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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-09
Johnson Tells History
OF State Department

The history Of the American state
Department was given last night
before the Bureau Of Economics by
Nelson 4. johnson, Assistant
Secretary OF State. at meeting at
the Wardman Park Theater.
Modern methods of communica-
ton have revolutioniEed the depart
ment's work. he said. Formerly ii
took from three weeks to six
months to receive news OF foreign
developments, he pointed out.
BATTERY services can be secured
through The Times and Herald ssVVl,ose
Who" announcements.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
"Y" BOYS PRESENT
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
Entire Roster of Woodward School
Participates in
Exhibition.

Carving out the policy of the insti-
tuition of giving physical training to all
its students instead of specializing on a
few outstanding leaders, the entire
roster of go pupils of the Woodward
School for Boys, which Is conducted by
the Young Mems Christian Association,
participated in an athletic exhibition
Wednesday in the mems gymnasium of
the "Y."
Parents and friends of the students
attended the event, which was pre-
sented as a demonstration of the regu-
lar physical training offered boys of the
school.
Following a calesthenics drill by go
boys, a number of athletic events were
staged under the direction of Dean
Fraser, coach, who acted as referee, and
Prof. Gerald L. Parker, head master of
the school.
The program included an indoor base
ball game and basket ball game be-
tween the Msroons and Grays and a
swim in the "Y'' pool for all members
of the school. An exhibition 27-yard
dash was won by Donald M. Lightbown
while trial heats were won bv Robert l.
Mock, Seth Reed, George D. Weickhardt
and Lightbown. A running high jump
event for older boys was won by George
| w. Offutt, while Fred Parker won q
wrestling event with Albert Craig Box
| ing exhibitions were staged by William
Moore and John English, Richard S
| Snead and Fred Parker and Albert
Craig and William Fry. r.
Evening star., 1928-12-02

irregularities in the eyes traceable to
the long hours in class.
Besides advocating a halliday for
younger school children. Dir. Davis
would ask supervised play in the recrea-
tional program of the younger boys and
girls.
DR.. James M. Moser. another child
specialist, held to the same opinions ex-
pressed by his fellow medical men. He
believes that every facility for develop
ment of a child by out-of door recrea-
ton should be retained and enhanced.
Fresh air is essential to growing chill
dren, and confinement in classrooms for
periods of five hours a day cannot pro-
vide for them an adequate daily ration.
DR.. Edgar Copeland, another of
Washington's child specialists, said yes
terday he was opposed to the five-hour
day for first and second grade children
solely because such a program keeps
them indoors in season which has so
few hours for playtime.
Copeland FavOrs Restraint.
The restraint imposed through
longer period is not seen as particu-
larly alarming by DR.. Copeland. who
said he rather favors restraint and dis
cipline" for young school children.
Dr. Frank w. BaHou, superintendent
of schools, said the five-hour day was
instituted five years ago, when it was
found that in order to keep abreast OF
elementary school children throughout
the country Washington'S children were
obliged to undertake excessive work in
the upper grades of their elementary
school course because of the slight pro-
gram in the first two years. Before the
change was made, however, the Bureau
CT Education was requested by local
authorities to make a study of the
school-day schedules in other cities.
That survey showed. DR.. Ballou said
yesterday. the vast majority of the cities
sent their children to school for five
and even five and half hours day.
1.-THE best answer to criticism Of the
five-hour day." Dr. Ballou said, sis that
such a day is the present practice. If
it were felt by most people that five
hours in school each day is injurious to
Young children, school, people through
out the country certainly would not Ie-
quire it."
DR.. Ballou explained further that the
old halliday schedule for the first and
second grades resulted in a damaging
up" of work to be covered in accord
ance with the elementary school stand
ards of the United States. Teachers of
the upper grades. he said, complained
they were obliged to crowd too much
work upon their pupils because ground
which could have been covered earlier
in the course, was not reached owing to
part-time study. AS a result of the
crowding of the work at the elementary
school course DR.. Ballou said, the per-
centage of student failures was high.
This percentage, he added, has been re-
duced since introduction CT the five
hour day.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
GEORGE WASHINGTON FACULTY
MEMBERS AT CONVENTIONS
Deans Doyle and Hill Go to Morgantown
for Inauguration of President of
West Virginia y.

