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Evening star., 1924-05-25
WESTERN CLASS TO HAVE
THEATER COMMENCEMENT
Diplomas Will Be Given to 1924
Graduates at Poli's-French
Club Dance.

Members of the 1924 class of West
ern High School will receive their
diplomas at Polls Theater, according
to plans made by the graduating
class. The prom and class night ex-
ercises will not be held at Western
because of the condemnation of the
assembly hall and the library in con-
nection with the construction Of the
new building. Arrangements now are
being made for places to hold these
events.
The annual dance of the French
Club will be held in the library
Thursday, Nine. Bimont, patroness Of
the club, has announced. Tickets for
the dance may be obtained from
Serge Korf and other members of
the organization.
The officers club dance was held
Friday at the school. Among the
guests. were DR.. and Mrs. Elmer S.
Newton, Nine. Bimont, Miss Rice and
Mrs. Burton.
Plans are under way for a meeting
this week of the Spanish Club, which
probably will be addressed by Senior
vasque Of George Washington Uni
The Art Club met Monday and
voted to have a picnic and to elect
officers early IN June.
The boys and cadet rifle teams
finished the interhigh school matches
Saturday at Camp Simms. There are
six boys on the school team and four
on the cadet team. Results of the
match will be announced later.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
GIRLS GLEE CLUB PLANS
OPERETTA AT HOWARD
"The Last Necklace" to Be Given
in Connection With Annual
Concert Tuesday.

The Girls Glee Club of Howard
University presented THE Lost Neck
lace" an operetta, by Charles Vincent,
in the university chapel Tuesday eve
ming in connection with its second
annual concert. The cast of charac-
ters included Cecilia Mcleod, Helen
Heartwell, Hilda Peerleno, Juetta
Sanders. Mary Mack, Mildred Chapelle,
Ellen Hill and Catherine Winslow.
Twenty-Five other girls took part,
representing grape gatherers and
gypsfes. The dances were arranged
by Mildred Chapelle and Ellen Hill,
with Madelyne Towles as pianist.
The Girls Glee Club is under the di-
rection of Carolyn Grant of the school
Of music of the university.
Robert E. Pogue, managing field
secretary of the Intercollegiate Pro-
turer for students of the eastern and
central colleges, addressed the uni
versity student body at the noon day
chapel exercises Friday. The pur-
pose of his address was to get stu
dents to think on law observance and
prohibition.
Interest in the coming presentation
of "Prunella," the commencement
play, by the Howard Players, is in
creasing g. A provisional cast has been
selected, and much competition is ex-
pected among the players for the
important roles. The play will be
given during commencement week.
The Mems Glee Club of the univer-
sity will appear in a song service
this afternoon in the Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel, on the university
campus, at the regular vesper service
hour, 1880 o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
DEBATE WINNER NAMED
BY COLLEGE OF LAW
Will Award Gold Medal to FRESH
man Debater-Fraternity Chap
fer Invited to Dinner.

{ E. Katopothis of the freshman
class of the Washington college, OIL
Law won first honors in the fresh
man debate held recently, and an
nouncement has just been made oy
Miss Elizabeth c. Harris, dean OF the
college. of the award of the goio
medal to Mr.. Katopothis in recogni-
ton of his baility as depater. me
medal will be awarded at the coiieg
commencement exercises, to be held
in Memorial Continental Hall June 4:
The debate. which was the hnai
freshman debate of the season, was
on, Resolved, That the Philippines
nendence." The affirmative side won.
Doris w. Hartshorn received second
honors. Others on the teams par
ticipating included John Monk, Eliza
beth f. Reed. Maude c. Hawks, Mary
Reagan and Carrie Hunter.
This evening the Beta Chapter of
Phi Delta Delta, the national women S
legal fraternity, made UP of students
and alumnae of the Washington Col
at the Women's City Club, when five
pledged new members will be initi-
ated. The new members are Gertrude
r.; Coyle, Helen Hironimus, Eliza
beth Hyde, Esther Ramsay ana hatn-
ryn ScheniSat In addition to the new
members, the guests of honor will be
Hope Thompson, Katherine Pike and
Ann O'Neill.
The summer school sessions of the
Washington College of Law, designed
not only to tighten and supplement
the work of the regular session by
enabling students to complete sub
jects usually taken in the regular
winter sessions, but also to afford an
opportunity to those unable to attend
n law school at other seasons of the
year to enjoy the advantages of sys-
rematic instruction in the law, have
proved highly successful In previous
seasons, and the registration of stu
dents for the coming summer months
is already large. A particularly in
teresting class offered this summer
to freshman students or others who
have not yet taken the regular
courses is the class in Criminal
Law being tuaght by William Gill
christ. The class is held at 5:15 on
Mondays. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays Another freshman subject
is Personal Liberty" taught by Prof
Wells.
For freshman students wishing tc
do advance studying for their junior
year classes in Evidence" Prof
Mooers in charge, and "Testamentary
Law" by Prof Taylor, are given
Junior students may in turn get ad-
-ance credits for their senior year ir
vac subjects Partnership" taught b!
Prof. Wells, and Ceases on Evidence
taught by Prof. Willis.
The summer session opens Monday
June 16, and closes Friday. July %
Examinations will be held July q
and 90.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
LAW SCHOOL VOTING
DRAWS LARGE CROWD
National University StudeGts Name
Editorial and Business Staff
for Review, Legal Paper.

