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Evening star., 1925-12-27
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Several Given at Slater-Langston
and Twining Schools.

During the past few weeks several
educational programs have been car
ried out at the Slater-Langston and
Twining Schools. First. Miss Julia
Smith. seventh grade teacher of the
Slater Building, discussed the first
chapter of Thomas Training for Ef-
fective Study" with the grammar
grade teachers OF the school. The chief
idea which she developed was the
necessity for teaching children how to
study. enumerating the factors ot
study and the aims sought through
study. An informal discussion of the
subject followed the reading of the lee
turer's paper.
A few days later parents and teach.
erS received wholesome advice on sew
eral phases of education by Garnet
Wilkinson, Howard Long and John
G. Male. A week ago Walker Savoy
lcCtured to parents and teachers on
Educational Mortality" showing the
large percentage of pupils who leave
school at various stages.
Last Tuesday, Miss c. G. Brawner.
teacher OF the Langston Building. ad-
dressed the Slater LangSton and Twin
ing teachers on Knowing What Is to
BE Studied basing her lecture on
chapter TWO of the text previously
used by Miss Julia Smith. The lecturer
stressed the fundamental require
ments for efficient assignment OF les.
sons and the method TO be pursued in
developing self-reliance among chill
dren. The last activity was an en-
thusiastic Christmas carol sing by the
Slater pupils. followed by Christmas
exercises at the LangSton and TWining
buildings. The carol singers were led
by Clyde Glass, and We're assisted by
two violinists. Everett Gaskins OF Dun
bar High School. former Slater pupil
and Rudolph Eglin. recent graduate of
the Armstrong High School. The carol
singers were accompa MED at the piano
by Mrs. r. l.. Virgins; the violinists,
by Mr.. Glass. Interspersions of recita-
Itions by children and of a musical rem
dition by three Juvenile violinists con.
cluded the sing.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
PHI ALPHA CONCLAVE
OPENS THIS WEEK
Alfred L. Bennett, Committee
Chairman, Planning Entertain
ment for 800 Delegates.

The eleventh annual convention Of
the Phi Alpha Fraternity will be held
in Washington this week. Member
Of the fraternity from university
chapters throughout the country will
come here TO attend the conclave.
Alfred l.. Bennett, Georgetown Tn.
versity graduate and local attornev.
who is chairman of the convention
committee. yesterday estimated thai
more than 300 persons viii come here
<or the convention activities.
Registration and a house -warnlin@
will be held at the Alpha Gamma
Chapter house, No. 1872 California
street northwest. Tuesday
Wednesday night there will be a
stag party at the City Club. Several
boxing bouts and an excellent pro.
gram of entertainment have been ar
ranged.
Business sessions Of the convention
will be held at the New Willard Hotel
Thursday and Friday mornings and
afternoons.
While the business meetings are in
session the woman guests will be
entertained by the wives of the alumni.
members of the fraternity under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Hyman D
Shapiro. A tea and card party will
be given for the women Thursday
afternoon at the Willard and F'riday
they will be taken on q sightseeinc
trip.
New Year eve viii be celebrated
with a dance at the New Willard
Hotel.
The formal supper dance and prom
AZ the Maytiower Hotel Friday nigh
Will close the convention.
Besides Mr.. Bennett the other mem
bers of the committee are: Sylvan
Danzansky, Leon katz, DR.. David
Davis, Oscar /. Dodek, Alfred May
and DIR. Maurice a. Goldberg.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
MRS. TAYLOR RETIRES.
School Teacher for 20 Years Vol
UNFAIRLY Quits Service.

Mrs. Fannie w. Taylor. teacher in
the public schools for % years, retired
at her own request on December l6.
Mrs. Taylor began teaching in 1884.
Her first appointment was at Benuing,
l.. G. Later she was transferred to
Hillsdale School, now known as Bir.
ney, AnacoStia.
She held an excellent record under
j. T. Freeman. supervising principal,
and w. b. Powell, superintendent
until her resignation in 1898, when she
married. She was reappointed in 1907
and assigned to take charge of an
atypical class. but in 1909 was trans
ferred to the grades and taught fourth,
fifth and sixth grades with success,
under DR.. w. S. Montgomery and L.
Il. Perry. Mrs. Taylor served as head
teacher in the Douglass Simmons
School for many years under J. c..
Payne, administrative principal.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
PUPILS GIVE PLAY
AT SUMNER SCHOOL
Christmas Performance by SB
Grade Will Be Repeated Tomor-
row Night at st. Mary's.

