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Evening star., 1924-01-13
SELECT "ROBIN HOOD"
ASTECH SPRING OPERA
School Authorities Also Are Hold
ing Glee Club Trials for
Leading Parts.

robin Hood has been selected
as Techs spring opera, to be given
at the Central Auditorium during
March. The Glee Club is holding
trials for the leading parts. In view
of the success of the fall opera, THE
Chimes Of Normandy" 1t is antici-
pated that the coming production
will be an even greater triumph. as
the fall opera was merely a sort Of
try-out.
orren G.: Watkins. B-s. was award
Life. the school publication. in a
literary contest, which opened early
in the semester and closed January
4. He was presented with the prize
at an assembly on Wednesday. jan
uary 9. Watkins wrote "The Dreamer
Awakes." The second prize was won
by Miss Kathryn Chase. D-3. with "A
Strange Christmas Gift" The third
prize went to James Brady, AS.
Mr.; Brady's masterpiece was "The
Toll"
Techs debating team. which will
endeavor to defeat Central when
they meet January Is, is composed Of
Mr.. Halam. Mr.. Montague and Miss
Baumgarten. Robert Evans will act
subject Of the debate will be Should
immigration Be Further Restricted" 2"
Central will be assigned the an1rm-
ative, while Tech will take the mega
tive.
Cadet Companies c and D will con-
duct u dance on January IL.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
new STUDENTS SOON
AT BUSINESS HIGH
Preparations Made for February
Enrolment in School Al
ready 0vercrowded.
BASKET BALL SERIES OPENS
Showing of Team Gives Hope of
Winning Honors.

Business High School is preparing
for the new students who are to be
enrolled in February. but every one
is wondering where the additional
pupils will be put. There is at pres
ent no room in school; sections are
seated in laboratories; teacher-pupil
conferences are held in the oftice, In
the halls-any place where there may
possibly be some space: classrooms
are hopelessly overcrowded-and all
this with a two-shift system. And
now every one is asking. Where are
you gong to put the additional ones,
whom we're SO happy to welcome"
The local interscholastic basket
ball series has started. and promises
much for Business. If the school is to
Judge by the showing the team made
In the preliminary contest. On
Thursday at the Coliseum the Busi-
net quintet met the strong Mount
ST. Joseph's team from Baltimore,
and in a hotly contested battle. which
extended to three extra periods. Busi-
ness came out the victor. Again in
the recent game with the Catholic
University freshmen. Business made
a creditable showing. Almost all of
the preliminary games in which the
have been with teams beyond the
high school class, and at all times
1t has proved itself a credit to the
school. These contests should put
the team in excellent condition for
it's debut Saturday against Central.
An interesting feature OF this years
team is that it is largely made up of
newly developed material. as from
last years squad Connor, May. Cha
conca, Walker and Greenwood. FIVE of
the strongest men, are missing.
Capt. Furman is the only regular
Koontz are fighting it out for the
forward positions with F>urr1an and
Libby as guards and Watt and Moser
alternating at center. February
graduation will take out Watt. Libby
and koontz and their places will have
team is working out in preparation
for games with the other high school
teams.
The semester series which creates
enthusiasm each year Will be started
soon and a schedule is now being
drawn up.
The Girls Friendship Club of Busi-
ness High School has arranged its
meetings so that each weekly meet
ing of the month is devoted to a sin
gle subject. One meeting Is set aside
for business, one for social service.
one for discussions, and one for social
work BY following this program the
Friendship Club expects to have
very succe ssful year.
The girls OF the Friendship Club
are looking forward to the supper to
be given at the Blue Triangle, Friday.
Members Of the Friendship Club of
each high school attend these sup
pers. This will be the second Friend
ship supper this year.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
INTERNATIONAL LAWYER
OPENS LECTURE SERIES
DR.. Ellery C. Stowell First on Pro-
gram for Winter Planned by
American University.

The opening lecture Of the series to
be given every week at American Uni
versity during the winter term by
members Of the faculty and other
specialists will be delivered January 21
by DR.. Ellery c. Stowe1l. professor of
International law, on the subject 1.-THE
International Implications of the
Eighteenth Amendment" Prof. Stowell
Is well known authority on interna-
tional subjects, having lectured last
summer at the Hague. He is the author
OF standard works on THE Diplomacy
of the War;" Intervention in Inter-
national Law" and other subjects.
Until this year the popular Monday
night lectures at the university have
been limited mainly to subjects of
political interest. being delivered by
resident and visiting diplomats. Begin
nlng with this term, however. the
topics VIII be broadened In scope to In
clude discussions in the fields Of litera-
ture. psychology. history, art. etc
THESE lectures will be given in the
large lecture room in the building at
18th and F streets northwest and will
be open without charge to the public
During the past week Chancellor l..
Z. Clark has been representing the uni
verslty at the anpual meetings Of the
Educational Association of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and the Associa-
tion OF American Colleges and Uni
versities. both held at the Hotel Astor
In New YoSk.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
CENTRAL RADIO CLUB
is GRANTED LICENSE
Station Given Call Letter of 3WZ.
To Transmit on Wave Length
Up to 200 Meters.

