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Evening star., 1940-12-25
New British Tank
Lurches and Dips
Like Roller Coaster
Rour of Motors and Guns
Is Deofening, but Crew
Doesn't Seem to Mind
By DREW MIDDLETON,
Associated Press War Correspondent.

Associated Press War Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH ROYAL
ARMORED CORPS, SOMEWHERE
IN ENGLAND.-By preference, I'll
take destroyer in gale, hut you
have to have tanks in a war.
Ever ride in one?
You squeeze through the tanks
coming tower into a chamber that
makes submarine seem roomy :. {.
an inch from your face is tele-
scope calibrated for fire by the tanks
2-pounder and Besa machine gun.
Your right shoulder rests on brace
by which you elevate or defect the
guns by moving shoulder.
The commanders voice crackles
through your earphonas.
Here we go!" he hollers. and the
cruiser tank swings into action with
terrific grinding noise.
It's like the engine room of
ship. Every available inch is filled
with machinery, levers, dials and
ammunition.
Roaring Roller Coaster.
The steady clack-clack of the
tracks and the pounding roar OF the
motors deafens you. The continuous
lurching and dipping motion makes
you long for the comparative steadi-
ness of destroyer in gale.
Curiously, the crew doesn't seem
to mind. They move as steadily
and efficiently as machines. They
never bump painfully into apparatus.
as you do, and they seem unaffected
by the racket or motion.
In the gunner's telescope trees
and brush suddenly loom up. They're
so close you duck-and bang your
head on a lever. Then you see the
trees suddenly whip down as the
tank grinds through them, and
there's a crashing cracking noise
and the tank grunts like huge
animal. The tank roars on.
The driver turns swiftly and the
tank TIPS down 40-degree hill.
The earth of the valley floor lies
far below you, and it feels exactly
like roller coaster dropping on the
| down curve.
You think the speed must be
close to so mp.h., but the COM
mander says no. only about 40.
All Is Noise.
They fire the tanks two FOUNDER
on the range, and the recoil whips
past the gunner's ears. There's the
bang of the semiautomatic breech
opening The chamber fills with
smoke and the acrid smell of cordite
Then another shell bangs, and
another, and far off across the
valley you see your shells smack into
a steel tank silhouette.
Next the Besa gun fires at full
speed. The noise of its report is
deafening. Bullets pierce the shell
Of the target like cheese and crash
into brick wall behind.
! After it's all over. you talk to the
driver, who was a school teacher
before the war
He says the firing doesn't disturb
him because he's got too much to
do.
When you're in action. you never
notice explosions or recoil." he said
nonchalantly. once I left the
hatch open and the blast from the
two-pounder burned my hair off.
But that was extraordinary.
This" he insisted, lis just an
ordinary job"
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Christmas Breakfast
Held al YIN. ca;
Party Given Boys
'Sunto Claus on Hand
To Give Festive Air
On Each Occasion

More than 120 persons today at
tended the annual Christmas break
fast for dormitory residents of the
Central Young Mems Christian As
sociation, the affair being given an
additional Yuletide touch by the
presence of six young children who
were presented with toys. Thirty
five young women from the Young
Women's Christian Association were
guests at the affair held in the
building at 1876 G street NV.
The breakfast was under auspices
of the Dormitory Council and the
"Y." Wayland w. Moore, dressed in
costume, served as Santa Claus. The
remainder of the program included
singing of Christmas carols by Peggy
Ann Espey, 4, and group singing
led by Arthur c. Pearson, with piano
accompaniment by Mrs. Floyd K.
McTyier. Richard Kruger, former
chairman of the Dormitory Council,
presided, assisted by Fred Edwards
of the council. Arrangements were
Evening star., 1940-12-25

Stunts by magician" was another
entertainment feature.
To spread cheer to others less
fortunate, members of the George
Williams Hi-Y Club at the Central
Y M. c A. repaired $50 toys which
they presented to the Council of
Social Agencies for distribution
among Washington children for
Christmas. Members of the club
also decorated the boys lobby at
the "Y" and fixed the Christmas
tree for the Y. M. c. A. boys party.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
3,368,241 on Job

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. Is (R.-
A total of 8 1868 PAL workers held jobs
in Pennsylvania on December /, the
Department of Labor and Industry
announced last night in an ex-
haustive report. This is an increase
of sc, 900 over November.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
in charge Of Floyd K. McTyier,
associate business secretary.

