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Evening star., 1928-05-20
BASKET BALL PLAYED
AT BUSINESS HIGH
Girls Start Intersemester Series
for Glass Championship
of School.

The girls inter-semester basket nall
Tournament of Business High School Is
ia procrcsg. The initial games OF the
series we're held Friday. Three games
wifi he played every Monday, Wednes"
day and Friday until each semester
team has played.
THE captains of the semester teams
were elected a. follows Eighth. Helen
polan: seventh, Anna wilmer; sixth
Marie Roberts; fifth, Marion Hubbard.
fourth, Rena Bryan; third Fannie
Casaie. and second. Helen Curtain Inc
managers are Elizabeth Beuchert
eighth: Rose Brill, seventh, Elaine Den-
nenn, NTH, Louise Martin, sixthi Fena
BRYAN, fourth: Ruth Cole, tnird, ana
Bessie Fur. second -. .,. -.
The seventh and elgnth sehies1ers a'e
now I'm the lead.
Dr rrancis Toye. woman physician OF
Washington. spoke at an assenblage oi
gnsiness High School girls last week on
the Importance of health habits.
THE annual competition for non.-com'
nIsEio,1ed oficerK was held Monday ny
Mai A. M. Maish, u. =. A. the win-
,,ay geret Miilard Bowen OF Company
n now has the privilege OF competing
sg.iust the other high schools on the
dsv ~ the competitive drill for the best
noi, nor commissioned officer IN the
" Business High school has taken ths
Initiative In facilitating the EXTENDED
order practice by sending the cadets 70
the EIlipse IN hufses. The other high
schools have adopted the idea: and now
neets Of bussea OF blue-shirted BOYS are
adyerttslng the High School Caael
corns BIZ their bi.weekiy patadea
through the streets of Washington.
A debate Ia being planned by students
of the school, The subject Resolved.
THAT the Federal Government shall
own and operate the coal mines, +"
viii be debated by Frederick Moore
Milton Hover, Hynan Gordon. Morris
Weingarten. Mildred Walker and Eveiyn
white. sa,,.
The seventh semester class nilcefs
yho are Melvin Payne, president re.
veile Jones, vice president and JOSEPH
Brown secretary have been lnfn1,iiht
ina I1lans for the dance which WIZ ~
given IN honor OF june graduating
class
The Business golfers, Who played feef
on SATURDAY., were Frederick Moore Ano
William Gibbons Harry Baker Is The
faculty director oi lhis newest sport.
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DUNBAR FRENCH CLUB
GIVES MOLIERE PLAY
Group Of Songs and Dances Fol-
lows Presentation at
School.

