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Evening star., 1927-12-18
.HINE JUNIOR PUPILS
PRESENT PRIZE PLAY
The Steadfast Princess Given
Wednesday Night, Declared to
Have Been Big Success.

Success attended the presentation
OF The Stcadfaat Princess the
drama league prize play for 1918, by
the pupils of Hiue Junior High school
last Thursday night.
The. entire performance was pro
duced within the school. the costumes
having been made by the pupils 0f
the domestic art department, the
scenery and stage properties beng
constructed by the boys of the wood
working classes. and the program
printing being executed by the school
print shop.
The cast included Woodrow Browne,
Alma Brockwel Mary Elsie Steuart,
Jack Kerhy. John Talhert, Lewis
johnson, Herman Conyer, SaVerio
Fiippone, Gilbert Suser. Oscar LentZ,
Bernard Hunt, Virginia Hickernell
and Beatri Rosenblum.
Lesser roles were PLAYED by Betty
Arth, June Best. Jean Biondi, Dor
othy Draper Elizabeth Gill, Dorothy
Hall, Virginia Ladd, Marjorie Lee,
Helen Stauffer and Helen Whip.
Following the play refreshments
were served in the new gymnasium
and musical program was provided
by Virginia and Jean HickerneH. Iiar.
vey ChoWn and SaVerio filippone.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
ADVICE TO STUDENTS
WHO ENTER BUSINESS
H. S, Duffy Urges Preparation to
Sell" Services Proftably as
First Essential Duty,

Three reasons why Young men and
women prepare for the business world
were cited by II. :. Duffy, principal |
Of HandIey High school Winchester,
Va, during the course Of an inspira-
tioual address made in the auditorium
of the Southern University last week
Mr.. Duffy said that girls gos into the
business world principally as a step.
ping stone to matrimonY. Others, he
said enter because. it is means of
livelihood and because il Is calling.
Il want to admonish YOU students. "
Mr.. Duffy said, Ito cultivate The ahil-
ity to sell your services. 1t is as
essential to sell yourself in getting a
position as it is in holding the posi-
ton OF course, you VIII have to
have other qualities, but that does
not lessen the Importance of the
science of psychology"
"As you become associated with
other Young men and women ! want
to advise you to make yourself as
agreeable and congenial as YOU can.
| cannot give you any better advice
than this, | am sure. y
Following Mr.. DuifYs address,
President Lee P Southern reminded
his students that there are -four things
which determine the degrees of sue
cess Of a man or woman in the Nari-
ous walks of life. They are actual
knowledge, intelligence, personality
and imagination. He said each was
dependent upon the other. They are
all developed OF created by education,
Evening star., 1927-12-18
STUDENTS OF TRINITY
IN YULETIDE PROGRAM
College Societies Will Mark
Christmas Season With Enter
tainment Tonight.

The students Of Trinity will obserye
the Christmas spirit by carrying out
several college traditions tonight,
when the Eurydice and Dramatics So
cieties present their respective pro
grams.
The members of the Eurydice will
play Around the Christmas Tree" 2
medley of Christmas carols and songs.
after which the Dramatic Society win
present Bethlehem" Nativity play,
in Notre Dame Auditorium.
Miss Elsie Herman. director If the
Washington Little Theater, is coach
ing the east, which includes Lillian
HealeY, Eleanor Hickey, Anne O'Brien,
Florence Liddell Rosemary Dooley.
Janet Sheehan, Catherine Shaefer,
Juliane SWiney, Elsie MatCaccio,
catherine Murphy. Helen Carroll.
Mary Alice Cleary, Mary Herrick and
Hilda Norman.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
EASTERN ALUMNI
TO HOLD REUNION
Entertainment Features Ar
ranged for Meeting to Take
Place at School.

