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Evening star., 1944-06-04
Chinese Watercolors at Smithsonian:
.USO lnaugurates Art Receptions

to approximate from descriptions
Perhaps the most arresting of the
Chinese watercolors is that of a
Whale and a Boat" which CAP
lures by the simplest means, the
terror one would feel if at sea in
a tiny vessel, confronted by the
giant fish. The white caps sur
rounding the whale are shaped like
clutching fingers reaching for the
boat.
These artists seem to have seized
not only the appearance of their
subjects (excepting the big CATS
but also their essential character
"Herder and Goats" suggests a
strong bond of placidity between
the man and his flock. A lordly
white rooster is contrasted with his
hen, browsing in the foreground.
Mountainous Landscape" is so pre-
cipitous one fears the little houses
will topple from their lodges. 1.-TWO
Dogs" although of a breed un-
familiar to most of us, are neverthe-
less dog-like in their expressions
and attitudes Zone of them scratch
ing vigorously. Paintings of many
kinds of birds, too. impress one as
deeply truthful to their species.
USO Art Reception.
The YMCA USO at 1886 G street
NV. is inaugurating a new pro-
gram next Thursday evening, June
8, when C. Powell Minnigerode, di-
rector of the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, and Richard Lahey, director of
the Corcoran School, are to meet
informally with service people in
terested in art from to 10 pm.
This USO has a lounge where
those who wish to do SO can paint
and draw. The program director
Mrs. Sarah @. Winsborough, and
the art chairman, Mrs. Katherine
McCook Knox, have made plans to
arrange one evening each month
when distinguished people in art
circles will be invited as special
guests for each occasion.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers
FICTION.

The Secret of the Clio, ed Gate, by
Margaret Leighton (Winston)-An-
other adventure of the Hill children,
whom You should recall from 1.-The
Secret of the Old House" This one
is every bit as good. Illustrated by
Sandra James.
Augustus Drives a Jeep, by LIE
Grand (Bobbs MerrilD - Augustus
fans should enjoy this latest adven-
ture, illustrated by the author. 1t
proves, among other things, that
Augustus is still Augustus.
Night-Night, by Marion v. Ridg-
way, with pictures by Marjorie
Thompson CHowell, Soskin)-Nov-
city picture book for the very young.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Petworth Boy Plans
Victorious War on
Garden Enemies
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By David Lilly, II,
Petworth School.


Do you have a Victory Garden?
Yes, most of us do have either a
vegetable garden or a flower garden.
But did you know that all our gar
den: are in great peril?
We can't just plant gardens and
then let them shift for themselves.
There are insect spies lurking in
every garden! They have secret
hideouts on. the under side of leaves,
where they can easily carry on their
sinister work. These enemies appear
In many different forms. Some ap-
pear as insects of the cutting or
sucking type; some are small ami
mails such as rabbits and moles. The
destructive weeds work in a differ
ent way. They tend to cut off the
plants supply route. Therefore we
must declare an-out war against
these enemies.
But we are not alone in our fight:
we have many allies. We have a
large home-front battalion of worms
a splendid infantry force of lady
bugs, wonderful tank force of
turtles and toads. which represent
the marines, and last but not least,
a gigantic air force of cardinals, blue
birds and woodpeckers. In short,
we have the power to wage victo-
rious war against the garden pests
this summer,
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Prizes for Best
Contributions

The Junior Star awards as many
as five prizes Of 81 each for the best
contribution published each week.
Boys and girls Of high school age
and under are invited to compete.
Here are the rules:
All contributions must be ORIGI-
NAL. Write on one side of paper
and give your name, age, address,
phone number and school. Type
written contributions must be double
spaced. The editors choice of win
ners is final, and he reserves the
right to use any contribution in
whatever form he deems advisable
regardless of whether it is awarded
a prize. Checks are mailed to the
winners the week following publica-
ton OF their work. Reporters cards
will be issued to writers who, in the
opinion Of the editor, deserve them.
No contributions viii be returned.
Address The Junior Star, 727 Star
Building, Washington 4. D. C..
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Uncle Rays Corner

