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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-07
BELLE HAVEN 5
TEAM NAMED

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July Tray
Granger, golf professional at Belle
Haven Country Club, today an
nounced that Beudrice L. Howell,
William Illch, Carroll Pierce, jr.,
Charles F. Holden, T. p. Sebrell, jr.;
c. c. Brown, G. P. Lloyd and DIR.
S. B. Moore have been selected TO
play for Belle Haven today in the
Tri-State Golf Association tourna'
ment which will be held here.
Alexandria Gun Club placed sec
ond in the team shoot at the tour
ney OF the Virginia Trapshooters
Association held Mt Farmyille, Va,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Richmond won ;he team event.
II. =. HansbrOugh and Hunt
Roberts tied for second with %
hits in 100 shots with 81 being
the winning score. Clay T. Brit
tie and John I. WOrthington
finished second and third, re-
spectively, in the doubles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-07

1Tate batted for Marberry In seventh
2GOslin batted for Burke In ninth,
SspaldinE ran for Rice In ninth.
Chicago. OOO1 7O0O1-s
Washington. ..... Il 5000 0 "A
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-07

This was q scorcher IN more WAyB
than one. The weather was hot ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-07

They wanted Merchant back
because Il was admitted that he
was the best hammer tl1rpWer
Is America, mp 70 but mot M
Guiding yesterday.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
EASTERN PUPILS
GIVE BARRIE SCENE
Excerpt From Authors Works
Presented Each Week by
Drama Group.

Scenes from Barries Little Minister
were presented by members OF the
Eastern High School Dramatic Associa-
ton at the student assemblies Tuesday
and Wednesday. Each week. for Pc
riod prior TO the presentation Of The
Admirable Crichton." March 20 and 80
scene from one of Barrie's plays will
be staged. These are under the direc-
tion OF Miss Luella Webb Of the Eng
lish department.
II. w. Gibson will address boys as
sembly. Monday. April ?. unGcr the aus
pices of the Hi-Y Clubs.
Director Of admissions. p S. Barto OF
Carnegie Institute of Technology, vis-
tied the school Friday. when he talked
with prospective members Of his inSti-
tuition.
The school band was represented by
a group OF boys who played at lunch
con Of officers from the War Depart
ment at the Carlton Hotel last Tues
day.
The domestic science department was
visited by domestic science teachers
from the different schools last Monday
The teacher delegation was headed by
Miss Emma S. Jacobs. director Of do
mestic science work IN the public
schools.
Mioo Siyue toueIt tS OI tIle EIlgIlSN ue-
partment has been transferred 10 the
Hine Junior High School, Mrs Eliza
beth r. Crosby will take her place.
THE Admirable Crichton." a three
act comedy by Sir James M. Barrie. will
be given at Eastern High School as its
entry In the contest for the Brown Cup
awarded by Brown University for the
best high school drama. The play IN
wolves elaborate setting and q cast OF
% is on the stage at one time.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
WESTERN FENCERS
DEFEAT BALTIMORE
Local Team Is Victorious in Con.
test With Poly Technical
Students.

The Western High School fencing
team was victorious In q match with
Baltimore Polytechnical School re.
Gently, when Van Smith and Rober,
Mcmillan each won two out OF three
bouts. Nelson Barnhart, also of West
ern, won single bout.
Augusta Military Academy was met
In match yesterday at Augusta The
regular team was accompanied on this
trip by James Black and Vladimir
Grinioff. substitutes Future engage
ments include return match with
Augusta Military Academy at Western
next Saturday and one with Baltimore
Polytech on March "a In Baltimore.
Westerns journalism class under
the direction Of Miss Irene Daniel
visited the plant Of The Evening Star
on Friday. After seeing the library
the group observed the different steps
in the printing of the paper. The
class visited the circulation depart
ment. where the papers are counted for
delivery.
Elaborate costumes and scenery are
being prepared for the Spring play. III
l wera King" which Is To be given
the latter part OF this month or early
In April Rchearsals are well under
way. with William Phillips as Francois
Villon; Pauline Schaub as Katherine
dc Vaucelles. and Ruth Hartrick an
Huguette. Special dances are being
originated by a group of Western
players.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
ACTIVITIES AT SHAW
JUNIOR HIGH NOTED
Miss Beatrice Bacchus Scheduled to
Address Upper Grade Pupils.
Efficiency Tests Progressing.

