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Evening star., 1925-12-06
PLAY TO BE GIVEN
AT EASTERN HIGH
THE Toy Shop" and Evergreen
Tree" Under Consideration for
Christmas Program.

The Dramatic Association Of East.
ern High School will select two plays
this week for production during the
Christmas holidays. Those under
consideration are The Toy Shop" and
Evergreen Tree"
The executive committee Of the
Home and School Association will
meet in Principal Hart's office Thurs
day.
The Alumni Association has planned
an active program for the next few
weeks. On December % the annual
reunion will take place In the school
The alumni show will be held January
8. All plans for the show are under
the direction OF Miss Marion Hum
mer. chairman Of the entertainment
committee. A copy Of the Alumni
Bulletin, containing a detailed account
Of the show, will be mailed to the
alumni December Is. Sale of the
tickets will start at the alumni re-
union.
A special assembly Wednesday in
cluded on Its program a talk. Morals
and Ethics in High Schools" by HUI
bert L. Sparks and vocal solos by
Homer l.. Wood.
A new parade ground Is being added
to the many facilities at Eastern. A
space Of about Is acres, located east
Of the building, is being reclaimed and
will soon be available for use. Upon
its completion Eastern will have the
unique distinction Of being the first
and at present only school so equipped.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
MISS CORNELL BRIDE
AT SECRET WEDDING
Girl Whose Gems Were Seized by
Sheriff Elopes With New
York Artist.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 5.-Robert
Ten Eyck Stevenson, an artist, of
New York and Chicago. and Miss
Claire Cornell, eloped to Port Ches-
ter, n. Y. where they were married
today by a justice of the peace, 1t
was learned by friends here. They
had been engaged for some time, but
last night decided to be married at
once Without telling their parents.
A deputy sheriff recently seized
jewelry and clothing valued at $85 900
from the Cornell apartment to satisfy
two judgments obtained against Miss
Cornell and her mother.
went to Greenwich, Conn.,, late last
from his bed, but were informed the
law required them to wait five days.
They then went across the State line
to Port Chester, where they obtained
a license at the home Of the town
clerk. After awakening Justice Of
the Peace George S. Halle. they were
married. Mrs. Cornell won a prize for
collecting the largest amount OF
money at the Italian charity bazaar
in 1915, when she was q flower girl.
She is a member of the Junior
League.
In 1921 she appeared on the pier
just before a liner sailed for Europe
and kept William o. Burton, wealthy
portrait painter, from sailing until he
paid her $500. the value of articles
which she said he took to his studio
to lend atmosphere when he painted
her portrait and which he failed to
return.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
WILL DEPICT HISTORY
OF SOUTHWEST SECTION
Randall Junior High Glasses to
Take Part in Demonstration
December 20.

A school and community project
in the nature of a survey of the
Southwest section Of the District was
planned at faculty meeting at the
beginning of this semester, an exposi-
ton Of which will be presented de-
cember % at Randall Junior High
School Building. Each class will
participate in demonstration of the
history and development of some
community activity.
A report was made by Miss S. r.
Quander on her visit to schools of
Dover, Del, and Baltimore. Teach
ers voted to support the Ridgeley
benefit December 8.
A playlet depicting how art edu-
cation helps to correct mistakes In
home decoration was presented We'd
nesday in assembly by Section ii,
sponsored by Mrs. B. A. Ross. Char
acterization was made up of artistic
and inartistic spirits, including
Marion Collins. Julia Jefferson,
Thelma Starks. Audrey Hutchinson.
Reba DeVane, Anna Anderson. Ethel
Lee, Dorothy Shanklin, Dorothy
Phillips, Inez Duckett, Frances
Greene, Addie Jackson and Ruby
Harris.
Another playet was presented Fri
day by pupils of Section So, directed
by Mrs. E. B. King. William Ware
was master of ceremonies. Musi-
cal numbers were furnished by An
toinette Holmes. The playlet,
Thanksgiving in 1896" was enacted
in a New England kitchen setting.
Helen Campbell was the Puritan
mother, and her daughters were Antoi.
nette Holmes, Louise Bonds, Dorothy
Jenkins, Geneva Harvey and Thelma
Holmes. Lucille Minor and Lillian
Daggs represented Quaker and Dutch
girls, respectively.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
PH0N0GRAPH USED
TO TEACH FRENCH
Plan introduced by Dunbar High
School Club to Aid Pro-
nunciation.

