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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
BY LLOYD MORRIS,
Author OF Procession of
lovers" and other books;
lecturer IN literature at
Columbia University.

Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology to cnlti-
yate the attitude of snobbish-
ness precipitated a controversy
in academic circles. For, In the
first place, the professor was
not playing fair. Nowhere is the
presence of an idea less to be
anticipated than in the stream
of commencement oratory that
annually affiicts us during the
month of June. Traditionally
composed of sonorous plati-
tudes, it is uttered without con-
viction by weary pedagogueS
and endured with indifference
by students who, during four
long years, have listened to too
much to be capable of under
standing anything. Even the
simplest idea, in this context,
would contain explosive posi-
bilities In its unexpectedness.
Consider the discussion provok-
ed by Prof. Rogers with an idea
remarkable neither for its
originality nor its validity
Whether or not we choose to
acknowledge it, the principle
implicit in the professors doc
trines is operative in a wide
field of our national life and
appears to be an accepted eie-
ment of our national psychoio-
gy. AT least one important pro-
fession makes daily use of it,
and despite the reputation Of
the professors views by certain
conservative educators, it Is no
stranger in our colleges.
If we examine the professors
actual statements We shall find
that they sound a familiar note.
This note would elicit no COM
ment whatever from conven-
ton of writer's of advertising
copy or from a gathering OF
statesmen. Nor, could it be COM
rnunicated to them. would 1t
evoke any surprise in a tribal
meeting of Australian aborigi-.
mes.
# correctly quoted, Prof.
Rogers advised his students to
sebe a snob; marry the boss
daughter instead, of his stenog-
rapher; dress, speak and act like
a gentleman, and you'll be sur
prised at the amount of murder
you get away with"
Having thus announced the
of his gospel, the professor Wer
q working program. Never
clothes unless you can buy ont
pair Of trousers" he admonisht
Have one suit of clothes pres
And the first chance you hove,
accumulated enough money, bu
of clothes. Never buy a pair
you buy shoe trees for them.
shined every day. and shave.
same collar at night that you ]
ing in the daytime at your VIC
MOT all of the professors a.
as elemental as these. "Y
Informed his students. will be
next 10 years. It is not so n
of brains as Of will. A second.
q first-class will will get q wi
than q first-class brain and q sc
This doctrine, obviously conf
students, had q corollary. "Y
make up your minds that "
people. Get the better jobs
10 finance the things that al
Belong with the people who b
the people who do not belong.
It II you drift along. Every i,
the ability to belong to o small
aristocracy that college men on
should rlle-be the leaders. "
the assumption that you are
rest of folks. You should tai
that you are q damned sight
Except for its novelty as
academic oratory. 1t Is difiicult
why Prof. Rogers counsel TO
aroused his scholarly colleague
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Does Sm0bbeyy Make The MAnS

fact remains that four years OF
exposure to the chilly winds Of
culture are supposed TO trans
form young barbarians into
civilized human beings.
Little Willie is usually sent
OF to college with an adequate
allowance, a parental blessing
and a total lack OF ideas. This
relieves his parents of any re-
sponsibility for him during the
period when he would be the
greatest nuisance around the
home. When he arrives at COLI
lege he discovers that q benevo-
lent faculty Is employed to
make difficult subjects easy for
him; SO easy that unless his
brain falls below the exalted
standard set by Prof. Rogers, he
can usually achieve a gentle
mans grade" with a minimum
of effort.
His subsequent career is
familiar to all of us. He is en-
couraged to do the things he
enjoys, he continues to make a
minimum of effort, and he
sensibly avoids all contact with
whatever stimuli might agitate
any mental process having its
seat higher than the base of
the spine. For four long years
he submits to the boredom of
lectures, and writes papers
when he has to; this is the
extent to which he co-operates
with the forces of magic. But
magic does it work neverthe-
less. When he returns home he
has acquired certain advantages.
He has q degree, handsomely
printed in Latin that he cannot
read: this entities him to join
the local University club. He
can play a fair game of bridge,
drive a car, dance acceptabIy,
pull a long line with the girls.
he has made friends who will be
useful to him later in business.
He has spent the allowance, for
gotten the blessing and brought
home the same lack of ideas
with which he set forth.
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him talkl I recall the CONF
.ment of a distinguished Euro
pean exchange professor at one
of our largest universities.
your admirable system of
education" he remarked, gives
your young men the bodies of
Greek statues. Look at them,
my dear sir; look at them, but
never, never. let them speak!s
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
TO GIVE PROGRAM
FOE CALE1ICO CLUB

