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Schools Here Build Character

character, as we'll as. in the progress of
the individuals work"
In addition to literature, spelling al
zebra, geography and music, Washing
ton pupils are now being taught lessons
in cooperation, courtesy, industry, self
reliance, thrift. promptness, neatness.
fairness in work and fairness in play.
There are two schools of character or
ethical training. One is direct, the
other indirect. The indirect method is
in practice in the local schools-a new
and practical principle of combining
knowledge with the training of char
acter.
Every report card bears the following
message to parents: Two separate re-
ports are given: The first indicates the
pupils standing in studies. the second
calls attention to those essential traits
of character and attitudes of mind that
make for good citizenship. The school
shares with the home the responsibility
for character training upon which the
success of our Government depends"
The benefits of this method are obvi-
Gus. Consider the trait cooperation,
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Dairy Prosperity.

ONE branch of the great agricultural
industry of the United States Is
prospecting, despite all the talk of the me-
cessity Of farm relief, a report issued
by the Department of Agriculture indi-
Gates This particular industry. the
dairy industry. has shown a steady in
crease year after year. which has re-
suited in an uninterrupted financial
well-being for the farmers in that line.
Statistics compiled by the Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics show that the
people are now drinking more milk, eat
ing more butter, cheese and ice cream,
and consuming more evaporated and
condensed milk than they were 10 years
ago. In addition to the per capita in
crease. there are about 15,000,0 900 more
mouths to feed than then. e..
The per capita consumption shows an
increase of IS gallons of milk a year.
8 pounds more of butter. l pound
more of cheese, 2 pounds more Of
condensed and evaporated milk, and q
half-gallon more of ice cream over 10
years ago.
This steady increase is due to two
factors, officials believe. High wages
and general prosperity in industry have
led more people to look upon various
milk products as a necessity rather than
q luxury, and the use of cream and
ice cream. in particular, has grown for
this reason.
Campaigns which have been con-
Quoted for years to encourage people 70
drink more milk and use more milk
products because of their food value
have also borne fruit and have added
to the factors leading to the increased
consumption.
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MARYLAND Divorces.