Use of monograph records in teach
ing French pronunciation was intro
duced at a meeting of the French
Club of the Dunbar High School AT
its meeting Wednesday. Miss Louise
Cook, teacher of French. was In
charge. Cecie Jenkins recited a poem
in French
At a meeting of the Spanish Club.
directed by J. NJ. Gownder. teacher of
Spanish, the following officers were
elected: Edna johnson, president; Fran
els Price, vice president: Marian Fer
rebee. secretary: Ruby Ruff1n. treas
urer: Roland Richards. chairman of
program committee, Josephine Scott,
reporter.
The basket ball teams. under the di-
rection of Frank Perkins, have been
organized. Practice began Monday.
Publication of the yearbook for
1925-1926 will be under the direction
of Miss Clarissa Scott and Frank Per
kins. The staff follows: Ethel Har-
vey, editor-in-chief; Malva Mcneil.
literary editor; Alease Woods, amuse-
ment editor; Laurence Edelin. art edi-
tor; Miriam HutChins. humor; Sarah
Hill, organizations; Florida Pitt, pic
lures; George Carter and Hannah
Nash, athletics; William Black, busi-
ness manager; Naomi Chapman and
Gertrude Neuble, typists,
Miss Eva MacNaughten of Windsor,
England, visited the school Nednes-
day and spoke at the noon assembly.
Robert W. Bagnall, representative
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, ad-
dressed an assembly Of students on
Monday.
The moving picture, "Wildfre," was
given Thursday under the auspices Of
the general finance committee.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
TELLS OF CONTRIBUTION
OF THE COLORED RACE
Rev. r. w. Bagnall Addresses As
sembly at Armstrong Manual
Training School,

The regular weekly assembly at
Armstrong Manual Training School
was devoted to an address by Rev. r.
w. Bagnall, head of the junior divi-
sion OF the National ,Association for
the Advancement of Cofored People
A. S. Pinkett Of the local branch pre-
sented the speaker, who traced briefly
the contribution of the colored races
Of the world to its highest culture.
He urged the children TO avoid express.
sions indicating an inward conviction
of race inferiority and pledged them
to recognize superior achievement and
character without regard to race. Pre-.
oeding Dr. BagnalFs talk the school
sang the Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie"
Candidates galore have answered
basket ball team, among them Hen
derson. Robinson. Mcdowell and
Fletcher Turner. of last, years varsity
squad. Several promising candidates
have appeared from the freshman
class and altogether the prospect is
bright for a successful year.
Administration of the compulsory
law for military drill reveals many
cases of human interest Most of these
arise through requests for excuses, the
granting of which lies within the dis.
cretion Of the principal. Each appli-
cant is required TO fill out a confiden-
tial petition setting forth in full the
reasons for excuse. These petitions
are carefully investigated, and the
meritorious ones are granted Local
business men as a rule cooperate gen
erously with school authorities in Civ
ing employed boys an opportunity to
derive the benefits Of military drill. a
recent petition brought to light two
boys in the school who were support
ing an invalid mother and sister BY
after school work and improving their
spare time by getting a preparatory
college education.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
LECTURE WILL BE GIVEN
ON INTERIOR DECORATING
B. H. Streeks to Address Glass of
Knights of Columbus Eve
ming School.

Benjamin H. Streeks will give an
illustrated lecture on Interior Deco
rating. at a meeting of the interior
decorating class of the Knights of Co
lumbus Evening School Friday night
at 8 o'clock.
Prof. James B. Flynn addressed the
Venetian Accounting Society Friday
night on Bankruptcy From the Ac-
couhtants Point of View" Two pub
lie lectures on accountancy subjects
are to be given by the society in
January.
Prof. Arthur behring's next public
lecture in the English literature Sc
ries will be given December Is. The
subject of the lecture will be "Wil-
liam NJ. Thackeray." Tuesday Prof.
Deering lectured on Charles Dickens
The first issue of the student pub
tomorrow. Following is the staff of
the paper: Editor. Harry Kabat; as
sistant editor, Daniel S. Ring; asso.
Burnett; subscription manager, Mary
E. Warren; business manager. Harry
+. ,Brunett, and circulation manager,
Hector c. Mullen.
At the meeting of the student coun-
Gil Friday night the committee on ath-
letics was authorized to purchase uni
forms for the basket ball team
The real estate class visited Fort
Stevens Heights last Sunday morning
and made inspections of the buildings
being constructed. Prof. Harry s.
O'Neill lectured to the class Wednes.
day night on Taxation and Assess
ments." The subject this week will
be Enhancing Real Estate"
Evening star., 1925-12-06
JEFFERSON AWARDED
DRUMS WON BY CORPS
Student Magazine of Junior High
School Makes Its First
Appearance.

