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Evening star., 1925-10-25
PACE CLASSES ELECT
COUNCIL OF STUDENTS
Halloween Dance Is Planned as
First Social Event Of the
School Year.

Elections were held last week in
all of the cla sses Of Benjamin Frank
lin University for the selection OF
members Of the students council for
l925-26. The council, which consists
Of a representative of each class and
of the Pace Club, the alumni organiza-
ton. is the body in charge OF all stu
dents activities.
Matthew Birtwistle Of Providence
r. l., was chosen as representative
Of the senior f1rst-term class Of the
School OF Accountancy and Business
Administration. Margaret T. Harbers
4 graduate Of Business High School
will represent the junior second.term
class. Wilbert j. Smith of New Jersey
was elected by the Junior first-term
class. Richard J. Shea Of Massachu'
setts was chosen by the freshman n
second-term class. Edna Hummer,
member of the 1925 graduating class
Of Business High School and a holder
of the Pace scholarship, was selected
by the first section of the freshman
class, while John D. Machen was the
selection of the second section.
The first social event of the school
year announced by the council IS a
Halloween party and dance to be given
in the clubrooms Of the university
Wednesday evening. This will be fol.
lowed by other social affairs, to be an.
nounced later.
Arrangements also are being made
to welcome the members OF the third
section of the freshman class. which is
now forming and will begin its scholas-
tic work Monday, November 8. Regis
trations are now being made for this
class, the registration period extend
ing to the date of opening of this
class A large number of enrollments
also are being received for the Pace
courses in business English and public
speaking, which open the same week.
Evening star., 1925-10-25
WOMAN GRADUATES
ADMITTED TO BAR
Nine From Washington College of
Law Recognized by District
Supreme Court.

Nine Of the woman graduates Ur
the Washington College of La aw who
took the bar examination in June
have been admitted TO practice before
the Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia. All except one of the
group also were admitted to practice
before the Court of Appeals.
Graduates Of the college admttte1
to practice this month are Mrs. Re
bekah Greathouse. Miss Gertrude j..
Coyle, Miss Carrie Lawton. Mrs
Mary p. Williams, Miss Mary Linkins
Miss Grace Whelan. Miss Mary {.
Whelan, Miss Mary Z. Crosby. Mrs
Jennie Q. Berliner. Miss Minnie NJ
James. Hugh L. Buckingham, Abra
ham d. Caesar, Samuel Cockerill, WI
liam j. kanof. Charles w peckham
Shelby S. Roberts. Harry Friedman
and William h. Hutchinson.
At the fall meeting of the Women's
Bar Association OF the District Tues
day evening the following graduate
Of the Washington College of Law
we're initiated: Gertrude Coyle, Mar.
Crosby, Rebekah Greathouse, Mar
Linkins and Mary c. Whelan.
Kappa Beta Pi Sorority, Epsilon
Chapter, Washington College of Law.
installed the new officers last night q
the American University Women
Club. The retiring dean Is Miss Mar
Kessler. The new dean IS Mrs. AT
thur Keith. The guests of honor were
the national grand dean. Miss Bea
erice Clephane, and ex-national grand
dean, Miss Smith OF ST. Louis.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, hon
orary dean Of the Washington College
of Law and chairman OF the commit
tee on the campaign for raising an
endowment fund, reports excellent re-
turns from out-of-town alumni. All
pledges are accompanied by letters
testifying what the college did for
each individual.
A Halloween party VIII be given b.
the juniors next Saturday evening.
Seniors and freshmen have been in
vited. and a good time is expected t.
be had by all.
DIR. Roscoe ]. c. Dorsey, professor
Of the history OF law, has returned
from Honolulu and the Pacific Coas'.
where he spent several months or.
Government business.
Evening star., 1925-10-25
VOCAL TRAINING BEGUN
FOR BOYS IN SCHOOLS
Director Barnes Teaching Glasses
Once Weekly-Fife and
Drum Corps.

