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Evening star., 1925-11-08
NORMAL SCHOOL SURVEY
FINDINGS ARE REPORTED
Department of Research Gives
Summary of Work With
Pupils of Miner.

The department of research reported
last week the results Of the survey, of
the practice school of the Miner Nor
NAL. including a summary of the find
inGs giving distributions. number Of
persons and averages. together with a
table for comparing the results. The
results are as follows:
In grade IA. one individual with a
score between 65 and 30. who could be
tried in IS: five with scores between
- and so, who could not be tried in
1B profitably. In grade "a. eight
children scoring beyond 55 to be tried
in 2B. In grades and 4. need for
comparing their intelligence scores
with achievement scores that the pupil
who is considerably above the ayera se
of the next grade in both intelligence
score and achievement might be tried
in the next higher grade.
The department of research an
nounCed that the work of the depart
ment has been held up by the lack of
materials, which are just beginning to
arrive.
Rev. Mordecai Johnson Of Charles
ton, w. Va, will address the student
body of Miner Normal Friday. He
was one of the speakers at the convo-
cation exercises last week at Howard
University.
The department of physical training
is planning to give each child in the
practice schools of Miner Normal a
physical examination. In order TO
facilitate the work A questionable is
being sent to the parents OF each child
to get information concerning the gen.
eral health and health habits of the
child.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
OFFICIALS INSPECT
BALTIMORE SCHOOL
Wilkinson and Dunbar Principal
Visit New Douglass High
Building.

Walter l.. Smith. rrinciral ~ Dun
bar High School. accomra MED by
Garnet &. Wilkinson. first assistant
superintendent in charge of colored
schools. went TO Baltimore Tuesda
and inspected the new Douglass High
School.
The English Depa rtmental club Of
the high schools in divisions 1913 uill
hold its regular meeting tomorrow.
al $50 pm. in the Library Of Dun
bar High School. The speakers arc
Dr. Eva 3. Dyke and Miss Jennie
Nusta Dha.
Upon invitation Of the Teachers
Council. Supt. Frank W. Bal1ou ad-
dressed the teachers and officers uf
divisions 1913 on the subject of sub
stitute pay. Friday. in the auditorium
of Dunbar High School. Al the close
of this meeting the Columbian f,duca-
tional Association met to hear annual
reports and TO elect officers for the en-
suing year
Mrs. Thelma Amos and Charles Pin
derhughes, teachers Of swimming. re-
Gently qualified as Red cross e,l-
aminerS for life saving and water
safety methods in an examination
conducted by the life-savinG depart
men1 of the American Red Cross 80
ciety Of which Mr.. I.nn=fcll"w *
chairman.
The Officers Cluh CONFUSED "f All
commissioned officers of thn LIST f;tt-
TALON, @+th Regiment "t High Sch""l
Cadets. organized recently. Tho fol
lowing Officers wcrc elected: Presi-
dent Maj. Stanton i. Wprmley: vice
president. CAPT. Ernest Brown: soc
retary. Capt. James W. Butcher.
trea surer. Lieut.. Earl Shamwel. and
business manager. Lieut.. Nirdie J.
Robinson. w. I. Newsom. teacher Of
attn. was elected sponsor.
Preparations are under way for tho
orga MIA ton of the basket ball teams
among both boys and girls The
Hockey Club. with Hannah Nash as
president. has been organized. and
every Thursday practice is held on
the Ellipse.
The prizes for the essay contest held
last March by the Society of Nav
flower Descendants among student :
of the two senior and two junior high
schools Of Divisions 1913 we're award
ed TO four Dunbar students. The Suc-
ceSSflh contestants are Dorothy Hous-
ton. first prize of $50 Dorothy Fer
rebee, second prize of $50: Dorothy
Holmes and Mabel Shippen. tying for
the third prize of $40. which was di-
vided between them.
A recent survey made by j. c.
Wright of Dunbar faculty shows thar
so of the students gra aduating from
Dunbar High School during the last
four years-66 men and Ia women
are now pursuing degree courses in
81 of the leading out-of-town colleges
and universities of America.
In addition, more than 100 Dunbar
graduates for the same period are
enrolled in the several schools of
Howard University.
The foot ball game between Dunbar
and the Booker T. Washington High
School of Norfolk, Va. PLAYED Friday,
October 80. resulted as follows: Dun
bar, o: Booker 7. Washington. Z.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
LEAVING FOR GRADUATION.
j. T. Kennedy to Attend Exercises
in New York

