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Evening star., 1927-10-30
PRINCIPAL ADVOCATES
DIWDED-PERIOD PLAN
Dunbar Head Urges Adjustment to
Meet Students Needs-Council
Officers Installed.

In his talk on "Supervised Study as
a Means Of Reducing Retardation,'
delivered at the first educational fac
ulty meeting of Dunbar High School
last Tuesday, Walter l.. Smith, prin
cipal. recommended the divided periad
plan. The amount of time for super
vised study for students, he said,
would depend in each case upon the
subject itself and would be deter.
mined at the discretion of the teacher
in charge.
The officers of the student council
were installed by Mr.. Smith Wednes'
day morning. at which time the prin.
cipal spoke briefly on student partici'
patton in school government. Plans
for the year were outlined by Mr..
COwan, sponsor of the council. Those
kins, president; Thelma Burt, vice
president; Belle Sadgwar, secretary,
and Mary Todd. treasurer.
Officers in the Freshman Girls
Club were elected recently, with
Merle Perry. chosen president; Mil
dred Terrill, vice president; Annie
Todd, secretary, and Thelma Johnson,
treasurer.
DR.. Anna j. Cooper of the school
faculty. addressed the girls of Dunbar
Thursday morning on the opportuni-
ties for women in social service work,
under the auspices of the Fleur de
Lis Club.
The Boys Glee Club has enter
tanned the student body at several
recent assemblies with old and new
songs of all varieties.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
MACFARLAND PUPILS
OBSERVE HALLOWEEN
800 Entertained With Pictures and
History of Festival-Physical
Training Glass Active.

Halloween was celebrated at Mac.
farland Junior High School in assem-.
biy last Wednesday. when the 500 pu.
plls enjoyed silhouette pictures of
ghosts, witches and dances. Alice
fucker related the history of Hallow.
cen. Esther Smith told the story of
THE Conjure Wives" and recitations
were given by Wilson Scheimermon
and Lorraine Oliver.
Ihe physical training department is
exceedingly active. Girls of the eighth
and ninth grades are interested i'm the
intersection block ball tournament for
the school championship. The bows
played Jefferson in soccer. winning 2
10 U. The soccer team includes Ed.
ward Wills. captain; Thomas Hardy
richard Bedell. Gus Mirn1an. Morton
nlmmeifarb, Orrin Daudt, Wexford
Holmes, Edmund Biggs, Raymond
Gramlich, Gregg Rhodes, Walton
Gramllch, Earl Butler. Albert Cash.
Leonard Meghy. Chester Cross, Har.
oio Black and Samuel Malickson.
Al! Mactarlandites are much inter-
ested In the development of the H.
orary. Through the assistance of the
Parent-Teacher Association and the
manual training department. a room,
IN the new wing is being attractivelv
furnished and decorated. More tba n
100 books. both fiction and reference
nave been contributed by pupils. wbile
many new books are to be added.
The little congress, composed Of tuo
eiected delegates from each section
mas convened and is now conducting
an actlVe campaign for officers. The
section delegates are: TAI, John ia.
tum ana Esma Frock; 7Ao. Gerard
Heltmuller and Suzanne Macomher.
IAo, William Benham and Ruth Nea1.
IA4, Warren Fairall and Erya par
zoe; IAo. Cathrine Garner and Glade
Cotton; 7Bl, Blanche Haislup and I'M.
lus kosenbaum; 7B2. Leon Sherman n
ana Rose Freedman; 7B3, Catherine
lawson and Edward Crum: IRA
onarleS Blrckhead and Paul Gellman.
oAl. EIeanor Quinn and Eldridge Ra.
sednt; sA2, Anne Morrison and A1hert
Ho,uoiatt; SAS, Rebecca Kammerer
,1u ,rhI leonard Megby; SA4, Jessie
NJ NJ. s.on ana Frank Lightfoot: SA5
wary whitaker and Wexford Edmund.
%a, S1m, oAo, aeien LIE Due and William
Rhodes; SB2. Margaret McRevnoidss
ana George Miller: SB3, Sopbia R;rcl, ,
nead and Anne Thatcher; SB4, .Iames
Scnick and Milton Brokmeyer: 9AI
Fanny Harris and Billy Herson. 9A3
Josephine Byram and Richard Radail.
9' 9AS' Mary McCarty and jeff Rusbv.
oBd' ' Bertha Schultz and Fred Eidsness.
Snz' ' Mathile Ryan and Oliver Rrnf'
Icy ana 9B3, Jane Edwards and Al.
fido Briguglos. ''''' al
Macfarland's 80 clubs now are IN
operation. including the new cartoon
mixing and printing organizations.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
GILMORE TO ADDRESS
M'KINLEY SOCIETY
Assistant Curator at Museum Here
Will Speak at Meeting
of Pharos.