The music department Of the public
schools has inaugurated a new de-
parture, that of vocal training for
boys. DR.. Edwin n. c. Barnes. direc-
tor of music, who was a voice teacher
in Boston for Is years. is personally
teaching these classes, one period a
week.
The classes were first limited to 20,
but some of the high schools have run
considerably over that number. One
class for girls. combined Business
and Tech group. has been formed. :.
The work is designed to give the
general principles of voice production
and help those who aspire to vocal
honors to determine just how much
ability they possess.
Each Of the six Junior High schools
is making a drive for a fife and drum
corps, which has been planned by DR..
Barnes as distinctly a Junior High
School activity. All applications are
to be in by November L. Ludwig
Mandy, director of instrumental mu-
sic in the high and Junior high
schools, will have charge of the in
struction and directing.
Evening star., 1925-10-25

The School of Foreign Service ma ,
host Monday to a large group of nro.
fessors. journalists, business men and
graduates from Cologne. Germany
VINO are visiting in the United Sta1es
Dr. William +. Notz, dean of the
school, and. Rev. Edmund "A. Walsh
,. j., regent, in welcoming the visit
ors to Georgetown, made a plea. Tor
better cooperation between nations
and pointed out that the Foreign
Service School from its foundation
had tried to further the cause of in.
ternational friendship by sending every
year groups OF students TO visit for.
eign countries. DIR. Arnold Spanhoofd,
professor or German. stressed the
value of learning TO speak foreign
languages In practical way.
The counsellor of the German en-.
bassy. DR.. Dieckoff. welcomed the Ger.
man students, and expressed appre.
citation OF the embassy for the hospi-
ta!ltE rendered them by Georgetown.
Dr. Gildmacher. one of the leaders OF
the cologne group. gave Il talk on the
economic situation in GERMANY, with
special emphasis on Germany's inten-
ton 10 win a place once more In the
concert OF nations by active co-opera-
uon with the nations of the world.
tie pointed out how formerly stu
dents went to Europe to study social
and economic conditions, while now
Europe is sending her students to
America.
Films Arc Shown.
After the addresses there was an
informal smoker. at which motion pic
lures were shown OF American prod
ucts used extensively i'll Germany.
Two OF the films were prepared by
the Department Of Agriculture.
DIR. W. j. Spillman. professor of
staple commodities Of world trade at
the Foreign Service School. left Wash
ington recently for a six-week investi-
CATION Of conditions in the Northwest.
During his absence Leo J. Schaben
will substitute for him.
Maynard Owen Williams, staff rep
resentative Of the National Geographic
Society on the Macmillan Arctic ex-
pedition, lectured last week before the
class IN applied geography" Of the
Foreign Service School on life as he
found it in the Far North. The course
in applied geography" Is under the
direction of J. r. Hildebrand, chief OF
he school service OF the National Geo
graphic Society, who has Just returned
10 Washington from welcoming the
returning Macmillan expedition.
All the frateruities of the Foreign
Service School have organized for the
year and are planning many social
events. Zach of the three fraternities,
he Delta Sigma Pi. Kappa Alpha Phi
md Delta Phi Epsilon, has Its own
Ing the past week.
Evening star., 1925-10-25
STUDENTS MAY GET
OPERA SEATS FREE
Prizes Are Offered Writers of Es
says on the Early History
of Music.

Decision to increase the number OF
prizes offered by the National Opera
Association for the opera history con-
test being conducted in the schools
of the District OF Columbia by the
association was reached by General
Director Albion after the first week
of the contest found interest reaching
far beyond expectations.
Inquiries for more information and
Indications of intention to compete
have flooded in on the National Opera
announced. The contest requires re
search into the origin Of grand opera
and has awakened a new interest in
music among the contestants.
The prizes to be awarded will 60
to the pupils of public, private or
parochial schools OF the District who
give accurate facts concerning the
first public performance of grand
opera, name of the opera, name of
the composer. and other such details
and whose essays are found to have
the greatest literary merit. All es
says should be of 500 words or less.
The winner will receive two season
tickets to the opera performances of
the Washington Opera Co., the first
Of which will be given November 10.
when la Tosca" will be sung.
The person winning second prize
will be given two tickets to the
Chaiiapin performance. The winner
of third will have his choice of the
remainder and so on down to the
sixth, who Will receive two tickets TO
the opera left unchosen.
The rules require the student to
send in his manuscript with no mark
ings disclosing his identity. Accom-
panying the letter should be an en-
velope containing the name. address
and school of the entrant. These es-
says should be In by November 5. and
the decision Of the three judges to be
chosen will be made on November 10
and announced upon that day. All
manuscripts should be mailed to the
contest manager, National Opera
Association. 1914 G street northwest.
Evening star., 1925-10-25
FORMER U. PRESIDENT
HEADS HILLTOP CLASS
Is Sophomore In Law School-One-
Time Gridiron Star Il Elected
by Seniors.

