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Evening star., 1924-01-06
MRS. RANSOME RESIGNS
D. C. HIGH SCHOOL POST
English Teacher at Armstrong
High Takes Position in New
York-Successor Named.

Mrs. Pearl Flagg Ransome of the
English department of Armstrong
Manual Training School resigned
during the holidays to accept po-
sition in the New York public schools.
She is succeeded by Miss Marietta y.
Bonner of Cambridge, Mass. Radciine
'22. Prior to coming to Washington,
Miss Bonner taught a half year In
the Cambridge English High Schooi.
Herman Burgess, section BIZ, has
filed an application for patent on
an amplifier for crystal set Which
increases the volume of sound two
fold and widens the radius of detec-
tion from SO to 800 miles. According
to Burgess. he can reach station
KDKA with ease Discussing Bur
CESS invention, Harold Haynes. In
structor In applied electricity. says
It's chief commercial value Is TO give
the efficiency of an ordinary tube set
to a crystal set, with unkeep cost
eliminated.
George E. Wyne, contractor for the
Armstrong annex, is setting up his
portable offices on the south side OF
% street, adjacent to portable city.
preparatory to breaking ground Tor
the foundation.
Many of the teachers took advan-
tare of the Christmas recess for edu-
cational and other visits Miss &. e.
Galloway went to Kansas city ana
chicago, and Misses Davidson and
Helen D. Brown attended the sorority
convention.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
COLORED MIGRATION
TO NORTH DEBATED
Howard University Students Take
Up Basket Ball, With Sew
eral Games Scheduled.

Under the auspices of the Kappa
Sigma Debating Society the annual
debate between the freshman and
classes of Howard Uni
versity was held recently in the An
drew ankin Memorial Chapel. on
the university campus. The subject
discussed was Resolved, That the
migration of the negro from the
southern to the northern states is for
the best interests Of the negro race"
The affirmative side Of the ques-
ton was upheld by the class of 1927
and the negative by the class of 1926.
The participants in the debate were
Joseph T. Rideout. Percy e. Newbie
and Emil Busy. representatives of
the freshman class, and -Britton c.
Baskerville, Theodore George and
Virgil Carson, representatives of the
sophomore class
The interclass committee of the
Kappa Sigma Debating Society in
charge of the arrangements of the
debate was composed of "A. Crofton
Gilbert, chairman; Wallace Andrews,
jr.. John Peacox and J. NJ. Strip
ling.
Basket ball has now taken the
place as the sport engaging the at
tentton of Howard students. Al
ready a number of class and CLUB
teams have been organized. Coach
John HI. Burr is hard at work round
ing up material for the varsity basket
ball team. great number of games
are likely to be on the years sched-
ule, including games with Hampton.
Union and Lincoln.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
ENROLMENT SPURTS
AT N. U. LAW SCHOOL
Twenty Per Cent Increase at Open
ing of Winter Tendance
January 10.

The social activities Of the new
term at National University Law
School will commence January 19
with the university dance at Rausch-
ers. This is a combined dance of
all classes of both the law school
and schools Of business administra-
ton. and indications point TO the
largest attendance of any affair in
previous years. Michael J. Lane of
the senior class Is chairman of the
committee in charge of the dance.
All enrolment records have been
surpassed with the opening of the
winter term at the university. \ 90
per cent increase in the number of
students in the law school alone over
the last registration has been made.
besides the large increase In the new
school Of business administration.
A new subject is to be added to
the law school course this week, be-
ing income tax law by Prof. Nc
Cawley. to be held on Mondays and
Saturdays. Prof. Vernon +. West. as
sistant United States attorney, will
give series of extra lectures on
evidence. in addition to the regular
course offered second year students.
Classes will be held on Saturday
nights. The course on patent law
by Prof. Foust on Tuesdays and Fri
days will be supplemented by lee
cures on Dy lEpl. NSTlTlcS
of the United States patent office.
The Woodrow Wilson Club will
hold try-out debate for members of
the club only Saturday night at S:45
in upper hall, old building. for the
purpose of selecting debaters to rep
resent the club in the annual debate
with the Roosevelt Club on January
&c. The annual banquet of the Will
son Club will be held at Harvey's
on February 16. Ladies' night will
be held during March. c. B. McCul-
lar Is president of the club, NJ. j.
Lane vice president, Edward J. Or
chard secretary and Tom Smith treas
urer.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
TOBACCO AND MAIZE
FIRST IN AMERICAS
DR.. Stafford of Plant Bureau Uses
Films to Refute Old World
Claims.