Miss Beatrice Bacchus, principal OF
the Powell Junior High School and
prominently active In the Junior Red
Cross work in the washington public
schools, will address the upper grade
assembly OF Shaw Junior High School
Wednesday morning. Shaw is now OPEN
ing It's Junior Red Cross membership
drive under the leadership Of Mrs. Ruth
Savoy. Shaw's representative on the
committee.
Shaw's department of physical educa-
ton Is conducting Its "Agc.Aim" tests
of physical efficiency for all boys and
girls In the school A i0-minute health
talk Is given all pupils three times a
week and daily inspection OF some group
OF the pupils and rooms Is made by
:hc department.
w. A. Baltimore and c. c. Bannister
members OF the faculty. are with their
classes again following absence because
of illness
Candidates for the Shaw base ball
team got in their initial practice last
Wednesday at the Walker Stadium
The second issue of the Shaw Bulletin
was released this week and the third
issue Is now under preparation.
Patsy comedy In two acts, was
School Wednesday by Mrs. Rosa J
Holloman for the benefit Of the athletic
association. The play. which has been
successfully presented at the Second
Baptist Church and at the Miner
Normal School. was repeated at Shaw
at the request Of Miss N. z. Sewell
Evening star., 1928-03-11
LANGLEY STUDENTS
STAGE CAMPAIGN
Candidates for President Take
Stump in Assembly
Period.

Ptesaging the events OF the rall
presidential campaign, the Langley
Junior High School this week has been
staging pressure political cam
paign, The otllce to be filled Is that uf
student hody president Nominations
were made at the assembly II week Agu,
and the student meeting "Wednesday
was given over primarily to platform
speeches, The three contending candi-
dates are Hllda Draeh, Dorothy Weber
and william Wyckoff, Al the assembly
each candidate set forth his platform,
and Henry Harms, Harry Scott Charlea
Weber, Joaeph O'Brian, Charlotte All~
mutt and Frances Dowden made plat
form speeehes IN support Of the candls
date Of their choice,
Halloting VAS carried on Thursday
morning IN the claas homerooms. and
the instructed delegate nt each home.
room win cast the vote for his eroun
ut the student council meeting tamors
row.
The city banner fois thrift savines
was awarded the Langley Junior Aisi,
6ehnol for the mnnth ut March. The
aa.ings 0t The suhani for the month ot
February .otaled sao0,As,
Evening star., 1928-03-11
ROUND-TAbLE DAYS
TOPIC OF LECTURE
Dr.. GIeiS of Catholic U. Ad.
dresses K. of c. Evening
School Club.

Dr.. Paul Gleis of the department of
German at the Catholic University ad-
dressed the Arthurian Club of the X
OF G. Evening School last Wednesday
on the early traditions concerning King
Arthur and the round table. DR.. Gleis
declared that King Arthur was not a
real historical parsonage, as is sometimes
maintained. but that he was a figure
borrowed from the ancient pagan
mythology of Britain as center around
which were woven many legends in the
middle ages DR.. Gleis will continue the
discussion of these legends this Wednes-
day night The sessions Of the club are
open to the public.
Macel Colin of Paris gave travel
talk Tuesday outlining the progress OF
lustrated by lantern slides.
Rev DR.. Boniface Stratemeier gave
an illustrated lecture on medieval
painting before the Art Study Club
Friday night. DR.. Stratemeir will lecture
again next Friday night at o'clock.
The preliminaries in the Noonarl
public speaking contest were held Fri
day night when six students were Sc
lected to take part in the final contest
to be held late this month. The judges
were Seton Darr. DR.. Paul Gleis and
William Mckee.
The following students took part In
the contest: Frederick Roy. Patrick
Geraghty, Claude Gates. Gregory Kee-
nan, John Fitzpatrick, Howard Norm.
John O'Leary. Leo Covaleski. Byrnes F.
Bently. and George Walker. The names
of those securing a place In the final
contest will be announced later.
A large class in speedwriting was
formed during the past week. This is
the fifth class in speedwriting to be or
ganized this year.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
RANDALL TEACHERS
HEAR PROF. BECKHAM
Head Of Howard U. Psychology
Department Delivers Illus
trated Address.