reunion Of the Eastern High
School Alumni Association will be hold
Thursday night in the school audi
torium.
The program win include short
business meeting beginning At 7l5
O'Clock. followed by entertainment
features in the hall, At . O'Clock the
basket ball teams of Eastern and Com
zaga College viii meet in the boys
gymnasium. A dance in the armorr
from Q TO II O'Clock will conclude the
evenings celebration.
ur Frederick &. Lincoln of the
United States Biological Survey, who
IL working on bird banding i'm the
United states gave an iIlstrated loo-
ttlre before the Science Club last tr!.
dav. His lecture. which featured the
projection Of 200 slides, embraced
Bird Misrations in the AIississpW
Valley" lie described methods ~
banding birds and reviewed the i'm
port1nce of the work.
The Eastern Uish school debating
team debated before tho stanton Tar-
citizens Association I'm the PeabodH
School M SIS pm. last Monday ON
the sftbiarf Resolved That prohih-
tIon should bo made on issue by the
poIitic4l parties in The coming pres
denfial elections" The negative won
the decision made by George i. Bow
erman. James g. Yadan and JeSae
Sutar. Harry Stull, president OF The
association. presented box OF 'anHN
10 each member of the team. Samu
Bryan. Cohen ana Iheonore
Bischof upheld the negative. Whit
James Diotz. Charles Critchheid and
Robert Shostech upheld the affirm
tive. Mr.. BisCnoff was declared best
speaker,
The District chapter of the FEEDER
tion Of Music clubs has issued an ln-
vitation to members Of the Eastern
High Glce club 10 attend tea in tho
near future in order 10 meet the M
tional officers of the federation. some
widelv.known music critics will speak
The Merrill club will give a Chris
mas dance December y.
A reception was given by the facul'"
Of Hine Junior High school 10 Nh"
faculty Of Eastern at the Hines la7t
TUESDAY. The Hine School formerly
was the home Of Eastern High
School.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
COMMUNITY EXHIBIT
AT RANDALL HIGH
Demonstration of Home and School
Life to Be Presented by
Teachers and Pupils.

4 demonstration Of home, school
and community life will be presented
by the teachers and pupils of the Ran
dali Junior High School Tuesday eve
ming. at which time all the rooms OF
the building will be open from TO
1915 o'clock to give visitors an oppor-
tunity to inspect the various exhibits.
The first demonstration Of the prof
ect will take place from $50 to 500
o'clock, the second demonstration
from 9 to 9:25 o'clock, and from $50
to 1915 O'Clock 9 nativity playlet,
with Christmas carols, will be offered
bv the pupils Of the music department,
under the direction of Mrs. l.. II.
Johnson, A. G. knorl, Mrs. II. l..
Marshall and Miss &. T.. Brooks.
At the last assembly the faculty and
student body were entertained by pu-
pills Of section 81. under The direction
of Miss l. l.. Denny, with a program
that included scripture reading by
Constance Munday, vocal solos by
Ethel Lee and James Young, duet
hy Emily Monroe nd Emma Jackson
and a Spanish dance by James Young
and Emily Monroe. IneZ Duckett was
mistress of ceremonies.
on the morning Of December T.,
through the courtesy Of the depart
ment of visual education. all Of the
eighth and ninth grade pupils attend
ed the theater 10 see "A photoplaN en-
titled The Making of a NewSp3 per
The Randall Parent-Teacher AseO-
citation at its annual meeting voted in
favor of married teachers on ballot
of 81 10 >. The decision of tine asso-
citation is TO be presented 10 the Fed
Grafton of Parent Teacher Associations
at it's next meeting
Rev George Fisher of st. Monica's 8
Church addressed the association on
The Present Problem Of Sex" He
advocated more open mindedness and
sincerity on the part of parents and
teachers regarding this problem.
The association voted to continue
it's efforts TO bring about the location
of branch library in the Randall
Junior High School.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
COLLEGE STUDENTS
ORGANIZE COUNCIL
Law School Class Officers
Found Organization to Pass
on Various Issues.