The French Club Of Dunbar High
School presented Moliere's comedy "Ie
Medecin Malgre Lui." Thursday evening
at O'Clock in the school auditorium.
with cast consisting Of BENJAMIN
Henley, Lillian Bland. Robert Mcguire.
Charles Weir, George jackson. David
HAYWOOD. Adriena Roblis and Louis
Stokes.
The play was preceded by a brief
address of welcome by the clubs oresi-
dent. Bette Taylor. which was inter-
Jenkins. Then followed q group of
French songs and dances, including
the nlinuet by members of the clup in
costume. Miss Lola johnson OF the
faculty. the clubs guest artist, sang
two French compositions. The Dunbar
Orchestra. led by H. L. Grant. played
selections from French composers be-
tween the acts, Finally the club pre-
Sented to the school library its scrap
book of more than $50 pictures of
French people and scenes
Pupils who participated In the
dances included Louise Alexander.
Edna Burke. Edna Elliott, Mildred
Jackson. willard Phillips. Devonis
Spratlin. Bette Taylor. Inez wiiliston,
Frank Davis. Robert de Freitas, Benja.
Jenkins. Marsutus Smith. William Tin
ney. Charles Weir: musical skit, Louise
Taylor. AraleSa voolfolk, John Harris.
Robert de Frettas Major Comic, Francis
Dixon. David Hutchinson, Theodore
Jackson, Edward Simon. Louis Stokes.
Lillian Bland, Susie Fenwick. Ruth Kill
patrick. Mabel Madden Evelyn Robins,
Edriena Roblis. Mabel Taylor. Eta
lizard, Louise Johnson. Thelma Lanier,
Amelia Saunders, Eunice Shaed, Mar
guerite Walker and Edith Yerhy.
Mrs. Mary q. Brewer directed the
production.
Student committees were: Costumes
and scenery. Bette Taylor, Edna El-
liott, David Hutchinson, Eta lizard,
Mildred jackson, Theodore jenkins.
Juanita Johnson. Robert Mcclure.
Louise Taylor; business. Louise Alex
ander. Edna Burke. Thelma Burt.
Frank Davis. Robert de FreitaS. WI
lard Phillips, Eunice Shaed. Ruth Tai
ley, Marguerite walker: posters George
Jackson, Edward Simon; scrapbook,
George Jackson. Louise Alexander.
Hardella Berry, Lillian Bland, Sarah
Branson. Edna Burke. Natalie Butler,
Julia Coates, Gladys Ingram, Ruth Kill
patrick Eunice Shaed. Devonia Sprat-
lin. Marguerite Walker. Theima Wilson.
At the third annual youth retreat, a
conference on the problems OF peace
conducted at Canton, Mass, May IL
Is. inclusive by the Boston Fellowship
of Youth for Peace. Robert Weaver
Dunbar. rs. now junior at Harvard
College, addressed the conference on
the subject, The Race Problem In the
United States"
Evening star., 1928-05-20
CANTATA IS GIVEN
BY LANGLEY PUPILS
Music Department of Junior
High School Presents "The
Queen of May"

A cantata, The Queen of May" was
presented by the music department OF
the Langley Junior High School, in
cooperation with all the ether depart
ments of the school. Friday night
Solos we're given by Charlotte Allnutt,
Florence Hill, Mary KelliEer and Lii
liam Mullen Selections were rendered
by the boys and girls choruses, the
fairy chorus and fairy sextet and
orchestra Mae Jones appeared in a
solo dance Dorothy Tolson played a
piano solo and she and Helen Nugs-
baum we're the accompanies through
cut the cantata.
Others who appeared In the cantata
were Helen Sullivan. Christine Mem
niger. Thelma Startling, Mary Louise
Snyder. Pattie Hatcher, Darothy New
kirk. Josephine Hart, Ida Milloh.
Dorothy Egdal. Rose Mates, Elizabeth
Bessman, Betty Furey. Jeannette Hang
liter. Ethel Jane Pidgeon. Betty Welk.
Mary Nealon, Marie Hunt, Anna
Frances Pence. Eleanor Crawford. Vir-
girlia Bibb, Nelson Yates, German HIT.
James Thompson. George Corder, Neil
Jarrett. Neville Black, Edward Staples.
John Luton, Bernard Harrison, Hyman
Posin, Bartlett Bovay. Edwin Callahan,
Catherine King. Margaret Felter, Gwy-
nette Willis, Claude Willis, Mildred
Barker, Betty Klein. Eugene Hedrick.
James King. Jeannette Cox. Leon
Clark. Preston Bauman, Virginia Bibb.
Grace Mcintosh. Melvin Steen, Fred
TansiIl Russell Bailey. BERTHE Ca
rlthers. Ruth Brewer. Louise Clampitt.
Marguerite Jaegar. Lucy Mcdowell. Irene
Scherrcr. Mary Slant, Helen wilson.
Hazel Cookman. Mural Davis. Evelyn
Kern, Alice Littleton, Margaret Row
lev, Eleanor Wheeler. Anna Hier, Viz
ginia Wiman. Katherine Kreckel An
ma Eppley. Virginia Klein, Harry Scott
John Ccdcr, Thomas Miller. James
King. Edward Babbitt, German Hit.
Neville Black. Nelson Yates, George
Corder. Carl Blankensllip. Harry Hy-
man. Lyle Fritz, John Gormley. The
orchestra was composed OF Bruce Cal
mon, conductor: James Smith, William
Stevens, Paul Burkitt, Leon Topper.
Isadorc KapIan. Hilton White, Ralph
I,anninr. Mabel Pain, John de Betten-
court, Willis Pittman. Richard Volland
Fred Tansill, Jack Marceron, Ellen DE
Bettencourt and Joseph Saunderson.
Candy was sold between the acts oy
ninth grade girls. The ushers were
under the direction of William MyC-
koff. president OF the student body. The
committee on stage lighting was head
ed by Elmer Hipsley. The costumes
were made In the domestic art depart
ment and the scenery was done by the
art department in conjunction with
the manual training department.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
STUDENTS TO DIRECT
EASTERN HIGH PLAY
"The Patsy May Production, Will
Appear Thursday and Friday
Nights at School Auditorium.

