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The Washington times., 1936-02-22

But progress in the things Of
the mind has been even more
striking in these past so years. In
my childhood a high school educa.
ton was an exceptional oppor.
tunity for an American boy OF
girl; a college education was pos.
sible only to an exceedingly small
minority. Professional schools
had hardly come into existence.
Since 1900, while the nations
population has increased by about
70 per cent, the enrolment in all
branches Of institutions Of higher
learning has increased about 400
per cent.
10000 Students In 1900
At the beginning Of this century
the total enrolment in our colleges
and universities was just one stu
dent short of 10000.
I think it is too bad they did not
get that other one Student-if only
to round out the number and ease
the way for future StatiSticanS.
Today we'll over a million stu.
dents are seeking degrees in our
colleges and universities and more
than 100000 are enrolled in ex.
tension courses and sum m e +
schools. I think that we of Tenn
pie University-I am exercising
my right now to speak as an
alumnus-can take special pride
in the part that our institution
here has taken in this growth.
This institution has carried in
practice the basic ideal of its
great founder, the late DR.. Russell
H. Conwell. He believed that
every young person should be
given q chance to obtain a good
education and he founded Tenn
pie University to meet the needs
Of those who might not be able
to afford a college education else
where.
He believed that education
should respond to community
needs and fit itself into the
many-sided and complex life that
modern conditions have imposed
upon us.
New Program Lauded
I shall watch with the keenest
interest the working out of the
plan recently adopted by Temple
for carrying even further into
practical application this guiding
ideal. I refer to the plan fol
forming an organization to be
known as the Associates Of Tenn
pie University" and to be com
posed of representatives of the
vari Gus commercial, industrial,
financial and professional inter
eStS Of the community outside the
univerSity'S walls.
AS I understand it, this or
gS7iZation viii he far more than
a mere advisory body, set up 10
uaeet on special snd intraquent
| occasions and t. draft recon-.
mendationS OF & general char
&cter. The Associates of Tenn
lple University Will he an integral
and organic pert .Qf ti,g s,rig igRgsx
ity's strass
Clu1At 9ss III 81
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
PRAISES YOUTH
MOVEMENT IN
PHILADELPHIA
Educational Chances
Due, He Declares
at Temple u.
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
claimed to have broken a precedent
by not stating what Washington,
jefferson, Hamilton or Lincoln
would do "if they we're alive to-
day"
Youth Administration
After quoting many figures to
show the increase in the number
of students in the United States
in recent years, President RooSe-
velt turned to the work Of the Gov
ernment in supporting educational
institutions, and it was in the Sec
ton of his speech that he made
his defense of the white collar prof.
ectS for educational purposes. This
Included the much-diScussed Ma
tional Youth Administration.
The President said:
"Since 1888 the Government
has made, .allOtmentS to local
communities for schools, colleges
and library buildings amounting
to more than $4OO, ,OoO, ,OO0. We
are also providing through the
Works Progress Administration
educational courses for thou
sands Of groups Of adults where
ever there are competent unena-
plOyed teachers; and through
the National Youth Adminstra-
tiOn funds for part time en-
pIoyment to help deserving
young people to earn their way
through accredited colleges and
universities.
NO DENIAL FOSTERED
1--WE have rightly taken the
position that in spite Of the fact
that economic adversity through
these years might impose upon
the youth Of the country dis
treSsing and unavoidable bur-
dens, the Government owed it
to the future Of the nation to
see that these burdens should
not include the denial Of educa-
tiOnal opportunities for those
who were willing and ready to
use them to advantage"
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
TRIBUTES PAID
WASHINGTON
BY a Staff Correspondent

ny - GSSAA NVAACokVASAOAS
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb.
22.-MemberS Of the Virginia Cen
eral Assembly, the oldest continu-
Gus legislative body on the Amer
ican continent. today Joined with
citizens of this old city in honor
ing George Washington.
The ceremonies took place at
the Ferry Farm. on the Kappa
hammock River. where Washington
lived as a boy, and where he is
supposed to have thrown a silver
coin across the river. Walter
johnson, the Big Train" of big
league baseball, was scheduled to
attempt to reenact the feat per-
formed by Washington more than
a century ago.
The principal speaker at to-
days ceremonies was DR.. Samuel
Chiles Mitchell, professor Of his.
tory at the University of Ricn-
mond, who outlined the part
washington, jefferson, Madison,
Monroe and Woodrow Wilson, all
native Virginians. have played in
the worlds history. The League
Of Nations. DR.. Mitchell declared,
is the essence of the various peace
pactS promulgated by these men
and adopted by Mr.. Wilson in an
effort to bring q permanent and
lasting peace to the world.
Members of the General Assem-
bly,, and their families, State Of
ficialS, including Gov. George C.
Peery, were guests of the Fred
erickSburg State Teachers College
The visitors were quartered over
night in the dormitorieS where a
dance was given in their honor.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22