Taking for his subject Economic
Plants as Indicators of the Origin
and Migrations Of Primitive Races"
DR.. w. E. Stafford of the Bureau of
Plant Industry, said the new world
was the birthplace of tobacco, maize
potatoes, peanuts and other present
day commodities that have since bee n
replanted In the old world before
the members of the Biological Society
of Washington last night at the
65sth regular meeting held at the
Cosmos Club.
With lantern slides obtained after
research In this country, Central
America, the West Indies and South
America, he disputed that the old
world first produced these plants. He
gave the history of the ear of corn,
pepper. bean and peanut that he. had
personally discovered buried with
the old Aztecs, who lived centuries
before Columbus.
Following DR.. Stafford's remarks
and illustrated lecture was given by
Vernon Bailey. chief field naturalist
of the Biological Survey, depicting
the habits of the grasshopper mouse,
an insect eating rodent. He showed
by means of slides the peculiar
of the above named
rodent both at play and at fight.
DIR. H. C. Oberholser; vice presi-
dent Of the society," presided.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
MARYLAND TO RESUME
CLASSES ON TUESDAY
Holiday Recess to End-Basket
Ball Team Members First
to Return.
From a Stan Correspondent.

fioHi q SlaH correspondent.
COLLEGE PARK. January g.
Glasses at the University OF Mary
land, which were interrupted by the
beginning of the holiday recess De-
cember %, will be resumed Tuesday
morning. However, some Of the stu
dents already have returned and
many others will get back today, and
ton orrow, so as to do some studying
before having to face their professors.
Many of the students took advan-
tage of the holidays to put something
in their excheauers, goodly number
working in the Washington post Office
son.
Only one student organization of
the university functioned intact dur
ing the holidays. This was the Glee
club, which made tour Of the larger
towns or the eastern shore of Mary
land, giving series Of concerts.
John White. a Washington boy, is
head of this organization.
Members OF the varsity basket bail
squad were the first to return to Col
lege Park, 4 dozen of the players re-
porting to Coach Burton Shipiey
Thursday afternoon in order to be
well prepared for the opening game
of the season with George Washing
wi
January. however, is a crucial time
for the students, as the midyear
exams come In the latter part of the
month. Consequently, considerabl {
midnight oil" will be burned during (
the next three weeks.
The interfraternity basket bail
league will make its bow next Thurs
day night when two games will be
played. The circuit is divided into
two sections. In one are four national
frats, Sigma Phi Sigma, Sigma Nu,
Kappa Alpha and Phi Sigma Kappa.
The other section includes the local
frats of Nh Sigma Omicron, Delta Mu.
Sigma Tau Alpha and Delta Psi
Omega.
In the games Thursday night. Sig
ma Psi Sigma will oppose Kappa AL
pha and Delta Psi Omega will play
Delta Mu. Contests will be played
twice each week. on Mondays ana
Thursdays. until the schedule is
ended on February 25. Then the win
ners in each section will play series
for the championship.
Aubrey Wardwen of Washington.
manager of the varsity qutnt, is head
of the frat circuit.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
PUBLIC LECTURES GIVEN
AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
New Feature to Be Inaugurated
With Beginning of Winter
Term This Week.

