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Evening star., 1926-04-18
DR.. DEVINE TO GIVE
AMERICAN U. TALK
New Dean of Graduate School to
Make Address at Annual
Convocation June l.

DR.. Lucius G. Clark, chancellor OF
American University, last night an
nounced that DIR. Edward T. Devine,
newly appointed dean of the graduate
school, will deliver the address at the
twelfth annual convocation at Ameri-
can University Tuesday afternoon.
June l. The ceremonies will be held
in Grove amphitheater on the campus.
DIR. Devine, who is on an extended
lecture tour of the West at the pres
ent time, Cancelled an address he had
scheduled before the National Confer
ence of Social Work at Cleveland, DR..
Clark said, in order to deliver the
convocation address here.
Miss Josephine Clay of Hutchinson.
Mimi, who is now principal of the
high school at Candy. Mimi, has been
added to the faculty of the college of
liberal arts of the university, it was
announced by Dean G. b. Woods.
Miss Clay will be instructor in chem
istry and physics, beginning with the
next school year.
Contracts have been let for con
struction of the new college library
on the campus. to be known as the
Battelle Memorial. and construction
work is expected to start within a few
days. 1t is hoped the building may
be ready for occupancy before the
opening of the next Fall term.
Representative Frederick NJ Dav-
export of New York will be the prin-
cipal speaker Friday night at a ban.
quet of the Women's Guild of Ameri-
can University at the Women's Resi-
dence Hall on the campus. The ad-
dress of welcome will be by Mrs. w.
r. Mcdowell. The committee on ar
rangements consists of Mrs. George
r. Woods. Mrs. Hosea Moulton and
Mrs. John Nicholson. The guild, of
which Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker is
president. consists Of d number OF
Washington women interested in pro
noting the welfare of the university.
During the present year the guild has
contributed generously to the furnish
ings of the Women's Residence Hall
and plans to add further to these ap-
pointments in the near future.
Dean Mary Louise Brown is to be
hostess this morning at a breakfast
To the senior class at the Women $
Residence Hall.
A reception and garden party for
the graduating class of the college
will be given by Mrs. f. Quincy Smith
and her daughter, Miss Dorothy
Quincy Smith, d member of the class,
at their home. 4402 Sixteenth street,
Monday afternoon from to :.
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PLANTS FROM FAR COUNTRIES
ARE In COLLECTION AT CENTRAL
Ireland, Egypt Guatemala, Spain and South America
Represented-Shamrock Growing in Laboratory,
Palm Trees i'm Conservatory.

Treasured here also is large section
of one of the oak trees from the grove
which grew on the site of the school.
1t was from the last tree to be cut
from this grove, and the 1l6 rings
show that the tree dated back to 1900
An unusually large aquarium is now
the home of Mickey" a tame snap
ping turtle about % years old, which
was acquired by Central three years
ago.
The number studying biology has
doubled during the last three years,
making two new teachers necessary.
so that there are now four in this de-
partment.
Mrs. 4. G. Paul and A. A. Dooittle
were the teachers who came over from
old Central to new. Miss l.. G. Van
Doren and l.. G. Hoover were added
to the faculty to relieve the conges-
ton of classes and pupils.
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X. C. SENIOR WINS
J. LEO KOLB MEDAL
Francis ]. Gillies' Essay Was on
What Every Real Estate
Man Should Know

Announcement has Just been made
that the winner in the annual con.
test at the knights Of Columbus Eve
ming School for the j. Leo Kolb Gold
Medal for the best essay submitted on
the profession of realty. is Francis ].
Gillies, a student in the senior law
class. The subject of his essay was
What a Real Estate Man Should
Know" The second best paper was
submitted by Patrick J. Fitzgibbons.
The contest was held under the super
vision of DR.. Harry S. O'Neill, who
has been conducting the course in
real estate.
The Girls Choral Club met for prac.
tice at the home of Miss Ruth 1.
Reynolds, president of the Santa
Maria Club, Thursday night. The
choral class is under the direction of
Mrs. j. b. Waters, who also has
charge of the classes III violin and
voice.
The Santa Maria Club held it's regu-
lar meeting Tuesday night, when
plans were made for the dance
next Saturday night at the school
building. The committee in charge
of the dance includes Misses Mary
Eike, Harriet Mast and Ruth
Reynolds.
L lie literary SeCIiOI VI Tie SANTA
Maria Club will be entertained at tea
from 4 to s at the home of Mrs.
Frank O'Hara in Brookland next Sun
day. Members Of the section are pre-
pairing a literary program for the oc-
casion.
Miss Mary A. Warren returned to
school after a short illness.
A new section of Typographical
drawing has been opened in the draft
ing department to care for the de-
mands of students from Government
departments.
A debate will be held Friday night
in Prof. James A. Hartnett's English
class on Resolved. That the metric
system should be adopted in the
United States as the official system OF
measurement"
Prof. Arthur Deering of the English
department at the Catholic University
will give public lecture in the liter
ature series on Tuesday evening at
the Knights of Columbus Evening
School. His subject will be "The
Poetry of Edna st. Vincent Millay
and Aileen kilmer."
Evening star., 1926-04-18
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
. GRADUATION JUNE 8
Date for Senior Law Commence
ment Fixed bv Dean-Class
Active.