The Patsy" Eastern High Schools
May play, 10 be presented in the East
ern auditorium Thursday and Friday
nights VIII be handled in all the phases
OF itS production BY student committees.
Ine production committee for the play
Is composed of HaEen Shea, Lewis
Depro and Margaret Beckett. all of
Wnom had leading parts In The Ad-
nirable Crichton." the play which won
the Brown Cup for Eastern. The set
ting Is being managed by Dale Smell.
properties and costumes are managed
oy Virginia Daiker and Jayne Adams,
respectively.
Ha2en Shea. Thomas Neff and Lewis
Depro, outstanding actors OF Eastern's
spring play. win lead the cast of The
ratsy Other players viii include
Jeanette Sellers. Ruth Bolen. Audrey
naucom Sob" Mccormick. Dan Hart
% IanIt ana Margaret Beckett to perform
ahurSday night. and Dorothy Dunmire.
Nosaie Goodhart and Courtney HAYDEN
who win play with members of the
nrst night cast IN FRIDAYS performance
a five-dollar gold piece was presented
CharieS Critchfield recently hy Miss
Lewanna Wilkins. faculty adviser OF the
science Club. for contributing the best
Sclenttne essay In the Science Club
essay contest which closed April is,
MISS WuGinS stated that the contest
nao oeen close and interesting one
Inc subject of the winning esSay WAS
chemistry and Its Relation to For
eStry A trip to the navy ward Is
planned by the club for MAY IS.
Inc Puneh and Judy. EaSfern'S Year
Book, Is to have several changes This
year. II VIII be bound in soft leather
and the pictures of the graduates ana
School organisations win Sc larger thar
they have been in former years.
An elimination tennis tournament iS
neing played under the direction Of
MISS ., Fosdick OF the girls physical
training department
The Les camaradeS Club gave n
taenity tea ON Thursday At the school
Evening star., 1928-05-20
LEWIS HOTEL CLASS
ELECTS OFFICERS
Organization Will Give Banquet
Saturday. Members Provid-
ing Menu.

election of officers for class 80 0f the
Lewis Hotel Training School resulted
In the choice Of Dr r. n. Johnston ~
president. Mrs. Caroline M. Orr vice
president, Basil Lowe. treasurer and
Mrs Dorothy Ford Wheeler treasurer,
This class Ii planning It's demonsIra-
ton u what The members learned dur
Ing the back Of the hoiise section OF their
course. This will take the form OF a
dinner Saturday. planned and prepared
by the stadents themselves. They are
allowed given sum of money for raw
material and must plan their menu ae-
cofdingiy. Mrs j. j Bailey IL in charge
of the first cup course, Mas Kate Shell
c1flgomme, Carlton q Norton meat
Mrs, Betty, IanRford salads Mrs. Meta
Ii Hunt vegetables MRS. M n Feryia
dessert and Miss Margaret Powers cofs
fee Each NJ these ehairmen win app
point committee 10 gst the various
courses ready tIls entire mepl beina
prepared by ihs Students ilJemaseea
Volunteer students from claAs 81 viii
SGT rs walters and waitresTp at thii
banquet,
Evening star., 1928-05-20
D. C. COLLEGE ALUMNI
TO ENTERTAIN SENIOR
Annual Get Together Dinner Sched'
uled for Thursday Night at
Y.M. C. A. Auditorium.

