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Evening star., 1946-01-20
Tech Girls Varied
Hobbies Dwindle to
Two: Coins, Rocks
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Mary Lou Thomas, Is,
Mckinley High Schnnl

MChlD1ey aikn SI1iOois
In the years gone by I have
dabbled at collecting vases, stamps
movie stars pictures, paper dolls,
rocks. foreign money and many
other things long since forgotten.
The only collections left out OF
this rather long list are rocks and
foreign coins.
My coin collection was started
by my father, and now we both add
pieces to it. There are coins and
bills from many parts of the world
latest additions being penny from
the Fiji Islands and several dollar
bills with Hawaii" stamped or
them. These were given to me by
my uncle after he returned from
the Pacific. Besides foreign coins
and bills I have several pieces OF
money made in the United States
which are no longer in use.
My rock collection has dxindleo
until there are just few speci-
mems left. The two largest ones
are a piece of Niagara spar, chippeo
from a large rock below the falls
and a piece of onyx from the Onyz
Caves in Alabama. These can be
found almost anywhere in the
house, being used as paperweights
or what have you.
I believe I am more interested
in the coins than the stones, so
guess that hobby will last at least
another six months. For me the
usual length of interest in a hobby
is a year to a year and a half
Maybe I'll break my record thi.
time and have it for two years
Only time will tell.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Parliamentary Law
Is New Course at
Anacostia High
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Joyce &. Merrill, II,

AndSVStla dlbH school.
Several of the English classes at
Anacostia High School have been
trying something new
1t all started when our teacher
distributed some pamphlets entitled
Parliamentary Law" The next day
Mrs. Spudis, who has been studying
with us, took over the class and
gave talk on Parliamentary Law.
We learned that parliamentary
law" Is the rules governing the pro-
cedure of formal meeting.
Mrs Spudis reviewed the proper
order of meeting, and then we
had "make-believe" meeting. We
elected pretend" officers, and then
our president" conducted a meeting
which soon turned into a spirited
discussion of different CLUB" mat
ters. We did this for a few days,
and every one enjoyed it thoroughly.
Nov, once week, part of our
regular class period is given over to
parliamentary law" We all agree
that this new course" has been
really helpful.
Evening star., 1946-01-20

flowers are colorful and decorative
broadly handled yet naturalistit
enough to appeal to home owners Of
conservative tastes. 1t would be
difficult to select any single canvas
as her best in this group, unless II
be her large painting of two bou-
quets in warm colors, red, pink
peach and cream white.
Laura Wheeler Warnings pink
Cosmos" and rose-colored "Zinnias'
against sapphire blue drape are
strongly traditional in handling, sc
realistic one can almost remove
them from their vases. Robert
Jackson's "Calendula" and "Prickly
Pear" are also realistic, although
two o-dimensional in effect.
Lois Mailou Jones shows a large
still life of flowers and fruit and 9
view of the cherry blossoms and
Easter crowds on the Potomac
Aaron Douglas portrait of Mrs. E
Franklin Frazier, wife of Howard
and Columbia University sociologist
comes into the flower theme cate
CORY through the blossoms in her
hand.
The Barnett Alden Gallery also is
exhibiting a few recent acquisitions,
including Richard Dempsey's South
ern Schools" and an abstraction by
Jack Perlmutter. Other nonflower
subjects on view are John Robinson s
detailed Landscape" and several
characteristic paintings by Herman
Maril.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
New Exhibitions in Local Art Galleries
Are Leaning Toward the Conservative
By Florence S. Berryman