Commencement exercises for the
Washington College of Law class of
1926 will be held June 9. according to
announcement yesterday from the
deans headquarters. Plans for the
senior class book are we'll under way
Group pictures have been made of
the under-class men and most of the
seniors have had their individual pic
lures taken. while the editorial
and circulation staffs are busy with
material and campaigning
Prof. Edwin y. Mooers has com
pleted his course in agency The eX-
animation was held Thursday. and
a course in legal problems under his
direction will begin tomorrow.
Prof. James B. Flynn has complet
ed his course in real property for the
freshmen and this examination also
has been held. a course in common
law pleading, under the direction Of
Prof. Helen K. Jamison, will com
mence at once.
The course in sales. under Prof
Elizabeth c. Harris. has been com
pleted and examination was held
Tuesday. Miss Harris will begin a
class in bailments at once.
New students may enter the col
lege at this time for the courses Just
Strated in Common-law pleading and
DalImentS.
d. J. Manning. a student at the
school who recently left Washington
for 1t position in the field with the
Internal Revenue. sent the Junior
class. hosts at the annual banquet
last saturday night. April 10, his re
CARDS.
Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Delta
gave a benefit bridge party at the
Burlington Hotel last night.
Judge Sellers, an honorary member
of the Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Beta
ri, will speak to the members on the
work Of the Juvenile Court at the
April meeting this afternoon. The
members are working hard for the
success of the card party to be held
At the Women's City Club Thursday,
the proceeds of which are to go
toward the endowment fund of the
college.
Miss Helen Hardman of Los An
geles was at the Willard last week
and invited the members of the so.
rority to be present last Monday
when she was admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court OF the
United States. on the motion of Sen
ator Shortridge of California. Miss
Hardman also attended the annual
junior banquet of the college at
Rauscher's. She was the guest of
Mrs. Arthur Keith, dean of the So
rOritV.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
Politics

Senator Smith w. Broolihart of Iowa
was unseated last week by a close vote
in the Senate and in, his place Daniel
F. Steck of Iowa, a Democrat. will
represent the State for the remainder
of the term. Thus has ended long
fight, which began last Summer when
Steck challenged the victory of Brook
hart and the battle was taken to the
Senate, where the votes we're recount
ed and the committee reported that
Steck, instead Of Brookhart. had re-
ceived a plurality. The situation was
interesting in that Steck is Demo
crat, the first Democrat Iowa has sent
to the Senate in many years, while
Brookhart was one of the Progress
sive Republicans who have raised
havoc with the regular party. The
vote in the Senate found Senator Will
liam NJ Butler of Massachusetts.
chairman OF the Republican National
Committee, voting for the Democrat,
Steck. while Senator Curtis of Kansas,
Senate leader, voted for Brookhart.
William 3. Mckinley, Senator from
Illinois. was defeated in the primaries
! for denomination to succeed himself
| last week, and Col. Frank l.. Smith,
| his opponent, was designated as the
! Republican standard bearer IN the
! coming congressional elections. Ihe
defeat of Senator Mckinley was held
significant because he was one of the
! supporters of American adherence to
! The World Court. while Col. Smith
! adopted as one of the main plans OF
his platform, opposition to entry in
the World Court. The defeat of Sena-
| tor Mckinley is also held a blow TO
the Coolidge administration. as he was
/ one of the REGULAR administration
| Senators who has stood with the
President on important issues. The
| Illinois situation is made doubiy IN
teresting because of the nomination
| of George r. Brennan, Democratic
boss of Chicago. on the Democratic
f; ticket. Mr.. Brennan advocates light
| wines and beer.
| Tn commemoration of the 1880 an
niversary of the birth of Thomas JET
| ferson a dinner was held mere last
u.eol, at which Gov. Albert G. Ritchie
! of MARYLAND, now spoken of as pos
sible Democratic candidate Tor the
presidency, declared that because OF
prohibition, the wars attermaths ano
a new conception" of the laws, we
are fighting the old issues or human
freedom all over again-hghtlng Tor
; froedom of speech, freedom of the
nress. freedom of the individual, free
, dom from intolerance and for free
/ dom OF the saving power OF truth.
! other prominent Democrats addressed
| the diners.
Mrs. Bertha Baur was defeated in
her campaign for nomination for the
House of Representatives in Illinois
| so her views may be taken with
! grain of salt. Nevertheless. she says
i that "the ignorance of many woman
! voters is appalling" and describing
| some of the details of election day,
! she says that many of the women
Evening star., 1926-04-18