John T. Kennedy, president of Ben
jamin Franklin University, will go to
New York Friday to attend the Fall
commencement exercises of Pace In
stitute. More than 150 graduates of
the Metropolitan Pace School will re-
ceive their diplomas a t these exercises.
Glenn Willett of the law faculty of
the School of Accountancy and Bust
ness Administration will deliver the
principal address. He will speak 10
the graduates on The Personal and
Professional Relations of the Account
ant"
Homer S. Pace of the firm of Pace
& Pace was a visitor in Washington
last week. Mr.. Pace is chairman of
the committee on public affairs of the
American Institute of Accountants,
and the occasion of his visit was the
presentation to the ways and means
committee of the recommendation of
the American Institute concerning
changes in proposed tax. legislation.
The new freshman ella SIS in Account
ancy will meet for the first time We'd
Inesday. The opening class session.
which will be conducted by Mr.. Will
lette. will he on Elementary Prin.
ciples of the Law"
Evening star., 1925-11-08
CENTRAL PREPARES
FOR ANNUAL SHOW
Talent for Vaudeville Fea-
tures to Be Drawn From
Student Body of 5000.

Prepara tionS for the annual vaude-
willie show have been started inten-
@ively hv Central High School. The
show will lac presented in the school
uditorium Friday and Saturday. The
talent will he drawn from the entire
student body which numbers more
Than 5000.
Miss Sihyl Bake. Mr. Will Hutch
ins and Miss MCColm will have charge
Of one-act play and q nantomime.
The stage crew will he under the d-
rection of Miss Dent, while Miss
<;riS-s and Miss Merrill, with . score
of assistants. will create the costumes.
Acrohatics will he in charge Of NJ"
kiInhle, and the musical settings will
bc arranged by Mr.. Hoover.
The program will he the most di-
versitied ever given at Central's : vslde-
vile show. II includes dances by the
twin sisters. Marie Rose and Reba
Eliza beth Dobrin. Louis LittlepaCe
Charlie Smoot and Morse Allen: d
song and dance act by Jack Eeiss.
RilI Jamison. Buddy Schlegel. Meigs
Bryan and George BeuChler; violin
selections by Virginia Cureton: whist
ling solos by Janet Coon. and an aero.
batic act by Coleman Jones William
Laurence Nahlon GlascoCk and Don.
aid Thomas
The one-act play will he The Ma n
in the Bowler Hat humorous melo-
drama hy y. y. Milne. II will he
presented hy double east. including
EiChard Bourbon Harry Clayton,
clyde Sergeant. Tad tlspp. Douglas &
Wilson. Howard Van der Neer. I.au-
rcn'C Gichner. Nari3m Mcdaniel.
EVELYN B4llou. Dottio Lewis Janet
Bates Robin Clapp and Dc Ford Mills.
Tho Shepherd in the Distance will
hc the pant"mime. II vas written for
the professional stage by lTolla nd
Hudson and will be emheIiished +.
scenic effects. costumes and music.
Those who will take part in its pres
ertatinn arc Jesse Stimson. Robert
Fract"rioue. George Willis. summer
Kittellc. Everett Leonard. Robert
Ste ephen Kramer. Eubert Liilic. Juliet
Edes. Barbara Strs.tun. F'riedS Bar
sky. Leonnra Combs. RoSalie Dim
mette. Eleanor Nrnwley. Judith Wood
Jacqueline F.des. Andrew Allison.
Jack Permut. William Calfee and Ma
than Glauha Ch
Evening star., 1925-11-08
VAUDEVILLE SHOW
At BUSINESS HIGH
Alumni and Students to Give
Three Performances of
Varied Program.