Jefferson Junior High School. which
won the contest for the largest fife
and drum corps in competition with
the other junior high schools of the
city. was last week awarded the set
Of drums offered by the District music
depar ment. Miss Gladys Price is re-
ceiving the plaudits of teachers and
students at Jefferson for her work in
training and organizing the corps
there.
The Jefferson Junior journal. stu
dent magazine. printed in the schools
print shop. made its first appearance
Wednesday. The staff follows: Edi-
chief. Charles Beavers. Obi;
assistant editor, Gladys Hewitt, OBI; /;
business manager, Margaret Sanders,
sB1; student council, Marie Trede.
sA1; assemblies. Mildred Farrah. OBJ;
faculty, Margaret Hewitt 9A1; par
ent teacher association. Norman
Jack, OBI; art. George Gusinskey,
7A6; George Hillman, SAB; clubs.
Dorothy Zimmerman. OBI: sports
(girls). Geraldine Luders, Obi. and
Kathleen Ward, eA3; sports (boys),
Billy Pates. aA3: jokes, Alvin Gheen,
9B2. and Walter Hamburg. Obi.
The Dramatic and Glee Clubs gave
the assembly Wednesday. The fol-
lowing students took part: Bella
Shapiro, Edward Johenson, Eugene
Castle, Thomas Heffelfnger, Gertrude
Feldman. Marie Taylor, Paul Rosen-
berg. Harry Sheaffer. Daniel Hartnett.
Charles Beavers. Girls Glee Club and
the girls physical training classes.
Many parents attended chicken
dinner Thursday given by the parent
teacher association under the super
vision of Mrs. Newton, its president.
The guidance committee, under the
direction of Miss Margaret Reed. soon
is to present to the school its plan of
revision OF the program for guidance
hour.
Preparations are being made for q
dramatic production in January and
a minstrel show Is to be staged De-
cember IS and 10, the dramatic COM
mittee has announced.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
ALL POWELL JUNIORS
SUPPORT RED CROSS
High School Pupils Also Planning
a Merry Christmas for Wounded
Veterans.

Every pupil Of the Powell Junior
High School has enrolled as q member
of the Junior Red Cross, and It is also
reported that the children have con-
tributed $50 phonograph records for
disabled soldiers of q local hospital.
The pupils are now making prepara-
tions for the distribution Of Christmas
boxes among the soldiers.
The Powell metal shop Is running a
full program and Is said to have the
best equipment OF any local school
shop Of its kind.
The Dramatic Club. directed by Mrs.
Ambrosi. is planning to present its
first play. "The Babushka." This club
will produce another play in the
Spring. Each week the members
present a playlet which gives them
the opportunity to develop histrionic
skill.
Powell's soccer team lost to st.
Adams Tuesday. the score being
8 to 2.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
DRAMATIC SOCIETY
FORMED AT SCHOOL
Miner Normal Pupils Organize
Guild to Create Interest in
Play Presentation.

Organization of a dramatic guild
has been started at the Miner Normal
School for the purpose of creating an
interest In play building, dramatic in
depreciation and play production. The
club Is composed Of both seniors and
juniors and has membership Of rs.
Miss Marguerite E. Thomas is the
sponsor.
Officers of the guild follow: Julia
Dulary. president; Helen Ogle, vice
president: Lucille Alexander, secre-
tary: Dorothy Johnson. treasurer, and
Helen Nelson. publicity director.
The guild plans to present a series
OF plays during the present school
year. The first will be presented in
few weeks. It will be the four-act
play Seventeen" by Booth Tarking-
ton.
Wednesday afternoon the faculty of
Miner Normal continued it's discussion
OF the subject, "Unification of Kin
dergarten and Primary Grades" The
particular phase taken up was THE
Unifying of Nature Study" presented
by j. A. Turner and Miss Mabel Ray
mond.
Parentteacher conferences were
held at the school Friday.
Miss Irma Craig, teacher in charge
Of kindergarten instruction, has been
invited to open the discussion on THE
Unifying of Primary Ed
ucation" at a conference Of first grade
and kindergarten teachers Tuesday at
$3.50 pm.
The seniors in their classes in ma
ture study have just completed their
leaf books. There has been little
rivalry among the classes as to which
should hand in the best books. The
standards for appraising the work
were set by the classes, as a result of
which they are able to check up their
own work.
The seniors in home economies are
preparing for a Christmas bazaar to
be given at the school on the after.
noon of December IS. They are busy
making up articles suggestive Of
Christmas for both home use and per.
sonal wear, such as luncheon sets,
lamp shades, towels. handkerchiefs.
aprons. bags. underwear, curtains.
pillowcases. etc.
Miss E. F. G. Merritt, primary d.
rector. divisions 1913. addressed the
annual meeting Of the Maryland State
Colored Teachers Association in the
Frederick Douglass Senior Junior
High School, Baltimore, Md. Novem-
Der 27-2S.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
c. U. TO CELEBRATE
CONCEPTION FEAST
Mass Tuesday Morning and
Entertainment in Evening
to Be Held.

