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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
D. C. NIGHT SCHOOLS
SET TO OPEN OCT. 5
Evening Glasses to Be Held
Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays.

The Districts public night schools
will reopen October 5, it was announced
yesterday at the Franklin School Ad-
ministration Building.
Registration in the various buildings
where night classes will be operated
will begin at $50 o'clock on the open
ing evening. Glasses will be held on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays un-
til the end of the term in May.
Many Subjects Offered.
Glasses in mathematics, history, Eng
lish. languages, science and such voca-
tional subjects as electricity, machine
shop, woodworking. domestic science
mechanical drawing, stenography, type
writing and bookkeeping will be hello
in the Mckinley High School building
Second and r streets northeast.
Glasses in all commercial subjects
including typewriting, stenography
bookkeeping, history, English, CONNER
cial law and one science (probably bi.
ology). will be held in the Business
High School building, Ninth street anc
Rhode Island avenue.
Vocational subjects such as printing
welding, theory OF automobile operation
metal working and plumbing will b.
taught at the Abbot Vocational School
Seventh and o streets.
Junior Highs to Be Used.
The Hine Junior High School, al
Seventh and c streets southeast, will
offer classes in English, languages, his
tory, mathematics, commercial law
shorthand, typewriting and bookkeep-
ing.
The Jefferson Junior High School
Sixth and D streets southwest, will Of
fer instructions in typewriting. short
hand, bookkeeping, basketry and print
ing.
The mcfarland Junior High School
Iowa avenue and Webster street, viii
accommodate classes in English, ele-
rrentary algebra, bookkeeping, short
hand, typewriting, history and geometry
Evening classes in Americanizatior
work will be held at the Webster School
Tenth and H streets.
Elementary grade instruction will bt
given at all buildings in which an!
evening school classes are scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
WOMAN WHO POISONED
BABY GIVEN NINE YEARS
Defendant Accused of Giving
Children Drink to Save
Milk.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISONVILLE, Mo-, September
26.-More than six months after the
death of 21-month-old Winfred York,
allegedly by poisoned milk, Miss Martha
kennedy was sentenced today to serve
nine years in the Missouri Penitentiary
following her conviction of the crime.
While her attorneys sought to pro-
cure $4,000 bond set by Circuit Judge
Leslie A. Bruce after he had passed sem
tence and received notice of appeal, the
middle-aged farm woman was returned
to the CaSs County Jail.
At her trial the State introduced a
purported confession. The statement
said she put poison in milk furnished
tenants, Mr.. and Mrs Elmer York, so
their children wouldn't drink so
much" Another child became i'll, but
recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Schools and Colleges
Events Of Interesting Student and Faculty
Activities in Washington Leading
Educational Institutions.