throughout the community, con
stantly alert to the changing 50
cial and economic needs, and
continuously interpreting these
needs to the university.
I am proud to be the head Of a
Government that has sought to
make substantial contribution to
the cause of education, even In q
period of economic distress.
Through the various agencies, the
Government is helping educational
institutions to add to their pres.
ent equipment.
Since 1888 the Government has
made. through the various govern.
mental agencies of the Administers
ton, 'allotmentS to local commu
mites for schools, colleges and II
brary buildings amounting to more
than $400, 100000. We are also
providing through the Works
Progress Administration educa-
tional courses for thousands of
groups of adults wherever there
are competent unemployed teach
ers; and through the National
Youth Administration funds for
parttime employment to help de-
serving young people to earn their
way through accredited colleges
and universities in all parts Of the
United States.
We have rightly taken the posi-
ton that in spite of the fact that
economic adversely through these
years might impose upon the
youth Of the countrss' distressing
and unavoidable burdens, the Gov
ernment owed it to the future Of
the nation to see that these bur-
denS should not include the denial
Of educational opportunities for
those who were willing and ready
to use them to advantage.
Culture Improved
Educational progress in the past
generation has given to this coun-
try a population more literate,
more cultured, in the best sense
Of the word, and more aware of
the complexities Of modern civil
lized life than ever before In our
history. And while the methods
Of spreading education are new,
the lessons Of education are eter-
nal. The books may be new, but
the truth is old.
The qualities of a true education
remain what they were when
Washington insisted upon its i'm
portance.
First among these qualities is
sense Of fair play among men.
AS education grows, men come
to recognize their essential de-
pendence one upon the other,
There is revealed to them the true
nature of society and of govern
ment which. in a large measure,
eliminates. III the art Of human
cooperation.
The second great attribute Of
education is peculiarly sppro-
pirate to g great democracy. It
is a sense of equality among men
when they are dealing with the
Is13ggss OF aLhs., sl pequality
IL, Z
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Text of President ROOseVeIt's
Speech at Temple University

The text of President Roose-
velt'S speech today at Temple
University follows:
Governor Earle, President
Beury and friends Of Temple Uni
verSity:
I have just had bestowed upon
me a twofold honor. I am honored
in having been made an Alum
nus Of Temple University; and I
am honored in having had con-
ferred upon me for the first time
the degree Of doctor Of juris-
prudence.
It IS q happy coincidence that
We should meet together to pay
our respects to the cause Of edu-
cation on the birthday Of the
Father of this Nation. In his
wise and kindly way George
Washington deeply appreciated
the Importance Of education in q
Republic and the responsibility of
the Government to promote it.
No quotations
Let this simple statement stand
by itself without the proof Of
quotation. I say this lest, If I
quoted excerpts from the some
what voluminouS writings and
messages of the First President
of the United States, some cap
tious critic might search the Lii
brary of Congress to prove by
other quotations that George
Washington was in favor Of just
the opposite! Therefore, in this
anniversary of his birth I pro-
pose to break a century-old prec-
edent. I shall not quote from
George Washington on his birth
day.
More than this, and breaking
precedent once more, ! do not in
tend to commence any sentence
with these wordS-"If George
Washington had been alive to-
day" or IF Thomas jefferson
had been alive today" or IF Al
exander Hamilton had been alive
today" or IF Abraham Lincoln
had been alive today-beyond
peradventure Of doubt he would
have oppoSed-or, perhaps, fav-
ored-etc., ETC., ETC."
Suffice it, therefore, to say that
President Washington pointed out
on many occasions and in many
practical ways that a broad and
cosmopolitan education in every
stratum of society is a necessary
factor in any free nation governed
through a democratic system.
Strides toward this fundamental
objective were great in the two or
three earlier generations of the
Republic, but you and well real
ize that the greatest development
of general education has occurred
in the past half century.
Cooperation Essential
AS literacy increases people be
come aware Of the fact that Gov
ernment and society form essen
TALLY a cooperative RELATIONSHIP
among citizens and the selected
representatives of those citizens
| When we speak of modern pro- 6
reSS it seems to me that we place
altogether too much emphasi'
upon progress in material thing
lin invention, in industrial de
velopment, in growth of nationa
IWealth.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
PoIieeman.to Speak
To Church Group

