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Evening star., 1940-04-07
Band Of Catholic j.
Will Give Concert
This Evening
Performance Will Be
Stoged at 8 O'Clock
In Gymnasium ...

The annual spring concert of the
Catholic University Band will be
given at 8 o'clock this evening in the
university gymnasium, with Paul D.
H. Leman as the conductor.
Students In the public, parochial
and private schools of the District
and their families have been invited
to attend the concert, which is open
to the public.
The 58-piece band, attired in uni
forms Of scarlet jackets and black
trousers, appears at all home foot
ball games during the season. In
the spring concert the band plays
classical, popular and novelty num-
bers.
Mr.. Leman, conductor and found
ersof the band, formerly was a men,
Der Of the United States Marine
Band. His search for musical tai
ent has taken him beyond the uni
versity and into the secondary
schools Of the District. About half
the band is composed of college
students and the remainder of high
school boys whose ability Mr.. Leman
is developing and, at the same time,
bridging the gap between the COL
lege and high school fields.
The program this afternoon opens
with Alma Mater" followed by
The Call Of the Cardinals" on sill
yer trumpets. Francis Spitzig, Al,
will be the master of ceremonies.
The Rev. Edwin Ryan, secretary
OF the Institute Of Ibero-American
Studies, will deliver the second in a
series of four addresses under the
auspices Of the institute, this after
noon in Mcmahon Hall auditorium
at o'clock. DR. Ryan will speak on
William Brown, Founder of the
Argentine Navy"
The rector's annual oratorical
contest, in which members of the
Shahan Debating Society speak for
the annual plaque. will be held in
Mcmahon Hall auditorium at pm.
Monday, April IS, with Bishop Cor
rigan presiding.
DR.. Roy J. Deferrari, secretary
general Of the university, has been
named to the Executive Committee
Of the National Catholic Education
al Association.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

able curiosity and the fact that he
never expected an assistant to work
as hard as he did"
The far-flung course of his educa-
ton extended from a B. A. degree
at Yale in 1891, an M. A. and M. D.
from Harvard in 1895. an intern
ship at the Massachusetts General
Hospital, surgical residency at
Johns Hopkins for four years and
further study abroad in surgery and
physiology with Kocher, Kronecker
and Sherrington. Under these men
he became firmly grounded In path
ology and physiology.
Then followed his work and teach
ing at Johns Hopkins as an associate
professor of surgery; and his 20 con-
tinuous years at Harvard as profess
sor Of surgery and as the surgeon
in chief of the Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital in Boston, preceding his
World War service.
Following his retirement from his
Harvard professorship in 1882 be-
cause of the age limitation ruling
and his resignation from his profess
sor emeritus rank in 1887. he was
for the last two years of his life
director of studies in the history of
medicine at the Yale Medical School
Advocate of University Learning.
Internationally famed as a great
and inspiring teacher. DR.. Gushing
had passionate belief in univer-
sity as a place Of learning, believ-
ing with Bacon, "the true and law
full goal of the sciences is that
human life shall be endowed with
new discoveries and powers" To
this conviction he consecrated his
own rich endowments and skills.
What DR.. Cushing wrote of DR.
Osler, his colleagues in the medical
profession agree may be said of him,
"He advanced the science of medi-
cine, he enriched literature and the
humanities he achieved many
honors and dignities, but the proud
est Of them all was his unwritten
title, the young mans friend"
Among the great medical hu-
manitarians such as Vesalius, the
founder of anatomy, and Harvey
the founder of physiology, the name
of Harvey Gushing should be linked
for his work In brain surgery.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
DR.. Jackson to Speak
On LonqfeIIow Today

DR.. Arthur c. Jackson, president
of the International Longfellow
Society, will give a talk on the life
and works of Longfellow at the
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Weekly Radio Talks
By Father Parsons
To Start Today
Whats Wrong With the
World?' to Be Topic
Of First Broadcast

The Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, noted
Jesuit theologian and dean of the
graduate school of Georgetown Uni
versity, will be the speaker on the
Evening star., 1940-04-07
World of Medicine, Letters
Recalls Dr.. Cushing|s SkiVs
Birthday Anniversary
Tomorrow Finds
Biography Under Way
BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