tisthetic dances. dra maticS. exotic
jazz music and selections by clee
club of 81 voices compose the
pot.pourri Of entertainment which
the Business High School Alumni
Associa ton will serve Al it's fifth
annual vaudeville show in the school
auditorium on November ~. 20 and
y. Entertainers picked from the
ranks of the graduates as well as
talent recruited from the student bod"
will take part in the show.
Among the features Of the proCra N
are a amatization Of Booth Tark
inGtons THE Ghost story. h" 4
cast which recently won a contest
AT st. Peters Church in tho same
play: a sketch by The class Of juno. 1925.
and selections blythe business Glee Club
Subsidiary attractions include dance
music by HollandS Dance D'I'at-
ters. songs by Catherine Davis and
Margaret Tappan Of the 81 Patrick :
Players and Marianne SpellbrinE,
novelty dances by Beva Fish and
dancing. which will follow the show
each night. John Baldwin. who took
part in the alumni vaudeville show
two years ago. will put on An original
act.
The cast for The Ghost Story is
composed Of William BRAY Ellen
Kane. Margaret ECklofT and n mum
| Der of others. Those who will take
part in the sketch To he presented hy
tho class OF June. 1925. arc Paul
Graves, Amy Norton and Evelyn No
! Cune.
Tickets will 20 on sale AT m"
/ school tomorrow morning. An adj
mission of 30 cents will he charged
The committee which arranged the
! show follows: Alfred NcGarra civ.
| chairman: Marguerite NcDonouGit.
! Richard Hart. Henry CLAY Espoy.
/ Mary sherman. Jerome Kaufman,
/ Ethel Ginberg. John Reilly. &.
i Thomas Du Fief. Margaret Nc
! CloskeE< Henry Schweinhaut. Jo-
| seph McGarra Chy. William S:ulllva n.
Amy Norton. Doris Schultz. Franc
! Schreiner and lie Roy Mccarthy.
! The faculty representatives are.
/ Mrs. *. s. Outwater Miss May =
/ Bradshaw. Miss Selma Borchardt
DIR. +. NJ. Butts, Dr. \. l.. Howard
and Mr.. Lynn Woodwork.
An assembly. Of which L. ROY Nc
! Carthv was chairman. was held -
! Business FRIDAY. to secure the cn-
! operation Of the student body in
| order TO make the vaudeville show
n success. Speeches were made BY
| Henry Schweinhaut Lynn Wood =
| worth. Philip Silverstone DR.. +. NJ
Butts and Alfred McGarra @hy.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
WESTERN SENIORS
ELECT OFFICERS
Cadet Maj. Paul Clark Chosen
Class PreSident-Girls Fencing
Club Thriving.

Paul Clark. ma ior Of She battalion
Of hi@h school cadets At Western High
school was elected president Of the
school : senior class ut its meeting
Wednesday. The class chose ~ lis
vice president Eliza beth Wilson. edi.
tor Of the Western Breeze. official or
gan of the school other officers
elected include George Bates. business
mana ger of the Freeze. trea Eurer. and
Kathcsine Berrall. secretary. An Of
the officers are in section 1n1.
The Girls "W" Club gave, 2 Hal.
loween party this year to welcome the
freshmen in lieu of the annual tea.
Fortunes were told by four senior
girls. Helen Beck. Margaret Karr.
Elizabeth Aalesky and F,stellita Robi,
nett. AS A feature of the party
Approximately 40 of the so con.
tests for the dramatic associa ton
have been admitted as a result of the
try-outs.
The Girls Fencing Club. the only
organiZa ton of its kind in the Wash
ington High Schools, recently formed,
has about 60 members. The club
manager is Lucille Weber Prof.
LanZilli. who taught fencing in Italy,
is the instructor.
Plans are being made for the fifth
annual Hop Along Revue" Western s
Fall vaudeville show. The cast will
be drawn from the entire student
body. and not exclusively from the
dramatic association.
Officers have been elected by the
boys rifle team. They are Robert
Leonard, president. and Arthur Kim
ball, manager. AS soon as the new
rife range is completed. practice will
begin. Lillian Lindquist is manag gel
of the girls rife team this year. The
girls, too. are waiting for the compile
ton of the new range before begin
ninG practice.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
STUDENTS TO STAGE
SPANISH PLAY SCENES
Translation Now Underway for
Players of Randall Junior
High School.