Yesterday afternoon the boys de-
partment of the "Y" held its annual
Christmas sparty for boys of from
to IA. At the latter Joseph Aron-
off. boys aquatic director, was in
costume and played Santa Claus to
distribute bags containing nuts,
candy and fruit to each of the some
ITS boys who attended. An illus
trated Christmas story was told by
the Rev. WILDER H. Wilson, who
used chalk to draw illustrations
Evening star., 1940-12-25

KANSAS CTTY-TWINS REUNITED AFTER Sc YEARS-Unti
Monday night Sarah Wilson, II Qef of Hopkins No. and
her sister, Mrs Jane Young ighD of San Francisco had
been separated for Sc Mrs Young started
with the aid relatives traced her
Hopkins. They plan to spend Christmas together.
p Wirenhoto
Evening star., 1940-12-25
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Evening star., 1940-12-25

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Evening star., 1940-04-14
Sons and Daughters
Of Liberty

Columbia Council met, with
Councillor Mrs. Marie Came pre-
siding. Past State Councillor Mrs
Anna L. Dryer installed Mrs. Norris
Wolfe as vice councillor. The an
plications for membership of Miss
Luberta H. Finotti and Vincent
Howard Jenkins were received. The
next meeting will be Tuesday night
at Northeast Masonic Temple, when
a class initiation will be held The
degree will be exemplified by spe-
cial team from Justice No. 3. Mrs.
Louise Mcdonald will be hostess
and Mrs. Carney will preside.
Justice Council met, with Co,m-
cllor Mrs. Mamie Solomon presid-
ing. State Councillor Mrs. Elizabeth
Shepherd and staff were received
A special delegation. headed by
state Vice Councillor Mrs. Mollie
Sokoliski, was received from Vir-
glnla. Past Councillor Mrs. Mary
Williams was indorsed as a candi-
cate for State guide for the annual
State convention. converting Nav /,
The next meeting will be Thursday
night at Northeast Masonic Temple,
councillor Mrs. Solomon will preside.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Daughters Of the Nile

Installation of officers will be held
tomorrow at 8 pm. at Almas Temple
for the following officers: Queen,
Mrs. Yeba Hall; princess royal, Mrs.
Clara Reid: princess Tirzah, Mrs.
Bessie Brengle; princess Badoura,
Miss Lily Dowrick; princess record
er. Mrs. Henrietta Vance; princess
marshal, Miss Edna James; princess
marshall, Miss Edna James; princess
chaplain, Mrs. Isabelle Titlow; ladies
in waiting to the queen, Mrs. Irma
Dinger, Mrs. Ella Logsdon, Mrs.
Mary Brooke, Miss Ware Brown
and Mrs. Helen Luckett; princess
musician, Mrs. Margaret Palmer: at
tendants to queen, Mrs. Mildred
Rohr and Mrs. Clara Lambert; lady
OF the keys, Mrs. Louise Kreglow,
and lady of the gates, Miss Marian
Lee.
Past Supreme Queen Mrs. Flor
ence K. Lee will be the installing
officer; Past Queen Mrs. Arlene
Hines, installing marshal; Past
Queen Mrs. Cora Mayberry, INSTALL
ing chaplain and Past Queen Mrs.
Roberta Fosse and Mrs. Edith Merz,
installing attendants.
Capt. Lila White and her patrol
team will give an exhibition drill.
Dancing will follow.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Engineering School
To Hold Open House