Rarely has there been q man
whose many native skills and
scholarly attainments have been
more varied or produced more out
standing results in different fields
than those of the late DR.. Harvey
Gushing.
His birthday anniversary tomor-
row is arousing special interest
throughout the medical profession,
the field of humane letters and
those interested in the enrichment
OF our repositories for medical lit
erature, because attention is being
focused upon the accumulation of
material for his biography all over
the United States and abroad.
DR.. Cushing's widow, son, Henry
Kirke Cushion, and his daughters,
Mrs. Betsy Cushing Roosevelt and
the Misses Mary and Barbara Cush-
ing, have intrusted its preparation to
DR.. Cushing's distinguished one
time pupil, DR.. John F.. Fulton of the
Yale University Medical School.
DR. Fulton, who also is chairman of
the historical division of the Cen
eral Medical Library of Yale Uni
versity, is requesting the public's CO.
operation in regard to correspond
ence, photographs or other memora-
bilia
Widely Known Through journal"
While Dr. Cushing's name will
always have enduring fame for his
contributions to and development
of the art of brain surgery, he also
became known to thousands of lay
readers through excerpts from his
daily War Journal" which ap-
peared in the Atlantic Monthly and
subsequently in book form under the
title From a Surgeons Journal"
These were the result of his experi-
ence as volunteer with the allied
armies and later as the senior con-
sultant in neurosurgery of the
American Expeditionary Force dur
ing the World War.
For the signal contributions which
he made to the care of intracranial
wounds in this capacity, he set the
pattern for the proper procedure in
this field. In recognition of it.
Congress conferred upon him the
Distinguished Service Medal, Great
Britain expressed its appreciation
with the award of its order. Com
panion of the Bath, and France
made him an officer of the Legion
of Honor.
The recipient of % honorary de-
grees, including that of doctor of
science. "Hororis Causa" from OK
ford, he has been spoken of that
"he walked with humility when the
heady plaudits of the earth rang
in his ears"
Pulitzer Prize Winner.
Already famed for the clarity of
his numerous contributions to the
field of medical research, he was the
recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in
1926 for his labor of love as the
blographer of Sir William Osler.
under whom he had served at Johns
Hopkins.
Over period of years, DR. Cush-
Ing collected one of the largest
private Libraries of medical incana-
Evening star., 1940-04-07
American u. Debafers
Will Compete in
Tournament
Will Take Port in
Event Starting Thursday
At Rock Hill, , S. c.

Rounding out season In which II
has been undefeated. the debate
team Of American University is
travelling South today to join 10O
other colleges and universities in
the Grand Eastern Forensic Tour
nament at Winthrop College, Rock
Hill, S. c.. next Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
Three Washington boys and one
from Alexandria are included in the
A. U. squad. They are Edgar Keller
4007 Garrison street NV; Walter
Barkdull, BOIL Foxhall road, NV:
Addison Clay, 1908 Monroe street
NV, and Hector Sherertz, 427 King
street Alexandria. They are ac-
companied by John c. Slower, in
structor in speech.
Tomorrow the men will debate
at Wake Forest, N. c., and on
Wednesday they will speak against
the team of North Carolina Uni
versity at Chapel Hill.
Debaters from colleges in the
southern. Eastern and MidWestern
areas will take part in the tourna-
ment. Winners will be determined
on the basis of 10 rounds of debat-
ing on the topic, Resolved, that
the United States should follow a
policy of strict economic and mill
tary isolation toward all nations
outside the Western Hemisphere en-
gagged in armed international or
civil conflict" This has been the
topic argued all during the current
season.
The American University team
has taken part in "a debates this
year. Seven Of these have been
decision debates. Colleges with
which the team debated include
Catholic University. PENNSYLVANIA
State College, Boston University
West Virginia University, Swarth-
more, Washington College, New
York University and Cornell College
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Plantations
Continued From Page CO

