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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
PLAN SCHOOLS AID
IN BICENTENNIAL
Conference Tomorrow Will Discuss
Organization Of Officials Into
Working Unit.

A conference will be held tomorrow
at the Cosmos Club to discuss plans to
organize school Superintendents and
teachers throughout the country into
working unit to carry out details
Of school programs in connection with
celebration of the 20oth birthday an
niversary of George Washington i'll
1882.
Prominent educators of the Middle
sentative Sol Bloom Of New York and
Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, associate di-
rectors of the Washington Bicentennial
Commission.
The conference, described yesterday
as the commissions first step In organ
izing work among the school children
for Observance of the bicentennial, has
been called by DR.. William John Cooper,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, and will meet at noon.
Among those expected to attend are
Commissioner Cooper, DR.. Albert s.
Cook, Maryland State superintendent
of schools; DR.. Frank w. Ballou, super
intendent Of schools of the District;
DR.. Harris Hart, State superintendent
OF public instruction of Virginia; DR..
David E. Weglein, Baltimore superin-
tendent of schools; DR.. j. e. Morgan
Of this city, editor of the National
EoucaC1on Association publications: DR..
j. w. Crabtree of this city, secretary
of the National Education Association;
DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, president OF
George Washington University, who
will also represent the Federal School
! mems Club; DR.. E. C. Broome, superin-
tendent of the Philadelphia public
schools; DR.. John A. H. Keith, super
intendent of Pennsylvania schools: DR.
H. v. Holloway, superintendent of Della
ware schools, and Col. James w. Moss
president of the United States Flag
| Association.
Among the subjects tentatively agreed
Mpon for consideration tomorrow are
the following:
Flags for every school house and
school room in the United States, pic
lures Of George Washington and per-
haps scenes Of historic interest con-
nected with his life and achievements.
plans to promote the presentation OF
plays, paseants and programs appro-
pirate to the occasion; plans for ma
tionwide essay contest among students
on the life Of George Washington; use
| Of moving pictures, radio and other fac
| tors In schools that will enter into the
general plan for the celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
CAPITAL SPOILERS LOSE
IN BALTIMORE CONTEST
Waver1y Club Members Are De-
feated in Two Out of
Three Rounds.

The waverly Spelling Club of Balti-
more defeated the Capital City Spelling
Club Of this city in Baltimore Friday
night, winning two out of three rounds.
AS a result of its victory, the Balti-
more club was presented with a silver
loving cup as first prize and a gold
necklace as second prize. A contest
within the club at later date will
determine the individual winners.
The consolation prizes of SIS gold
pieces were awarded to Sarah G. Water
man of 214 Fourth street southeast
and Mrs. Mabel Mahaffey of Brentwood
Md, the last to be spelled down on the
losing SIDE.
The Capital City Club will hold a
"free for all" spelling match at the
Mount Pleasant branch Of the Public
Library Wednesday at 1880 pm, the
winner Of which will be designated
champion speller Of the District Of Co
lumbia. A list Of the first 800 words
to be used In this contest may be OBJ
tanned from j. F. Haverty, 65 Waldron
avenue, Clarendon, Va. -. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
FEATURES
GALLERY OPENING
Display at Howard University
Contained CanvaseS by
American Painters.

