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Evening star., 1926-03-28
HOWARD u. STUDENTS
AID HEALTH CRUSADE
Importance of Movement Stressed
in Glasses and by As
sembly Speakers.

During the past week exercises
were held at Howard University in
connection with the Crusade
Against Disease" campaign being
conducted by the medical profession
throughout the country. Monday at
the noon day chapel assembly in An
drew Rankin Memorial Chapel, DR..
Logan Horton discussed the plans
for a National Health Week, and
mentioned the wonderful progress
the movement has gained throughout
the country. DR.. Robert b. Pearson
spoke on Oral Hygiene" and DR..
John r. Ware, made a brief discus
sion on the subject, Prevention of
tuberculosis
Wednesday, at the chapel assem-
bly,. pr William II. Frazier, deliv-
cred a few remarks on The Proper
Care of the Eyes" and DR.. Il. o
Saulsberry, spoke on THE Preven-
tion of Common Colds" Friday, DR.
Israel F.. Turner spoke to the mems
assembly in Andrew Rankin Me
mortal Chapel, on Practical Hygiene
for Men," and DIR. Dorothy Boulding
addressed the young women assem-
bled in Library Hall on practical
Hygiene for Women"
In addition to these meetings the
instructors of physical education
have been discussing the subject of
health in their daily classes. and the
various clubs and societies of the
university also have stressed it's i'm
portance.
Initial tryouts in connection with
the Frederick Douglass preliminary
oratorical contest were held in the
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel
Monday evening The participants
were Howard Bailey, Hortense Minis.
Walter Merrick, Albert Brooks,
Edward D. Collins and Beatrice
Robinson
TUESDAY evening the following
students were considered in the con-
test: Ethel Wise, Armour Black
burn, Elizabeth Roberts, James Por-
ter. Edker Burks and Genevive
Lomax; and Wednesday the following
were heard: NJ. w. Young, l.. *.
Johnson. Percy Newbie, Jack Cald
well, Elizabeth Lewis and c. A.
Davis.
The Frederick Douglass oratorical
contest is fostered by the department
of english under the direction of NJ.
f. Peters, professor of public speak
ing. The contest is open to all un-
dergraduates above the freshman
class in the college of liberal arts, the
college of education, the college of
applied science, and the school of
music. The purpose Of the prelimi
nary hearings is to adjudge the first
six ranking orators to participate in
the grand oratorical contest, which
will be held in Andrew Rankin Mem
orial Chapel, April %.
Much interest and enthusiasm has
been shown in this contest as each
student is striving to be among the
first six, and then, too, prizes are
offered to the two students gaining
the highest credit. A gold medal and
$50 is offered to the first student at.
tanning the highest mark. and prize
of $25 to the second student.
The Howard University Choir will
render "The Seven Last Words OF
Jesus at the vesper services to be
held this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, in
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel
The choir is under the direction of
Miss Lulu V. Childers, director of the
School of Music.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
HONOR PUPILS LISTED
AT COLUMBIA JUNIOR
Names of Those Who Took Part in
0peretta Sylvia Also
Given.

