Evening star. [volume], August 24, 1919, Page 16, Image 16

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HALFOFSTUDENTSWORK
/ THROUGH UNIVERSITY
President of George Washington
Says This Applies to Both
Tuition and Board.
Wore than half of the 3,456 students
'Who attended George Washington
?University during the last academic
year earned their own way through
school, working to pay for their tu
itlon as well as for their board and
room, according to statistics made
public yesterday by Dr. William Mll
leF'Collier, president of tbe university
Those who went through a year of
coJJcge in this way numbered 1,76!>.
The majority of the man and woman
Students who worked their way to pay
for last year's collece course were
employed by the government. Of the
3.?S? students enrolled last year. 494
in the Student Army Training
Corps and 309 in the summer school,
this-record surpassing that of any
previous year by more than 400.
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- ? Teachers in Schools.
"M^ny of the students," says the
statement by T>r. Ccllier, "were teach
ers in the District public schools, who
felt the desire to go higher in their
profession and took up the task of
praising the degree which had been
out.of reach until they began to earn
salaries themselves."
George Washington University Is
otte of the fen hit-her Institutions of
learning in the countrv which ad
Just their hours, dates and methods
to meet the convenience of self-sup
porting students. Students can begin
coxitses in the fall or in midwinter,
or .they can attend the sumer school.
They can attend classes in the early
morning, during the , day, or in the
late afternoon. They can spread out
tnalr college course over as many
years as they choose.
Is Urban Institution.
?Whe university recruits its student
Kcrily from every quarter of the globe
and from every state of the Union:
yet in many respects it is an urban
Institution. At present it maintains
no'-dormitories. Students room and
bofctd where they wish, making their j
oWti arrangements ir i?ependentlv of j
th/fc. faculty. In many respects this is
a "decided advantage to self-support- j
in* students, since it enables them
to 'select places of residence near j
thair employments.
GEN. BARNETT REPLIES
TO MARINES' PROTEST
Enlisted Ken Reassured as to
Process of Demobilization; No
Unfairness Practiced.
Maj. Gen. Barnett. commandant of
the Marine Corps, has issued a state
ment in reply to recent complaints of
delay in dischargi-ig marines serving
in Haiti, Santo Domingo and Cuba,
who enlisted for the war emergency
under the impression that they would
be sent to Kurope.
"There has been no unfairness prac
ticed in this connection," said Gen.
Barnett. "The duration-of-the-war
men enlisted for the duration of the
war. or until the end of the, emer
gency, and the end of the emergency
has not yet been announced. When
demobilization was started the Ma
rine Corps released those who had
members of their immediate families
absolutely dependent upon them for
support. Later o:, when ii. b-jcame
possible, order-i were . ssued extend
jing the discharges to two other
(classes, namely, j..ur>~ ?re-i who wish
j ed to complete their cducp.tion and
i those who v ijhed to enter asr.-^ul
! tural pursuits. Men in these two
| classes, as well as thoso havins? de
| pendents, a^e now hems released as
; rapidly as it is possible to do so.
"A very large proportion of the
! 75.000 marines who answered the call
i for the war enlisted for the duration
j of the war only, and it is manifestly
1 evident that they could not ail be dis
I charged at once, for it i3 necessary
j to keep the service goir.g. It is hoped,
however, that in the near future all
j war-time men will be out, and those
I who elect to remain until the end
j may do so with the knowledge that
! there is no unfairness being prac
ticed, and that everything that is pos
sible is being done to relieve them at
1 the earliest possible date."
Settling holds army trucks.
Measure for Distribution on State
Roads to Be Introduced.
| Decision by the judge advocate gen- j
i eral that gift of Army motor trucks to
j the Department of Agriculture for dis- j
j tribution among states for road con- !
| struction work is not authorized by ex
| feting law has delayed deliveries. Chair
man Kahn of the House committee on i
i military affairs said yesterday that he
j will introduce a new measure tomorrow;
to carry out the original intention of
I Congress with regard to the distribu-1
tion of these motor trucks. 1
WIS SHILLADY WAS
"THE ONLY OFFENDER"
Texas Governor Replies to Inquiry
Regarding Beating of Colored
Association's Officer.
By the Associated Prem.
AUSTIN, Tex., August 23?Gov. W.
P. Hobby, In a telegram today to offi
cials of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People,
i said John R. Shillady, the organiza
' tion's secretary, who was beaten ami
? ordered out of Austin yesterday, was
I "the only offender In connection with
the matter."