With the beginning of the winter
term this week new feature is be-
ing inaugurated at American Univer-
sity. Every Monday night in the
large lecture room at 18th, and f
streets northwest, lecture open to
the public will be given by q member
of the faculty or outside specialist
on some subject of general current
interest. Preliminary arrangements
include lectures by Dean Collier,
Dean A. II. Putney, Professors Sto-
Wei and Kaufman, DR.. Clarence True
Wilson of Washington, and Mr.. Will
Hutchins of New York.
Chancellor Clark will attend the
meetings of the Methodist Educa-
tiopal Association and the American
Association of Colleges and Universe
ties next week, January 9-12, to be
held at the Hotel Astor in New York,
Prof. Paul Kaufman of the English
department has Just returned from
the annual meeting of the Modern
Language Association of America at
the University of Michigan last week.
He was reelected secretary of the re-
search group for the critical study of
romanticism.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
FACULTY ADOPTS
new CODE OF RULES
Dean Of Washington College of
Law Explains Need of
Hard Work.

a new code Of rules and ragufa-
tions affecting the student BODY OF
the Washington College of Law was
ADOPTED at the last meeting or-the
faculty.
In the deans letter in the January .
issue of College Crit, the school ni,h-
lication, Elizabeth c. Harris said re-
gardtng these rules:
All the glittering degrees in the
world VIII not win a single case If
the lawyer trying that case is not
nassieaiiy tsas well informed and we'll
trained No degree is worth the having
unless 1t means that the student to
whom II has been awarded has been
neld to the principle and practice of
hard work and high purpose.
In talking thus of the incidental
nature of college degree. I would
not give the impression that a degree
is not worth striving for or having
On the contrary. l would make Ii
clear beyond doubt that it is price
less if its true import is maintained.
Written. therefore. into the SIM
pie rules and regulations to which
your attention has been called is a
purpose. and that purpose is to re-
quire of every student who comes TO
the Washington College of Law a
full measure of hard work and high
purpose, because SO and so only. can
we as a college give to you our full
measure of service and make the be-
stowal of our degree a matter of real
significance"
Beginning Wednesday. with the re-
sumption of classes after the holi-
days. seven new subjects were taken
up in short courses to be terminate ed
on February 1, when the second
semester of college work will be
opened. The new subjects include;
Insurance, Prof. Freudberg; domestic
relations, Prof Britt: equity juris.
prudence, Prof. vandoren: practical
pleading and PRACTICE, Prof. Mooers
legal photography, Prof. kearney
federal practice and procedure, Prof
Semmes; formation Of business cor
porations, Prof. Oberlin.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
K. OF c. EVENING SCHOOL
OFFERING new COURSES
Talks on Current Fiction VIII Be
Resumed by Mrs. O'Hara
Wednesday Night.

A number OF new courses will be
offered at the knights Of Columbus
Evening School at the beginning Of
the second semester. January 81.
The holiday period at the school
ended Wednesday.
Mrs Frank O'Hara will resume her
talks on current fiction Thursday
hight at o'clock on Sheila Kaye
Smiths recent novel, 'FThe End Of
the House of Alard"
Very Rev. DIR. Edward A. Pace of
Catholic University will lecture on
Humanizing knowledge" Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock. The lecture is
open to the public
n. Z. Baldwin of the Babson sta
tistical organization will lecture on
business forecasting Wednesday owe
ming at $40 O'Clock.
DR.. John A. Ryan of the Catholic
University lectured Friday evening
en- The cooperative Movement" DR.
Ryan Will lecture again at the school
wednesday and also on January 16.
Evening star., 1924-01-06

