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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-02
1t Was Diploma Day
In Nations Capital

Richmond. Va, presided ut
the commencement exercises
at Marymount, located in
Arlington. and paid tribute
to the junior colleges growth
from its beginning 10 years
ago with 10 students to O
present enrolment Of $50.
Bishop Russell chose the
occasion to announce that o
sports building and o new
dining hall-dormitory, cost
ing 100000. will be started
soon at the college. The
sports building. to be erected
at one end Of the 28-acre
campus will include gymnasi-
um, swimming pool, bowling
alleys and other facilities.
Dining for 500
The dining hall win accom-.
modate 500 and the dorrni-
tory viii have living facilities
for 80 students. the bishop
added.
Awarded high academic
honors yesterday were the
following eight graduates:
Miss Francesca Maria Cere-
belli Of New York City-the
Mother Butler Gold Medal
for greatest devotion to the
ideals Of Marymount; the
gold medal for highest marks
In the secretarial course;
membership In the Gailhac
Honor Society and Sigma Tau
Sigma. national social science
honorary society.
Miss Barbara Vandenburg
Pfleffer Of New York City
the Bishop Ireton Gold Medal
for greatest contribution to
Marymount in behavior and
influence.
Miss Natalie Ann Turcotte
Of Lowell, Mass.-Gold medal
for highest honors In liberal
arts course; membership In
Gailhac Honor Society, and
Summa Cum Laude Citation
Of Sigma Tau Sigma.
Miss Gail Ann Hebert Of
New Canaan, Conn.-Gold
medal for highest honors In
medical-Secretarial course.
The Misses Corinne Carol
Beinhauer Of Pittsburgh, Pa,
Marion Elaine Florio of
Brooklyn, N. Y, Susan Lee
Hook Of Dayton, Ohio, and
Margaret Mary Triggs Of
Pittsburgh - Membership In
Sigma Tau Sigma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-02
and Mrs. Thomas Kelly.

and Mrs. Thomas Kelly.
Mrs. duPlessis had person.
ally arranged all the flowers
for the party. including the
white gIadioluses. pink peon-
les and blue African daisies
which graced the table in the
historic dining room, paneled
In glossy, dark and almoss
priceless stinkwood.
The Deputy Assistant Sec
rotary Of State for Africa.
James X. Penfield, was there.
as was Mr.. c. Vaughan Fer
guson. director Of the once
Of Central and South African
Affairs: and Representative
Frances Bolton. q member Of
the House FOREIGN Affairs
Committee and chairman Of
a special subcommittee on
Africa, and Representative
and Mrs Clark Thompson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-02

side the drawing room.
moved into the reception
hall. and finally to the head
Of the steps to the second
floor. :
Chief Justice Earl Warren
was among the guests.
Others included Judge and
Mrs. Homer Ferguson, White
House Assistant Homer
0ruenther, Mrs. 10y Hender-
son. Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court and Mrs.
Tom Clark, the Director Of
the Atomic Energy Raw
Materials Division and Mrs.
Jesse c. johnson, former
Ambassador M. Robert Gug-
genheim, former Ambassador
and Mrs. William Culbertson,
Mrs. Frederick Mitchell
Gould. Mr.. and Mrs. william
c. McCracken. and Admiral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-02
BY ISABELLE SHELTON
star stan Writer