a STARTLING total of marriage fall
"A ures is indicated in the figures of
divorce and marriage in the State of
Maryland during 1928. issued by the
Department of Commerce. For the
State at large a ratio of one divorce
for every II marriages is shown. There
were 24,226 couples who set forth on
the seas of matrimony, and during that
same period 976 came to grief.
Baltimore City has by far the greater
part of the divorces. with a total of
1881, as compared with total of mar
riages of 6,849 This represents about
one divorce for every five marriages.
Four counties were tied for low in di-
vorce figures-Calvert. Charles. Queen
Anne and ST. Marys having but three
each.
Cecil County led in low ratio with
about one divorce for every 200 mar
riages Kent County was second with
one for every 80 marriages, and Howard
County was third with one for every
95.7 marriages.
Montgomery County had an increase
of marriages over 1927 from 96l to .042
and of divorces from 80 to 43. Prince
Georges marriages increased "a. TO q
total Of Sas, while the divorces dropped
of g. TO 81.
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National Education Association, in con-
cIave at Cleveland. devoted an entire
day of sessions to the subject
DR.. Frank Ballou, superintendent Of
the District schools. has made some illu-
ninating remarks on the subject, ex-
planning, in large measure, how the
schools came to adopt this course.
Il believe in character building as
part Of the child's education" he said
in an interview. The person of large
native ability with no charac ter is a
dangerous person to turn out, but the
person with native ability and charac-
ter is the right medium. One with even
less native ability and with character
goes farther and accomplishes more, as
is often shown"
I'VE have devised a character build
ing plan mere which We believe puts
the child in the position to benefit, not
only in educa tiOnal growth, but in
ethical and business relations" ex-
planned the superintendent THE re-
port card in use plainly serves as a
checking up on the child's conduct, and
is a means of showing the parent how
the child stands In school, in his or her
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Charles was surrounded with at
PENDANTS who were envious of Josns
influence. They had received her with
much derision Still somewhat dubious
of her mission, the dauphin welcomed
the suggestion for an examination by
high officials of the church and learn
ed doctors of Poitiers.
For days these men tried in every
conceivable way to trap the poor child
from whom they were able to draw
out only clear and practical answers.
When Joan was asked for sign, she
replied: Il am not come to Poitiers
to show signs. Send me to Orleans,
and / viii show you a sign there. Give
me soldiers, many or few, and l VIII
raise the siege" Being at length con-
WINGED of her seriousness Of purpose
and chastity, the dauphin consented
to give her the soldiers,
Orleans was the last great fortlflca-
ton held by the French. II it fell,
France would be lost
Joans faith told her that it would
not fall. And she quietly prepared to
leave for the march on Orleans. The
dauphin's pleasure loving followers,
| however, thinking that they might par
! ticipate in some pomp and ceremony,
planned a far different departure, in
sisting that the girl be properly CARRIED
for the occasion.
CHE was given a dazzling armor. in
- laid with silver. and = beautiful
! white banner which was cTduisitely
embroidered with lilies ard a picture
!, Of Jesus. holding a globe. A sword
was found for ller BENEATH he altar
Of st. Catherine Church AT Fierbols
But Joan always maintained that she
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disdain, paid no heed. And the Maid
La Pucelle, as she was now frequently
called, led her soldiers in the direction
of the besieged city.
Having some rather strong ideas In
regard to an arniys behavior. she
brought about a moral revolution in
no time Swearing was prohibited; re-
ligious worship encouraged. The men
respected Joan, because her virtue de-
manded it, but they did not always
follow her directions, and deceived heT
on more than one occasion.
This occurred as the troops ap-
preached orleans DESTROYS of going
at once to The Towers" the English
stronghold where she proposed to
make an immediate attack, the Maid
supposed that her captains would take
her there. They. thinking their own
strategy better led her to the very
opposite side of the river. La Pucelle,
who was anxious to get food through
the English lines to the starving citi-
zens of Orleans, lost no time in cor
recting the blunder. Although the
weather was stormy and the wind adj
verse she gave orders that barges
should take the supplies across the
river. AS soon as they were loaded,
the wind suddenly changed and con-
ditions were favorable for crossing.
Veteran militariSts were ready to &C.
knowledge their errors when they saw
the Maid enter Orleans unmolested by
the enemy on April go 1929.
With what JOY the people of that
besieged city hail that one whom they
believed to be divinely sent. so conf
IDENTIFY did she assure them that all
was well. They kissed the ground
where her horses heels left their marks
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Five Centuries Have Rolled by
Since the Maid Raised the
Siege of OrleanS-May g, 1922.
of sApoed
%"n| HrocInid nt Pruded TrpnE M
BY MARGUERITE HUNzTKER.

~ KNOW neither A nor B, but only
- that I am sent by the King OF
Heaven to raise the siege of Or
leans and to crown :he King at
Dtai,oas rTbuc in few words
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for instance. The teacher, in conduct
ing her classes, often forms groups. One
group may study history, another arith-
metic, while third may be assigned
to marching. Johnny may say "Oh,
teacher, never did that before. l don
like to do that. I'd rather study my
history" Here is offered an opportunity
to teach the child the value of cooper
alton
Take thrift. Suppose pupil is waste
full in the use of school paper. pencils or
chak He is spoken to by the teacher,
and If there is no improvement a check
mark is placed on his report card
alongside thrift" This not only gives
the pupil an idea of saving, but indi-
Gates to his or her parents where an
improvement may be hoped for.
Self-reliance is a characteristic of in
valuable aid. and it is with this in mind
that the subject has been introduced
Many children may fail to pass a grade
because. though possessing the knowl-
edge, they have not sufficient confidence
in themselves to get it across A
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daily attend the pubic schoolS
are being taught lessons in character
building in an educational plan which
is unique and worthwhile.
The conduct of the younger genera
ton has, perhaps, long been matter
Of puz2lcment, if not total miscompre-
ilcnsion, and the local school system
has broadened its course to include eth
ical training as part of its regular cur
riculum in the natural evolution OF eou-
cational growth and policy.
1t is interesting to observe that the
Washington public schools stand in the
front rank of this movement and are
among a few school systems in the
country which have working" broad
u comprehensive character training
course in force.
This whole matter of character build
ing at present is an engrossing topic
among educators of the Nation, and the
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the English out of France, she would
have chosen that In preference to war.
In fact. before beginning her attack
on Orleans, she sent a message to the
King of England and his allies, telling
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Reproduced through courtesy CT Robertson