The delightful program given by
the Twice Told Tales section Of the
Woman 5 Ten thousand club, for the
club members is being repeated in
Calcxico this afternoon for the
drama section Of the Woman s Inn
proycmcnt cluh of Calcxico.
MRS r. y Watson will rctcn the
little Spanish play, cone Hundred
Years Old" by the brothers Gum
tcro. delightful story of the hun
drcdth birthday Of a lovable ola
man who wishes to celebrate the day
by having all his relatives, rich and
poor, good and bad alike, together
under his roof. There is little plot.
the Whole interest lying in the char
arter development (which is very
skiifully portrayed 10y Mrs. Watson
The story viii be preceded by It
group Of Spanish songs which Mrs.
Ray c. Roberts will sing, accompan-
led 10y Mrs }. b. McNecce. Mrs
Roberts lovely voice and charming
stage presence are we'll known and
her audience IS assured OF a delight
ful afternoon. Mrs. Roberts and
Mrs. McNeece will be in costume.
adding to the charm of the program.
Mrs George Willoughby, chairman
of the section, is entertaining Mrs.
Watson Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Me
Necce at luncheon, prior to the club
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
MELOLAND NEWS

(By Press Staff Correspondent)
MELOLAND, April ll.-Thc ben
gift card party at the Meloland
school house Saturday evening was
a decided success, both socially and
Financially. A number Of people
Motored out from both FL Centre
and Holtvillc to enjoy the affair.
After the games, cake and coffee
were served 10y the teachers, assist
"a by several of the local matronS.
Prizes were awarded TO Mrs.
Norman DUPONT, of FL Centre. for
high ladies' score in bridge, and to
Mrs. Joe Kinnaird, for ladies' con-
ISOLATION in bridge, while W. IIcald
won men high score prize in
bridge and Norman DUPONT. low
At the five hundred tables, Wcs-
ley Roberts won the HIGH score
prize, while Mrs Roberts won the
consolation.
The Mclolaud Ladies' Social club
met Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Henry Havckorst, and Mrs.
George Lindsay. During a short
business session, plans were more
completely arranged for the annual
club dinner, which will be held at
,he Samovar tea room ON Thursday
evening, March Is. instead Of We'd
nesday, as formerly planned.
\ clever cross word puzzle af
forded entertainments Nine ladies
lied for the prize, and Mrs. Nor
man DUPONT drew the lucky straw.
After the pleasant afternoon, de
Rcious refreshments Were served by
the hostess.
Special guests of the afternoon
we're Mrs. Walter Havekorst, of
Brawley; Mrs. Norman Dupont, Of
FL Centro Mrs. c. J, Brooks, Of
Wins'ow, Arizona; Mrs. Annie
Crawford, Mrs. Ralph Engebrctson
and Mrs. iIazcl Summers.
Members present were Mcsdamcs
Isaac Mcbride, W. d. Johnston,
John Zenos, G. G. Richards. ii. 4.
Wells. Richard Merrill, l.. &. Goar,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
ENTERTAIN FOE
ETALYN BOW4N