The honor roll for the first advisory
at Columbia Junior High School is an
nounced with the following names
listed:
First honor roll-Rhoda Blose, Ann
BranSon. Lee Huntzberger, Simon
Levin, Helen Lines, Barbara Pierce,
Magnus Robertson, Paul Schneider.
Second honor roll-Annie Anderson,
Madeline Bagelman, Estelle Bassett,
Audrey Beach, Frances Benedict, John
Black. Miriam Blendman. Ethel Bliss,
Rose BorisoW Fannie Brill, Mime
Clipker. Robert Coffman Cloise Crane,
Ruth Datesman. Josephine DeFabio,
Julius Epstein. Sonia Epstein.
Sonia Finkelstein. Edna Flake.
James Fraser, Margaret F'royd.
Gresham Goode. treda Greenberg.
Inez Haislip, Barbara Hoffman, Mary
Harton Alice Jones, Mary Louise
Jones. Gertrude Kedan, Francis Kee-
fer, Esther Keller. Marion Kidwell.
Sidney Kline, Mary Kramer. Jilta
Marinella. Hylna Mays, Emily Nc
Intosh, Sam Moerman, Sabina Naiman,
Thelma Nelson, Boyd Reed, Sadie
Rosen. Marion Rosendorf. Helen
Ruben, Anna Rubinton, Ellen Russell,
Nettie Sadie. Selma Salue, Joseph Sit
nick. Angeline Smith, James Taylor,
Aubrey Terrell. Dana Watkins, Ida
Weber
Elsie Bondaroff and William White
were added TO the honor roll Of the
first semester.
The operetta Sylvia" was given
Thursday and Friday evenings. The
principal parts were taken by Jean
Bone. Dorothy Lingrell, Albert Pow
ers, Richard Jackson, John Mattern
Anna Mundell. Elsie Bondaroff, Hell
lane James, Ruth Datesman and
Lois Weadon. The chorus included
Ethel Bcrkow, Gertrude Kedan, E,liz-
abeth Head, Mary Hachman. Fannie
Blendman, Mary Cohen, Margaret
Elm9. Isobel Elms, Virginia Warner,
Roger Copeland, Max Breithaupt.
Charles Cook. Henry Skinner. Walter
Cosdon, Reuben Deckelbaum, Lyn-
wood Garlick, Marshall Wood, Her
bert Cook, Elma Smith, Jennie
Ridden. Lorraine Bowden, Ellen Rus
sell, Jean Denenberg, Rhoda Blose,
Betty Blose, Selma Salus, Alice Jones'
Virginia Rusk, Elizabeth Oxenberg
Ruth Hall, EStelle Tettlebaum, Ida
Deckelbaum. F'reda ANTI, Virginia
RuSk, Lillian Letvin, Amy Eeerhoff
Angelina Smith, Eileen Waybright,
Sam Moerman, Philip Pierce. Hugo
Henning, Warren Lawten. Paul Til
man, George Miller kerXin Hardesty,
Wallace Hardesty, Henry SenaSack,
Charles Foster, ROLAND Steiner,
George McCauley, Ralph Urciolo,
Philip Rosenbert, Gordon Bonnette,
Kenneth Valentine, Bernard FAgelson,
Raymond Kramer. Lee Huntzberger,
Rose Lazarus. Bertha Letvin, Sadie
klivitsily. Ila Lewis, Lillian Siegel.
Agnes Macdonald Lois Weadon
Alice Jones, Lillian Spiwak, Eftie At
wood. Audrey Beach, Marion McGiH
Philomcna Brown, Thelma Stamper
George Fink, Bertram AbramSon,
Harry Christensen. Joseph Stink,
George TimkO, Bennie Genoa Eettore
Battistone. James Bradley, Dart VIII
liams, Stanley Mattern.
The entire production was directed
by Miss Hannah Bonnell, with Miss
Nelson at the piano. Scenery was
painted under the direction of Miss
Lee and the costumes were made
under the direction of Miss Wilson.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
MCKINLEY HIGH SENIORS
ELECT FOR CLASS NIGHT

The senior class at Mckinley Manual
Training School has elected the fol
lowing officers for class night
Prophets, Joseph Sorrell and Nellie
McLeish; lawyers, Katheryn Chase
and Melvin Young; poet, William
Werber. A committee was appointed
for the making of senior hats, and it
was announced that the eighth
semester would give a dance on April
16.
At recent tryouts, the Dramatic
Club chose the cast, for two plays to
be given in q few weeks. In both
cases it was decided to allow students
to do the directing. For ''Pipers Pay"
as director, with the following cast:
Frances Miller, Ruby Jehli, Augusta
Freeman, Theodore Levy, Ellen
Frankenfield, Glenna Crowder and
Mildred Koons. Jack Martin is the
director of "The Kleptomaniac," with
the following cast: Martha Williams
Virginia Crowder. Ruth Biting,
Louise Foster, Edith Pierdon, Gladys
Krauth and Marian O'Dell.
The following students have been
chosen after the first elimination con-
test held for the Constitution orator
ical contest: Felisa Jenkins, Abe
Blajwas. Leo Schrider, Joseph Sorrell,
Hazel Boyce, Martha Williams and
Fred Dieterich.
Last Sunday the Tech Art Club,
Pals and Palettes, displayed Japanese
poster designs at the Art Promoters
Club. Tea was served in honor of
Miss Shipman and Alexis Many of the
Mckinley art department.
During the past week pictures of
all student organizations have been
taken at the school for, the Techite,
the yearbook
Evening star., 1926-03-28
SENATOR DILL NAMED
AS BANQUET SPEAKER
Will Address College of Law Stu
dents at Annual Gathering Sat-
urday Evening, April 10.