star star Writer
Yesterday was an extremely
happy occasion for Ambassa-
dor Mongi Slim Of Tunisia.
Not only was the Ambassa-
dor playing host to Washing
ton ofiicialdom at O reception
marking his country's nation
al holiday. Victory Day." He
also was celebrating the sign
ing yesterday by Tunisian
President Bourguiba Of the
first Tunisian Constitution.
The fact that the signing
took place on the fifth ami
versary Of Victory Day was
probably q happy accident,
but nonetheless welcome. ex-
planned embassy stan mem
bers.
The original Victory Day
marks the date In 1854 when
Mr.. Bourguiba, the leader Of
the Tunisian Neo-destour
Party (which demanded In
dependence from France and
O constitutional government
returned from France to sign
q tentative agreement with
France aimed ct attaining the
first Of those detectives.
Early Fighter
Mr.. Slim. an early fighter
with Mr.. Bourguiba for Tuni-
sian independence, had rea-
son to be proud. His own role
in Tunisia's fight for inde-
pendence was recognized in
March when the Neo-destour
Party elected him president
Of its congress.
Ambassador Slim, q bache-
lor. stood alone in the great
hall Of his attractive Span
ish-style embassy to receive
his guests. With pride, he
accepted compliments on the
unusual and handsome decor.
He had. he explained almost
shyly, tried to create O little
bit Of Tunisia right here in
Washington"
The Chiefs of Mission Of
most nations were present for
the occasion, most particu-
larry French Ambassador Al
phand and the Ambassadors
Of most Of Tinisia's neigh
boring Arab countries.
One Was Missing
A notable exception was
the United Arab Republic,
with which Tunisia might be
said to be wing for philo-
sophical leadership Of the
Arab world. Tunisia has
broken OF diplomatic rela-
tons with the JAR, and q
representative Of that nation
was mot invited" to the
party. an embassy spokesman
said.
Four Joined 10 Union
Joseph c. Satterthwaite,
Assistant Secretary Of State
for African Affairs. repre-
the State Department
at the party. Robert p. Cor
rigan. deputy chief Of proto-
col, represented Chief Of Pro-
tocol Wiley Buchanan, who
has Just returned from es-
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Continued From Page B-l
Dulles life in the mid-for-
ties; he had intended to be q
minister, but lost the desire
In college and left college
without attending any organ
lied church. Stain and Hit
Ter and what they stood for
showed the meaning Of eco
Monies without Christ. This
had q tremendous effect on
Dulles" Father Cannon con-
tinued. He made mistakes.
1t Is true, but no one could
ever say that Dulles didn't
have Christ in his mind when
he was working on interna-
tional affairs"
Later in his speech, Father
Cannon. commenting on some
nodern-day social aberra-
tions, dismissed the beatniks
- "a remote system Of hui
man behavior" and said that
our chief worry should be
'"the cheatniks, who think
they can cheat life-to cheat
the game"
Father Gannon's niece,
Miss Barbara Brice of Scars
dale. N. Y, was one Of the u
graduates.
Archbishop Presides
The Rt. Rev. Patrick A.
oBoyle. Archbishop Of
Washington. and chairman
Of the Trinity College board
Of trustees. presided at the
colleges seth annual COM
mencement exercises.
Bachelor Of arts degrees
we're conferred on ITO stu
dents. three Of whom grad
mated cum laude." They
were the Misses Mary Lee
Dante of Washington; Mary
Elizabeth Killoran of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla, and Maui
reen Deborah OMeara of
Darien, Conn.
An honorary Doctor Of
Science degree was also con-
ferred on a Trinity alumna,
DR.. Honoria K. Shine Of the
Class Of 1909. the first grad
uate Of the college to enter
medicine and now director
Of a child clinic in Holyoke,
Mass.
The Mary Murray Nc
Ardle award was presented to
Miss Veronica e. Zavatone
Of Quincy, Mass.
The Most Rev. John ].
Russell. Catholic Bishop Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-02
AHappy Day for Tunisia;
Du PleSSiS' Are Hosts

corting Belgium's King Bau-
dom around the country.
Another African nation,
far removed In mileage and
history. also celebrated its
national holiday yesterday.
The Union Of South Africa
marked the 49th anniversary
OF the date that two British
colonies and two former
Boer republics joined to-
gether to form an independ-
ent state.
Ambassador and Mrs. du-
Plessis marked the occasion
yesterday with q reception
for several hundred at their
Massachusetts, avenue en-
bassy. As the crowd swelled,
the couple, who had begun
greeting their guests just in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30

fencing. There are courses
for beginners and advanced
classes as well. The academy
functions the year around.
with winter headquarters In
New York City.
Established summer classes
for high school and college
teachers interested In anato-
MIXING the bard.
Produced, for high school
children, three weeks Of
performances before the
regular season got under way.
Despite some trepidation, 30.-
900 students from Maine to
Delaware attended, another
$4,000 were turned away and
the season next year will be
extended to six weeks.
TheSe are statistics. An
important factor In making
them alive is to realize that
this is not a summer stock
operation or a collection Of
refugees from the Browning
Society. These are theater
professionals whose faces,
names, arts you have seen on
Broadway, in the movies or
on the television screen.
Despite all this mid-century
polish, however, to visit the
See STRATFORD. Page c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
LIVELY IMMORTAL
The Bard Takes Over
Another Stafford

stated largely by the actors 1t
trains.
Final success seems a long
way of. But in the first iive
years Of Its existence. the fes-
tival already has:
Built what one veteran
calls "the most comfortable
playhouse ! have ever been
in-the perfect theatre"
Enlarged it's audience,
which has included people
from every state in the union
and l6 foreign countries,
from $4,000 to 100000.
Developed into a cohesive
company established per-
formers whose diverse back
grounds include the famed
group theatre of the 1905,
the. actors studio OF today,
the musical theatre and the
night-club circuit.
Founded an academy on
the l2-acre premises which
teaches so students acting.
body movement. speech and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
"TW0.F 0R.0ME"
PREMIUM PLAN