The largest number of students
that ever attended a student election
in the history of the Law School of
National University was present Fri
day night at the annual election or
the editorial and business staff of ths
university Review, the legal maga-
zine of the institution. The lower
hall of the old building was packed.
c. B. McCullar of the present senior
class, a member of next years post
graduate class, fraternal editor of
the Critic, the old school paper, and
school editor of this years Review,
was elected editor-in- chief. H. g.
Gray of the second-year class was the
only other nominee.
other officers elected are Harold
Miss Loyola NJ. Coyne, circulation
manager; J. G. McCloud, advertisinE
manager, and George r. Martin
treasurer.
A meeting of the second year class
has been called for tomorrow night
at S:4J, In the upper hall, for the
purpose of electing officers for the
1925 Year Book. r. +. Camalier is
president of the junior class. The
1924 issue of Ye Shingle, the uni
Nti oIbJ "Aia ~ NSi'N Ni' t~
Thursday.
Senator Caraway of Arkansas will
deliver the commencement address al
the graduation exercises To be held
at the Central High School audi
torlum June at s o'clock. He VIII
also have the honorary degree OF
doctor of laws conferred upon him
by the university.
The organization of the New YORK
Law Club was completed last week
1t is the largest stats law club in th@
university. The following officers wers
elected: Fred l.. Flynn, New YORK
city, president; A. +. Rucco, New
York city. vice president, and Mis-
Edw V. Austin, Buffalo, secretary
treasurer.
The National University Masanic
Club will hold its second hnf Ja
ladies night" and entertainment a.
Sigma Nu Phi Inn, 1852 n street,
Thursday night. Edwin d. Detwiler,
former president of the club, is chair
man of the committee.
Several applications have been re
ceived for scholarships offered Wy thc
Masonic Club and the university, TO
be awarded next year to worthy
Masons who desire TO take UP the
study of law. Four will be awarded
next year, commencing in October
Evening star., 1924-05-25
MINER NORMAL PUPILS
HAVE HEALTH EXHIBIT
Visitors See Work of Primary
Grades-Get Lessons in
Silent Reading.

Several interesting projects in ny
giene were exhibited by the pupils
of the primary grades of the MiIser
Normal School in connection with the
observance of Health week. A model
playground for city children mad peen
carefully worked out on the sand Ia
BILE by the pupils of the first grade.
In the third grade, proper sanitation
and ventilation We're emphasized IN
the daily talks and demonstrated IN
the model, miniature hve-room apart
ment comprising kitchen, parlor, bed
rooms, and bath. The pupils of the
fourth grade showed ways and means
of preventing infection from the COM
mon house fly.
A lesson to promote better health
habits was conducted in the second
grade by Miss NJ. Z. Jordan, teacher
of physical training. This demon-
stration was given as a part of her
work in the contest now being held
here by the American Child Health
ance of play, and the value of rest
were some of the points emphasized.
Charts on exhibition, made by the
children, were used to illustrate vart-
Gus phases of the lesson.
Learn Value of Vegetables.
In connection with this project,
Miss Bernadine Brookens, junior
in the Home Economics Department,
taught the same group of children a
lesson on the value of fresh raw veg
etables. AS a practical illustration,
the children, in their cooking outfits,
prepared the vegetables for salad
When served with this appetizing
dish, they, as well as the teacher.
were pleased with the result of their
efforts.
A number of visitors were present.
Among them were DIR. Joseph A. Muir
ply, DR.. Rebecca Stoneroad, Miss A.
j. Turner, Miss E. F. G. Merritt, Miss
e. K Grant, Mrs. Saunders and Miss
Harris
At the request of assistant Superin-
tendent Garnet G. Wilkinson, there
has been distributed, from the school,
through Divisions 1913, a number of
mimeographed copies of illustrative
evaluated by. Teachers College, Col
Evening star., 1924-05-25
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
RECEIVES COLLECTION