Samuel Scott. Metropolitan po-
lice officer. will discuss ''Delin-
quency in the Northwest Section"
before the Mems Brotherhood
Club Of Lincoln Temple Congre-
gationSl Church tomorrow at
10 q. m.
The Sunday Evening Forum Of
the church will present Miss
Mamie H. Burroughs, president
Of the National Training School
for Women and Girls, as the
speaker at 8 D. m.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
CITY H0N0RS
WASHINGTON
CONTINUED from Page u

g. Continued from Page II
by asserting recently that Wash.
ington never could and never did
throw a dollar across the Kappa
hammock because the river was
1920 feet in Colonial days.
johnson expressed the belief
Il could lie done and Bloom Of
fered to bet him 20 to that the
famous "Soupbone" which for a
generation baffled American
League batters could not hurl Q
silver dollar across.
Johnson accepted the challenge
and has been tossing silver dol
lars against the side Of his farm
barn in nearby Maryland for sew
eral days, warming up."
He tried to toss a silver dollar
across the Potomac River yester'
day as q sort Of dress rehearsal
for today'S event, but the coin
fell 72 feet short of the actual
distance across the Rappahan'
mock.
Gets 1896 Dollar
Bloom gave johnson q silver
dollar minted in 1895, when
Washington was still alive, for
today'S supreme attempt.
Bloom wished him luck. but
said he thought the only way he
could get the dollar across was
to "inflate it and float it across. "
One of Blooms constituents
wrote that "the whole idea is
unconstitutional" Nevertheless,
johnson was warming up at
Fredericksburg.
Meanwhile, here in the Capital
both houses of Congress met to
hear the reading of WaShington's
farewell address. All Government
office buildings, libraries and
most business houses were closed
Fish to Give Talk
Four patriotic groups will unite
in q special ceremony at Memo.
rial Continental Hall, at which
Representative Hamilton Fish, jr,
s(R.), of New York, will deliver
the principal address. They are
'the Sons of the American Revo.
luton, Sons of the Revolution
Daughters of the American Revo'
luton and Children Of the Amerl'
can Revolution.
Massing of the colors will feat
sure the ceremony, scheduled to
Sbegin at 10:45 a. m.
l other speakers, all officers OF
sthe participating societies, are
Henry F. Baker, DR.. Thomas E,
;Green, Miss Helen Harman and
MRS. Charles A. S. Sinclair.
George Washington Post, No. l,
American Legion, is making
motor pilgrimage to Mt. Vernon
where rites will be held at the
gates and at the First Presidents
tomb. Members of the post as
Esembled at 10 O'Clock at the
:Chamber of Commerce Building
vermont Ave. and H st. N. w.
for the trip.
Rehearsal Fails
Led by DR.. Camp Stanley anC
Scout Executive Linn C. Drake
Boy Scouts of the Washington
area also joined today in a pill
grimage to Washington's man
sion. They were conveyed by mo
;torcycle police of the Nationa
Park Service and were accom-
panied by Troop No. 49's Drum
and BugN Corps.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22

Departures From Normal
Accumulated deficiency Of tenn
perature since January !, 1896,
2.7l.
Deficiency Of temperature since
February /, 1896, 1872.
Accumulated excess Of precipitAr
ton since January /, 1896, 3.46.
Excess Of precipitation since
February l, 1896, LA.
Tide Table
High tide today, 7:34 a. m. and
1902 p. m.
Low tide today, 2 a. m. and
2:17 p. m.
High tide tomorrow, 1923 a. m.
and 8:52 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow, 2:46 a. m.
and sos p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today at 6:52 a. m.
and sets at $50 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 6:51
a. m. and sets at $3.50 p. m.
The moon rises today at 6:29
a. m. and sets at 6:O6 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at Z
a. m. and sets at 7:20 D. m.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
The Weather