Charles Gilmore, assistant curator
OF the National Museum, will address
the meeting Of the Pharos, Mckinley
Manual Training Schools chapter of
the National Honor Society of Second.
ary Schools, at it's meeting Wednes.
day in the Tech auditorium. Mr.. Gil.
more will talk on invertebrate fossils
and his lecture will be illustrated with
lantern slides.
The executive committee of the
Pharos is studying the records of the
present students of Tech in their
search for new members. Only stu.
dents of high scholastic standing are
eligible for admission in this honor
society. The executive committee of
the organization includes Mrs. Eda
Frost. faculty adviser; Hugh Wertz,
alumni delegate; Hugh Hussey. presi.
dent, and Miss Wilhelmina GUIDE, vice
president
The Agora Debating Society will com.
pete with Central's team early in De.
cember on the question, "Resolved,
That. there should be department of
educatlon. with a secretary in the
Presidents cabinet" At the meeting
OF the Agora last Wednesday suffra ge
IN the District was debated by George
Aetopoulos, Zachary Balian, Harry
Frank Cameron. Lewis Phillips, Hugh
Collins and Charles Banagan.
The new officers of the Dramatic
Cub are Eloyse Sargent, president
Fred Steltzer, vice president; Helene
Swartout, secretary: Ralph Meyer,
treasurer, and Lester ConsoI, sergeant
alarms. The club is planning the
presentation of Hurry, Hurry
Hurry by LIE Roy Arnold.
The Hiking Club held it's first meet.
ing last Tuesday. when it was decided
that application should be made to the
student self-governing organization
for permission to award the minor
school letter to girls hiking 100 miles
or more during a semester,
Evening star., 1927-10-30
EASTERN PLANNING
ANNUAL FALL SHOW
Dramatic Offering Is Feature
of Program to Be Given
November II and 18.

The annual Fall show at Eastern
High School, including a dramatic of
fering and program of musical spe-
cialties, will be presented November
II and IS, it is announced today by
the Dramatic Association and the
Glee Club of the school, under whose
auspices the performance will be
staged.
Booth Tarkington's "The Travel
ers, a one-act play. will be this year S
dramatic composition of the pro
gram while a number of special
ties will be presented by the
Gloe Club. These latter include a
series of folk dances of various ma
tions, among them the Highland fling
and the minuet, in addition to Span
ish, Italian and English dances. The
Junior Boys Glee Club, only recently
organized, will play it's initial part in
an annual show with it's contribution
of Sailors Chorus
Work of the Dramatic Association
and the Glee Club in preparation for
the show is being supervised by Mrs.
Carrie V. Byram, Miss Ella NJ. Monk
and other members of the faculty.
Fifty girls are enrolled in the new
class in clog dances, organized by
I. B. Simon of the physical training
department.
AT an assembly last Tuesday talk
ON THE Old West" was given by Mrs.
Forrestine c. Hooker, author of sew
eral books on the West.
The Merrill Club held it's first dance
of the season at Beaver Dam Country
Club on Friday.
Miss Ruth Wilson Of Park High
School. Baltimore. has been appointed
teacher of Spanish and French.
From Weed to Garden Beauty" on
the development of the garden cocks
comb, and How Electricity Is OBJ
tanned From Waterfalls" were dis
cussed at recent meeting of the
Science Club.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Brennan of the
commercial department has been made
chairman of the faculty committee in
charge of the Hiking Club.
Officers elected for the Glee Club are
as follows: George Clark. president:
Calhoun Sanderson. vice president:
Sarah Castell, secretary, and Lois
Crown, treasurer.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
BUSINESS UNIVERSITY
TO SPONSOR GLEE CLUB
Students to Form Singing So
ciety-Entertainm Tour
to Be Planned. T

a glee club. sponsored by the man.
agement and composed of the students
of Southern Bros Steward Business
University. is planned for the neaf
future. according TO Lee +. Southern.
president Of that institution.
Since many of the students are
musicians of considerable ability, 1t
is thought that u glee club can be
formed that will prove a credit to the
school. Tentative arrangements call
for entertainments not only at the
Steward, but at the various high
schools in Washington and nearby
Maryland. Virginia and West Virginia
One of the first engagements of ths
glee club will he at OXon Hill High
School on November 10. when the pro-
gram will consist of several selections
by Mrs. Steward. who will chaperon
the young people
Officials of the school believe thc:
activities of this kind tend TO promote
friendly relationships among the
pupils and the teachers while they do
not detract from the school work.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Y. NJ. C. A. TO OPEN
MORNING CLASSES
"Pre- Office" Instruction Seen As
sured by Response to An.
nouncement.

