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Evening star., 1952-12-07
Home Town Boy

nNE Of the three men who
~ administer the District
government Is usually an out
sider-a man whose interest in
the city is purely professional.
That is why it was refreshing
last week to see a native Wash
ingtonian selected to be a new
Engineer Commissioner for the
District.
He was Col. Louis Watkins
Prentiss. born So years ago at
1870 Oregon avenue NV. Col.
Prentiss will be the first Engi-
neer Commissioner in 40 years
to be a native Washingtonian-
If you pass over one Commis-
sioner in 1920 who was born in
Washington, Pa.
Col. Prentiss was graduated
from Western High School. then
went of to college and into the
Army. The District remained
"home" to him through his
service career and he returned
several times for duty here.
Welcome Duty
His new appointment is also
Army duty" but 1t Is duty
he can put his heart into. He
will be one of the three may
ors" of his home town.
AS Engineer Commissioner.
Col. Prentiss will share re-
sponsibility for all of the Dis
trict government with the two
civilian Commissioners. BY
tradition he will personally run
the District departments that
have some engineering function
water, sewer, sanitation. traf-
fic, civil defense, highways. etc.
Col. Prentiss also will sit on the
Zoning Commission, National
Capital Planning Commission
and Public Utilities Commission.
He will be the city's technical
expert.
His training fits him for the
job. Regional planning has
been his speciality in the Army
engineers. He has directed con-
struction work, been in charge
of supply and maintenance of
equipment and at present Is
assistant chief Of engineers for
personnel and administration
in the Office Of Chief of Engi-
neers. He takes over his new
job about the first of the year.
Since World War II Engineer
Commissioners have been briga-
dier generals or have been pro-
NOTED to that rank while on the
job. Army regulations, how
ever, require only that the Com
missioner be first lieutenant
with at least Is years service.
If recent precedents are fol-
lowed, however, Col. Prentiss
will have a good chance to pin
on q star.
Evening star., 1952-12-07
What High School Accreditotion Means.

Announcement that three
Prince Georges County high
schools had been accredited by
the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools
probably set many parents and
high school students in the Dis
trict area to wondering last
week How many schools in
this area are so accredited?
Does lack of accreditation mean
students are getting a poor
education or won't be able to
get into college?
The answer seems to be that
things are not as bad as they
might look but that they are
not as good as they could be,
either. All Prince Georges
County high schools do have ac-
creditation to the State of
Maryland. This State accredi-
tation gains Maryland. high
school graduates entrance into
most colleges and universities,
although not all of them.
Similar situations exist at
high schools in the District and
in Virginia. This does not
mean that high school students
In the District area are not get
ting an adequate education. But
1t does mean that some appre-
ciably lesser amount of educa-
tional opportunity is being Of
fered some students in this area
than in other high schools.
Two Kinds
Today. there are two kinds of
accreditation. First, States
themselves establish list of
minimum standards. If schools
achieve these standards the high
schools are accredited" by the
State. The second method is
for schools to meet the regional
standards established by COM
bined university-high school as
eociationS.
All schools in the Metropoli-
tan Area Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia are subject to both &C
crediting systems.
State standards in education
vary widely. of course. and uni
Versities normally prefer grad
yates from secondary institu-
tions which not only meet their
own State requirements. but
Evening star., 1952-12-07
The Suur

THE halting steps toward
l. European federation which
have been taken by the govern
ments so far have been made
only with the most indirect
sanction of the people. 1t is as
sumed by the governments,
which, Of course, depend on pop
ular support to stay in power,
that the European man in the
street Is worried enough by the
Russian threat to appreciate
the benefits of unity. But when
a chance comes to put the mat
ter to a vote, the outcome is
watched with interest.
That is why the eyes of the
world were on the Saar last
week as parliamentary election
votes were counted. All candi-
dates stood roughly for the same
thing, so there was little in
terest in who won.. The signifi-
canoe lay in how many ballots
were cast and whether, they
were properly marked.
Semi-Autonomous Stote
The Saar is politically autono-
nous, but attached economi-
cally to France. Only icandi-
dates Of parties pledged to
maintain this status were per-
mitted by the constitution to
run for a parliamentary seat.
The Saarlanders, German by
birth and culture. were pressed
by many leaders in Germany to
refuse to vote, thus rejecting
French domination and, in ef-
feet asking to be returned to
the Fatherland. France, on the
Evening star., 1952-12-07

