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Evening star., 1923-05-13
COLUMBIA JR. HIGH SCHOOL

One of the most interesting as
semblies of the year was conducted
recently by the 7-P-1 class, which
gave a demonstration lesson in Eng
lish. The work was based upon the
idea of forestry as it affected the
District of Columbia. James Bern
hardt presided. President Harding's
proclamation was read. Nearby forest
fires were discussed and the co-opera-
ton of the District fire department
stressed. There were talks on the dog
wood. chestnut blight and fungus
growths. each showing how the prin-
ciples upheld by the forestry asso-
citation needed to be applied in Wash
ington. The lesson closed with a
display of banners bearing the
legends: Trees are mans best
friend" PLANT tree" Save Rock
creek" etc.
z. N. C. Barnes, director of music.
conducted two assemblies in COM
munity singing at the school last
week.
The cadets at Junior High School
are working hard to make a credit
able showing in all the competitive
drills. Back of each cadet are the
entire student body and the faculty.
They are hoping and expecting Com
panies L and NJ to do their very best.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
SHAW JR. HIGH SCHOOL.

All Of the teachers of the Shaw
Junior High School have been desig
mated by Superintendent Ballou to
assist in formulating a course Of
study for Washington junior high
schools. Special courses in junior
high school work, together with ac-
tual experience in developing Shaw
Junior High School. make their serv-
ices especially valuable to the school
system at this time.
Shaw's presentation Of "All at Sea-"
a dramatic adaptation of several Gill
and Saturday was notable. Between
the acts Joseph H. Douglass, concert
violinist artist and conductor, rem
dered two solos. Outstanding among
a group Of twenty three principal
characters was the singing and act
ing of Miss Gwendolyn Hughes. Miss
Anola Miller, Gorham Fletcher, James
Tyson, DR.. I. N. Cupid, James Mon
roe, William Brown. Arthur Lanes
bert, Frank Davis. Milton Early, Jo-
seph Miller, Geneva Rhodes and Jack
Bond. Beatrice Brooks as the fairy
queen scored heavily in an exquis-
itely executed dance.
A standardized reasoning test in
arithmetic, known as the Walter 8.
Monroe test" was given all seventh and
eighth grade pupils in Shaw Thursday
morning. The test consisted of f1f-
teen problems. involving the three
. general cases in percentage. with a
time limit Of twenty-five minutes.
The scores rated the papers on, first,
the. correct principle" and, second,
the correct answer"
The teachers attending the regular
Saturday sessions Of the Extension
Center OF Columbia University estab-
Ifshed at Shaw are preparing for the
Anal examination in educational
hygiene" to be held May 25. The
course. which is an invaluable one for
all teachers engaged in classroom
work. has sustained the enthusiastic
interest of the class. Prof. Jesse
Feiring Williams conducts this work.
A dozen technique plates in Char
coal are on display in the artroo,n
preparatory. to introducing work IN
Evening star., 1923-05-13
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.

Glass day exercises at Georgetown
on the evening OF June will be fea-
tured by the annual Cohongurton ad-
dress. John B. Walsh Of the senior
class will deliver the address in ac-
cordance with the ancient custom at
Georgetown. An Indian tepee and
camp hre Will give a picturesque In
dian setting to the college Quadran-
gle, where all senior classes of the
university, except the law school. will
assemble.
John Gahan Of Massachusetts, will
De the class poet, and the address OF
welcome will be made by Edward NC
Cormick. president of the senior COL
lege class.
About $50 students will receive
their diplomas and certificates on
:ommencement day. June II, 1t was
said. Separate exercises Will be held
for foreign service school students
who receive certificates June 10 at
the college. while those receiving di-
plomas Will participate in the general
exercises on commencement day. OW-
ing to the size of the law school. 1t
will hold its class day program inde-
pendently Of the other departments,
as 1t did last year. The senior law
class numbers about ESQ graduates.
Five District Of Columbia students
in the list of honor" men who ex-
celled In their studies during April,
and TO whom testimonials were pre-
sented by Dean William Talon last
week They are Rothwell H. Brown.
modern languages: James HI. Pugh,
modern languages. members OF the
freshman class; Leslie J. Duffy and
Joseph Fleming. members of the
junior class, who excelled In general
studies, and Alexander d. Sloris, mod
ern languages, sophomore class.
Students receiving three testi-
monials each were Donovan j. Nc
Cune. John r. Rice and William Illfg.
Those receiving two each were James
Rabbit, Wilbur Gass. j. Hanway
Grasty. James J. Kirwin. Francis
Jani, John F. Judge. James A. Muir
ply. Joseph H. Griffin, Edward j.
Zwolak, Charles L. Watrous and Jo-
seph H. Hourigan.
John Gibbons Burke OF New Or
leans. nephew of the late Cardinal
Gibbons, won the medal presented by
George E. Hamilton for the best ex-
temporaneous debate among college
students Mr.. Burke Is from New
Orleans and is a member of the class
of 1924.
The White debate between
two Of the leading collegiate socie-
ties will be held IN Castor Hall this
evening at $50 o'clock. The subject
is Resolved. That the United States
enter the world court. as advocated
by President Harding"
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WILSON NORMAL SCHOOL.