American University has received
from Col Paul Hurst, U. S. A, an
impressive collection of old manu-
scripts and autographs Of distin-
guished persons, gathered by John La
Monte Hurst, son of Bishop John F.
Hurst. The collection represents the
results of careful selection during the
life of the donor, John La Monte
Hurst, from his graduation from
Harvard in 1885, to his death. in 1919.
Mr.. Hurst served for many years in
the American embassy and the Metho-
dist mission in Rome, and many of
the choicest specimens are italian.
They include the handwriting of car
dlnals, statesmen, scientists and
writer's, such as three letters of Carl
baldi, documents of Pope Clement
order; Francisco Bovbone, first king
Of Naples, and an unpublished poem
by Cardueci, one of Italy's most dis
tinguished poets.
ton by two of her greatest writer's,
La Rochefoucauld and Button; by
Cuvier, the great naturalist, and
others. Two letters from Alexander
Humboldt and two from Paul Heyse
are the most notable contributions
from Germany, while outstanding ad-
ditions from England are manuscripts
of Michael Faraday, the physicist, and
Herschel,s the astronomer.
There are also nineteen manuscript
volumes, in Latin or Italian for the
most part, many of which date from
the middle ages, and a specimen of
old Egyptian inscription on papyrus
Most of these have been only partially
deciphered, but experts who have
seen them believe them to possess
| unusual interest and value.
The annual outing Of Phi Delta
Gamma Sorority of American Univer-
sity was motor trip to Fredericks-
burg, Va, last week, on which the
party was made up of Adeline Goble,
Vera Brungart, Grace r. Benton,
Emily Clark, Leona Clark, Mary
Louise Brown, Nora Patricia Cusick
and Mrs Arthur Halsey. Guests of
the sorority on the pilgrimage were
DR.. Frederick Juchhoff, Arthur Halsey
and james Manning.
Special courses for teachers will be
provided at the American University
Summer School this season in connec-
| tion with the meeting of the National
Education Association in Washington
| next month, which is expected to
bring some 10000 teachers here. The
university will arrange the course in
such q way that the teachers will
have the benefit of a full term, with
| credit, without conflicting with meet
] tqgs Of the ASSOCIATION .---.-
Evening star., 1924-05-25
EASTERN'S ORATORY
WINNER IS HONORED
Ruth Greenwood, Who Captured
Star Prize, Gets Tributes
at Assembly.

Ruth Greenwood, student at East
ern High School, who won second
prize in The Stars oratorical contest,
was honored by the faculty, student
body and alumni association of the
institution at an assembly Wednes-
day. Speeches praising Miss Green
wood for her showing in the contest
were made by Bertram Foster, repre-
senting the alumni association Dr.
r. A. Fisher, representing the Home
and School Association, and Miss
Freda G. Egbert of the faculty. DR..
Fisher presented Miss Greenwood
with a basket of roses on behalf of
the alumni and Home and School
Association.
Announcement was made that Mr..
Hassett, Eastern's track coach. hopes
to have the interclass meet the second
week in June.
Eastern's print shop is engaged in
special work in connection with the
convention of the National Educa-
tional Association to be held here the
last part of June.
Plans for Next Year.
Organization plans for next year
are under way under the direction OF
Mrs. Staples OF the facuity. Inc STU
dents have made out their lists OF
prospective subjects. and have def
niteIy settled their courses. 1t Is eX-
pected that the programs viii be
fairly accurate at the end OF the
school year, so that the fall opening
VIII be attended by as little delay
and confusion as possible.
Mrs. Byram, head of the music de-
partment, has completed plans for
the special musical assembly May 29.
All the performers will be chosen
from Eastern's major music per-
formers.
The assembly, at which scholastic
honors for the year are announced
will be held June 10. On June IL the
seniors will have their class day as
sembly. They are already at work
on their program.
Pupils have been asked to select
summer school subjects if they are
planning to continue their schooling
during the summer at the vacation
session. which begins July 4.
The Merrill Girls are again in the
limelight. A special group Of these
girls is being sent as the schools
representative to the special exercises
on May 80 at the Congressional cem-
etery. They will furnish the music
for the occasion.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
CLINIC GETS RESULTS
IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Charts Made on Underweight and
Overweight in o Street
Institution.