Preliminary steps toward The pro.
duction of scenes from "A Traba jar
were taken last week by the Spanis
Players Climb of the Randall Junior
High School. The translation is now
under way.
Miss H. F. Morris directed section
IL Wednesday afternoon in presen
tation of its assembly program.
The Popularity Club. directed by
Mrs G.. s. johnson, elected officers
Wednesday. as follows: Regina Web
er. president: Arnetta Ross. vice
president: Lucille Carter, secretary
Gladys Smith. assistant secretary
Evelyn Ware, treasurer. Original
poems and drama tia tions were read
by Lucille Carter.
The Junior Decorators. led by Miss
d. l.. Williams. have decided to visit
the Corcoran Art Gallery Wednesday
The club also has arranged a Christ
mas week party. For social affairs
club members are designing and max
ing cups, saucers, napkins and sim
liar articles.
A special program on community
welfare has been arranged for tho
meeting of the Parent-Teacher Asso
citation Tuesday night. Talks will he
made by Mrs. Sadie Henson, SerGt
J. C. Fillmore and Mrs. Odele Jack
son. Miss Lillian Robinson will pre-
side.
AT Randall Building a community
center was reopened last week IN
der general direction of Mrs. Gabrielle
L. Pelham. Paris Henderson was
elected president and Mrs. Maude
Cuney and Miss Lola LIE Brandt were
named volunteer workers. The cen
ter was addressed by Mrs. Pelha m
George Mackenzie and G.. Smith
Wormley. principal of the Randall
Junior High School.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
SHOW PLANS
MADE At EASTERN
Committees Named. and
Cast Coaching Is Progress
ing Well.

IrCparstions are heinc made for i,a 81
! ern High Schools Fall SHOW. which
, will lie produced November - and y
! in the school auditorium. The faculty
! committoe for the show ha& been ap-
! nointcd. and the assignments that
have been made follow: Production,
/ Miss Ethel T Prince. Miss +. &. Mil.
lillen. Miss Olivia \. TAYLOR Miss
. Rosemary Arnold and Miss Mary {.
/ Dent: makeup, Miss Eleanora Hen
dcrsnu. Miss Violet Franz Miss G. +.
/ Waller. john y. Collins and G.. Eath;
advertising Miss Ethel 7. Prince. Miss
! Il. l.. Gardner and Miss Ruth CulhCrt.
"on. tickets. Miss Margaret =. Hardy
and Henry t'lury: complimentary
! tickets. Miss y. G. IurtiSs; program,
Miss Freda ID. EGhCrt; dances. Miss
stage setting. Miss Ethel Y. Prince,
! Miss l.. G.. Wines and Ernest Rick;
! costumes. Miss Katherine +. Bell.
! Mrs. II. G. ShertZ and Miss +. Hen.
| derson; music. Mrs. Carrie Y. Hyram,
Miss Mary Wood and l.. Manoly;
! dancing. claus J. Schwartz.
Miss Euphemia Fosdick and Isaac
StmonS are inStruCting the pupils in
/ the show in the AIT Of all The dances
! from the stately minuet To the modern
I Charleston. Musical numbers arc h"-
! ing prepared by Mrs. carrie Y. Eyram
aud Miss Mary Wood OF The music
department..
! Albert Nicholson made - strong plea
: for the help ol the student body in
making this show = success IT tv" as
! @elnblies last week lie was support
!; ed by Marjorie E4rtlett. member of
! the cast.
! The new bus presented by :he
Alumni Association was put to good
+ use last week when it conveyed the
drawing classes to the Corcoran Gal
/ lery of Art.
The Alumni Association has plauned
a Christmas reunion. under the leader.
ship of John McInernev. - This
reunion will take place Tuesday eve.
ming. December -. in the school au.
i ditorium.
\ faculty committee. headed by Miss
/ Mary &. Dent, has been preparing d
: ha ndhOok containing a review of East
ern's activities. This book, which has
gone to press. will he out about Jan
! uary l.
| Changes in the FASTENER staff were
made recently. Col. Edward Andrus
! was made cadet editor. His place as
! art editor was filled by Margaret Par.
| sons. who left the alumni department.
/ Alpheus Walter was appointed alumni
! editor for the magazine.
The Debating Society has started d
! drive loI new members. The vice
president s chair. which is vacant due
| to George Fingers rise to the prcSi.
( denCy. will he filed at the ueNt meet.
! ing. as the vote taken AT the meeting
/ Tuesday ended in u tie \ spirit "d
debate on the topic. 'Res"lvcd, That
/ The present tendency toward central
! izatiOr Of Government in thC United
: States should be resisted. was Won
by the affirmative side. according t.
! the vote taken by the audience. The
speakers were: Affirmative. George
/ Boss. George Nandermark. Peter Man
! conaro: negative. James Dietz, George
! Main. Alvin Groves.
/ The Merrill Cluh officers are busy
planning A series of tricks for the in
! itiation exercises to take place in the
I near future.
+! The Golf Club. under Miss Ruth
| Culbertsou. has been practicinc at the
! West Potomac golf course.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
LAW COLLEGE CLASS
ELECTS OFFICERS
w. S. Brown Named Temporary
President of Freshmen at
Meeting.

