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Evening star., 1936-03-01
LABOR UNIT PLANS FETE
23rd Anniversary Will Be OBJ
served With Dance Thursday.

The Department Of Labor will cele-
brate its twenty-third birthday ami.
versary Thursday evening with dance
and card party for its employees at the
Mayfiower Hotel. Secretary Perkins
will head the receiving line and lead
the grand march at the beginning Of
the ball.
Members Of the committee arranging
the function include: Chairman,
Leigh H. Nettleton; secretary, Bessie
=. Henderson; treasurer, Henry J..
Fitzgerald; Mrs. Grace H. Barrett,
Grace Hudson and Paris r. Keener Of
the Children's Bureau; Eva w. Burton,
John Crown, Julia Joyce, Ruby e.
Massey and Hidegarde M. Schotthofer
Of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service:< Eva M. Bonnette Of Concili-
alton Division; v. Paul Carney, Marie
Cobb, Joseph B. Ragan and Mary E.
Spear OF the Bureau Of Labor Statis-
tics; Aline A. Chambers Of the Steel
and Textile Boards: Dorothy Bailey,
James T. Dodson, nellie M. Petrowskt
and John Fl. label of the Employment
Service: Samuel ]. Gompers and Rob-
ert c. Starr Of the Secretary's ONCE.
and Margaret M. Dunkley and Mary D.
Prendersast Of the Womens Bureau.
Evening star., 1936-03-01
DENTISTS, VOLUNTEER
WORKERS TO BE GUESTS
Those Assisting in Conducting
Christ Child Clinic Will Be
Entertained by Society.

Washington dentists and volunteer
women workers who have assisted in
conducting the Christ Child Society
Dental Clinic, first free dental clinic
for children In Washington, will be
guests Of the society at dinner at its
settlement building, sos Massachusetts,
avenue northeast, Tuesday evening.
The clinic, Of non-sectarian charac-
ter, furnishes city-wide service for
children on the recommendation of IS
social work agencies. During 1885
the clinic treated 971 children, who
made total Of $500 clinical visits.
Extractions and preventive treatment
are handled in three clinics at the
center. Necessary X-rays are made
at Providence Hospital.
Miss Anna J. Ready, head resident
Of the Christ Child Settlement, an
nounced today that Miss Catherine
Edenblut of the Washington Dental
Hygienists' Association has volunteered
the service of members Of that organ
ization to devote certain hours of each
week to cleaning the teeth of the chill
more time for actual dental service.
dren 50 that the dentists will have
Evening star., 1936-03-01
VETERAN MUSEUM
EMPLOYE RETIRES
John N. Barrett Cut Stone Away
From Bones Of 70-Foot
Dinosaur.

John M. Barrett. a junior scientific
aide in the prehistoric vertebrate di-
vision of the National Museum, will
retired yesterday, after 46 years serv-
ice in that institution. He is in his
10th year.
The veteran "bone clipper" as he
likes to refer to himself, plans real
retirement, too. He's going to spend
most of his leisure hours at his Viz
ginia farm. and he's not going to have
dog that might accidentally dig up
bone"
A young man of Is years when he
began as a laborer at the museum,
Barrett was employed successfully as
boiler room engineer, chief clerk in the
document division. and finally as
Junior aide in the vertebrate division
He had held the latter position since
1918.
His work there consisted of chiseling
the skeletons Of prehistoric animals
from their easements of solid stone.
All day long, he would hammer away
at the rock which enfolds the rare and
valuable specimens sent in by scientific
expeditions.
His toughest job was chipping away
the rock from the skeleton of a TO
foot dinosaur. The assignment took
eight years.
Barrett lives at 1ol4 Independence
avenue southwest.
Evening star., 1936-03-01