Catholic University will celebrate
It's patronal feast. the Immaculate
Conception Of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. Tuesday. Solemn pontiflcal
mass will be celebrated in the crypt
of the National Shrine Of the I'm
maculate Conception at 1890 o'clock
by Rt. Rev. Thomas j. Shahan, rector
of the university. The sermon will
be delivered by Very Rev. Francis p.
Paulist Seminary. who recently re-
turned to take up his activities
again at st. Paul's College. The pro.
fessoriate in academic robes and the
members Of 19 religious houses OF
study will be present. Archbishop
Curley, chancellor Of the university.
will attend the mass and will be the
guest Of the university at a dinner
to be held Immediately after the
services.
Entertainment In Evening.
Tuesday evening an entertainment
Will be given in the assembly room OF
McMahon Hall In honor of the feast.
The program has been arranged by
Rev. Edward A. Gilgan, g. s., presi.
dent Of Divinity Hall. The university
orchestra, recently organized by DR..
William j. Des Longchamps, will play
the Introductory number. a march of
Mendelssohn. and later will render
several selections. The glee club will
sing two numbers, one from Prae,
terius and one from Haydn. Rev.
Joseph G.. Kempf, Indianapolis, will
speak on THE Testimony of the Ro.
man Catacombs to- Mary. Mother OF
Jesus" This will be followed by the
rendition of "Berceuse. from God.
ard. as a violin solo with orchestral
accompaniment, by Rev. Mr.. Francis
G. McNulty of the Scranton diocese.
a choir has been selected for the oc-
casion from the members Of the sew.
eral religious communities. They
will sing Ave Maria" and the
Thanksgiving" from Handel
Rev. Gabriel German. c. P, will de-
liver a discourse on Mary and the
Priest" and Rev. Maurice s. Sheehy
the Blessed Sacrament" Members
OF the faculty and students will at
tend. The rector Of the university
will make the closing remarks.
Concert Today.
The initial concert of the Catholic
University Musical Association is to
In the assembly room of Mcmahon
Hall. Kurt Hetzel pianist, will alter.
nate with Miss Caroline Menneng,
contralto.
Tomorrow evening the bod Noon
Club will hold a reception an1
smoker in the reception room of Glib
bons Hall in honor of the members
Of the varsity foot ball squad Mel.
son F. Meelan. Limestone, Me. will
act as postmaster. Entertainmen MT
will be furnished by club members
and members of the glee club. Rt.
Rev. Thomas ]. Shahan. Coach Jack
McAuliffe, Trainer Ted Mitchell and
the members Of the squad will be the
guests of honor. The principal
speakers of the evening will be Coach
McAuliffe, Bishop Shahan, Jack Re.
gan, captain of the squad, and James
Garvin of Springfield. Mass, presf
dent of the bod Noon Club, a regular
backfield man and president of the
senior class.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
CLUBWOMEN TO MEET.
Federation Directors to Gather
Here In January.

Women representing all the States
Of the Union are coming to Washing
ton for the board meeting Of the Gen.
eral Federation Of Women's Clubs.
January IS. II and Is. at headquar-
ters, 1884 N street, 1t was announced
yesterday. The board Of directors
consists of the officers Of the fedora
ton, the eight chairmen of depart
ments and the directors from each
State, the District of Columbia and
Alaska. The State presidents and the
division chairmen also have the privi-
lege of attending the meetings, but
have no vote.
It is. expected that about IS women
will attend the meeting. which will
be presided over by Mrs. John D
Sherman, president of the federation.
the other officers being Mrs. Edward
Franklin White of Indianapolis, Miss
Florence Dibert Of Johnstown. Pa;
Mrs. James E. Hays Of Montezuma,
Ga; Mrs. Jean Allard Jeancon Of
Denver, Colo. and Mrs. Florence G.
Floore Of Cleburne, Tex.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
BUSINESS LIFE PHASES
EXPLAINED TO JUNIORS
Addresses on Industries and Pro-
fessions Given to Benedt Hine
School Students.