Rumanian government in educational
matters. The decoration was conferred
by his excellency, George Cretziano
Minister of Rumania, at a ceremony
which took place at the legation last
Tuesday.
Luncheon for Foot Ball Men.
With the close of the foot ball season
a number of events are being planned
in honor of the foot ball squad. The
General Alumni Association will enter
tain at luncheon in honor of the men,
bers of the team on Saturday, Decem-
ber 8, at 1890 o'clock at the Hotel La
Fayette. President Marvin, Coach Crum
and Capt. Lopeman will speak. The
George Washington Glee Club quartet
will give q program of songs. The prin-
cipal address of the occasion will be
given by Johnston B. Campbell, promi-
nent lawyer and chairman of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. Arrange
ments for the luncheon are in the hands
of Lewis Moneyway of the executive
committee Of the Alumni Association,
assisted by Miss Emile Margaret White
and Gilbert Hall. The G. w. Club, COM
posed of letter men of the university
will sponsor the annual foot ball hop,
to be held in the university gymnasium
Friday evening, December 7. All of the
members of the team will be present.
DR.. William Allen Wilbur, provost OF
the university, will be the speaker at
the December meeting of the Colum-
bian Women. to be held Tuesday after
noon from 4 until o'clock in the as
sembly room in Corcoran Hall. His
subject will be "The Obligations Of
Power" The ladies of Columbian Col
lege will act as hostesses during the
social hour preceding the meeting
The Women's Advisory Council of the
university is now making plans for its
Christmas work AS is its custom, the
council will adopt" needy family. A
barrel will be placed in the Women's
Building next week to receive contribu-
tions of clothing, toys, money and food.
AS part of its Christmas program the
Y. w. c. A. will fill stockings for the
children of the Hillcrest Home.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
AMERICAN u. WINS
IMPROVED STANDING
College of Liberal Arts Is Fully
Accredited by Middle States
Association.

The College of Liberal Arts Of Amer
lean University has been recognized as
a standard college and fully accredited
by the Association of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools of the Middle States
and Maryland, meeting in Atlantic
City according to word reaching Wash
ington from Dean George B. Woods of
the college, who is in Atlantic City.
The recognition accorded the local
institution was interpreted as unusual
as it came in the early part of the
fourth year Of the life of the college
before the first freshman class had
been graduated. Usually, it was ex-
planned, the association does not ac-
credit colleges until they are or
years old and have graduated from
four to six classes. American Univer-
sity has graduated only three classes
and its first freshman class now is the
senior class.
The action was taken by recommen-
dation from the Commission on Higher
Institutions of Learning, whose repre-
sentative recently made final and for
NAL survey in person on the campus at
Nebraska and Massachusetts, avenues
The recognition was understood to have
been granted because of the standards
of scholarships required, the physical
equipment, and the rapid growth in
| enrolment of the new college.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
BUSINESS ALUMNI
SHOW THIS WEEK
Three-Act Comedy to Be
Given Thursday, Friday and
Saturday at School.

The eighth annual show of the Busi-
ness High School Alumni Association
will be the three-act comedy Aaron
Slick From Pumkin Crick," by Lieut.
Beale Cormack, to be given in the Busi-
ness High School auditorium Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday.
Paul Graves takes the part of Aaron
Slick. Mr.. Graves was leading man for
the associations play last year. He is
directing the show this year in his posi-
ton of the chairman of the committee
on the annual show. Miss Amy Norton
has the leading feminine role.
The other players, all of whom have
had extensive amateur experience, in
clude Miss Evelyn McCune, Miss Peggy
Ryan, Miss Anna Marie Francis, Harold
harrington and Gilbert Potts, who also
is stage manager of the production.
The school orchestra under the lead
erShlp Of Miss E. l.. Thompson of the
faculty, will render the overture and
other music of the program.
All seats for the show are reserved.
The show will be followed by dancing
in the gymnasium at the school,
At student assembly in the Business
High School last Wednesday Henry
ESpey, president of the Alumni Asso-
citation, addressed the student body on
the activities of the Alumni Association
and its objectiveS. Albert McGarety, a
former student of Business, commended
the spirit Of cooperation displayed by
the students of the school.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
LAW CLUBFORMED
At CLUMBUS j.
High Scholastic Grades Re-
quired by Organization at
K. of C. Institution.