loved her banner more than her sword
Il cannot carry sword to shed blood, "
she once stated.
If there had been another way pre-
sented whereby she could have driven
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before long to their great dismay."
and there would be such "a commotion
as has not been heard in France for
a thousand years"
The English, receiving her note with
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them that she would be willing to
make pace if they would give up the
towns they had taken, warning them
at the same time, however, that II they
paid no heed they would see the Maid
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BY MARGARET wROE WATKINS.

7 ODERN youth is getting back to
discipline. The 10000 to TO-
00U splendid and representa- :
4 tive Washington children who
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j. S. REL|NQU|SHES
LIQUOR TO COUNTY
screen Tomatoes" Seized in
Potomac Yards Cause of
Brief Controversy.

After controversy involving author
lty over refrigerator carload of green
tomatoes" which turned out to be
whisky, Federal prohibition agents to-
day relinquished their claims to Sheriff
Howard B. Fields of Arlington County
who will take charge of the liquor at
Potomac Yard, Va, according to VIII
liam G. Cloth. commonwealth attorney,
who participated in the discussions.
Cloth declared that the car. which
the Federal prohibition authorities
wanted to bring to the District of CO.
lumbia and unload into Federal ware
houses here, be taken to an ice COM
pany warehouse near Alexandria for
unloading. The car was en- route from
Hollandale, Fla, to Newark, N. ].
Gains Of Jurisdiction.
Because it was discovered in Potomac
Yards in the county. Sheriff Fields
earlier today contended that he should
take possession of the contraband. I'M
load the liquor and store it in Virginia
On the other hand, Federal prohibit
headquarters in this city. were insist
ing on taking charge of the refrigera-
tor car and bringing it to the District
for unloading.
ALI Oftedal, assistant prohibition
commissioner, declared the car should
be taken care of by the Federal agents.
The Government had known of the
shipment, he said. but while confer
ence concerning disposition of it was
going on in Washington this morning,
Oftedal sad the sheriff assumed charge.
DR.. B. H. Rhees, head of the SPECIAL
agent force in the Prohibition Bureau,
went to the scene with an assistant at
noon.
Similar TO Richmond Haul.
The shipment is similar to big haul
of whisky seized at Richmond, Va, early
last month, disguised as tomatoes.
Railroad officials at the yard first
discovered the shipment when the odor
of whisky seeping through the walls of
refrigerator car led to the concealed
liquor.
An inspector making his rounds at
8 O'Clock last night detected the odor
and made a report to j. j. Kelly, yard
master. The seals of the car were
smashed and an investigation revealed
the car fully loaded with cases marked
green tomatoes" one of which was
leaking whisky.
Six Arlington County policemen were
guarding the car this morning.
The carload of green tomatoes"
seized at Richmond, which also proved
to be whisky, had been shipped from
Hollywood Fla, and was consigned to
Newark, N. j., according to records at
prohibition headquarters.
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Commerce, in addition to other organ
izations.
Mr. De Cast was born in Ouddorp
Holland, As years ago, and he came to
America in 1895. He was educated at
Mount Hermon School in MaSsachu-
sets. At one time he was editor of
the Nsnticoke. Pa, Daily Herald. He
entered Y M c. A. work as boys
secretary in Butler. Pa, in 1906 and
served as general secretary from 1907
to 1908. He then was boys work secre-
tary and later educational director of
the Y. M. C. A. in Springfield, Mass.
In 1914 he came here as boys secre-
tary. was promoted to service director
in 1918 and to associate general Secre-
tary on october /, 1922.
During the Billy Sunday revival
campaign some years ago Mr.. De Cast
was loaned" to the campaign COM
mittee as executive secretary. He re-
Gently took an active part in the
organization of the local Community
Chest and during the subsequent cam
paign was secretary of the metropoli-
tan division. embracing 1900 workers.
Mr.. De Cast has been secretary of
the Washington Lions Club for a num-
Der of years and is we'll known nation-
ally in civic club circles. He is a mem
Der of the City Club, the Chamber of
Commerce, La Fayette Lodge. No. 10, F.
Church and is president of the Congre-
gational Club of the District of Column
bia.
He resides with his family at 6216
Eighth street.
No announcement has been made as
to Mr.. De Casts successor as associate
general secretary.
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ANNUAL IRIS SHOW
TO BEGIN TONIGHT
Prizes of Choice Plants viii
Be Awarded by Takoma
Park Club.