Saarlanders toward their home
land. Adenauer must have felt
somewhat relieved. He has
been one Of the most ardent
believers in European unity,
and the vote for such unity by
a Germanic group would make
his promotion job easier.
The effects of the Saar vote
on German leaders was soon to
be tested. Adenauer opened de-
bate last Wednesday on ratifica-
ton of the Bonn peace contract
and the European Defense Com.
munity treaty. The treaties
would inject Germany into the
mainstream of European inte-
grafton.
Adenauer laid it on the line
to the Bundestag. He said it
was either the EDO and the
peace contract. which would
split Germany into East West
halves for the foreseeable fu-
ture, or Russian domination.
The delegates could take their
c oice.
Evening star., 1952-12-07
Review: Soor Vote, D. c. Appointment
tcontinued Prom Page A-2e.l

CONTINUED From Page A-20.)
General under Herbert Hoover;
Sir Edwin Herbert of Great
Britain. and Prof. Paul Velde-
kens Of Belgium. reported last
week. Their opinion:
Persons considered subversive
by the host nation, the United
States or any country in which
a U. N. outpost was located.
should not be employed: no en-
ploye could dodge custer by
pleading possible seh-incrimi-
nation: the Secretary General.
in sole charge of personnel. may
fire any employe, permanent or
not.
Nine Heads Roll
Lie acted quickly. He asked
nine permanent employees to
come forward and clear their
names. Their replies apparently
were unsatisfactory. Lie fred
them.
The opinion Of the legal panel
would become an important
precedent In international law
unless 1t is rejected by q vote
Of U. N. members.
That principle was observed
at the international Monetary
Fund. Frank Coe, secretary
Of the fund and former Treas
ury Department official, had re-
fused Monday on constitutional
grounds to say If he had been
a Communist and wartime spy.
He was fired Wednesday.
Because many OF the witnesses
who refused to testify had been
employees of the Federal Gov
ernment and had been, in some
cases. cleared by the State De-
partment for key U. N. jobs.
there was more than little
WonQer over laxlCy IN omclal
Washington.
One group did more than
wonder. A Federal grand jury
in New York presented a state
ment castigating the State and
Justice Departments for failure
to nail spy suspects and for
interfering with the grand jury.
The grand jury said 1t had re-
ceived evidence that two Ameri-
cans in high U. N. jobs were
members Of a Soviet spy ring. 1t
said other cases of possible per-
jury had been turned up. The
group charged further that the
State and Justice Departments
Evening star., 1952-12-07

Washington area have never
sought regional accreditation by
the university high school asso-
Citations. They have been salts
fed to be accredited solely by
the States.
One Slant on Shyness
One local educator believes
that the one reason school Of
flcials do not seek regional ac-
creditation is that they recog-
nize their schools fall short Of
regional standards. He said it
is mot impossible" for secon-
Diary institution in State with
high standards to fall short of
State standards yet win State
accreditation "for political rea-
sons" But, he insisted mo po-
litical consideration can get a
school regionally accredited by
the university high school asso-
Citations unless it really comes
up to snuff"
The United States Office of
Education is not inclined to
view lack of regional accredita-
ton as an issue which demands
urgent action by parents. It
recognizes, for example, that
there are many fine high schools
in the United States, with ex-
ceptional standards. which have
never bothered to apply for
formal accreditation.
But officials of the Office of
Education also are in general
agreement that where standards
are not obviously excellent it
might be wise for parents who
live in a high school district
where the institution lacks
regional accreditation to ask
why, and to investigate for
themselves the secondary school
educating their sons and daugf-
tiers.
In the Washington area. two
university-high school regional
associations grant accreditation
over and above the State level.
The schools of Maryland and
the District of Columbia are
under the jurisdiction of the
Middle States Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
In Virginia, the Southern As
Evening star., 1952-12-07
BY G. H. Irxinq