/, as a squire. His chief duties were
to look after his lords horses and
armor.
Sometimes the squire went with
his master in search Of adventure.
He was not allowed to wear armor.
His work was to carry the lances,
shield and helmet of the lord. The
lord did not want to be weighted
down by those things. His armor
was enough for him to carry until
1t came time for a fight.
After serving in this manner until
he was 20 or 81, the squire was ready
to become knight.
When a squire was made knight,
it was one of the great days of his
life. In early times in England, 1t
was the custom for priests to dub"
a man knight. After the Normans
came that custom ceased. The
young man was dubbed" by a noble
or knight. Before he was given the
badge of knighthood, he was sup
posed to spend several days praying.
Then he took a bath.
The final act in the ceremony
came when the young man received
blow on the neck from a bare fist
or tap on the shoulder from a
sword. The man who did the
knighting spoke words such as these:
In the name of God, st. Michael
and st. George, dub thee knight"
Evening star., 1944-06-04

A thousand years ago many a
noble in Europe had to face a hard
problem. With more than one son
to provide for, he was forced to de-
eide what to do with his land after
his death.
Often the question was answered
by giving all the land to the eldest
son, leaving the others to seek their
own fortune. So it happened that
many sons of mobiles were left with
little or no land. The fathers tried
to keep their sons from sinking
into the ranks of the common peo-
pie" by having them learn to be
knights.
Until the age of 7 the son of a
noble was under the care of his
mother Then began his training
for knighthood. If he was the son
of rich noble he might be kept in
his fathers castle. Otherwise he
was likely to be sent to some larger
castle.
Until he was IA, the lad served as
page for the lord and lady" 1t was
common for him to wait on table, or
to 60 hunting with the lord and
hold extra spears or arrows in readi-
ness for his master.
The page was taught little about
reading and sometimes learned to
play the harp. After II he served
Evening star., 1944-06-04

clever little landscape in the same
medium - etching - by Stephen
Csoka, entitled Long Island Farm"
In this honor group are also prints
by Armin Landeck, Martin Peterson
and Carl Schultheiss. Reynold H.
Weidenaar, who was lately awarded
a Guggenheim fellowship, is repre-
sented at his best by an etching of a
wagon ascending very rough road
under conditions of storm and dark
ness. dramatic but at the same time
restrained. 1t is impossible to men,
ton more than few of the many,
but this Is after all an exhibition to
be visited not once but many times
for full enjoyment.
Beauty in Line
There is close analogy between
all art and music, but especially
prints, the etcher's line, sensitive
and significant, delighting the eye
as the notes on a violin, brought
forth sympathetically, ecstatically,
by skilled player, rejoice the ear,
the spirit of both seer and listener
alike being lifted above mundane
things. To those to whom beauty
in line and in sound make no appeal
this is incomprehensible, but the
more one looks and listens the more
tangible the attraction becomes
Only through acquaintance does APP
probation grow. In affording OPP
portunity for such growth lies the
value of such exhibitions as this at
the Library of Congress and those
set forth along similar lines in the
National Gallery of Art and the
Smithsonian Institution.
Joseph Pennell and his wife knew
this full well, for which reason they
gave all they had, all that they had
earned, Mr.. Pennell by his illustra-
tions, etchings and Autographs;
Mrs. Pennell through her writings,
to the Pennel fund, administered
by the Library of Congress as a
trust, to encourage production fine
in quality and increase apprecia-
ton. 1t is earnestly to be hoped
that this splendid work, so we'll be-
gun, will be continued and ex-
Observation-Disclosures such as that
now notwithstanding annual af-
fairs, not only shown here, but in
other cities under the Library's
auspices.
In conclusion, mention should be
made of the excellent arrangement
of the prints constituting this ex-
hibition, each and all being shown
to best advantage. For this credit
is due to Miss Parker, at present
acting chief of the division of prints,
section Of fine arts. The exhibition
will continue through June.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Safety Chalk Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
of The Stars school safety program
and former chief of detectives, is
giving a series of chalk talks on
safety to pupils of elementary and
junior-senior high schools The talks
are presented under sponsorship of
The Junior Star in cooperation
with school authorities of the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia. This weeks schedule:
Monday, IL am, Henry Clay;
Tuesday, II am. Woodrow Wilson;
pm, James Monroe; Wednesday,
II am, Thomas Nelson Page; pm,
Matthew P. Maury; Thursday, II
am. Stonewall jackson; Friday,
$50 am, Anacostia.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Art Events
Of Local Interest