that country and to take charge Of
the development of a raw cotton in
dustry in the Argentine Republic.
His appointment to a post of such
responsibility by the Argentina gov
ernment was due to his special train
ing In economic marketing and eX-
perience in cotton growing. Before
his graduation from Georgetown Mr.
Tut became a member of the tex
tile division of the Department of
Commerce. His appointment follow
ed negotiations between the Argen
tine embassy in Washington and OFF,
cials of the department.
On his way to Argentina Mr.. Tutt
said he would stop off in Brazil for
two months for the purpose Of CON-
Quoting an investigation into the
problems confronted and the meth
ods employed In the cotton industry
in that country.
Mr.. Tutt came to Georgetown from
the University of Texas. where hs re-
ceived the bachelor Of business ad-
ministration degree. He spent over
two years in military service. thir-
teen months of which were in
Texas Division. Then he took a
four months course in Sarbourne
University at Paris. AT Georgetown
Mr. Tutt specialized in Latin Ameri-
can subjects. banking and exchange.
export sales practices. commercial
Georgetown College will reopen to-
morrow and the Preparatory School
at Garrett Park resumes classwork
tuesday. Glasses were resumed by
the professional students January 3
and they Immediately prepared to
plunge into a week of examinations.
The second prize debate at the
Georgetown Law School on the eve
ming of January II. when the question
of soldiers bonus will be under fire.
is making for real rivalry between
the Senior and the Junior sophomore
Debating societies. Announcement of
judges for the contest will be made
this week by Hugh ]. Fegan, assist
ant dean of the school. The debaters
will be, George y. Dale of Vermont:
Bernard l.. Grove, jr.. of the District
of Columbia and Horace \. Kelly, jr..
of Texas, for the seniors. and John r.
Higgins of Indiana, w. G. Elliott of
the District. of Columbia and e. S.
RiZk of Florida for the juniors
Arrangements for the senior law
prom. one Of the principal social
events of the scholastic year, are pro
crossing satisfactorily, it was stated
by the committee in charge. The
date for the event has not yet been
selected.
Frank A. Birgfeld. newly appointed
chief clerk of the Treasury Depart
=
ate recently honored. He was gradu-
ated from the law school in the class
Of 1901.
With the resumption OF classwork
on the Hilltop" Capt. William z.
Bergin. l.. S. A, in command of the
Reserve officers Training Corps unit
is to start rife practice on the range.
Georgetown will send one team to
compete in the Reserve officers
Training Corps competition for the
William Randolph Hearst trophy
January Is. Practically every. Re
serve Officers Training Corps unit in
the country will be represented in the
match.
Mr.. Fegan Of the law school is
promoting an association Of class
presidents to have charge of all stu
dent activities at the law school dur
ing the remainder of the year. There
are seven classes at the law school
including the morning classes. In
this way closer spirit of co-opera-
tion can be brought about.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
ALUMNI ON VISIT
TO WESTERN HIGH
Students From College on Vacation
Pay Respects to Alma
Mater.

Many alumni OF Western High
School. spending their holiday recess
from college in Washington, visited
their alma mater last week. Among
them were Allan Hoover. son % the
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Hoover: Alfred Johnson, Landin Burt,
Miss Alice Owens. Miss Nancy
Wesson. Miss Hen Wesson. Charles
Fe,. wick. Mrs. Mary Sherier Bowie,
Bo Lamar. Bert Derden. Howard
Clark, Joel Berral, Elizabeth Bell,
Isabella Bell, Miles Flint. Louise
Flint. Margery Shinkle, Evelyn
Brazelton. Herbert Clark. Mary Clark.
Hadley Evans. Clarence Geiger. Ann
Keliher, Ruth Kimball, Orme Libbey
Henry Mirick. Sara Pick, Ellwood
Simpson. Henrietta Hall. Christine
Stewart. Mary Stewart. Lionel sum
mers, Dorothy Tebbitts, William Ten
Eyck, Brown Garnett. Jaquelin
Marshall. Lawrence Hunt and Mayo
Baker.
The usual Christmas assembly was
held at Western December q. Miss
Belle Meyers awarded VS. for the
past hockey season to the following:
Emily Sturgis. Margaret Hartman.
Betsy Booth. Elizabeth Wilson. Betty
Heurich (captain), Henrietta Owens.
Edna Kelly. Rae Wilson. Lillian
Rixey, Alice Graham. Ruth Miller.
Louise Du Bose and Mary Bowers
Those who received honorable mem
tion were: Louise Onwake. Sylvia
Elizabeth De Kay. Margaret Wilson,
Sue Birnie, Jane Elmore, Nan Surface,
Helen Kerr, Emily Steel. Mary Lutz
and Betty Ialisky. The boys after
Dr. Elmer 5. Newton. principal. gave
"Ws" out to the following: sam
Coombs. Mason Howard, Charley
Walker. William Laughlin. William
Stanely, Wilfred Hall. Edward Horno-
FOUNTAIN r unit Roger ThornettJ Lawrence
Schneider. Hamilton JordeH and
George Walker.
The Christmas program was an
unusually good one. Mrs. Mary
Sherier Bowie. soprano of the Foundry
Methodist Church and former
Westerner. rendered several songs.
Mrs Bowie was followed by Sylvia
Meyer. who played the harp. All the
alumni were then invited to the plat
form. DIR. Newton called upon the
following of them to speak:'S. Duncan
Bradley, Charles Fenwick. Lawrence
Hunt, Helen Wesson, Browne Garnett.
Alice owens. Herbert Clark, Louise
Flint and Jaquelin Marshall. Follow
ing the speeches Miss Betty Waller,
representing room 211, presented the
Western foot ball team with beau
tiful bronze tablet, commemorating
their victory over Central. After the
presentation DR.. Newton introduced
Miss Elizabeth Wormeley. president
of the Art Club. Miss Wormeley
made a brief talk and announced that
Santa Claus would distribute pres
ents among the alumni from the club.
Gorden Minnegerode played the part
of Santa and gave each former
Westerner a little remembrance.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
UNITY CLUB CHOOSES
w. M. SACHS PRESIDENT
Other Officers Elected at Meeting
Committees for. Next
Year Named.

