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THE POTTERS
PROLOGUE

LEFT Pa Potter with receptive ear curled around
w the throbbins ether absorbing pos. and personality
in few easy lessons broadcasted by Professor
Static something like that from WWW, on top of the Wat
feheimer Store Also the family chariot Pas sturdy
liable Mess has disappeared mysteouy from the front OF
the house. and this midnight hour while Pa is seuting
through the for queer noises the hounds OF the law are
bayng the track of the missing bus. The congregation
may remain for the rest of the program if they will take
friendly tip they will pass swiftly but orderly manner
SCENE l.
(Afidnght in the Potter ,nenage that stadons figure
Under the light there III the eornor is Pa Potter and those
spooky sounds radio culture coming through short sfurts
q. HakU
RADIO (Snging as if mtfed by many mlesl "God Save
Our Noble King"
PA (Transfxed ch emotion): That's the British national
anthem. (Overcome auth the nnseh rapture Of the radio
FAM: MA, COME HERE, QUICK!
MAS VOICE (Seepay from the bedroom) What is it? What's
the matter?
PA: Come here, quick; got England on the radio.
MA stumbling into room nghtgown and caey): What is
it? What's the matter?
PA Dslvon) Will you keep quiet tell you got England IN
the radio.
RADIO (Suddey, in loud crisp and rather hurried voiee)
This concludes programme for the evening Signing off
for the night. WORC Toronto, Canada Goodnight.
MA Turning Pa) WE'LL I'd like know what you by
getting of bed at this time of night.
PA: But gosh thought sure
(DoorbeH rings out suddenly loud and clear
PA: What's that?
MAJ Who could that be? (DooYbeN rings again. Sioen om
nonsly)
Pa Probably Bill (Goes to0vard door, But what's he ringing
for? He's got key.
Ma Isn't he YETI He should have been in bed long ago
pa back avth COP, holding Bill beVeen Them He
H,npiug and has a bandage around his head.
PA (Grimly): Well here he is look him
MA MAKING maternal dash for the acoosy opring) William,
what's the matter with you, you hurt? (Sops sud
denly realizing presence of strange policeman and fart that
she is in nghgo Stands confused looking for something
put around her, Smahes gay eoOred scarf off back of
couch and 0raps herself in it quickly What's the matter,
William? Are you hurt? Let
PA: What happened to you? Where have you been at this
hour of the night?
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And That's That-Until Next Sunday.

copyght 1925 King Features Syndicate
and dramatic the author)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-04
you'd entered the firm
as a wrapping clerk

cUPPosE you'd entered the firm
as a wrapping clerk
Suppose you'd served three years
in a musty old basement, that made
a cell in Sing Sing seems a regular
boudoir--
Suppose you'd crept up. bit by
bit, year after year, saving, skimp-
ing, scheming, toiling, working over
time, going without vacations, pass
ing up all other chances, until you
had landed a job in the office and
were headed straight for the mana
gers Job
And then
After all those years
Just as you were sitting pretty at
THE BIG CHIEF SHOWED
HIS KID IN AS ASSISTANT
. MANAGER RIGHT OVER YOUR
HEAD
HOW'D YOU FEEL!
WHAT TO DO9
Suppose you who knew the busi-
ness from A to lizard and had
helped build it for twenty years,
had to take orders from a Fresh
Young Squire that raised Cain every
time he opened his mouth-alienat-I
ing the best customers, upsetting the
system, and causing vast needless
expense
Doing a million things that any
ordinary employe would be fired for
doing, and for which YOU'RE apt
to get the blame
What would YOU do? Would
you write a letter like this?
Dear Miss Robinson:
"Some time since ! noticed dis
cussion in your paper about the way
in which young men are put into the
business over the heads Of old, ex-
perienced employees. simply because
these young men are related to the
owners and need a job after gradu-
alton. This custom is becoming so
common. and is doing such grent In
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LITTLE LESSONS IN MOTHERH