Eugen Weisz. vice principal of
the Corcoran School of Art, is
conducting all this month and
through the first week in July
classes in landscape painting
and drawing, three daily, one
in the morning from 9 to IL
o'clock; a second in the after
noon from / to 4, and a third in
the early evening from $50 to
$50. Two criticisms will be
given weekly. For further in
formation telephone the Cor
coran Gallery, Metropolitan
3211.
Eliot OHara, who has been
working with the Navy Cam
outage Corps during the winter
and spring, has been granted a
special leave of absence that he
may reopen and carry on for
the present season his school of
landscape painting in water
color at Goose Rocks Beach, in
Maine. There will as heretofore
be two terms, one in July, the
other in August.
Evening star., 1944-06-04

ture used to illustrate it. He writes:
II want to thank you for the
plug you save my paper In your
column, but please throw away
that picture. You frightened three
of my friends with it. Here Is a
picture I had taken recently. If
you want to print my picture again
please use this because I'll run out
Of friends if you use that other
one"
Well, wouldn't want Jim to
run out of friends" so I'm repro
ducing the new picture herewith.
And here's hoping it wins back the
three friends who were frightened.
+ y 4 y
The prize winning story by David
Lilly was sent in by B. K. Lacy,
principal of Petworth School, with
this explanation:
This article was written In Miss
Clokey's 6B class after a discussion
of the gardens of Petworth School.
David wrote it in about 10 minutes,
along with IS other children. He
had no help at all in writing It,
Miss Clekey and I felt that 1t
was very original Many chill
dren suggested that David
send this article to The Junior Star
because they all read it every Sum
day."
y * \ X
Hyattsville High School recently
held its "best concert of the year."
says Janet Hilferty, whose story
appears below. The concert was
presented by the glee club, under
the direction of Mrs. Anita B.
Hargrave, music teacher, and the
outstanding performers" In Janet's
judgment, were: James Cerdo,
pianist, who played Dizzy Fingers"
and "Tea for Two; Virginia Shriver,
who sang Loves Old Sweet Song"
and Charles La Don and Marjorie
Witherite, who presented "Tell Me,
Daisy"
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Nine Civic Meetings Scheduled

Nine citizens groups, including
the Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants, will meet this week.
Membmers of the Metropolis View
group will elect officers and the
Fairfax Village Association will
nominate officers. A play by the
Village Players also will be pre-
sented at the latter's meeting.
A film, Flying Fisherman will
be shown at the Crestwood meeting
The complete list of scheduled
meetings follows:
MONDAY.
Citizens Association of Takoma,
D. C.-Takoma Branch of Public Lii
brary, Fifth and Cedar streets NV,
8 pm.
KenilWorth-Ken Commu-
nifty House, KenilWorth avenue and
Ord street NE, 8 pm.
Metropolis View-Civilian defense
headquarters, 200 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, 8 pm.
Mount Pleasant-Air raid warden
post, Seventeenth and Mount
Pleasant streets NV, 8 pm.
TUESDAY.
Forest Hills-2600 Upton street
NV, 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
|. Just Between
Ourselves
By PhHiD II. Love

Members Of the editorial staff OF
the Montgomery Blair High School
newspaper Silver Chips have been
doing double duty since last Decem-
Der. In their spare time they've
been getting out another paper,
Silver Salute, for alumni In the
services.
Soldiers, sailors and marines from
the Silver Spring school, wherever
they may be, receive the publication
every month. And that they like 1t
Is proved by the ever-increasing
number Of letters they're writing to
the editors.
A Blairite in the Navy, for in
stance, writes from distant island:
II was greatly pleased, as well as
surprised. to receive Silver Salute.
1t Is an excellent idea and Is espe-
cially appreciated by men overseas,
with just memories and mail to keep
their spirits up" To which an Army
corporal from Blair adds: ''It brings
back fond memories of the happy
days I spent there"
Silver Salute contains many in
teresting features" reports Kathleen
Faulconer, Is, Junior Star corre-
spondent at Blair. "In each issue
TOO to 800 words are devoted to a
summary Of everything that's been
going on at the school for the last
month. One page is usually used
for an interview with teacher who
has been here for good many years.
recalling things that boys like to
hear about over and over again.
There's also news of sports, the
whereabouts of schoolmates in the
service, quotations from the many
letters we receive, and, of course, as
much humor as can be squeezed in,
especially in the form of cartoons"
\ n X y
Speaking of newspapers, Junior
Star Correspondent Jim Lemon, IA,
|of Kramer Junior High School has
made some changes in his neigh
Evening star., 1944-06-04
By Florence S. Beryyman.