reduce the domestic debt, or to re-
duce taxes.
In other words, the vicious circle
of Government finance that is now
burying the taxpayers deeper and
deeper in national debt could be re-
versed by reviving trade.
A glowing picture, indeed-one diff
cult Of accomplishment and ap.
preached somewhat skeptically, even
by the men working to bring it about.
These experts declare that, reopening
the channels Of trade is the worlds
one hope to achieve recovery and
peace, but in the next breath they
warn: "Do not expect too much. too
quickly"
They know the difnculties, now that
the barriers have been erected, of
arranging Swaps" that will really
benefit foreign countries enough to
win real reciprocal concessions, with
out disturbing domestic industries
built up under the protective system.
Disturbance Not Denied.
They do not contend that such q
program can be carried out without
any one being disturbed. But they
point out that, in some cases, lofty
tariffs protect commodities Of which
less than per cent of the amount
used domestically Is produced domes-
tically.
II reciprocal tariff trades distrub .
comparatively few jobs, they will,
they contend, create many more. The
next gain viii run into the millions,
and it viii apply particularly to
efficient" industries. such as auto
mobile manufacturing, In which
American business men can compete
successfully In foreign markets unless
barred by embargoes, quotas and high
duties.
Then, why not?
Newspapsf Alliances. Inc. and ths New
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held at the fra
ternity house,
1756 @ street. 8,
Other officers
installed were:
Ingham g. Mack,
first vice chan
cellor; Leon HUI
bert Markey, Sec
ond vice chancel-
lor;; Andrew D.
Tore, master Of
the rolls; Leon
Harry Cubberly,
registrar Of the
exchequer, nd
] o hn Joseph
IeahY. marShaf
Evening star., 1936-03-01
BOOK KPUN|SHMENT
RESULTS ARE SEEN
Judge Finds Sentences to
Read Are Producing
Right Trend.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 29.-Jnstics
Jacob Panken, of Domestic Relations
Court has for the last six months been
sentencing" delinquent boys and girls
to go home and read books, and today
he believes that results are proving
the eficacy Of his experiment.
my reading sentences are not Just
to get the wayward children to read
anything" Justice Panken said, but
rather to direct their reading into
channels conducive to eradicating
their own peculiar mental quirks.
And. above all, my purpose is to get
them to understand the theory of what
they read"
His experience on the bench in the
Children's Court, the Judge said, show
ed that many cases of juvenile delin-
quency came from the reading Of
trashy stuff"
Thought Purge Needed.
"The obvious conclusion to me-"
he said, "was that their intellects
needed some potent antidote to poi
sonous reading matter. We could
scold them, punish them, or even keep
them in custody, but we still weren't
successfully purging their thoughts"
So six months ago Judge Panken,
voracious reader himself, made a list
of some 200 books in conjunction with
the New York Public Library. Books
were chosen of every conceivable
category suitable to young minds and
tastes. .
Young Tommy, II years old, comes
into Children's Court charged with
leading band of boys into the base
ment of a store and stealing a case
of soda pop. A boyish prank to some,
but to those experienced in such cases
a potential criminal tendency.
Wanted to Be Like Thief.
What to do about Tommy. whose
mother weeps in the back of the court
room, comforted by the worried-look-
ing father? j.
Tommy says he Just wanted some
excitement like the thief in sensa-
tional story he says he read.
"All right, Tommy" says Judge
Panken, you like to read. Now I
sentence you to read Swiss Family
Robinson The Autobiography of
Benjamin Franklin Tvanhoe' and
The Boys Life of Mark Twain
"Now wait a minute. I don't want
you just to read the book You must
write me review of the book and
send it to me. But I don't want to
hear the story of the book. You see,
I've read them ALL I want you to
write and tell me what you have
learned from each book"
Reviews Are Answered.
Tommy reads the book, and Is COM
PEELED to think over what he has
read in order to write his review.
Then Judge Panken answers each re-
view submitted, pointing out what was
by the reader If the review
shows gross lack of concentration on
the thought material. the judge re-
quires the young offender to reread
the book.
Judge Panken receives and criticizes
some 40 reviews a month. ,Riffling
through a stack of them, he said: "I
believe we're getting somewhere. At
least none of these delinquents whom
I have sentenced to read books has
gotten into trouble since"
Evening star., 1936-03-01