The sophomore class OF the George.
town Law School boasts as It's newly
elected president the former head Of
a Porto Rican university.
In addition to being sophomore
leader, J. j. Mulvey is teacher Of
Spanish and arts in the high school
department Of Gonzaga College.
Mr.. Mulvey Is graduate of Boston
College, and in 1921 was appointed
principal of the American University
Of Porto Rico, being one Of the young.
est university heads on record. He
entered the Georgetown Law School
last year.
A former foot ball star on the Hill.
top, Lewis Daley was elected presi-
dent of the senior evening class at the
law school, it was announced. Mr..
Daley is an all-around Georgetown
man. having matriculated at the pre-
paratory school and at the college be-
fore his admission to the law school.
The senior morning class has elect
ed William Furey, a District of Co.
lumbia student, as its president.
Evening star., 1925-10-25
JEFFERSON JUNIOR
HIGH TO ENTERTAIN
Pupils Plan Parent-Teacher Home
coming-Student Council
Elects Officers.

prepara,ions are being made at the
Jefferson Junior High School for the
homecoming parentteacher meeting
FRIDAY. This meeting is being ar
ranged entirely by the student coun-
ell. officers will be elected and
Halloween entertainment will be pre-
sented. The orchestra will play and
prizes will be offered for the most
appropriately decorated room and the
best costumed pupil. At $50 all the
rooms will be opened to inspection
by the parents. after which refresh
ments will be served.
The student council officers chosen
are: President, Norman Jack: vice
president. Gladys Hewitt; secretary.
Marie Trede. The student council
consists OF the presidents from each
of the sections. They are: Obi, Rob.
ert Atkins; eB2, Mildred Farrah;
9A1, George Carpenter; 9A2, William
Wallace; 9A3. Herman oscar; SBl,
Clifton Good; SB2. Ethel Antrim
sBS, Florence McGrath: SAL. Bliss
Evans: SA2. Lillian Lackey; sA3.
Myrteen Bowen; 7B1, Louis Singer;
7B2. Dorothy Brooke: 7B3. Amilio
Aquilino; 7B4. Violet Cox; TAI. Joseph
Reed; TAP. Fred Kogah: 7A3. VII
liam Cogswell; 7A4, Louise Ross
tAOr Ildk fCy SuppiVCf ANS AoAAiA
Hutchinson.
Charles Beavers. second prize win.
ner in the Mayflower essay contest
has been elected editor in chief Of the
school journal and Gladys Hewitt, as
sistant editor.
Jefferson won its first game in the
inter. junior high soccer ball series
Tuesday by defeating Columbia
Junior High, last years champion,
by the score to o. The goals were
made by Varron, 2. and Reilly, 1.
The lineup was as follows: Capt.
Gheen. Acquilinio, Yates, Bannagan
Reilly, D,Ambrosio. lombard. Schaef-
fer. Abromovitz and Herman, man.
ager.
A campaign has been started at
jefferson to acquaint the pupils with
the value and use Of the public libra
ries of the city. At an assembly
Wednesday afternoon, Joy Morgan
of the National Education Associa-
ton gave a talk on the advantages
Of the Public Library to public school
pupils. Teachers and pupils have
been discussing libraries during the
guidance periods and arrangements
have been made with Public Library
officials to receive classes and ex-
plain the use Of the card files and
book shelves.
Wednesday an assembly was con-
Quoted by DIR. E. N. C. Barnes, direc-
tor Of music. assisted by Miss Edith
B. Athey. The program consisted OF
school and community songs.
The military work was begun Fri.
day by Maj. Donovan. who organized
companies from the ninth grade
boys.
Evening star., 1925-10-25
DR.. 0'HARA TO TALK
AT K. OF C. SCHOOL
Will Lecture on Rural Life To-
morrow Evening-Publio In
vited to Attend.