Opening Tuesday of the new "pre-
Office morning classes in professional
law and professional accountancy at
the District Of Columbia College of the
Y. NJ. G. A. has been assured by the
immediate response received to the
announcement Of plans for the courses
q week ago, IL is announced by DR.
James A. Bell, director Of education of
the college.
I'm making it possible for men and
women to study law or accountancy In
the mornings, before going to work
the District of Columbia College has
met an urgent need, heretofore an
parently overlooked" DR. Bell stated
Many inquiries have been received
from men and women whose evenings
are so taken up that the only oppor-
tnnity left them for study is in the
morning."
The classes will meet from 1850 10
S:40 O'Clock each morning, thus al
lowing ample time for the students to
reach their offices.
The law school instruction will he
under supervision of Charles V. INLAY
A: b., LII. b. Harvard University
who has chosen as his acting assistant
FOR the morning classes Herbert r.
Grossman. LII. M. George Washing.
ton University, Phi, d. (Georgetown)
DR.. Grossman will teach the subjects
OF torts and property 1; Joseph r.
Bruce. B. c. s.. LII. B. Georgetown
University will teach the subjects OF
contracts and criminal law.
The accountancy school instruction
VIII be under supervision of Joseph X.
Moyer. NJ. c. s., c. p A.. who has
chosen John Berg, M. c. S., C. p. A..
as instructor in accounting I. Mr.
Berg is local public accountant.
The organization of these morning
| classes is the first step in the greater
| expansion OF the college toward full
DAY program. Plans are now being
maze by DIR. Bell for new classes In
both law and accOuntancy, with fulI.
tlme teaching staff, beginning the next
academic year.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
ORCHESTRA is FORMED
BY STUART STUDENTS
Music Department Prepares for
Winter Season-Party Is
Given at School.

A complete organization of the va
rious departments of the Stuart Ju-
nior High School. which was opened
last Spring, recently was effected to
properly handle the student body of
more than 500 pupils.
The concrete steps at the entrance
to the building, which were not COM
pleted when the building was opened
because of lack of necessary funds,
are being erected now.
The Home and School Association,
under presidency of Mrs. G. w. Lady,
began it's work in the interest of the
school last week when n Halloween
party was conducted. The program
included dancing and refreshments
were served in the school lunchroom.
The music department has organized
a glee club and an orchestra, and both
organizations meet twice a week for.
practice.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
c. v. i. DEbATERS
TO MEET BRITISH
Season Opens November 18,
With Student Team
From Abroad.

George Washington University de-
baters will inaugurate their season in
this city November is, when they
meet a team from England made up
from the National Union of Students.
with representatives from the Uni
vers...y of Edinburgh, the University
Of Reading and the London School of
Economics and Political Science.
Having met oxford and Cambridge
annually for the past four years in
international debate, the program is
changed slightly this season and the
event probably will take place in the
university gymnasium.
The program of the George Wash
igtnon University debaters for the
year Will be extensive. Dates already
are arranged with Penn State. Column
bia. Rutgers and Davidson. 1t is ex-
pected that Ohio Wesleyan Pitts
burgh. Washington and jefferson and
one or two Ohio institutions will COM
plete the schedule.
DIR. Farnliam Is Coach.
DR.. George Farnham, in charge of
public speaking at the university, is
again coach of the team this year.
Cyrus HOagland is manager for the
men and Ruth Herman for the women.
An extensive schedule for the wom-
ans team is being made.
For the international debate Will
liam Williamson, who represented the
university in the international de-
bates last Summer in England. John
l.. Seymour and James Kirkland have
been selected.
Iy,I In, n lie
pensed with this year and instead de-
grees were conferred informally by
D.. Marvin. Eighty-two graduates in
the five departments of the univer-
sity who completed their work dur
ing the Summer were awarded
diplomas.
DR.. Samuel Flagg Bemis, recent
head of the history department of the
university. is on a tWo-year visit to
Europe as professor in diplomatic his
tory for the Library of Congress. DR..
Bemis was the winner of the Pulitzer
prize last year for his book on
''Pinckney's Treaty."
Grid Team Praised.
Unusually interesting and success
full in foot ball this Fall, the gridiron
team under Coach Maud Crum is Win
ming considerable praise in the uni
versity. Not since 1919. when the
George Washington eleven made its
bid for South Atlantic honors, has
the university been so we'll repre-
sented on the gridiron. The team
has won all the games on it's schedule
to date and is expected to give the
Penn State eleven an interesting
battle. Some of the elevens scheduled
this year will be met in 1928, accord
ing to reports.
Miss Anne Hoff, a graduate of the
class of 1924, has been added to the
faculty as associate in botany. She
has studied at Radcliffe College and
received her masters degree last
year.
The date of the election of class Of
ficers is set for Friday. DIR. Warren
Reed West of the faculty is in charge
of the elections. Officers of all
classes in all departments are to be
formally chosen.
George Washington's rifle teams
begin intercollegiate competition No
vember Is. Walter Stokes. coach for
thu past several years, again is in
charge. Nine of last years champion
ship indoor and outdoor teams have
returned to college this Fall.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
HOTEL DEMONSTRATION
FOR LEWIS STUDENTS
Front Office Administration Por-
trayed for Benefit of
Glasses.