The annual iris show of the Takoma
Park Horticultural Club will open to-
night at 8 O'Clock in the new fire house
on Carroll avenue, opposite DeanWood
avenue, and continue throughout to-
morrow night.
The Takoma Park Volunteer Fire De-
partment has completed new structure
and the hall will be used for staging the
show. Prizes consisting of choice IRIS
plants and lily bulbs Will be awarded
in each class.
have been donted by Homer G. Skeels,
B. Y. Morrison, E. w. Sheets. j. A.
Hyslop, C. H. Popenoe, c. C. Thomas
and VIM T. Simmons; lily bulbs by
Roy G. Pierce and E. c. Powell. A sub
stantial prize will be awarded the ex-
hibitor winning the most points.
A cash prize will be awarded for
the most artistic bouquet arranged by
a girl or boy over IL years of age by
the club. For the best specimen, OF
iris stalk, J. Marion Shull OF Chevy
Chase, Md, will give plant of his
tropic seas iris.
The show committee is composed OF
E. L. Crandall, chairman; c. G. Far
we'll. Mrs Andrew Bunten, Mrs. Charles
w. Flora, Charles H. Spencer and u.
La Pelle. representing the Takoma Park
Horticultural Club, and Maj. Louis Z.
Voight. president H. H. Votaw, vice
president; I. II. Ware, secretary; ]. S.
Barrows, treasurer. and Chester c.
Waters, H. c. IIeffner, c. M. Kiefer,
o. w. Youngblood and II. A. Morrison,
representing the Takoma Park Vol
unteer Fire Department.
Members of the exhibition committee
of the Takoma Park Horticultural CLUB
are C. C. Thomas, president; Roy @.
Pierce, secretary. and f. C. Powell,
chairman. The judges will be j. Mar
ion Shull and Mrs. John Ihlder.
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geographical divisions of the Latin
American republic.
In concluding. Mrs. Freyer pointed
out the fact that the barrier Of distance
which formerly made 1t impossible for
people of North and South America
to understand each others problems and
habits is now speedily being removed
by greater travelling facilities-the many
and rapid steamship lines, as well as
travel by airplane. and that the diff
culties of communication are being
overcome by radio, thus opening the
way for the people of the two CONT
nents to remove the only remaining
barrier themselves their imagined Diff
ferenceS.
In reality" she said, sit has not
been our differences but our distances
which have separated us. The time
has come for us to think OF ourselves
not as North Americans or South Amer
leans but as Americans"
Following the lecture. Mrs. Freyer en-
tertained at tea in honor of the libra
rians at her home, on Massachusetts,
avenue.
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PENCIL WRITTEN WILL
OFFERED FOR PROBATE
Mrs. Sophia v. Harris Disposes of
Estate in Document Outlined
on Menu Card.

Mrs. Sophia Vogt Harris, who died
May ID, left as her last will a document
written in lead pencil on the reverse
side of menu of the Washington SAM
tarium at Takoma Park, Md, December
~ last. The paper was offered for pro-
bate by her husband. John T. Harris.
The will directs that with. the excep-
ton Of requests totaling $1,000 the en-
tire estate is to go 10 the husband. The
value OF the estate is not disclosed. The
specific requests include $1,000 to the
Washington Home for Incurables, 81 600
each to Minnie Vogt Conner, Frank w.
Connor Sr.; Frank w. Conner, jr.; Will
liam M. Connor and Annie B. Schlen-
ther Daisy Roth. nurse. is given 5000
and Mrs Martina Waple $500. The
husband is also named as executor.
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M'K|NLEY SCHOOL
CEREMONY TONIGHT
Speeches, Music and Recep-
ton Feature Dedication
Program.