CHE sat on the sloping lawn that
rolled gently down to meet the
sea. She talked a great deal and,
as all who talk much, soon gave all
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BILL Well it like this wasn't driving very fast
and this other fellow coming the other way
COP: WE'LL we got your all right
PA ITO eop): Where is it?
MA E rdmning Widm) Are you hurt very badly? Let's
ITO BM)
PA: Turning BM): Wrecked it! Have you wrecked my
MA Turning Pa Let the poor boy alone can't you he
is hurt?
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Divine Man dropping tolerance long
enough to drive the money changers
from the temple"
~ never laid my hand upon my
sons except in love-especially my
youngest"
SUASION VS.. SPANKING.
II have. When l have tried sua-
sion in vain l have spanked-espe-
cially my youngest. Another faint
sound from the figure in white
whose clear, pale profile showed
marble like against the background
Of the arbor dusk.
II have never wanted my boys
to see me angry
'Mine haven't. When they need
ed it have spanked with one hand
even though 1 had to cover my face
with the other to hide my sorrow"
MY boys have always known
that when they wanted money they
could get it from mother if she
had it."
Mine had their allowance. They
knew that if they spent it they
must do without what they wanted
until allowance day. They under
stand that their mother runs the
household and dresses herself with
in her income and that there is no
reason for their not getting on with
theirs
WHICH is FRIEND?
Il want boys to know that their
mother is their kindest friend"
II want mine to understand that
theirs is the wisest-at least in SO
far as their character forming is
concerned"
Il would have my boys well
rounded, human beings"
80 would l but l hope also that
they will be stoics, strong to deny
and defy
The sun plunged into a purple
bath in the sea. The guests drew on
their scarfs and told the hostess
what a delightful afternoon they
had. The woman in gray and the
woman in orange walked down the
sea wall together, one waveringly
as a bird with a wounded wing, the
other with the high step of a race
horse on the exercise field.
The figure in white passed me
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Network sShedHatS
BY MADGE ARTHUR

NEW YORK, Oct. st is
entirely safe to say that until
recently any female seen out of
doors in city streets. without a hat
would have been accredited with for
eign birth and antecedents. 1t
locke very comfortable in hot
weather, but no American girl or
woman ventured to do it. 1t is
also safe to say that until quite
recently any boys seen bathing in
city fountain, would have been
obliged to run away, dripping, at
sight of the first policeman.
And yet today in that part of
this city which is chiefly given over
to finance and "big business" multi
tudes of young women during the
noon hour may be seen parading
the thronged thoroughfares quite
hatless, and I can testify as a wit
ness that swarms of boys in the
scantiest of attire, splash one an
other in the large marble basin
that adorns City Hall Park, with
no hindrance from His Honor, the
Mayor, or any of his uniformed at
tendants. =
SPIRIT OF CHANGE.
Whether the peasant-born custom
of hatlessness has reached other
American cities, l do not know: l
can only speak for New York, and
no matter how general it has, or
may, become. it seems worthy of
comment as illustrative of the great
spirit of change that has come over
us all.
In the particular section of New
York to which / have referred. hat
lessness, also, apart from any other
consideration that may be bestowed
upon it, has assumed a spectacular
Importance, not, | think. to be found
anywhere else.
1t is hatlessness of youth-both
male and female. The fashion of
CLOSING their hair until 1t became
almost mirror-like in texture and
appearance may have started the
habit among young men. in the Wall
Street district, of sallying forth
bare-headed upon Broadway and ad-
joining streets. Their glistening tops
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AT SMART SON OF THE BOSS

business man but is also a BAD
PARENT. even though he hands the
kid a $1,000 a month job.
Copyright, 1925, King Feature Syn, Inc.
Feature Service. Inc.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-04
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