Plants from Ireland, Egypt, Guate-
mala. Spain and South America COM
prise the representative collection in
the conservatory at Central High
School
With the cooperation of the Botani-
cal Gardens. A. A. Doolittle of the BIZ
olOgy department at Central has been
able to accumulate wide range OF
plant life since 1916, when the new
building at Thirteenth and Clifton
streets was opened.
Palms, date trees and avocado pears,
raised from seeds, thrive here be-
cause the temperature is particularly
suited to tropical plants. Lemon.
grapefruit, and both native and wild
baby orange trees have grown from
seedlings to good sized plants.
Reminiscent of old Erin is the
shamrock which grows in the labora-
tory itself just off the conservatory.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
Mrs. Meyrson Wins Divorce.

Mrs. Florence Meyrson has been
awarded an interlocutory decree of
absolute divorce from Joseph Meyr-
son, wealthy sportsman, also known
as Joe Morrison. The decree, signed
by Chief Justice Mccoy, allows the
wife alimony and counsel fees. The
husband made no defense except to
move to dismiss the petition, which
was denied Attorneys Wampler &
Lynch appeared for Mrs. Meyrson.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
TALKS ON WILD FLOWERS
Mrs. T. w. Adams Addresses Pupils
of John Eaton School

The pupils of the John Eaton School
on Wednesday listened to a talk on
wild flowers by Mrs. T. W. Adams. a
director of the National Wild Flower
Preservation Society
She spoke of the many agencies that
destroy the flowers of the woods and
fields, and emphasized the fact that
many flowers must be left to go to
seed in order to appear the next year:
that roots must not be pulled up nor
branches broken carelessly, and that
leaves manufacture food for many
kinds of plants with tuberous roots.
She asked that the hepatica, dog-tooth
violet. arbutus and trillium be gath
cred aparingly.
Evening star., 1926-04-18

Society, is on his way north in charge
of an expedition which hopes to fly
to the Pole In planes. This eXpedi-
tion is sponsored, in part, by John d.
Rockefeller. jr., and Henry Ford.
From Fairbanks, Alaska, Capt.
George II. Wilkins, heading Detroit,
Mich, expedition, hoped off on a
fight last week which he hopes will
take him to Point Barrow and across
the polar regions near the North
Pole itself, and all the way to the
SpitZbergen Islands. north of the Nor
wegian mainland.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
U. S. Sues to Recover $25, 900.

The United States Government has
filed suit in the District Supreme
Court against Wallace Jenkins, David
G. Oppenheimer and the National
Surety Co. to recover $4,000 on a
bond given to insure the carrying out
of q contract made by Jenkins and
Oppenheimer to buy 100000 surplus
towels from the Government. United
States. Attorney Gordon and Assistant
United States Attorney Rover appear
for the Government.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
27 GIRL SCOUTS TAKE
LESSON IN COOKING
Members of Three Troops, Seeking
to Qualify for Merit Badge,
Attend School.