rose. then known as Yucca Planta-
ton, came into being.
The keynote of Melrose is sim
plicity along definitely rural lines.
The first floor. originally a base
ment. is constructed Of brick. The
wide front porch. with square
wooden colonettes extending to the
slate roof, is supported by a series
OF plain brick piers, square in shape.
Old Plantations Numerous.
AS one travels over the fiat Louisi-
ana country of the South through
oak-studded fields. at times skirting
pine forests. and along the leisurely
flowing bavous and rivers lined with
sweet-smelling magnolia and ma
jestic live oak. one comes across old
plantation houses quite often. MANY
types OF architecture are found
among them. SCOTS plantation. for
example, built of the red earth of
the hilly country near Baton Rouge
could just as well have been found
In Pennsylvania or on some New
England hillside. OF this home w.
S. Spratling says that There is a
decorousness about 1t. a preciseness
OF its angles. reserve in its color
Ing. principally a sober red. and
without the gaiety of sharp contrast
which is typical of Louisiana" One
characteristic that sets it apart
from the usual run of Louisiana
plantation homes is the separate roof
covering the porch The columns.
Of the Doric order, are more or less
SQUAT with merely the suggestion
of capitals.
Likewise Burnside plantation, on
the river road near Darrow, huge
house frankly meant to be impress
sive. and while a notable example
of Louisiana plantation structures
Is not typical Of them. Built by
Charlestonian, it is reminiscent of
the architecture of that section par
ticularly in the two lines of balus-
trades crowding the top. So is the
glassed-in watch tower on the top
permost part of the roof, a New
England characteristic, not typical
OF Louisiana. Yet, If one could
omit the tower and the balustrades
1t would be seen there is some
what OF resemblance with nearby
Uncle Sam plantation. as typical
Louisiana as one could find.
French and Spanish Influence.
So it goes throughout the State.
Although the Greek revival homes
are the ones most publicized. there
is hardly any limit to the variation
of design. Oakley, with panelled
shuttering enclosing the porches
on the top two and q half stories:
Oak Grove, with an extension of
the porch roof supported by grace
full little columns resting on the
ground itself. and Asphodel with
wings possessing small porticoes and
classic pediments suggestive of Vir-
ginia, are not the only examples
of diversification of design resulting
from French and Spanish influence,
and from the settlement in the rich
Evening star., 1940-04-07

bula In existence, a collection which
is paralleled only by that of the
Army Medical Library here in WASH
ington. A gift to Yale University
1t is being housed in a specially
constructed wing of the new Medical
Library at Yale and will be des-
ignated as the Gushing Library.
DR.. Cushing's attainments as the
creator OF a special field of brain
surgery, which attracted surgeons
from the ends of the world and
set high traditions, would in them
selves have been sufficient to have
written his name indelibly in the
annals of medicine. But, his medi-
cal colleagues say, This foremost
physician Of the United States did
much more than establish a special
field Of neurosurgery which by his
invention of the electro-surpica
knife, made it possible for him to
enter the human brain with as much
confidence as the abdominal surgeon
who enters the abdomen to remove
an appendix. His painstaking dis
sections, gentle handling of tissues
ana universal use of silk for closing
all wounds, are procedures which he
introduced, have been adopted
wherever neurosurgery is used :"
physician Of Written Word"
Because OF his insistence upon the
completeness Of case records for all
patients, he also became known as
the physician of the written word +"
One OF the members of the early
group in the medical profession to
appreciate the Importance of the
x-ray, his first scientific paper to
the Johns Hopkins Medical Society
was written on this subject May 3.
1897.
In 1901 he was likewise the first
physician to introduce the use Of
the blood pressure determination in
diagnosis and was an early advo-
cate Of studying the basal metab-
olism rate, practices now general
in medicine.
The first tradition of his profess
sion, Let nothing be neglected that
can benefit a patient" was always
his paramount concern, and his care
OF and interest in his patients
brought to him their faith and love
beyond that accorded most ply
sicians.
Responsible for the greater COM
fort and longevity of thousands of
human beings who might have met
death from brain tumors except
for his transcendent skill, DR.. Cush-
ing continued to regard surgery
merely as form of therapy.
THE primary responsibility of
every one who enters the surgical
field" he declared, 'is to make him.
self at the outset thoroughly COM
petent in the science as well as the
art of general medicine"
His was rich medical inheri-
tance. for he was the descendant of
long line of physicians dating back
to his great-grandfather, David
Gushing, who practiced medicine in
Cheshire. Mass, from 1876 to 1914.
His grandfather, Erastus Gushing,
served as a professor of medicine in
the Berkshire Medical College, which
is no longer in existence. DR.. Henry
Gushing, his father. was Cleveland's S
leading physician at the time of
his sons birth in this city on April
8, 1869.
Great Capacity for Work.
The eagerness and seriousness of
his student days evidently gave
promise of the rich intellectual
harvest and the world wide achieve
ments Of his later years. His &C
complishments." it is said, seemed
to flow from his extraordinary capac-
ity for sustained work, his insati-
Evening star., 1940-04-07