The College Art Association travelling
exhibition featured the formal opening
Of the new art gallery on the ground
floor Of Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel, Howard University, Monday
evening.
The exhibition contained canvases
by some of the outstanding American
painters of the day. 1t lasted through
yesterday and was viewed by thousands
of visitors.
This show will be followed tomorrow
by a weeks exhibition of prints. On
April % the bimileninum Vergilannum
exhibition will be opened. The univer-
sity, at this time, will celebrate the
2,000th anniversary of the birth of the
Roman poet, Vergil. It will include an
address on "Vergil Through the Ages" q
library and an art exhibit.
Many Of the courses in the present
quarter are scheduled with a view OF
showing Vergil's influence on the vari-
Gus forms Of artistic expression, namely
courses in Latin, Italian, art and Eng
lish literature.
The gallery is open to visitors or
school days from am. to 4:3o pm.
The woman students of the university
under the leadership of Dean Lucy D
Slowe, will inauguratc a woman stu
dents loan fund" at a special service
Sunday evening at $50 in Andrew Ran
kin Memorial Chapel.
The first gifts to this fund will bt
made by the woman students them.
selves. The fund is being established b.
the Women's League, composed of al
undergraduate women. and will be usec
to assist worthy girls who need a little
help with their college expenses.
At the special service Sunday evening
music will be furnished by the Women:
Glee Club, Edna Burke will speak or
the purpose Of the fund and Ruth Mat
thews will present the fund to Mis-.
Slowe. Ethel Griffin, president of thE
Women'S League, will preside.
Gale Seaman, field secretary for the
interseminary movement, is to be thC
guest Of the Howard University Schoo
address the theological students. DR.
James L. Pinn, acting director of the
extension. department and some repre-
SentativeS Of the School Of Religion will
attend the interseninary conference al
Virginia Union University Friday anc
Saturday. During last week the School,
Of Religion conducted an institute al
Fayetteville, N. c. Members of the
faculty delivered addresses on the par.
ttcular subjects in which they are in.
structors at the university.
The institute Is sponsored by volun.
tary contributions Of friends Of the prof
ect, principal among whom are DR.. An
son Phelps-Stokes, president Of TIT
Phe1ps-Stokes Fund, and DR.. James H
billiard. Ministers from all sections O.
the State attended the institute, no fee
being charged for services of the visit.
ing speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
NAT. u. PLANS TO GRADUATE
IT'S LARGEST CLASS JUNE 13
Exercises in Memorial Continental Hall Will See Degrees
Conferred ON 300. |

year, as contestants in the final inter-
class tilt of the year. The fourth con-
testant in that meet will be chosen
Saturday, May g.. The four winners of
these meets will fight forensically for
the title Saturday, May II. A faculty
prize will be awarded to the final win
ner at the commencement exercises.
OratOry Tryouts Scheduled.
Tryouts for the speaking contest,
which will determine which student will
represent National University In the
National intercollegiate Oratorical Con-
test, were held in the various classes
last night.
Samuel L. Bready has been elected
delegate to the convention of the
National League of Masonic Clubs to
be held at Atlantic City in June by the
National University Masonic Law Club
George w. Smith, another member of
the local institutions club. was named
alternate to Mr. Bready. At the meet
ing, at which the convention delegate
was chosen, DR.. Charles F. Carusi
chancellor of National University and
president of the District of Columbia
Board of Education, was the principal
speaker. CLANCY L. Bertholf, president
Of the national league, also spoke
Harold SchlitZ, president of the fresh
man class at National, will deliver 9
paper on the Federal Power Commission
at the clubs meeting Friday, May q
the last session of the current year.
Sidney D. Hill. jr., has been elected
chief justice Of the Beta Chapter Of the
Phi Beta Gamma legal fraternity at
National to succeed William L. Cam
Other officers elected included James
w. Lauderdale, associate justice; George
Washington Brown, chancellor; Henry
G. Herrell. bailiff, and Benjamin j.
Chromy. clerk.
Secretary of War Hurley, Representa-
tive Ernest Gibson of Vermont and
Representative II. j. Duane of Florida
addressed the Joseph H. Choate Chap
ter of the Sigma M Phi fraternity at
smoker in the chapter house last
week. Each honor guest gave his ideas
of fraternalism. Three new candidates
were pledged g. to the chapter. They
were o. H. Chillion, senior, and A. B.
Smith and w. S. Titus, juniors.
Yuen-Li LANG, third secretary of the
Chinese legation, who has been awarded
a fellowship in international law for
the academic year 1930-31, by the
Carnegie Endowment for international
Peace, is a student at National Uni
versity's School Of Law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
LAW ALUMNI HONOR
MISS EMMA GILLETT
Chair in Real Property Is Endowed
and Named for One of Founders,
Who Died in 1927.

The alumni of the Washington Col
lege of Law, in order to perpetuate and
honor the memory Of Miss Emma M.
Gillett, one of its founders, who died
January %, 1927, have endowed in her
name a chair, in real property.
Miss Gillett was at one time dean of
the college and real property was a
subject taught by her. Miss Helen E.
Jamison, a professor in the Law School,
is chairman Of the Gillett memorial
committee and reports that a subStan-
tan amount has been subscribed. To
add to this fund q theater beneht at
the National Theater will be held on
May 81.
Eta Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Beta
Pi Legal Sorority has established a
legal aid bureau in Washington and a
number of the members have volun-
tered their services in this work. Be-
gun on a modest scale, it is increasing
its work and is proving to be Of help
both to those in need Of legal services
and to the young practitioner. Kappa
Beta Pi Is also sponsoring the estab-
lishment of a placement bureau In
Washington. It has for its aim the
placing of woman law students anc
those recently admitted to the bar IN
law Offices.
The flrst day class debate was hello
Saturday, when Resolved, That CAPT.
tai punishment should be abolished
was argued. Those taking part were
Affirmative, Mrs. Ernest F. Parkinson
Mr.. Charles K. Davies and Miss Gretts
r. Palen, and negative, Calixto Abasola
Miss Jane G. McE1arg and Henry Cham
berlain. The affirmative side wa:
awarded the decision. The evening
class debate was Resolved, That high
power salesmanship Is unsound." At
firmative speakers were Francis x
Obold, Vincent A. Quinn and Edward
G. Radue and the negative Miss Audrs
Shoemaker, Max w. Tucker and G
Miguel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
GAITHERSBURG STUDENT
WINS STRAYER AWARD
Maude r. Duvall Announced as
Winner of $500 Scholarship
offered by Colleges