Twenty-seven members of Troups
:. 21 and % of the local Girl Scouts
were given instructions and an ex-
animation at the Lewis Hotel Training
Schools yesterday for the purpose of
qualifying for their merit badge in
cooking.
The girls were given an oral eXani-
nation by Miss Margaret Evans,
cookery instructor of the school. and
then were required to prepare and
cook various foods.
Last Tuesday evening NJ. Jacque
Haeringer, formerly chef of the Shore
ham Hotel, gave demonstration of
thS roasting and carving of chickens.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
CIV. i. PLANS DRIVE
FOR NEW BUILDING.
Unit to House Larger liz
brary, Laboratories and Lee
ture Rooms to Be Pushed.

Hone that work can be begun TINS
Summer on the building of unit NO
) of the greater George washington
building pan is expressed in tht
April number of Alumni News. is
sued last week. Decision to make a
drive for the money necessary 10
build the latest unit was made at Il
meeting of the board of trustees
held February 10.
Present plans call for the building
of unit No , in the square between
Twentieth and Twenty first ana q
and II streets northwest. This ls
the square in which Corcoran HAN
and stockton Hall are now located.
The new building viii be placed
north of Corcoran Hail. and will face
on Twenty first and Ii streets. Nhell
erected, it viii contain the arts ana
science library, laboratories, reading
rooms for men and women ana
numerous lecture rooms. :.
The completion of these pans
saws the Alumni News, is ANXIOUS
ly awaited by the students, alumni
faculty and friends of the uniNer-
SHY, 1Ot inns new DuilOliit7 Ni'A ''-A -
long felt and pressing need.
Present Library Space Limited.
The present quarters of the arts
and science library are much too
small. The reading room, when ac-
commodities l25 readers, should De
able to seat more than 400, since,
according to present standards. there
should be one seat for every 10 stu
dents.
Because of the lack of space, many
valuable books are stacked one upon
the other in small rooms where they
are not available for ready reference
work. 1t is also true that in their pres
ent quarters the library books are con-
stantlv subject to fire hazard.
In 1915 the enrolment i'll George
Washington University was 1878
Last wear the registration amounted
to 5.713. This represents an increase
of 200 per cent in 10 years, and shows
what terrific demand is being made
on the physical equipment of the Uni
versity The saturatiOn point has now
been reached. SO that il will be neceS-
Sary next year to curtall registration
in certain courses unless more class
rooms are available.
Offers Unusual Opportunity.
Inasmuch as George Washington is
the only university in the National
Capital Offering an opportunity 10 EN-
pioyed students 10 take full courses
in arts and sciences work in the late
afternoon. il is felt that a curtailmenr
Of registration would work q hardship
upon great number of deserving
Young people.
THE new building. which has been
authorized by the board of trustees.
will be designed to accommodate the
arts and sciences library and will
remedy the library situation. The new
classrOoms. which the building will
contain. will also provide facilities for
lecture purposes. Because of these
facts, President Lewis announcement
has created enthusiasm among the
friends of the university, and already
a number of gifts have been received
for this building fund.
1t is hoped that work on the build
ing may be begun during the Sum
mer. This will be possible if the
friends of the university rally to it's
support and make the necessary con-
tributions.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
Education.

Yale University has received
gift of $1,000,000 from two anony-
nous donors, it was annonced last
week. and the money will be used
for the erection of an art museum
Through its erection the university
will be able to complete a substan-
tiai portion of a comprehensive
system of art galleries, plans for
which have been under considerable
for some time.
From Harvard University comes
the news of "A marked religious
slump among the students" there
since the war. The investigator
found that only among the Jews
Catholics ands Episcopalians has
there been a percentage increase
among those reporting their religious
preferences. The mot interested"
class, he says, is made up of agnostics,
atheists, philosophers and those
without preference or interest. He
found no connection between the
figures and any change in the
religious attitude of the instructors
Evening star., 1926-04-18