Prof. A. s. Beckham, head of the de-
partment of psychology at Howard Uni
versity, addressed the teachers Of Ran
dali at the educational faculty meeting
last week on Measuring Teaching
Efficiency" Prof. Beckham illustrated
his lecture with a demonstration Of
objective tests devised by outstanding
educators of the present. Principal G..
Smith Wormley and teachers showed
their interest by freely participating IN
the discussions which followed The ]ec-
ture.
At the assembly period a group OF
boys from section TT. under the direc-
ton Of A. @. Knorl. entertained the
faculty and student body with IAN
afternoon with Dunbar" The poems
usually rccited In dialect we're omitted
on this occasion, but those poems OF
Dunbar's, which show his philosophical
attitude toward life. were recited by
several of the boys. Two of the poems,
THE Colorcd Soldiers" and 1.-The Path, u
were outstanding Two girls from the
ninth grade. Rosebud Bush and Dorothy
Stewart, supplemented the program
with vocal duet. A group Of little
dancers under the direction of Mrs.
Harriet Marshall. closed the program
with a series Of aesthetic dances and
pantomines.
At subsequent assembly, students
from the department of business rrac-
tice, under the direction tf Mrs. NJ. c.
Lee, In little playlet entitled Budget
ing the Family Income" demonstrated
the necessity Of the proper allotment
of the home revenues An instrumental
solo was rendered by Dorothy Cole
Miss Lydia G. Brown. acting head OF
the business department. gave short
talk on the aims and purpose of the
business department and how business
training may be correlated in all fields
of life.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
TEACHER GIVEN BOOK
WRITTEN IN SHORTHAND
Novelty Goes to NJ. Gertrude Smith
of Strayer College-other
Awards Made.

M. Gertrude Smith. instructor in
shorthand at Strayer College. T2l Thir-
teenth street, last week received book
written In shorthand and autographed
by its author. founder Of system OF
shorthand, as reward for excellence
of shorthand notes written on the
blackboard.
Gold certificates for q ioo.word tran
scription test were awarded last week
to Fern Coils, Frances Taylor. Anna
Leonberger. Florence Baldwin. Ben Bar
ger. Honcra Ganey. Margaret Davis,
Fairfax Plaskett and Melvin Taylor.
Awards OF silver certificates for 30
word transcription tests we're made 10
Thelma Beach. Irene Bradley. Lois NJ,
Hall. Hazel Schmid, Eleanor Linthicum.
Dorothy Bitner; Cloetta KeeslinS'
Audrey Rock. Fr!eda Antz. Fern Col
Spooner. Ruth r, Teates. Audrey J.
Cleveland. Raymond Hancock. O.
Mahan. Kathleen Hawkins. Mrs. Shell
ton. Grace Russell, Sadie Friedman,
Holmes Stroud. Charles NJ Glascock.
Mildred Burton and Henry Linden
schmidt,
SiXty-word transcription test awards
were given to Catherine Greenwald,
Louise Holmes. Marguerite Rausch.
Mary Ruoino. Dorothy Norman. MARI
anne N. O'Neill. Cloetta keesling. Mil
dred Deane. Kathryn McCafIrey.
Thelma Z. Steinert. Charles Van
Swearingen. Verna Darr. Elizabeth La
vender, Ruth Lille. Edith Hayiland and
Conard Magaha
Nadia v. Wright. with n speed Of SS
words a minute and four errors, and
Pearl S. Rollins with speed Of 70
words a minute with three errors, last
week earned awards Of n gold pin and
a ruby pin, respectively. on l5-miuntc
typewritlnG tests.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
CLASS WILL BEGIN
EQUITY PLEADING
Washington Law School
Juniors to Enter New
Course Tomorrow.

