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7 op Problem in D. c. Colleges
Still Is Housing for Veterans

units for 120 unmarried veterans
erected on the campus answers the
housing need, but the principal
problem Of providing adequate class
room facilities to handle the over
flow enrolment remains.
George Washington University
Three 40-man units for single men
have been provided on the university
parking lot between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets on @
street NV. and two 40-men units
to the rear of Lisner Auditorium,
bringing the total accommodations
for single veterans to 200. There
are also 10 units for married couples.
Howard University - Dormitory
facilities for 167 men are now ready,
and $50 more units are scheduled to
be completed by September Is. when
the fall term begins. No provisions
are available on the campus for
married veterans, but the university
reports very little demand so far for
family quarters.
University of Maryland - The
school is building 20 new dormitories
and expanding six others. Seven
hundred dormitory units for single
veterans and 104 apartment units
for married veterans are being con-
structed on q tract of land behind
the university's athletic field. An
official of the FPHA estimates that
all the apartment units and at least
225 units for single men will be
finished by September Is, 600 single
units by September 80 and the bal
ance by October IS.
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I'd Contest Opens
For Junior Artists

The Arts Club Of Washington an
nounces its second annual Junior
Art Award contest, with three prizes
to be awarded as follows: First, $3.50:
second, 500, and third, q three
months scholarship at the Lee At
kyns Studio School, Washington.
Any artist between the ages Of Is
and Is residing within 80 miles of
Washington is eligible to compete.
Each contestant may submit not
more than three pictures. which
must be original works in oil, water
color, pastel or black and white.
Pictures must be delivered to the
Arts Club, 2017 street NV. between
10 am. and S pm, october Is or 10.
Each picture must be plainly labeled
with the name, address, age and
phone number Of the contestant.
Washington Artists Clara Saun-
ders, Rowland Lyon, Omar Caring
ton and Lee Atykins will serve as
judges for the Junior Art Awards.
Awards will be announced at the
Arts Club october 20. 1t is not neces-
sary for contestant to appear at
the Arts Club in order to receive an
award
Contestants should register at the
Arts Club without delay. Any fur
ther information needed may be se-
cured from the secretary Of the Arts
Club.
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Society of Medalists
Pursues Peace Theme