trent legal figures of the period. Sec
ond, Prof. Springston will treat the
articles of confederation. in the process
of which he will discuss the conditions
which were instrumental in the crea-
ton of each article. The third phase
of the course will embrace a general
review of the Constitution with aca-
demic inquiries into its case and con-
struction. The amendments to the
Constitution will comprise the fourth
section of the course. In this, each
amendment will be studied separately
with emphasis on the cause and effects
of each. The concluding phase will en-
brace leading cases in the field of con-
stitutional law. Original records and
briefs in the Supreme Court OF the
United States and various decisions OF
that court will be studied.
Born in Peoria, ILL.,, In November,
1898. Prof. Springston received his
early education in the public schools
of that city and at the University Of
Illinois. He holds the degrees OF bach
elor of arts and bachelor Of laws. He
was admitted to the bar of the Dis
trict Supreme Court in 1928, to the
Court of Appeals of the District in
1924 and to the United States Supreme
Court in 1927 He has been engaged
in active practice of law in the Dis
JrlCL Oh IoluIlDld oihCS ONOOOSA 40
1928.
In the opening exercises tomorrow
evening DR.. Pergler, who today is stand
ing for election to the Czechoslovakian
Parliament: Judge Charles S. Hatfield,
of the United States Court Of Customs
Appeals and professor Of Federal pro-
cedure and the law of agency at Ma
tional: Judge Fenton w. Booth, Chief
Justice of the United States Court OF
Claims and professor of elements OF
jurisprudence. and Judge D. Laurence
Groner of the D. c.. Court of Appeals
and professor of admiralty law, will be
the speakers. DR.. Hayden Johnson,
chancellor of the university, will pre-
side.
The exercises will mark Judge
Groner's first public appearance at the
university since his appointment to It's
faculty two weeks ago. 1t also Will
mark Dr. Johnson's first launching OF
the university on new year, as he was
made chancellor last Spring following
the death of DR.. Charles Francis
Carllsi, his predecessor.
With its opening again tomorrow,
National is launching its program OF
closer coordination of the Law School
and School of Economics and Govern
ment courses. The schedules in the
two schools this year have been ar
ranged so that law students may pur-
sue academic courses, which their legal
training reveals as essential.
Judge Paul E. Brown of the Fairfax
County Juvenile and Domestic Court
since his appointment Monday, received
his legal training at National Univer-
Sity'S Law School.
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promoted from lieutenant colonel to the
rank of colonel, has been placed in
charge of the newly formed tnsular
affairs section Of the Judge Advocate
Generals Office. In his course he will
discuss the nature of territorial govern
ment by the United States; constitu-
tional power to acquire and hold terri
tory; distinction between territories
and States; how far the Constitution
follows the flag; possessions; unor-
ganiZed territories, and organized terri
tories.
DR.. Ellery C. Stowell, professor of
international law, has returned from
Europe, where he spent the Summer in
study of conditions. In the department
of international law and relations,
headed by DR.. Stowell, are also DR..
Henry B. Hazard, chief counsel Of the
Bureau of Naturalization, and Green H.
Hackworth, solicitor of the Department
of State, who are prepared to present
courses Of special interest to the student
of international affairs.
Among the special students who are
coming to the graduate school for study
of international relations is Mrs. Cath
eryn Seeker Hudson of Missouri who
chose American University in which to
pursue her work, carrying Carnegie
fellowship in international law.
Among the new courses offered in the
Department of Economics of the grad
uate school will be one on THE Eco
nomic History of the United States as
| Affected by the Commerce Clause Of
| the Constitution" presented by Com
/ missioner Clyde B. Aitchison OF the In
| terstate Commerce Commission. DR..
| Charles o. Hardy, who has been max
! ing a study of the finance systems of
| Europe, has just returned to present
his course in Foreign Banking and
/ Credit Systems"
! DR.. Charles C. Tansill, professor Of
/ history and international relations, has
! just completed the manuscript OF a
| book on Ancient Man." which shortly
/ is TO be published. o..
! The special fields in which American
/ UniVersity's graduate school specialiZes
are philosophy, international law and
relations, history, government eco
Monies. education and psychology, fine
arts and physical science.
/ At the College of Liberal Arts on the
campus, Massachusetts and Nebraska
| avenues, classes started "wednesday,
! following formal opening exercises at
morning chapel addressed by Judge
Frank McNinch Of the Federal Power
Commission.
Among members of the college fac
ulty who have returned from abroad
| are Dr. arthur j. jackson, VINO con-
Quoted the third annual American Uni
versity seminar to Palestine, and Mrs
jackson; Miss Mary M. Calf, assistant
professor of French, and Mile. Marie
Delonglee, instructor in French.
f. THE various classes at Columbus
Il University. 1914 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., are looking forward this week
| to laying plans for the election Of
officers. A number Of social events are
being planned and the class organiza-
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signed 10 meet the
schedule of those
who are employed
during the day and
ish to attend
classes before 8
clock in the
morning and after
4:30 in the eve
ming.
Among the new
courses will be one
on Government
of Outlying Terri
tory" by Col. Will
liam G. Rigby, OF
the Judge Advocate
Generals once of
the War Depart
ment. Col. Rigby,
who recently was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
VIRGINIA ROAD BIDS IN
Highway Commission Announces
Estimates on Four Projects.

