Evening star., 1934-05-20

the direction of DR.. Leo Behrendt, will
sing Roeder's "Salve Regina" in the
chamber of the House of Representa-
tives at IL o'clock this morning be-
fore President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
both Houses of Congress. the Supreme
Court and cabinet and other high
governmental officials. The occasion
is the one hundredth anniversary CT
the death Of Gen. Lafayette.
The centenary of the death Of Gen.
Lafayette will be observed at the
Catholic University this morning.
when Rev. Jules A. Baisnee, S. S.,
celebrates a high mass Of commemo-
ration in the crypt Of the National
Shrine Of the Immaculate Conception.
Absolution will be given by Most Rev.
James H. Ryan, Bishop of Modra and
rector of the Catholic University.
Michael A. McCabe of Haverstraw,
N. Y, has been elected to lead the
Utopian Club, social organization Of
students, as supreme utopian for
next year. The Office Of vice supreme
utopian will be filled by Francis F..
Fleming of Brookline, Mass and Am
brose M. Hasso of Troy. N. Y, and
Lawrence j. Mast of Paterson, N. j.,
were chosen. respectively. as secretary
and treasurer. William j. Barron of
Trenton, N. ,J., was named club rep
resentative on the Interclub Coun-
Gil, with William j. Losty of New
York City as alternate.
College Of Law Ending Year.
THE senior class-of Washington Col
lege of Law is engaged with prep
arations for the commencement eXer-
cises to be held Saturday. June 9.
at Memorial Continental Hall. Leigh
R. Sanford, president of the class. has
appointed the following as chairmen
in charge Of arrangement: Ever
EFT D. Littlefield, Cap and Gown
Committee: Edward S. Fitzgerald,
Baccalaureate Sermon Committee;
Hazel B. Cairns, Picture Committee;
Naomi Friedman, Program Committee;
Roger w. Conway, jr., Commencement
Speaker Committee; Rose M. Savage,
Biographical Sketch Committee; Louis
c. Silverman. School Memorial Com
mittee; Charles B. Spangenberg, Music
Committee; Annette F. Gudger. Ring
Committee, and Carl s. Mccarthy,
Permanent Organization Committee.
At class meeting Tuesday evening,
the following were elected as perma-
nent class officers: Prof. George
Kearney, honorary president; Edward
N. Bodholdt, president; Mary Benton.
Wright, vice president Veronica Ann
Dodd, secretary, and Carl S. Mccarthy,
treasurer.
Final examinations will begin to-
morrow in both day and evening divi-
sions and will continue for two weeks.
The appellate session of Practice
Court was held yesterday afternoon
Collins. and Judge Mary O'Toole sit
ting as the Appeal Board in an equity
case presented by Lillian H. Loggins,
Edward N. Bodholdt and Jack J.
Nichols.
In the Patent Moot Court also a
case on appeal was heard. William J.
Stephenson and Martin A. Ryan were
the attorneys in this action. The Ap-
peal Board was composed of Prof.
Henry E. Stauffer, DR.. Edwin A.
Mooers and Prof Lucian H. Vandoren.
Twenty two-year scholarships to its
School of Economics and Government
were authorized during the past week
by National University.
The scholarships are available to
Washington high school graduates
and were instituted in answer to an
appeal by DR.. Frank w. Ballou, super
intendent of schools, on behalf of
high school graduates forced to con-
tinue their studies in the public
schools because of inability to secure
work or to pay for higher education.
Announcement of the scholarships
was contained in a letter addressed to
DR.. Ballou by DR.. Charles Pergler,
of Economics and Government.
May Begin at Fall Term
The recipients Of the scholarships
will be designated by either DR.. Bal
lou or the principals of the various
high schools and may commence their
studies at the beginning of the Fall
term, September "a.
The plight of high school students,
stranded by the depression with no
where to turn after their graduation,
has elected DR.. Ballou's particular
concern and his appeal to National
University was in an effort to alleviate
the situation in which they find them
selves.
DIR. Pergler's Letter.
DR.. Pergler's letter to DR.. Ballou
states
'On January 81, you wrote Dr. Hay
den johnson, chancellor of the Ma
tional University, concerning the sit
uation of high school graduates who
are continuing their education in the
high schools because of their inability