World peace Is the theme Of the
33d issue Of the Society Of Medalists,
from models by Joseph Kisselewski,
sculptor. He began work on this
medal shortly after VI day. "The
war was over" he said; "the misery
and the horror had gone" He
continued, Il have tried to portray
a simple and cheerful World Peace
which would rest the mind from the
dismal past and look only to the
bright future"
His symbols are obvious. The fig
ure of peace floats over the world.
The dove and the olive branch rest
upon book, standing for knowledge
and education, the guards of perma-
nent peace. The inscription Is the
Douay version of Christ's quotation.
Mr.. Kisselewski was born In Min
nesota in 1901. He had an extern
s1ve education in art, in outstand-
ing schools in Minneapolis and New
York, also the Julian Academy.
Paris, and the American Academy
IN Rome, where, as the winner of
the Prix de Rome, he studied for
three years. He has won a num-
Der OF major awards, is affiliated
with outstanding professional or
ganizations and has executed mon
uments, statues and architectural
decorations in many cities.
He has also created medals, among
them the Good Conduct Medal for
the War Department. During the
war, he was with the Navy for three
years, training officers In terrain
model work.
The Society Of Medalists. founded
in Washington in 1928. now has its
headquarters in New York, at lis
East 40th street. 1t is a nonprof1t
membership organization, to stimu-
late interest in medallic sculpture,
by issuing to its members annually,
two bronze medals designed and
modelled by sculptors of the highest
rank,
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Levin motion picture "Bel Ami or
the History Of Scoundrel" based on
Guy de Maupassant;s novel of that
name. The film has not yet been re-
leased, but it has sequence involv-
ing aing painting, The Tempta-
ton of st. Anthony" The artists
were invited to interpret this sub
ject, and the painting submitted by
Max Ernst received the prize of $3,-
600 and was selected to be featured
in the motion picture. The other
artists received $500 each for par
ticipating. All, including Mr.. Ernst,
retain ownership of their paintings,
which will have their first showing
in New York the last fortnight in
September.
The federation draws its travel
ing exhibitions from many sources.
Now en- route from England, for
example, is superb display of pho
tographs assembled by the Georgian
Group of London, which was formed
before the war, to preserve fine
examples of 18th and 18th century
architecture from sacrifice to specu-
lation. The photographs depict
buildings not only admirable in
themselves, but interesting as hav-
ing formed the background to a
great period in English history.
| Several of the federation's exhibi-
tions held over from last year, were
seen at Washington galleries. 1t is
gratifying that some of the new
offerings will also be shown here.
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national scale, the Federation has
organized more than 100 exhibi-
tions, which have had more than
$500 showings.
Over each short cycle of years,
these exhibitions represent all the
spatial arts: painting, graphic arts,
sculpture, architecture, and deco
rative arts in all categories. Exhibi-
tions Of important original works are
generally available only for one
year Or less. because artists and
other lenders of paintings and sculp-
ture are reluctant to give them up
for longer periods. Consequently
there are many new exhibitions an
nually as earlier groups are with
| drawn from circulation. But since
an exhibition can have only 10 or II
engagements during year (three
weeks at each place, a week or more
IN transit). the Federation endeavors
to hold over those shows which prove
especially popular.
Thirty-f1ve major exhibitions are
in the Federation's program for
El946-47. More than 20 are new shows,
which have just started on their
travels in the past few weeks, or
are soon to be inaugurated. A num-
ber of them will visit Washington
during the coming year. On October
l, there will open at the Barnett
Alden Gallery here, the John Brown
Series" of paintings by Jacob Law
renee, who was one of three artists
honored last summer with one-man
shows at the Art Institute of Chi
cago, in connection with it's 57th
annual exhibition of American art.
In November, the Phillips Memo
rial Gallery will show one of the
Federation's most important new
additions, Pioneers of Modern Art
in America" assembled by the Whit
ney Museum of American Art, New
York, and comprising loans from
private collectors.
One Of the most interesting groups
the Federation has added for this
season is THE Temptation of st.
Anthony" composed of II canvases,
by noted contemporary surrealists.
The subject was interpreted In
a competition held for the Loew-
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THE SeOen Sisters" by Pedro Figari on erhib
Uruguay of Century Ago Visioned
In 18 Paintings by Pedro Figari
By Florence S. Berrymon
By Florence S. Berrymon

Uruguay's "old master" Pedro FL
gari, is introduced to Washington in
a fairly comprehensive exhibition Of
18 paintings, which opened at the
Pan American Union last Tuesday,
by the Representatives of the Re-
public of Uruguay on the Govern
ing Board of the Pan American
Union, Senor Don Mateo Marques
Castro, and the Uruguayan Charge
d. Affaires, DR.. Jose A. Mora. The
show will remain through Septem-
ber %.
Figari's world is that of Uruguay
century ago, filtered through ro-
mantle and somewhat nostalgia
spirit, and painted by an artist who
was not born until after the period
of which he dreamed Yet this vision
of the past is presented in very
individual modern idiom, with a
primitive overtone. He worked in a
rather heavy impasto, and largely
eliminated details.
Fgari imagined the Creoles in
their sultry, elaborate interiors, as
in Colonial Party" attended by men
and women In the picturesque dress
of the 1905 and later; as in "The
Visit" and THE Seven Sisters" Gre
produced) He delighted in the Ne
groes' animation and enthusiasm,
and their brightly colored clothes,
as we see in such lively paintings as
Cabaret" "The Declaration" and
THE Insinuation," and severa.
others. There is an atmosphere of
unreality about some of these Negro
subjects. however, as if the artist
had painted people dressed and
made up to represent them.
The gauchos (cowboyst and the
pampas are also in his paintings. He
infused some of these subjects with
a tremendous loneliness: THE White
Horse" Alarmed Horses" and The
Funeral"
Dance under Orange Trees" a
large painting of Spanish colonials
IN colorful dress, dancing in an
orange grove, whose trees are jew
eled with ripe fruit, is my favorite
in the exhibition. It makes plausible
the enthusiasm of a French critic
who wrote about Figari In London
Studio more than 20 years ago, term
ing him an "Uruguayan Watteau of
the Goth century" He continued, "for
the personages of the Italian comedy
which Vatican modernizes and
stylizes, Figari substitutes those OF
the Spanish-American colonial COM
edy. :. Instead of French gardens
adorned by statues to Cupid, Figari's
setting is either the sparkling and
multicolored trees and interiors OF
his native land, or the sombre i'm
mensity of the pampas.
Pedro Figari was born In Monte
video, Uruguay in 1861. He was edu-
Gated to be barrister, practiced law
in Montevideo and entered the dip
lomatic service which took him to
Europe on many occasions. There he
became familiar with the art move
ments of his time He embodied his
own philosophy of art in volumin-
GUS work on esthetics, and began to
paint late in life when he was about
so. He was a prolific producer ana
achieved prominence in the 192Os.
He died in 1898.
Last year, the Ministry of Public
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School in DRAFTING
To Reopen Tomorrow