Mrs. Elizabeth Embury ana Miss
Katherine Campbell entertained in
honor Of Miss Evalvn Boman last
evening at Mrs. Fmbury s home ON
Seventh street, which was beauti-
fully decorated with spring flowers
carrying out the color motif of pink
and green.
The guests enjoyed an evening oi'
bridge, Mrs Harry Horton winning
first prize. aud Mrs. Harold Tyler
Jr. receiving consolation. Miss Ro-
man was presented with two lovely
guest prizes by the hostcsscS.
After the game, dclcctable r.
trcshmeutS We're served. The guests
included Miss Evalyn Boman, Miss
Irene Brooks. Miss Eleanor BuunclI.
Miss Helen Walker, Miss Dorothy
Wilson, Miss Alvena La Fontaine.
and Mcsdamcs John Tyler, Kcycs
Mitchell, William Reed, Kendall b.
Perkins, !. B. McNcccc, John No
Ncece. 7. \. Thaanum, Harold Tyler
Jr., and Harry Horton.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
BOARD MEETING AT
BRADSHAW HONE

Mis-. O. !. Bradshaw entertained
the members Of the new executive
board Of the Woman 5 Ten Iuoe-
sand club at q waffle breakfast q,
her country home this morning.
The table was dainty with
lovely sweet peas in lavender shades
and the living room was beautifully
decorated with exquisite roses. Gov
crs We're laid for Masdmcs W. \.
Tondro, y, Il. Roberts, Hu2l r.
Osborne, W. W. McEucu, j. f.
Brock, Norman Dcaton, II. G. Dillcr
and the hostess.
Routine busincs was discussed at
the business session after which the
meeting was adjourned
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11

5. /. McCrory las returned from
Yuma where he has been making
his regular monthly visit which in
cludce attendance at tine Yuma Court
Of Honor, scoutmasters meeting and
district committee meeting
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11

many friends VIII be glad to know
of her visit here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11


Charles Forsberg, Ward McGrcw,
Harry james, Joe Kinnaird, Alex
Meyer, ". e. Hcrdman and the
hostcsscs.
The next meeting viii be j. two
weeks at the home of Mrs. II. \.
Wells, at Rositas dam, with Mrs. W.
G. Herdman assisting.
Mrs. Carpenter, one OF the Mclo-
land school teachers, who has been
i'll for several weeks, is much inn
proved now and expects to be back
;,t her work next week.
Mrs. r. Ncifcrt made Il hasty
trip to Los Angeles after receiving
news that her son, w. f.. Ncifcrt,
WAS in.t6e hospital, with several IN
jrrics, after being in an automobile
accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
FINANCE SQUAD
PARTY TONIGHT

4 delightful evening j. in store
for thosc attending the card party
spousorcd bv the Finance Squad of
the Woman IS Ten thousand club at
S O'Clock tonight at the club house.
Anyone. whether club member
or not. and regardless Of whether
reservations have been made, is cor
daily invited TO attend the affair.
\ large gathering is anticipated and
the committee is doing everything
possible 10 assure a pleasant even
ing for the guests, providing lovely
prizes and serving a delicious supper
after the game
1t +, announced that the playing
viii follow the customary procedure
Of exchanging partners after each
table instead Of keeping the same
partner for the entire evening a>
was the procedure a. the last affair
sponsored by the squad.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF ENGAGEMENT

An announcement Of great inter
est TO their many friends in tn,
Valley is that of the engagement of
Miss Kathryn Lyon to Ralph Hud
son. No definite date has been set
as yet for the wedding but it viii
probably take place some time dur
Ing the summer.
Miss Lyon is the daughter of Mrs
Catherine Lyon of Heber and is a
popular member Of the Younger set.
Mr.. Hudson is the son of Mr. and
Mrs Newton Hudson Of lorba Linda
and is connected with the FL Centre
pos, office.
\ wide circl, of friends is wish.
ing every happiness to the Young
couple. the news Of thci: engage
ment being quite u surprise.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
DINNER PARTY AT
PHILLEY HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Pbillcy enter
tanned last evening at their home on
Wcnslcy avenue with a dinner party
honoring Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Par
Sons Of Seattle, Washington
The table was beautifully deco
rated viii, an exquisite bowl Of Cecil
Hruncr roses and covers were laid
for Mr. and Mrs. Ed G. Han, and
daughter Lillian, Mrs Charles L.
Hail, Mr.. aud Mrs Clifton Parsons
and son, Jimmie, and the hosts.
Mrs. Parsons was Sylvia Drumm,
q former FL rcntran, aud the ovcn-
ing WIS spent in renewing old friend
ships.
Fresno county farmers are roioie-
ing over a much needed Lie inches
of rain which fell March and 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Elks Lodge To
Hold Initiation

