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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-09

last spring" There are q number
lof reasons why.
Draft calls, first, have been Low
since last spring. In addition
many students who were expected
to face induction during the sum.
|mer have been given q chance tc
qualify under the new program
Older Men Come First.
Provisions Of the new draft law
which cut AZ standards and make
childless husbands eligible for in
duction undoubtedly will bring
some students under the Selective
Service gun. But. because the old
er men will be taken first, some
officials believe this may take
some Of the pressure of younger,
single students.
High school students almost en-
tirely are exempt from the draft
And, for the most part, draft
boards have not yet begun to
call up youths in the age group
or recent high school graduates
While the proposed universal
military training program would
hit 18-year-olds, there is no i'm
mediate prospect of that. Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-09

student has been granted q
Student deferment, or has had his
induction postponed because of
his study, he can be pulled out of
school If his induction number
again comes up and he has failed
to qualify for deferment.
Generally the law holds that
each student In school is entitled
once to completion Of the aca-
demic year of study.
Thus. even If he is classified la,
the student who actually gets into
school this fall Is assured Of being
able to stay until next June, so
long as he never before has been
deferred.
And. by the same token, college
freshmen automatically get the
same assurance once fall classes
have begun.
But any of these boys who
were unable to qualify for defer
ment, and have had a previous
postponement or deferment, are
entering school at their own risk, /"
said one official. The result could
be loss of money as well as time.
District officials urged that nom
deferred students who have not
had previous deferments notify
draft boards of the fact that they
are back in school, so they won't
be scheduled for induction.
officials won't know the classifi-
cation of college freshmen until
the White House issues new regu-
lations later this month. The
freshmen are assured, however,
of staying in school until next
summer. Before that time, presu-
mably. they will be given the
chance to qualify for further de-
ferment.
While education officials expect
a decrease in male enrolment in
colleges throughout the country,
Ray HowSe, staff associate of the
Council on Education,
said effects of the military situa-
ton "are much less than we feared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-09
Montgomery Junior
College Starts News
Writing Course

Orientation activities for new
students at the Montgomery Jun
ior College, Takoma Park, will gel
under way tomorrow, with classe.
scheduled to resume September
II.
Although enrolment is exceed
ing expectations, Dean Hugh
Price said the total probably will
be about so less than the 447 who
signed up last year. AS a result
one full-time and four part-time
instructors will be dropped and
two other full-time instructor.
will be placed on a part-time
basis.
In addition to the regular stu.
dents there will be ITS Navy mer
who will receive training as cleo
trlclans' mates under a Navy con-
tract.
New Course in Writing.
The only major curriculum
change will be the introduction
Iof an elementary course in news
writing-the first such course to
be given at the institution. EN-
phaSiS will be placed on the de-
Ivelopment of a larger selection
of evening classes for those who
either want to get credit for
courses leading to an associate in
arts degree or desire to improve
their present skills.
Orientation week will include
placement tests in English and
mathematics, an assembly with
the faculty, conferences with adj
viSers and various social events,
such as a picnic and a party.
Students who plan to attend
day sessions will register from 8
am. to pm. Friday, while night
students will register from 6 to
9 pm.
This will be the colleges second
year in what was formerly the
Bliss Electrical School at Chicago
and Takoma avenues. The college
took over the, Bliss plant after
being housed for four years in
temporary buildings adjacent to
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School.
More Facilities Added.
Extensive painting and redeco-
rating have been going on during
the summer months. In addition.
the new student lounge and book
store in the basement of the din
ing hall will provide facilities for
between-class activities of the
student body.
The college has two types of
courses. One is designed for So
called terminal students who want
to receive training as laboratory
technologists. electrical techni-
clans, medical secretaries and
similar occupations.
The other consists Of pre-pro-
fessional and liberal arts classes
for those desiring to complete
their education at a university
after finishing the two-year junior
college course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-09
BY George Beveridqe