The telegram sent by the governor
| was In reply to an inquiry from the
, chairman of the organization, asking
! if efforts- were being made to punish
i tliof'9 who attacked Shillady. The
] gen ,-rnor's r^ply was:
"Shillady was the only offender in
: conne ction with the matter referred
to in your telegram, and he was pun
! ished before your inquiry came.
"lour organization can contribute
i more to the advancement of both
races by keeping your representatives
and their propaganda out of this
state than in any other way."
The telegram to the governor,
which was signed by Mary White
Ovington, said: "Mr. Shillady is a
man of great importance in New
York," listed a number of organiza
tions he had served as secretary, and
concluded:
"He was in Texas oh the rightful
errand of meeting members of the
Austin branch of this organization.
We are asking you what efforts are
being made at once to punish the
offenders."
There was no official information
obtainable today as to what transpired
while Shillady was before the court
of inquiry yesterday, as the court is
the same as a grand jury under Texas
laws. It was said unofficially, how
ever. that Shillady had been ques
tioned regarding his attitude and
that of his association toward social
equality.
The custom of deforming the feet
among the females of China is said
to have originated several centuries
ago. when a large body of women
rose against the government and
tried to overthrow it. To prevent
the recurrence of such an event the
use of wooden shoes so small as to
disable them from making any ef
fective use of their feet was enforced
on a'.l female infants.
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To Offset the Present Higher
Prices of Boots?
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Many Women Will Wear
Low Shoes This Fall
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Low Shoes, of course, can be sold for considerably less than corre
sponding grades of boots; in recognition of this fact, many women will
wear them the greater portion of the Fall Season.
"HAHN'S" Anticipated This Demand
We have created entirely new Fashions in Fall Pumps and Oxfords?
delightful, charming buckle and tongue effects. We are featuring many of
these new concepts at
'7, %'8 V9 & *10
And especially direct your attention to the very exceptional values In Fall
Dress and Street Pumps and Evening Slippers Included in those price
ranges.
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"GRO-NUPS"
Fall Shoes for Boys and Girls
$3 to $8
We couldn't improve on the quality of GRO-NUPS; they've
always represented the utmost possible to put into shoes.
But the new Fall lines of GRO-NUPS are ready in snappier
styles and greater varieties than ever before.
Parents will find exactly
their ideas of their children's
footwear needs represented;
and boys and girls will en
thuse orer the clever novelties
that await their choosing.
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7th & K, 414 9th St. M&L6
Pennsylvania
Avenue
^aka Sc (Eflmjmiuj
Seventh
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A Most Unusual Event
?and the conditions
which make it possible==
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We are going: to place on sale tomorrow morning: about
500 Men's Winter Overcoats.
If they were bought in the regular way for
the coming season's selling they would be
Worth from $35 to $40
Instead of considering that we are
going to mark them what we can
$23.75.
A' Winter Overcoat Sale in August is an un
usual thing, but here are the facts:
Fully six months ago we foresaw the scar
city of woolens that is today a reality and here
and there from among reputable makers, whose
product we can respect for its integrity, we
picked up small lots of their Overcoat produc
tion which they were carrying over.
Coming at the end of the winter season, and
before the significance of future conditions was
fully comprehended, we were able to buy these
Overcoats at a good price for then, but at a
ridiculous price for this season. Naturally we
"picked and choosed," taking what we wanted
?Overcoats that would be thoroughly desira
ble in model this season. Overcoats that were
made as they should be.
That's how the sale comes about. It is only
a question of appreciation of prevailing condi
tions to anticipate your needs and buy an Over
coat now for $23.75 instead of $35 or $40.
We believe you will be quick to see the op
portunity and prompt to make the most of it.
t They are in the waisted models that will ap
peal directly to the young men?Plain Blue,
Brown, Green and Oxford; eighth-lined with
silk; silk-piped seams and silk sleeve linings.
There are Ulsters and Form-fitting Models,
both Single and Double Breasted and Conserv
ative models as well. So there are styles that
will appeal to everybody, and in sizes for every
body.
Of course you want our guarantee?and
that you have in the sale itself?for we stand
squarely back of our special offerings?same
as we do those at regular prices. A very few
weeks later you will be glad to have saved from
ten to fifteen dollars.
On sale tomorrow morning.
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