To stimulate an interest in the law
not commonly found In textbooks, the
Taney Law Club has been organized at
Columbus University under the direc-
ton of the faculty supervisor of student
activities. The membership is re-
stricted and based on high scholastic
attainments.
Elections were held at the meeting
last week and John j. O'Lear of MaSsa-
chusetts, a member of the senior class,
was unanimously elected president
Because of a tie vote the vice pres
idency will be filled at the next meet
ing.e Byrnes F. Bentley of Washing
ton, of this years graduating class,
was chosen secretary. Miss Kathryn
Powers of Virginia and Thomas Groom,
vice president of the Washington Me-
chanics' Savings Bank and senior
at the school, were chosen directors of
the program committee.
1.-The Life of John Jay" was the
subject of carefully prepared paper
read by James j. OLeary at the last
meeting Mr. OLeary traced joys life
from childhood up through the sue
ceeding years to the time of the re-
tirement Of that illustrious jurist from
the bench of the Supreme Court of the
United States. He concluded with the
JTlOuIS IIldG lew IIlSu Ildu SOIlC tAAOuSlI
life with such purity integrity and
honor as did John JOY" James j. Nc
Carron of Massachusetts. of the junior
class, read a paper on THE Noble Pro-
fession of the Law" An elaborate re-
view of the Dred Scott decision and its
effect upon the history of the times
was presented by Byrnes Bently. j.
Leanoar Townsend portrayed the life
of Chief Justice Taney in memory of
whom the law club has been named.
The moot court, which is presided
over by Judge Nathan Cayton of the
Municipal Court, is engaged in a
rather elaborate grand larceny case in
volving a defense of kleptomania. The
government is represented in the case
by j. Leonard Townsend and Lawrence
j. Burby of New Hampshire, while the
defense is being conducted by Mr..
Bently, Harold Boss and William Mil
len. The case has already consumed
two full court sessions of two hours
each.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
LIVING WAGE
FOR i. S. EMPLOYEES
Brookhart and SiToviCh'
Pledge Their Support
in Campaign.

Joining in the rally of the League of
American Civil Service at Central High
School, Senator Broo&hart, Republican
of Iowa, and Representative Sirovich,
Democrat of New York. last night
pledged their support to the organiza-
TONS efforts to secure "a living and
saving wage" for Government workers
and effect other reforms.
Holding out little hope for ac-
COmplishing much at what he termed
the coming lame duck" session of
Congress, Senator Brookhart said it
vas hoped Ito attend to the matter
right" at the next regular session. Ex-
pressing dislike for the military sys-
tenn of dealing with employees. the
Senator held that the rules of hui
manity produce better discipline than
The rules of autocracy. even in an
army
The novel suggestion that the heads
of II or Is OF the biggest business
organizations in the country be asked
to send a dollar-a-year man to Wash
ington ito fnd out what ails" the
Government service. was made by
Charles M Galloway counselor of the
league. The idea was advanced by
Galloway who is a former civil serv-
ice commissioner. as a means for OBJ
tanning a satisfactory substitute" for
the present. efficiency rating system,
which was attacked by nearly every
speaker.
Wants Business Scheme.
What we want is not an efficiency
scheme but business scheme" Gallo
way asserted He also claimed super
viSing officials in the Government at
present need little more to do than
they have" suggesting larger duty
of responsibility" for them would prove
satisfactory to all.
Mr. Sirovich. a member of the civil
service committee of the House, told
the league Americas Government
should be a model to show what we
pay the working people of the Nation" !"
He promised to help the organization
the proposals to establish a board CT
appeal and arbitration. and to abolish
the efficiency rating system.
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell. preSi-
dent of the league, who presided also
assailed the rating system, blaming it
for the pools" Of stenographers in
which, she declared, young girls lead
an existence comparable to that CT
Army mules
History Of Ac: Reviewed.
Reviewing the history of the Welsh
pay act. now in effect. Mrs. Worrell an
nounced the intention Of the league to
endeacor to obtain the passage of bill
giving employees in the lower grades an
additional $50 increase in salary and
make it retl oactive from last July
The other aims of the league, includ-
ing retirement after 80 years service
or at so years of age. larger annuities
and ALLEGATION to grade and service
without reference to recommendation
of administrative officers, were outlined
by Mrs. Worrel.
Tate T. Hackney. employe Of the
Treasury Department also spoke.
Evening star., 1928-12-02