Draft-age youths in college this
fall can look back on the confus-
ing days of mid-195O with an air
of relative certainty about their
future prospects.
1t isn't really as clear-cut as
that. The effect Of the military
situation on schools will continue
to depend largely on needs Of the
armed forces. But. educators and
draft officials alike agree, today's
student is better able to line up
his chances of staying in school
than at any time since the Korean
war began.
Mainly responsible Is Selective
Services new student deferment
program. Under 1t. students can
qualify for deferment either on
the basis Of recent national apti-
tude tests, or on their academic
standings in class.
Washington area schools have
no way of knowing yet how many
of their students have qualified.
But District draft boards. off,
Icials said. have finished classify
ing more than 80 per cent of the
Student cases before them and
the students have been notified of
the results.
In almost all cases. the officials
said, District boards are granting
deferment If either of the two
standards-the aptitude test or
class Standings-is met. If cases
arise in which either criterion is
met and deferment is refused,
draft registrants can appeal the
local board rulings and most off,
|cials believe the appeals will be
upheld. Only one such appeal
now is before District officials and
that is based on a ruling made
by a board outside the city.
Draft officials, however, are ap-
prehensive about possible effects
of one provision Of the new draft
law.
That provides that once a
Evening star., 1951-08-13

who recently have come here tc
live; Col. and Mrs. James Moore
1t. Col. and Mrs. Wilson Reed
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Conlon ano
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Comron ano
their daughter, Miss Joan Com
ron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Burchard
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Levi
were there and others included
Mrs. Henry Luce. who has been
very active in the Candlelight
Theater in Cleveland; Miss Ma
thilde Rochon, Mr.. Denis Connell,
long one of the gifted and fin
ished of the unprofessional play
ers in Washington, and the
Messrs. Walter Hastings, Robert
Roman. Charles Snyder and Paul
Walter.
The Repertory Theater Club
has presented several scenes from
Shakespeare and one or two full,
though short, plays. All the app
pearances have been before local
organizations. the two plays hav-
ing been presented for the Arts
Club. The members of the Reper-
tory Theater Club plan to con-
tinue as during their first years,
and give plays in the most pro-
'fessional and finished manner
that is possible for nonprofes-
sional PLAYERS.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Becrofts Feted
lon Anniversary

A surprise party was held Sun
day, August 5, in the hall at the
Burtonsville Fire House. Burtons-
vile, Md, for Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Becraft of Silver Spring,
who were celebrating their golden
wedding anniversary.
The party was given by their
children and families, including
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Becraft, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Becraft and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Be-
craft and family, Mr.. and Mrs,
Benjamin Becraft and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Austin Becraft and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Be-
craft and family, and Mr.. and Mrs,
Donald Ray.
The Becraft's have seven chill
dren, nineteen grandchildren, and
one great grandchild. 4
Evening star., 1951-08-13

Miss Josephine Banks announces
the engagement of her niece, Miss
Helen Banks Adams. to Midship-
man Julian Knox Morrison III.
Miss Adams, daughter of the
late DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Quincy
Adams of this city, graduated from
Mount Vernon Seminary. She at
tended Middlebury College for a
year and is now a student at
Randolph-Macon Womans Col
lege.
Midshipman Morrison is the son
of Mrs. Julian Knox Morrison, jr.
and the late 1t. Comdr. Morrison
He was graduated from the Capt.
tol Page School, attended George
Washington University and is now
in the Navy college program al
the University of Virginia.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
By Katherine M. Brooks

The Nicaraguan Ambassador
and Sonora de Sevilla Sacasa and
their children are expected to be
back from their homeland the
end of next week or early the
week after. Sonora de Sevilla Sa-
casa and the younger ones are
coming so early in order that one
or more of the children will be
ready for school when it opens
September 6. The Ambassador
will stay only a day or so before
joining his colleagues in the corps
for the trip to San Francisco and
the signing of the peace treaty
with Japan.
The Danish Ambassador, Mr..
Henrik de Kaufman, will return
this evening or tomorrow from
Beverly, Mass, where he went 10
days ago to join Nine. de Kauff
mann in the SUNNI er home of her
mother, Mrs. William Dugald Mac
Dougall.
Rehoboth is the destination of
the Ceylonese Ambassador and
Nine. Corea and their three sons,
Mihal and Harindar, who az
rived last week from their schools
in England, and Chandra, who at
tends school in Washington. They
will be away a week or 10 days.
Sonora de Berckemeyer will join
her husband, the Peruvian Am
baSSador, the middle of this week.
She will come from California
where she has been with her
mother, Mrs. John Rapp. Later
in the week the Ambassador and
Sonora de Berckemeyer will go
to Newport for several days visit.
The Swiss Minister and Nine.
Bruggmann will take off Sunday
on the first trip of the new plane
of Swiss Air. Leaving New York
Sunday about midday they will
reach their homeland well before
dinner the following day. The
Minister and Nine. Bruggmann
do not plan to return before the
end of October or early November.
Newcomers in Corps
The British Embassy has a new
First Secretary. the first woman
to hold that post in the Wash
ington embassy. She is Miss
Barbara Salt who has been a
foreign service officer since August,
1e49. She served for several
months in the Foreign Office and
then was assigned First Secretary
of the embassy in Moscow. There
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Gamma Phi Beta
Dinner MeetinQ