A practical demonstration of front
Office hotel administration will he a
part of the regular course for students
of the Lewis Hotel Training School,
as soon as committee of four
students, now arranging a demonstra-
tion "hotel' in the school building at
Twenty-third street and Pennsylvania
avenue, completes it's work.
Students will take the parts of room
and key clerks, porters. doormen and
bellboys to wait upon other students
in the roll of arriving guests. All
phases of hotel operation will be
covered in the demonstration which
every student will take part in upon
the completion of third of his course
Evening star., 1927-10-30
ALUMNI TO ENTERTAIN.
principal and Wife to Be Business
Graduates Guests.

Allan Davis, principal of Business
Hlgh School, and Mrs. Davis, have
oeen invited to attend the third an.
nual dance of the Business High
School Alumni Associa ton, to be held
November II at L'Aiglon Cafe. for
which plans now are being made.
Richard II. Hart is president of the
association. and Jerome G.. Kaufman
is chairman of the committee on ar,
rangements.
The girls Of Business were enter.
tained at a tea in the gymnasium
given Thursday afternoon by the
Amikeco Club. An informal program
and dancing constituted the after.
Moons entertainment and an invita-
ton to join the club was extended to
the guests.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
SCHOOL TO GIVE PLAY.
Musical Comedy to Be Presented al
Western High.

A musical comedy. "The Belle Of
barcelona" in Spanish setting, will
be given at Western High School the
nights of November 1S and 10, by the
glee clubs.
The leading male role will be
played by William Zepp. a soloist in
ST Adams choir. Elizabeth Seeds,
last years leading lady, and Carol
simpson, soprano, will share the
feminine leads.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
PUPILS HEAR CHAPLAIN.
Comdr. Shrum of Presidents Yacht
Talks at Columbia

Comdr. Shrum, chaplain of the
presidential yacht Mayfower, ad.
dres ID the pupils of Columbia Junior
High School at recent upper class
assembly. The pupils were interested
IN his account of life on the Mayfiower
and in the Navy.
Columbia plans to have a speaker
.cQm outside the school address the
u 1per classes once each month.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Beats Squaring the Circle.

From the Boston Transcript
Prisoner, you were caught stealing
stone and cement. What have you to
say"
II was only attempting a philisophi.
cal experiment, your honor-trying to
abstract the cpcrete.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Their Number Increases.

Fror, the Salem News.
Bostons jay-walkers are said to
number 10000, but there are more jay
drivers than that operating in and
around that city.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
A Matter of Modesty.

From the Boston Transcript.
Wife-A very modest hat costs at
least $40.
Hub-Then get an immodest one.
] don't care hang how bare you are
At that end.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Another Hopeless One.
From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER

from the Cincinnati Enquirer
What are you going to look for
today?' asked Mrs. Diogenes.
My assignment for today" sighed
old Di, wearily, as he picked up his
lantern, 'is to find O speeder who
really Is In a hurry
Evening star., 1927-10-30
So Easy to Get.

From the Atchison Globe.
Letters Of recommendation are so
easy to get that nearly every burglar
captured has one on his person.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
OFFICERS ELECTED
AT Y. M. c. A. COLLEGE
E. c. Adams Heads Freshman Glass
in Lave. Warner Is Named
Treasurer.