Dy FlOfence y. bergman.
Chinese watercolors, painted
about 1765, given by G. Coward to
the Division of Graphic Arts,
Smithsonian Institution, constitute
its current exhibition, to remain
until July /. The subjects of these
little paintings are chiefly animals
and birds against simple back
grounds, with few landscapes and
figures. All are executed with the
exquisite delicacy and precision we
have come to associate with Chinese
paintings. Their basis is the ink
drawing, which gives them a pre-
dominantly graphic character.
The Chinese, it will be recalled,
have always regarded painting as
branch of handwriting. Chinese
characters are done with a brush,
such as is used in painting, and ink
is the favored medium. One who
masters in China, what we call
"penmanship," has become an
artist, capable of executing brush
strokes of amazing variety.
Visitors to the present exhibition
should note the delineation of fur,
feathers, hair, tree foliage and other
details. Chinese paintings have an
effect of simplicity, yet it is diff
ferent in kind from the simplifica-
ton practiced by many European
and American modernists. for in
stance. The latter reduce their SUBJ
jects often to a point beyond recog
milton. Chinese painters, including
those working today, simplify by
leaving out unnecessary details, but
what they include seems complete
to a hairline
Chinese artists observe carefully
then paint from memory. Hence
one perceives that the 18th century
artists represented in this show,
were thoroughly familiar with
chickens, ducks, hawks, deer and
goats, but knew little about lions
and tigers. Their paintings of these
remind one of Durer's famous draw
ing of a rhinoceros, which animal
he had never seen, but managed
Evening star., 1944-06-04
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Shirley Turner, IS

HoOSeVeit High Scn00l.
Murray H. Sherman, 17-year-old
senior at Roosevelt High, is the
"shutterhug" Of the school. He has
photographed nearly every school
event since he has been in Roose-
welt.
His experiences are many and
varied. Having become interested in
photography six years ago, he has
built his hobby into a profitable
little business. When he first start
ed taking pictures he had a camera
worth about $2," he says. Since
then he has accumulated several
cameras, including some high-priced
ones.
When he was Is he arranged
small darkroom" in the corner of
his bedroom. There he had an en-
larger and the usual chemicals.
Three years ago his family moved
and the first part Of the house ar
ranged was the darkroom. Then he
really became interested in photog-
raphy and put all Of his spare money
into buying equipment Now he has
a large darkroom, equipped with a
special solar enlarging machine and
two timing clocks.
He enjoys taking pictures of good
landscapes and still-life subjects and
experimenting in tabletop photog-
raphy. He entered one of his still
life pictures in Star snapshot con-
test and won a prize. -
Recently he has been taking snap-
shots of students and their school
activities for the yearbook, the
Rough Rider. Often he takes group
pictures for clubs, banquets and
home parties. Taking portraits of
friends is his latest pastime.
At Roosevelt he Is member of
the Riding and Chemistry Clubs and
a sergeant in the Cadet Corps. He
lives at 7706 Thirteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1944-06-04

Dornood publica-
ton, the New
Moon. It is, as
he points out in
sending me a
copy Of the latest
issue, "a new
New Moon--new
size, new type
and new fea-
lures"
The Congress
Heights editor
liked the story 7
wrote about his
paper, but he
wasn't so keen
at,o,ff the mir.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Dreams
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
Bv Mildred Pavne, Is,

DJ 4A AbUSCo O,ybt, 1Us
Coolidge High School
The dreamer wastes his time, the
cynic says.
BY building splendid castles in the
air,
And wishing. planning things that
never come,
For life is real and dreams have
no place there
Yet what is any man without a
dream,
Without an inspiration, desire,
Without an ideal burning in his
heart
Like flaming and unconquerable
And what great joy and happiness
are felt
When after working, striving,
hoping, too,
We have the opportunity to see
Some of our most precious dreams
come true!
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Hyattsville Freshman
Is Radio Veteran
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Janet HiIferty, Is,
Hyattsv; lie High School.