Members OF the graduating classes OF
the District of Columbia College VIII be
guests OF alumni at the annual get-to-
eether dinner Of the p. G. College
Alumni Association next Thursday night
at o'clock In the Y. M. G. A. Assem-
bly, Hall,
The occasion also will be home
coming" for the alumni. The old grad
uates viii welcome the prospective new
ones with appropriate ceremonies.
Formal announcement of grades OF
the members of the graduating classes
viii be made al the dinner by DR.. james
A, Bell, director Of education OF the
college. Plans for the annual COM
mcncement viii be outlined. The aiu-
mni president, II. Randolph Barbee. will
preside. -,
The baccalaureate service win be
held at 8 O'Clock next Sunday night at
the Church of the Epiphany, q street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets. Rev. Dr. re Barney Phillips
viii preach the sermon
The commencement ceremonies will
be held in Memorial Continental Hall
on the evening Of June |. About 10
graduates viii be awarded degrees.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
COURSES LISTED
BY LAW COLLEGE
Subjects Announced for Sum-
mer Session at Washing
ton Institution.

The following courses have been
announced for the Summer session at
the Washington College of Law, which
begins on Monday, June 25 First year,
elementary law, personal property and
sales: second year, evidence, bank
ruptcy and domestic relations, and third
year, common law pleading cases and
evidence cases.
Other subjects will be added If regis
tration warrants, but no course will be
given unless there are at least IL stu
dents In class.
Examinations for the Summer school,
will be held August and 7.
Dean Riley has announced that final
examinations for the current term will
be held as follows: May %, municipal
corporation; June 1. equity juris-
prudence; June 4, criminal law; june
6. conflict of laws; June 7, domestic
relations June 8, bailments; June IL
common law pleading No. /; June II
constitutional law. and June Is, torts
Miss Agnes Quinn. president of the
senior class. has appointed committees
to arrange for the commencement
exercises on June Is.
The chairman of the groups follow
Caps and gowns, Philip Heyman
Mrs. Mary D. Willis; College Grit (June
issue). James B. Silverman: invitations
Mrs. Benjamin Searles: music, Charles
F, Smith: program, William E. Higman
and banner, M. A. Rabkin.
The final scolastic debate was held al
the college last night when the subject
was: Resolved. That American capital
invested in foreign lands should be pro-
tected by armed force"
The Alumni Association is raising .
fund to endow the chair of real property
in memory Of Emma M Gillett, dean Of
the college from 1918 to 1924. A beneft
performance at the National Theatel
June II is planned to enlarge the fund
The Nav issue of The College Grit
student publication. was distributed last
week
Evening star., 1928-05-20
"HIGH SCHOOL NIGHT
G., w. students to Entertain al
Third Annual Event.

Members Of the senior and junior
classes OF the high schools of Washing
ton and vicinity will be the guests oi
students Of George Washington univer-
sity Friday evening ut the third annual
high school night entertainment and
dance In the university gymnasium
Addresses will be made by DIR, Cloyd
Heck Marvin. president OF the univer-
sity, and Prof, Henry drattAn Doyle,
dean OF men, There will be songs by
the 0lee Club and scenes viii pe pre-
sented by the Dramatic Club from the
Troubadof musical comedy, Invitations
have been extended by the university
through the high school principals "a
the juniors and seniors Of the iive
Washington high schools and the high
schools qf Alexandria, Mclean. Rock.
vile and Hyattaville,
Evening star., 1928-05-20
D. C. GIRL is HoNoRED.
Miss Dorothy Smith Chosen Carle-
ton Coronation Maid.