The clinic which has been con-
Quoted at the Street Vocational
School by Miss Mae Stewart, assisted
by DR.. G. A. Tignor and Miss York.
closed Monday, and it is the hope of
the school that il may be resumed
next year. While the clinic was prf-
marily for overweights, the under
weights also were given instruction.
Charts were kept, and each week the
scores carefully noted. There were
many gratifying results.
Mrs. +. p. Cark's section enter
tained the school with an old-fash-
Toned spelling match at assembly
Friday. The words in use in milli-
merry were given precedent. The COM
petition was keen, for the prize was
large chocolate cake, d product of
the special class in domestic science.
Prospective graduates of the dress
making, millinery, applied art and
cafeteria courses are making prep
arations for the event which ends
their training at the school. Designs
have been made for costumes in the
art department, shopping expeditions
have been held, and gowns for the
class night are being brought to COM
pletion.
The millinery class, accompanied
by Mrs. F. p. Clark, and the elemen-
tary dressmaking class, accompanied
by Mrs. +. T. Mayer, visited the Ma
tional Museum last Wednesday with
the object of studying exhibits in
their line of work. Other classes are
planning similar trips.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
X. C. SCHOOL TO CLOSE.
Exercises to Be Held Thursday
Rev. Er. Smith to Speak.

The Knights of Columbus Evening
School will hold it's closing exercises
at the *. of c. Hall, 918 10th street
northwest, Thursday night at
o'clock.
Rev. DR.. Ignatius Smith of the
Catholic University. will give the ad-
dress. Musical selections will be
given by a male quartet from the
Catholic University Glee Club. Ger
tificates will be presented by DR..
Frank O'Hara, dean of the Knights of
Columbus Evening School.
The second annual dance of the
school was given by the students
council Friday evening at the K. of
e. Hall The committee in charge
was composed Of Norman p. Cassidy,
Miss Mary E. Crawley, Louis s. Pre-
Jean and Francis p. Brassor.
Evening star., 1924-05-25

Eleven of Georgetown University's
oldest alumni, who were graduated
fifty years ago with the class of 1874.
will attend the class reunions at the
125th annual commencement on the
Hilltop" June Z to 9.
President John b. Creeden, S. j.
has been in communication with the
Oldest known living Georgetown
aiumnus. Casimir Dessaules, life
member of the Parliament of the
Dominion of Canada. and one of Can
ada's grand old statesmen" in the
hope of persuading him to attend the
exercises next month. Dessaules was
graduated from Georgetown College
in the class of 1S4S. seventy-six years
ago, several years before any of the
members of the class of 1874 were
born. Despite his ninety-five years,
he is in good health. but it is doubt
full whether he can make the long
trip from Quebec to Washington.
Noted Alumni In Class.
The members of the class of 1874 in
clude some of Georgetown'S best known
alumni, and will be given the place of
honor at the reunion. Dean George r..
Hamilton of the law school, a lifelong
resident of Washington and one of
the leaders of the bar, is member
of this class. and during the fifty
years since his graduation has been
continuously active as a member of
the university faculty.
The members of the class of 1874
are as follows: College-Walter J.
Ball of Lafayette. Ind; George r.
Fisher of Chicago; Charles G. Lam
caster of the District of Columbia ,
Rev. Thomas E. Sherman of Santa
Barbara, Calf, a son of Gen. Sher-
man, and Judge James f. Tracy of
Albany. n. Y.
Medical School-Dr. Llewellyn FL
liot of the District of Columbia, L. n
Flood of San Francisco, Walter B.
Reynolds of Williamsport. Pa.
Law School-Thornton A. Carusi OF
the District of Columbia; George y.
Hamilton of the District of Columbia
and Francis II. Rainey of the District
of Columbia.
VIII Select Regent.
The board of regents of the uni
versity will be called upon to select
a successor to the late DR.. Ernest B:
Laplace of Philadelphia, a member OF
Evening star., 1924-05-25
TO PRESENT ROBIN HOOD
Macfarland Junior High School to
Produce Show.

All departments of the Macfarland
Junior High School are working to
further the production of Robin
Hood" which will be presented by the
Senior Dramatic Club Thursday after
noon.
The print shop of Mr.. McCabe, d.
rector, is preparing bills, programs
and invitations. The art department
is at work making posters and Miss
Field, the art instructor, is designing
appropriate costumes which the do
mestic art classes, under the skillful
advice of Mrs. Spence. are making.
Bows and arrows are being con-
structed by the boys in the carpenter
shop, with Mr.. CantreI setting the
mark. Mrs. Burgess of the music de-
partment, is giving tone and finish to
the songs. Miss Weldon is working
to perfect every detail.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
STOP and THINK!
THIS MEANS YOU