Senator c. c. Dill from Spokane,
Wash, will be the speaker at the
annual banquet of the Washington
College of Law to be held at Raus-
cher's Saturday evening, April 10. ac-
cording TO announcement just made.
by Dean Laura II. Halsey of the
school. Invitations have been issued
for the banquet. which will be pre-
ceded by reception. The class of
1927 IS in charge of the banquet and
expects to provide the guests with ar
unusual program of entertainment
The class officers are: Marion L. Hines,
president; Samuel Robinson. vice pres.
ident: Fannie L. Wisman. secretary.
and Walter Cohn. treasurer
Prof. James J. Britt has complete@
his course on federal practice and
procedure and held the examinatl
for the seniors This course will b
followed in the course in conflict o,
laws. given by Prof Edwin A
Mooers, also for the senior class.
Miss Gertrude Coyle entertained
members of Beta Chapter of Phi Delta
Delta, a woman's legal society at the
college, as her guests at a ST. Pat
rick's Dav party recently. Mrs.
Mabel Walker Willebrandt. national
president of the organization, was
home to the local members the eve
ming of March Is, in honor of Mrs
Ethel Burnside of Philadelphia, Nj
Margaret McChesney of Boston, Miss
Lois German and Miss Elizabeth
Bailey of Washington, the nationa
officers.
Tuesday evening of this week, at
7:30 pm, a smoker will be held by
Holmes Chapter of the college legal
fraternity, at the home of Victor
Martin, 1924 Twelfth street northwest.
This smoker has become an annual
event and ex-Chancellor Martin con
fesses to having looked forward TO
the even: as a pleasure each year, to
himself as well as for the entertain
ment of the members of the frater-
nifty. a picture of the chapter, taken
recently has been presented to the
dean of the Washington College of
Law for the halls of the college 1t
includes only active members.
Chris H. Nanz, a student at the col.
leGe, has accepted a position with the
Westinghouse Electric Co. and left the
Governments employ to go to Chi
cago. ILL.,. where he expects to com
plete his legal education.
Ellen Spencer Mussey, honorary
dean of the college, left for New York
T NidN W CItlCIlb LlC pehhiuCb VI NiV
National Women Lawyers Association
at the Pennsylvania Hotel there Sat
urday She will speak on the subject
of Education" Other speakers there
will include Mayor Walker and sew
eral judges of the courts of New Work
City. Miss Katherine Pike of the
local college faculty also will attend
the convention. She is corresponding
secretary of the association. Miss
Pike was recently assigned as head of
a division of the customs department
of the Treasury.
Prof. r. J. c. Dorsey will start hi
course of lectures on English juris-
prudence for the post graduate elias
tomorrow. This course may be taken
as special work by those not wishing
to work for a degree. 1t covers Il
development of early English law.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