The annual summer dinner
meeting of the Washington Alum
mae Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta
Twill be held at $50 pm. Wednes-
day at Allison's Little Tea House
on Arlington Ridge road.
The meeting is open to active
members either living in the
Washington area or visiting here
and to newly arrived alumnae not
yet affiliated with the chapter
Mrs. Seymour Payne is handling
reservations.
Mrs. George Malloy, chapter
president, will preside and the vice
president, Mrs. c. N. Hasert, will
announce the schedule of pro-
grams and meetings for the COM
ing season.
A report also will be made on
the donation of sufficient chapter
funds to provide a Today vacation
at Camp Cedars on the Patuxent
for II girls from the Barney Neigh
borhood House The project was in
line with the international sorori-
tvs program of community service
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Modern MARRIAGE
There Should Be No Secret Ballots
At the Family Council Table

to go on a picnic to the lake Sun
day with the Smiths?"
I'D hate it, the husband
promptly replies.
well, I'm sorry, but I've al
ready promised them we'd go
The children are keen for it."
Why does the wife ask her hus-
band whether he'd like to 60
when she knows in advance that
he wouldn't like to? She thinks
it is, somehow. a tactful way of
forcing his hand!
Whether used with children,
husbands or wives, this idea OF
pretending to offer a choice when,
in fact, you are retuting a chance
to choose, is mean and trouble
making device. Don't try to run
your family on a "secret ballot. ~
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Emily
Post

A letter today says: I'm criti-
cized because I like to whistle a
tune occasionally while I work. I
realize there is a time when
Whistling is not proper for any,
one, but please set the public
straight about the foolish old
fogey notion that it is never prop
er for a girl to whistle but all
right for a boy. I feel sex should
not determine whether one may
follow a happy impulse or not"
The only objection that I find to
your whiStling is the probability of
annoyance to others; whether you
are a boy or girl makes not the
slightest difference. I agree that
whistling on the streets or any
where in public is not ladylike-
but then neither is it the behavior
of a gentleman.
Linen Chest
Dear Mrs. Post: My girl friend
keeps insisting that my parents
ought to have given me my chest
for linens, etc. They thought it
was pretty nice of my fiance to
want to buy it, and it's quite a
shock to all of us to hear that his
kindness was not proper.
Answer: If your family has not
collected your linens for you in a
hope chest, there is not the least
impropriety in his giving you one.
In fact many bridegrooms have
done so.
Thonk Them When You See Them
Dear Mrs. Post: How will I ever
thank my many friends for their
get-well cards? Should I send
them each a little printed thank
you card? I have said thanks to
some who have come to see me but
a majority of these cards have
not been from personal visitors,
but sent instead of visits.
Answer: No one is ever expected
to make any acknowledgment of
a get-Well card other than thank
ing the senders when he sees
! them.
Notch His Ring
Dear Mrs. Post: Is it better
taste to buy wedding band for
the groom in gold to match my
wedding rings, or should his ring
be matched to other jewelry he
has?
Answer: Buy him what he pre-
..fers. There is no rule.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Society News
Travels Here and There of ENJOYS
And Others of Note in the Corps