All who subscribe 10 either OF the Two
series described above viii receive
three Premium Coupons" emitting
them 10 Two Tickets for the Price
Of One" for certain concerts during
the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
BY JOHN MosEDALE

North American Newspaper Alliance
STRATFORD. Conn. -
More than 800 years ago, a
native of Stratford-on-Avon
named William Shakespeare,
Of course. wrote a line Moth
ing near his greatest:
II have a kind Of alacrity
in sinking"
The other day in a bosky
dell fronting the Housatonic
River here, an actor de-
claimed the lament Shakes
peare ASSIGNED to Sir John
Falstaff. And $500 people
laughed. sympathized. and
generally "got with it,"
1t is a common kind Of
miracle. this appreciation by
a 20th-century audience of
a play written by a man CEN
turtles dead. But the miracle
here assumes new proper
tons.
The American Shakespeare
festival is working at what
has never been done in this
country - the establishment
of a permanent Shakespearan
repertory theater, to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
PAY AS THEY PLAY PLAN

Order your series tickets and pay in
three sqUol instollmsnts. You receive
concert tickets with eoch poyment.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
More Juvenile
Judges Proposed
Arrested at Airport

The District Council on Law
Enforcement last night voted
unanimously to recommend to
Congress that two additional
judges be appointed to the
Juvenile Court bench here.
United States Attorney Oil
yer Gasch, in whose Office the
meeting was held, said Juvenile
Court Judge Orm Ketcham
made "an excellent justifica-
ton" for help on the bench to
handle the overload at Juvenile
Court.
"It was emphasized tn a t
delinquency cases need to be
tried more carefully with an
understanding of the due proc
ess Of law when it appears
there may be a loss of liberty
involved" Mr.. Gasch said.
The motion for more Juve-
nile Court judges was made
by Attorney Nicholas Chase.
Guests at the meeting included
Chief Judge of the Municipal
Court of Appeals Leo A. Rover
and Chief Judge Of Municipal
Court Leonard Walsh.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
$4,000 Stolen
In Alexandra

Safecrackers removed about
$4,000 in cash from an Alexan-
dria drugstore yesterday ap-
parently just after police made
their last night check at 6 am,
police reported.
DR.. Arthur C. Herter, owner
Of the Seminary Drugstore,
1921 North Quaker lane, dis
covered the smashed 1900
pound safe at 7;40 am. He said
the thieves entered the store
by sliding down a narrow ex-
haust vent into the kitchen
and left by breaking a rear door
The safe, which was in the
prescription room, was upside
down with its dial knocked off
DR.. Herter said the missing
cash represented three days
receipts and about $1,000 in
change.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
star stan writer

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-Gov.
.Tawes said today he would
appoint former Attorney Gen.
eral William C. Walsh to head
a commission TO study plan
Of reapportionment Of repre-
sentation in the General AS
sembly to give the bigger coun-
ties a fairer stake in the Legis-
lature.
A former Circuit Court Judge
who served as Maryland's at
torney general from 1888 to
1945, Judge Walsh is a Cum
berland attorney and a close
associate of the Governor.
He headed a similar COM
mission under Gov. Lane in
1947, but the commissions ef-
forts were fruitless at that time
because Of opposition of the
rural counties.
In 1949, however, the bigger
counties were able to force a
referendum that froze the
number OF Delegates to prevent
the smaller counties from in
creasing their representation.
Gov. Tawes has said such a
study was long overdue and has
listed appointment of the COM
mission as one of his major
measures for this session. A
bill already has been intro
Evening star., 1959-02-03
AT Reservists
Of District Area
Stoge War Game