The junior class Of the Washington
College Of Law will begin a new course
In equity pleading with Prof. L1cien
Vandoren as the instructor, tomorrow.
The class has Just finished In bank
ruptcy with Prof. James B. Flynn.
Plans have been completed for the
annual card party TO be given by the
Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority In the
assembly hall Of the college next Sat
urday night.
Among the patrons and patronesses
are Chief Justice Walter l. MCCOY,
Senator and Mrs. George II. Moses, Or
Charles w. Needham. Mr.. and Mrs
William z. Ieahy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas P. Littlepage, Col. and Mrs A.
Metz. Judge Kathryn Sellers, Mrs. FL
len Spencer MuSsey. Dean Grace HAYS
Riley, Dr. z. r. Pickrel, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. spaid and Col. James A.
Buchanan.
The committees include: Tickets
Marion Hines, Kathryn Crowder, Helen
Kilgour. c. Norine Kloss. Martha Lick-
teig, Anna Wolf and Josephine Tardif:
prizes. Mary Cannon, Carrie Z. Hunter
and Maude Hawks; tables, Mary Kess-
Ter, Agnes Kempf and Mrs. Pierce; re-
Holm and Agnes Faoer arrangements,
Clair Trick Wilson, and publicity.
Elizabeth Reed.
The Sigma MI Phi Fraternity has
recently elected new officers as fol-
lows: Lieut.. Lowell T. BaSSett, chan
cellor; Walter S. Welsh, first vice chan
celior; Daniel Partridge Sd. second vice
chancellor; Andrew D. Kane. master
OF rolls; Joseph L. Koehl, treasurer.
and william Tardif. marshal. Thc
fraternity is making plans for q St
Patrick's party to be held al the school
within the week.
The regular sessions In moot court
were held last night with judge
OLeary presiding in court room No
l. and Judge Lucien Vandoren In room
No. 2.
The heavy calendar was quickly dis-
posed of by the future lawyers. Seniors
having cases were Charles z. Bodsor
John A. Buscher. Florence v. Kerr.
Agnes Quinn, Ella v. Evans, George
r. Erickson, Vera Mankinen. Eugene
H. Purdy. Louis Sheldon. William G.
Brewer, Charles Fred Smith, Raymond
HerZog, Thomas II. ReaTis. Morris a.
Rabkin. John Cumberland, Isaac Gold
stein, j. Leo Smith. j. W. Hughes.
William z. Higrnan. William ?. Collins.
Mary williams.
The Freshman class held a regular
meeting Of the debating class last night
in the class room. Great preparations
are being made for the final debate.
which viii take place before the end
OF the semester.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
UNIVERSITY SEEKS
ALUMNI TRUSTEES
Nominations viii Be For.
Warded to Graduates
of G. W. U.