William NJ. Sachs was elected presl-
dent of the Unity Club at meeting
held last week at the clubhouse, 1908
21st street. Other officers of the club
are: Morris Within, first vice presi-
PRESIDENT: Ben Madden, treasurer;
Louis Rosenthal, financial secretary;
Harry Brisker. corresponding secrea
tary; Adlai Mann. sergeant-at at arms.
The board of governors are: Samuel
V. Gusack, Joseph A. Wilmer, Joseph
L. Topper, Morris Narcisenfeld, Julius
Weinberg. Morris Milstone. Charles
Rosenthal. Barney Robbins, Joseph
Stein. Hyman Levy, J. B. Stein. Moe
Offenberg, lsadore Freund, William
NJ, Sachs. Morris within, DR.. Edward
Harry Brisker, Adlai Mann and Nor
ris, NJ. Salomon.
The educational committee: Joseph
L. Topper. chairman; Joseph Al Kotz,
DR.. William Ogus, AL Shefferman,
Joseph Stein, Samuel Gusack.
The entertainment committee: Ad-
lai Mann. chairman; Sam Shulman.
George Israel, Newman Brown, Max
Cohen, A. e. Felser, Phil Mandell,
Charles Rosenthal, Harry Bramow,
Morris NJ. Salomon.:
The house committee: Maurice NJ.
Solomon, chairman; Hyman Stern,
Sam Marks. ]. Panitz, Ben Ourisman,
a: Goldstein.
Membership committee: Maurice
Narcisenfeld. chairman; Hyman Levy.
Jacob Shapiro, /. Semsker, Fred
Schneider, Ike Furnan and Harry
Dodek.
Finance committee: Joseph A. Will
ner, chairman; Isadore Fruend, Harry
yiner. William Rosendorf and Isadore
Young. tN
Auditing committee: Barney Rob-
bins. s,
Athletic committee. Julius Wein-
berg, Adlai Mann, Fred Schneider and
Morris NJ Salomon.
Glad hand COMMITTEES: Charles
|Rosenthal. chairman; NJ. Milstone,
Louis Rosenthal, Ben Madden, Robert
Rothstein, Jack Shulman, Isadore
Kahn and DIR. Edward Letter.
Publicity Noe onenbsrg, chair
Evening star., 1924-01-06
NUMERICAL CLASS
GRADUATION FIXED
Exercises at Eastern High School
to Be Held on Evening of
January 20.