OF exhibitions which have opened
In Washington since New Year
Day two out of every three have
been conservative and the third
has been divided. This is not to
imply that there is any trend"
here; it is doubtless mere accident.
But for the present the public can
find in local art galleries pleasant,
noncontroversial offerings which
present a soothing contrast to sit
uations in nearly all other depart
ments of contemporary life.
Paintings of Places
Two new exhibitions opened last
Sunday at the Arts Club. Water
colors by Merel S. Sager, in the
gallery, record in fresh color and
naturanstic form scenes in Mexico,
and a few Southern cities. Oils,
water colors and drawings by How
ard John Bosnia, occupying the
reception room, include local sub
jects in considerable majority.
Mr.. Sager has recently returned
to his work with the National Park
Service and is at present chief Of
planning for the National CAPITAL
parks in Washington. For rIany
years he was associated witt the
National Park Service as a land
scape architect (for which pro ession
he studied at Harvard University's
school of landscape architectural
and has worked in most of the
national parks of the West, as well
as in the Hawaiian Islands, where
he was also consultant for the Ter
ritorial Planning Board in Honolulu.
In recent years he has served with
the combat engineers at Fort Bel
voir, Va, and in the new design
department of the Glenn L. Martin
Aircraft Co. of Baltimore.
Mr.. Sager was born in Tifin,
Ohio: received his B. S. from Hell
delberg College there. He also
studied art at Heidelberg, subse-
quently at Cornell, Harvard and
the California School of Fine Arts.
His current exhibition is retro
spective of five years or more. AL
though the paintings are not hung
chronologically one gets the i'm
preston, by noting dates on some
of them, that Mr.. Sager has moved
in the direction of simplification.
He has one essay in abstraction,
Bird in Flight However, when
confronted with the charms of Lake
Placid, in 1914, he was content to
transcribe them as realistically as
possible. Dress Market, Taxco, Mex
ico";; "Mending the Net, Gloucester"
and "Old Mill" are others of con-
siderable pictorial appeal.
Evening star., 1946-01-20

Partly from Egypt and partly
from other lands, knowledge was
carried across the sea to Greece
about 5000 years ago. Most of all
in the city of Athens, learning be-
came popular.
Hundreds of men in Greece set
themselves up as teachers, and
thousands of boys went to them to
learn to read and to write. The
pupils also practiced playing the
Tyre, at the same time reciting the
poems Of Homer, Hesiod and others
Some of them were taught in the
open air, in shady places under
trees.
When school was held indoors,
the children sat on chairs or
benches, but had no desks so far
as we know. Many OF them used
"slates" of sort; these were small
wax-covered boards on which they
scratched letters and words with a
pointed instrument.
At least half the school time of
Greek boys was given to sports
running, jumping. wrestling and
throwing the discus and the javelin
Girls in Greece seldom went to
school. If they ever learned to read
or write, the teaching was almost
always done at home. Most Greek
parents felt that sewing, spinning
and other household arts were
enough for them.
Started at Seven.
In ancient Rome, both boys and
girls studied at school, starting at
the age of Z. Their teachers
were men, usually being slaves or
former slaves of foreign birth or
descent, many having come from
Greece.
After hearing the teacher read
aloud, the pupils would repeat the
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Italian Watercol0rs
AT the Public Library