The annual "open house" Of the
Howard University school Of engi-
neering and architecture will be held
Friday from 3 to S pm. and from
to 10 pm.
In addition to special features,
moving pictures, etc., there will be
special exhibits Of the work Of the
students in architecture, civil, elec-
trical and mechanical engineering
All laboratories will be open and in
operation,
Among the new scientific equip
ment to be displayed will be a IA
tigue testing machine, a precise
transit, precise level and 300
horsepower Wright Whirlwind air
plane engine.
Students Of the civilian pilot
training program will give demon
strations Of the theory of fight Of
airplanes through the use of models
models.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Students Of 6. W. j.
Will Elect Council
Heads This Week
Senior Gloss Officers
Also to Be Named
Thursday and Friday

George Washington University
students will 60 to the polls Thurs
day and Friday to elect their Stu
dent Council officers and to name
the senior class officers for the June
graduating class.
Two campus political parties"
have nominated states for the seven
council offices, which are open and
for the three senior class positions.
The newly organized Reform
party," which includes members of
two old parties which have fought
unsuccessfully for three years to
dislodge the Service party" from
power, is expected to stage a strong
battle for control of the council.
The Reform" ticket is headed by
Frank Mann of 5534 Thirtieth street
NV, who will oppose John Sulli-
van Of IT'S Nineteenth street NV,
the Service party" candidate for
council president.
Others on Tickets.
Other members of the opposing
tickets are: For program director,
Bill Zeller. Reform" and Ruth
Drummer, Service: for forum di-
rector, Roye Lowry, Reform" and
Bob Geran, Service; for secre-
tary, Shirley Cox. Reform" and
Betty Wilkinson, Service: for con-
troller. Herb Lindsey, Reform" and
Robert Fleming. Service; for ad-
vocate, Haley Scurlock, Reform, A"
and Chick Collett, Service"
The Service" candidates for
senior class Offices are John Daugh-
erty, president; Alice Miller, vice
president, and Allen Sures, secre-
tary-treasurer. The Reform party"
has nominated Eugene Lerner, Ann
Joyce David and Bette Burch, re-
spectively.
Twenty fraternities and sorori-
ties will compete in the tenth an
nual intramural debate tournament
which opens Friday night in the hall
Of government. The subject to be
debated is, Resolved: That the
Federal Government Should Own
and Operate the Railroads.
First Round Contestants.
Fraternities competing in the first
round will be: Sigma Chi, affirma-
tive, VS.. Phi Sigma Kappa; Theta
Delta Chi, affirmative, VS.. Kappa
Sigma The other fraternities en-
tered drew byes.
The f1rst-round schedule for the
sororities follows: Sigma Kappa, af-
firmatitve, VS.. Delta Zeta; Colonial
Campus Club, affirmative, VS.. Phi
Sigma Sigma. The other sororities
entered drew f1rst-round byes.
Keith Adamson, Jayne Harrison
and Elaine Berry have been assigned
the leading roles in You Can't
Take 1t With You," the Pulitzer
Prize play, which Cue and Curtain,
student dramatic society, will pre-
sent on May 2, and 4. This is
the first three-act comedy attempted
by the organization in three years.
The University Oratorical
Contest, sponsored by the Student
Congress, is to be held Wednesday
night in Columbian House.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
A. U. Science Show
10 Have 1wo-Day Run
Thursday and Friday 4,
Cold Light, Liquid Air,
Artificial Geyser a Few
Of the Attractions