4 student council was organized
Al the Washington College Of Law
last week at a meeting of the officers
OF each class organization called by
Dean Grace Hays Riley. \ constitu-
ton was framed and submitted to the
students for approval or revision.
The council as it was organized VIII
he composed of the president, vice
president. secretary and treasurer OF
each class. and it will cooperate with
the faculty in framing regulations for
the government of the student nodN'
II will act on matters of particular IN
terest to the students and will lnNeS-
tigate reported infraCtiOns of student
rules in an effort to MAINTAIN hlSh
standards among the student attor-
neys.
Dr. Charles W. Needham, professor
of constitutional law, will give ms
mid-year examination to the senior
class on TUESDAY. The class in nego'
table Instruments, under the dfec'
tion Of Prof. George kearneN, Also
closes this week with an examination
on Thursday.
ne FRESHMAN II tIu~~ W IT - ''Nf'
in insurance last week. under the di.
rection If Prof. Leopold Y, Freudberg
This course has proved to be Of great
interest to students in the past and
several special enrollments have been
made for it this year.
The practice court held a regular
session under Judge Lucien II. Ven
doren last night. cases were tried by
Morris Rahl1in. Catherine NJ. O'Don-
nell. Samuel y. Iichens, John IL.
Prichard and May +. Payne.
Epsilon, Omicron and M Chapters
of Kappa Beta ri Legal SORORITY met
last Thursday evening at the Grace
Dodge Hotel to celebrate the founding
of the sorority by Alice Craig Edger-
ton. After the dinner a very inter
esting program was enjoyed, with
Miss Maude Yates, province dean, pre-
siding.
All classes close their sessions Fri
day for the Christmas holidays, which
extend TO January s, 1928.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
ADDRESS TO STUDENTS.
Registrar of Strayer's Business
College to Speak Wednesday.

A special assembly Of Strayer's s Busi.
ness College ctudents will he held
Wednesday at the school, 721 Thir-
teenth street "The Spirit Of Christ
mas" an address by Elgie @. Purris.
registrar Of the college, is to be the
feature of the a assembly
Following the chapel hour the an
nual Christmas treat" will lie pre-
sented by the faculty and manage
ment of the college. This treat viii
take the form of a luncheon given In
the rooms of the school
Three honor students of the school,
Misses Margaret Mcmahon. Nerna
Darr and Ruth Parker, have been as
sisting in the sale Of Christmas health
seals, under the supervision of the Tu-
herCulosis Association, at one Of the
department stores.
Christmas holidays begin December
"A and continue through January >.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
MISS GAY HONORED.
Elected to National Honorary Jour
nalistic Fraternity in Iowa.

IOWA CITY, Iowa, December IL
Miss Virginia Elizabeth Gay, daughter
Of IT. n. Gay. chief engineer OF the
Senate, and Mrs. Gay Of 1S4l Oak
street, Washington, y, C.. was re
Gently elected 10 Theta Sigma Phi ma
tional honorary Journalistic fraternity;
Miss CAV is a student in the school
of Journalism at the University OF
Iowa.
She has written numerous articles
and poems. many of which were pup
lished while she attended Central Hlgh
School in Washington. She won first
prize with an essay on the funeral OF
Woodrow Wilson in contest con
Quoted by The Evening Star when she
was a high school senior.
After graduation in June, 1928. Miss
Gay plans to enter newspaper work.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
HOTEL HEAD SPEAKS.
Miss Lindsey Addresses Pupils of
Columbia School.

In keeping with the vocational sud
ance program of Columbia Junior HlGh
School. Miss Mary Lindsey. manager
Of the Grace Dodge Hotel, was invited
10 address the girls of the upper as
sembly Thursday on the opportunltl tleS
for women in the work OF the Wor'd.
Miss Lindsey spoke of the positions
oner Ia women who have personality
and will mower with proper training in
business and home economies. As she
smoke from her own viewpoint and
varied experience in hotel work, Miss
I,indslev was able to present the sub
iect interestingly,
Evening star., 1927-12-18
EXHIBIT OF SCHOOL WORK
Abbott Students Displaying speci-
mems in Drawings and Etchings.