Catholic University will observe
Holy Week with a series OF exercises
beginning Wednesday afternoon and
ending Easter Sunday morning when
a solemn pontifical mass will be cele-
brated at 10 o'clock in the crypt of
the National Shrine of the Immacu-
late Conception by His EXcellency,
Most Rev. Pietro Fuma soni- -Biondi,
d. D., apostolic delegate to the United
States.
Preceding the ceremony, a process
sion will form in Caldwell Hall at $50
and move to the crypt. 1t will consist
of the professoriate, the student body,
and the members of religious commu-
mites from nearby affiliated houses OF
study. The students from the Sulpi-
clan Seminary will serve upon the
altar, and will furnish a large male
choir to render the music for the
mass. The choir will be under the
direction of DIR. William J. Des Long
champs.
All the exercises of the week will
be held in the crypt. The first service.
Tenebrae, will begin at 4 o'clock on
Wednesday. Rt. Rev. Thomas J..
Shahan, rector, will celebrate morn
ing mass on Holy Thursday at Z
o'clock, after which the Blessed Sac
rament will be exposed throughout the
day. In the afternoon, Tenebrae will
he held at o'clock At o'clock the
holy hour of alteration will be held.
On Good Friday morning at o'clock,
Bishop Shahan will read the mass of
the presanctif1ed Tenebrae will be at
1 o'clock in the afternoon. A mass, to
be sung at o'clock will be the only
service on Holy Saturday. The solemn
pontif1cal mass to be sung on Easter
morning will be the first to be sung by
The apostolic delegate in the COM
peted crypt. These exercises will be
open to the public.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
SPEAKS ON REASONS
FOR MINIMUM WAGE
Rev. John A. Ryan Addresses
Knights of Columbus Evening
School on Question.

Rev. John A. Ryan, professor Of
industrial ethics at the Catholic Uni
VerSity and director of the social ac-
ton department of the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference. spoke Thurs
day evening before the knights of Co.
lumbus Evening School on The Justi-
fication for a Legal Minimum Wage.
During the past week a musical de
partment has been opened. Intsruc-
tion in violin and voice is being given
by Mrs. j. b. Waters, while piano les
sons are given by Miss MARCEL Green
halgh.
The dramatic readings of the pro
gram on Tuesday night were given by
Arthur Deering. Miss Clelia Flora
vanti sang several selections. She was
accompanied on the piano by Miss
MARCEL Greenhalgh.
A meeting will be held Monday night
of all those who wish to take part in
the operetta to be produced this
Spring. A number of good voices are
assured. The formation of a glee
club will also be considered at this
meeting
The Santa Marie Club met We'd
nesday night and discussed plans for
tennis and golf teams to be organ
lied this week. The club also prom
lSeQ all possible cooperation to insure
the success of the forthcoming oper-
eta.
The dance committee, composed Of
Messrs. Flynn, O'Brien and Brunett
and Misses Costello and Dwyer, re-
ported to the open meeting of the stu
dent council on Friday night that it
had secured the ballroom in the Ra-
leigh Hotel for the Easter dance
April 10. Tickets were distributed dur
ing the week. The McWilliams Dance
Orchestra will play. Several special
entertainment numbers have been
promised.
Miss Mary NJ. Haltigan and Mr..
Daniel p. Stanton. two evening school
students, appeared last week in "The
Vision" the Lenten Offering of the
st. Patrick's Players. They accom-
panied the production to Baltimore.
Richmond and Norfolk
Mrs. Frank O'Hara, professor of
Latin, will entertain the literature
section of the Santa Maria Club at tea
at her home in Brookland this after
noon at 4 o'clock. Mrs. O'Hara will be
assisted by Miss May NJ. Murphy and
Miss Louise S. Kelly.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
WILSON NORMAL SCHOOL
PRESENTS SAFETY PLAY
Production of Dramatic Club Given
Under Auspices of Ma
tional Council.

Fear VS.. knowledge" is the title of
q play given recently by the ORA
matte Club of the Wilson Normal
School TO emphasize the value of
knowledge IN teaching safety. The
play was produced originally by the
club under the auspices of the Ma
tional Safety Council in its drive for
safety first.
Following a trip through one of the
large milk dairies of the city, section
1871 set up a miniature exhibit of a
typical milk dairy. Each step was
dealt with separately and as accurate
ly as possible. This work was done
in a general science class.
The Normal News is issued BIZ
weekly by the junior classes. The
current issue has a supplement on
bread and how it is made in large
bakeries. Recently the news staff of
the paper gave a farewell luncheon
to the outgoing staff. The new edi-
tor is Hazel Scaife; business manager,
Florence Lawson; advertising man
ager, Florence Richardson. Catharine
Gutelius is the artist for the Easter
cut in the current issue
The seniors are hard at work gath
ering and preparing material for the
yearbook. Pauline Tomlin is editor;
Dorothy Tripp, business manager.
and Alice Mandler, advertising man.
ager.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
INTEREST IN CONTEST
is KEEN AT ARMSTRONG
Competers in Oratory Preliminaries
Awaiting Word of Success.
Cadet Promotions Made.