With cold light, liquid air, bo-
tanical calendar and an artificial
geyser the star attractions, the BIZ
ennial science show will be staged
at American University on Thurs
day and Friday.
The show is presented by the
science departments of the univer-
sity under the sponsorship of Beta
Beta Beta, national honorary bio
logical fraternity. Science teachers
and students from public and private
high schools in the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia will
be special guests, and the exhibit
will be open to the public.
This years presentation is ex-
pected to top that given in 1898,
when more than 1000 persons saw
the exhibits and demonstrations
presented by the faculty and stu
dents in the departments Of biology,
chemistry, physics, mathematics and
psychology.
The show will have its premiere"
Thursday at 7:30 pm. and the ex-
hibits will be open until 1890 pm.
Exhibitions on Friday will be from
2:30 pm. to $50 pm. and from
7:30 pm. to 1890 pm.
Since the show Is a cooperative
project, each of the science depart
ments presents exhibits and demon
strations In its own laboratory and
lecture rooms. In biology, DR.. Earl
A. Dennis. DR.. Alton Lindsey and
their students offer exhibits of bac-
terra, of the development of animal
and of human embryos This de-
partment will offer continuous
showing of scientific films, includ-
ing some Of the best subjects avail
able in this field. The visitors also
will be invited to take tests of heart
beat, blood pressure, hemoglobin and
reaction time.
In chemistry, DR.. William B. Hol-
ton and DR.. Edward w. Engel, with
their assistants, will offer demon
strations of cold light and liquid air,
garden that grows from chemicals
and water, the chemical clock, and
the water from nowhere.
DR.. Glenn F. Rouse, in the physics
department, will feature f1uorescent
bulbs, an artificial geyser. and ball
floating on air. Demonstrations in
electricity, light. heat and mechan-
les will be featured.
DR.. Walter F. Shenton will display
rare texts in mathematics owned bv
his department, as we'll as geomet-
rical anaglyphes and mathematic
models.
The psychology department, with
DR.. John E. Bentley and DR.. Jessie
Ferguson, will present a series of
demonstrations and tests, including
tests for musical ability, the sense
OF smell, touch. hearing and seeing.
as well as special psychological tests
and tricks.
| Adele White Of Cabin John, Md,
is president of the American Uni
versity chapter of Beta Beta Beta.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Georgetown G|ee Club
To Go 10 New York
For Two Concerts
Scores Of Students
Will Be Excused
To Make Trip

Scores of Georgetown students,
given excused absence" over the
week end by the Rev. John E. Grat-
tan, S. j., dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences, will accompany
the glee club on its trip to New York
City next Thursday afternoon.
The glee club will give a concert
for the girls of Manhattanville Col
lege that evening and on Friday
evening will appear in a joint re-
cital with the girls glee club of
Marymount College at the Biltmore
Hotel. DR.. Edward P. Donovan
professor of music, will head the 10
or more singers.
Concert Annual Affair.
The wn-Marymount con-
cert has become an annual affair
and is largely attended by George
town alumni in New York. There
will be dance for the students after
the program.
Fordham University is to conduct
its second Sodality convention Sun
day. April 81. and members of the
Georgetown Sodality Of Our Lady
Immaculate will attend. Some of
them will accompany the glee club
and make weekend trip.
DR.. Anton Lang, jr., Georgetown
professor of German, returned re-
Gently from tour during which he
lectured on the Oberammergau Pas
sion Play. His father, the late An
ton Lang of Oberammergau, was
the best known portrayer of the
Christus. DR.. Lang's wife. the for
mer Miss Klara Mayr. played the
role of Mary Magdalene in the last
Passion Play.
The Georgetown R. o. T. C. Band
reorganized since the football sea-
son into concert band, will give
an outdoor concert the evening OF
May IL.
r. o. T. C. Inspection April 22.
Maj. Charles E. Reyens, comman-
dant at Georgetown, will conduct
the spring inspection of, the R. O.
T. c. unit beginning April %. He is
preparing the battalion for the in
spection. which will determine the
units Official rating. -.-
Georgetown's Philodemic Society
closed its undefeated intercollegiate
debating season last week with q
victory over a University of Ver-
mont team. Paul Vermylen and
Dexter l.. Haniey represented the
Philodemic team.
The Campion Guild appeared re-
Gently in the University Workshop
Program, broadcast over Station
WJSV, answering telephone in.
quiries about their attitude on war
The general discussion was on the
topic. "A College Student Looks at
the Future Peace" Speakers were
Burke E. Schoensee, Jack Delaney
and Thomas F. Mullahey.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Trade Board Group
To Fete Pine