Pupils of the 8B grade at the Charles
Sumner School. Seventeenth and NJ
streets, presented Christmas Eve at
the Wayside Inn" for the pupils an'l
parents of the school in the assembly
hall last week. Miss X. u. Alexander
is administrative principal and Miss
NJ. E. Brooks teacher. The play was
written by Miss Frances Berkeley
Brooks.
The play was in two scenes. Those
in the cast were Ethel Burriss. Eliza
beth Fry, Rebecca jackson, Eudora
Williams. Ruth Ferguson, Louise
Amos, Creed Mitchell. Augusta Lo-
mack, Johnetta Johnson, Charles
Smauwood. Thelnla Adams. Sylvester
Merriweather and Audrey Jackson.
Nathaniel Guy. teacher of dramatics
in the tenth to thirteenth divisions.
directed the performance and drilled
the pupils in their parts.
BY request. the play will be re-
peated tomorrow night at 7:3o O'Clock
for the benefit OF members OF the st.
Mary's Sunday School. on Twenty
third street between G and II streets.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
TRAINING OF VETERANS
MAY CEASE THIS YEAR
Veterans Bureau Seeks Extension
of Act to Cover Pend
ing Cases.

Unless amendments are made to the
present statute the training of dis
abled veterans under Government
supervision at the National Univer-
city and other professional schools
will cease in June. The Veterans
Bureau is recommending 10 Congress
that the legislation be extended to in
clude pending deserving cases. If this
is done the professional schools of
the country will for several years To
come have enrolled as students these
veterans who are untitled 10 go back
to their former occupations.
Several hundred disabled veterans
OF the World War have completed the
prescribed law course ct the National
University. The highest number Of
these veterans in training at q single
time was ia and the average number
since the end of the war has been close
to the hundred mark. Included in this
number have been several West Point
graduates who, because of service
disa hilities, were unable phi sic&lly to
remain Is officers OF the t,eEuar
Army. Others We're men who Jad
completed collegiate cduCHtionS, bur
were likewise unable TO return to tacIl'
pre-war occupation.
On next SATURDAY evening Iile II p
out will he held for applicants Tor the
intercollegiate team which Is TO meet
Bridcewater College next month in
Washington debating the mega tive
side of the question, Resolved, that
Congress should have the power to
modify decision of the United States
Supreme Court declaring an act OF
Congress 10 be unconstitutional
All students of the law school are
eligible TO participate in the try-out
and several representatives OF the
Samuel +. Miller and Richard \.
Alvey Deba ting Societies alrea dy nave
signified their intentions of competing.
Each team in the debate will be en-
titled TO two principles and one alter
nate. and these will he chosen tor
National University by committee
of judges after the try-out next Satur-
daV night.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
EASTERN HIGH GIRLS
WIN RIFLE CONTEST
Individual Members Make Remark
able Scores in Victory Over
Maryland Team.

The girls rife team OF Eastern
High School recently defeated the
girls rife team of Maryland Univer-
sity in a contest held on the Eastern
rifle range. The Eastern girls con-
testing We're Helen Seitz. Netura Jar
rett. Leah Woods, Helen Terrell. Vir-
ginia Turner. Dorothy Thume, Ella
Sanborn. Viola McDermott, Athlyn
Spah- and Alice Law.
Only the five making the highest
score We're counted In the contest.
They We're Miss Seitz, with a perfect
score of 100; Miss Woods, 90; Miss
Jarrett. %; Miss Terrell. 90. and Miss
Turner. 81 Eastern's score was 494,
as against Maryland's score Of 49l.
II was the first match for Miss
Turner and her score was considered
] emarkablC Miss Woods is captain
Of the team: Miss Jarrett is manager
and Misses Seitz and 'Spahr are as
Sistant managers.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Women Must Earn Alimony.