At the senior class meeting Tues
day the dates for graduation were
decided. The class night. to be fol-
lowed by a class RECEPTION and dance,
is to be June IS. Graduation exer-
cises will be held June 81.
The nature-study classes are re-
spending to the call of the out Of
doors. Some Junior sections met for
another o'clock breakfast in Rock
Creek Park. The senior section re-
paired to the Chevy Chase home Of
Mrs. Susan S. Albertus. where the
regular class was conducted under
the trees on her lawn. Miss Olive
Ramsey and Miss Emily Thour talked
on John Burroughs. while Mrs. AL
burtis gave personal "reminiscences
of the naturalist.
The work Of the week in the grades
has consisted in part of following
up the circus. using the enthusiasm
Of the children on the subject. Sew
eral grades made model of the cir
Gus. while all are resplendent with
pictures and cuttings, handwork of
the children. Much of the work is
centering around the spring flowers.
The kindergarten has a little bed of
wild flowers f1ourishing in sand
board in the room. The kiddies are
watching their flowers with much
interest.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
STATE BARS WHIP,
Flogging of Convicts Voted Stopped
by State Legislature.

by State Legislature.
TALLAHASSEE. Fla. May 12-Forced
abdication of whipping bosses in con-
vict camps throughout Florida was
considered to be only a matter of
time on the face Of actions in both
houses of tho legislature today. The
upper house of tho general assembly
today passed q measure placing cor
poral punishment under a ban for a
trial period Of two years and abolish
ing 1t forever in the handling of
county convicts, while the lower
house, after adding an amendment
scratching out two" and making it
read forever" in its provisions as
relating to state convicts, approved
the measure by a vote of So to Q.
The measure will go back to the
senate probably Monday. Senate ad-
have enough votes to make it become
law.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Turnbull. president Of the senate.
The Turnbull measure seeks to pro-
hibit the whipping Of county con-
ishment In all state convict camps
for q period Of two years. It was
pointed out by Senator TurnbuIl Ii at
in the event the experiment Of ham
ding prisoners without the whip
proved a failure during the next two
years proper authorities would order
corporal punishment restored.
Senator Wicker said the press of
the state had aroused sentiment
against corporal punishment and
switched his attack on the press to
the speech. of William Jennings
Bryan.
The commoner spoke in the house
Of representatives on the Darwinian
theory and incidentally offered the
legislators advice ION the proper
method of handling convictA
Senator Wicker contended that Mr.
Bryan appeared before the legisla-
tors on the excuse Ito prove we did
not spring from monkeys, bu. I say
that the real purpose Of his mission
was to prejudice senators. on this leg
islation." :.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

A frolic for the Junior class Of Gen.
trail High School is being planned by
the Junior Council. Helen Johnston
heads the committee, which consists
of the following members: Annette
Hord, Ann Jones, Alden Bradford and
James Curington. The committee is
now deciding whether to have q play
or a dance. The affair will probably
be held on either May 1S or 81. What
ever thszsfarm -ot entsrtainmsn1Eyof-
Evening star., 1923-05-13

Miss Grace NJ. Whelan, Charles w.
Peckham; negative. Miss Susan T.
Campbell. Miss Kathryn Schenkat.
Clark Bettinger; alternates, Clarence
M. Hyslop, Thomas H. King.
The annual meeting Of tho Wom-
ems Bar Association was held Tues
day evening. Miss Helen E. Jamison
or the faculty Of the college was re-
elected as president, Miss Marie Eas-
by-Smtth of the alumni was re-elect-
ed as vice president. Mrs. Bernita
Matthews was elected secretary and
MISS Edna Perry. treasurer. The
other members of the executive COM
mittee are Misses Ida May Meyers.
Gertrude E. Leonard and Charlotte
Barbour.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
TECH HIGH SCHOOL.