The two-year commercial class of
Eastern High School will hold it's
combined class night and graduation
exercises Tuesday. January %, at
o'clock. The commencement ad-
dress VIII be given by A. l.. Harris
municipal architect, who had charge
of the construction of new Eastern.
The four-year graduating class will
hold its exercises Wednesday, Jan
nary 30. The graduation address will
be given By Dean w. q. Wilbur, head
OF the English department at George
Washington University.
a special musical program will be
given in the school auditorium Tues
day. The talent will be furnished by
Mrs. Miriam Hilton, soprano; Fred
east, baritone, and Mr.. Fritz Muellar.
cellist.
The four-year senior class will
have n special assembly Tuesday,
January Is. The feature will be the
presentation of d one-act play, In
i Florist Shop"
The enrolment of Eastern is ap-
proximatcly 1850. Although about
fifty pupils are to be lost through
graduation, $50 are to be gained by
the incoming students IN February.
The total enrolment will then be
over 800.
An examination for the major
music pupils will be given January
"a and %. Mrs. Bryan, the head of
the music depart at Eastern, will
supervise the work.
The inter-high school basket ball
season Will open Tuesday. The games
on that date will be played between
| Western and Business. and Eastern
and Tech. All the games this year
will be played on Tuesday and Sat
urday instead of Tuesday and Friday.
Domestic art is probably one of the
most beneficial studies offered at
Eastern. 1t teaches the construction
of garments. study OF textiles. hy-
giene clothing budget, and costume
design. Some very attractive posters
have been made illustrating appro-
pirate costumes for every occasion.
There is constant comparison be-
tween the cost, work manshfp and
durability of home made and ready
made clothes. The pupils have un-
dertakeE the task of making some
baby garments to give to needy
children.
There are three rooms devoted to
the study of domestic art. two lab
oratoIies and a renovating room.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
STUDENT COUNCIL
POWER IN SCHOOL
Members Elected to Govern Most
Activities at Busi-
ness High.

At the recent Teachers Institute
meeting at Business High School Mr..
Fretwell spoke on the value of stu
dent activities as conducted by STU
dents. The council of Business High
School may well be taken as an ex-
ample.
For some time all student activities
in this schoo. have been under the di-
rection of the council. The eight
the students. each semester being
represented by him whom his class
elects to that office. This year those
who have been intrusted by. their fell
tivities are: Maxwell! Stokes. presi-
dent; May Grace, secretary, and Pey
ton Fletcher. Amy Norton, Frances
Poor, Raymond Walter, Katherine
Sebastian and Kirk Green.
The students conc let the necessary
business and .hen submit their plans
to the faculty .iambers of the coun-
Gil The fac ,. y members are ap-
pointed each year by Principal Allan
Davis. To serve this year he has ap-
pointed Miss Minnie Dean, chairman; !;
Miss Ethel Riley and Miss Florence
Grant. These two councils meet to-
gether. The latter has the final voice
in the collection and appropriation of
funds and in the discharge of all
other duties that may properly. be
All school activities outside of
classroom must be referred to the
students council and receipts from
school activities are handled by .hem,
as are all expenditures.
The council has charge of the sale
of athletic tickets. 1t can initiate
clubs for the advancement of stu
dents interests or entertainment
which will contribute to the training
or entertainment of the pupils.
1t was under the students council
that the entertainment was given at
Business High School recently. A one
act play was presented and several
selections were rendered by the Boys
and Girls Glee Club. The Girls
Auxiliary was in charge OF the ba-
saar held on the first floor. The gym
nasium was roped off for dancing.
One of the activities under the stu
dents council is the Radio Club.
Bruce Lum from the WRC radio sta
ton invited the Radio Club to visit
the broadcasting station. About fifty
members accepted Mr.. Lum-s invita-
tion and were shown the mysteries Cf
the broadcasting station.
The officers of the Radio Grub are:
William Duyall. president; Elsie
Robey, vice president; Jessie Corn
well, secretary; Maxwell Stokes,
treasurer, and Morton kammeron,
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