A plan to vitalize educational guid.
ance work at Hine Junior High School
has resulted in bringing to the school
prominent men to address the pupils
on the various phases Of business and
professional life. DIR. 8. s. Adams re-
Gently spoke on Medicine as q Pro-
fession"
The latest addition to Hine faculty Is
Miss Jeannette Sitter, who takes the
seventh-year classes in general sci
ence. Mr.. Hottenroth taking over the
work III French and eighth year
mathematics.
An interesting article on Character
Survey" in the Hine Junior High
School by the principal. II. E. Warner.
Is found In the November issue of the
American Education Magazine.
Supervised study Is being worked
out in several classes and q report on
the subject was made by the commit
tee appointed by the principal at q
recent faculty meeting. A discussion
followed on the modern idea Of super.
vised study, how it Is worked out in
other cities and what IL being done at
1tne in regard to 1t. Those TAX
ing part In the discussion were
AAiSooo SLlioiu, f1lTklS, IAOrn, HOWELL
and Thomson. classroom Discipline"
was discussed by Miss Carpenter, and
How 1 Mark My Classes" by Mr..
House.
The Wednesday assembly was ad.
dressed by Mrs. Charles Wood, who
gave a talk on Australia and the
South Sea Islands" and showed at
tractive pictures taken by her last
summer; At this assembly the Boys
first time, giving as their number
Garry Me Back to Old vriginny."
Evening star., 1925-12-06
LITERARY SOCIETY
= FORMED BY GIRLS
Western High School Senior
Pupils Organize Body
With 23 Members.

Girls Of the senior class of Western
High School have formed a literary
society and elected officers. The name
to be given the organization will be
decided In the near future.
Estellita Robinett was elected presi.
dent Of the society; Margaret Flem-
ing. vice president: Helen Beck. sec.
retary. and Helen Goodner. treas
urer. The society will seek the ap-
proval of Supt. Of Schools DR.. Frank
w. Ballou. The membership is to be
limited to 25.
The following now belong, in addi-
ton to the officers:
Nell Dismukes, Gertrude Richard
son. Eleanor Shanley. Ruth Hooper.
Lucy Moore, Claudia Sutton, Eliza
beth Zalesky, Doris Linder. Violet
Myers. Caroline Plugge. Ruth Baxter,
Gertrude Prunty, Dorothy Pringle,
Margaret Pope. Marie Herzog. Caro-.
line Fell, Molly Greeley. Virginia Mar
tin and Margaret Karr.
Dramatic Program.
A program was presented by the
Dramatic Association Wednesday as
follows:
A monologue by Claudia Sutton;
saxophone solo by Kendall Leedom. &C.
companied by Helen Macoughtry;
Hamlets speech. by Eveline Bates
4 poem, "A Tarrytown Romance" by
Helen Sheckells: another monologue
by Vera Traybold; Jimmie Browns
Steam Chair" a monologue. by Dor
othy Sheckells; a musical trio. Ken
dal Leedom, Gordon Webner and Earl
May. accompanied by Helen Ma.
coughtry. rendered Alabama Bound;
a violin solo by Earl May, accom-.
panied by Kendall Leedom. and Bev.
erly Rittenhouse and Ralph Burgess
Charlestoned.
Both Of Miss Gardner's public
speaking classes have organized into
unofficial associations. have drawn up
their constitutions and elected their
officers.
The officers of the Second hour
Glass are: President. Alden Goodwin;
vice president. Nancy Lay; secretary.
Katherine Berrall, and assistant sec
retary. Virginia Walthal.
Impromptu Speeches Given.
This class holds it's meetings on
Mondays. The first regular meeting
was held November 80. The program
consisted of impromptu speeches on
such subjects as Why Girls Leave
Home" my Opinion OF the Song"
Let Me Call You Sweetheart" and
How the Neighbors Love My SaXo-
phone"
The officers Of the F'ifth-hour Class
are: President. Ruth Hooper; vice
president, Priscilla Wallace; secretary
Claudia Sutton, and assistant secre
tary, Margaret Karr, it is announced
Miss Thompson. an instructor at the
Anne Tillery Renshaw School OF
Speech, read to the classes.