An exhibition of the work done by
the students of the Abbott School of
Fine and Commercial Art will be held
in the school. 1924 II street, beginning
at $3.50 o'clock this morning and con
tinuing, at specified hours each day,
until January >.
The exhibit will be opened TO the
public from $50 am. TO 5 pm. and
from pm. to $40 pm. each day.
It will include life drawings, water
colors, etchings, advertising illustra'
tions, interior decoration and costume
designing.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
STUDENTS ENTERTAINED.
Hotel School Glass Guest of Tally
ho Tavern.

The Taljyho Tavern entertained .
class of the Lewis Hotel Training
School Tuesday evening, when Mrs.
Mabel Pendexter acted a hostess -
the students who inspected the tea
room.
Interesting stories were told about
the history Of the stable and the old
tree in tho front yard. The ivOry-col.
ored dishes. green glassware and the
modern kitchen equipment were the
chief attraction for the future hotel
managers.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
FEATURE AT ARMSTRONG.
School Group Plans Entertainment
for Wednesday Afternoon.

THE Christmas Spirit" fantasy
by Brenda Ray Moryck, Will be pre-
scented Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock in the Armstrong Techhlcal
High School auditorium, under the
auspices of the Athletic Association of
the school.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
The Shot England Heard,

Mechanical ears have been perfected
by scientists, in England TO detect
sound waves in the air lin one expert
ment a gun fired on the east coast OF
England was heard" more than l35
miles away,
Evening star., 1927-12-18
MEDICAL SOCIETY
HONORS c. ". DEAN
Or. Oscar B. Hunter Elected
President of District
Organization.

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last week by Tho District or Cnjum bia
,tadioal c,cio,,. (which clcctod hin,
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t{nntor u. ,,atboIo.,ist If ,t,.,inr,ent
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s,I,ool Tor rho met .o,-a,.,l ,-o,rs In,
I4,,ntar has baon ,IosoIv .seociafed
,.ith tho succoss or the den,rtn,ent
,ndo, no .,dn,iniqtrq,ion nf Daar
y,.iiIi',,,, 1,Iiro pnrden IN. Hunter hae
hoo, ,,n,,s,iaIl, acfi,.e in nrirersitv AZ.
f,i,s ,s ,,o1l as st,,dcnt activitios
TIE Cbrisfnas roceee in the uni.
,ersit,, win hecrir Tbursdav and win
avtend until January inclusive ~
hnth lovs The recess u 70 he fol
lowed hv the short two vacNs before
tho houinnin, Of tho p,id.ycar exam.
inationa in Mi danartnents
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rai,.s hcoan I,ri,l,v niobt with the
hoI,Hno or the annual foot baU hon
under tha augpjces of the G.. w. club.
II clay. E1pey president Of the organ
jzatiau aided bv members. decorated
The .ryn1nas siun. President and Mrs
Clovd Heck Marvin. Dean and Mrs
Uor,,. Grattan Doyle r. Watson
Cr,,r coach of the foot ball team. and
Dean Anna /. Rose we're among the
in,-itad ouosts Members Of the var
.:r. ond ryesb,nen cIavens we're pres.
ent
M Marvin viii deliver the com
r,encenent address at the / Ormond
yt.i1snn \-o,.,,at Scbool tho e,epinc of
Ian,1ar,. Al
Members of tho faculty will visit
out of town inetitttinns durinr the
hoIida,.e Coach CrIn viii attend the
foot han meeting in New York Deem
ho, - yr.ious other trims will be
taI,on h,, members NJ the faculties 10
od,,ca tionaI oatborinrs
Tho Cea+ral High school 1umni
,Ian. = rennion ~ that institution DE.
nar,l,o,. 90 Nanv members ~ yarious
oIas,soe IN C.oor~o NVasbineton exnect
tn ottepd
Evening star., 1927-12-18
STUDENTS TO HAVE
THREE CONTESTS
Short-Story, Play and Poem
Competitions Announced
at Central High.