Miss Dorothy Smith of Chevy Chase
was chosen by her classmates at Carrie
ton College, Mortified, Mimi, to act as
maid Of honor to the May queen at the
annual coronation ceremony in connec-
ton with the Carleton May fete yester-
day in the amphitheater at Lyman Me-
mortal Lakes, Northf1eld. Girls chosen
for this honor are those adjudged to
have contributed most to the college
during their four years residence on the
campus.
Miss Smith during her Carleton career
has been a leader in campus activities.
She is a member of both the Y. w. C.
A. and w. s. @. A. cabinets and of the
Women'S Athletic Association. Last
year she was president of the junior
class. She has taken part in several
dramatic productions. She was also re-
Gently initiated into Phi Beta Kappa.
national honorary scholastic fraternity
Evening star., 1928-05-20
What a Blunder !

Prom ysa-BtE
Miss Brown had served the ffn1 fsifi1~
fusly for twenty years. ard the nerVoiis
ftaf p4snager had " propose hef
health % the annual dinner
'fssdies and gentlemen he began,
"eqfn lqeey soTne people are 50, ~
BBeeF at women ll Business, an1 IS
ibeiF faGe Is tbstr fortune You sill
rll agreed toat no sl1cl1 charge no0id be
kkssoied against Miss Brown Ell ---~~F
f. terrible silence followed.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
A Fine Distinction.

ptam the lloaton transetni
al yon-~to be fighting with your little
cousin | thought YOU loved stephen,
Bobby Why OF course | love him,
cause he's my cousin, but don't like
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Good Business.

From the DetFoii News.
First Lawyer-Our client is reaching
for his pocketbook"
Second Lawyer-Yes. that's motion
for new trial
Evening star., 1928-05-20
How He Took II.

From tho nnstnn ltauseflnt
Daetor--~My dear sir, It's good thing
you came 10 me when YOU did,
Patient Why, doctor. are you hard
upe
Evening star., 1928-05-20

Columbia Kindergarten Training School
tSIth veaFl
Sara X Lippineott. Principal
The Nestmoretand. Washington. n. c.
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.JERR Y

and laughed: I'VE could surely
use that million, jerry"
Eyes, If he has it and would
like to give it to YOU
"Why else should they be adver-
Using for me? Surely not in mere
idle curiosity. OF course, they've
an estate and want it to come to
the rightfuI heir"
But he may have willed it off
in these three years. Or your
grandmother may have died and
he, most likely, has married the
housekeeper-a way old men
have. What chance have you
with her five cross-eyed brats?"
you're against him. then?
And you'd let the whole thing lie
as it has for fourteen and half
years?"
eat nineteen one is usually
seeking ways to ditch the family.
1t might prove very risky acquir-
ing one. You don't know what
kind of domineering Old tyrant
he may be. Perhaps he has govt
or delirium tremens and you'd be
kept busy putting cold cloths on
his head of nights. A son isn't
always proof Of his father.
"Or he may be some peculiar
crank person egotistical enough
to be curious about his progeny.
He may be just grubbing along. a
conceited, fat-headed ole bore
wondering what kind of seed he
planted and what sort of weed
or flower grew. You don't want
him minus the million, do your"
II should say not. One poor
relation to family is enough.
''On the other hand" she pro.
ceeded airily. determined to have
the kind of grandfather she
fancied. hes probably very dis
tinguished looking-a gallant and
cultured gentleman with gold
headed cane and a flower on his
coat. He's most likely invested
heaps of money in oil
people who move to Los
Angeles late in life do He may
own half of Signal Hill and all
[ need is to drop postal car and
he'll come flving up here in a
magnificent French car. Gosh
he could probably make me star
In the movies should I SO desire
to twinkle"
Stephanie turned with a soft.
bubbIing laugh: GERRY, I'm sure
he has a huge heart full of kind
ness-and a huge pocket full of
coin He must have been wild to
find me. He probably thought of
stephens child left alone in the
world: farmed out like the kids
In 'Sparrows, Maybe he even
fancied me starved and abused.
And he didn't want that. Such
pretty little thing! Cute picture,
isn't It?
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ingly sweet. She seized on Jerry's
heart.
Nineteen with all the dream be-
fore her! Like she was that spring
time four years back. How would
it go for Stephanie?
Jerry leaving the hospital an
hour later met the doctor.
You must encourage your cousin
to be patient
lis she not soon to waIk?"
"She will soon take a few steps.
But she must go very gradually.
In two months she will be able to
walk about the house fairly we'll.
by the first OF next year she
may be able to take job. She
must not rush."
oh" said Jerry tightly and
with her breath bounding. "She
thought she would be going to.
dances and climbing mountains
in the summer time"
"I1l be satisfied if she is doing
this a year from the summer.
After she tries herself out, she'll
be glad to rest. She'll want to
rest often. You and your mother
can easily influence her to pa
thence. She's a great little fighter
and is coming out on top, I'm
sure"
"Oh, thank you" said Jerry,
giving the doctor a vague smile
and feeling very chokey. We're
so grateful to you"
And to Saint Stephen"
Jerry laughed: "Stephanie was
raised in convent She makes
novenas and has miracles granted.
It's awfully convenient having
God for your servant like THAR"
X X X
Jerry got off the car on the
top of the Hyde Street hill. At
the corner of Greenwich she
paused and looked down to the
bay. The ferryboats were great
golden mammoths with a hun
dred yellow eyes. They went
stealing on a thousand silent feet
through the waters.
A year or more! This long be-
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By ELENORE MEHERIN