The Central High School Radio
Club has just received a regular anna
teur radio operating license, with the
call letters 3WZ. The station will
transmit on a wave length of 176 to
zoo meters. Last year the club had
a license for experimental work only,
although regular communication was
established with Tennessee. This
year the club is determined to make
3WZ real station"
The club has many new members
this year, all of whom are former
broadcast reception fans. but who
now are fast becoming interested in
the mysteries of '"the dot and dash"
They are all laying aside their receiv-
ers ard are turning their interest to
transmitting.
Company c. under Capt. Budlong.
won the first war game of the semi
finals Wednesday. The game was one
and staff lost by slight margin.
Company c seems to have one of
Central's best teams this year and
1t Is certain that II this company
wins out in the finals the teams from
the other high schools Will have a
worthy opponent.
Class debating in most of the Eng
lish classes has become a prominent
part of the work at Central. A great
deal of time has been taken up since
school started with these debates.
Such questions as 1.-THE Soldiers
Bonus" THE independence of the
Philippines" THE District Suffrage"
and others of national and interna-
tional Importance have been debated
upon. These debates are popular
with the students.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
K. OF c. SCHOOL CLASS
TO HEAR MGR. PACE
Catholic University Faculty Mem
Der to Lecture on Psychology
of the Crowd.


Mgr. Edward A. Pace Of Catholic
University will lecture at the knights
of Columbus Evening School Tues
day on Psychology of the Crowd"
HIS lecture last week was on
Illuminating Knowledge"
Rev DR.. John A. Ryan will give a
public lecture on cooperation next
Friday at pm.
The freshmen law students are
planning smoker, to be given
February 2. Mr.. Foster, vice presi-
dent of the class, is in charge of ar
rangements.
Committees are now being appoint
year book.
H. C. Baldwin of Babson's Statistical
Organization addressed the economics
class Wednesday. He set forth the
reasons which lead the Babson or
ganiZation to hold the view that there
would be a general downward trend
of prices for the next twenty-five
years.
Midyear examinations will be given
this week.
Mrs. Frank OHara discussed sheila
Kaye-Smith's End of the House Of
Alard" In her current fiction class
last week Sheila Kaye-Smith is one
Of the most promising of the younger
school of British novelsts. Mrs.
O'Hara will lecture on THE Middle
of the Road" by Sir Philip Gibbs,
Thursday.
The debating societies which are
now being organized will hold de-
bates on Fridays. The subjects will
be announced during the first week
Of the new semester.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
ACCOUNTANCY SCHOOL
TO HOLD EXAMINATIONS
Semester Tests of Y. M. c. A.
Glasses to Be Given on Regu-
lar Glass Nights.

The semester examinations Of the
washington School of Accountancy of
the Young Mems Christian Association
College will be held on the regular class
nights beginning tomorrow. Registra-
tions for the spring semester are now
being taken.
Examinations in the School of Law
Will be held the week of January 20.
and in the preparatory school January
IL to 16, inclusive. On January 18 the
students of the preparatory school will
meet for frolc. On this evening the
examination grades will be given to the
students. A guessing contest also will
be held, the winner of which will be
awarded $3.50 In gold. The contest is
open to all students Of the preparatory,
commercial and drafting schools.
A special two-year course for busi-
ness men Is being offered this year
which will be of special interest to men
who seek short and comprehensive
course in the fundamentals of economic
principles principles of business and
the business law pertaining thereto.
Miss Mary l.. Singleton was one of
the eleven students to qualify for the
finals in the public speaking contest.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
SHAW GRADUATES
TO HEAR W.. T. PAGE

Midyear commencement exercises
will be held at Shaw Junior High
School Thursday. January 81. at l
o'clock in the afternoon. The ad-
dress to the graduates will be de-
livered by William Tyler Page. clerk
of the House of Representatives.
Mrs. Coralia Franklin Cook of the
board of education will preside, and
Assistant Superintendent Garnet c..
Wilkinson will award the diplomas
to the thirty graduates.
Several educators have been invited
to give to the pupils of Shaw during
January illustrated talks or demon
strations in the line of vocational
guidance. Mrs. Julia w. Shaw, di-
rector of domestic science. divisions
1913, opened the series Wednesday.
Other speakers who are to appear
during the month are: G. D. Houston,
head of the department Of business
practice; o. w. Macdonald, director
of manual training; Miss Eva F. Will
son. director of domestic art. and
r: ]: Vaughn. head Of the department
of the applied sciences.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
ROLLS AT HOWARD u.
INCREASE IN WINTER
President Addresses Students at
First Vesper Service of
New Year.