learning by doing" "self-activity,"
Education is life." t"the whole child
goes to school"
Many Changes In kindergarten.
She will tell you that through the
doorway Of the kindergarten have
come the many changes In theory and
practice which are accepted without
question today, sanctioned as they are
by what are known as child study and
scientific movements. In proof of her
contention. she turned the pages Of
school history back to those dreary
days in school life when the kinder
garten room was the only one which
had q touch of the ideal home with
its pictures, plants, flowers and cur
tains; its f1rst-hand nature study
methods; its movable furniture, now
common throughout the elementary
schools; and its piano, music and pic
ture books. -
.Kindergartens, she recalls had some-
times to defend themselves for their
observation Of the Christmas festival
and other holidays now so generally
celebrated In our. schools. For all too
many years. games, music for enjoy
ment and handwork as q means of
self-expression were common only to
the kindergarten, as many of us with
teaching background remember only
too well.
Miss Watkins recollects, too, that
the midmorning lunch, at first brought
from home, later changed to the milk
and crackers so universally served
today, was long kindergarten prac-
tise before it came into vogue In the
graded schools.
Nucleus Of PIT. A.
Home visiting upon the part of kim
dergarteners, and their mothers meet
ings she feels, too, were the nucleus
Of that great agency, the National
Congress Of Parents and Teachers,
fostered by Mrs. Hearst and Mrs.
Birney in its initial stages.
Character training, so much to the
fore as q cardinal aim Of modern
education, Miss Watkins considers
just another foremost objective of the
kindergarten coming to its place in
the educational sun.
Wearing her crown Of experience
graciously. it is with happy retrospect
and balanced vision and judgment that
Miss Watkins so soon to conclude 81
years of happiness in her chosen field
Of educational endeavor surveys the
far-reaching influence and significance
which kindergarten principles as prac-
tised In the public schools of the Dis
trict Of Columbia have had upon its
general educational policy.
With the sun-dial Of old she registers
only sunny hours and believes that
the best Of life is yet to be.
Evening star., 1936-03-01
G. w. Women List Debates.

". W. "OHcH List DeDAteS.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIvER-
~ sITY woman debaters will open
a series of intercollegiate debates on
Friday, when they will 60 to Phila-
delphia to meet team from Swarth-
more. The question will be: RE
solve. That the New Deal deserves the
support Of the electorate in the No
vember election" Jennie Garner and
Muriel Merelman will take the affirma-
tive for George Washington.
On March 8, woman debaters from
the University of Pittsburgh will come
to Washington to debate with George
Washington. On this occasion the
university will be represented BY Reba
Edelman and Phoebe Jane Beall, who
will uphold the negative of the ques-
ton: Resolved, That Congress should
have power to override decisions Of
the Supreme Court by a two-thirds
vote"
Subsequent debates will be held
with Allegheny College. Trinity Col
lege and William and Mary. The
debaters are coached by Prof. Harold
r. Harding of the of the university's
department. of public speaking.
Evening star., 1936-03-01
Wise to Speak Tonight.

James Waterman Wise, author and
member Of the National Bureau Of the
American League Against War and
Fascism, win speak at the Typograph-
ical Temple, 423 q street, tonight at
. O'Clock % the subject, 7 Saw Soviet
Evening star., 1936-03-01
A. q. Alumni to Hold Fete.