The National Drafting School,
operated in conjunction with the
National Art School, 1910 Vermont
avenue NV, will reopen tomorrow
under the direction of Henry Bragg
after four-year wartime suspen-
sion.
Approved for veteran training
the school will offer instruction in
all fields Of professional drafting in
day and evening classes under q
faculty Of functional craftsmen.
The National Art School, which
began its 33rd year September
is offering an expanded course OF
instruction in day and evening
classes. New classroom space has
been made available and the fac
ulty expanded to keep pace with an
enlarged enrolment.
A new program has been arranged
for the Saturday junior classes, in
cooperating contests for season
activities and out -of-doors sketch
ing.
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3eniumin Acres to Reopen

Benjamin Acres School, Silver
Spring, Md, will begin its fourth
year at that site September 18, Mrs.
Richard Harris, director. has an
nounced.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Education on the Wartime and Post
war Problems of the Child made in
l943 showed that the need of such
classes Is increasing. These children
cannot work at the pace set for
regular grade and they are, there
fore, given special attention until
they can adjust to the regular class
room. Without this special instruc-
ton and guidance by specially
trained teacher. these children might
easily become the problems of socie-
ty, the liabilities of tomorrow.
Let us now consider the bright
child. 1t is easy to forget him. He
gives no trouble. He can be counted
upon to meet each challenge. He
can get into college without extra
assistance. He can carry some extra
curricular activities without diff
Guilty. Why then should we bother
to give him special attention?
I feel that we should do so because
he is the leader of tomorrow and
attention to him pays off in divi-
dends of contribution to the COM
munity as the excellent citizen.
All that ask is that as curriculum
studies progress, as programs are
made, educators study the needs
and potentialities of the bright child.
Skipping" grades is not approved
by many because children leave
school, and later college, too young.
4, personally, think graduation
when very young can be, an asset
instead of a handicap. There are
cases to be sure of the socially
immature who are capable only in
bookish ways. But I would hope
that the special attention to the
bright child would help him to ad-
just to living and broaden his in
terests and make him all round
instead Of prodigy.
I realize there can be no ready
made program for the superior child
I realize, too, that individual teach
ers In our schools are continuously
giving special attention to individual
cases Of unusual children, but do
ask that we all be conscious OF the
fact that the bright child is a chal-
lenge to the schools. Let us not fail
to make the most of it.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Housing for veterans entering
school under the G. I. Bill of Rights
remains a primary problem as Dis
trict and nearby universities rush
to complete 1,407 dwelling units fol
veterans by the opening of the fall
term.
An additional $50 units are to be
finished by October IS, bringing the
total to LIST. AS of September ]
only $50 were ready for occupancy
however.
University officials here point out
that these figures by no means rep.
resent the total enrolment of vet
Grams. In addition to construction
for ex-servicemen, the normal dor
mitory facilities will be crammeo
with students, many of them vet
Grams.
The biggest problem, it is generally
conceded, is the married veteran
Only ITO family units will be avail
able, with 104 at the University
of Maryland, 56 at American Uni
versity and 10 at George Washing
ton University.
Advisory Agencies Admit Crisis.
The institutions which have no
family units under construction
have set up student advisory agen-
cies to aid families, but most OF
them admit that married veterans
who do not have homes in Wash
ington face a tremendous obstacle.
The first of the month the vet
erans' housing situation at each Of
the local universities shaped up as
follows:
American University-Forty EIGHT
apartments for married couples, OBJ
tanned through the Federal Housing
Authority from surplus barracks,
have been occupied for about two
months. Four Quonset huts, each
holding two families, have just been
completed and are ready for oc-
cupancy Dormitory units which
will hold $50 single students are
now under construction and are
expected to be ready by early Oc-
tober.
Catholic Z. Seeks WAVE Quarters.
Catholic University-No additional
facilities for veterans have been OBJ
tanned, but DR.. Eugene A. Leonard
dean of women, is negotiating to
obtain quarters for women students
at former WAVE barracks on In
dependence avenue and Seventh
street NV. The university is hous-
ing its male veterans in the regular
dormitories, and is trying to find
additional quarters in private homes
in the Brookland area
Georgetown UniverSity-Dormitory
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Federation of Arts
Starts 37th Season