Maude r. Duvall, 15-year-old senior
of the Gaithersburg High School, has
been announced as the winner of the
$500 scholarship offered annually by
Strayer College, Washington, to seniors
of high schools in Montgomery County.
The scholarship was awarded on the
basis of grades scored on a scholastic
ability test prepared by the center for
psychological service in Washington.
Miss Duvall will have her choice of the
secretarial or the one-year commercial
course offered by Strayer College and
may begin her studies any time between
her graduation in June and Septem-
Der Is.
Maude Wilson Of the Rockville High
School was named alternate. Edmund
Robertson of the Gaithersburg High
School and j. Wheeler Bird, jr., Of the
Sherwood High School tied for third
and fourth places. Fifth went to Her
bert Hendrick and sixth place was won
by Allen Brougham, both of the Ia
koma-Silver Spring High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13

With the largest prospective grad
uating class in its history approaching
the termination of its course, National
University is completing preliminary
plans for the sixty-fourth annual COM
mencement, June ID.
To be held in Memorial Continental
Hall, the exercises will witness the con-
ferring the degrees upon considerably
more than 800 graduates and an address
by some nationally prominent figure
The previous record class was gradu-
ated from National last year when ap-
proximately 300 students in the School
of Law and Schools Of Economics and
Government received degrees.
The final examinations for the cur
rent Spring term will start May "a, to
continue through May 81 and contrary
to established custom at National, the
tests will be given concurrently in the
Law and Government Schools. Hereto
fore, the examinations in the Schools
of Economies and Government nave
preceded those in the Law School.
The valedictorian. of the senior class
probably will be announced by his class
officers during this week. His selection
was begun last week as the f1na! I'M
portant function Of the last under
graduate year. Meanwhile, DR.. Walter
IL. S1dkGll, pIColuCl1t IA Wiz oNAAASASt "AA'
appoint a committee Of class members
early next month to engineer the details
Of graduation.
Reorganization Progresses.
Candidates for the degree Of D. @. L
have been notified by university officials
that they are to defend publicly their
dissertations before a special commit
tee Of faculty members and experts
who are not attached to the institution
during the week of June 2.
While graduation is occupying the
central stage with the students at
National. the reorganization OF the IN
stitution's graduate department. a. an
nounced two weeks ago, IS progresSlne
rapidly in the hands Of the university
authorities. New courses and faculty
members will be added and innovations
in the availability Of courses to stuoentS
Ia both schools will be made.
Merritt L. Smith, Junior, won the
third interclaSs debate recently in the
current race for the "best debaters
prize. George E. McRoe was named
alternate when he took second place
in the offlcial decision. Smith now joins
Lloyd z. Andrews and John E. Cotton
juniors and winners. respectively, OF the
first and second interclass debates this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
OFFICERS ARE OUSTED
BY MOON MOTOR co.
Eastern Interests, Which Have
Just Acquired Control, Select
Own Leaders.
By the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, April 12.-Six officers of
the Moon Motor Car Co., including
President C. w. Burst, were ousted to-
day by the reorganiSed board Of di-
rectors. Control Of the board recently
had been acquired by Eastern interests
through purchase of stock.
w. J. Muller was elected president to
succeed Burst, Helm Walker, vice presi-
dent; J. e. Robert, vice president;
Frederic e. Welsh, treasurer, and r. p.
Kolwitz, secretary. All are directors
except Kolwitz and Walker.
The other officers ousted are w. D.
Hemenway, vice president; Stanley
Moon, vice president and secretary;
H. w. Klemm, treasurer; E. F. Nelson
assistant secretary, and ]. s. Mcintyre,
assistant treasurer.
The change in management is the
result Of acquisition Of voting control
in Moon Motors by New Era Motors
Inc, which recently sold its assets tc
the Moon Co., including patents held by
the Ruxton Co. on a front wheel drive
car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
329 FROM CAPITAL
| ATTENDING U. OF M.
Great Portion of Others Of
1,403 on Rolls Are From :