she had charge Of commercial
affairs while her assignment in
Washington makes her a liaison
officer for the Latin American
countries and the Antarctic region
Miss Salt is young, very attractive
and has much ability.
The new Financial Counselor OF
/ the Canadian Embassy and Mrs
H. L. Wolfson are in the act of
house hunting which is the first
occupation of new members of the
diplomatic corps. Mr.. and Mrs
Wolfson and their two daughters
and young son arrived a week ago
and he already has assumed his
new duties at the embassy. Mr.
Wolfson succeeds Mr.. Joseph H
Parkinson who now is Canadian
member of the European Co.
operation Organization in Paris
Mr.. Wolfson also has taken Mr.
Parkinson's place as Canadian
Director of the International Bank
and Monetary Fund.
Senor Jorge w. Nicholson has
assumed his new duties as First
Secretary of the Peruvian EN-
bassy succeeding Senor Don Ar
turo Garcia. Sonora de Nicholson
accompanied her husband to
Washington and they have taken
a house on Oglethorpe street just
off Sixteenth street. Senor and
Sonora de Garcia have gone to
Italy where he is attached to the
embassy at the Vatican City.
Other Travellers
Word has come to Washington
friends of the Peruvian Ambassa-
dor to Paraguay and Sonora de
Fernandez-Davila that they will
spend some days in the Capital
next month. The Ambassador
and his very attractive wife will
come from Central America on
their way to Europe for a two
months vacation. Senor Fernan-
dez-Davila served in Washington
for some years as Counselor and
later Minister at the embassy be-
fore going to his present station
as Ambassador at Paraguay.
Mr.. U. A. AnSari, Press Attache
of the PakiStan Embassy, will be
back tonight or tomorrow from
Kansas City where he went for
several days stay. He was the
guest there of the Veterans of the
China, Burma, India theaters of
World War II who held their an
nual convention there over Sun
day.
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Exclusively Yours
Princess EIizobeth's Private Secretary
Here Lost Week To Study Schedule
-Brunner Photo.

and-oh yes-Great Britain and
Canada. She will also take time
out to lay a wreath at Mount
Vernon and at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. At this point it
looks as though she will take
leave Of Washington before lunch
time on the 26th.
X
Hildy van Roijen will breeze in
from Germany on Wednesday
She will go straight to her place
in Warenton, st. Leonard's,
where her two older children will
join her as soon as they get out
of camp. After a couple of weeks
in this vicinity, the three of them
will HE their way back to Karls-
ruhe where husband-father Rob-
.ert is doing liaison job for the
Army =. The Andrew Shows are
fresh from Woods Hole, Mass.
where their house was a picture
of familial bliss throughout the
summer with daughters, sons-in-
law and three grandchildren, to-
tai IL, under one roof. They report
that the Jouett Shouses, who had
been vacationing at their place in
MarSton's Mills on the Cape,
sailed for Germany 10 days ago
They will take in the Salzburg
Music Festival and Paris before
returning to Washington October
l. Mrs. Shouse's pretty daughter
Joan, and her husband, David
Robertson, have now received
their foreign service orders.
They're being sent to South Africa
in October.
The State Department Is think
ing of circulating throughout the
world where it's most needed, the
Rev. A. Powell Davies new book,
Mans Vast Future" which will
appear on the bookstands the 22d
of this month. Brief-it's only So
pages long and to the point-its
subtitle is "A Definition of De-
mocracy." The new literary eff
fort of the minister of Washing
tons All Souls Unitarian Church
is an effectual, readable explana-
ton of what we mean in America
by democracy,
From the drawer depart
ment comes this story. A young,
unknowing college freshman was
invited by chance to dine in one
of Washington's most elegant
homes. All went very well until
the first wine was served. In ac-
cordance with the best social Gus
tom, the butler announced the
wine and vintage TO each guest
before he filled the glass. "Reis-
ling, 1947," he said to the college
lad when he got to the end of the
table. Smith. 1884" was the sur
priSing answer!
Evening star., 1951-08-13
BY Dr.. Paul Popenoe

There's an old story that de.
scribes the way elections used tt
be run in some Latin American
countries. On the appointed day
an Indian, Juan Gomez, came
from his village to the town hall
The election official inquired
his name and village, looked him
up in the register and said: eyes
you're entitled to vote" He took
slip of paper from pile ano
instructed Juan to put it in the
box on the table.
Now dip your little finger in
this bottle of ink. to mark you
so you can't vote again today"
Juan dipped his finger in the
pot, wiped it on his sock, then
looked at the official inquiringly
That's ALL" the official said.
"But what about voting?"
"You have already voted"
But but whom did ]
vote for?" the Indian asked.
The election official raised q
warning hand and replied SOL
Iemnly, Secret BALLOT"
Many a family council is rur
on similar principles. If you are
going to have a family council
and every family should-make il
a real vote.
All of us fall too easily into
the habit of using this kind Of
fraud on our children. Any dis
cussion is intended, not to gel
their opinion or to train. them tC
use their own Judgment, but tt
make them understand that only
one opinion is allowable-ours
Secret ballot"
Many a marriage is run on Sc
cret ballots, too. A wife will say tt
her husband. How would you like
Evening star., 1951-08-13
By Betty Beole