Interest in The Star oratorical con-
test at Armstrong High Schools
grows keener with the approach
of the announcement by the
faculty committee of the six who
will enter the firals. Publication of
the pictures in The Star of the local
committee always serves to draw city
wide attention to the contest and stirs
the contestants to greater efforts.
Promotions in the Cadet Corps due
to the resignation of Nal. Benjamin
Drew were published yesterday at the
regimental review. Capt. Penn of
Armstrong. regimental adjutant, will
command the Sd, or composite bat
talon. succeeding Drew. Capt. Frank
Herbert, also of Armstrong, advances
to regimental adjutant. Lieut.. Millard
Sellman, formerly adjutant of the I'd
battalion, Armstrong. is to assume
the title and honors of Capt. Herbert.
Lieut. Howard Dishman succeeds
Capt. Fillmore, resigned, in command
of Company d; Lieut.. Edward Cas-
kins is promoted to first lieutenant,
Lieut. Joseph Weaver is advanced
one grade to succeed Lieut.. Sellman
and William Lonesome and Sergt.
Clanton Of the regimental staH are
each made second lieutenants. April
rs has been set as the date for the
presentations of commissions at How
ard University
Rehearsals of the faculty play,
under the direction of Miss o. M. c.
Davidson, continue to bring forth
talent, and the cast is gradually
rounding into form. Among those
participating will be Miss E. c. Har-
ris, Miss Charlotte C. West, the
Misses NJ. V. and III. F. Crawford, Mr..
Washington, Mr.. Alexander, 1. N.
Miller, who will play the part of
Brindy; M. C. c. Clifford and G. Fl.
Murray, P. B. Williams will look
after the business end and E. P.
Westmoreland will be master of the
properties. Miss Brenda Moryck, as
the traditional Mandy of plays with
a Southern setting. is expected to
score hit
Evening star., 1926-03-28
PARENT-TEACHER MEET.
MISUNDERSTANDING Group
Hears Talk on Speech Defects.

The Slater Lang Par
ent-Teachers' Association held it's
regular monthly meeting with Miss
Anna +. Thompson presiding in the
absence of the president, Mrs. Julia
West Hamilton, who was ill.
Miss Eliza Coppage, expert in the
correction of speech defects in chill.
dren, delivered an enlightening lee
ture on the classes of speech defects
their symptoms. causes. relation to re
tardation, and their cures. AS a fea-
ture of educational entertainment
Miss +. l. Scott. teacher of this group.
presented a health playlet which was
enacted by small pupils. The next
meeting of this association will be
April l5.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
CANDIDATES CHOSEN,
Eighteen Dunbar Orators to Com
pete in Try-outs.

Seven boys and eleven girls ere the
fortunate winners of the opportunity
to compete in the try-outs to be held
March 20, 80 and 81 in the Dunbar
High School auditorium. From these
18 will be chosen the seven speakers
who will strive for the chance to rep
resent Dunbar in the oratorical con-
test.
The candidates are Joel Blackwell,
Garice Booker, Edna Burke, Edward
Carroll, Howard Fitzhugh. Artenia
Gibson, Ethel Harvey, Miriam Hutch
ins, Richard Irving, Rupert Lloyd
Lunette Logan, Ruth Matthews. Ger
trude Nenble, Esther Robinson, Lu-
cius Robinson. Verde Robinson, Dor
othea Semloch and Mabel .Nyche.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
HOLDS REGULAR MEETING,
Burroughs School Parent-Teacher
Association Transacts Business.