Janet Torpey, freshman at Hyatts-
vile High School. at 13 has already
sung before celebrities and over the
radio. -...
Her first radio appearance, was at
the age of with Roy Rogerson's
Singing Troupe" Since then she
has sung on Eddie Cantor's program
and also with Gene Autry and Betty
King.
Joan's mother started her on her
singing career. She has been TAX
ing lessons for five or six years. In
that time she has taken part in
school assemblies and evening con-
ce-ts. For selections she likes the
time tunes-"Who," Under the
Silvery Moon," East Side, West
Side"
Among the famous people Joan
has met are President Roosevelt,
Gene Autry and Gloria Jean.
Her spare time is spent in cooking
and playing with her school basket
ball team in intramural games.
The smallest known Towering
plant in the world is watermeal,
measuring about one-thirty-second
of an inch in diameter.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Ladies' Oriental Shrine

High Priestess Bell Thomson an
nounces Zu-Zu Court will hold it's
last meeting before the summer re-
cess at 8 pm. Tuesday at Stansbury
Hall. There will be a patrol dinner
at the hall on Thursday and a pa
troll meeting June at home of Mrs.
Genieve Dolan. Election of officers
for the board will be June IL at the
home of Mrs. Mildred Rohr.
Evening star., 1944-06-04

Southeast Council - Anacostia
High School, Sixteenth and r streets
Sc, 8 pm
WEDNESDAY,
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
Old Union Engine House, Nine
teenth and H streets NV, 7:30
pm.
CrestWood Roosevelt High
School, music room, Thirteenth and
Upshur streets NV, 8 pm.
Fairfax Village - 1902 Thirty
eighth street Sc, 8:15 pm.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
7 he Art World
Prints by American Printmakers
On View at Library of Congress

1AActeti1SSo SS14oCI 10 llOldblC, d.
well as gratifying.
Another interesting fact in con-
nection with this exhibition as a
whole is the variety of media en-
ployed by the contributors and with
exceptional skill Not only are
there etchings, dry points and aqua
tints, but Autographs, wood engrav-
ings and cuts as well as prints made
by the silk screen process and others
in which several media have been
combined. Printmaking is not as
slmlpe as it would seem in any me-
dium but to the contrary attended
almost always by super difficulties
of technical character the mastery
of which would logically seem to
threaten with extinction the in
Spiration of the moment. Errors
are not easily corrected; to acquire
proficiency an enormous amount of
experience attained through expert
mentation is necessary. Knowing
this the results achieved by our con-
temporary printmakers is very i'm
pressive.
Wood Engraving.
Notable progress is evidently be-
ins made in the artistic handling of
the silk screen comparatively new
and tricky medium. But it is in
wood engraving and cutting that the
widest forward strides apparently
have been taken. Lithography is
also showing increase in skill in
handling. Color is not employed as
frequently as one would expect and
desire but in certain instances ex-
ceedingly well-as for example in
First Snow" by Ernest w. Watson
and "Snow Rythms, Mount Rainier"
by w. S. -Rice-also "Petunias" by
Marguerite Gordon Pattison. I'm
fortunately neither Gustave Bali
mann OF Sante Fe nor Frances
GearhardtS of Pasadena, outstand-
ing in this field. is represented.
The visitor is introduced to this
exhibition by very positive prints in
color or black and white, in cases in
the great stair hall on the second
floor, catching the eye and inviting
interest. Here one sees Immediately
small but very effective wood en-
craving I'm the Hill Country, ver-
mont" i. Asa Chaffetz-a little
masterpiece and very charming.
WelEKnoiOn Prinfmakers.
The major portion of the exhibi-
ton is in the main adjoining gall
lery and made up chiefly of etch-
ings. dry points and lithographs.
Among these are found the works
OF such well-known printmakers as
Gordon Grant, Alfred Hutty, Daniel
CARRIER, Eugene Higgins and others
no less distinguished as painters,
Here too are such outstanding etch-
ers as Ernest David Roth and Lester
q. Hornby, whose plates dare COM
parison with the best of all time
whatever medium they may use, as
do those Of Arms and Wengenroth
who for obvious reasons are not ex-
hibiting. The human element fig
ures largely in many of these prints,
gllmpses being given of everyday
life in different parts of our wide
country. There are some charming
pictures of the sea and seafarers.
such as Hornby's "Clammers Land
ing" Grants Deep Sea Larder" and
"Trapnet Fishing of the Great
Lakes" by Robert Won Neumann.
Life on the farm is repeatedly pic
tureo and so we'll that certain dig
nifty is attained thereby. John Cos
tigan's "Fodder"-a farm picture
carried off a first prize as did a