Rev. DR.. Edwin V. OHara Of Eu-
gene. Greg, director OF the rural life
bureau. social action department, of
| the National Catholic Welfare Coun-
ell, will lecture tomorrow night at the
Knights Of Columbus Evening School
on the Basis of Civilization" The
lecture IS open to tl-e public.
The class in real estate is planning
to make inspection trips 10 visit
buildings in various stages of con-
struction in order 10 get first-hand in
formation concerning the construction
of buildings.
Arthur Deering of Catholic Uni
versity lectured Thursday night on
English Writers OF the Renaissance. :"
The Student Council Of the knights
Of Columbus School held an informal
reception to the new delegates elected
to the Student Council for the new
year Friday, after a short business
meeting. The following students were
elected class delegates: Mrs. Y. w.
GrlgES, Margaret II. Walsh, Harry
kabat. Vincent D. Rogers. Ruth Mid
dour. Katherine f.. Cough, Carroll NJ.
Flynn, Felix NJ. Noriarty, Dennis ].
ODonnell. Harriet NJ. Mast, James T..
Reingruber, William a. Petersilia,
lJ'iItItl ENlshIlltHr JtStDil 4NOiI
Hector c. Mullen, Floyd T. Winslow,
Helen NJ. Pahler, Francis J. Farrell.
+. J. Richardson, Norinne J. Hennesy,
Mary A. Warren, Margaret N. Dwyer,
Mary II. ellis, John NJ. Adams. Lou
ise S. Kelly. Betty Hart, Helen p. Nc.
Cready. Mary r. Shields, William Z.
O'Brien, George A. Maschauer.
Thomas II. McQueeney. Samuel P.
Nichols, Charles x. Collum, May A.
Costello, James p. Furlong, Hugh c.
Mex emmy, Bradley J. Bell. Cyrus l..
Burnett, Robert A. Bishop and Alfred
c. Doyle. {. l.. Burnett was chair
man Of the reception committee. DIR.
Frank O'Hara. dean of the school, re-
realed the important work performed
by the Student Council and outlined
various future undertakings.
Chairman Daniel 2. stanton Of the
! basket ball committee has announced
a meeting tomorrow night for stu
dents tryouts for the school basket
ball team.
A subscription campaign covering
the knight Owl was launched last
week by Harry kabat, editor. An edi.
torial and business staff is being or
ganized to assist In the publication OF
the school monthly. The first number
Of the new school year Will appear
November l3.
Evening star., 1925-10-25
TRINITY COLLEGE MARKS
SILVER JUBILEE TODAY
Arch bishop Curley Will Pontifcate
at Solemn Mass of THANKSGIVING
in Notre Dame Chapel.

The silver jubilee of Trinity College
will be celebrated today with q solemn
mass of THANKSGIVING in Notre Dame
chapel. Most Rev. Michael J. Curley,
Archbishop of Baltimore and honorary
president of the college, will pontifi-
cate and Will be assisted by Rev.
Lewis OHern, Rev. Nicholas A Weber
and Rev. John A. Ryan. deacons Of
honor; Rev. John NJ. Cooper and Rev.
Edward B. Jordan, deacons of the
mass. and Rev. Carroll Millholland,
master Of ceremonies
A sermon will be preached by Rev.
William ]. kerby, who has been as
ISOLATED with the college since it's In.
ception. The Glee Club will form the
choir and will sing Turton's Mass
4. Hc,!9r Of the Sacred Heart" and
the Gregorian "Te Deum" at the con-
Clusion
At the solemn benediction of the
blessed sacrament Right Rev. Mgr.
Edward a. Pace will offic'Ntn Tre
Lawrence V. GDgan of Washington,
an alumna OF Trinity College. viii be
the soloist. The gold vestments. to be
worn for the first time. represent a
Jubilee gift from the Ladies' Auxiliary
Board.
Right Rev. Thomas ]. Shahan, rec.
tor of the Catholic " '--~~ = '
pontiffcate at solemn mass of
requiem to be offered tomorrow for
the deceased beneiac.orS a.. --...4...->.
Bishop Shahan Will be assisted by
Rev. William j. Kerby as assistant
priest and Rev. Thomas V. Moore and
Rev. George johnson as deacons
Last June the temporal festivities
of the jubilee took place when hun
dreds of the alumnae returned for the
commencement exercises. Features of
the program included the claiming of
trees on the Aventine Hill by the va
rlous classes. an informal picnic ter
minated by the presentation by the
undergraduates Of an old English
pageant embodying the spirit of the
development of education, a serenade
and sing in the quadrangle and a
banquet
Evening star., 1925-10-25
START
YEARS ACTIVITIES
Attendance at National Uni
versity Largest in History
of Institution.