District Of Colum bia-Fair,
slightly colder tonight. minimum
temperature about IL degrees;
Sunday fair: gentle to moderate
north winds.
Msryland-Fair, slightly colder
in east portion tonight; Sunday
fair.
Virginia-Fair, slightly colder in
northeast portion tonight: Sunday
fair.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
N. E. A.. Honor Paid

C. F. Klinefelter. consultant of
the Office Of Education, yesterday
was appointed conSultant ex off
clio for the Educational Policies
Commission Of the National Edu-
cation Association. The appoint
ment was announced by j. w.
Studebaker, q. S. Commissioner Of
Education,
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Heart Attack Fatal
To Capital Visitor

John F. Moran, "a, registered
from Rochester, N. Y, was found
dead in his room in a downtown
hotel last night. A coroner'S
certificate aScribed death to a
sudden heart attack as Mr.. Moran
dressed for dinner.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
BABY WEARABLES

Toddlers' Handmade Dresses of fine batiste. Ar
Handmade Gertrude Petticoats. scanoped CZa
hem armhole neck. Infants szes------
Tots Crepe de Chine Slips, lace trimmed
or tailored. With French seams. Tea i M
rose only. Sizes 2 to 6----------------
Crepe de Chine PantieS. Yoke front, elias
tic back. Lace trimmed or tailored. Tea C9H
rose. Sizes 2 to 6----------------------
F1annelette Kimonos, Petticoats, Night
gowns. Shell edge, ribbon trimmed. In S8S
EderdoWn Carriage Bootees, Ribbon SXl
tie string, binding ng-----------------------
Toddlers Heavy Cotton Training Pants. o.
1.25 Silk, Wool and Cotton Union Suits. z4S
Sizes 2 to g. "Me-flt-it" make
Hand-crocheted Sacques of fine Zephyr z4H
Yarn ribbon trimmed
Toddlers' An-wool Zephyr Sweaters. slip 01 a
on ana coat
Infants 1-piece Suede Cloth Snow Suit q Q(
with matching helmet hannelette lined
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Ask About Our
Twin
Insurance

If you suddenly have twins, trip
lets or even quintuplets-don't
worry. Buy your expected little
strangers layette at the Hecht
Co. Well furnish spares for any
extra little strangers the stork
brings you.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-04
Horoscope ''The stars incline
 but do not cOmpel'

Until evening tie stars frown to- day, according to astrology. Under this planetary government the mind is likely to be unstable and inclined to harbor various forms of fear
 Quarrels and misunderstanding may be unusually serious today when there will be an inclination to look upon the dark side of ev- erything, especially that deficit in the family budget.
 Special care should be exercised today to prevent accidents. Hunt ing prese' .s extraordinary perils. Falls Win be numerous and old folk should guard against dangers lurking in their homes, especially bathtubs.
 Industry continues subject to dis turbing conditions that affect the entire country Warning is given that the coming winter will be se- we're and family needs pressing.
 The evening is suspicious for banquets or meetirgs in honor of distinguished guests. Political gath erings will be chara terized by eating this year, it is forecast.
 New forms of crime that reveal master minds are foreseen for the autumn. Widespread dishonesty will be disclosed among public ser wants. Pull will spare many from the penalties for wrong-doing
 Failure of a prominent financial is prognosticated and it will have a salutary effect in on the public the les sons of past losses, the seers fore tell.
 Speculation now will tempt wo- men as well as men. Sudden fluc- tuations in stocks are again pro- phesied. Many investments in Bri- tain will be made by Americans, it is forecast.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of chang es and sudden developments that should be beneficial Prosperity with money problems is foretold.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be forceful and master ful. Subjects of this sign are na- tural leaders and able to make much of their lives.
 John c. Carlisle, one time Sec retary of the Treasury, was born on this day 1885. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Thomas E. Watson, Senator, 1856: Cardinal Richelieu, French prelate and statesman, 1885.
 Copyright, 1936)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-04
CAST YOUR VOTE NEXT TUESDAY