Water colors of Italy by Henry Oh
son are on view In the fine arts
division of the Central Public LII
brary through February !. These
fresh, vigorous impressions Of the
country, chiefly around Florence,
were made during his few months
teaching commission there last
summer and autumn.
DR.. Olson accepted the commits
sion of lieutenant colonel in the
Army, Mediterranean theater, to
teach physiology with the Uni
versity Training Command at the
University of Florence. He new over
by Army transport last August
During the war he had taught cadet
nurses in addition to his regular
science classes at Wilson Teachers
College here, also taught part time
at Dumbarton College and sketched
every week in the USO at Union
Station.
DR.. Olson manages to combine a
teaching career in the scientific field
with much activity in the arts. He
is president of the Society of Wash
ington Artists and an industrious
water colorist, as the present exhibit.
ton demonstrates. Averse to squan-
dering time, he habitually carries q
sketch pad and miniature water color
set and, his friends say, can usually
be found between engagements sit
ting on a park bench or outside q
public building sketching or max
ing notes.
These Italian water colors are
large, broadly handled and colorful
The artists technique has improved
noticeably in the past six or eight
years. His earlier use of heavy black
outlines has been tempered, with
out loss of strength in his work.
The present group of IA items had
the pictorial advantage of centuries
old subject matter, still glamorous
despite its battering in the war
DR.. Olson has painted glimpses OF
ruin in a view of Leghorn and
Destruction on the Arno," which
river reflects golden buildings still
beautiful in their desolation Cat
least, as seen through the artists
brush). His Scene in Venice" is
excellent, as are also Piazza Fres-
cobaldi," dappled with sun and
shadow. and the view Of Florence
from its hilly suburbs.
A few items are not so good
PiSa'S tower. for instance seemx tf
be leaning at an angle more pre-
carious than in actuality, and there
is some tricky perspective in the
Shrine on Via Degli Alfano." But
judged in its entirety the group Is
decidedly worth visiting.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Dear Kids, by Ensign Donald CAL
houn, U. S. N R. tziff-Davis; SD
Letters from a young Navy man in
Far Eastern waters to his two sons,
aged 2 and S, with snappy illustra-
tions.
The Golden Ladle, by Zack Hanle
and Martin Herr (ziff-Davis; s1.50l
How to become a cook. written in
fairy tale style and attractively illus-
trated by Jan Ballet. Recipes in
cluded.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Daughters of America
Install New Officers

Ofiicers were installed in several
councils as follows:
Independent--Mrs. Myrtle Kelly
councillor; Mrs. Clara Hinson, as
sociate councillor; Mrs. Helen Keyes
vice councillor; Mrs. Graham Tay.
lor, associate vice councillor; Mrs
Mabel Hill, conductor; Mrs. Ethe
Schwalenberg, warden: Mrs. Pear
Pulliam, inside sentinel; Mrs. Mary
Frances Beverage, outside sentinel
Mrs. Audrey williams, 1S-monti
trustee.
Triumph-Mrs. Violet Rudicill
councillor; Mrs. Minnie Hillmuth
associate councillor; Mrs. Doroth,
Adams, vice councillor; Mrs. Emms
Buell., junior past councillor; Mrs
Lillian Mccormick, associate JUNO
past councillor; Mrs. Fannie Joyner
treasurer; Mrs. Florence Migeot
financial secretary; Mrs. Pearl 3
Goodman, recording secretary; Mrs
Agnes Barbour, associate recording
secretary. Mrs. Carrie Walsh, con
ductor; Mrs. Mamie Nichols, war
den; Mrs. Laura Smith. inside sen
tinel; Mrs. Marguerite Grey, outsid,
sentinel; Mrs. Virginia Browning
l8-month trustee; Mrs. Audre,
Hyder, 12-month trustee; Mrs. Hildi
Peake, 6-month trustee.
Golden Rule-Mrs. Ethel Desput
councillor; Mrs. Hugo Desput, as
sociate councillor: Mrs. Ann Plum
ley, vice councillor; Mrs. Delphi,
Black, vice councillor; Mr.. Ivar
Gates, associate junior past coun
cilor; Mrs. Catherine Schwamp
assistant recording secretary; Mis-
Ruth Haney, conductor; Mrs. Mari,
Steele, warden: Mrs. Edna Harris
inside sentinel; Mrs. Evelyn Ritter
outside sentinel: Mrs. Beatrice Hen
derson, l8-month trustee. Mrs. IvaI
Gates was elected drill captain ans
Mrs. Fannie Worth pianist.
Pride Of Washington-Mrs. Maud,
Maher, Junior past councillor; Mrs
Betty Gray, associate junior pas
councillor; Mrs. Regina Henderson
councillor; Mrs. Ola Compton, asso
ciate councillor; Mrs. Ernestin,
Buchanan, vice councillor; Mrs
Katherine kaufman, associate vic,
councillor; Viola Williams, assistan
recording secretary; Mrs. Doroth,
Fillman, conductor; Mrs. Blanch,
Porter, warden; Mrs. Stella Bryant
inside sentinel; Mrs. Ethel Jones
outside sentinel: Mrs. Frances Barn
stead, 18-month trustee.
Peace-Mrs. Carrie Mitchell, junior
past councillor; Mrs. Aline Stover
associate Junior past councillor; Mrs
Laura McKane, councillor; Mrs
Doris Boyer. associate councillor
Mrs. Constance Pyles, associate vic,
councillor; Mrs. Mabel Gates, re.
cording secretary; Mrs. Martha
Moore, financial secretary; Mrs
Floy Carson, treasurer; Mrs. Vir,
ginia Gates, conductor; Mrs. Vir.
ginia Gates. 6-month trustee; Mrs
Minnie Zimmerman, 18-month trus'
tee: Mrs. Martha Moore, Mrs. Vir'
ginia Gates and Mrs. Evelyn Pur.
dunn, State representatives.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
House on the Hill
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
Bv Janet Wolfe, 9,