We have lost some of our Oldest
customers and the manager has tried
tactfully to make the Old Man see
that the boy is making trouble, but
we're all afraid to say much.
VALUE SMALL.
"This situation is being dupli-
Gated in a score of firms in this
town today. Half-baked boys are
put into positions which rightfully
belong to experienced men. Every
one knows that the average college
graduate is useless. If they could
ever have learned anything, they
have been spoiled by four years Of
idleness at college and lot of fool
theories. Yet these are given the fat
jobs and able working men have to
suffer by their mistakes.
Il hope you will print this.
JAMES f. T."
UNFAIR PRACTICE.
You'd better believe I'll print it,
Jimmy-with my ardent recon-
mendation. This practice is increas-
ingly common and it's BAD. It's I'M
fair to the men, and the firm and
more than unfair to the boys them
selves.
The youngster who is dropped
into big position without adequate
preparation gets a wrong start that
it's almost impossible to overcome.
However. / don't quite agree with
your anti-college phobia, James.
College NEEDN'T make a boy use
less. ! admit there's a lot of silly
mental kalsomining done in the
name Of education, but there's also
some constructive carpentering.
If a boy has the stuff in him that
wants help along some definite line
he can get better and quicker re-
suits by going to college than he can
by endlessly toiling in departments.
HE NEEDS THE PRACTICAL
EXPERIENCE TOO. Don't forget
that. But also don't underestimate
the value of technical training.
But am sgin the practice of
putting inexperienced boys in over
the head of experienced men? I
MOST CERTAINLY AN. And I
believe that the father who does
that is not only a flat tire as a
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justice, that I would like to see
more discussion about it.
FORCED TO CLIMB.
I work in one of the oldest and
best known firms in this town. I
entered it when / was sixteen. 1t
was the custom then to take a boy
in as an apprentice and let him
work up, advancing him as he
earned it. No one could get an
executive position in that firm
without climbing up that way, or
serving along the same lines in
some other firm. No exception to
this rule was made in the case of
young men related to the owners
or higher executives. They had to
go through the mill just as we did,
and make good on their own merits,
if at all.
"ENTERING" BUSINESS.
~Any man acquainted with bust
ness will back me when I say that
this situation is entirely changed
not only in my firm but all over
the country. A striking example of
this injustice has just occurred in
my office. The Presidents son has
been put in as assistant manager
over all our heads. He graduated
in June and last year three months
after vacation entered the bust
ness"
"This meant that he came down
to work every morning at ten or
later and sat around for a few
hours. watching the work of the
various experimentation off to
play golf. After three months he
was given the position Of assistant
manager.
BLOCKS OTHERS.
"This action naturally blocked
the appointment Of the man who
had been preparing for twenty years
to take that position. 1t also made
us all responsible for the mistakes
Of a eonceited young puppy who
doesn't care what he does or says.
as he is sure that his father win
back him up in everything.
"The result is that the business
has been getting into deeper hole
every day for the last six months.
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with a polite murmur and ap-
preached her hostess. / followed
and heard her say: "Such a lovely
afternoon. More than pleasant.
I've learned lot this afternoon"
Surprise fitted across the host
ess's fine face.
LEARNS A LOT.
Il hope it was pleasant. But /
am wondering what your opportuni-
ties for learning were in an after.
moons pastime."
The girl laughed: lone may learn
from the twittering of a bird.
One cannot look as carefully aft.
er her guests as she would like when
there were so many. Did give you
entertaining neighbors?" my lawyer
hostess asked.
An earnest pair of mothers" I
answered, "snd pretty girl. The
mothers are the women in gray and
orange on the sea wall and the girl
is the one in white turning to the
left"
Add" said our hostess. ~That
girl in white broke her engagement
to the son of the woman in gray,
her youngest son, and has become en-
gagged to the"
Youngest son of the womar in
orange" 1 finished.
Yes. How did you knows
"Arbors have ears
THE woman in gray is my
client"
REMEMBERS STORY.
Memory of the faded features aud
dim blue eyes leaped at me out Of
a front page of newspaper.
Not the case of the millionaire.
John Blank, who deserted his wife
because he says sne is making min
mics of their sons?'
That is the case.'
"And the woman in orange?"
us the widow who has brought
her husbands bankrupt business
back into sOlvency and is making
good business men Of her sons"
Il understand" l said.
And so, am sure, does the girl
who sat in the arbor. And 50, dear
reader. do you. that a young man
is not likely to rise higher than thu
level his mother sets for him.
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DISCARD IN FUTURE?

Up to the present time these null
titudes of business females are sim
ply saving themselves the trouble of
DOMINIC a hat when on their way to
lunch. The hat doubtless remains
where it was placed on their arrival
at store or office in the morning.
They have not entirely discarded
head-covering; subway trains and
street elevated cars do not at pres
ent have the appearance of being
occupied by house parties of hatless
women, but this may come later.
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no longer attract attention because
there are so many Of them. But
they must have caught the envious
eyes of bobbed hair sirl-employes in
the same neighborhood, for it is
there the MONDAY hatless parade of
young women seems to have origin
ated.
CUSTOM RESTRICTED.
1t has not. I think, spread to any
great degree uptown" as yet. One
may encounter few bare-headed
girls escaped for luncheon from
business offices i'll the vicinity Of
Times Square or Central Park, but
it is on Park Row, Nassau street
and lower Broadwa:' that they are
to be seen profusely in all their be-
wildering shades.
With elbows locked, the Misses
Redhead and the Misses Yellow
head and the Misses Brownhead
shove their way through midday
throngs with never, apparently, a
thought that to any spectator they
are appearing unusual.
Standing at the corner Of Nassau
Street, with undreds of these hat
less girls in sight, could not help
realizing how, almost of a sudden,
the female creature has become en-
tirely at home in what was once the
business realm of Man. Nothing
else can possibly so well illustrate
it as this supposedly unfeminine Gus
tom of rushing out hatlcss into
city street in the full glare of noon
day, as if it were the backyard of
ones own home.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

