graduation, the
enrolment will be at least 1850 by
the time the school goes to the new
building.
Present indications are that the
school will move to New Eastern
about March |. Delays in freight
shipment have iAterfered with the
prompt installation of equipment.
The first meeting of the recently
elected executive committee OF the
alumni association was held January
Il. The committee is composed Of the
following: B. q. Foster. PRESIDENT:
Miss Virginia Farnesworth, vice
president; Cameron Burton, treas
DIR. D. c. Croissant. Charles Hart
Miss Rosemary Arnold, Raymond
Hutchinson. Miss Gladys Beltield.
G. NJ Boteler and Miss Bessie Wood.
The alumni association is planning
to dedicate the bronze flagstaff at
the new school on the anniversary of
Americas entrance into the world
war
The alumni association, in accord
ance with last years precedent. will
give a medal to the girl and boy
who. in the faculty's opinion. have
contributed most to the school in
their four years. Until last year
only one medal was given. Last
year the medals were awarded to
lsadore Rods and Edna Burrows.
Th Alumni Association has under con-
Il l,,, Co.
cursion, to be held this year at
Chesapeake Beach, instead of Mar
shall Hall. AS in former years. the
excursion will be held on the Friday
preceding the June graduation.
The executive committee has in
structed the treasurer to make the
final payment on the flag staff. which
cost approximately $4,000.
The general committee os the
Sha kespearean pageant to be given
in May by the white high schools of
Washington, has announced that the
Eastern High School is to present a
scene from "A Midsummer Nights
Dream The faculty committee in
charge of dramatics probably will
choose a Shakespearean play for the
annual spring play.
The Eastern Night School is en-
joying successful year. There is at
present an enrolment of eightyfour
boys and 156 girls, making a total of
24o. Courses are offered in arithme-
tic, bookkeeping, shorthand, typewrit-
ing, French. Spanish. English and
algebra. Pupils enrolling are allowed
to take two subjects for regular high
school credit. New classes are to be-
gin Friday.
Graham Rice, an alumnus of East
ern, who is now attending Washing
ton and Lee University, made a visit
to the school last week.
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FREL1NGHUYsEN UNIVERSITY

The class In sociology, under the
direction OF the president OF tho uni
versity, Is engaged In social service
and extension work among people
who find it inconvenient to attend
school regularly, at any time. and
still desire to improve their minds
and conditionin life at such intervalS
as opportunity may afford. This work
has been undertaken with view to
instilling into the masses the desir-
ability of putting forth special ef-
fort for self-improvement and the
utilization of all means at their com
mand for civic, moral and social de-
velopment.
The scheme Is TO get deeply rooted
into the minds of the colored people
the idea of education for service along
all lines of endeavor.
Prof. John A. Lankford, dean OF the
department of applied science, WIN
has been studying the Industrial
needs of colored people in the south
during the past two weeks, has re-
turned to the university and re-
sumed the work of instruction in me
chanical drafting, the building trades,
civil, architectural and mechanical
engineering, and has reorganized the
department of home economics, with
Mrs. Carrie B. Ford as directress.
The educational conference of col
ored Americans, which will be held
in this city, beginning the week of
March S, has selected the Freiing-
huysen University as its headquarteFs
and offices will be opened Immediate
Ily for the use and information of
persons interested in the conference.
Midwinter examinations are in
progress in the school OF liberal arts,
commercial college the academy ANd
the school of missions for domestic
and foreign service.
Alley mission work will be resumed
as soon as the weather permits.
The first issue of the Educational
Arena, a monthly publication. under
the management of the student body,
made it's appearance Wednesday.