RICHMOND, Va, September 26 up.
The State highway commission today
announced the low bidders on four
highway construction contracts involv-
ing an expenditure of S95,199.13.
The projects and the low bidders are:
Concrete road from Belleville to a
point 289 miles west of the town, Rob-
ert C. Lassiter 81 Co., Raleigh, N. c.,
SOS, 607.16; bridge over David Creek,
w. c. Harvey, Lynchburg. $5,733.06;
work on bridges over Carvins Greek
and Thinkers Creek, Alley Construction
Co. of Bristol, $8,556.68; grading and
draining 1.29 miles of roadway in Craig
County, east of the West Virginia line,
John A. Archer g. Son of Ivanhoe,
Va, SIS, 30224.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
BALTIMORE ATTORNEY
FOUND DEAD AT HOME
Police, Notified by Friend, Told
Aubrey Pearre, Jr., Killed Self
at Reisterstown.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 90
Aubrey Pearre, jr., prominent Balti-
more attorney and member of the law
firm of Stewart g. Pearre, today was
found dead in his home at Reisters-
town, Md.
Pikesville police were notified late to-
day, when a friend of the Pearre fam
lily called the police station and said
Pearre had killed himself.
Police and physicians Immediately
were sent to the home. No circum-
stances or details of the death could
be learned. Pearre was graduate OF
Johns Hopkins University, class of 1902,
and a member of the Green Spring
Valley Club, Gibson Island Club, Bach
elors Cotillon and Maryland Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
DR.. French on Survey

DR. WILLIAM CULLEN FRENCH,
~ acting dean Of the School OF Ed
ucation Of George washington
University, is assisting in the public
school survey of the city Of youngstown,
Ohio, which Is being conducted by the
United States ONCE of Education. Dr
French was selected TO study the ele-
mentary branch of the school system
and will make several trips to Youngs-
town during the month of october pre-
paratory to the report which will be
published by the Office of Education.
The course in Industrial Arts Eouca-
ton being offered this semester by the
school of Education under Prof. Lois
Coffey MoSsman of Teachers Coiege,
Columbia University, will hold It's nrSt
session on Tuesday with record en-
rollment of members Of the teaching
corps of the District public schools:
other new projects of the School Oh
Education, which will start this week,
are the extension courses to be given N
Alexandria and in Fairfax.
New quarters have been provided Tor
the department of physical education
for women in the university, with I'M
proved facilities for the conduct OF the
activities of the department. TWO ad-
1acent buildings on Twentieth street
have been completely remodeleo ana
equipped for this purpose.
One of the buildings is devoted en-
tirely TO showers, lockers, dressing rooms
and class rooms for corrective gymnaS-
tics. The other building houses the ON
ces OF the instructors, the women
physician, the womens athletic associa-
ton, and class rooms and study rooms
for those students who are maIorlng III
physical education.
The department of physical educa-
ton for women, under the direction OF
Prot. Ruth Harriet Atwel. provides
complete health service for woman stu
dents of the university and trains the
students in motor skill.
Fall sports offered by the department
include hockey, soccer, tennis. archery
riding and golf Plans are being made
TO hold sports days" with Goucher
College, Hood College and American
University.
The department has two new men,
bers of the teaching staff this year.
The new instructor is Agnes Rodgers, a
graduate OF Smith College, the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin and the Boston
School of Physical Education. DR.
Grace Guile Purse, a graduate OF the
George Washington University Medical
School and staff physician of the y. w
CA, will give the course in hygiene
n. u. Appoints SpringstOn.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES new
IN course in constitutional history
will be administered by George
Baltic Springston, practicing attorney
OF the District who was appointed tc
the faculty yesterday, according TO ar
Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
ACTRESS MOTHER. ILL

HOLLYWOOD, September IS PI.--
Because of the serious illness of her
mother in England. ELISA Landi,
motion picture actress. left here to-
night to sail on the lie de France from
New York next Friday
If her mother has recovered, Miss
Landi plans to bring her and her step
father to America and Hollywood when
she returns. They are Count and
Countess zenardi Landi, of Hungarian
birth. Miss Landi. who was born in
Venice, Italy, is an English subject and
the wife of John Cecil Lawrence, young
barrister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

bIlIlOuIlCCIiiCIlb loob
night by DR..
Charles PerRler,
dean of the gradu-
ate school.
At the sam e
time, plans for the
formal opening Of
Nationals sixty
third Fall term at
$50 O'Clock tomor-
row night were
60 m pleted. The
new term will be
launched with u
meeting Of stu
dents and the uni
versity's faculties,
which will include,
this year, 7 judges
and 10 practicing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

tlonS Will I a X e
these ir. h a n d
when the new set
up is launched.
T h e university
opened last Mon
day evening with q
record breaking en-
roll m c mt in its
schools Of law and
accountancy.
p r 0 feSSors ad-
dressed the classes
and mapped out a
program of study
for the first semes-
ter. The chair
man of the uniVer-
sity's board OF
trustees, liam
q Feely. was pres
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