Justice David A. Pine, recently ap-
pointed to the District Court bench.
will be guest of honor at a dinner
to be given by the Public Order
Committee Of the Board of Trade
tomorrow at 6 pm. at the Raleigh
Hotel.
Officers and directors of the trade
organization also will attend the din
ner. Odel S. Smith is chairman of
the committee.
Only one other Board committee
meeting is slated for this week. The
Public Schols unit, headed by George
=. keneipp, will meet Wednesday at
12:l5 pm. at. Harvey's Restaurant
Tor Its last meeting of the season,
Fianl action will be taken on sew
eral reports.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

citation with a university is generally
considered as reward for service in
lieu Of adequate compensation for
those who lecture in its professional
schools, the system of part-time
teaching, now generally abandoned
in the universities of the United
States, still prevailing to a great
extent.
Women are admitted to all of the
Latin American universities, Chile
having blazed the trail as long ago
as 1877
With a few notable exceptions.
the universities of Latin America
have not been the recipients of pri-
vate benefactions upon any such
scale as has been the case In North
America. Nevertheless, in the labora-
tories and seminars of their instil
tutes, problems of scientific interest
and of social welfare are being
boldly attacked and splendidlv
49, oAAa oAAAOuSIA CllcIlI tllc IlceOS
and happiness of the common peo-
pie are being greatly advanced.
Last summer the writer and MANY
another tourist from the United
States in Caracas, Venezuela, re-
member with grateful appreciation
the system which the government
OF Venezuela has inaugurated in
connection with the University of
Venezuela at Caracas. Students
from this 18th century university
serve as guides to the citys numer-
GUS sightseeing wonders. Not only
do they give the historical back
ground in f1awless English but in
every instance they proudly refuse
compensation for their service with
some such remark as, "Our reward
comes in having been chosen for
this service by our country and our
university" Very often, too, there
would be the request, will you tel,
me, please, if have made any very
fragrant errors in English?"
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Two New Professors
Added 10 Faculty
Al Catholic u.
Two Others Promoted
And New Office Is
Created by Trustees

Bishop Joseph M. Corrigan, rector
of Catholic University, announced
yesterday the appointment of two
new professors, the promotion Of two
others and the establishment of q
new ONCE by the Board Of Trustees
at its recent meeting.
The Rev. DR.. Paul Hanly Furfey
was advanced to the rank Of full
professor in philosophy. The Rev
DR.. A. George Barrios, o. p, was
appointed visiting professor in the
department Of Semitic and Egyptian
languages and literatures and the
Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, s. j., wa;
named professor of sociology.
Has Studied In Near East.
Father Barrois has done exten.
sive archaeological work in the neal
East, in Syria and Arabia and al
Sinai. He made his theological
studies in Belgium, receiving his
S. T. D. in 1924, and made his
biblical and oriental studies ir
Jerusalem at the Ecole Biblique et
Acheologique Franchise. He served
as professor of Hebrew, Biblical
archaeology and ancient Orienta
history in the latter institution from
l927-34; professor ct the Collegic
Salicetano at Etiolles in Belgium
1G34-40, and professor of biblica
archaeology at the University o.
Liege, Belgium, in 1867. At tht
Catholic University he will GIVE
courses in Hebrew and cognate Ian.
guages, Semitic geography and arch.
eology.
DR.. Parsons will assume his duties
as professor of sociology with tn,
beginning of the 51st academic veal
IN September, 1910. He comes Il
Catholic University from a profes.
sorship in political science and a!
dean OF the graduate school O
Georgetown University.
Joined Faculty in 1921.
DR.. Rolbiecki became an instructo,
In philosophy at the Catholic Uni
versity in 1921 and has been a mem.
Der OF the staff since that time. DR.
F'urfey became an instructor at tn,
Catholic University in 1925.
Msgr. Lardone has been named t.
new Office established by the Boarc
OF Trustees, that of director O
studies for the schools of sacret
theology, canon law and philosophy
In this capacity he will act will
Bishop Corrigan and function as hi
representative in the determination
OF policies for the three schools. tn,
coordination of their work and tn,
Inauguration of plans for their fu
ture development.
The deans will retain their ad
ministrative functions, but certain
problems of external relations com
mon to the three schools, but no
particularly the province of any one
will be handled by DR.. Lardone
While Catholic colleges and univer
stiles assume a nature common t,
the country in which they are 10
Gated, the ecclesiastical studio
which are associated with theology
canon law and philosophy must b.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Service Orders