THE third annual alumni night fete
Of American University will be
held next Saturday night at the gym
nasium auditorium on the campus,
under auspices Of a committee Of the
District Of Columbia Chapter of the
alumni association, Of which B. Brook
Bright is chairman.
Chancellor Joseph M. M. Gray, Dean
Ernest S. Griffith OF the Graduate
School, Dean George B. Woods of the
college and Dean of Women Mary
Louise Brown have been invited. The
program will include both sports and
a dance.
At q meeting of the committee
Thursday plans also were discussed
for a campaign to interest new stu
dents in American University. w.
Yule Fisher, president Of the District
of Columbia Chapter, will appoint q
special committee to head this work.
The committee for the fete includes
Bright, chairman; Carl Hendrick,
Fisher, Agatha Varela, Chester Carter,
Virginia Carter, Ellsworth Tompkins,
Ray Spaeth, Bruce Kessler and Rich
ard Jarvis. Kessler is in charge Of
the sports, which will include volley
ball game between the faculty and
the alumni and basket ball game
Evening star., 1936-03-01

The chapter at National University
was founded in 1908 by the late Eugene
Carusi, formerly chancellor of the
school. Members Of standing commit
tees for the coming year will be named
at a meeting later this month.
Elimination contests are being held
by the Miller and Alvey Debating So
cieties, as result of which three
members from each society will be Sc
lected for an intraschool debate this
month.
School to Enter Debates.
THE School of Foreign Service at
Georgetown University, for the first
time, is preparing to take an active
part in intercollegiate debating.
"A team representing the Walsh
society invaded Pennsylvania last
week, debating with Villanova College
Friday night and with Drexel Institute
yesterday afternoon. The results had
not been reported at this writing.
Richard d. Corrigan and Simon Rot
tenberg comprised the local team.
=, "~ASAA AOSACtys ACpIcScuUeO Oy
the same team, lost to Lafayette Col
iege In their last debate here. The
Georgetown men favored granting
congress power to override Supreme
Court decisions involving tests of con-
stitutionality. They debated the same
questions at Villanova and Drexel,
The CASTOR Debating Society of
the college, which will meet Prince
ton team the latter part of this month
on the case Supreme Court question,
has chosen its speakers. They are
Mark Dugan, Richard Martin and
Edward Horrigan. The alternate Is
Alfred Boylan.
Mrs. Anderson Murphy Is the new
secretary-treasurer of the Society of
Law Danes of Georgetown Law
School. whose recent election was
necessitated to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mrs. David Bernard.
The law DANES are the wives Of stu
dents in the school. Other officers
are Mrs. Sanford Leach, president,
and Mrs. Paul Schmidt, vice presi-
dent.
The Spanish Club of the Foreign
Service School had as their guest
Of honor Wednesday night, Senor
Don Luis Quintanilla, counselor of
the Mexican Embassy.
Evening star., 1936-03-01

lum Of the Association Of American
Law Schools for 1896. DR.. Hamilton
Vreeland, associate professor of law
at the university, was appointed to the
Committee on International Law
Sources. The appointments were made
by President George c. Bogert Of the
Association Of American Law Schools.
The feast Of st. Thomas Aquinas
will be commemorated by the Catholic
University on Saturday, March z.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated
tn the crypt Of the National Shrine
Of the Immaculate Conception at
1880 a-nl. by the Very Rev. Ignatius
Smith, o. r.. 8. T., Lr., Phi. D., IL. D.,
Of the University faculty, and a SER
mon will be preached by Rev. Joseph
McSorley, G. 8. p, Of the Church of
st. Paul the Apostle, New York. The
mass, which will be attended by the
teaching staff and students Of the
university, viii be preceded by a pro-
cession Of the faculties and clerics.
Copy for the Cardinal yearbook of
the Glass Of 1886 has been placed in
the hands Of the printers ana the an
nual should be ready for distribution
among the students by the first Of
May. according to Harold K. McCann,
the editor in chief.
At the same time, plans are being
made for the 1887 year book. Under
the direction of william L. Hughes, the
editor-in-chief, meeting Of the staff
was held during the past week for the
purpose Of outlining the policies Of
the cardinal for the coming year.
Moot Court Held.
A T the Saturday session of Moot
= Court of the Washington College
of Law, held yesterday afternoon. the
following senior counsel prepared and
presented cases for trial: Hyman
HurvitZ, Robert F. Keller, Oscar B.
Abbott, Curtis H. McIlany, Vernon B.
Walden, Ellis S. Stone, Edith M. Kloe-
ber, and Helen L. Kosaveach. DR..
Edwin A. Mooers presided in the law
court, while ]. Edward Burroughs, Jr.,
heard the equity cases at this session
Of the court.
Section D of the evening division
Of Washington College Of Law debated
last Monday the question, Resolved,
That capital punishment should be
abolished" The winning side, speak
ing for the affirmative, was composed
of Raymond A. Mcmillan, Henry M.
Goundie, and Walter r. Parker. This
team was opposed on the negative side
Of the question by L. Nelson Lee,
Georgina ]. Bingert and James L.
Tracy.
Evening star., 1936-03-01