fore Stephanie was free-entirely
free.
Il stick close and keep the home
fires burning since such is suchp'
She had it all figured out now.
On the car. riding from the hos
pital she made mental calcula-
tions. going over her sums nerv-
ously again and again. After the
interest and-taxes and other ex
penses were paid there would be
about $3.50 from the apartments.
Her job guaranteed $3.50 more.
So they'd have $500.
Oh, that should be enough for
three dazzling danes! Not so
ritzy, of course, if the three
apartments all got vacant at
once. They'd certainly take to
dieting then. But the whole place
hadn't been vacant in Is years.
Not likely to happen now.
Suddenly she said: It'll be "a!
Ye gods, I'll be 24!" This seemed
to be A and still waiting for
life to begin.
She would be ga worker--a
fighter. Supporting herself
helping to make the way easy
for her sister,
And this career had been thrust
upon her and was so different
from the gaudy, insolent future
that the Jerry of 10 had ViSioned
Oh, then she was to have cut a
wide. blazing trail across the
hearts of men-a high, adven-
turous path across mad, stormy
seas. Pirate-hearted. with naught
but heaven and the lowest hell
to make her bounds
Well-she was in to this other
and would stick. After all, it
was an adventure-making some
thing tall and fine from nothing!
Making real person of herself!
Yet now she thought stealthily:
"A year from now! / wonder
what he'll be doing then-if he'll
grow or dwindle?"
He would keep on being friends
with her-dropping in late in the
Afternoon to the shop-chatt.ng-
trying a little filtration. Giving
himself and his evenings to Mary
| Eunice.
She wondered how deeply Mary
attracted him?' How long Mary
would hold him? Until she was
solved. That long only.
Mary was still mystery. There
was still the unknown quantity
>" still the suspense Of the
chase perhaps.
CTO Be Continued TOmorrow)
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Aren't you afraid someone will
see you If you go ont, and tell
Miss Barney about it?" she
asked. coming back into the room
for the breakfast tray.
Lily did not answer.
She was not afraid, Of courses
She wasn't the least bit afraid
of Ann Barney finding out that
she had fibbed to her. She
wasn't afraid of what anyone
knew or thought about her. sud
denly.
All she was afraid OF, as she
dressed and set off on foot for
the street car line, was that she
might not see Pat France and his
blue eyes that day.
Now. Lilly naturally knew very
little of taxicabs and their habits.
She had rarely used them.
But it seemed reasonable to
suppose that If she had found
Pat France standing in Alber-
marie Street the day before, she
might happen to find him i'm the
same place today. She seemed