reference to contemporary art: First
prize. Mary Arnold Baer; second prize,
Nathalie Maurice Bennett.
Alpha Delta Pi prize. for eXcellece in
third-year French: Esther Anne
Manion.
Chi Omega prizes, IN sociology (of
equal merit): Alvin McNish and Helen
Shaw.
Livingston prize. for the highest
average in machine design: Lawrence
Hyde.
Arthur B. Heaton prizes. for the
highest grades in architectural design:
First prize, Leon Chatelain, jr.; sec.
ond prize, Donald Chenowith Kline.
Phi Sigma prize In chemistry:
Martha Lambert.
Sigma Kappa prize in chemistry:
Spencer s. Prentiss.
Law School-John 3. Larner gold
medal. awarded to that member of the
graduating class who shall have at
tained the highest average grade in
the entire course for the degree of
bachelor of laws, Robert S. Gordon:
Herrick prize. awarded to that member
of the graduating class excepting the
winner of the gold medal, who shall
have attained the highest grade in the
entire work of the third year, Frank
L. Lowe; Ellsworth prize, awarded for
the best work done in the patent law
course, Charles Shepard, I'd.
Medical School-Ordroneaux prize,
awarded to that member of the grad
uating class maintaining the highest
Iaverage, Robert J. Bosworth; honor
Evening star., 1925-06-04
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, G., THURSDAY, 4

versity; Harry Joshua Kefauver,
Maryland, A. b. 1900, University of
Maryland, A. M. 1901, University of
Maryland; Preston Walter Mason,
District of Columbia. B. s. 1912.
Michigan Agricultural College, NJ. s.
1917, Purdue University.
The prize awards announced follow:
Department of arts and sciences
Ruggles prizes for excellence in mathe-
mates: H. A. Wheeler and P. J.
Federico.
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton prize, offered by the chapters
in the District of Columbia to mem
bers of the graduating class for high
standing in history and for essays on
an assigned topic of American history:
Nancy Feehan.
Thomas f. Walsh prize, awarded to
that candidate for graduation who,
having maintained high standard of
scholarship in history, produces the
best essay on a designated period of
the history Of England: Ora Marshfno.
E. K. Cutter prize, awarded for ex-
cellence in English: Ernest Sewall
Shepard
Willie E. Fitch prize, for highest ex-
cellence in all branches of chemistry:
Howard A. Jones. -
Gardiner G. Hubbard prize, awarded
to that candidate for graduation who
has maintained during four years high
standing in American history and pro-
duces the best essay touching some
assigned period in American history:
Estelle Pittman.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

able mention, Esther Nathanson; Or.
droneaux prize. awarded for the high
est average during the first three
years. William Binford King; prize in
military science, Don johnson.
School of Pharmacy-Goddard prize
in pharmacy, Fuad CHAM.
Student activities-Delta Tau Delta
medal, awarded annually by Gamma
Eta Chapter OF Delta Tau Delta Fra
ternity to that member of the senior
class who. throughout his course az
George Washington University, has
done the most constructive work in the
furtherance and upbuilding of the uni
versity student activities, no award
1925; Pi Bett Phi medal, awarded an
nually to that member of the senior
class who during her four years has
done the most to promote activities,
Marguerite Daily; four-year activity
cup. women's G. w. Club, Mary z.
Bixler.
High school scholarship awards in
the department OF arts and sciences
Kendall scholarship. Margaret Wheel
er, Central High School; first univer-,'
sity. Hugh S. Wertz, Mckinley High
School; second university. Ralph
Staubley, jr.. Central High School;
third university, Louise p. Du Bose,
Western High School; fourth univer-
sity. Ester Iglehart, Central High
School; fifth university. William Shoe
maker, Mckinley High School; sixth
university, Furman Lyle, Central High
School; seventh university. Elizabeth,
NJ. Hewston. Central High School.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