Nearby Territory.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Nd, April 12.--
Three hundred and twenty-nine of the
1,403 students at the University of
Maryland here are from the District Of
Columbia, figures compiled by the reg
istrar's office show.
A great portion of the others also are
from territory adjacent to the Capital
City, 220 being from Prince Georges
County and 106 from Montgomery
County.
More than 1900 of the students come
from the State Of Maryland or the
Nations Capital, the other 195 being
from 20 States and I'VE foreign coun-
tries.
twenty three of the counties Of the
State Of Maryland are represented In
the enrolment, as follows:
Allegheny, s.; Anne Arundel: Il;
Calvert, 10; Baltimore City, 1856; Balti-
more County, So; Caroline, 4; Carroll,
Ii; Cecil, II; Charles, Is; Dorchester,
IL; Frederick, %; Garrett, is; Hartford,
25; Howard, IL; Kent, z: Montgomery,
los; Prince Georges, 220: Queen Anne.
Z; Somerset, IL: st. Mary's, 2; Talbot,
g.: Washington, 80; Wicomico, 10; Wor-
cester, IT.
Others are scattered as follows:
California, 2; Colorado, 2; Connecti-
cut, 8; Delaware, g.; Florida, 2; Illinois,
4; Indiana, 3; Iowa, 3; Kansas, /;
Massachusetts, Z; Michigan, /: Missis-
sippi, q; Missouri, 8: Montana. l; New
York, 20; North Carolina, j: Ohio, 4;
Oklahoma. l. Pennsylvania, 30; Rhode
Island. /; South Carolina, 2: South
Dakota. 2; Texas, l.; Utah, 2; Virginia,
%; Washington, Q; West Virginia, &:
Porto Rico, /; China, i; Ecuador, ];
Peru. /; Brazil, l.
DR.. Raymond A. Pearson, president
of the university, will attend two All
Club affairs the latter part Of the
month.
On April rs he will attend the annual
banquet of the All members at Bel Air,
and on the following Monday will be
present at similar affair OF the Mont
gomery County organization ct the
Manor Club, near Norbeck.
Gamma Alpha Nu, honorary Journal
istic fraternity Of the University Of
Maryland, has had its petition accepted
by Pi Delta Epsilon, one Of the ranking
national journalistic fraternities Of the
country.
Jerry Powers Of HyattsviIle and Arley
Unger Of Hancock, editor and business
manager of the Diamondback, respec-
lively, and Jimmy Andrews OF Cam
bridge, editor of the Reveille, repre-
sented Gamma Alpha M at the con-
vention which was held at Penn State
College. The Diamondback is the
weekly paper and the the Reveille is
the year book.
Bill cinnamon Of EaSton is president
Of Gamma Alpha MI.
Ernest W. Blanchard of the depart
ment of biology of Princeton University,
has been appointed assistant professor
of zoology at the university, President
Raymond A. Pearson has announced.
Prof. Blanchard will take up his
duties here next September.
The tnterfraternity ball, one Of the
biggest and most elaborate of the formal
social events Of the year at the univer-
sity, will be held in Richie gymnasium
here Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
STUDENT ENGINEERS
TO CALL ON HOOVER
North Carolina Youths Will Be
Taken on Tour of Federal
Projects.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Seeking flrst-hand knowledge Of the
Governments building projects In
process here, more than q score Of
North Carolina State College engineer
ing students will arrive here today.
The group will visit President Hoover,
accompanied by Senators Overnan and
Simmons of North Carolina, ana then
viii be conducted on tour Of the large
construction enterprises Of the Gov.
eminent.
These win include the Arlington
Memorial Bridge and the Internal Rev.
enue and Commerce Department build
tngs. e. ]. Harding, assistant general
manager Of the Associated General Con-
tractors Of America, and w. j. Cole,
associate professor of engineering at
the North Carolina State College, will
pilot the students, who include the
senior and junior classes in engineering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
EASTMAN AIDS COLLEGE.
will Build and Equip Dental Wing
in Nashville.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, April IL CR~-
Interest of George Eastman, philan-
thropist, in dental education was further
evidenced today with the announcement
that he had agreed to build and equip
the dental wing of the new 100000
plant of the Meharry Medical College
at Nashville, Tenn. The college is
dedicated to the training of Negro youth
in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.
This Is the fourth large dental enter.
prise which he has underwritten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
VISITOR TO GIVE SPEECH
Rev. Bernard Huss Of South Africa
to Address Catholic q.