xr ALcoLM A. EDWARDS. Ma
M tional University law student,
wv was installed last week as
1 Y i chancellor of Choate Chap
ter, Sigma Nu Phi, national legal
fraternity. -.
The installation ceremonies were
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Senator MaIoney Guest.

Senator Maloney Guest
SENATOR FRANCIS T. MALONEY,
Democrat, of Connecticut will speak
at the annual communion breakfast,
which will take place this morning in
the dining hall Of Catholic University.
The breakfast will follow Immediately
after the general communion mass,
which begins at o'clock in the crypt
of the National Shrine of the In
maculate Conception.
The communion breakfast marks
the close of the annual spiritual re-
treat for lay students of the Catholic
University, which began on Friday
afternoon.
Rev. Robert J. White, s. +. D.,
]. c. D., instructor in law at the Cath
olic University, will attend the Eastern
Law Students Conference, which will
be held at the University of New York
on Saturday, March Z. He will take
part in the program prepared for the
occasion, speaking on the subject Of
Legal Ethics"
DR.. James ]. Hayden, who is In
charge Of the Catholic University
School Of Law, has been appointed a
member Of the Committee on Curicu-
Evening star., 1936-03-01

-'Ths is the first OF a series OF fue
: articles on the efforts OF Secretary
Hull to break do,pn trade barriers
and promote exports and imports
thzou6h reciprocal trade agree
ments with foreign nations. Mr..
Moody points out hop recovery in
foreign trade can help solue' Amer
tca's unemployment problem and
Improve the position OF the budget.
Evening star., 1936-03-01

SMoA0CtCT E0uC8JlON.
Inc basis upon which kinderrarten
training in our public schools has pro-
gressed has been that upon which We
nave more lately come to use as a
stock term. character education" A
pamphlet entitled Character Educa-
tion IN the Kindergarten" prepared
at Miss Watkins suggestion and re-
quest through group meetings, clearly
epitomizes the avenues of Character
training emphasized by the kinder-
garten. -.
The curriculum in WASHINGTON hin.
oargartens today Is built around the
cnndrens abilities and interests.
Our kindergarten pupils are free
70 experiment, to think and to
execute their activities within those
wise bounds which prevent complete
freedom from becoming unbrid1ed
license. In this their school Of expe-
rience," through natural Classroom
activities and situations, they become
acquainted with the BEGINNINGS of
many Of their school subjects such a
history. geography and literature.
which are later progressively unfolded
from grade to grade.
As Miss Watkins reviewed her teach
ing span, which lacks 13 years. of cov-
ering half q century, she said: 1.-THE
influence Of kindergarten principles
and methods upon elementary educa-
ton Is acknowledged today by all fair
minded, progressive thinkers. It would
De . mistake, Of course, to claim that
the kindergarten alone has been re-
sponsible for the many changes In ed.
ucation, but it is no exaggeration to
state that its fundamental principles
are accepted and followed wherever
progressive educational work Is being
done" She feels, too. that the sub.
stance Of kindergarten philosophy Is
summed up IN such familiar slogans
Of modern classroom practice. .,
Evening star., 1936-03-01

ME kindergartenS OF the District
Of Columbia public schools
= are celebrating their thirty
Evening star., 1936-09-04
URGED
TO SPECIAL CARE.
Safety Advocates View With
Apprehension the Ap-
proach of Autumn.
Ry rne Associated Press.