THE. Trysting Place." a Booth
Harrington comedy. will be presented
June 12 by the senior class Of Tech
High School as the class play.
Charles Dickens has been elected
vice president of the senior class
Proud seniors are strutting the cor
ridors wearing maroon and gray
"cardboards." These hats are the
first distinguishing symbol Of senior
ship. and it's a great moment in the
life of Techite when for the first
time he dons 1t.
Evening star., 1923-05-13

fered. the occasion will be a get
together" an opportunity for the
members of the incoming senior class
to become acquainted.
Room 302 is the center of an exhibi-
ton of the work of Miss Bakers last
year freshman students. Last week
the walls were adorned with paint
ings. drawings and sketches of all
Kinds and sizes. This week the works
of Ia and 1B costume design classes,
and few special works of art have
taken their place.
Central High girls rifle team ex-
perienced its first defeat in a dual
match for more than two years, when
1T was defeated recently by the girls
team of George Washington Univer-
sity by score Of 496 to 4s2.
This match was unique and memora-
Bile in more ways than one. In the
first place, the ten girls were all the
best OF friends, and, while every girl
wanted her own team to win. not one
really wanted the opposing team to
lose. Four members of the G. w. U.
team are eX-Centralites, winners of
rifle "C''s in previous years, and some
of the best friends that girls rifle
interests ever had. Then, Walter
Stokes coached the friendly enemies"
In the match; his brother, Ralph
Stokes. coached the Central team.
first to shoot for Central and made its
second best score.
Perhaps this "Stokesian" atmosphere
was responsible for the good shoot
ing. CentralS score was equal to that
made by the G.. w. L. girls in a recent
match with Maryland State, while the
score of the opponents on this occa-
sion gives the highest score recorded
by a girls rifle team in competition.
Centrars Shooting star" in this
match was Anne Delano. who shot the
only possible" on the Central team.
Miss Delano wins her &C" for shoot
ing on the three highest on her team
in three matches, and every one Is
delighted by her success.
In the next issue of the Review sew
eral unusual features are promised,
notable among which is a story in
Spanish by Joseph Bein, who has had
only three semesters of Spanish. The
story. on Abraham Lincoln, was done
for classwork. and judged so good
that it is to appear in the Review
with very little revision.
Another feature of the May Review
will be the prize winning stories of
the recent contests.
The annual girls doubles tourna-
ment started at Central last week,
with an entry list Of over sixty girls.
The two girls of the winning pair
ners-up will get their class numerals.
The girls are finding the Central
courts inadequate. due to insufficient
equipment. wet courts and a lack of
space. Miss Sanders Is trying to find
some other more favorable courts for
the tournament.
The girls of the gym" classes are
practicing for hoop races to be held
in June at the dedication of the
stadium as the Emory NJ. Wilson
Memorial Stadium.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
.|ND|CT OFFICIALS
IN CONVICT DEATH
Sheriff and Whipping Boss in
Florida Camp Face Trial
in Staying.

PENSACOLA, Fla. May III. r.
Jones, former sheriff of Leon county;
Walter Higginbotham. whipping boss
in the convict camp Of the Putnam
Lumber Company at Clara, Fla, and
Supt. Fisher Of the camp were in
dicted in federal court here today on
charges growing out Of the legislative
investigation into the death of Ned
Thompson. aged negro. who died as
the result of alleged brutal treatment
while in the Putnam camp.
STATE BARS WHIP.
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SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DIES.
Mrs. Langley Thirty-Five Years in
Charge Of Bryan Pupils.

Miss Sarah A. Langley. for thirty
nVe years principal of the Bryan
School. died Wednesday afternoon.
Funeral services were held yesterday
from her late residence at 311 9th
street southeast. Burial was in
Mount Olivet cemetery.
Miss Langley taught in the District
public schools for forty-five years.
She was retired two years ago.
Members of the Parent-Teacher AS
sociatton Of the Bryan School and
her teacher associates in the ninth
division. in which the Bryan School
Is located. sent large floral tributes.
Some of the teachers also were pail
bearers.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
Advice Self-Evident.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
LAS the father Of eleven children
what advice would you give a young
man contemplating matrimony?"
LAS the father of eleven children,
young man, l don't think it's neces-
sary for me to give you any advice"
Evening star., 1923-05-13
Thoughtless Of Him.
,om the London Passing Show

From the London PaSSinS Show.
McTavish-How is your husband to.
night, Mrs. Mcintosh?
Mrs. McIntosh-Oh, he be abou,
well again, thank zee. Mr.. McTavish.
McTavish--What! Well again? After
me walking five miles to Inquirer
Evening star., 1923-05-13
K. OF C. GETTYSBURG SHAFT,

NEW YORK, May 12.-The knights
of Columbus of Pennsylvania, will
erect a $4,000. memorial on the bat
tlefield of Gettysburg, 1t was an
nounced at national headquarters OF
the organization tonight.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
WASHINGTON COLLEGE O
LAW.