also can prove they are meet
ing nationally recognized edu-
cation minimurns. Regional ac-
creditation from the university
high school associations thus
is something that colleges look
for in the schools from which
their students come. Z
OF course. thoughtful parents
well may raise the question:
why all this talk about ac-
creditation? After all, only
about 20 per cent of the high
school graduates 60 on to uni
versity. Why insist on meet
ing two standards of excel
lence?"
An official of the National
Education Association has this
answer: Regional accredita-
tion means that all pupils, those
who are going on to college and
those who are not. are getting
a good. well-rounded education.
Children go to high school only
once. That's why they should
get the best possible training.
They don't get another chance.
The graduate. who goes on to
college can make up any de-
ficiencies. It's the one who
doesn't go on who suffers most"
Accreditotion Process
To gain regional accredita-
ton by these university high
school associations, high schools
first must make formal appli-
cation.
The associations first conduct
a first-hand study of the insti-
tuition, to determine, among
other things, the qualifications of
the teachers, the pay scales, the
facilities of the school, the quail
ity of extra-curricular activities.
including bands, orchestras and
glee clubs, the pupil-teacher ra-
ito, the completeness of the
school library and the usage
made of it by the pupils, the
type Of teaching, the courses Of
fered and the textbooks used.
Then the association will either
accredit the schools or recon-
mend improvements wherever
deficiencies are revealed.
Some high schools in the
Evening star., 1952-12-07

had tried to have the grand
jury report - and it's recon-
mendation that another grand
jury continue the investigation
-pigeonholed.
It was obvious that the Red
hunters had found their fertile
field.
Evening star., 1952-12-07

sociation Of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools has jurisdiction.
According to the ONCE Of Ed
ucation, the Middle States AS
sociation has accredited the
following institutions in nearby
Maryland and the District: =
District of Columbia-Acade-
my of the Holy Cross. Academy
of Notre Dame. Academy. of the
Sacred Heart, Georgetown Wis
itation Convent, Gonzaga Col
lege High School. Holton-
Arms School, Holy Trinity High
School. Immaculate Seminary.
Maret School, Mount Vernon
Seminary, National Cathedral
Schools. st. Anthony High
School. st. Cecilia's Acad-
emy, st. Johns College
High School, st. Paul's Acade-
my, Sidwell Friends School, An
acostia Senior High, Armstrong
Technical High. Calvin Cool
idge Senior High, Capitol Page
School. Cardozo Senior High,
Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior
High. Theodore Roosevelt Sc
nior High. Eastern High, West
ern High, william Mckinley
High, Woodrow Wilson High
and Woodward School for Boys.
MISUNDERSTANDING of the
Holy Name. Silver Spring; Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase Senior
High: Landon School for Boys,
Bethesda; Montgomery Blair
Senior High, Silver Spring:
Richard Montgomery Junior
Senior High, Rockville; Tako-
ma Academy, Takoma Park.
Virginia Schools
The Southern association lists
only the following nearby Vir-
ginia institutions accredited as
Of December, 1851:
Alexandria Episcopal High and
George Washington High, Alex
andria; Washington-Lee High.
Arlington; Herndon High, Fair
fax; Parker-Gray High, Alex
andria.
The Office Of Education said
it has had reports that several
other high schools in the area
recently have applied to their
appropriate associations for
accreditation.
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-29
-AR0uND PH|LANDER SMITH COLLEGE
With Freddye S. Turner

Gamma Alpha chapters QUEEN OF HEARTS
BALL turned out to be grand More hundred
couples dressed in their semi formal attire attended the
AKAs annual affair.
Inc evening OF dancing pleasures, the soothing strains
OF the coegians band occurred in the college gymnasium The
gym certainly had look for from the ceiling hung
hundreds of chains having little sReehears on the ends The
room was enclosed by seames and in the windows and at
other advantage points pine branches graced the decoration
The QUEEN Miss Josephine Covington was a rapresen-
tatve Of DELTA SIGMA THETA Her throne was decorated
with the traditional sweetheart color red and white Queen
Josephine wore stunning gown of white with satin band
bearing the words, Miss Delta Sigma Theta When present.
ed the crown Of white with red hearts trnkled down
the cheeks of the lovely coed charming Queen indeed
was she.
more elaborate representative program has not been
given than Beta Chi chapters annual chapel program the
college auditorium last Friday theme, Education for All
was used L. H. Myers alumnus of Phlander and grad
uate with very high honors delivered the address.
The II Alphas 90 undergrads and members Of faculty.
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-29
Eyes Are On Your Hands