Lafayette School.
There was an old house
On the side of hill,
All covered with cobwebs
And very still.
Two or three mice,
But still very still:
Often a spider
Which the mice would kill.
The mice were not fat
But thin and gray;
They had little to eat there,
Just grass and hay.
The grass was not green,
The hay was not good,
They ate only bits
And they hardly even stood.
There is not much more now;
The mice have all died.
OF course, there are the spiders
But they always hide,
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Businessmen
Two Groups to Meet
In Coming Week

Two member bodies Of the Fed
Grafton of Businessmen's Associa-
tions will hold their regular meet
ings this week.
Robert Borrowman, former pres
ident OF the American Business AS
socia tion who recently was named
head Of the Washington Forge OF
the American Public Relations As
ISOLATION, will be guest speaker at
the American business groups din
ner meeting. The groups meeting
are:
Tuesday.
American Business Association
Hotel 2400, 7::30 pm.
Friday.
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Board-l756 w street NV.
1850 pm.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Spanish War Veterans
Seek Pension Relief

The National Legislative Commit.
tee of the United Spanish War Vet.
Grams met here last week and recon-
mended a raise of $50 a month te
veterans who served more than 7C
but less than 80 days and full res.
toration Of pension rights to those
and their dependents who were
caught in occupied territories by
World War II. ,
Those who attended the session
were Comdr. in Chief Halsey B
Leavitt Of Asheville. N. c.; Chair
man Leon McCord of Alabama
Judge Edwin S. Matthias of Ohio,
Judge George A. Eberly OF Nebraska
1t. Gov. Joe r. Hanley of New
York, Past Comdr. in Chiefs Cor
nelius Kelly OF Illinois, William j
Often, Alabama; Robert S. Cain
Pennsylvania; R. Morgan Galbreth
California: Guy Boyle, Indiana
Past Department Comdrs. Charles
w. Bernhard, Georgia; Walter C
Downey, Minnesota; Arthur, G
Orme, New Jersey; Col. Frederick
w. Stoford, Massachusetts,; D. B
Todd, Tennessee; A. D. La Roche
South Carolina; E. I. We'll, Florida
Guy B. Goff. Washington; John U
Shroyer, Pennsylvania, and Henry
Hunt, Connecticut.
Meetings of camps this week are
Monday, Col. John Jacob Astor,
pm, United States Soldiers Home
Tuesday, Col. James S. Petit, 92I
Pennsylvania avenue Sc; Friday
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Pythiar
Temple.
Auxiliaries.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Admiral George Dewey
Auxiliary, installation of officers.
Observation-Disclosures of '98. 1926
Vermont avenue NV, installation
of officers.
Friday-Gen. Nelson A. Miles Aux.
iliary, Odd Fellows Hall.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Safety Circus Talks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, direc-
tor of The Stars school safety pro-
gram and former chief of detectives
is giving Safety Circus" series OF
chalk talks to pupils of elementary
and Junior and senior high schools
The program is sponsored by The
Junior Star in cooperation with
school authorities of the District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia
This weeks schedule:
Monday, 11:l5 am, Blair; Tues
day, 2:15 pm, Webb; Wednesday
11:15 am, Hayes; Thursday, 2:1s
pm, Pierce; Friday, 2:l5 pm.
Blow.
Evening star., 1946-01-20