Before you enroll in any other school gef
the facts. No matter what you now are or
where you live, you can be a big success
The best part of II all is that any mar.
woman, boy girl who is able to read. writ
and think can make good. All the secrets Of
success can be summed up into one word-try
II you have the backbone to try, let raise
you out of the dub" class. The Harvard
Tutoring School is modern Home Study In
stitute on scientific basis. conducted exciu
siyeIy by Harvard men. Our modern and cor
centrated College Business Technical and In
dustrial courses start you up higher and move
Won up faster. We will prepare you
scientfously to hold your own where competi-
tIon is keen. You will not lose single work
ing hour-just let us bring you up during your
snare time and you will not get into blind
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at poor pay throughout long lifetime. II
costs you nothing but stamp to inquire--do
n today-it is the shortest and surest way to
success.
Evening star., 1924-05-25

umbia University. The prepala-
ton Of the sets was undertaken as a
project by pupils of the Business
High School.
seminar Of the botanical department
of Howard University. J. A. Turner,
teacher of biology at Miner. Normal,
discussed DIR. E. T. Wherry's recent
publication. Soil Acidity and its Re-
iation to Plant Distribution" Sup
pIementinr the discussion, he review
ed his own work on ''The Soil Require
ments of the Composites"
Evening star., 1924-05-25
PEACE PAGEANT HELD.
H;ne Junior High School Sponsors
CoIorful Feature.

A peace pageant depicting each ma
+;on,s contribution to civilization OF
the modern world featured er the Week, rsist
G.hnoJ last week. A concert by the
Girls GIee Club supplemented the
Costumes for the pageant were de-
signed by Miss Marie Walcott, art
teacher, Those who took part In the
noreant were William Arnold, Audrey
Whftcombe. John Wackerman, Ever
ett Passeno, Chester Pyles, Dorothy
Tjnrer and Louise Edwards.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
Getting a Line on Him.

From London Opinion.
Does he make d good election
speech"
well, he's the kind who Away
saws he doesn't know how to be lsir.
and takes twenty five minutes n
prove it"
Evening star., 1924-05-25
The Little Drawback.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
BIinks-The slogan, I'VE aim to
please is all right, but
Jinks-But what?
Blinks-Most of 'em seem to add
under their breath, ourselves, not
YOU"
Evening star., 1924-05-25

For more than forty years J. Herr3
Rlaser, d ST. Louis telegrapher, Ras
never missed days work or been
late in reporting.
Evening star., 1924-05-25

Thick ankles are dereed fashion
able by . noted French fashion ex-
pert
Evening star., 1924-05-25
N A T l 0 N A L
SCHOOL FINE
e APPLIED ART

Conn. Ave. and vi
"Study Art With a Purpose"
Day and Evening Classes
Children's Saturday Class
Our s. Month Professional
Fundamental Course fits you
to accept a position IN In
terror Decoration, Costume
Design, Color, Poster, and
Commercial DralUing.
Register Now.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-29
Gifts Exchanged Between SkOwhegan
and Indian Pupils

In connection with the Junior Red
Cross work, the pupils of Grade vi,
Mrs. Alice r.. Mitchell's class at the
Park School, received from the Indian
Agricultural School IN Chilocco, Ok
lahona, portfolio describing their
work on iar1S scale In all It's yari-
Gus departments Including manual
training. trades cooking and sewing
A return greeting was sent from
the pupils already referred TO. Two
boys in the class, John Phillips and
Ben Gilbert, drew portfolio in the
shape OF the State of Maine, free
hand, with the, state seal and pine
tree on the cover, while post cards
and views OF Skowhegan were sent to
the school. The book was bound in
burlap and 1t contained school papers
of different subjects, writing and
drawing.
AS a result of this exchange Of gifts
Miss Alice r. Parker, the Red Cross
School nurse, has received letter
from Mrs. George 8. Derby, Division
Director of the Junior Red Cross. in
which she acknowledged the receipt
of the portfolio, which was sent to
the lHuldH JuHiOTS. he icIteI was
as follows:
My dear Miss Parker
Attached is a copy of the written
material in the perfectly delightful
portfolio which came from the Park
School, Mrs. Mitchell, teacher. | hope
you saw 1t.
In the first place, IL was such a
happy thot to have the coat of arms
of Skowhegan on the letter, designat-
ing that it Is an Indian name. Then
the originality of having the portfolio
in the shape of the State, the good
workmanship. the nice friendly letter
accompanying the portfolio. all go to
make up what we consider about as
we'll planned a correspondence pro-
iect as has passed thru here for many
a day.
We acknowledged this by post card
to Mrs. MITCHELL and said on the card
how much we thot of the portfolio
but | wish you would let her know
about this also.
Sincerely yours,
MARY BREWSTER DERBY