Literary elections for the 1925
February graduating class and the
announcement of three contests to he
conducted by The Adjutant, cadet an
nuaI. we're important activities at
Central High School last week.
In the election of class PRINCIPALS
for the mid.year graduating class
Dorothy Darby was chosen Valedic-
toriau, Robert ReineCk was named
prophet. Helen Meushaw was elected
prophecies and Melvin Loveless was
selected historian.
Colonel to BE Editor.
In accorda ance with precedent,
Spencer Pollard. as colonel in the
Cadet Corps at Central, will be editor
in,chief Of The Adjutant for his year,
BY virtue Of the same practice, the
four lieutenant colonels will be the
associate editors. Robert Louis is
business manager.
Three literary contests will he con
Quoted by The Adiutant this yeal -
A short story contest. One-dct pay
and poetry competition. The story
of military theme, will he limited TO
500 words and it must he written
under = non DE- plume. Inc Judges
in the story contest will he Miss Rose
mary Arnold OF Eastern, Miss r. NJ
Denham Of Central and Miss Nj, H.
Selah Of Mckinley Technical The
first prize will be Sc worth of books
choice while me sec
ond prize will he 81 worth of books.
Play and Poem Contests.
The play must be confined to GOO
words. exclusive Of eXpla natOrN mat
ter, ard a military theme is prefer
able. though it is not demanded. the
noemS submitted in the competition
mav he in serious or humorous Nein
and are to he from il To * lines. Ihe
priyps for these contests will he an
nounced later.
Speed and accuracy We're named as
the primary requisites for good
newspaper reporter by Donald \.
craig Of the staff os The Evening star,
in am address delivered recently before
the fourth hour cla&s in journalism.
Mr.. Craig stressed particularly the
necessity of having the full names
of persons mentioned in news stories,
and he urged the students to develop
a faculty for writing good kngtlsh
while in school. so that later. when
they write under pressure OF time
GOOD expression will be almost mat
fer of second nature" He entertain
ed his auditors with actual expert
ances of newspaper men covering big
stories.
Evening star., 1927-12-18

Textile, jewelry and silk dealers OF
Cuba are protesting To the govern
ment against the competition caused
by work done at the national, ,peniten'
tiarEs s.-....-..
Evening star., 1927-12-18

The Protestant Bishop Of Limerick,
Ireland, has protested against the use
of the expression Catholics TO
bEscribe ProtestantS.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
University Registration.

Registration for the Winter quarter
which begins January 3, already has
started. As part of the general
course in economies. a new class IN
accountancy viii begin January =
This class Will be under Dr.. Joseph >.
Zucker. A course in French, under
the direction of Prof. Henry Lazard,
also will begin January ). interest
also has been displayed IN trust com
many management. q course taught by
Frederick r. II. Siddons OF the Ameri-
can Security & Trust Co.
The course includes a detailed study
Of methods used by trust companies
and their relations to other banking
institutions.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
MACDONALD'S DEFEAT.
NO SURPRISE, HE SAYS
Sees Turndown by Independent
Laborites Due to His Refusal
to Shout Socialism
Ry the Associa.ed press.