From the Buffalo Express.
More mopping-lesS moping: more
SWeeping-leSS weeping; more cooking
less looking: more palimony-lesS
alimony.'
That's Judge Lupes platform for the
American home and if u wife hasn't
built such a foundation she need not
come into his court looking for SYM
pathy.
There is no reason why men should
support women all their lives, if the
women have not earned the right to it
b. making good homes. by being pals
and helpmates and by having chill
dren," said he.
Judge Lupe sits in a Chicago di-
yorce court. He thinks too many
women want alimony when they real
ly have no claim to 1t. Hence his new
policy. If she has earned it, she gets
it. If not, she doesn't.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
BRYAN SCHOOL PUPILS
HAVE BRILLIANT PARTY
Christmas Tree and Two Playlets
Feature Entertainment
Wednesday.

Pupils at the Bryan School. Thin
teenth and B streets southeast, enjoy
ed an exceptionally brilliant Christmas
entertainment on Wednesday which
was arranged through the untirin5
efforts of Miss Virginia Littleton Nc
Causland. 3B teacher. \ Christmas
tree daZzled with electric lights, while
the platform on which two playlets
were given scintillated with impro
vised electric tootliGhts.
Miss NJ. T.. Sheads, principal. wa
enthusiastic over the success of the
Christmas program.
Those who took part in "BiIlys
Christmas" one of the playlets. were
Edna SIork. Donald CaIlison, Mildred
Furnate and Ellsworth Field IL
"Betty's Dream the following made
up the cast: Loretta King. Margare'
Goodney and Charles Wilhide.
Others who took part in the enter
tainment were: Charles DaIrympIe
second grade, Frances Donovan. q
reading. third grade: Elizabeth Whit
ney recitation. nth grade. and ii
piano solo ~ Miss Virginia Martin.
The entire school sang Christmas car.
OILS and 4 number Of school songs.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
UNIQUE CLUB FORMED
OF G. u. STUDENTS
"Philippine Georgetownians" Oc-
cupy District Place in Cosmo-
politan Life of Washington.

Unique among the clubs of George
q different nationalities are enrolled
this year, the philippine George
townians' occupy Il distinct place in
the cosmopolitan life OF Washington,
and more particularly Of the School
of Foreign Service. which most of
them attend.
Comprising for the most part body
of trained graduate students who are
seeking new ideas. the club is begin
ming to take leading part IN tho ad-
vanccment Of education in the Philip
pines. II il noticeable that OF the
foreign delegations at Georgetown the
represrnt alton from the Philippines is
~ far the largest. more than 90 stu
dents being enrolled from the islands
this term.
The influx Of Filipino students to
GEORGETOWN began over Il score o.
years ago in large numbers. During
this time Georgetown has contributed
10 Il great extent in educating young
LleG who now ar" among the leading
spirits in tho educational and business
life Of the Philippines.
The most recent mark made by one
who cradua ted from Georgetown was
the elevation of Judge Delfin lara
EilIa OF the class OF 1907 10 the posi-
ton OF attorney general of the Philip
pine government. Marcelo Nubla,
who took postgraduate work in 1928,
Is now councillor to the Chinese con-
sui general in Manila.
Tho philippine Georgetownians"
was organized about three years ago.
primarily to encourage and mold the
work of native students attending the
university. During its brief existence
il has succeeded in inducing many to
come here for post graduate work.
These young men are here for the pur-
pose Of imbibing ideas Of democracy
and education. so that they can help
fuse those ideas in the educational
and political life Of their native
country
Evening star., 1925-12-27
EASTERN GRADS MEET.
Alumni Reunion Held at School on
Tuesday Night.

The annual reunion of the Eastern
Alumni Association was held in the
school auditorium on Tuesday night.
At this meeting officers for the new
year were elected as follows: DR.. De
Witt c. Croissant, "a, president; Miss
Rosemary Arnold, II, vice president;
Miss Pauline Lohman. Is, secretary;
Leonidas McDougle, %, treasurer.
Members of the executive council were
elected as follows: Charles NJ. Boteler,
'l6: Miss Mildred Boynton. 90; Miss
Edna Burrows, 20; Miss Elizabeth
Didden. '25: Paul l.. Doerr, "a; Ber-
ram G. Foster. '94, and John Nc
Inerney, 90.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Free on Ship Also,

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Rev. Calvin G. Menry of New
York, who recently gave a quart of
his blood to a sinking parishioner. is
opposed to sensationalism in religion
Deliver me-" he said at a Bronx
luncheon. from the new creeds that
spring up nowadays like mushrooms
l was bidding a friend bon voyage on
the pier the other afternoon and
said to him by way of joke:
Maybe you'll bring a new creed
back with you, but be careful if you
do-you know how hard it Is to get
things through the custom house
nowadays
"'Oh.' said my friend, there'd he no
difficulty about that. These new
creeds never have any duties attached
to them
Evening star., 1925-12-27
ZINC RECORDS TOPPED.
Production and Value of Ore High
in Tri-State District.