Rev. Bernard H,lss, r. NJ. M, princi-
pal Of the Native Training College,
Marianhill, Natal, South Africa, Will
give q public lecture at the Catholic
University on his work among the
South African natives tomorrow eve
ming at 8 o'clock. The lecture will be
held In the auditorium of Mcmahon
Hall.
DR.. Huss was recently awarded a
Carnegie prize for his work in the field
of social service in Natal. The award
entities him to make q study tour OF
the United States. "a
he has Just arrived in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
WIFE DIVORCES MATE
AFRAID OF CHICAGO
His Refusal to Leave Vienna and
Come to o. 3. Il Ground for
Her Court Plea.
ny thA Asaociated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 12.-Vienna Is a
long way from Chicago, but it's none
too far away to suit Matthias Riger
who told his wife he wouldn't come
here because he was afraid he would
be shot down by gunner.
Mrs. Riger, who came here from
Vienna In 1928 and learned to like the
place, told Judge Williams her story
In petitioning for divorce. She got it
Like @ group Of prominent Chi
cagoans who have set out to disprove
any reputation the city may have as
q tough town." Mrs. Riger wrote hel
husband Of the glories Of Chicago, but
Riger said he would "stay In Vienna
and feel safe" ae- ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
PLANE CRASH KILLS TWO
2O0-Foot Nose Dive Claims Mon.
tana Pilot and Student.

THREE FORKS, Mont, April IL UP.
H. w. Carlson, "a, Butte, Mont, avia-
tor, and William Gordon, 10, Three
Forks High School student, were killed
late today in an airplane crash near
here. The ship went into nose dive
at an altitude Of about 200 feet and
crashed.
The machine was a dual control BIZ
plane which had been purchased for
use in an aviation school here. Carl
at the school.
The pilot and his passenger, who was
making his FIRST flight, had been up dur
ing much Of the afternoon and were
looking over an emergency landing field
about q mile from the Three Forks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
ARMSTRONG CLASSIC
REVUE WELL ATTENDED
Program Was One Of Varying Fea-
lures, Including Performance
by Boys Glee Club.

The Armstrong classic revue, pre-
sented TUESDAY night, was witnessed by
the largest audience that ever has az
tended an Armstrong function. The
program was one Of wioely varying fea-
lures, including performances by the
Boys Glee Club, acrobatic students,
tap dancers and the Girls Glee Club,
and "Manikin and Minikin," bisque
play by Kreyruborg. The revue closed
with q dance fantasy. All scenery,
costumes and properties needed for the
presentation were made in the school.
The Melody Four was enthusiastical-
nesday morning. The program con-
sisted chiefly of spirituals. The menu
bers of the quartet are Roland Tolson,
Clarence Mayo, Emerson johnson and
]. L. Lewis. The accompanist is Miss
Evelyn Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
ALLEGED REDS CONVICTED

LOS ANGELES, April IL R).-Fff-
teen alleged Communists were convicted
in Municipal Court here today on
charges Of participating In the riot
here March 6. They viii appear for
sentence Monday.
The Jury reached the verdict after
approximately two hours elaboration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
Kings Photograph in Bible.

The last photograph of King George,
taken before his serious illness, has
been added to the Kings Bible In the
English church at Ypres, Belgium. The
Bible was given privately by the King,
who wrote his name on the flyleaf and
with It o quotation in Latin to the eff
feet that Ehoee who went to battle to
seek death gained Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13

Wall papers are to disappear. declares
q Paris "artist in house decoration"
of glass tiles tinted to give coy eff
fects. Tinted plaster and silk hang
ings, some finished with fringe, also are
growing in popularity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
THREE DIE in AUTO
Car Catches Fire After Being
Forced into Ditch by Second Car.

STERLING, Kans., April IL R).--
Three persons were burned to death
near here tonight when their automo-
bile was crowded into a ditch by an
other car and was. destroyed by fire.
ert G. Knightly and Mrs. Ralph WAL
lace. 81
MRS. Knightly and Mrs. wallace were
sisters. Ralph wallace and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Kerrick jumped from the car
as Il careened into the ditch ana es-
capped serious injury