Speeches by prominent guests, music
and an open-house reception will mark
the dedication tonight of the new Nc
Kinley High School. Second and T
streets northeast.
The formal dedicatory exercises will
be, held in the auditorium at 8:15
o'clock, while the building will be
opened for public inspection at 7
o'clock! During the period visitors will
be shown about the big building. the
various shops and laboratories will be
in operation, with students giving DEM
onstrationS of the actual school-da
work.
The auditorium program will include
addresses by Senator Bingham of Con-
necticut, Commissioner Taliaferro and
DR.. Abram Simon of the Eighth Street
Temple. DR.. Simon was president of
the Board of Education when plans for
the new Mckinley High School we're
being completed. Representative Sim
mons. of Nebraska also was invited to
attend the exercises, but absence from
the Capital today to attend the flu
neral of Representative Casey of Penn
SylVania was expected to make it i'm
possible for him to appear. DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent of schools,
will preside over the exercises.
Music will play prominent part
in the auditorium exercises. The Tech
Symphony Orchestra, under direction
of Dore Walten. will give concert,
while former Tech students will return
to present musical solos. Leonard
Davis, who two years ago reached the
finals in the Atwater Kent radio audi
tion, will sing; La Sale Spier. concert
pianist, will play, and Mrs. Gertrude
Smallwood Mockbee will offer solos
upon McKinley's new pipe organ.
The North Capitol Citizens Associa-
ton, one of the active citizen groups
which sought the school building, will
attend the exercises in a body.
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GEORGETOWN BUYS
4-ACRE TRIANGLE
Straightens Proposed Line
Board Acquired for Glover
. ArChboId Parkway.

Cooperating with the National Capt.
tal Park and Planning Commission in
preserving the natural beauty of West
Washington, Georgetown University
has purchased the triangle of four acres
that straightens out the line of prop
erty recently acquired by the commits
sion to extend the Glover Archbold
Parkway through the Foundry Branch
Valley west of Georgetown College at
Canal road.
While the Georgetown acrease is des-
tined to become the new home of its
Law School, the purchase of the grounds
fits in with the Governments plans to
develop this section into one of the
most beautiful links in the chain of
QUESTION of this property by George
town University, which is just south of
its medical center under construction
on Reservoir road, is the first step
taken by the university looking to the
eventual removal of its Law School from
the building it has occupied since 1892
at SOC E street.
Property Increased TO 80 Acres.
L he duulllUIldl acres 1I1CTedSeS
the Georgetown property in West
Washington to 80 acres. one side of
which will abut the Government park
from Reservoir road to the vicinity of
Canal road It will also enable the
university to provide another entrance
to its grounds when Arizona avenue is
extended through the parkway.
While the plans for the new Law
School building will not mature for
some time, it is known that President
w. Coleman Nevis is contemplating the
construction of a building similar to old
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, one
of the most beautiful types of early
American architecture to be found i'll
this country.
Planning Commission Gratifed.
The National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, according to Maj.
Carey II. Brown, its engineer is very
pleased over the purchase of the four
acre triangle by Georgetown. Although
the Government did not actually need
the land in question for the extension
of its park plan. its acquisition by the
university fits in with the plans of the
commission to preserve the natural
beauty of the Foundry Branch Valley
and property Immediately adjoining it.
The board of regents of Georgetown
University will hold its annual meeting
during the June commencement, and at
this session President Nevis is expected
to take up the question of extending
the development plan of the university
to establish eventually all its depart
ments in the immediate vicinity of the
college campus.
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HOLD FlRST-AID CLASSES.
Firemen Are Being Instructed by
Red Cross.

American Red Cross, is holding a class
In first aid for the firemen of the Dis
trict under the instruction of Inspec-
tor Ben Gammage at 821 Sixteenth
street. the Red Cross headquarters,
Examinations will be held tomorrow.
The course started Monday.
Another class in first aid is being
given by the District of Columbia
Chapter for the firemen Of Chevy Chase
and Takoma Park at Takoma Park. 1t
started today under the instruction OF
Inspector Ira Lee Law.