Evening star., 1926-10-31
BANKER DEFENDS
YOUTH IN ADDRESS
Petit Tells College Alumni
Young People Should
Get Every Chance.

Keep youth out Of reform schools.
See that persons in authority and with
responsibility do not shut youth up
behind bars. Keep boys and girls in
the open, feed them, house them prop
erly." That Is what Fernand Petit.
vice president and general manager
of the Mortgage, Bond and Guaranty
Co., and vice president of the Mer-
chants Bank and Trust Co.. told the
Alumni Association Of the Washing
ton College of Law Thursday night.
He urged the women to use their In
f1uence as lawyers to study the hui
man side Of youthful indiscretions.
The subject Of Mr.. Petit's speech was
Problems of Adolescence" He stat
ed that the most important role a
woman lawyer could play was in the
study of youth betterment and the
problems of probation.
The alumni elected officers for the
coming year as follows: President,
Helen DOGGY Reed: vice president. Ed
win A. Mooers: recording secretary,
Agnes NJ. Faber; corresponding secre-
tary. Miss Alice Whitcomb: treasurer,
Gertrude Coyle: auditors, J. Reed
Cheseldine, Miss Gertrude Leonard
and j. j. Dyer. Helena DOGGY Reed
and Judge Mary OToole introduced
the speaker.
Floor Clock as Gift.
Dean Grace Hays Riley and Ger
trude Leonard reported the selection
of an old colonial floor clock, to be
presented by the alumni to the college
as a mark of appreciation. The clock
is in keeping with the period of archi-
lecture Of the new building.
A committee was appointed to eX-
press the sympathy of the alumni to
Dean Emeritus Emma NJ. Gillett, who
was injured at Broadwater, on the
Chesapeake. last week while attending
the 1925 class reunion. They will
send flowers to Miss Gillett weekly
until she has recovered.
John T. Slattery. jr.. librarian. re-
ports that since the moot court work
has started the library is crowded
day and night with students. Addi-
tiOnal books are being placed on the
shelves every day. The tearoom
experiment has proved successful an
increasing interest being shown daily.
Last week was a gala week at the
college. The Junior class gave n Hal
loween dance and card party with the
two other classes as guests. John C..
Conliff, president of the class. was
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements, and Mrs. Bessie l. KOehl
had charge of the refreshments.
Freshmen Guests at Tea.
Beta Chapter of the Phi Delta Delta
Legal Fraternity gave a tea at the
University Women's Club Sunday for
the freshmen girls. The hostesses
were Helen Hironimus, Corinne
Quarles, Gertrude Coyle, Mary Ellen
Crosby and Elizabeth Buckley. Mrs
Tannehill presided at the tea table
Vocal selections were given by Miss
Helen Considine. with Miss Marjorie
Lowe at the piano. Miss M. Pearl
Mccall was pledged as an honorary
member of the chapter.
Those present were Marie Mac
quarrie, Adelaide Schlaudecker, Agnes
Quinn. Bessie l. koehl, Emma Scher-
mann. Scotia Scott HegartN Miss
Emma Void. DIR. and Mrs. T. .Das,
Pearl Cooper. Ellen Chaffee Callicott,
Clara Sears Taylor, Grace Hays Riley,
Olive Roberts Freer. Frances Wright
Porter. Ellen Mcdonald. Ella j. Ma
loney, Mildred Racknor, Grace Collins,
ID. Virginia Evans, Dorothy Bennett,
Elenor G. Prince, Edith. Cline, Louise
Lindsey and Virginia Brodel.
Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Beta Pi
Sorority also gave a tea Sunday for
the freshmen girls. Mrs Martha
Robbins Gold, Mrs. Elizabeth Reed,
Miss Maude Yates and Miss Gertrude
Leonard were hostesses.