Nominations will be forwarded to
more than 200 George Washington Uni
versity alumni members to select two OF
their members as members OF the board
of trustees during the coming week.
Vacancies of two members Of the board
will necessitate elections, and prelimi-
nary ballots will be mailed for the first
vote. One month hence the final cast
ing of alumni ballots will be made.
Six prominent members OF the alumni
are up for election. William Bruce
King. lawyer and member OF the board
| Of trustees since 1912, comes up Tor re-
election, as does Stephen E. Kramer
| member Of the board since 1924.
Among the others nominated are
| Gen. Avery Andrews, lawyer and banker
of New York and president of the New
| York Alumni Association: Charles Hart
principal of the Eastern High School oi
this city: Judge Edward ]. Henning
| former Assistant Secretary Of Labor
chairman of the endowment fund COM
mittee, at present Federal Judge OF the
district of southern California, and
Delos Smith, architect Of this city.
| Ballots will be sent again when the
| final nominations are made. Only those
members of the alumni In good stand
| ing who have held degrees at the uni
versity for more than three years are
entitled to vote for the trustees.
| The seventy-second anniversary Of the
| founding of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
, Fraternity was celebrated by the loca
chapter, Washington City Rho, at 9
Founders day banquet held at the
Racquet Club Friday night. The mem
bers of the alumni association in at
tendance included Senator's Pat Harri.
son and Key Pittman. Representative:
George Fl. Coombs. William W. Arnold
E. E. Cox. Charles H. Brand and Heart.
Gen. B. F. Cheatham, Lieut.. Col. Noble
| Wiley. Prof. Charles S. Collier. Judg:
! Charles B. Howry and Judge S.
Graham Senator Pittman was toast.
master of the evening.
The National Society of Civil En-.
gineers held meeting March z. In Cor
| coran Hail. Mai. Gen. Amos A. Fries
spoke on Deepening the San Francisco
| Harbor"
Dean William C. Van Week. Of the
| George Washington University Law
School attended a conference Of the ad-
visers on the conflict Of laws section oi
the American Law Institute held at the
Homestead. Hot Springs. Va. February
! % to %. Dean van Week Is one OF tne
advisers OF the section on conflict oi
! laws.
Marlin S. Casey Of the Law Schoo
class of 1927. recently was appointed
assistant United States district attor-
ncy for the State Of Kansas, with head
| quarters a: Topeka.
| A conclavc Of District v Of the Kappa
Sigma Fraternity is scheduled to bs
/ haid IN Wa ehipOtnn ,InSer the augnicps
of the Alpha Eta Chapter at George
| Washington. March % and "a. During
| the course Of the conclave, q banquet
and a dance will be held In honor oi
| the delegates In attendance.
| Voting for next years ofiicers OF the
Y. w. c. A.. was held In the Women's
| Building. March 2, when Louise Du Bose
was elected president. Carolina Hobbs
vice president. Dorothy Ruth. secretary
and Maxine Alverson, treasurer. The Of
ficers were elected by unanimous vote
Evening star., 1928-03-11
CLOTHS CONDITION
REMAINS UNCHANGED
Wounded Commonwealth Attor.
ney OF Arlington II Expected
to Recover.

The condition OF William g, Cloth.
comnonwealth's attorney OF Arlington
County. who was shot aud wounded
seriously Wednesday night by his es.
ranged WE. MRS. Marjorie Cloth. was
reported last night by Emergency Hos
pital phyaieians aa remaining practical
" unchanged. although II ID anticipated
that he will recover,
hla condition 10 such, however, that
u has been deemed unWise to attempt
10 remove the 80 caiihre bullet which
pierced a lobe of the right lung and
lodged under The shoulder Absence Of
tha development Of any complications
mas led attending phyaioians 10 believe
that The dangerous period Ia passlna
rapidly. Mrs, dioth. who Is out ON $40
600 bond, furnished by her mother,
Mrs. Della SCHNEIDER, is charged with
feioniois and malicious assault aud viii
be affalaned In Arlington County Police
Court, before Judge Harry Thomas. on
March 10.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
GRADUATE OF DUNBAR
WINS MEDAL IN DEBATE
Robert c. Weaver, Member of Har'
ward Team, Gets Pasteur
Award.

Robert c. Weaver. a graduate Of Dun
bar High School and now q junior at
Harvard University, has won the Pas
teur Medal, which is awarded annually
to the best speaker In a debate on a
subject drawn from contemporary
French politics.
Weaver is a member Of the university
debate team which defeated williams
College recently in q meet in which the
topic was: Resolved, That the United
States adopt Foreign Minister Brands
treaty" ITS conquest Of the williams
College team was the fourth victory OF
the year for the team of which Weaver
is member. Graduated from Dunbar
in 1925 the Pasteur Medal winner rep
resented the local school in the Ma
tional Oratorical Contest Of that year.
Members Of the Dunbar Art Club,
with their sponsor. w. D. Nixon. recent
ly visited the National Museum. where
they viewed a painting by S. O. Collins,
colored artist of Washington. The cam
vas is included in the exhibit Of the
Washington Society or Artists.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
COMPANY C WINS
ARMSTRONG REVIEW
Group Averages 81 Per Cent in
Competitive Inspection Over
Company I.