With the election OF officers by the
freshman, junior and senior classes
of the National University Law School
last week, student activities for the
accidents year got under way. The
attendance at the class meetings was
| larger than at any time in the his
tory of the university.
Glass presidents are expected to an.
nounce committees soon and make
preparations for the freshman. junior
and senior proms and other class 30.
cial affairs. The dances. smokers and
banquets have been so well support.
ed in the past that they are being
planned for this year on a greater
scale. So" ~ ..
Or. D. Percy Fickling, District
alienist. professor of medical jurispru.
dence in the law school, last week
took his class for a visit to Gallinger
Hospital. DR.. Hickling's idea was to
demonstrate in a practical way some
of the legal phases of the practices of
physicians and surgeons and to ac-
quaint tho students with the medical
as we'll as the legal point of view.
The class witnessed the performance
of an autopsy.
Debate Japanese Act.
The Samuel F. Miller Debating So
ciety debated the Japanese exclusion
act last night. John Nye. NJ. L. Car
ter, Thomas T. Sheridan and w. J.
Burroughs spoke. ~
Douglas A. Seely has been elected
president OF the Miller Society for the
,oming year. Edwin +. Gerry was
elected vice president and Miss Con-
stance d. Fogel secretary.
Tho Joseph IT. Choate Chapter of
the Sigma Nu Pi Legal Fraternity has
moved into the chapter house il re
Gently purcha sed at 1855 9 street. and
Viii give housewarmiug in the no
ure of a halloween dance Saturday
night. on Saturday. November I,
the chapter will entertain with u
moker at. the house i'll honor OF stu
lents in the law school.
Dr. Edison l.. Whitney Is teaching
the classes in history and Francis J.
Carmody those in government during
he absence Of DR.. Stuart Lewis, pro-
fessor.
Conference Over House.
The Beta Chapter Of the Phi Beta
Gamma Legal Fraternity had Joint
meeting last night with the Alpha
Chapter at Georgetown University
relative to the acquisition Of a house,
70 be jointly used by the two organiza-
ions.
The regular Fall initiation of Phi
Beta Gamma will be held Saturday
night at the Cabin John Bridge bun
galow. Following the initiation a dance
will be given in celebration Of hal
1ioween.
What is probably the class with the
highest average age In the city is the
one in public speaking now being
taught in the Schoo. Of Business Ad-
ministration and Government by Prof.
Dale Carnagey. The class Is COM
posed almost entirely OF business and
professional men and the average age
Of the students Is 43 years. Those
not regularly matriculated at the uni
versIty are eligible to take this course
as special Students: Each member of
the class makes O talk at each ses-
sion, and is criticized by the other
students.
The Omicron Chapter of the Kappa
Beta Pi Legal Fraternity has started
the year with its Fall initiation and Is
making arrangements for series of
teas.
Evening star., 1925-10-25
20 STATES REPRESENTED.
Two Foreign Students Also At
tending American University.

Twenty States and two foreign
countries are represented in the stu
dent body of 80 in the first year Of
the College of Liberal Arts of. the
American University. Foundation
scholarships were granted to 20 stu.
dents from their respective States.
These States range from California
and Minnesota to Alabama and Maine.
One Chinese girl and a young man
from the Philippine Islands are en-
rolled.
With 10 students enrolled In the
nrst-year Greek class, the American
University not only sets q record in
percentage of Greek students. but
even surpasses many large universe.
ties in the actual number today.
There arc Is ministerial students,
which largely accounts for the num-
ber of Greek students. A large pro-
portion of students elected mathe-
matics and other subjects usually con.
sidered difficult.
Evening star., 1925-10-25
SCHOOL HEARS MUSIC.

A varied program of music, poems
and recitatfons featured the weekly
assembly Thursday at the Langley
Junior High School. Section S-A-2, OF
which Mrs J. w. Torbert Is in charge
arranged the entertainment.
Piano solos were rendered by NIL
dred Bates and Catherine Shuttle
Anna Rappaport gave a reading on
Autumn" Poems were recited by
Evelyn IIeath, Mildred Bates, Jay
Maxwell, Roy Thomas and Fred Sand
berg. Henry w. Draper, principal,
Evening star., 1925-10-25
CLASSES ARE ORGANIZED
Pictures Are Taken on Campus o.
American University.

Two classes, the junior and The
senior. have completed their organiz;i
ton at the American University, Col
lege of Liberal Arts.
The senior group is headed b.
Claude ". Hunter. president; Mis-
Dorothea Mcdowell, vice preslden'
and Miss d. Quincy Smith. secre
tary-tTeaSurer.
Charles J. Mcdowell has bee,
elected president of the junior class
Miss Bernice Field, vice president
Miss Ella +. Tergler. secretary; Mis-
Martha Fuquays treasurer. aid Ruth
Ely, social secretary.
Glass pictures were taken Wednes-
day on the campus.
All of the university's organizations
are now active. and present indication
are that the year will be one of the
busiest in the educational center's
hiStOrV
Evening star., 1925-10-25

last y unS, leaves
Washington No
vember l for Cal.
cutta, where he
has secured a po.
sition with the eX-
port department
of an American
C o L p o r a t | o n
through the In.
+ u en- &c Q of the
s C h ool faculty.
The Georgetown
S C h ool already
has sent several
former students
to India, where
they are serving
with the Ameri-
can on sula r
service and with