Car1eS.
Mr.. Westcott Is
a graduate of Gen.
trail High School.
and has attended
George washington
two years. The
scholarship W a S
awarded for being
the first to find
and submit the
grammatical error
in the recently
published "Picto-
rial Washington, =
which has had a
wide free distri-
button by t h e
Mount Pleasant
School for Secre-
tarieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

While hanging out clothes at Carrick-
macroSs, Irish Free State, housewife
heard a rustling behind her and found
an elephant a few feet away enjoying
breakfast in her cabbage patch, before
leisurely joining its circus, which had
lust come to town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
A. u. Schools Begin.

WITH the College of Liberal Arts
w already we'll started on its seventh
year, the older units of American
University, the Graduate School and
the School of Political Sciences, at
1901-1907 F street, plan to start classes
next Wednesday, under direction OF
Dr. Walter M. W. Splawn, dean.
Registration will take place at 1901
F street tomorrow and Tuesday, and
the first lectures will be early Wednes-
day morning. Glasses are largely de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

In his course in constitutional his
tory, Prof. Springston will attack the
subject In i've phsses He VIII present
frst the historical background of the
Constitution dealing with the political
and economical situation prior 70 the
Revolution and emphasizing the PROM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

Columbia Univ. School. DR.. Shepherd, supt.,
1924 9th. Prep. lang, math.,' sciences, psy-
chology, music. class, priv. coach; coed. 29'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

ent and greeted incoming students. Miss
Mary Alberta Warren. the registrar,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

White, who will be in the physical eou-
cation department for men.
James B. Westcott, 2021 Rosemont
avenue, winner of the grammatical err
ror contest recently conducted by the
Mount Pleasant School for Secre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
THE formal opening exercises o
i Washington College of Law Wert


i Washington College of Law were
held on Monday evening. The
president of the Board of Trustees, DR..
Edwin G. Dutton, presided. Dean Grace
Hays Riley introduced the faculty to
the new student body. Justice F. Dick
inson Let's spoke briefly.
Another addition to the college fac
ulty is j. Edward Burroughs, jr. A. B.,
University of Maryland, and LII. B.,
Georgetown University. who will con-
duct the course in equity pleading in
the senior class of the day division.
The new patent law course was in
augurated last Tuesday evening when
classes were conducted in the substan-
tive law Of patents, by Henry E.
Stauffer, and Federal procedure, by
H. d. Folsom.
Dean Grace Hays Riley recently at
tended the fifty-fourth annual meeting
of the American Bar Association, held
at the Atlantic City Municipal Audi
forum, September II to 10. She was
member of the committee which
caused that association to hold its next
annual meeting in Washington.
Mrs. Rebekah S. Greenhouse. assist
ant United States district attorney and
instructor in criminal procedure, was
elected a member of the local council
Of the American Bar Association at
the recent meeting in Atlantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

The new school year at Wilson
Teachers College began with a record
enrolment of $50 students. OF these
so are men, making 600 per cent gain
in the male population
Two new part-time instructors have
been added to the faculty. They are
Mrs. Catherine Atwood Gardiner, in the
French department. and DR.. G. Harris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