Air Force reservists from the
Washington area participated
in a training session over the
week end that simulated COM
bat conditions.
The l.50O-man 459th Troop
Carrier Wing of Andrew Air
Force Base. a reserve unit COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Ramsey
D, Pott, jr.. Of Arlington, con-
Quoted the exercise.
The Air Force operational
readiness test was to determine
how the unit would function in
combat. The problem involved
a simulated siege of the north
eastern art of the United States.
Local reservists in C-l19
Flying Boxears" conducted a
make-believe drop of para
troopers and heavy equipment
over Western Pennsylvania,
then landed at Greater Pitts
burgh Airport to pick up
casualties" of the mock battle.
These were flown back to the
reserve 459th Tactical Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
$4,000 Donated
To Hospital Fund

Fairfax County employees
have contributed more than
5000 to the Fairfax Hospital
Founders Fund. it was an
nounced yesterday.
The money will provide oper-
ating expenses for the new
facility on Gallows road, Just
off Route SO, according to Har-
vey A. Mitchell. administrative
assistant to County Executive
Carlton c. Massey.
The employees had originally
pledged $4,000. Total contri-
buttons have put the drive over
its 100000 goal and nave en-
couraged officials to try to raise
an additional 100000, Mr..
Mitchell said.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
Finn win Arrested
In 2 Auto Violations

ton. Eventually. police I'M
pounded the car in Alexandria.
The Firms, from Hollywood,
Calf, came to national prom
inence several years ago when
they staged a fight with the
Government over a surplus air.
plane.
Arrested at Airport
In 1856, George was arrested
at Washington National Air
port and charged with assault
ing a soldier and using profane
language.
In 1854, jailed in California
on charges of interfering with
an officer, he staged a hunger
strike in jail. George also
staged a hunger strike in the
Alexandria and District Jails
after the airport incident.
Today, the twins were trying
to see Commonwealth's Attor-
ney Earl F. Wagner in an at
tempt to straighten out their
latest brush with the law.
The trouble with the car,
police reported, was a faulty
muffler.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
Mother Indicted
In Drowning Of
Two Children

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Feb.
8 (AP).-A Federal grand jury
yesterday indicted the 35-year-
old wife of a Marine major for
murder in the drowning deaths
of her two children.
The case of Mrs. Hortense
Weizenegger of Quantico was
transferred back to the United
States District Court at Alex
andria for trial.
Her husband, Mai. James A.
Weizenegger. 81, returned home
January 20 from a field trip to
find Mrs. Weizenegger keeping
a vigil beside the dead bodies
of their only two children, Mark
James. 2, and Ellen Irene, 31a
The youngsters were stretched
out on their beds as if for
an afternoon nap in the fam
ily's quarters at the Quantico
Marine base. A trail of water
led to the adjoining bathroom
II drowned them" post au-
thorities quoted Mrs. Weizen-
egger as saying.
She later was taken to the
Naval Hospital at Bethesda,
Md. for treatment.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
Howard Leader
Silent on Labor

DR.. Mordecai johnson, How
ard University president, today
said he has decided not to COM
ment on charges by a high la
Dor official that the university
has practiced poor labor rela-
tionS.
DR.. johnson said it is a mat
ter for the board of trustees of
the university to examine. He
said its next meeting will be in
April.
On Monday, the executive
committee of the board received
an angry note from James B.
Carey, president of the Inter
national Union of Electrical,
Radio and Machine Workers
(AFL-CIO). Mr.. Carey, a men,
ber of the board, resigned and
charged officials of the univer-
Sity had deliberately miSled"
the boards executive commit
tee concerning a two-year at
tempt by a union to organize
part Of the schools employees.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
Trial Set in Theft
From Puy Phones

The case Of a man accused Of
stealing coins from eight public
telephones and damaging the
phones in the process has been
set for March 3 in Municipal
Court.
The defendant. Raymond G.
Simpson, as. Of the HOO block
.of Montello avenue NE.
pleaded not guilty yesterday
and asked for a jury trial.
through his attorney. William
A. Bachrach.
Police reported they found
more than $25 in coins on
Simpson when they arrested
him Sunday on a parking lot
in the $500 block of Benning
road NE, where he is accused
of obtaining money from two
telephones.
1t was brought out in court
that seven of the telephones
Simpson is accused of tamper-
ing with we're on Benning road
and one in the TOO block of
Division avenue NE.
Judge John j. Malloy set
bond for Simpson at $1,000
pending trial.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
Club Will Honor
Wiggins, Logan

The Washington Sertoma
Club will present awards to
j. r. Virgins, executive editor
of the Washington Post. and
John A. Logan. president of
the National Association of
Food Chains, on February 81,
Guerin Todd, chairman of
the Awards Committee, an
nounced today that Mr.. Wig
gins will receive the clubs
American Way Award in rec
oghition of his contributions to
freedom of the press.
Mr.. Logan, who will receive
the clubs Service to Mankind
Award, will be honored for his
work in acquainting people be-
hind the Iron Curtain with the
American food distribution
system.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
Concer Crusade Aide

