Evening star., 1935-11-14
SCHOOL EDITORS
/ TO HEAR WRITER'S
Students in Nearby States
= and District to Convene
r. Tomorrow.

= Men and women of the newspaper
profession in Washington tomorrow
and Saturday will instruct students OF
Journalism in the newspaper require
ments.
Opening at $50 am, the annual
two-day convention sponsored by the
University Hatchet Of George Wash
fnpton University will bring together
student journalists from high schools
Of Virginia, Maryland and the Dis
trict. After several discussion and
business sessions the convention Will
close Saturday night with awards Tor
the best high school papers in WASH
ington. Virginia and Maryland, and
for the best. editorial. feature, column,
news story and sports story entered IN
the competition.
At the opening meeting tomorrow
Howard Ennis, convention director,
and DR.. William c. Johnstone, Jr..
dean of the junior college of the UNI
versity. will welcome the delegates.
DR.. Joy E. Morgan, editor of the Jour-
nal of the National Education Asso-
citation, and Bryan Morse, promotion
manager of the Herald, will speak.
Officers to Be Nominated.
The business meeting of the George
Washington Scholastic Press ASSocla-
tion will follow. Officers for 1856
will be nominated Hudson Wells OF
Eastern High School. 1934-5 presi-
dent of the association, will preside.
Following a tour of the university
the delegates will assemble at noon in
the Biological Science Building. where
Eddy Gilmore of the News and Rod
Thomas of The Star, will speak.
A luncheon meeting will be held at
i:3O o'clock at 1919 G street. Guest
speakers will be Laura Vitray, Sunday
editor of the Post; Bob Considine.
sports columnist of the Herald, and
Dean John r. Lapham. chairman OF
the Publications Committee OF the
university. Prof. Douglas Bement will
be POSTMASTER.
Group Meetings Friday.
Group meetings Friday afternoon
will be addressed by James Deto. edl-
torial feature editor of the Times;
Garrett Waters, sports writer OF the
Times; w D. Barkdull, advertising
manager of the Times; Richard Peters
of the News and Richard McCann,
sports columniSt of the News.
A reception will be held at 4:30
O'clock at Columbian House Friday
night the delegates will attend the
George Washington-TulS game and
the dance at the washington Hotel.
Convening at $50 am. Saturday
In the Science Building, the delegates
will hear w. K. Hutchinson. chief of
the Capitol staff of International
News Service, and Shirley Povich,
sports columnist of the Post. Elec-
ton of officers of the George WASH
ington Scholastic Press Association
will take place. At II o'clock dele
gates will tour the Post plant.
Group meetings following the tour
will be addressed by Robert G. AL
bright, political writer. and John r.
Vosburgh, sports writer of the Post.
Societies Sponsor Luncheon.
A luncheon sponsored by Quill and
Scroll and Quill-Clique, high school
honor societies. will be rendered the
delegates at 1870 o'clock at the West
ern Presbyterian Church. Dean Henry
Grattan Doyle of the university. grand
national president of Pi Delta Epsilon,
honorary collegiate journalism frater-
nifty, will be the principal speaker.
Everett H. Woodward, president of the
George Washington chapter of Pi
Delta Epsilon, and Olivia Nixon,
president of Gamma Eta Zeta, will
greet the delegates. Cue and Curtain
Dramatic Club will present a one-act
play, Trials of Country Editor"
= Group meetings will continue
throughout Saturday afternoon, with
the following speakers: Charter Hes
lep, News; Emmett Deadly, Lynchburg
Engraving Co.; Martha Strayer, News:
John j. DAILY. Star; Lester Gates,
News, and John Madigan, Associated
Press.
At the closing banquet. at 8 pm.
in Wesley Hall, Sir Willmott Lewis,
Washington correspondent OF the
London Times; Ray Tucker Of the
Mcclure syndicate, and Howard Par
rish, business manager of the News,
will speak. Prof. Willard Hayes
Yeager of the University faculty will
preside.
Howard Ennes will announce the
awards, which will be presented by
Eleanor Heller, editor of the Hatchet.