Cadet Company G Of Armstrong High
School, under command of Capt Henry
Letcher, won first honors In the COM
petitive company inspection held Tues
day afternoon on the James e. Walker
Athletic Field. Company G, with an
average OF 81 per cent was a definite
FIRST choice over Company which re-
ceived honorable mention for its aver
age Of 90,16 per cent. G. David Hous-
ton, principal Of Armstrong, presented
the prize ribbon.
Capt. Letcher's officers include First
Lieut.. Frederick King and Second Lieut..
Robert Murray.
Sterling Savoy was elected chairman
Of the Junior Red Cross committee CT
Armstrong at its meeting Monday.
James Parrish was chosen secretary.
The committee. which Is composed of
one representative from each student
section, Is completing organization plans
Tor its activity in the school.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
SECRETARlAL TRAINING
IS SUBJECT OF ADDRESS
Virginia Legislator Speaks Before
Student Clubs Of Maryland
and Own state.

A secretarial education as stepping
stone TO business success was the SUBJ
ject Of an address this week by Hugh
Reid, member Of the House OF Dele
gates, speaking before the Virginia and
Maryland Clubs. composed OF students
from these two States who are attend
ing the Southern Brothers Steward
Business University He estimated that
probably more than two-thirds Of the
business men OF the country started
their early business careers either as
typists. stenographers or secretaries. A
secretariai training. he declared. gives
the young business man and woman a
chance 10 earn living while they are
learning the practical methods OF the
business world.
A survey mA1c by the vocational bu-
reau OF the school. covering 600 place.
average male stanographer when he
FIRST goes into the business world earns
from si8 10 $23 per week. depending
on the business condition at the time
and the ability Of the employe, The
average woman stenographer usually
goes to cork at a salary from tia 70
$40 per week the figures show. At the
end OF the fret six months. the everage
female atenographer's pay was from
sia 10 $40, white that OF the male was
from s22 10 s2s. Az the end OF the
firgt year the average for both classes
range from S26 10 92B
The national bankruptcy act will be
the subject OF two lectures this week
before the commercial law course oi
the school by Harvey l., Cobb, local
attorney. Approximately three-fourths
OF the students OF the university have
enrolled IN the course which recently
was added 10 the regular seeretarial
and accounting courses
The ZetA Eta Theta sorority. OF
which Mrs. Lee y. Southern. jr,. Ia
president, will entertain with tea on
Thurgday ot this week at 2t00 Six
tssnth street, Quests include all mem
bers Of the sorority attending the school,
Evening star., 1928-03-11
GORDON APPOINTMENT
STUDIED IN SENATE
Subcommittee VIII Consider Eomi~
nation 20 Bench This
Week

y'!le domination Of Maj Peyton Cor
dor 20 De Gn 2ssaoclate justice 0f The
DsstyIc. Supreme Court w!ji be conEic-
cred TlIeSday morning by the sIbconl~ .
nalttee " ts9e Senate judiciary commit
tee 10 winch II wax referred The sub
Gonlmitte is composed Of Senators De-
neen, Republican. Illinois; Eteiwer. Re-
publican. Oregon, End Cafawsy, Demo
EEs. Arkansas.
The committee has received indoFSe
nlents a. well Is notice Of some opp
sltioH Wiliie the nature Of The opposl-
ton has not been made known. indica-
tioslS afe thai II is not likely seriously
W affect Ksl Core 6on's chances for CON-
flEslstiDn In tbs last Congress the
judiciary committee made fnyOfsbis
report " Tie Senate when MAJ Gordon
sac renom!nated and confirmed ~ dis
trlct attorney. He was recently rec
enlnle.1ed 10 replace Justice Adolph A
1aoeIiing, who resigned
Evening star., 1928-03-11
CITY CLUB PLANS DANCE.

The City Club will give its annual ST,
Patrick's day dance Saturday evening
the event being the fourth Of a series
OF holiday dances which the club holds
throughout the social season.
The City Club Syncopators will be
under the direction Of Philip ORrien
and has arranged new program for
the dancing which will be from 10
o'clock until o'clock III the morning.
Merritt q. Chance. chairman OF the
membership committee Is rounding up
the ZOO new members who recently came
into the club for this occasion,
The committee IN charge of the
dance consists vt Mark ianShusgh. Mrs.
r. w. barrett Lew Payne and Rudolph
Jose