Attorney c. Edward Nichol-
son of 4625 River road, Chevy
Chase, has been named chair
man of the special gifts unit
for the 1869 Cancer Crusade
in Montgomery County. A Sec
ond chairman named was Mrs.
Philip Berne Of 94l2 Corsica
drive, Bethesda, who heads the
drives residential unit.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
Walsh to Head Study
Of Reopportionment

duced to split into two districts
any county with a population
in excess Of 250.000. Such a
bill. unlikely to go through the
Legislature, would give Balti-
more, Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties two Senators
and IL Delegates each.
Evening star., 1959-02-03

gram except IN plecemeal
fashion.
Persons close to the Governor
said he has been working on
a message he will present in
person to a Joint session of the
House and Senate, probably
Thursday.
H;ghlight Of Program
Highlight Of the program
will be his proposed reorganiza- :
ton of the State Roads Com
mission increasing its member
ship from three to six, includ-
ing a professional director.
Robert o. Bonnell, chairman
of the roads commission, last
night submitted his written
resignation to Gov. Tawes to
become effective February 16,
Mr.. Bonnell. named to the
$25. .000-a-year post in 1856,
had indicated earlier he wanted
to resign as quickly as possible.
The Governors associates
say he wants the reorganiza-
ton program before the AS
sembly when it hears the pres
ent commissions report on
progress of the 12-year road
building program.
Hearings on the progress re-
port are scheduled next Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mr.. Tawes' legislative pro-
gram is expected to include a
provision for a commission to
study reapportionment of rep
resentation in the General As
sembly. A bill already has been
introduced that would double
Baltimore. Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties repre-
sentation in the Assembly.
And another bill is expected
for one more Senator and six
more delegates for Baltimore
City.
Based on campaign prom
ises the Tawes program prob
ably will include proposals for
Evening star., 1959-02-03
Cut-Rute Barber
Shop VondoIized
In Silver Spring

A Silver Spring barber shop
with cut-rate prices was dam
aged by vandalS last night.
Montgomery County police
said an empty whisky bottle
was thrown through the front
plate-glaSS window at the Silver
Spring Barber Shop, 8405 Geor-
gia avenue, and the barber pole
smashed.
James A. Colihan, owner of
the shop. told police he eSti-
mated the damage at about
$3.50.
He said the shop is a nom
union one which charges 81
for haircutS instead of the
customary $i.50.
Police investigating the van
daliSm said they believed it was
. result of q prank.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
U. of Nd. Gets $4,000
Medical Study Grunt

BALTIMORE, Feb. 3 (AP)
The University of Maryland
School of Medicine has re-
ceived a $4,000 grant to study
hypofibrinogenemia, a blood
disease.
The research is to be con-
Quoted by DR.. Edmund B.
Middleton. The grant is from
the Baltimore Rh Typing
Laboratory.
Evening star., 1959-02-03
Street Mop Offered

Prince Georges County fire
houses will be distribution GEN.
terS, starting tomorrow, for a
new street map Of the county.
The four section map was pre-
pared by the Maryland-Na-
tional Park and Planning Com
mission. 1t is free.
Evening star., 1959-02-03

The Flying Finn Twins, "
who seem to have a certain
knock for getting into trouble,
have done it again.
George C. Finn, As, was ar
rested by Alexandria police to-
day and charged with driving
a car with an expired rejec-
ton sticker and the wrong
type of drivers license. He was
picked up on West Glebe road
in Alexandria at 2:55 am. by
Pvt. Clarence H. FitzSimmons.
Posting a $50 bond on the
charge. George telephoned his
Identical twin brother, Charles,
who was staying in Washing
ton in the 200 block of First
street Sc. Charles arrived in
Alexandria in a borrowed car
with plans to push the reject
ed car back to Washington
ard have it fixed. Police had
told George he could not drive
the car. w.
California License
The car, according to George,
had been purchased for 500
and had Virginia license plates.
He has a California drivers
license.
George told a reported that
Pvt. Fitzsimmons "laid in wait
for them" as soon as they be-
gan to push the car back to
the District.
Pvt. FitzsimmonS stopped the
brothers and explained they
were only allowed to tow a car
that had failed to pass inspec-