EAASASk
oothrle. Col: Robert E.. from Fort Rose.
ouahsn; col c6.rIe: E.. e. from from Fort H. q
CAVALRY.
McLsne. 1t. Col, John T.. from Chat.
Perry; Mai; MAJ; BEDDING r.. from Fort Kno,
r'l%sF FosI Rinssoa MAJ Gsli. H. from Savannah te
Hoy First Lt. Charles J.. from Fort RILEY
to Fort Brown.
7rsaey s;sy. First It. Edsar J. ir, from Fort
AIR CORPS.
Galloway. 1t, Col; Floyd E., from Wash.
"6'0n 10 MEpieAI Ne pTieei'lppless poleCsRps.
Green, 1t Col: Philip p. from Hot Springs
H]s%sn H1..1d l. It. c,cGIot.. Col Roger from Fort
Wayne to Berkiey. Calf W. 'f0" f'''
Hlsk 5 faofse Fert 4 Menlaris eaSm Ne" Bruins
Wood, First It. Paul p; from Fort oeorse
MecusoueaSe Msssae t. the cd1 R1hiligR11nss w1i.m from
volckmsnn, First It. % Russeli W.. from
r.1sst, roTt sam Houston TO ths PhiliDpins:.
son Barracks to the Philippines.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Hal. Second 1t. Gilbert B.. from the
Philippines to Ithaca. N. Y.
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
Gilbert. Mai. Fred l.. from San Francisco
to Sprinsfeld Armory.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
Elkins Mai Stephen B.. from Aberdeen
Nd, to Hawaii.
Oliver. Capt Millard F. W.. from Panama
to Washington.
stika. Capt, Robert W.. from Panama to
Fort Smelling.
Larkins;. Mai Ray H.. from Hawaii to
Fort Lewis
FIELD ARTILLERY.
fvsrt. Mai. Earl C.. from Washington to
Greco. First 1t. Emile j.. from Fort Sill
to Fort BraRe
DENTAL CORPS.
Asmmon. Capt Bernard c.. from BROOKLYN
to Panama.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S
DEPARTMENT.
04een. MAI. Thomas H., from washin9ton
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Evening star., 1940-04-14
Jobs Daughters

Bethel No. 4 will honor present
and past honored queens on April
10. There will be initiation, re-
freshments and entertainment. This
meeting has also been set aside to
honor the charter members.
The honored queen announced her
go-to-church Sunday will be April
21 at Grace Lutheran Church.
The bethel has been invited by
Chevy Chase Chapter, o. e. S., to
present the initiatory work on
May 5.
The Ways and Means Committee
Of Bethel No. l will have a circus
April q at Northeast Masonic
Temple.
The Hiking Club met at the home
of Julia Mary Frye on April 8 and
made plans for the Mothers Day
trip to Skyland drive.
The next meeting will be April
20 for initiation and also Eastern
Star night.
Bethel No. 6 had its "go-to-
church Sunday" on April 7 at the
Community Church. They met yes
terday, which was honored queens
and neighbor night. There was a
dance and refreshments.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Press BIunders in Book

Helen Snyder, a student in the
day sessions of Strayer College, has
recently published a book entitled
mo Malice in Blunderland." The
book is series of misprints from
the press.
Miss Snyder is a graduate Of
Southern Methodist University. and
won the spelling championship of
the Pan-American Exposition at
Dallas while attending college.