Under the leadership Of Elton B
Christian, inssallcd aat week AZ
exalted ruler, Fl Ccntro lodge OF
Elsa' new Officers will hold thciI
first initiation ceremony tonight in
conjunction with the regular lodge
meeting.
The new officers wish to set Il
mark ny going through the initia
tion ritual on their first appearance
in the various chairs, according t.
Christian, and all members Of tn,
lodge are urged to attend.
Following the meeting 4 bufAt
lUnchcou will be served
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
BIRTHDAY PARTY
AT THOMPSON HOME

delightful children s party was
given recently by Mrs. Vaughn
Thompson in honor Of the third
birthday of her daughter, Janet.
Tho small guests gathered at the
Thompson home on Sandalwood
Drive where they had gay time
playing games. Refreshments were
served later in the afternoon. the
children sitting at ono larto table
beautifully decorated with pink
flowers shaded lights, anal lovely
birthday cake with it, tarr. pink
candles.
Those biddcu to the party wc.r
Betty Reid. Ellen Marie Gianoia,
PATTY Hickcox. Gloria Wyeth, Lou
ann NuttaIl aud Margaret Nouss,au.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
NEWS OF WEDDING
COMES As SURPRISE

Coming as a surprise to their
friends here, is the news Of the mar
riage Of Miss Helen Stotlcr to
Robert Baker on July -, 1928, in
Yuma, Arizona.
Mrs. Baker is a cousin Of Paul
CoSley and was with the city library
during her stay here while Mr..
Baker was connected with the Frigi-
dairc office.
The announcement of the wedding
was made at a dinner party given in
san Diego by Mrs. Warren Wordcn,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cogley Of this
city being among the guests attend
ing the affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker plan to make
their home in northern California
in the near future, Mr. Baker having
been transferred to that part OF the
state
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Social Brevities

Plans are being made by Signal
chapter No. 276. o. f. :. for the
Official visit Friday night of Mrs.
G. ". Maitland of this city, who is
deputy grand matrou Of the East
crn star. Every aspect Of the work
viii be cxcmplificd and officers and
members are looking forward to 81
splendid meeting. Due to this Off
cial visit The dance scheduled for
the same night Las been postponed.
All >ojouiniug Eastern stars are
asked t. bring their receipts.
Mrs. Adelaide Hartman viii have
charge Of the local broadcast to
night between the hours of 80
and ,:2o. Tie first half hour will
bc sponsored by the FL Centre Fish
Market and the second half hour by
Clements drug store. The program
sponsored last evening by Lee
Brothers Motors was also under the
direction OF Mrs. Hartman.
4 most enjoyable morning was
spent by the children of Miss Flea
nor Bunnell 5 kindergarten class At
the Harding school who We're the
guests this morning Of the pupils q
Mrs. Kendall B. Perkins school. The
regular program of work was con
Quoted but the children thoroughly
enjoyed the novelty of entertaining
and being entertained. At some
later date. Mrs. Perkins kindergar-
ten viii visit the Harding school
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Parsons and
son Jimmie of Seattle, Washington.
are the house guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
I'd G. Hall. Mrs. Parsons is for
mcr resident Of FL Centre and her
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
ARTS AND CRAFTS
WORK PROGRESSING