USOs where he has been active
as an art counselor.
A native of Massachusetts, he
studied in Worcester at the Art
Museum and Clark University
(where he later executed a mural
painting) and Wayne University
in Detroit. Before his entrance
into the Army he was engaged for
five years in commercial art work
in his State. He is now a student
at the Corcoran School of Art and
is member of the Arts Club.
AS one might expect of so busy an
artist, his work is uneven in quality.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Oklahoma Arfisf's ShotD
At Smithsonian

The American Indian depicted
from the standpoint Of realism
rather than romanticism is the CHIEF
subject matter of Charles B. Wilson
OF Miami, Okla. whose Autographs
are on exhibition through February
8 in the Division Of Graphic Arts
Smithsonian Building.
Mr.. Wilson still is under 30, and
his name probably is not familiar
to many people outside his own
State. But one of his Autographs
in the present show surely will be
recognized, Freedoms Warrior,
which, with an article written by the
artist, telling Of American Indians
contributions to the struggle, wa.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Vie,us of Washineton
At the Arts Club

Sergt. Bosnia has been sta
toned in Washington for the past
two years, in the topographic mod
els section of the ONCE of Strategic
Services. His current collection at
the Arts Club comprises work done
during his residence here. In addi-
ton to these ID paintings, water
colors and drawings. he has made
hundreds of portrait sketches and
caricatures of servicemen at the
Stage Door Canteen and various
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Veteran Retired

The Coast Guard cutter Golden
Gate, veteran of three wars, the
San Francisco fire and earthquake
has been decommissioned. Built in
1896, the 110-foot Golden Gate
helped fight the fire after the San
Francisco earthquake in April. 1906
and has been used at various times
to chase rum runners, inspect cargo
patrol, salvage, and in rescue work
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Paintings Of Fiopers
At Barnett Aden

The Barnett Alden Gallery is
showing this month theme exhi-
bition composed of flower paintings
as memorial to Cecil Patrick Will
son for his service to the COM
munity in many capacities; he
was a public school teacher who
died last year.
Of % oil paintings on view seven
are the work Of Celine Tabary, who
has returned to France after some
years residence in Washington. Her
arrangements Of many kinds OF
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Good Old DAYS

After the Norman conquest of
Britain there were more than 10
mints coming gold and silver in the
country. more than now exist in the
world.
Evening star., 1946-01-20

Thunder never has been heard un-
mistakably more than 20 miles from
the flash.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
SbeciaI Museum Lecture

"The Toledo Museum and the Pop
ular Appeal" is the subject of spe-
cial lecture by its director, Blake
More Goodwin, to be given this
afternoon at the National Gallery of
Art at 4 o'clock This is the second
lecture this month in the National
Gallery's series on famous art mu-
seums with their directors as guest
speakers.
Evening star., 1946-01-20

Those which impressed this reviewer
as Sergt. Besnia's best include Lock
Number Five" Con the Canal, key
Bridge" "Cannons" and window
in the Night" Estate Department.
and a sprightly portrait of black
cocker spaniel. The artists pencil
study for a portrait of John Wes-
ley Isack" has more vitality than
the painting.
These one-man shows remain at
the Arts Club through February J..
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Gpdio Exhibition