During the Thanksgiving recess,
members of the faculty Of the George
Washington University are attending
meetings of various educational and
learned societies.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle and Dean
Charles E. Hill went to Morgantown
on Wednesday to attend the inaugura-
ton of DR.. John r. Turner as president
of the University of West Virginia;
Dean Doyle as the delegate of the Mod
ern Language Association and Dean
Hill as the representative OF the uni
versity.
Dean Hill, Dean Doyle, Registrar
Harold G.. Sutton and Prof. Dewitt G..
Croissant attended the meeting on Fri
day and Saturday in Atlantic City of
the Association of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools of the Middle States
and Maryland,
Dean Doyle, who is vice president Of
the National Association of Deans of
Men, and George Won Dauchenhausen,
president of the George Washington IN
terfraternity Council, attended the In
terfraternity Conference in New York
City yesterday.
Engineers to Convene.
Prof. James H. Platt and Prof. Arthur
F. johnson, of the faculty Of the School
of Engineering; will attend the conven--
ton of the American Association OF
Mechanical Engineers in New York City
from Monday to Friday.
Dean Doyle will go to Atlanta On
Thursday for the national convention
of the Pi Delta Epsilon, professional in
tercollegiate journalism fraternity. Row.
land Lyon, president. of the George
Washington chapter will accompany
Dean Doyle. Mr.. Lyon will extend an
invitation to the fraternity, on behalf
of the local chapter, to meet in Wash
ington in 1929 Dean Doyle has been
national vice president of the fraternity
for the past three years, and recently
conducted an editorial contest for the
fraternity.
Dr. Cr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
has been made Commander of the
Order of the Star of Rumania, in
recognition Of his cooperation with the
Evening star., 1928-12-02
DOG REPUTEDLY WORTH
$4,000 IS SOUGHT HERE

A search was requested of police last
night for German Snauzer dog that
is claimed by the man in whose charge
he has been for the past several years
to have been bred by the former
Kaiser and to be worth $4,000.
The dog, officially named Michael
Adonis," but known to his few social
equals" as Mike" has been in the
care of Chris Evans Papolas, 1850 Q
street, since the animals injury two
years ago. when he fell while engaged
in q benefit performance at the Stone
Mountain Memorial, near Atlanta. Ga.
Papolas retired about $3.50 o'clock
Friday morning leaving the dog in the
front room Yesterday morning, when
Papolas arose, the two front doors were
standing open and the animal had dis
appeared.
The dog belonged to Papolas' wife
and her brother, Mrs. Charlotte Papolas
and W. H. Groh members of the the
atr1cal team. -
Evening star., 1928-12-02
n. i. COMPLETES
STUDENT GROUPS
Appointment of Freshman
Committees Closes Class
Organization at School.

Class organization at National Uni
versity was completed last week when
the three ajor committees of the
freshman class were named by David E.
Hall, president of the class.
The committees are: Social-FredericE
T. Beaman, chairman Frank w. Smith
Charles c. Guy. Miss Rose Tabb and
Charles L. Curtis. jr.
Finance-William G. Baden, chair
man; Francis G. Morrison. William E
Mccain, John F. Miller, jr., and Jacob
d. Kolker.
Publicity-John Barney Kelly, chair
man; Edwin Temple and Miss Grace
Kanode
Miss Adeline Linquist and Thomas F.
Shanahan were appointed recently as
historian and sergeant-aJ-arms, reSpec-
lively.
The freshman class was the last class
of the university to complete its roster
of officers. Other freshman class off,
GERS elected earlier III the year include
Genevieve r. Pratt, vice president; Will
liam E. Deering, secretary, and Mr.. Ba-
den, treasurer.
Cesario Farina has been chosen presi-
dent of the Philippine Columbia, an or
entin Dulay, councillor, and Jacinto Pa
university. Other officers selected were
Braulio Rillon, vice president; Mrs. Ce-
sario Farina, ecretary-treaSurer; Va
lntin Dulay. councillor and Jacinto Pa
rong. historian.
With Is regular members and six
alumni members this organization is
growing and carrying out its purpose
to further the cultural and social un-
derstanding among Filipino students.
Several social events are being planned.
Debating is holding the interest of
many students and with the selection
of Lloyd G. Andres, captain; Thomas
F.. Shanahan and A. Sherman Chris
tenson as members of the freshman
class debating team, debate is being
arranged between the junior and this
class soon after the selection OF the
second year team.
Last night members of the Alvey De-
batting Society debated whether the
Senate should ratify the recent Kellogg
peace treaty as defining the foreign
policy of the United States. The affirm
ative side was upheld by Merritt l..
Smith. Grace Kanode and Albert w.
Fox while the negative side was sup
ported by S. S. Meisberg, Jacob D..
Kolher and Jacob Plotwich.
Fall term examinations in the Law
School will be held December II to the
%, inclusive, while examinations in the
School of Economics and Government
will be held December IL to Is, inclusive.
Schedules for the subjects in which
examinations will be given will probably
be announced this week. After a 10
day holiday by the students the Winter
term will start Wednesday, January 3.
The National University Masonic Club
will hold it's annual meeting for the
election of officials Friday.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
BODY FOUND IN CANAL.