With the beginning Of the winter
quarter the enrolment in the
academic department at Howard Uni
versity has increased from 1,1oo to
more than 1900 students. This num-
Der, added to the 1900 or more in the
profession schools, brings the total
enrolment Of all departments of the
university up to approximately 2,4Oo
students. Every available space in
the university dormitories has been
taken and the need for additional
dormitory space has become more I'M
pressive.
The president of the university. DR..
]. Stanley Durkee, addressed the stu
dents and friends at the first vesper
service of the New Year last Sunday
DR.. Stephen Morrell Newman, former
president Of the university, will speak
this afternoon.
Jenabe Favel. a philosopher and
lecturer Of Persia, gave talk at the
MONDAY chapel exercises Tuesday TO
the faculty and students on THE Con-
aict Of Races and international Rela-
tions.''
In0 advantages OHcTcu W liz "Ao
University in the matter Of afford
ing opportunity to it's students to
come in contact with national charac-
ters was evidenced at the MONDAY
chapel exercise. Wsdnesdsy q; 1smes sansary
Davis, Secretary OF Labor. whose
address to tho students was full Of
inspiring advice. This is the second
Of the cabinet officers to address the
students during the present school
year, Hubert Work, the Secretary Of
the Interior and patron ex-off1cio OF
the university, having been the first.
H c. Baldwin, in charge OF college
service department of Babson's sta
tistical organization, wellesley Hills,
| Mass, addressed the mems assembly
at the MONDAY chapel exercises in
the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel
Friday.
The university weekly prayer meet
| ing held Wednesday had for the topic
Of discussion ''The Great Opportunity
OF tho Students Of Howard University
In the Religious 'Leadership OF the
Raca"
Evening star., 1924-01-13
COLUMBIA JUNIORS
GET PLEASING TREAT

The painted caves Of France and
Spain were described to pupils Of the
Columbia Junior High School last
week by Miss Mary Boyle Of the
University of Scotland. The caves.
Miss Doyle emphasized. are of vast
importance. containing the earliest
evidences Of the art Of prehistoric
man. She told Of the circumstances
of their discovery and tho work Of
archeologists in discovering the
significance Of the caves Her talk
was illustrated with pictures Of the
cave paintingk
Evening star., 1924-01-13
ALUMNI OF EASTERN
PLAN TO ENTERTAIN
Program to Be Completed at Meet.
ing in Principal Hart's
Office Tuesday.

The program for the entertainment
OF the Eastern High School Alumni
Association on February Is will be
completed at meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the organization in
the office Of Principal Charles Hart
Tuesday. Sketches by the dramatic
stars of Eastern. together with num-
bers by talent in the association, will
feature the entertainment. The sale
of tickets will be in charge of the
school bank.
Two general assemblies were held
at Eastern Tuesday. Athletic aues-
tions were discussed at the first one,
held In the morning, while the second
one, in the afternoon, was featured
by musical program given by Max
Bruck, Fritz Mueller, Mrs. Miriam
Hilton, Fred East and Mrs. Ehrisman.
r. NJ Maurer, former principal of
Central High School, gave an address
on THE Constitution to the mem
bers OF the junior and senior classes
Thursday morning.
Eastern. together with other high
schools and graded schools. will OBJ
commences
January II. In accordance with this
a special assembly will be held
Thursday.
A senior assembly for the February
graduates will be held Tuesday, Jam
uary %. All February graduates who
have completed their semester work
will be excused from classes, begin
ming January 23.
The monthly Underwood typewrit-
ing test was given to members of
Miss Curtis advanced typewriting
class with excellent results. The test
! consists of fifteen minutes of steady
tipping on matter which the class has
not seen before. Every error takes
off ten words from the total. In spite
Of these handicaps the class was able
to win four medals and twelve certif1-
Gates
The pupils receiving medals and
certificates were: Mary .Swindle ehurst,
! A words per minute; Georgia French,
Al words per minute; Josephine
Lovett, Al words per minute. and
The students receiving certificates
only were: Ros!la Linder, 38 wol DIS
per minute; Anna Appel, SO words per
minute; Dorothy Kaufman, 36 words
per minute; Verna Norfolk, SO words
per minute; Gregory Bergling, "a
words per minute; Pauline Bradley. 33
words per minute: Leona Hutchinson,
! 80 words per minute.
|. L. c. Citizens, superintendent of
schools of Wheeling, w. Va, and
| III. Ebers, in charge OF science in the
Wheeling schools, were visitors of
Eastern Thursday.
The newly organized debating So
/ ciety held it's first debate Friday. The
subject under discussion was suffrage
| in the District The teams were as
! follows: Affirmative. Fern Painter,
Katherine Rives and Dorothy Tripp;
negative, Lindsay Duvall. Samuel
Matthews and E. Hughes TalbeFt.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
MISS BURKE REPEATS
LA PALOMA RENDITION
Senior Armstrong Students Will
Entertain Faculty in Near
Future.