George Washington University; An
ma Louisa Roat, District of CO.
lumbia, A. B. 1921, George Washing
Role, District OF Columbia, A. B.
1924, George Washington University;
Lillian Alice Shoemaker. District of
Columbia, A. B. 1924, George Wash
ington University; Edna Sophia
Smith. Michigan, A. B. 1920, George
Washington University; Robert Burt
Stadler. District of Columbia, A. B.
1922, George Washington University;
Gladys Tapley, District of Columbia,
A. B. 1913, Lafayette College, A. B.
1924. George Washington University;
Fred Telford, District of Columbia,
Phi. u. 1918, University of Chicago; /;
Alberta Walker, District of Columbia.
A. b. 1914, George Washington Uni
versity; Ruth Elizabeth Welty, Dis
trict of Columbia, A. B. 1916, Wit
tenberg College.
Doctor of philosophy-Eloise Blaine
Cram. Iowa, B. S. 1918, University
of Chicago, NJ. s. 1923. George Wash
ington University; Everett Monroe
Ellison, Tennessee. A. B. 1901, Uni
versity of Chattanooga, A. M. 1908.
University of Chattanooga, M. d.
1912, George Washington University;
Charles Bonifant Hamilton. District
of Columbia. b. 8. 1918, George
Washington University, NJ. s. 1920.
George Washington University; Grace
Bruce Holmes. District of Columbia,
B. S. 1919, University of Maryland,
NJ. S. 1922, George Washington Uni
Evening star., 1925-06-04

sionary College; Pasquale Joseph
FREDERICK, Ohio. B. S. 1923, Case
School of Applied Science; George
Henry Hansen. Utah, B. S. 1919.
Utah Agricultural College; Clarissa
L. Harman, Maryland. A B. 1924.
University of Maryland; Daisie Nor
gan HUFF, District of Columbia, B. S.
1902. Valparaiso University, A. b.
1919, George Washington University:
Thelma Hunt, Maryland, A. B. 1924,
George Washington University; May
Murphy Johnson, Wisconsin, A. B. 1924,
Milton College; Regina Cook Johnson,
Ohio. B. S. In medicine, 1921, George
Washington University, NJ. D. 1921.
George Washington University:
Elizabeth Henry Kendrick, District
of Columbia, A. B. 1923. George
Washington University; Mary r.
Kerr. Missouri. A. B. 1917, George
Washington University; Mary Ma
gruder, Maryland, A. B. 1922. George
Washington University; John Rus
sell Mason, District of Columbia.
A. B. 1928. George Washington Uni
Yersity; Corley Perry McDarment.
District of Columbia, A. B. 1924
George Washington University: Ae.
nes Taylor Miller, District of Colum-
bia, A. B. 1924, George Washington
University; Edward Burton Moul-
ton. Illinois. A. B. 1928, George Wash
ingtop University; Jesse Joseph
webb Palmer. District of Columbia,
A. b. 1928. George Washington Uni
yersfty: Annabelle Wingate Phelps.
District of Columbia. A. B. 1922.
Evening star., 1925-06-04

Dietzgen prize, for excellence in
machine drawing: First prize, d. +.
Hahn; second prize, f. NJ. Soule.
Goddard medal for excellence in
French: Virginia Ronsaville.
Alexander Wiibourne Weddell prize,
| awarded for the best essay on the gen.
eral subject of the promotion of peace
among the nations of the world: WI.
liam L. Bales: honorable mention,
Catherine Coblentz.
Goddard medal, for excellence in
commerce: Clarence Mitchell.
Engineering Society prize, for the
best student paper presented before
the society: Frederick Sillers, jr.
Alchemist's prize In chemistry: How.
ard A. Jones.
Dietzsen prize, awarded to the fresh
| man maintaining the highest standing
in architectural drawing: Linden
Deuterman.
Muth prize. awarded to the student
who makes the highest record in the
freshman mechnical drawing: j., r.
Kyle.
Sigma Kappa prize, In English
awarded to that member of the fresh.
man class who passes the best exami-
nation in English rhetoric: Marguerite
Merigold.
Colonial Danes prize, awarded for
excellence in American colonial his.
tory: Edgar Graham.
Genevieve Chatterton McCutchins
prizes. awarded annually for the best
essays submitted on subjects related
to archaeology or painting, with special
Evening star., 1925-06-04
DIR. FOSDICK DEFENDS REBELLION
OF YOUTH AGAINST FORMALITYI
Declares Candor and Frankness of American Young
Folks Is "Spring gTha,o''-EIectrifes Audience
at C.. ". u. Commencement.

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