A body identified as that Of John
Henderson, colored. 40, of 1923 Greens
court, was found in feet of water
at the bottom of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal between Thirtieth and JEFF
ferson stretes yesterday afternoon by
Victor Brown, 1885, Wisconsin avenue,
who was walking along the bank
Brown summoned police and the body
was taken from the water by Policeman
L. D. Redman of the seventh precinct.
Charles Henderson. son of the dead
man. told police his father had been
missing from home for three days.
Death is thought to have been acci-
dental,
Evening star., 1928-12-02
TRUSTEE WOULD RESIGN.
M. F. Mangan Asks Court Name

M. F. Mangan Asks Court Name
Successor in Handling Estate.
Michael F. Mangan, 1920 K street.
has asked the District Supreme Court
to permit him to resign as trustee
under the will of Mrs. Mary j. Dcwney,
who died September 8. 1926. He says
he has filed his account with the Pro-
bate Court and has made payments
to Mary H. Downey, 1913 Seventeenth
street, the life tenant of the estate.
AS the trust is likely to continue for
a number of years, Mangan says he has
not time to attend to the duties and
suggests that the court name a trust
company in his place. Named in the
petition are a number of Catholic
charitable institutions who are to bene-
fit on the death of the life tenant. At
torney George c. Gertman represents
the trustee.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
H0LD-UP FOLLOWS BLOW
AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS
Bag Is Thrown Over Head of
Chauffeur Waiting for Car and
Robber Gets $42.

Knocked unconscious by a blow on
the head after bag had been thrown
over him and tied around his neck,
Richard Tucker, colored, SO years old,
of 1907 Ninth street, chauffeur for
Arthur Peter, an attorney living in
Alta Vista, Md, was robbed of $42
while waiting for street car near his
employers home about IL o'clock last
night.
Tucker told police that large white
man approached him at the car stop
and inquired when the next car came
along. Tucker replied that he did not
know and the white man is said to
have thrown bag over his head and
then struck him. Dazed by the blow,
Tucker regained consciousness before
his assailant departed and thinks he
heard the voices of several other men.
He removed the bag and hailed a
passing motorist, who took him to
Washington. After going to his home
he notified police.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
PLANS BRIDGE PARTY.
Washington Club of Trinity College
Gives Fete Tomorrow.

The Washington Club of Trinity Col
lege will hold it's annual bridge party
at the Carlton Hotel tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock This organization is COM
posed entirely of students resident in
the city, and since its formation last
year has come to the fore in student
activities.
The proceeds will be given to the
Trinity College building fund. Those
in charge of the arrangements are
Mary Fitzgerald. Mary Howe, Cath
crime Sheehan, Mary Louise Flynn,
Sylvia Crowley, Dorothy Harrington,
Gene Butler, Julia Ann Shaffer and
Regina Biggs.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
G, H, Wetmore Speaks.

Claud H Wetmore of the National
Lumber Association delivered an ad-
dress to students of the Hine Junior
High School last Monday. Mr. Wet
more, a speaker on the educational
guidance program of the school. gave
a brief history of the lumber industry,
spoke of its present extent and of its
future, and outlined possibilities for
employment and advancement in the
lumber world for young men and wom-
en- of today. "a
Evening star., 1928-12-02
MERIT CARDS AWARDED.
Francis Junior High Students Get
Recognition of Grades.

Merit cards have been awarded to
students of the Francis Junior High
School who have attained a rating
above the average in all subjects and
in department Recipients of the cards
were Carlyn Wilson, Alvin Robinson,
Jessie Stockton, A m lila Dolenan.
Georgia Fountaine. Dolly Owens, Kelsey
Frances Kenney, Jessie Doleman,
Pharr, Alma Rich, William Miller, Fred
erick Dawson and Viola Parham.
"A Thanksgiving symphony concert,
through courtesy of E. F. Droop Com
pany, was given Wednesday at theSRs-
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