Miss Lillian T. Burke was forced to
respond to a tumultuous demand for
her artistic rendition of La Paloma"
at the Spanish assembly Thursday at
Armstrong Manual Training School.
under the direction Of the Spanish
faculty of the language department.
Miss Mary McFadden sang "P'ajara
Pinta" and San Serenin"; Miss Lii
liam Brown delivered a talk on the
Armstrong School; Biondell' Ouarles
spoke on the Spanish provinces; La
Guinea Vacea" was recited by Elsie
Green: Rudolph Eglin played a selec-
tion Of Pepita's on the violin; a talk
on los Dias de la Semana was con-
tributed by Nellie Lee; "El Corvenir
de Espana" was rendered by Lillian
Burgess: Juanita Spriggs and Charles
tied la Lavondera de Napoleon";
Beatrice Suydam sang La Colon
drina," and Miss Gladys Gilbert re-
cited ''Nuestra Escuela." Others TAX
ing part in the program were Gladys
Agnes Hall and Miss Brooks. At the
conclusion of the program all of the
members of the Spanish classes sang
"Cancion de la Navedad." DR.. Henry
l.. Bailey, Horace b. Wallace and Miss
Students of the senior class eyiII
entertain the faculty in the near
future in literary and musical pro-
gram In the library, according to the
announcement of Mrs. H. B. Allen,
directing senior activities.
As soon as the buildings occupying
the site Of the annex have been de-
molished and the debris removed
ground-breaking ceremonies will be
given in the presence of a large dele
cation of senator's. members of the
House. prominent municipal officials
and leading representatives of the
local citizenry, according to plans
which have been perfected by Capt.
A. c. Newman, principal of the school.
The silver pick and shovel used in
the ceremonies will be made at the
school by students OF the metal work
classes.
The basket ball game between Arm
strong and the strong quint repre-
sentfng the 18th street Y. NJ. c. A. re-
suited in victory for Armstrong by
a score Of 81 to Is.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
BAR BODY TO MEET.

The Federal Bar Association of
Washington will hold its regular month
Post Office Department Auditorium.
The association will be addressed
by Representative Frederick N. Zihl-
man upon. the subject of the pro-
posed statutory reduction Of street
car fares and merger of the street
car companies
All government employees engaged
In legal work arr invited to attend
Evening star., 1924-01-13
new GERMAN CLUB
AT WESTERN HIGH
Organization Effected at Meeting
of Students Held
Friday.
ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK
Plea for New School Building
Made at Assembly.