Hy rne Associated Press.
While there is q prospect that the
1885 automobile death toll may be
little lower than last years appalling
$4,000 fatalities, safety advocates
view with apprehension the approach
OF Autumn-probably the most haz-
ardous period of the year.
The opening of schools sends mil
lions of children into congested city
streets and on unprotected highways.
Roads are made hazardous by rain,
sleet and wet leaves. The earlier
coming of twilight presents another
danger to pedestrians and auto pas
sengers.
Urge Special Care.
Because of these seasonal perils
traffic experts are urging motorists
to drive with special care. They call
attention to the fact that many driv-
ers are not sufficiently alert to the
danger of twilight driving without
automobile lights turned on.
Children and elderly people, ab-
sorbed in their own thoughts, often
are struck down before the car driver
sees them. Motorists are being cau-
toned to turn on their lights as soon
as daylight begins to fade
Statistics compiled by an insurance
company disclose that auto fatalities
occurring from pm. to 9 pm. ex-
ceed those in the hours from 6 am.
to 10 am by 289 per cent. This is
believed to be due in large measure
to poor visibility at dusk and fatigue
induced lack of alertness.
Most Dangerous Hour.
On fatality per cent accident basis
the hour just before midnight was
found to be the most dangerous Pc
riod of all, the rate being IS per cent
greater than the average for all hours
OF the Gay combined. The hour 10
am. to II am. was the least dam
eerous, the rate of deaths per acci-
dent being almost 393 per cent below
the average.
Traffic authorities point out that
there is no royal road to safety, but
there are certain things every motor
list can do for the protection of him
self and others. They advise the
September tourist not to drive too
many hours at a stretch or try to
cover too many miles in day.
Many tourists decide to cover a
great deal of the trip by driving at
night, when visibility is reduced tre-
mendously. These night travellers are
warned to cut down their speed, to
be exceptionally careful when over
taking and passing other cars and to
keep a sharp watch at all times.
Evening star., 1936-09-04

local organization will appoint gen.
eral chairman within few days to
head a committee in charge. WASH
ington was chosen as next meeting
place at the annual convention held
at Detroit last week.
Bringing the convention to Wash
ington was said to be largely due to
the work Of DR.. Everett M. Ellison,
local chairman; George f. Harris,
George L. Hightman and Frank H.
Eastman. They had the cooperation
and assistance of the Greater Nation
al Capital Committee Convention Bu-
reau of the Washington Board OF
Trade, which showed motion pictures
of Washington, distributed literature
Evening star., 1936-09-04
AIR OFFICERS STUDENTS
10 to Study at War College, 8 at
Industrial College.

A number of Army Air Corps Off
rers are among students in the new
classes at the Army War College and
the Army Industrial College here for
the new school term of 1867, now
getting under way.
Among the new students at the War
College are the following 10 Air Corps
officers: Lieut.. Cols. Ralph P. Cou-
sins, Willis H. Hale and Clinton W..
Howard; Majs. Carl w. Connell, Muir
s. Fairchild, William E. Farthing, Ro-
meyn B. Hough, jr.; Arthur w. Vana-
man and Ralph H. Wooten and Capt.
Charles E. Thomas, jr.
Air Corps officers in the new Indus
trial College class are Majs. Harrison
w. Flickinger, Alonzo M. Drake, AL
fred J. Lyon, Russell L. Maughan
John I. Moore. Max F. Schneider and
Myron R. Wood and Capts. Edmund
G. Langmead and Richard H. Magee