Next Tuesday is election day when the voters of Alaska will to the polls to choose their delegate to Congress their Territorial officials and the members of their Legislature. For the past several months they have heard the expressions of the various cand dates They have heard the charges and the counter charges; seen emphasized the records of the in offce the promises of those who are seeking office 1t is now the voters inning
 And every voter should accept his sacred duty the responsibility that is now his hers That duty is to go to the polls next Tuesday and vote for the candidates of his or her choice choosing those candidates which the voter believes will best carry the work of and for Alaska in the best possible man. ner There are able candidates in the field; abler than others. The voter must determine the ones best qualified.
 Analyze the records and pledges Of the various candidates just you would examine the qualifica- tions of any other person you to employ for a position of trust. The you, the voter, put in public office are your employees You selecting them next Tuesday to do your work; the work of conducting the affairs of Alaska It is vitaly important work which should be done in first class if the Territory of Alaska is to go for ward to its rightful heritage.
 Not in years has the attention of the nation turned so pointedly to Alaska In this northern ter ritory, the people of the nation opportunity they Alaska conscious. They sold on the fact that Alaska is something more than icebox. The men or women you elect to office next Tuesday will have a very vital role in furtherng that thought and build ing for you greater and prosperous Territory and ultimately State.
 We hear much of home rule The best example of home rule go the voting booth Tuesday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-04
P President Green Makes Statement Following Re-
 port from Watson

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor, said the Fed eration cannot interfere at present in the American Newspaper Guild strike against the Seattle PoSt-In- telligencer.
 President Green, this afternoon, released report on the strike from Rowland Watson, American Feder- a tion of Labor representative, who was sent to Seattle to make a re- port.
 Green said: Efforts to conduct a hearing on the complaint filed by the American Newspaper Guild and to promote a settlement, must be made by the officers of the Seattle Central Labor Council be- fore formal action is taken placing the Post t-Intelligencer on the unfair list. The laws of the American Federation of Labor requires that central bodies must take such &C., tion before placing any firm on the unfair list. This fact prevents the AFL from acting at present and I have directed Watson to try and bring about settlement"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-04
A TIMELY WARNING

It was timely and apropos warning that Pres- lent Roosevelt gave in his recent Chautauqua N Y address against selfish interests evadng United States neutrality in an foreign and revealed the sty of the clear-cut foreign policy which we as nation are now pursuing.
 Tt is clear that our present policy and the meas passed by the Congress would in the event of a some other continent reduce war profits which would otherwise to American citizens" the President said.
 Industrial and agricultural production for war market may give immense fortunes to a few men; for the nation as whole it produces disaster It was the prospect of profits that made our farmers in the West blow up prairie land that should never have been plowed but should have been left for graz ing cattle Today reapng the harvest of those war profits in the duststorms that have devastated those war-plowed areas. It the prospect of war profits that caused the extension of monopoly and mjustfied expansion of industry and price level so high that the normal relationship between debtor and creditor was destroyed
 Nevertheless, if war should break out again another continent let us blink the fact that would find in this country thousands of Americans who, seeking immediate rches-fool's gold-would at tempt to break down evade our neutrality. They would tell you-and unfortunately, their views would get wide publicity-that if they could produce and
 
 nations the unemployed of America would all find work.
 "They would tell you that if they could extend credit to warning nations that credit would be used in the United States build homes and factories and pay debts. They would tell you that America would capture the trade of the world. To resist the camor of that greed, if should come would require the unswerving support of all Ameri who love peace to realize the inevitable penal
 
 false prosperity.
 Tn spite of every possible forethought, interna- tonal relations involve of necessity vast uncharted area In that area safe sailing will depend the knowledge and the experience and the wisdom of those who direct our foreign policy Peace will de- pend their day-to-day decisions
 We can keep out of if those who watch and decide have sufficiently detailed understanding of international affairs to make certain that the small if at the time, they possess the courage to say no to those who selfshy unwsely would let us go to
 Our closest neghbors good neghbors. If there remoter nations that wish not good but ill., they know that we strong; they know that can and will defend ourselves and defend neigh bors We seek to dominate other nation. We ask territorial expansion. We oppose imperialism. We desire reduction in world armaments We believe in democracy believe in freedom; we believe in peace. We offer to every nation of the world the ha1idclasp of the good neighbor Let those who wish our friendship look us in the eye and take hand"