JOpLIN, Mo. December 20 tF).-
Figures compiled by the Joplln
Globe declare that all RECORDS lor
nroduction and value of zinc and
orc we're broken in the tri-State dis
trict OF Missouri. Kansas and Okla
homa during the statistical year end
ing today.
The figures show that the total
value of both ores was S59. $50,
an approximate gain of sls.ooo.ooo
over 1924, the previous best year.
Zinc shipments for the year reach :
ed S13,421 tons, gain OF almost
100000 tons over last year. The
value of the zinc was $44.403,3i4.
Lead production showed gain Of
more than $4,000 tons over the pre-
vious year. representing a value Of
$15,151 ,495.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
PUPILS EXCHANGE GIFTS.
Trees Decorated in Rooms at Bruce
School

The celebration Of Christmas a the
Bruce School last week took the form
of an exchange of presents among the
pupils of the school The teachers ar
ranged so that each child both gave
and received Christmas token. Trees
were decorated in the rooms and
colored crayon drawings were on the
blackboards to represent scenes con
nected with Nuletide. The singing Of
Christmas carols took place in the
hall assembly.
The teachers are ". Grant Lucas.
principal: J. l.. Gray. J. Il. Bush. A.
u. Bell. T.. L. Chew, II. \. pawley. NJ.
NJ. Rivers. NJ. +. LOWS. :. II. Arnold,
a. W. jones, II. IL. iI.l, +. \. Palmer.
s. &. Fletcher, \. NJ BuIweN, l.. II.
UaWlleswurth ana L. l.. Minor.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Size Dads Drawback.
Prom the Florida Times Union.

FTUnl IIlt IUlIUd II1IItS- JIIlOn.
Iii certain parts of Florida people
Sarry young. \ youthful giant was
3ccosted by u friend.
Il expect ye're glad ye're goin to be
fWenty-one. Jake, so Ye can vote?'
Don't care so much about voting
Scplied Jake, but I'm glad about it.
Now can teach my oldest boy to call
me Dad So far l haint had the nerve
70 make him call me anythin' but
Jake,
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Annual Church Dinner Arranged.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, December
26 ,SpeciaD-The annual dinner and
business meeting Of the First Bap-
tist Church is to be held Thursday
evening. 1t will be followed by the
business meeting. baptism and Watch
night services conducted by the pas
tor, DR.. E. +. Robertson. Tuesday
night the Christmas entertainment Of
the Sunday school of the Baptist
Church is to be held. The small
children of the school held their
Christmas entertainment Saturday
afternoon, December 1s.a
Evening star., 1925-12-27
D. c. Boy in Mask and Wing Skit.

Jack Eakin of this city was one of
81 students who have been chosen by
the Mask and Wig Club OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania to participate
In the annual skit night of the or
ganization, which is to be held after
the holidays E,akin is a sophomore
in the college and is a member OF
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Wants It Snappy.

From the Los Angeles Times
Harriet is a very active little miss,
while her brother Buddie is rather
delicate. both of manner and of speech.
One day Harriet wanted her brother
to read to her. but the latter, being
busy at the time, said:
Let Buddie read to YOU
To this Harriet replied: II don't like
to hear Buddie read. There is too
much space between his words"
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Too Bad.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Il hear that you have lost your valu-
able dog. Mr., Bowers" said u Sympa-
thetic friend.
Yes, in a railway accident. 7 was
saved. but the dog wasn't replied
Browne.
Goodness, What a pity.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Cadet Nesbitt in Special Post.