Three separate expeditions are now
definitely on their way to discover
whether any land lies near the North
Pole in the form of an unknown
continent, and, if possible, to reach
the North Pole itself.
Last week the expedition headed
by Amundsen and Ellsworth, who
made an unsuccessful attempt to
reach the Pole last Summer, flew
from Norway across the Baltic Sea
and over the Gulf of Finland to
Leningrad. From Leningrad the eX-
plorers plan to fly to Spitzbergen,
where a real start will be made on
their projected 2,000-mile flight across
the top of the world to Point Barrow,
Alaska.
In the meantime Comdr. Byrd,
L. S. N, who accompanied Mcmillan
on his northern trip last year under
auspices Of the National Geographic
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wanted their relatives or friends to
! enter the booths with them and help
mark the ballots.
Congress.
The fight of the vets and the
| "drys" before d Senate judiciary sub
committee continues unabated, the
"wets" up to this time occupying the
brightest part of the spotlight. Ihe
"drys" began their turn last week
and after that the subcommittee Is
to report to the full committee on
pending legislation to modify the Vol
stead act by allowing light vines ana
beers. Possibly the most significant
testimony before the committee has
been that of Lincoln G. Andrews, in
charge of the enforcement of prom
hilton. MIR. Andrews made the state
meut that beer of small alcoholic con
tent. sold under Government super
vision. might make the enforcement
of prohibition against hard liquors
less difficult. Now he is being attack
ed by the ''drys' for this statement.
While the hearings are progressing
on Capitol Hill. the President has ap-
proved "a $3,0O0,00e additional appro-
priation for prohibition enforcement
next year Mr. Andrews says that IL
this money is made available by cor
greSs, he can do much to drE up Ihe
sources of illicit liquor.
The bill to place prohibition enforce
ment under the civil service has Deen
passed by the House and has been
favorably reported from the committee
to the Senate. The measure has the
support of both vets and drNs.
The most complete and one or the
few Wotrh while collections OF articles
connected with the life and death OF
Abraham Lincoln is owned bX a
private individual who has loaned 1t
to the Government. Last week In the
HOUSE Representative Bacon or New
York reiterated a plea which has been
made many times before to have the
Government buy this collection The
owner. Osborn H. Oldroyd, has been
offered $50 900 for it by an individual.
but he would not sell because he
wanted the Government to take 1t over
The collection is now housed i'll the
famous old house on Tenth street
opposite the site of Ford's TheateH,
where Lincoln was shot
The Cummins bill to force railroads
to merge after an experimental period
of operation was reported favorablV
last week by the Senate interstate
commerce committee, but its passage
at this session is not regarded as being
at all certain. Proponents of the bill
say that savings of 100000 TO
$500, ,OO0, 900 could be effected through
consolidation, and applied to reduc-
tions in passenger and freight rates
Unless the railways merge. it IL
stated. $4,000 miles of railway lines
will have to be abandoned or will be
rendering unsatisfactory service
The Senate elections committee
voted last week to dismiss the Min
nesota senatorial contest brought by
Magnus johnson. former Senator from
Minnesota. against Senator Schall of
the same state. The fight Is not
ended, however, for friends of former
Senator johnson plan to make an
effort on the floor of the Senate to
have the case reopened.
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Economic.

Finance Minister Peret of France
is coming to Washington next month
where. a French newspaper says. he
hopes to sign an agreement for pay
ment of the French debt. Negotiations
have been going on and viii continue.
in the meantime. between Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon and Am
bassador Berenger toward settling the
debt.
The Senate. which has been debat-
ing the Italian debt settlement for the
last two weeks. has agreed to vote on
the question Wednesday of this week.
1t is believed the agreement will be
ratified. Unless il is. Italy is relieved
of further negotiations toward the
debt payment.
The birth rate is steadily decreasing
throughout the civilized world and
particularly in large cities. statistics
collected by the League of Nations
health committee indicate. The only
noteworthy increase in the birth rate
anywhere in the world is in the South
Sea Islands, it is stated. While there
has been steady decrease in the
birth rate, the infant mortality rate
throughout the world is also decreas-
ing
IlC III e1l uISlIIClS nave IlEIu the uD-
per hand in Legislation from the be
ginning. The cities have had little to
say about laws desired by the country
folk. An interesting question in this
connection is brought up by the fact
that the latest census shows that 81 A
per cent of the population lives in
cities of $500 inhabitants and over.
Will this increase in city over the
rural population give the cities Il
larger voice in affairs? The farmers
have had what they wanted for $50
years. The rural population is held
responsible for prohibition, the same
districts have thrown daylight say
ing time into the discard although
the cities want it. and the rural dis
trlcts have been credited with dictat-
ing certain provisions of the tax
laws and in keeping the appropra-
tions of the Army and Navy cut to
the bone: The voice of the farmer
has been the law for Congressman
for many years. Is the time COM
ing when the city man will outtalk
the farmer in the halls of Congress?
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appeared to vote without having regis
tered: some wanted to take the pal
lots home with them, while others
wanted their relatives or friends TO
enter the booths with them and heip
mark the ballots.