Temporary officers We're elected by
The freshman class of the Washing
ton College of Law at it's meeting last
week. They follow: w. 5. Brown,
president, Ernest Huyett. secretary.
and Miss NJ. +. Thorne. Miss o. II.
Chacee. =. i. SearleSS and !. ". John
son. members of the executive com.
mittee.
Marx Lewis has been appointed TO
act as advisor on debates to repIa ce
Thomas F'laherty. who resigned. Mr.,
Lewis was 4 prominent and active
member of the Little Congress Al the
Capitol last year. He also has been ap-
pointed chairman of the legal section
of the Alumni Association orSa nizcd
by Miss Emma NJ. Gillett, dean emeri-
tus of the school.
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. hon
orary dean and chairman of the cam
paign committee for the endowment
fund, received a letter last week from
Kate Pier Mcintosh, leading woma n
attorney in Wisconsin, inclosing a
substantial check for the fund to be
accredited to Kappa Beta Pi Sorority.
of which she is member. Epsilon
Chapter, the college chapter of this
sorority. will give tea this after
noon at the Women's University Club
from to o'clock.
Miss s. Helen Eisenhardt. class of
1919. will leave Washington today
for Tampa. Fla. where she will be-
come associated with the prohibition
office. Other graduates who have
achieved unusual positions recently
are: Kate Lloyd Campbell, class of
1918, recently appointed associate at
torney in the Department of Justice;
Rebecca S. GreathouSe. class of 1925,
appointed an assistant to the District
prosecuting attorney: Elizabeth Hyde
Of 1925. appointed an attorney in the
United States Railroad .Administra-
tion.
prof Hecarty will finish his course
for the freshmen in elementary law
and aminations will he held Wednes-
dav Prof Helen .Iamison will he
gin her course on personal property
Friday
Evening star., 1925-11-08
ADDRESSES SCHOOLBOYS.
DIR. Fairchild Talks of Character
Analysis.

Character analysis and its benefits
were outlined by DR.. Milton Fairchild
Of the Character Education Associa
ton at a luncheon Friday of the boys
IF the Woodward Lower School Par
ente of the boys were the guests.
The program. in charge OF Hall
Hooper, included recitals by Miss l..
Allen. soprano, accompanied by Miss
VI Horn: W. T. Bartholomew. pia mist.
aud r. ". Bailey, religious work sec
retary Of the Y, NJ. G. A., tenor.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
OPERA SEATS REDUCED.
1000 to Be Given Students and
Teachers at Low Prices.

The Washington Opera Company
has placed two large sections Of seats,
totaling nearly 1000, in the Wash
ington Auditorium at the disposal of
students and all teachers in the Dis
trict at reduced prices for the coming
season of five operas to be given at
the Washington Auditorium.
AS long as these seats last they will
be available to those qualified upon
presentation of a letter from teacher
or principal. Each person may have
two tickets. Applications should be
made at the box office at the Jordan
Piano Co, Thirteenth and G streets.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
Enrolment Figures Given.

Figures recently gotten up in the
university show that AZ States.
Territories and Il foreign countries
are represented in the institution.
Arizona is the only State in the Union
which does not send a student here.
Announcement is made by Master
Masons of the setting aside of F'ebru.
airy - for the founding of the For
eign Service School of Diplomacy in
the institution. The endowment for
the school is the outgrowth of reso.
luton presented by DR.. Dewitt c.
Croissant at the nineteenth annual
convention. held in New York last
August.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
FRESHMEN ORGANIZE.
Georgetown Foreign Service School
Class to Hold Smoker.