By Ruth Nelson Sawyer

No machinist's tools constantly subjected b.
the ravages of time weather. dirt and hard work perhaps
than are your hands, yet your hands expected
tain that smooth SOFT feminine appearance Many
seek to hide rough cracked ugly hands beneath silk and
ton Gloves but you can't constantly gloves around him.
Would you hide face behind mask in order shield
unghy skin bemishes? OF You'd time
ed facial creams and tones to recty the disorders
hands are less important of your personal beauty
than is face and they hroud same con-
slant conscientious Do oil stimulate your face
night? Why your hands? Do you your face 10
periodical ice baths? Why let your enjey the sam.
stimulating effects?
Nothing dries out your hands than harsh soaps a
powders and with the number of excellent toilet soaps on
the market today women are learning that they get
cleaning jobs done and still to subject their hanas
to the harsher chemicals Perhaps rubber gloves
protect hands from hard Good How about killing
two birds with stone? Oil your hands excessively before
you put on the gloves The hot rubber opens the
the oil will feed those thirsty open pores may oil ys
hands at night too but that enough Protect them a
with thin gloves that the oil will not merely rub off en-
the bed linen
So remember: Take good look at your hands today
everyone else does!
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-29
-:AR0UND DUNBAR
BY A. Savills Bush


contest Winners - Poster And Do You Know
winners in the DO You Know" conducted during
negro History week were for the ls prize Katie Norton End
prize bagerdne Thomas, Bird prize Merrill Lee In the post
or contest the following prizes were awarded
LIST prize John Hudson Bush school
IND prize .Wnona Pardon Capital Hill
Ord prize Earnest Johnson Stephens
honorable mention. Earl Cook Capital Hill
congratulations to these students for job well done
The assembly sponsored by the 18th grade Negro History
classes Mrs c. H. Scott instructor helped the
IN the know OF outstanding contributions classic and
rent made by the Negro Tribute pioneer teachers
Stephens Mrs A. Ives, Mrs. NJ Spght and DR.. R. Booker
was given Students participating the program Rose
Osborne Willie Barnes Carl Austin Mary Lee Ray Clara Bea
mon Gloria Jackson Robert Morehead w o. Mays, William
Guy Jimmie Carson and Mabe Owens. Music was furnished
by the Cappela choir
Food And Nutrition
Students in the fused MathSeience classes Miss g. Tate
instructor have done outstanding work in their unit Food
ana NUTRITION AS part of the activity students made posters
Illustrating foods containing the various vtamns The posters
OF these students made the classroom exhibit Claudia Wheel
err Ida Simmons Henrietta Yancy Merrill Lee Juereta Ro
oerts Ida HghtoWe and Daisy Furlow Other students
mace posters were lrma Perry Florida Smith, Helen Surra
mary Price, Veneda Smith, Ruby Lovejoy Charlie Washing
ton Lee Ella White Ida Ruth Oliver Thema Franklin Mag
gle Davis Dorothy Barnett Carolyn Haen Juanita jefferson
and Arturo Davenport.
Brotherhood assembly presented by the students of
the Little Rock high school displayed artistic talents and high
developed of the school, Principal Jess Mathews
ana coach Donaday accompanied the group The program a
orded piano Solo gymnastics acrobac sls) musical
pantomne and Dixie Land Swing Combo Ernest Lawrence
president OF the senior class discussed Democracy This
was e second program of this nature rendered by the
principal and students of the Little Rock high school,
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-29
FASHION HIGHLIGHTS
Thelma Tyson