network Of the National Broadcast
ing Co.. which includes many of the
cities In which Georgetown alumni
clubs are functioning. They also
VIII be broadcast over short-wave
to the entire Western world.
Before coming to Georgetown as
professor of political science, in 1896,
Father Parsons had served II years
as editor in chief of America. He
was made dean of the graduate
school in 1888 after the retirement
OF the Rev. Aloysius j. Hogan, S. j.,
who previously had been president
OF Fordham University.
Father Parsons made his early
studies at Woodstock College in
Maryland and at Louvain, Belgium
and his graduate studies in theology
at Gregorian University, Rome.
where he was awarded the degree
OF doctor of sacred theology.
His first series in the Catholic
Hour, given in October, 1887, was
on the subject God and Govern
ments.' In his first broadcast today
Father Parsons will talk on Whats
Wrong With the World?" The
schedule for the remainder of the
month is April IA, The Evil of
Racism";; April 2l, THE Evil of
Statism," and April %, The Catho-
lie Answer"
The broadcasts are heard locally
over Station WRC at pm.
Georgetown annual varsity &c"
dinner has been moved up to June
8 at the request of many alumni
who wish to take advantage of a
double bill that will include the uni
versity's commencement exercises.
Originally it had been scheduled for
April %.
Interest points to the biggest din
ner IN many years, due to the Sec
ond undefeated season for the foot
ball team and pronounced come
back" for Georgetown's field and
track teams. Hoya letter men will
be honored at the affair and many
OF the country's leading coaches
win be among the 1900 expected to
attend.
DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., re-
gent OF the school of foreign service,
will deliver hts weekly lecture on
diplomacy Tuesday evening instead
OF Friday evening. The hour is
$3.50 o'clock at Memorial Continental
Hall. .ae
Local alumni are interested in the
card party and dance at the Willard
Hotel the evening of April 10 for
the benefit Of the university hos
pital. Mrs. Henry I. Quinn, presi-
dent Of the Ladies Board, is in
charge Of the affair. The board is
raising funds for the purchase of
an additional incubator for the
maternity section of the hospital.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Fort Davis Party
Set for Today

The Fort Davis Citizens Associa-
ton will hold a social party today
from 4 to 6 pm. at the home of Mrs,
G. R. Spring, 1920 Texas avenue
Sc.
Mrs. F. L. Wise, chairman of the
Social Committee, has announced
that Mrs. w. A. Duvall and Mrs. E.
j. Munkheimer will assist Mrs,
Spring as hostesses.
AS an entertainment feature of the
next meeting late this month, the
American Airlines film, "Flagships
OF the Air" will be shown to the
group.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

weekly CaCnNuC
Hour programs
t his m on t h
under the aus
pices of the Ma
tional Council Of
Catholic Men.
Father Parsons
has selected for
the gen eral
theme of his
S u n ay dis
courses What
Kind of q World
Do You Want?"
His talks will be
broadcast over a
N a tion uide
Evening star., 1940-04-07

open house OF
the Longfellow
School for Boys,
c ollie g e Park,
Md, at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon.
The program
will include an
exhibit of the
students work,
q drill by the
drum and bugle
corps; and the
FIRST showing of
the 1889 camp
movies.
Two hundred
Evening star., 1940-04-07