The American Federation of Arts
was formed in 1909 in Washington
at convention of representatives of
art museums and other art organiza-
tions, and has always had its head
quarters here. This autumn, it will
begin its 37th season of travelling ex-
hibitions.
Since 1909, when Leila Mechlin.
one of the Federation's founders, in
augurated travelling exhibitions on a
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Bright Child
AChuIIenqe
To School
SpecioI Attention
Would Pay OFF in
Citizenship
BY Mrs. Henry Grotton Doyle

PRESIDENT 6oard OF Education.
What are we doing about the
bright child?
Every now and then that question
is asked and school administrators
answer 1t in various ways. They say
that bright children are helped by
an enriched curriculum" by special
opportunities in the classroom, or by
development in extra curricular &C.
tivities. Or, they say that he doesn't
need attention; he can stand on hts
own feet.
In my opinion. one Of our postwar
emphasis should be that Of special
consideration for the bright child.
Let us look at the other side Of
the picture; the attention which we
give to those who are slow to learn
and difiicult to teach. Through our
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Instruction of Uruguay held an ex-
hibition of Figari's work which
proved highly successful. 1t was in
troduced to the United States last
March by M. Knoedler & Co., of
New York, which lent all the paint
ings in the current exhibition. It was
organized by the Council for Inter-
American Cooperation, Inc, under
a grant from the State Department
and will be sent on tour of 20 mu-
seums throughout the United States.
1t will go to Baltimore, Toledo, De-
troit, Minneapolis, Kansas City
Seattle, Pasadena, New Orleans and
elsewhere.
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Clgy we nave o.
classes for such
children. TIL e
enrolment in
these clas S e s
varies from 8 to
80; with 18 chill
dren a common
number for q
class. It is abso-
lutely necessary
to have these
classes. In fact
we need more OF
them.
Studies of the
Committee o t
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Body Of Man Found
Under Taft BRIDGE

The body of a man, about so, ten
'tatively identified by police as Oza
w. Altizer. was found in the middle
of Rock Greek Parkway under Taft
Bridge at 1890 am. this morning.
Police surmised that the man had
plunged 90 feet from the bridge, due
to the crushed condition of the body.
They said an envelope in the mans
pocket contained two 81 bills and
was addressed to a Ruth Sratton,
100 Galveston place SW.. 1t also
contained a note which read, ITO
whomever finds me, notify Ruth"
Residents of the Galveston place ad-
dress said they did not know any
one by the name or Sratton or AL
tizer.
The body was discovered by Her.
bert Kufman, 325 Nineteenth street
NV, as he was driving along the
parkway. according to police.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Transport Crash Kills
3 in West Africa
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Sept. - A plane en-
route from London to Brazil,
crashed today at Bathurst Gam
bia), West Africa, killing all but
one of the 20 passengers and
four British crewmen aboard, Brit
ish South American Anyways an
nounced.
1t was the second air crash this
week in which one person survived
and more than 20 were killed.
Twenty-one were killed and a boy
of two survived wreck in Moth
eastern Nevada Thursday.
The lone survivor of today's crash
was Mrs. D. S. B. De Gattegno OF
Spain, who was seriously injured.
The airline said the plane was an
Avro York, the Star Leader"
which left London yesterday.
r. w. H. Acton, brother of Lord
Acton. was among those listed as
killed.
Another killed was r. o. B.
Lafone, financial attache of the
Argentine Embassy in London. who
was a well-known composer of
music.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Navy Converts 2 Capital Ships
For Atom Age Guided Missiles
Unfinished Kentucky and Hawaii Armed
With Main Batteries of Robot Rockets