''S'" 's's' sc1tN
The keynote of spring accessories is elegance You'll
in the richly jeweled stoes and scafs in eWeed belts and
gloves well in the handsomely trimmed handbags. And
for the most Cutlery note look the sparkling spring jewel
y
The Importance of neckwear is heightened by the dash
it gives to costumes There bright giets silk and
bocade sometimes touched with jewel metallic trim Gets
and dickes for daytime will be used for necline films
In bright pastel colors the films will and
hghight somber blacks browns and grays in
favote for necne interest pink brocade When gold taupe
coffecolored sans they frightened with
jewel and sequn embroderes You will discover gets
ing offered variety of styles turtle necknes are
the simple More elaborate those gets ruehng
and ruffles designed to add note of interest plain bodice
Dekies follow fashions dictates. being made with man.
DARN necnes jung pointed apels and down girlsh
collars The most gamoous neckwae evening
There the gauziest soles imaginable enhance
bare-top You'll find sheer soes materials
shadowy and light mist Some of these stffened
shees given additional body through the application of gold
metallic prints and embroderes Many stoles peated
spread accordion fashion the bare shoulders Other sheer
stoe are woven with satin srpengs often the bright Roman
stripes When the soes net chances are that sequin will
glitter beguidingy
Costumes will also be accented and adorned by the most
gala collection of belts and sashes all rejecting the estvty
of the Falle and satin will be made into WIDE crushed
besperfect companions with the full skirts These belts
have scrolls of sequn worked smary with gold threading
and pearls Coloed will also be the popular
being ruby sapphire topas and turquoise with athome
well other fashions
There doubt that sashes gaining more and more
attention Most are high afford the Empire look Wide
ribbon sashes especially or Roman striped ribbons
may be worn to contrast with dress
Elegance in gloves take many FORMS Often the gloves
outline in intricate with scaopd edgngs puffs Grapes
asymmetrica lines
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-29

proudly presented the Sweetheart AoA Mrs Yvonne Car
ter and her attendants Misses Frances Robins and
Myers. Pulchritude plus!
Leave it to the Juniors to think of dear ole George Wash
ngon and come with RATCHET PARTY. With this be-
ing leap year and ALL I'm told fellows didn't have chance
An open campus social to pay tribute to the basketball
teams was held Friday night The poor girls had be away
unfortunately, but it quite an affair.
Late reports are that the girls runner-ups in the
conference tournament.
The tournament held at Jackson college, BY pulling
bye the Phiander cagers only had play
the finals The girls defeated and entered the
finals against the mighty Alco In battle of nip and
Alcon defeated PSC 3745 for the championship
Student Christian Association
Edwin Espy national director of the Student Christian
association, the guest of the campus SEA this Ed
accompanied by Ned Lnger of the southwest
region
The annual Spring planning conference for the Arkansas
Student Christian associations will be held the college Of
the Ozarks in GAINESVILLE Saturday Three students will attend
the conference They Miss Barbara Streee co-chairman
of the local chapter Freddye Sue Turner co-chaman the
state organization and who will preside meeting
George Wibom Dean Haynes the sponsor the Phlander
chapter
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-29
Dunbar Junior COLLEGE
Basketball Tournament
Marguerite X. Aston

Basketball Tournament
DJC downed Shorter college twice the March-of Dimes
basketball tournament at Arkansas Baptist college gym last
Wednesday and Thursday Arkansas Baptist college led in the
event and DUO placed second
Assembly
Last weeks assembly was planned and carried by
student assembly committee This program was carried o
IN the form of school talent hunt The program proved in
esng and brought out hidden talent around the cam
pus ~ ~
Some numbers of the program were: readng-Coretha
Lawrence interpretive dance-Rose Paradise. d,etNIaon
broadus and James SIMS instrumental soo-Patsy Nichols
poe-lvory Abraham and chorus selection BY George
Alien Levi Adams David Bynum, Robert HILL Virgil Red
Alvin Simmons Calvin Simmons
Coaches Harper and Frda presented the idea of buvne
athletic jackets to the group the football and basketball
boys ms idea was accepted and student pledged
TO the project and Dean King pledged $500
Arkansas State press., 1952-02-29

everyone else does!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-03-27

Hill. They all spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Friend and
family. Hoyes.
Walter Coddington. Uniontown, Pa,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Nettie Coddington.
Mrs. Orval Rush, Mrs. Dick Selby
and sons. spent Tuesday in Morgan
town visiting the formers aunt, Mrs.
Julia King, who is i'll at the home of
her son, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman King.
Miss Waneta burst, McClelland-
town, Pa, is visiting her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lytle.
Mrs. Johnny Mccullough and son,
Johnny; Mrs. Paul Muha and son,
Mrs. Clarence Friend and children,
visited Rev and Mrs. s. F. Ryan,
Brandonvillc. w. Va, on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Sisler and
family moved into the apartment over
the new fire hall.
Mrs. Ross Selby and Mrs. Paul
Muha spent Friday in Uniontown.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith and
family, Of Connellsville, Pa, were
Monday evening guests of Mrs.
Margaret Rush.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mccullough and
son spent the week in Charles
Town, w. Va.