Dr. JAckson' patr ons and
friends of the school and camp
are expected to attend. Members
of the board of advisors expected
to be present include: Col. George
H. Calvert, Dean Henry Grafton
Doyle, DR.. H. c. Byrd, DR.. Harold
F. Cotterman, Mrs. Hontas M. Stur-
gis and L. c. Longfellow.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
China 10 Ask Abolition
OF Treaties Givinq
u. 5. Certain Rights
Postwar Action Only
Through Legal Means
Is Contemplated
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, China, Dec. IT.
Foreign Minister Wang Chung Hui
announced yesterday China would
seek abolition of the treaties grant,
ing Britain and the United States
extraterritorial rights in China.
The Foreign Minister said his gov
ernment would take such action
after the Chinese Japanese War only
through legal means and declared it
would refrain from anti-foreign
agitations.
Speaking at meeting of govern
ment leaders. he cited numerous
Anglo references of will
lngness to negotiate for elimination
OF what he called the unequal"
treaties.
He described the treaty elimina-
ton as one of Chinas war aims.
Others, he said, were maintenance
of her racial existence and national
independence" and preservation of
international justice.
He termed the Japanese foreign
policy after the meaningless recogni-
ton Of the Wang Ching-Wei gov
ernment an Ostrich" policy with the
Japanese government deliberately
avoiding the facts.
The minister said the "facts are
that Russia, America and Britain,
three powers vitality interested in the
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Windsors 10 Leave
For Nassau Today;
Duchess Receivers
Duke Plays Golf With
Soruzen and Sneod;
Letter in Rure Form
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 1.-THE Duke
ard Duchess of Windsor terminate
today their first visit to the United
States since Edward abdicated the
English throne to marry 'the woman
! love"
Happy over the cordial reception
they received here, the Windsors
planned to sail at pm. aboard the
yacht Southern Cross on the return
trip to Nassau, where the Duke will
resume his duties as Governor of
the Bahamas.
The Duchess appeared virtually
recovered from the effects of major
dental operation that brought the
Windsors to Miami just week ago.
DIR. Horace L. Cartee said a Slight
complication" that occurred after
the Windsors moved from a Miami
Beach hospital to the Miami Bilt-
more Hotel had entirely cleared up.
Duchess Buys Dresses.
DR.. Cartee removed an infected
rnolar in an operation that neces-
Stated scraping the jawbone.
In the Duchess wardrobe on the
return trip will be three or four
dresses, ranging in price from $3.50
to- $25, that she purchased here. She
bought the dresses yesterday after
selecting several for approval during
q shopping trip last Saturday.
The Duke played golf yesterday
with Gene SaraZen, former British
and United States Open champion,
and Sam Snead of Hot Springs. Va,
who treated Edward to a par-crack-
Ing exhibition.
Snead Six Under Par.
Snead, having one of his good days,
scored 6-under par IS that had
the Duke exclaiming his amazement.
Sarazen. who had met Edward in
England, gave the Duke a playing
lesson" working especially on the
short game The Duke, after chang
ing to a shorter grip for pitch shots,
scored an 88 that included two pars.
His l0-foot putt on the final green
squared the match, in which he was
paired with Sarazen against Snead,
who played alternately with the
Dukes aide, Capt Vyvyan Drury,
and friend Capt. Alastair Mackin-
tosh.
Evening star., 1940-12-17

watch over supplies, rationing and
prices.
The announcement followed by
"a hours conference between Pre-
mier Mussolini and Fascist Secre-
tary Adelchi Serena, who said his
party followers were ready for a
winter battle on the internal
'front.'"
Evening star., 1940-12-17

WILL YOU JOIN THE SENATOR? Guey of Pennsyl-
vana presenting doll to The Stars Christmas campaign
for the needy You help oo by sending cash Christmas
House. beside The Star Building Eleventh street Penns
vana NV. The Senator made his donation
Christmas tree in the Senate post office 1t accepted for
the campaign by Danne Caraway grandnece Of
Hattie Caaway Mary OLeay daughter of postal clerk
apd William r. Kavanaugh assistant Senate postmaster and
chairman of The Stars drive In the Senate ONCE Building
Star STAFF Photo
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Cardinals Will Extend
Yule Greetings to Pope

By the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 17.-Vatican
City officials announced today the
College of Cardinals would extend
personal Christmas greetings to Pope
Plus XII at a special audience at 10
am. December "a.
1t was believed the Vatican radio
would broadcast a speech by the
pontiff in Italian at that time.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Food Hourders in Italy
To Face Possible Death
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Dec. 17.-Food hoarders
will be punished by death in more
serious cases." the government an
nounced today as Fascist party
leaders undertook to keep a strict
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Woman Engineers Help

Many Of the 200 members Of the
Women's Engineering Society of
London are engaged in research
while others are managing machine
shops or designing machinery.
Evening star., 1940-12-17

Finland has tightened its ration
Ing Of essential food supplies.
Evening star., 1940-12-17

future Of the Pacific, have CO.
operated with China in checking
Japanese aggression"
Evening star., 1940-12-17
YuIe Donors
Contributions Provide
Cheer for Needy

Just how many needy families can
be taken care of on Christmas Day
depends on the number Of names to
appear in this column.
Eere are the dollars that will
enable the mothers of needy children
to buy the things that make a
Christmas. And here are the people
who today put those mothers and
children on their own Christmas
lists by contributing to The Star
Christmas funds.