The John Burroughs Parent Teach.
er Association held its regular bi.
monthly evening meeting at 8 pm.
Thursday, March Is, in the school.
Mrs. Arthur II. Fast, president of the
association, presided.
A short business meeting was held
at which it was voted to put on q
benefit moving picture in the near
future. Mrs. Lucille Miller, first grade
teacher, explained the recent pur-
chase of first grade work, samples of
which We're on exhibit at the N. E. A.
Following the business session, a
program consisting of musical num-
bers, readings and a fine talk by Miss
Draney, principal of the school, was
enthusiastically received by those
present.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
BOYS GIVEN ADVICE.
Pennsylvania R. r. Mechanic

At a boys assembly at the Jeffer.
son Junior High School last Monday
". r. Blandford assistant master
mechanic of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, told of the opportunities for po-
sitions offered in the railroad field. He
stressed the Importance of education
for advancement in all phases of rail
road work.
DR.. Paul Bartsch. professor of zool-
ogy at George Washington University,
save an illustrated talk on Birds"
before the student body Wednesday,
Evening star., 1926-03-28
ADMITTED TO BAR.
Edmund S. Whitson Is Practicing
in Florida.

Word has just reached here that
Edmund S. Whitson has been ad-
mitted to the bar in the State Of
Florida. MIR Whitson was born in
Washington in April. 1902, attended
the public schools here and graduated
from Central High School in 1921. He
graduated in law from George Wash
ington University in 1925. after having.
been admitted to the local bar in
1924. Mr.. Whitson is a member of
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund j. Whitson of $50 Q street
northeast. His wife was Miss NJ
D"rothea Sobotka, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank j. Sobotka also of
Washington
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Hopkins Magazine Distributed.

Ten thousand copies of the Black
and Blue Jay, official publication of
Johns Hopkins University, are being
circulated in Washington this week
The issue contains 70 pages and is
known as the celebrity number. 1t
has contributions from numerous
nationally prominent Cartoonists and
writer's
Evening star., 1926-03-28
ALUMNI ORGANIZE.
J. A. Tobey Heads Y. M. C. A. Law
School Associa ton.

Alumni of the Law School of the
Y. M. c. A. of the District of Colum-
bia met at the Association Building
Wednesday afternoon and organized
an alumni association. A constitu-
ton was adopted and the following
officers elected:
President, j. A. Tobey; vice pres
ident, Mrs. A. J. Roehrer; secretary
tres surer, Miss Grace F. Smith .
members of executive committee, H.
NJ. Lewis and a. c. Joorfetz.
The association will meet again
April T. Charles V. Inlay is dean of
the law school.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
FLETCHER Is SPEAKER.
House Member Addressed Parent
Teacher Body at Langley.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Langley Junior High School Parent
Teacher Association was held last
Tuesday evening at the school, Busi-
ness consisted of reports of officers
and chairmen of various committees.
The program consisted of violin
solos by Victor Sokolove, accompanied
by his brother, Paul Sokolove, and
Scotch and Irish dances by group of
Langley pupils.
The speaker of the evening was
Representative Brooks Fletcher of
Ohio. His subject was Understand
ing Modern Youth In the Light of the
New Psychology"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-02
BELFAST UNIVERSITY
 HONORS CHURCHILL
Awards Him Degree Of Doctor of Laws-Big Celebration Marks
 Event.

Belfast, March tPi-Winston Churchill. British chancellor of the oxchequer received the hororary degree doctor Of laws from Belfast university today, The students gave him q riotous reception, with the usual good naturod raging, and pre- scented him with buddy hat, Il clay pipe stuck in the band, and a shil- lclagh,
 Mr. Churchill wore ,he hat and carried the stick while riding through tho streets in a jIunting car. and saiI' he saw in the pipe Il compliment with an Irish favor 10 his friend and leader Premier Bald win, who is an inyet. rate pipe smoker.
 Rival bands of students, dress as llibcrnians and Ulster volunteers, 's- corted the chancellor 10 tho famous Ulster hall, which he Nainly endca- vorcd to enter on his visit Il years ago, when demonstrations against his home ruic policy caused rioiing,
 In a speech at the hall, he said he cherished the hope that some day all Ireland would be loyal, and be- cause it was loyal would be united within itself and united 10 the Brit ish empire,
 You may believe that this is only q dream" he said, "but it is my be- lief that inc Irish question has en- tered stable phase and that th" suspense, apprehension and dread Of disturbance have passed away"