said Yesterday that registrations are
continuing, but she advised prospective
students to enroll forthwith, so that
no further classes may be lost.
william E. Leahy, dean of the School
Of Law, said that the University has
shown an imposing growth, its student
body having trebled within the past
few years. A faculty meeting was held
and the professors discussed plans for
the coming year.
Norwood p. Cassidy, who is employed
in the Navy Department and is chief
clerk of the audit and property &C
counting divisions of the Bureau Of
Supplies and Accounts, has just been
chosen professor of business admins
tration. James D. Cushman, dean of
the School of Accountancy, made the
announcement yesterday. Mr.. Cassidy
is a member of the bars of the Dis
trict and of Virginia and is an alumnus
of local schools He graduated from
Columbus University and from National
University. At National he was chosen
valedictorian of his class, being one Of
the honor men of the class and sue
cessfully competed for the faculty de-
batting honors He is a member of the
Sigma Nu Phi legal fraternity. Mr..
Cassidy is outstanding in the affairs of
the American Legion here and during
The past week mas DeeIl dICSnOlnB Lne
Legion's national convention at Detroit.
Henry M Sorrell will teach advanced
accounting, Francis p. Brassor, assis-
tant dean of the School of Accounting,
said
Mr.. Sorrell attended Maryland Insti-
tute at Baltimore in 1911, took the
course in the economics of business at
Johns Hopkins University in 1928 and
is a certified public accountant in
Maryland. He is a conferee in the in
come tax unit in the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue, Treasury Department.
Plans for the celebration of Columbus
day at Columbus University are under
consideration by Seton Darr, assistant
dean of the School of Law. Committees
are expected to be appointed shortly
and definite program drawn up. Mr..
Darr is planning to invite number of
notables to participate in the exercises.
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District National Guard

period on United States history and
general history, the latter divided into
ancient, medieval and modern and
English.
Examinations in English grammar
and physics also are to be provided, but
the candidate may take either one or
both. One hour will be allowed for
each Of these examinations.
In the general history examination
candidates may select any one of the
three groups, or they may selecJ five
Of the is numbered questions in each
group.
First Lieut.. John G. May has been
granted 80 days leave of absence. He
is attached TO Company z, 12lst En-
gineers.
Second Lieut.. Luther B. Hall. Com
pany G, 121St Engineers, also has been
granted 80 days leave Of absence.
First Lieut.. Edward A. Mcmahon has
been granted IL days leave Of absence.
First Lieut.. Walter A. Knight, Com
pany d. 12ist Engineers. appeared be-
fore an examining board headed by
night for the purpose Of being examined
Engineers.
Schools for commissioned officers Of
the 121st Regiment Of Engineers have
been ordered on the following dates: Oc-
tober and %, November and 20.
December and 10 and January 8
and %.
Sergt. Neil M. Goen, Company d,
121st Engineers, has been ordered trans
ferred from the active 20 the reserve
list Of that command on account OF
temporary absence from the District.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the
active list of Company e, 121st En-
gineers: Pvts. Stacy C. Harkey. James
c. Sorenson and Carolus j. Yingling.
The following members Of Company
B, 121st Engineers, have been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the ac-
tive list Of. that command: Pvts. Irineo
p. Almiranez, Arsenic Y. Arellano and
Taylor Smith.
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d. C. Naval Reserve

years, the officers of the battalion are
striving to reach the top Of the list
next year, and they have every hope Of
making IL.
The divisions likewise showed progress
during this period, the and Fleet Divi-
sion going from ninety-third place in
1929 to thirteenth place in 1881.
The LIST Fleet Division In 1929 re-
ceived as o result Of the inspection of
that year mark of 736, which placed
it eighty-five on the list Of divisions
for the country at large. The following
year this organization was as on the
1t went up to AZ on the list with a
mark Of 1913
The I'd Fleet Division was 81 on
the list in 1929, with a mark Of 72.8
The following year 1t was % on the
list with a mark of 75.4 and this
year it went to Is on the list with
mark of 82.4.
The Sd Fleet Division was s5 on
the division list in 1929 with q mark
Of 1876. The following year 1t jumped
up to 43 with mark OF 1914 For
the current year. however. 1t fell back
20 81 on the list, but It's mark, o0.7,
vas higher than the previous year.
While the local battalion this year
did not reach the top in the figure
of merit mark, nevertheless the officers
are tubilant over the fact that the
unit was clasSed as first in mobl.iza-
ton efficiency, which, they explain,
after all, Is the final test Of the ef-
ficieney Of an organization.
me marking Of this phase Is on the
following plan: For each kind Of q
division, q standard number of petty
officers In the deck, engineering and
artificer ratings was established. These
numbers were based on the percentage
of the allowed complement q division
might have and not exceed 90 men
in the four upper pay grades.
The mobilization efficiency marks
were divided into seven factors, a. fol-
lows: Number Of petty officers In
deck ratings or purely engineering
ratings: number Of petty officers In
engineering ratings, deck artifcer
ratings in case Of q deck division,
engineer artificer ratings in case Of an