The Arts and CRAFTS meeting hold
yesterday morning at the Ten
Thousand club house was very wei,
attended and great deal Of en-
thusiasn WIS expressed over the
wori, which IS under the dire .leu
If Mrs Ed Welch. ~ present tho
members OF the section are working
on wall hanEings and curtains in
either crayolas or oils.
\ business meeting preceded the
class period, and plans were made
Tor the next meeting which viii be
an all day one with q po. luck
luncheon ut noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
COPPER OUTLOOK GOOD

Los ANGELES, April II. U.H -
Copper consumption this year is cX-
pyctcd to be % per cent over 1928,
William T.. DAILY, general manager
of the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, sad here today after he
arrived from Butte, Montana. He
said he expected continued prosper
ity in the industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11

G. c. Morgan, Corning, Tehama
county, has planted ten acres of war
nuts and intorplantcd with j. n.
Hale peaches, the latter TO remain
for some years to pay orchard ur'
.nPpu
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zen. which was to carry the guns TO
Morocco as a gift from the Nation.
Greenleafs Point, the old arsenal
grounds, now the site Of the War Col
lege. holds memories of guns and gun
making. Its position at the head Of
Washington's harbor and commanding
view caused it to be selected in 1904 as
the seat for manufacturing and storing
military supplies and equipment. 1t
served thus for eight years, until the
War Of 1912. when it was equipped with
massive bastions designed to guard an
proaches to the city and the navy yard.
Fort Washington, they called it then.
But its meager land armament caused
1t to be evacuated on the night Of
August "a. 1914, after workshops were
RACED by flames and valuable property
moved in haste.
Englands sovereign army was not
only marching on the Capital, but had
already invaded its famous 10 miles
square. On the morning Of August Is,
about 500 Britishers marched on Fort
Washington and destroyed everything
the Americans left.
The English found number Of ID
pound guns, mounted in battery and
unspiked. These they sought to de-
stroy by discharging one against the
VI AL NdkclCSollCocs
they brought woe on their heads. The
first piece was discharged In the direc-
ton of a well nearby, into which some
of the wadding was thrown by the dis
charge; this communicated fire to a
large quantity of powder which Aneri-
cans had Secreted in their hasty de-
parture. One-half the British detach-
ment was killed by the discharge.
In the Fall of 1914, the arsenal was
rebuilt, and the manufacture of mill
tary supplies continued as before. In
| 1928 and "a. the garrison was with
drawn and the ramparts removed. and
permanent buildings, exclusively for
arsenal purposes, erected on the same
ground. The fort then stood modelled
after rectangular parallelogram.
At one time, the arsenal had racks
| for 10000 shooting irons, and when
hung in place, they presented most
bristling and ferocious looking arma-
ment. AS many soldiers could have
been armed on an hours notice.
Fronting the arsenal plain, 855 pieces
of ordnance, cannonS, mortars and
howitzers of many calibers were
grouped. Among them were trophies
taken by American troops in Benning-
| ton, Saratoga, Yorktown and Bridge
water.
! There Is record of one cannon made
of hammered iron, cast in Virginia,
and used In the Revolution. 1t bore
the name queen Of France"
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It happened that Federal forces were
erecting o new gun foundry at the
navy yard. Documents were to be
placed in the corner stones cavity.
Still there remained a vacant space
Why not, reasoned officials, place the
hero's leg therein?
Perhaps they thought 1t sacrilegious
to bury hero's leg n earth while he
himself breathed in the flesh. And to
preserve it in alcohol would also throw
1t In unreasonable light. Why not the
gun factory. military structure, wholly
suited to the purpose at hand? Provi-
dence itself had provided a suitable
monument to a heroic leg. Here amidst
blazing furnaces, belching smoke and
restless fire, amidst din, boom and clash
Of steel a warriors leg would find its
element
Carefully Col. Dahlgren,s leg was
wrapped in an American flag, placed
in a hearse, and with a bodyguard OF
statesmen. cavaliers, friends and family
yard. A company Of Marines drew
alongside as guard of honor. With
proper encomiums the leg was put in
its assigned place and tablet erected
on the hallowed spot. It read:
within this wall is deposited the leg
of Col Uric Dahlgren, u. S. w., wound
ed July s, 1853, while Skirmishing In
the streets of Hagerstown with the
rebels after the battle of Gettysburg"
Later, while convalescing on his
fathers flagship in the blockading fleet,
Col. Dahlgren learned Of secret expe-
dition that was to release prisoners of
war at Libby and Belle Isle. He
hastened to the Capital, still on
clutches, and offered his services to
the Union land forces. Clutches and
all. they took this disabled soldier: he
was considered valuable to the Northern
cause.
Well mounted. with crutches hang
ing from his saddle, he was placed In
command Of cavalry troop. But hard
by Richmond, he and his cavaliers fell
into ambush. Col. Dahlgren. the man
whose leg is embalmed in the Capitals
gun factory. fell dead in a rain of bull
lets, martyr to the Emancipation
cause.
Charles Henry Brock exclaimed:
"Quench the burning indignation,
Check the rising tear;
Be his sepulcher the Nation,
And the land his bierI
BE the sepulcher that holds him
Hidden as 1t may,
It's his country that enfolds him
With her native clay"
4 \ X
THE manufacture Of ornaments prac-
= tically ceased about two years after
the Navy big gun factory began oper-
atoms. Thomas Jefferson, the warrior
of peace. believing that a powerful
Navy was constant challenge to war,
caused the yard to be stripped He
persuaded Congress to sell all but Is
frigates. seven Of which were to be dis
mantled.
Several years later, he stripped the
yard further by causing 100 gun car
riages to be removed from the frigates
and transferred to the schooner Citi-
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Narrowing Gulf.
THE Gulf of California, d