Cadet John s. Nesbitt of West
Point, son of Mrs. FLORENCE : Scott
lI4S T street, and formerly a Western
High School student, has been selected
as cadet lieutenant during the holiday
period. when the upper classes are
away from the post
Evening star., 1925-12-27

Men who fail deserve q lot of credit
for having tried.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-25

certain Englishman by the name of
Nautilus, more than a century ago.,
predicted that the world was rapidly
approaching a day when population in
crease would Outrun increase in pro-
ductiOn of fOOdstuffs, and that inevi-
tably a part of the world must starve.
This Mauthuisian doctrine, like sim
liar predictions being made in our
day, failed to take into consideration
the changing conditions under which
population increases and the various
factors which govern production of
fOOdstuffs. According to the doc
trine of Nautilus we should today be
starving, yet curiOusly enough, we in
America are in a temporary period of
OveTprOAuctiOn of fOOdstuffs. The
main value in the work of Nautilus
lies in the fact that he called the at
tentiOn of the world to this plain fact
that population is increasing at a
tremendous rate and that, theoreti-
cally, at least, we are nearing the
point where available land will no
longer produce the required amount
of fOOdstuffs.
Some scientists who have grown
uneasy when they read the pOpula-
ton figures in comparison to the
land available for future food pro-
ductiOn have sounded an alarm. Some
have said that the pinch of food
shortage will be felt in the coming
generation, while still others see an
inrease in pOulatiOn until standing
room on the earth becomes a prob
lem more pressing than food supply.
A careful summary of the opinions
of various estimatOrs would lead us
to believe that the time when the
world will starve is still far in the fu-
ture, and we are willing to give a
future generation of men credit for
enough wisdom and knowledge to
handle their W peculiar problems
as they arise.
This question of population spread
r coupled with the exhaustion of free
/ land areas, is however, causing con
/ Germ to the leading economists of OuI
p present generation. 1t is generally
agreed that American Chat is
= United States) population cannot in
crease beyond 200, OOO,0OO or 22O,-
100000, which is held to about OuI
= saturatiOn point in population. Ac-
2 cording to our present rate Of in.
+. crease we will be Saturated with
-lpeOple about the year 1000, the pop.
I ulatiOn to be about double that Of
= today. How then, they ask, are We
s to feed this increased population? II
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-25

eastern and middle western farmer Of
small capital must look nov to low
priced, rather than free land. This
means that his attention will turn to-
ward Montana, the state of the lowest
priced farming lands, and that our
present unOccupied lands will be
filled by farmers practicing a profit
able and successful Montana type of
agriculture Here lie both our op-
pOrtunity and our obligation; an op-
pOrtunity in this inevitable flow of
land-hungry settlers; an obligation in
the providing of the e whereby
these new settlers can be assured of
moderate success. Our greatest
danger in this new period of settle
ment-which, by the way, will begin
to be manifested in the coming de-
cade-is in the tendency of certain
l~and-selling motive, there will we
unseen" to settlers. Wherever the
sale of land, rather than the success
of the settler, is made the primary
~land-selling motive, .theer will we
find a region where farm failures
will continue to mock and retard our
agricultural growth.
This new period of population
growth in Montana may bring to the
remaining pioneers something of a
pull for the heartstrings. The. adj
%venturous spirits of other days grow
sad when they contrast the herds of
countless buffalo of yesterday with
the practically extinct buffalo Of to-
day; they look with regret upon the
formerly wild areas of the forest
clad mountains which today are be-
come the vacation lands of thousands
of tourists. Cattlemen of the period
of 20 years ago gave up slowly the
idea that the "honyOcker" could be
induced 10 leave the wide prairies
unfenced and untitled. The onward
sweeping population holds NJ area in
violate when the number of mouths
to feed demands new crOp-prOducing
areas and more intensive land use.
Romance has little influence against
the rigOrs of economic necessity.
For RediscOvery of Treasure State
1t is certain that the level plains
area of Montana will, in the time OF
this present new generation, become
} an agricultural area contributing tC
the support of a state population Of
/ 100000. In that time our indus.
LI1dl 4lLS Will nave 6AOWu l|I6IuGuuOu
/ ly, for in a nation rapidly nearing the
exhaustion point in coal, timber, ag
} ricultral land, oil, and metals, Mon
/ tana stands with a still tremendOuI
q. supply of all these raw materials
r MOntanans have hardly begun to re
S alize the important position they viii
occupy in the America of anOthe
generation, when the eyes of the ma
e ton, nearing the %saturatiOn point il
l. population, and nearing the point o
= exhaustion of many Of it's natura
/ resources, r~ediscovers the Treasur
= state of the West with it's millions O
acres of available ~fOOd-producin
lands, with mountain rivers and vas
coal resources that will furnish uI
told power to industries that can ut
s lie raw material Immediately q
e hand.
o What then, is Montana's oblig;