Princess Ellzabeth'S private sec
retary, Maj. Martin Charters, LEFT
Washington this past week enc
after two days of conferences. HI
came to the Capital to discuss
plans for the forthcoming visit O.
her Royal Highness and the DUKE
of Edinburgh, the visit that will
have local lights and would-bt
lights stewing for the next II
weeks.
Specifically, Mai. Charters con-
ferred with the State Department
and the Canadian and British
Embassies over the proposed
schedule Of the october "a to q
visit and that schedule now goe!
back to Elizabeth for approval
She may or may not okay it II
its entirety. It's not what youc
call a leisurely one, but then the
crown princess has been trained
to a rigorous, clockWork program
day in and day out the yeal
around.
Maj. Charters has now gone tt
Canada where he will visit every
province, county and city included
on Elizabeth and Philips tour, q
job that will keep him in this
continent for weeks. The reason
Elizabeth hasn't time in the
United States for anything other
than a visit with President Tru-
man. is that her Canadian toul
is such a detailed, full one. She
will come to Washington as a
Canadian princess rather than q
British princess and under the
auspices Of the Canadian govern
ment rather than the British, in
asmuch as it is Canada's invita-
ton that brings her to this side
Of the Atlantic. Hence her time
is at the Dominion's disposal.
1t seems pretty certain she anc
Philip will fly here. The British
royal family is used to travelling
the cloudridden route. In England
they have what is known as "the
Kings Flight" which consists o1
several planes set aside for theil
use.
In addition to the schedule al
ready printed - dinner with the
President and Mrs. Truman thu
first night, reception at the Brit.
ish> Embassy the next afternoon
followed by dinner at the Cana.
dian Embassy, the charming anc
capable future queen of England
is scheduled to meet with the
chiefs of the eight Commonwealth
missions at the Canadian EN-.
bassy the morning Of the seconc
day. That means the ambassador.
plus one or two other top ranking
men from each of the following
Australia, South Africa, New
Zealand, India. Pakistan, Ceylon
Evening star., 1951-08-13
Repertory Thedter Club Fete

The charming home of Mrs
Barbara Grace and her son, Mr.
Gordon Wallace, was the setting
yesterday for the at home of The
Repertory Theater Club. The
house on Porter street is shared
by Mrs. Grace and Mr.. Wallace
with Mr.. Mitchell Myers who was
host with the latter yesterday al
5 o'clock.
The less than 100~guests were
invited to attend the at home ":r
the rehearsal room" which is ir
reality the cellar of the house. II
| is attractively decorated anc
made into what it is intended te
be, the place of rehearsals for the
productions of the club. Yesterday
marked the opening of the organ
iZation's second season.
Entrance to the rehearsal room
was by a door at the side Of the
house which gave guests a glimpse
of the small and very pretty gar
den. The garden is only just get
ting a good start and in the future
may be the scene of such festivi-
ties, weather permitting.
Three of the feminine members
of the Club, the Misses Natalie
Bailey and Roselle Bolton witt,
Mrs. Frances Reilly acted as as
sistants to the hosts. Mrs. Reilly
like Mr.. Wallace is a former pro-
Ifessional player of England. 9th
ers assisting during the late after
noon were Mr.. Todd Stanton and
Mr.. Virgil Perry as well as three
members of the advisory board
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, Miss
Bess Davis Schreiner and Mrs
May Redman Smith.
The company included Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Stokes of Chicago
Evening star., 1951-08-13

Church in Harrisonburg. The
Rev. Ward McCabe officiated.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a white en-
broidered organdy ballerina
length gown, designed on tunic
lines with a tight fitting bodice
Her shoulder-length veil of illu-
sion fell from a Juliet cap. She
carried a bouquet of water lilies
with magnolia leaves.
A reception was held in the
social hall of the church imme-
diately following the wedding, aft
er which the couple left for q we'd
ding trip through the Smoky
Mountains. They will reside at
Raleigh. N. c., until Mr.. Brad
ford completes his senior year at
North Carolina State College.