BY She Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 1S.-Ramsay Mac
donald apparently was unperturbed
today by news from home that the
Independent Labor party had failed
to re-elect him as treasurer.
II expected It," he said. "They are
angry with me because 1 don't go out
on the housetops and shout Social
ism"
Macdonald has been a Socialist for
40 years.
The administrative council Of the
party omitted the customary nomina-
tiOn because Macdonald opposes some
of the planks which the Independent
Labor party wants the Parliamentary
Labor party TO adopt. AT the annual
conference of the Independent Labor
party at Leicester yesterday a motion
to force the council to nominate Mac
donald was defeated, 312 to lis.
Macdonald, Great Britain's first and
only Labor premier, put aside political
matters today for sentiment. Thirty
years ago he and his wife. in New
England on their wedding trip, We're
entertained by a woman friend, the
memory of whose kindness both long
cherished.
The hostess of former years. now
aged and in failing health, lives in
Concord. it is now revealed. But Mr..
Macdonald declined to name her. 1t
was to visit her that he and his daugh-
Evening star., 1927-04-18
MIGHTY GOOD READING

The original question book by the original
answer man is great story, the tale of human
curiosity and modern knowledge, and you will
read it from cover to cover like novel.
While it is full Of practical value, it is not
something to read or study as task or duty,
but a readable book, fascinating fact-story;
five thousand anecdotes of the human race and
the world in which we live, told as Socrates told
it to the ancient Greeks, by answering human
questions
ANSWERS to Questions" is useful, educa-
tional, valuable for reference and study, but
above all it is just plain readable, as fascinating
as fiction, as entertaining as the movies or the
radio. Every reader will have many delight
full evening with Haskin and his five thousand
questioners.
The tale of how such a book could be
written is told in the introduction. 1t is indeed
a new kind of book, stripped of waste verb
age, boiled down to the very meat of the almost
endless subjects. 1t is cheap in price only be-
cause the method of distribution through lead
ing American newspapers brings it to you as a
most exceptional book value for the money.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
Hoodooed.

eIt's sad and strange" said Richard
Roe. that / can't get q Job; I've
walked the streets in rain and snow,
with the work hunting mob / see the
others taken on, and when for Work
plead they roundly tell me to begone
they've all the help they need, En-
ployers advertise for men, and ] go
there in hopes; and it's the same old
tale again, they knock me through the
ropes," "The reason why" | said,
'sold scout, is not so hard to find;
you're always looking down and out,
man Of has.been kind. Your garments
slndry buttons lack your hats gone
galley east. your coat is split along
the back, your trousers, are not
creased. Your whiskers now invite
the birds to build their nests therein:
YOU are too woe-begone for words.
your get-up is a sin. Here is man.
employers think, when they behold
your frame, whose heart and soul are
on the blink, who's beaten by life's
game. He hasn't snap enough TO
make a scrap against despair. he
hasn't pep enough to rake the cindcrs
from his hair. He isn't worth 10 cents
a day, much less a brace of scads, and
so Wen send him on his way, and
hire these other lads The other lads
retain some pride, though they're as
poor as you: their cheap crayats are
neatly tied, they've FURNISHED hat and
shoe. There isn't much in store for
guys whose self respect can slip so
much that they will advertise how
they have lost their grip. Brace up
and try to look as though your pros
poets still lare good, and men will glad
~ pay you dough for saving ricks of
wood" WALT MASON.
Copyright. 1922
Evening star., 1927-04-18
ILANTIC AIR RACE
} CUT TO Z PLANES
oriCan Legion and Wright
8eIIanCa Ship Are Now
Leading Contestants.

he Associated Press,
CIV YORK, April 1S.--A dual nom
, air race from New York to Paris
gcd today, as injuries forced
DIR, Richard f Byrd, one of Amer
three foremost entries, from com
ion for at least six weeks.
ne contest, as a result, apparently
narrowed To the plane American
ON. pnotad by Lieut. Comdr. Noel
IS. and the Nright-Bellanca mono
is in which Bcrt Asocta and Clar-
IS ID. Chamberlin shattered all rec
4 for endurance flying.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
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Evening star., 1927-04-18

Missionary Society, Cincinnati, Ohio
100000; Syracuse University, $50, 900.
and Cazenovia Seminary. Cazenovia,
n. Y, 10000.