THE Gulf Of California, the narrow
arm of the sea just south Of our
southwestern border, seems to be grad
ually disappearing from the map. Re-
cent surveys show that the peninsula
OF Lower California is widening and
that the gulf is growing more shallow
each year.
The phenomenon was first noted
more than 200 years ago by the Jesuit
priests who were the earliest colonizers
Of the peninsula. About 80 years ago a
scientifically inclined inhabitant plant
ed number of palm trees about 10
feet from the shore of the sea. His trees
are now more than 100 yards inland.
Twenty years ago there was consider.
able commerce by means of ships cross
ing the gulf, but now navigation with
large boats is somewhat dangerous.
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Guns of History Used or Won in War, Find Resting Pl
BY DON GLAsSMAN.

.1~ REAT gunsl" exploded the
eSf man from Waxahaxie,
Y where did all the cannon
~ come from?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18
MITCHELL AND KING !
SCORE IN FIVE SETS

Dooly Mitchell and Gwynn King were
extended to five sets, in advancing to
the semi-flnal round of the Middle At
lantic doubles tennis championship, TO
defeat Alex Keiles and Arnold Silver
man on the courts of the Baltimore
Country Club yesterday. They were
IS, Ga, 60, 2-6. 6--l.
Unaccustomed to the grass courts,
the Washington duo spent the first
half dozen games in finding their stride,
which slow start cost them the brace.
1t was not until the sixth game of the
second set that they showed their
superiority. Breeding through from
this point, they took the second and
third sets without much trouble. A
slump in the fourth. coupled with some
brilliant stroking from across the net,
proved costly but in the fifth the Capt.
tol pair romped to the post, dropping
but one game en- route.
King and Mitchell are slated to face
John A. Magee and Warren Magruder.
Baltimore's veteran combination, with
many victories sailed away to their
credit. both individually and as a team,
in the semi finals this afternoon. Eddie
Jacobs and his brother Billy are to be
pitted against Eric Jacobsen and George
Hebner. another Baltimore team. in the
lower bracket semi-hnal Winners will
meet for the title tomorrow, weather
permitting.