Appointment of q committee to
draw UP a constitution featured the
organization meeting last week OF
the freshmen class of Georgetown
University Foreign Service College.
The committee is composed of Mar,
shall. chairman; Hart, Mayer and
Strum.
A committee composed of Conkright
Marshall. Meehan, Hart and MAYER
was named to arrange a smoker. The
class was urged to support the
activities Of other organizations at
the college.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
Sea

From the London Nail.
"Madge carries her a se well doesn't
she?'
Yes: 7 wonder she's stood the bur
den SO LONG
Evening star., 1925-11-08
e'z7.EYZ:XsS.' = GfsYs319
z|E3.GIyQIfHMz

Follow the course of least resistance
drift. drift and drift No. then throw
The rudder in action and steer for port
worthy OF accomplishment. The power
is in YOU. viii YOU start the machinery
for an onward and uppwssrfd I port y, r,-,,
nOrt-The Eoyd School-for that means
lot 1t ls different kind Of 2 school.
II is in a class hy itself. Thosr who have
Travelled it courze. mastered one ~ its
major subjects arc its ardent and on
thusiastic salesmen. They arc not nald
hut arc alumni Of The BOYD school
They know. for many have attended
other sch"ols. that there j. World cf
hand systems Of touch typewritinS aud
in methods OF instructions.
Another former student says: within
= months (uizht SCHOOL, | had completcd
the Boyd system and had passed the
so-word test Of the Civil Service Con-
TENS" it takes the average student N
night school 1913 months or more 1"
IS. ] passed the Civil Service c,amins
tion for principal stenographer. the die
tation being. given at the rate OF 40
Another former student says: Il
studied Boyd Shorthand for two months
at the. end OF which to time ! took d,cts- &
ute illegal dictatinn). IL have word
written ] can read IT irrespective OF the
perod OF time ELAPSED since writing il"
Boyd Shorthand is the most remark
able system of the age-best and most
accurate. Thousands use II in all fields
of commerce and in every Government
Depari ment. Boyd system OF Touch
Typing is equally remarkable. The
marvellous records of Boyd students are
unparalleled in the history of Washing
ton.
You will get tho best. Sou will save
time and money if YOU steer and land AT
tho port Boyd SCHOOL,. shove on Now.
Make certain the goal. Time is money.
Toiay-richt now is the hour. The
mower is Won. VIII YOU set IL In
artion: RENENRER-p0RT-
MONDAY. NOV. =.
BOYD SCHOOL.
for Secretaries
On &c" nv. Ifth-t33s>G 81. NV
Main "9sS. Er. - Est. ioca
Evening star., 1925-11-08
Either Will Do.

From the Boston Transcript
ITO avoid having to pay alimony
stay SINGLE says an exchange. An
other way. of course, is to stay mar
ried.
Evening star., 1925-11-08

Folks who are bright and eccentric
are always welcome guests at party:
they enliven It.
Evening star., 1925-11-08
EDUCATIONAL.

PRIVATE INSTRUCTION "A NJ r
grades. individual classes: experienced teach
er. .s07 Ontario rd.
Evening star., 1925-11-08

Private lessons ~ nathnmatics SCHEMES
lau-ur-c$ cornell graduate. 81 ~ 81
hIhcrt J"nas. 1906 Hopkins II. NV. NJ.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-22
First Large Bunch of
 Tourists Due In June

The first large number of tourists to leave the States this spring for Alaska are booked to depart from Se- attle next Saturday, week from to- morrow, on board the steamship Yu- kon, according to the local agent of the steamship company. Most of these tourists will proceed leisurely over the railroad into the Interior, and will return to the coast again via the railroad. It is expected num- Der of them will spend few days in Seward.
 Tentative arrangements have been made with the Van Glider hotel to take care of a party of 25 tourists who are booked to depart from Seattle July II. This party is in charge of w. Roy Breg, southwestern secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavor According to the schedule they will spend two days in Seward. They will make the round trip over the railroad and leave Seward for the States probably July 26.