Under tho guidance of the dean.
Miss Emma NJ. Gillett, the increase
for the endowment fund Is progress,
ing. At a meeting called by Prof.
Harry A. Hegarty Thursday evening
the undergraduate body pledged in
dividually $4,000. Smaller sums have
/ come tn from various directions to
increase the total.
The, annual comm encement will
take place at Memorial Continental
Hall Monday evening. May 2s. The
speaker will be Senator William HI.
King of Utah. The baccalaureate
sermon will be Sunday evening. May
"a, at the Church of the Epiphany.
The annual public debate, IN which
the contestants are all from the
freshman class, will take place May
.5 at 8 pm, at the college hall. The
question to be debated is Resolved,
That the United States should enter
the World, Court" The debaters are:
AMIm&tivs. MIS- Mary b. Linkins.
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this medium to major" students of
drawing. The plates are the work of
DR.. John L. Washington, artist and
connoiSSieur
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NOTES, GOSSIP AND NEWS
i !. OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Observed Ween-Shaw
Students Present An SArmsong Students Give Musical Comedy
Social Activities George Washington University Take Slump
Class Exercises University Arranged.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.

DR.. Elmer Guy Cutshall, fellow Of
American University, 1920. has
been elected president Of West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon.
w. Va.
Prof. Paul Kaufman has been ap-
pointed chairman of the literary COM
mittee of the Arts Club of Wash
ington. He was also recently elected
to the committee on admissions. He
was one of the speakers Friday even
ing at the reception given by the
Arts Club to the Board Of Education.
The following students have passed
the board of award and Will pc
granted the degrees indicated for the
theses named at the June commence
ment: James F. Couch, A. M.
"Lupinus Spathulatus (Rydb) and
New Alkaloid Isolated from 1t Named
chief educational department., nat
uralization bureau. LII. NJ. in citizen.
ship. philosophical and Educational
Nationalism.nn nails y Samuel ~coTmese}ai TneedSsi
Powers Of Municipal Corporations"
lanes n. Tobey. M. s., in Public
Health, ga Review Of State Laws on
tuberculosis" 49,.
DR.. Clarence True Wilson will be
chief marshal Of the commencement
day exercises, and a United States
Army band. Capt. Parry w. Lewis.
in command, Mr.. ]. Stannard, band
leader, will furnish the music.
Evening star., 1923-03-18
| SHORT STORIES
FOR -S0T;S@AN4 GIRLS Z.
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How St. Patrick Became An Irishman

I it?" Patrick was used to the thought
| of pirates, for in those days they were
very numerous. Pirates, Danish and
Irish and Scots, continually plowed
tho seas around the British Isles,
| often making inroads upon the land.
plundering, killing and taking cap
tives where they went.
Patrick ran down to the shore and
danced happily along in the sand.
Sitting down on a rock, he tossed
pebbles at the waves. humming softly
to himself. 1t was wonderful day.
Before him the sun sparkled on the
| waves, turning the foam into myriads
of gems. 1t was fine old world.
Lovingly Patrick fingered the Roman
coin his friend the soldier had given
him. There weren't many Briton boys
that had such a coin, he thought
proudly. Then he thought OF the fine
trout he had caught that morning
and his mother was going to cook for
his dinner. He kicked his bare toes
in the sand and laughed aloud with
sheer happiness.
Suddenly he felt a rought hand on
his shoulder A harsh voice rasped
something in his ear: he couldn't un-
derstand a word. The owner of the
voice was a pirate. Patrick fought
and struggled, but II did no good. Be-
hind the rocks there were many more
pirates hiding, who came to the aid
of their leader. He was captured and
taken to Ireland, where they sold him
as a slave.
And this is the true story OF how
ST. Patrick became an Irishman.
Evening star., 1923-03-18
The Same Old Tricks