Eben F. Comins will show at q
studio tea this afternoon group o1
portraits he has recently completed
Among them will be his large por-
trait of the late Justice Brandeis
which is soon to be presented to the
Supreme Court; one of 1t. William
Greenough II of this city. and one
Of Mrs. Randolph Miner.
The exhibition will be held at Mr.
Comins' studio, 1911 Connecticut
avenue, from to o'clock.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Art for the Home

A new artists organization which
calls itself Paintings for the Home
Group" dncluding a few sculptors)
made its initial appearance. at the
Alexandria Library last month, with
Lee Atkyns as entrepreneur. The
group opens to the public tomorrow
an exhibition at International Gal
leries, 2012 S street, which will re-
main through February Is.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
NeU Art Teacher

Boris Margo, who is joining the
art faculty Of American University
is to be honored with an exhibition
OF his work at the University Center,
1901 F street NV, this afternoon at
q studio tea from to o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-31
DOUBLE SHOW IS FEATURED TONIGHT
 AS CApIT0!'s BILL

A regular show and midnight show is the schedule tonight at the Capitol.
 The regular show, Whistle Stop, starring Ava Gardner and George Raft, supported by Victor McLag- len and Tom Conway, will be shown two times, but the second show will run right into Little Giant, " presented by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello which will be shown but once and will end long after mid night.
 The midnight show, Little Giant finds Abbott and Costello forsaking their previous 'routines" and gags. and the famous funny men have straight dramatic roles in the pie ture which boasts solid plot, sus- pense, love-interest and something brand new in the way of hilarity.
 Brenda Joyce, Jacqueline de Wit, Elena Verdugo Mary Gordon and George Cleveland are in the cast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-31
Relief At Last
 For Your Cough

CreomulsiOn relieves promptly be- cause 1t goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ ls ien phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in- famed bronchial mucous mem- branes. Tell your druggist to sell you bottle of Creomulsion with the un- derStanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. .
 CREOMULSION for Coughs. Chest Colds, Bronchitis
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-31
''D0Ll FACE" K AT 10TH CENTURY
 FOR LAST TIMES

Doll Face" 20th Century-Fox's super package of film musical en- tertainment, starring Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como and Carmen Miranda, is at the 2oth Century for the last times tonight.
 Sparkling with five new songs by HollyWood's hit tune-team, Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson, Doll Face" is @ musical comedy romance that tells the fast-moving story of a burlesque queen who hits the headlines-and legitimate stage stardom-by means of an ingenious literary hoax, and almost Wrecks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-31

MILK BOTTLES Urgently needed, Juneau Dairies.
 463-3t.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-31
YOUR FIRST BIG LAUGH
 IN I947
HOSPITAL NOTES

St. Ann's Hosp.1al admitted Rob- ert Totten yesterday, made no dis charges. Early this morning Mrs. James Beall was admitted, and at 6:30 a. m. baby girl was born to her, weighing six pounds, 15 ounces.
 Government Hospital admitted four youngsters from Winfield Home for tonsillectomies. They were Johnny Epan. Sonny Dierly, Rudy Byron and Gilbert Benson. Dora Marvin from Hoonah and Francine Mercer of Juneau were also admit ted. No discharges were made.
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her. romance along the way.

her romance along the way.
 Martha Stewart, Michael Dunne and Reed Hadley play featurad parts in the film, produced by Bry- an Foy and directed by Lewis Seller
 For the New Years Day attrac- ton, the 20th Century will have Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland in The Major and the Minor"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-31
ANNUAL MEETING

Members of the Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association will hold their annual meeting in the office of the Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association at 119 Seward Street on Wednesday, January l5, l947, at 200 p. m.
 First publication, Dec. 31, 1946. Last publication, Jan. T, 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-31
RECEPTION TO MAS0NS
 TOMORROW FROM ] 2T05

Tomorrow, New Years Day, Ju- neau Masons of all degrees are invited to take their families to the reception at the Scottish Rite Temple, between the hours of and o'clock in the afternoon.
 There will be program and group singing. Refreshments will be served.