Evening star., 1928-06-17

means an education from the ground
upward, so to speak, and Col. Lind
bergh is doing his bit toward encourag-
ing the studies. As an experiment in
the new activity, giant airplane met
the Italian liner Conte Grande last
week In Gibraltar and took off passen-
gers for Madrid and Paris, and thus
cut off full 40 hours from their Jour-
ney. This was the maiden voyage of
the big liner, and many of the passcn-
gers were Italians. who were content to
land on their own soil. 1t Is proposed
to secure booking in New York, Boston
and Montreal, and If the venture proves
successful, to send the air taxis as far
out to sea as the Azores and Canary
Islands Mail would also be included
in the fast service and certain small but
valuable articles sent by express, so that
the Postmaster General and the Secre-
tary Of Commerce are both intensely
interested in this development.
Dame Millicent Fawcett has received
vociferous welcome back to London
where she spent six weeks, Including
the last two weeks Of the Lenten sea-
son and part of the Joyous Eastertide
! This we'll known professor and CO.
founder of Lady Margaret Hall. the
first college for women, opened so years
ago as an afIiliation of oxford. Is In
her eighty-Second year. but Is strong
and vigorous physically and mentally
She was one of the group of advanced
teachers who Clamored some so years
ago for the higher education of their
sex These women. Of whom Dame Mil
licent is the sole survivor. met In vari-
Gus private houses and organized their
group. All innovations are difficult In
Great Britain, but these leaders met
with stronger and more subtle oppo-
sition than their sisters advocating
equal suffrage did some 30 years after
ward But finally they succeeded
through the aid of the oxford author
titles, and this pioneer college for the
higher education of woman began in
modest quarters half century ago this
coming June 30. Lady Margaret Hall
is now as stately a group of scholastic
buildings as the famous institution
boasts and its list of graduates is i'm
posing, whilst It's roll of honor reads
like chapter of romance. Some 20
years ago Dame Millicent Fawcett was
honored by Edward VII and she can
now wear medals and decorations equal
to those of Britains most heroic gen.
years. then acted as dean, and before
retiring from active duties was in
charge of the college. Ever since the
Holy Land passed from the dominion
OF the Moslcms Dame Millicent has
pined TO visit it, but only this year
| could she find the leisure. She has
been engaged for the past year in ar
| ranging the details of the golden Jubilee
of the college. TO be held shortly under
royal auspices and with the most bril-
| liant ceremonies,
u
|. Mime. Janos Justh of Buda Pesth,
who came to this country in April as
one OF the delegates sent by Hungary
| to the unveiling of the Kossuth Monu-
ment In New York. has been making
an extended visit in Los Angeles. Mime.
Justh is one of the leading newspaper
writers OF her country and Is besides
a playwright of fame Several of her
plays have been produced In Hungary.
Farewell Dinner" having enjoyed
long run in Buda Pcsth
The late Janos Justh was one of the
friends md associates of Louis Kos
suth and was for many years president
OF the Independent Political Party of
Hungary and at one time the presiding
officer Of the Senate. The ancestral
home OF he Jusths passed by the treaty
OF Paris to Rumania. and because OF
this. Mime. Justh aided in the organiza-
ton OF the Hungarian Womens Minor