T. Chester Adams has been elected
pr >sident of the freshman law class
at the District of Columbia College
of the Y. NJ. c. A. according to an an
nouncement by DIR. James A. Bell,
director of education.
Oscar P. Mast was chosen as vice
president, Mrs. Jean c. Stormer as
secretary and Cromwell Warner as
treasurer.
A program of class activities for
the year is being worked out. 1t is
understood this program will embrace
social as we'll as scholastic activities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
ALL ENGLAND ON EDGE
AS DERBY APPROACHES
Worlds Biggest Gambling Event Nears-Lucky Among
Poor Chance Takers Face Problem of Lives

otherwise might have only paid for
loaf of bread.
Everybody Invests
Scarcely an adult in Great Britain
can be found today, who has not Gin
vested" at least a penny of the week
ly pay envelope, in a Derby sweep
stake, and few there are who not
being able to spare their coin. were
not able to borrow it from friend,
for the same purpose.
Not everybody can afford, for in
stance, to pay fl for ticket in Eng
lands most important Derby sweep,
the "Stock Exchange Sweep" But
there are twenty shillings in pound
and those who pool together for the
chance of winning an amount usual
ly far in excess of $4,000 pounds,
(the amount varies each year, scan
still get back, for their shilling, as
much money as they could make in
a decade.
Nor do the hopeful have to draw
the winning horse on their ticket
in order to reap substantial gains.
The second, third and fourth
horses to pass the winning post
each bring thousands of pounds to
lucky ticket-hoiders.
Any Horse Pays
In fact, one does not even have to
draw a winning horse at all, as in
nearly all sweepstakes, including the
stock Exchange Sweep" the mere
fact of drawing one of the horses
finally entered for the race. means
a sure number of fl 900 notes which
rich racing enthusiasts are always
willing to pay in exchange for one
of the few tickets which actually has
what is usually a thirty to one
chance of winning huge amounts for
a place.
Thus the lucky ones who own
ticket which has drawn horse, are
faced with the problem Of their lives:
To sell, or not to sell an opportunity
of winning a fortune, for. although
one way or another, all those who
draw actual starters, are entitled to
a sum of $500 regardless of whether
their horse wins or loses in the race.
they are always afraid of Losing"
several thousand pounds in case they
sell their chance of getting the first
prize while they are afraid to turn
down a straight offer for this chance,
say, for $4,000.
SO, today, millions of men who
never won a sweepstake in their
lives" are secretly convinced that
this time" all they have to do is to
make arrangements for spending the
amount which will become the prop
erty of the winning ticket-holder
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
Segrave to Retire
After 1927

BIZ United Press
LONDON, May 24.-After a sue
cessful career of eight years of au-
10 racing, Britain's speed Demon, -
Major Segrave, plans to retire from
active racing at the end of this sea-
son.
His contract with the Sunbeam
Motor Company expires at the end
of the British auto racing season in
September, "and then" Seagrave
states, my retirement is definite and
there will be no question of a
comeback-not even should Malcolm
Campbell equal, or better. the 207
miles per hour speed record set up
by the 1 900 horsepower Sunbeam car
at Deytona."
This decision is hailed with great
delight of Mrs. Segrave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24

Bv United Press
LONDON, May 24.-With the APP
proach Of June /, the date on which
the English Derby is run, stable
owners, trainers, Jockeys and stable
boys already are going through their
annual period of feverish excitement,
worry and hope.
The annual wave of "indoOr
sports" is raging throughout every
office in the United Kingdom
where everybody, from office-boy
TO boss, is picking tiny paper num-
bers out of a hat for the chance of
winning the annual sweepstake.
Thus, no doubt, this year as in the
past, many q hard-earned sixpenny
piece will swell the. pockets of the
rich while, also as usual, number
of poor devils will go to bed on the
night of the Derby, sleepless through
the excitement of having won
small fortune with coin which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
LEGION BILL
Armory FiStiC Card Filled
for Thursday.

The three prelims for Thursday
nights Armory fisticuffs have been
matched by Captain Clark and the
complete Legion card lines up as fol-
lows:
Four Rouuds-Young Nasser, Terre
Haute. VS.. Kid Woods. Indianapolis; 116
Six Rounds-Bob Lewsader. Evansville.
vs.. Jackie Purvis, Indianapolis; 40
Six Rounds-Hank Graham. Clinton. VS..
Red HALFWAY, Indianapolis 147 pounds
Eight Rounds-Red Rodman,. FIT. Wayne,
vs.. Pal Joyce. Indianapolis 100 pounds
Ten Rounds-Trip Limbaco, Philippine
pounds.
The three local boys in the shorter
bouts who will endeavor to stand up
for Indianapolis have a reputation
for willing mixing. Kid Woods, who
rings up the curtain in four-rounder
with Young Nasser, scored a knock.
out over Hugh Miles in his former
appearance at the Armory.
Jackie Puryis is carded to mingle
for six stanzas with Bob Lewsader.
Red Holloway. who has drawn Hank
Graham as an opponent this trip,
has won the respect of the fans be-
cause of his willingness to give his
best from bell to bell.