Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
HOWARD j. CLUB
TO PRESENT PLAY
"Bimbo, the Pirate" to Be
Given in Auditorium
April is.

The Daubers Club of Howard Univer-
sity will present "Bimbo, the Pirate, !"
a one-act play by Booth Harrington, in
the auditorium of Howard University
Medical School on Tuesday, April Is, at
Sis pm. All scenery, costumes and
posters used In connection with the play
are designed by students of the art de-
partment.
The play is being produced under the
direction of Prof James v. Herring and
James A. Porter, instructor in art, with
the assistance of Miss Alma Thomas, a
graduate Of the department and an art
teacher in the public schools; Miss Ruth
Cornell, teacher in the vocational school,
and Mrs. Leona Dudley, instructor. In
dramatics.
The Daubers' Club Is q new organiza-
ton comprising Howard students who
have had one quarter or more of art
instruction. The presentation of the
play will be its first class project.
Cast of Characters.
The cast of characters: James W.
Jones as Bimbo, Cornelia Reid, j. Percy
Bond, jr.; James D. Jones, Henry M.
Hudson, Martin Cotton and Lawrence
Edelin,.
Two moving picture reels will be
shown In connection with the play
The Gorgon's Head" which was pro-
duced by the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, and "vasantesena. produced by
the School Of Fine Arts at Pratt Insti-
tute.
Oficers of the club are: Herbert Rog-
ers, president: Robert Holt, vice presi-
dent: Cornelia Reid, secretary; James
w. Jones, treasurer; Elise Crawford, cor
responding secretary, and Dan T. Reid
librarian.
The department of art offers two
courses of study, one for the training of
teachers Of art, leading to the degree
of bachelor of science in education, and
the other for artists, granting the de-
gree of bachelor Of science In art. Work
of students Is on exhibition In the
Applied Science Building, where visitors
are welcome.
Saveli Walevitch, interpreter in Rus
sian folk songs and gypsy ballads, will
be presented at Howard University
Thursday, April IL, at 8:15 pm. When
he appeared in Washington last year
local critics paid tribute to his remark
able voice and especially to his rendi-
ton Of THE Volga Boatman."
DR.. Robert j. Ruth, representative of
leading drug manufacturing concern,
will give an Illustrated lecture in the
auditorium of the Medical School April
IL at 2 pm. Instructive moving pic
lures will be shown and faculty and
students of the entire university, as well
as physicians, pharmacists and dentists
from the city, are invited to attend.
Convention Speakers.
Miss Lucy D. Stowe, dean of women,
and Dean Dwight o. w. Holmes were
among the speakers at the sixth annual
convention of the National Association
of College Women, which met in WASH
ington Friday and yesterday. Dean
Slowe is president of the association.
The current issue of the Phi Beta
Kappa Key contains cut and bio
graphical sketch Of DIR. Ernest E. Just,
who is conducting research in Naples.
DR.. Just Is member Of the Dartmouth
chapter of the fraternity.
Field hockey and archery are win
ming great popularity among the young
women Of the university in their out
door activities for the Spring quarter
Miss Violet Warfield Is hockey coach,
while Mrs9 Mary Reeyes-Allen Is in
structor. in archery.
Prof. Kelly Miller heads the alumni
committee which is formulating plans
for an alumni campaign to raise $780,
600 as q student aid fund. The commit
tee will make its report today at spe-
cial meeting in the ONCE of the alumni
secretary