decision was that a great mass of
information on the nature and effect
of nuclear fission blasts has been
built up from the five atomic ex-
plosions already held. 1t was ex-
planned that the Presidents mill
tary and civilian advisers had con-
cluded the data the new test would
produce is not necessary at this
time.
Vice Admiral William H. P.
Blandy, commander of the task
force which made the atomic bomb
tests, said at Hot Springs, Va, that
all preparations for the third test at
Bikini would be cancelled" in ac-
cordance with President Trumans
action
The announcement on atomic-age
Warships, made by Vice Admiral E.
l.. Cochrane, chief of the Navy's
Bureau of Ships, was sparing of
detail but left broad implications.
He said:
The Navys experiments with
tSee ATOMIC Page A-6l.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
VA to Stop Job Training Checks
If Courses Fail to Meet Rules
By Miriam ottenbero


The Veterans Administration
last night ordered a national sur
vey of on-the-job training with
a view to stopping veterans
checks by January / if their
training courses fail to meet the
new Stricter standards.
The instructions to all regional
Offices make 1t clear that the agency
plans to maintain close check
Of on-the-job training and veterans
earnings to avert what Veterans
Administrator Bradley has referred
to as national scandal"
The new order explains how VA
plans to handle the new SITS to
$200 ceilings placed on the COM
bination of wages and subsistence
allowances by legislation signed
August g. Labor and some veterans
organizations have criticized the
new legislation.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Alien influence Hinted International Groups
In Violence as Greece 10 Keep Priority on
Revives Drastic Rule Surplus, WAA Says
Friction With YueosIovio
Intensified in Macedonia
And Plane incidents
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATHENS, Sept. Drastic
emergency measures were reim-
posed over wide area of Greece
today to meet what Acting Pre-
mier Stylianos Gonatas said was
a rising tide of Leftist violence
which was mot exclusively an
internal matter"
Friction between Greece and
Yugoslavia intensified as the gov
ernment weighed a protest against
the downing of a Greek military
plane, and Greek political leaders
protested Yugoslav declarations at
the Paris Peace Conference con-
corning Macedonia.
The Yugoslav delegate at the
Peace Conference yesterday said it
was time to settle this question
OF the liberty of the Macedonian
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Yugosluvio to Receive
Disputed Iee-Moking
Machines in Decision
By Robert K. Welsh

Despite questions raised by the
House Surplus Property Commit
tee, international organizations
such as the United Nations and
the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration
will keep their high priority posi-
ton in purchasing such materi-
ais, a War Assets Administra ton
official said last night.
The decision means that Is sur
plus Army ice-making machines
destined for Yugoslavia, will be sold
to UNRRA and shipped and that
10 other international organizations
including the United Nations. will
keep their preferential buying
status on Government surplus
goods.
Representative Slaughter, Demo-
crat, OF Missouri, the committee
Chairman, protested at hearings
last month that this WAA grant
OF preference early in August put
such organizations ahead of Amer
ican businessmen in obtaining hard
to-get goods. He also accused WAA
OF sloppy work" in having issued
the priority ruling without. as was
testified at the hearing, first OBJ
tanning written legal opinion.
WAA Spokesman Replies,
The WAA spokesman said last
night that it was ''sll matter of
Interpretation of the act WAA
authorities have felt all along. he
declared, that they conformed to
provisions of the surplus property
act and Of the International Organ
izations Immunities Act of !. 1945
The latter statute authorizes various
privileges. exemptions and immuni-
ties for such groups in which the
United States participates. WAA's
original belief now has been
fCoo yTyAD ACC IrYC Yor. -
Evening star., 1946-09-08
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The United States, racing to
maintain its naval supremacy,
already is building the world S
first atomic-age capital ships
armed with main batteries of
robot rockets instead Of guns.
The Navy disclosed this last night
in terse announcement that the
45,000-ton battleship Kentucky and
the 27,000-ton battlecruiser Hawaii
would be guided missile warships. -
Both ships were started as conven-
tional-design vessels. but construc-
ton was arrested when the rockets
and atomic bombs of the final
phases of World War II marked a
new phase in warfare.
The Navy's disclosure came
shortly after President Truman an
nounced that the deep underwater
atomic bomb test. scheduled tenta-
lively for next spring, had been
postponed indefinitely
The only reason indicated for the