The newly organized German club
OF western High School held It's first
meeting Friday, under the auspices of
Miss Emma Won Seyfried. the faculty
adviser. The constitution was read and
adopted. and the speaking of German
entirely, dues and other important mat
ters were brought up. The next meet
ing OF the club will be at the home Of
Kenneth Smoot.
AT an assembly held in the Western
auditorium. Tuesday, S. Duncan Brad
icy; president of the home-school as
ISOLATION, and Ernest Greenwood, vice
president of the school board, urged
Westerners to get behind their parents
on the new building project and the
teachers pay bill.
There is to be a debate in the near
ruture between the freshmen and a
pfcked team. The subject has not been
selected. A debate will be held before
the school on interclass athletics Friday.
The 14i-pound basket ball team elect
eu warren Rabbit captain, in the
election Tuesday. The other members
or OF thls M team team are Hugh McDiarmid.
lpman. jT, Jack Joice and Robert
Livingston.
AT the last meeting of the art club
delegates were appointed to attend d
meeting of the Central sketch club.
Plans were formulated for a meeting at
western, which the Central sketch club
VIII attend. The art club visited the
Corcoran gallery of art last Sunday
The girls rifle club at Western is
showing considerable interest in the
proposed match which is to take place
January % with the girls rifle club of
Central The teams will compete in
prone and sitting positions. In order to
select the best shots for the contest
competitive match is being held this
week, when fifteen girls will be chosen
to form team from which the six
best of the group will be selected for
the interhigh- school contest Those
having the highest scores at present
are: Captain Lee Hamilton Betsy
Fries, Pauline Snyder. Mary Wedder-
burn, Virginia Brant, Mary Worthing-
ton, Richard Clarke, Constance Candee
karla Heurich and Margaret Nkfgs.
Mr.. Stokes, rifle coach, devoted his
entire time Wednesday afternoon to
careful inspection of the work of the
candidates. taking them through the
various rifle positions and giving them
valuable instructions in shooting
Evening star., 1924-01-13
DUNBAR GIRLS DEAN
Il ATTENDS Meeting

Hiss J. Z. Brooks, assistant prin-
cipal and dean of girls of Dunbar
High School. attended the seventh
annual meeting of the American As
sociation of Spanish Teachers which
was held at Columbia University,
New York city. December 81. 1928,
and January /, 1924. This associa-
tion, which stands for cultural in
spiration, friendly cooperation. new
methods and better text books" was
attended by teachers from all over
the United States.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
C.. u. DRAMATIC CLUB
GETS PAGEANT ROLES
Will Have Important Parts in Mis-.
sion Crusade Event at
Polls Theater.
PROCEEDS GO TO MISSION
Monthly Concerts at School Plan.
ned by Director.

\ number of the members OF the
Catholic University Dramatic Associa-
ton will assume important roles in
the pageant which will be presented
under the auspices Of the Washing
ton District Conference of the Catho-
lie Students Mission Crusade on Feb
ruary II and "a at Polls Theater.
The cast will include 500. Heading
the list of patrons are the names of
Most. Rev. Michael ]. Curley, Arch
bishop of Baltimore and chancellor
of the university; Most Rev. Pietro
Fumasoni-Biondi. APOSTLE delegate.
and Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan,
rector of the university. Bishop Sha-
han has given his support to the un-
dertaking. which is under the direc-
ton OF l. Walter Nall. The affiliated
religious houses have rendered their
support and will furnish a large part
of the talent. The proceeds of the en-
tertainment will go toward furthering
home and foreign missions.
There has recently been formulated
by Leo Behrendt. member of the
university faculty and director Of the
glee club. plan whereby musicians
will be secured to give concerts at
the university at least once each
month. The plan is meeting with
the general approval.
Thursday at las pm, in the Office
of the dean of discipline a meeting
OF the Interclub Council Of the uni
versity was held. Plans for hold
Ing OF an interclub hop on the evening
following the Junior prom were dis
cusSed.
The Senator's Club of the universi-
ty held tea dance at the La Fayette
Hotel yesterday afternoon. About
fifty couples attended.
The annual senior law dance Of the
university was held last week In the
gymnasium. The dance was preceded
by basket ball game between Catho-
lie University and Washington Col
lege Of Chestertown, Md.
Prize Essay Contest.
The university has been informed
of prize essay contest conducted by
the college division Of the League of
Nations Non-Partisan Association.
The prizes offered by the association
are s100. SIS and $50 to students who
jeot of the essay is to be: why the
United States Should Join the League
of Nations"
There has been established at the
university a course OF international
law, with DR.. Mancel de Oliveira Lima
in charge. The first lecture, held last
week, brought out large attendance.
DR.. de Lima's lecture covered the
Introductory concepts of the study of
international law and indicated the
topics to be treated in the following
lectures of the wear.
Evening star., 1924-01-13

Miss Edith Pang, a young Chinese
graduate of Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
Sity. Is now dean of nchool for girls
In Peking.
Evening star., 1924-01-13

Hungary Is one Of the few remain
ing countries of Europe that deny
women the StGht4toa praot1ee IaN
Evening star., 1924-01-13

The basket ball game between Arm
strong and the strong quint repre-
sentfng the 18th street Y. NJ. c. A. re-
suited in a victory for Armstrong by
score Of 81 to Is.
Evening star., 1924-01-13

There is to be a debate in the near
future between the freshmen and a
picked team. The subject has not been
selected. debate will be held before
the school on interclass athletics Friday