/ was she SO bad" For long time sne
lay there, but she just couldn't go to
! sleep. Finally she decided that she
would go down and ask her mother
and father to forgive her. She would
promise them to try to be good.
On the lowest step she stopped
short, held by her fathers laughing
voice. She's just like her mother.
all right Remember the time the
teacher made YOU stand in the cor
ncr for putting pins in the fellows
seats? When she wasn't looking you
Crawled out in front OF the old or
gan and bowed and scraped around
like q great musician. Then with
lot of fiourishes you sat down to
play. You thought 1t wouldn't make
any noise If you didn't pump 1t. but
the old thing had some air in It and
when you came down on it with an
extra flourish it let out an awful
bIare''
They both laughed merrily at the
remembrance. 81 never was so sur
prised and scared in all my life" Mrs.
Mathers said. "a funny thing hap
pened that night. Mother punished
me by sending me to bed. ] couldn't
sleep, / felt so wicked. But when
crept down stairs to ask her forgive
ness l overheard father telling about
| the time when they were young and
| mother had taken 4 needle and thread
| to school and sewed all the children
| together while they were having a
! spelling match. / went back to bed
! and never told them that I had heard.
Kate thought that a good idea. She
! did the same.
Evening star., 1923-03-18

Sea rghts OF other days were very
diTeront from the modern duels be-
tween battleships. Big-bore guns
were unknown in the seventeen-hun-
ireds. Instead of ships shooting at
each other from a distance, they
drew up side by side when they met
:n battle. The men swarmed over
the rails with knives in their teeth,
proceeding to cut down every one IN
sight. Boys, 200 years or moro ago,
were tempted to run away to sea
when seeking a life of adventure.
Young Paul Jones was one of those
who heard the call of the water.
John was born on the southern
shore Of Scotland. At twelve years
of age he began to beg his father
10 allow him to go to sea. one
sunny day, while he was begging
very hard, a large vessel, called the
Friendship, cast anchor in sight of
his home. Then and there, and
whether he obtained permission or
not. young John determined to go
aboard the Friendship.
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Behind the iron bars the tiger
stretched himself and yawned Good
ness" he sighed, "I believe I'm get
ting fat And it's no wonder-cooped
up in this little pen the way 1 am.
with nothing to do but eat and sleep.
I've tried to diet, but the keeper gets
worried whenever I do. I just can't
bear to worry him, especially when
he has a nice big piece Of meat for
me-"
The tiger looked at himself in the
glass at the end Of his cage. "Tm
not exactly getting fat" he said. ''but
I'm not as trim looking as I used to
be when 1 ran wild. It's exercise that
keeps you fit, that's what? And ]
don't get enough. But I don't know
what I can do about It. One surely
can't exercise much cooped up in this
little pen"
Here, here, Felix called the
keeper, poking a large, juicy piece of
meat through the bars to the tiger.
Here's your dinner. Now go for it,
"I don't believe I'll eat it." thought
the tiger. We'll. not ali of-it, any
way" But when he had taken his
Evening star., 1923-03-18

Kites do not have to be nade with
sticks or bamboo. One style. called the
streamer kite, can be made with one
small wire hoop to which you fasten any
paper design that may strike your
fancy. The paper body Of this streamer
kite should be fastened together like an
ordinary paper bag. No air enters, ex-
cept at the mouth. Made air tight after
this fashion. the streamer kite will be
the highest flyer in your collection.
The size Of the hoop. or what Will be
the open mouth Of your figure, can vary.
1t really depends on the size Of the
streamer you want to make. The wire
mouth should be made as light as pos
sible, but still strong enough to support
the body in the wind. A hoop ten
inches in diameter is an average size.
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Use Comic Figures.

Suppose, for instance, that you have
some favorite comic in the funny paper
that you'd like to make into streamer
kite. Cut the figure out and trace the
outline on two sheets Of tissue paper.
FASTING these together. with the open
ing for the mouth, you have your kite.
II the picture is too small for the kite
you desire, 1t is quite simple to enlarge
the figure so that you can make any
size streamer. Draw a series Of small
squares over the original picture. Then
draw the same number OF squares. Inc
crea sing the size twentyfold, on a large
sheet OF paper. Number each Of the
squares on both the original and the
large sheet. Transfer the lines from
square one Of the picture to the large
sheet. Follow through all the squares,
carrying each portion of the picture to
its larger and numbered square. After
you reach the last square you have the
outline for your streamer kite. Cut two
pieces of tissue paper from this pattern
and paste them together. One end will
have TO be open and stretched over the
hoop. so allow a little slack when the
edges are glued together.
Cut Other Opening.
II will be necessary to have a small
Evening star., 1923-03-18

Every boy knows what it is to lose
a favorite kite on telehone pole
or church steepIe because OF tangled
string that could not be let out or
pulled in fast enough. A kite reel is
very simple to make. It will carry
more string than the old fashioned
winding stick, letting the kite go
higher in the air.
There are two parts to the kite
reel shown in the drawing above:
The actual reel, and a frame to hold
It The frame is not necessary, as
the reel works very we'll by itself,
but 1t is best to use 1t If you fly box
kites, or other heavy kites